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PID: 151682 (8/5K2/8/3BP3/1N6/n4p2/4k3/Q4N2 w - - 0 1)

Daniel, Arthur William

The Referee, 1927

(First published on Sun Nov 13 1927)

8/5K2/8/3BP3/1N6/n4p2/4k3/Q4N2

#3

6 + 3

15239 Valois Notebooks 2014

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...f2
      • 2.Qc1
        • threat
          • 3.Sg3#
  • Tries
    • 1.Qc3?
      • threat
        • 2.Qxf3+
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Sd3#
      • 1...Kf2
        • 2.Qxf3+
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Sd3#
          • 2...Kg1
            • 3.Qg2#
      • 1...Sb1
        • 2.Qxf3+
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Sc2#
            • 3.Sd3#
      • 1...Sc2
        • 2.Qxf3+
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Sxc2#
            • 3.Sd3#
      • 1...Sc4
        • 2.Qxf3+
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Sc2#
            • 3.Sd3#
      • 1...Sb5
        • 2.Qxf3+
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Sc2#
            • 3.Sd3#
      • 1...f2
        • 2.Sg3+
          • 2...Kd1
            • 3.Bf3#
        • 2.Bf3+
          • 2...Kxf1
            • 3.Qc1#
        • 2.Qd2+
          • 2...Kxf1
            • 3.Qd1#
        • 2.Qc1
          • threat
            • 3.Sg3#
      • 1...Kxf1!
    • 1.Qd1+?
      • 1...Kf2
        • 2.Qxf3+
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Sd3#
          • 2...Kg1
            • 3.Qg2#
      • 1...Kxd1!
  • Keys
    • 1.Sd3!
      • threat
        • 2.Qe1+
          • 2...Kxd3
            • 3.Qd2#
      • 1...Kxd3
        • 2.Qd1+
          • 2...Kc3
            • 3.Qd2#
      • 1...Sb1
        • 2.Qxb1
          • 2...f2
            • 3.Sf4#
      • 1...Sc2
        • 2.Qd1+
          • 2...Kxd1
            • 3.Bxf3#
      • 1...Sc4
        • 2.Bxc4
          • 2...f2
            • 3.Se1#

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