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PID: 154666 (4Q3/N7/8/8/8/1p1BK3/p7/k7 w - - 0 1)

Lawton, Howard

Sheffield Guardian (The), 1911

(First published on Fri Aug 25 1911)

4Q3/N7/8/8/8/1p1BK3/p7/k7

#3

4 + 3

15239 Valois Notebooks 2015

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Sb5?
      • 1...Kb2
        • 2.Qe5+
          • 2...Kc1
            • 3.Qa1#
        • 2.Qh8+
          • 2...Kc1
            • 3.Qa1#
      • 1...b2!
    • 1.Qd7?
      • 1...Kb2
        • 2.Qd4+
          • 2...Kc1
            • 3.Qa1#
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Sb5#
      • 1...b2!
    • 1.Qe4?
      • 1...Kb2
        • 2.Qd4+
          • 2...Kc1
            • 3.Qa1#
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Sb5#
      • 1...b2!
    • 1.Qd8?
      • 1...Kb2
        • 2.Qd4+
          • 2...Kc1
            • 3.Qa1#
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Sb5#
      • 1...b2!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qa4!
      • 1...Kb2
        • 2.Qd4+
          • 2...Kc1
            • 3.Qa1#
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Sb5#
      • 1...b2
        • 2.Bb1
          • 2...Kxb1
            • 3.Qd1#

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