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PID: 167001 (4Q3/2p5/pp6/kP6/3p4/1K6/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Nemo, Ottmar (Weiss, Ottmar)

Teplitz-Schonauer Anzeiger, 1925

(First published on Sun Jan 18 1925)

4Q3/2p5/pp6/kP6/3p4/1K6/8/8

#3

3 + 5

14986 White-Hume Collection 2018

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...axb5
      • 2.Qa8#
    • 1...c6
      • 2.Qe1+
        • 2...Kxb5
          • 3.Qb4#
  • Tries
    • 1.Kc4?
      • threat
        • 2.Qe1+
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qb4#
            • 3.Qa1#
        • 2.Qa8
          • threat
            • 3.Qxa6#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qxa6#
      • 1...d3
        • 2.Qe1+
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qb4#
            • 3.Qa1#
          • 2...d2
            • 3.Qa1#
        • 2.Qe5
          • threat
            • 3.Qa1#
          • 2...axb5+
            • 3.Qxb5#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qa1#
        • 2.Qa8
          • threat
            • 3.Qxa6#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qxa6#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Qe1+
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qa1#
        • 2.Qa8
          • threat
            • 3.Qxa6#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qxa6#
        • 2.bxa6
          • threat
            • 3.Qb5#
          • 2...b5+
            • 3.Qxb5#
          • 2...Kxa6
            • 3.Qa8#
      • 1...c6
        • 2.Qe1+
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qb4#
            • 3.Qa1#
      • 1...Ka4!
    • 1.Qc6?
      • 1...axb5
        • 2.Qa8#
      • 1...d3!
    • 1.Qe2?
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Qa2+
          • 2...Kxb5
            • 3.Qa4#
      • 1...c6
        • 2.Qe1+
          • 2...Kxb5
            • 3.Qb4#
        • 2.Qd2+
          • 2...Kxb5
            • 3.Qb4#
      • 1...d3!
    • 1.Qc8?
      • threat
        • 2.Qxa6#
      • 1...axb5
        • 2.Qa8#
      • 1...Kxb5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qe5!
      • 1...axb5
        • 2.Qe8
          • threat
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Ka6
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...b4
            • 3.Qa4#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.bxc5 ep+
          • 2...b5
            • 3.Qc7#
      • 1...d3
        • 2.Kc4
          • threat
            • 3.Qa1#
          • 2...axb5+
            • 3.Qxb5#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qa1#
      • 1...c6
        • 2.Qxd4
          • threat
            • 3.Qa4#
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...Kxb5
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...axb5
            • 3.Qa1#
        • 2.Qe1+
          • 2...Kxb5
            • 3.Qb4#
        • 2.bxc6+
          • 2...b5
            • 3.Qc7#

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