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PID: 171580 (8/8/p7/kN6/8/3Q4/N1P1K3/8 w - - 0 1)

Antipov, Viacheslav Pavlovich

Serp i molot, 1988

8/8/p7/kN6/8/3Q4/N1P1K3/8

#3

5 + 2

6490 yacpdb 2018
5454 Near Snap 2022

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Ka4
      • 2.Sc7
        • threat
          • 3.Qxa6#
        • 2...Ka5
          • 3.Qxa6#
        • 2...a5
          • 3.Qb3#
  • Tries
    • 1.Sa3?
      • threat
        • 2.Qg6
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qxa6#
        • 2.Qd6
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qb4#
            • 3.Qxa6#
      • 1...Ka4
        • 2.Qxa6#
      • 1...Kb6!
    • 1.Sd4?
      • threat
        • 2.Qg6
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qxa6#
      • 1...Ka4
        • 2.Qxa6#
      • 1...Kb6!
    • 1.Sd6?
      • threat
        • 2.Sc8
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qxa6#
      • 1...Ka4
        • 2.Qxa6#
      • 1...Kb6!
    • 1.Sa7?
      • threat
        • 2.Sc8
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qxa6#
        • 2.Qg6
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qxa6#
        • 2.Qd6
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qb4#
            • 3.Qxa6#
      • 1...Ka4
        • 2.Qxa6#
      • 1...Kb6!
    • 1.Sc7?
      • threat
        • 2.Qxa6#
      • 1...Ka4
        • 2.Qxa6#
      • 1...Kb6!
    • 1.Qc4?
      • threat
        • 2.Sac3
          • 2...Kb6
            • 3.Qc7#
          • 2...axb5
            • 3.Qxb5#
        • 2.Qc5
          • threat
            • 3.Sbc3#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Sbc3#
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...axb5
            • 3.Qa7#
      • 1...axb5
        • 2.Qc7+
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qa7#
          • 2...Ka6
            • 3.Sb4#
      • 1...Kb6!
    • 1.Qe3?
      • threat
        • 2.Qc5
          • threat
            • 3.Sbc3#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Sbc3#
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...axb5
            • 3.Qa7#
        • 2.c4
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qa3#
          • 2...axb5
            • 3.Qa7#
      • 1...Ka4
        • 2.Sbc3+
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Qc1#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Qc5#
        • 2.Qc5
          • threat
            • 3.Sbc3#
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Sbc3#
      • 1...Kxb5!
    • 1.Qd4?
      • threat
        • 2.Qc5
          • threat
            • 3.Sbc3#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Sbc3#
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...axb5
            • 3.Qa7#
      • 1...axb5
        • 2.Qa7#
      • 1...Kxb5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qd6!
      • threat
        • 2.Sa3
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qb4#
            • 3.Qxa6#
        • 2.Sd4
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qb4#
            • 3.Qxa6#
        • 2.Sa7
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qb4#
            • 3.Qxa6#
        • 2.Sc7
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qb4#
            • 3.Qxa6#
        • 2.Qc5
          • threat
            • 3.Sbc3#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Sbc3#
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...axb5
            • 3.Qa7#
      • 1...Kxb5
        • 2.Kd3
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qb4#
            • 3.Qxa6#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...a5
            • 3.Sc3#
      • 1...axb5
        • 2.Qc7+
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qa7#
          • 2...Ka6
            • 3.Sb4#

Anticipated by 176892(1976)

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