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PID: 152298 (B4R2/1R5K/1p2P3/5np1/1Q1bk1N1/4N3/1P2p2B/1n6 w - - 0 1)
Bettmann, Henry Wald
Good Companions (October), 1915
#2
10 + 7
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kf3
- 2.Rxb6#
- 2.Ra7#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re7#
- 2.Rbf7#
- 2.Rg7#
- 2.Rbb8#
- 1...Kf3
- Tries
- 1.Qb3?
- threat
- 2.Rxb6#
- 2.Ra7#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re7#
- 2.Rbf7#
- 2.Rg7#
- 2.Rbb8#
- 1...Kf3
- 2.Rxb6#
- 2.Ra7#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re7#
- 2.Rbf7#
- 2.Rg7#
- 2.Rbb8#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bxb2
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bxe3
- 2.Rd7#
- 1...Sxe3
- 2.Sf2#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Rxe7#
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Rxb6#
- 2.Ra7#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re7#
- 2.Rbf7#
- 2.Rxg7#
- 2.Rbb8#
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...b5
- 2.Rxb5#
- 2.Rb6#
- 2.Ra7#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re7#
- 2.Rbf7#
- 2.Rg7#
- 2.Rbb8#
- 1...Sc3!
- threat
- 1.Qc4?
- threat
- 2.Rxb6#
- 2.Ra7#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re7#
- 2.Rbf7#
- 2.Rg7#
- 2.Rbb8#
- 1...Kf3
- 2.Rxb6#
- 2.Ra7#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re7#
- 2.Rbf7#
- 2.Rg7#
- 2.Rbb8#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Sxe3
- 2.Sf2#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Rxe7#
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Rxb6#
- 2.Ra7#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re7#
- 2.Rbf7#
- 2.Rxg7#
- 2.Rbb8#
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...b5
- 2.Rxb5#
- 2.Rb6#
- 2.Ra7#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re7#
- 2.Rbf7#
- 2.Rg7#
- 2.Rbb8#
- 1...Sc3!
- threat
- 1.Qb5?
- threat
- 2.Rxb6#
- 2.Ra7#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re7#
- 2.Rbf7#
- 2.Rg7#
- 2.Rbb8#
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...Kf3
- 2.Rxb6#
- 2.Ra7#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re7#
- 2.Rbf7#
- 2.Rg7#
- 2.Rbb8#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...Bxb2
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bxe3
- 2.Rd7#
- 1...Sxe3
- 2.Sf2#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rd7#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Rxb6#
- 2.Ra7#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re7#
- 2.Rbf7#
- 2.Rg7#
- 2.Rbb8#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Rxb6#
- 2.Ra7#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re7#
- 2.Rbf7#
- 2.Rg7#
- 2.Rbb8#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Rxb6#
- 2.Ra7#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re7#
- 2.Rbf7#
- 2.Rg7#
- 2.Rbb8#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Rxe7#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Rxb6#
- 2.Ra7#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re7#
- 2.Rbf7#
- 2.Rxg7#
- 2.Rbb8#
- 1...Sd6!
- threat
- 1.Qb3?
- Keys
- 1.Qc5!
- threat
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Kf3
- 2.Rxb6#
- 2.Ra7#
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Re7#
- 2.Rbf7#
- 2.Rg7#
- 2.Rbb8#
- 2.Qd5#
- 2.Qxf5#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bxb2
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bxe3
- 2.Rd7#
- 1...Bxc5
- 2.Rd7#
- 1...Sxe3
- 2.Sf2#
- 1...bxc5
- 2.Rb3#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Rd7#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Qc2#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qc2#
- threat
- 1.Qc5!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = THREAT
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 11
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- Tries
- Try
- Q(D);N_PINB(c)
- Threat
- DUALS(8)
- Vars
- B(c);XS(C)::B(I)+R(G)
- S(e);XS(C)::S(E)
- Refutation
- S(a);
- Try
- Q(D);
- Threat
- DUALS(8)
- Vars
- S(e);SBLOCK,XS(C)::S(E)
- S(e);::QAB(D)
- Refutation
- S(a);
- Try
- Q(D);N_PINB(c)
- Threat
- DUALS(9)
- Vars
- B(c);XS(C)::B(I)+R(G)
- S(e);SBLOCK,XS(C)::S(E)
- B(c);::B(I)+R(G)
- S(a);::QAB1(D),XS(e)
- S(e);::B(I)+R(G),XS(e)
- Refutation
- S(e);
- Try
- Actual
- Q(D);N_PINB(c)
- Threat
- QAB1(D),XS(e)
- Vars
- K(d);S_FLIGHT::QAB1(D)
- B(c);XS(C)::B(I)+R(G)
- B(c);XQ(D)::B(I)+R(G)
- S(e);SBLOCK,XS(C)::S(E)
- P(g);OGATE,XQ(D)::B(I)+R(G)
- S(e);::QAB(D)
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