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PID: 150160 (1R6/pP1N4/k2P4/3p4/1PnP4/N2BpK2/1R6/8 w - - 0 1)

Lipton, Michael

The Problemist, 2013

1R6/pP1N4/k2P4/3p4/1PnP4/N2BpK2/1R6/8

#3

10 + 5

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Sxc4?
      • threat
        • 2.Sd2#
        • 2.Sa3#
        • 2.Sxe3#
        • 2.Sa5#
        • 2.Sce5#
        • 2.Scb6#
        • 2.b5#
      • 1...dxc4
        • 2.Bxc4#
      • 1...e2
        • 2.Sd2#
        • 2.Sa3#
        • 2.Se3#
        • 2.Sa5#
        • 2.Sce5#
        • 2.Scb6#
        • 2.b5#
      • 1...Kb5!
    • 1.Sb5?
      • threat
        • 2.Sc7#
      • 1...Sd2+
        • 2.Ke2
          • threat
            • 3.Sc7#
            • 3.Ra2#
        • 2.Kg2
          • threat
            • 3.Sc7#
            • 3.Ra2#
        • 2.Kf4
          • threat
            • 3.Sc7#
            • 3.Ra2#
        • 2.Kg4
          • threat
            • 3.Sc7#
            • 3.Ra2#
        • 2.Rxd2
          • threat
            • 3.Sa3#
            • 3.Sc3#
            • 3.Sc7#
            • 3.Ra2#
      • 1...Se5+
        • 2.dxe5
          • threat
            • 3.Sa3#
            • 3.Sc3#
            • 3.Sd4#
            • 3.Sc7#
            • 3.Ra2#
      • 1...Kxb5!
    • 1.Ra8?
      • threat
        • 2.b5+
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Rxa7#
          • 2...Kxb7
            • 3.Rb8#
        • 2.b8Q
          • 2...e2
            • 3.Sc5#
            • 3.Rxa7#
            • 3.Qxa7#
            • 3.Qb5#
            • 3.Qb6#
            • 3.Qc8#
        • 2.b8R
          • 2...e2
            • 3.Sc5#
            • 3.Rb6#
      • 1...e2
        • 2.b5+
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Rxa7#
          • 2...Kxb7
            • 3.Rb8#
      • 1...Kxb7!
    • 1.Rc8?
      • threat
        • 2.Sc5+
          • 2...Kb6
            • 3.b8Q#
            • 3.b8R#
        • 2.Rc7
          • 2...e2
            • 3.b8S#
        • 2.b8Q
          • 2...e2
            • 3.Sc5#
            • 3.Rc6#
            • 3.Qb5#
        • 2.b8R
          • 2...e2
            • 3.Sc5#
            • 3.Rc6#
      • 1...e2
        • 2.Sc5+
          • 2...Kb6
            • 3.b8Q#
            • 3.b8R#
      • 1...Kxb7!
  • Keys
    • 1.Bf1!
      • 1...e2
        • 2.Rxe2
          • 2...Sd2+
            • 3.Rxd2#
          • 2...Se5+
            • 3.Rxe5#
          • 2...Sxa3
            • 3.Ra2#
          • 2...Sxd6
            • 3.Re6#
          • 2...Sb2
            • 3.Rxb2#
          • 2...Se3
            • 3.Rxe3#
          • 2...Sa5
            • 3.b5#
          • 2...Sb6
            • 3.Sc5#

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