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Problem Display

PID: 161190 (8/1K5p/3p4/p2p1P2/p2N1PP1/3Pk2P/p1P1N3/4B3 w - - 0 1)

Luke, R

Sunday Chronicle, 1944

(First published on Sun Feb 6 1944)

8/1K5p/3p4/p2p1P2/p2N1PP1/3Pk2P/p1P1N3/4B3

#4

10 + 7

14867	BCPS Library	2017
15239	Valois Notebooks	2020

SOLUTION

SOUND
Keys
- 1.Sc3!
  - threat
    - 2.Sxd5+
      - 2...Kxd4
        3.Bf2+
        3...Kxd5
        4.c4#
        3.Kc6
        threat
        4.Bf2#
        4.Bc3#
  - 1...Kxd4
    - 2.Sxd5
      - threat
        3.Bf2+
        3...Kxd5
        4.c4#
        3.Kc6
        threat
        4.Bf2#
        4.Bc3#
      - 2...Kc5
        3.Bf2+
        3...Kb5
        4.c4#
        3...Kxd5
        4.c4#
      - 2...Kxd5
        3.Bf2
        threat
        4.c4#
  - 1...Kxf4
    - 2.Sxd5+
      - 2...Ke5
        3.Kc6
        threat
        4.Sf3#
        3...Kxd4
        4.Bc3#
      - 2...Kg5
        3.Se6+
        3...Kh6
        4.Bd2#
  - 1...a1Q
    - 2.Sxd5+
      - 2...Kxd4
        3.Bf2+
        3...Kxd5
        4.c4#
  - 1...a1S
    - 2.Sxd5+
      - 2...Kxd4
        3.Bf2+
        3...Kxd5
        4.c4#
  - 1...a1B
    - 2.Sxd5+
      - 2...Kxd4
        3.Bf2+
        3...Kxd5
        4.c4#
        3.Kc6
        threat
        4.Bf2#
  - 1...a1R
    - 2.Sxd5+
      - 2...Kxd4
        3.Bf2+
        3...Kxd5
        4.c4#

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