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PID: 161187 (b6n/2B5/2p2p2/5B1Q/3kp3/pP2R1P1/3p4/3K4 w - - 0 1)

Fellows, Arthur G

Sunday Chronicle, 1944

(First published on Sun Jan 9 1944)

b6n/2B5/2p2p2/5B1Q/3kp3/pP2R1P1/3p4/3K4

#3

7 + 8

14867 BCPS Library 2017
15239 Valois Notebooks 2020
14986 White-Hume Collection 2021

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Rxe4+?
      • 1...Kc5
        • 2.Bh3+
          • 2...f5
            • 3.Qxf5#
        • 2.Bg4+
          • 2...f5
            • 3.Qxf5#
        • 2.Be6+
          • 2...f5
            • 3.Qxf5#
        • 2.Bg6+
          • 2...f5
            • 3.Qxf5#
        • 2.Bd7+
          • 2...f5
            • 3.Qxf5#
        • 2.Bh7+
          • 2...f5
            • 3.Qxf5#
        • 2.Bc8+
          • 2...f5
            • 3.Qxf5#
        • 2.Qe2
          • threat
            • 3.Qc4#
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Qc4#
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Bg6+
          • 2...f5
            • 3.Qxf5#
        • 2.Bh7+
          • 2...f5
            • 3.Qxf5#
        • 2.Rc4
          • threat
            • 3.Qf3#
            • 3.Qh1#
      • 1...Kc3!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qf3!
      • threat
        • 2.Qxe4+
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qc4#
      • 1...Kc5
        • 2.Qxe4
          • threat
            • 3.Qc4#
          • 2...Kb5
            • 3.Qc4#
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Qxe4+
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qc4#
      • 1...exf3
        • 2.Bd6
          • threat
            • 3.Rd3#
          • 2...Kxe3
            • 3.Bc5#
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Rd3#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Rd3+
          • 2...exd3
            • 3.Qxd3#

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