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PID: 153974 (NN6/p3pK2/3k3p/p1p1p2P/P2pP2P/3P2B1/6R1/8 w - - 0 1)

Badland, Charles Davis

Cheltenham Examiner, 1892

(First published on Sat Aug 20 1892)

NN6/p3pK2/3k3p/p1p1p2P/P2pP2P/3P2B1/6R1/8

#3

10 + 8

15239 Valois Notebooks 2015

SOLUTION

  • COOKED
  • Tries
    • 1.Be1?
      • threat
        • 2.Bxa5
          • threat
            • 3.Bc7#
          • 2...c4
            • 3.Bb4#
        • 2.Rg6+
          • 2...e6
            • 3.Rxe6#
      • 1...e6
        • 2.Bxa5
          • threat
            • 3.Bc7#
          • 2...c4
            • 3.Bb4#
      • 1...c4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Bf4!
      • threat
        • 2.Rg6+
          • 2...e6
            • 3.Rxe6#
      • 1...exf4
        • 2.Rg6+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Sc6#
            • 3.Sd7#
            • 3.Re6#
          • 2...e6
            • 3.Rxe6#
      • 1...c4
        • 2.Bc1
          • threat
            • 3.Ba3#
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Ba3#
      • 1...e6
        • 2.Bxh6
          • threat
            • 3.Bf8#
    • 1.Rb2!
      • 1...c4
        • 2.Rb5
          • threat
            • 3.Bxe5#
            • 3.Rd5#
      • 1...e6
        • 2.Rb5
          • 2...c4
            • 3.Bxe5#
          • 2...a6
            • 3.Rb6#

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