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PID: 189283 (7R/6N1/3P4/3K2kN/8/8/6P1/8 w - - 0 1)

Letzin, Gustav

Arbeiter Shachzeitung (Chemnitz), 1912

7R/6N1/3P4/3K2kN/8/8/6P1/8

#3

6 + 1

5454 Near Snap 2019
6490 yacpdb 2019

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Sf5?
      • threat
        • 2.Rg8+
          • 2...Kxf5
            • 3.g4#
          • 2...Kxh5
            • 3.g4#
      • 1...Kg4
        • 2.Rg8+
          • 2...Kxf5
            • 3.g4#
          • 2...Kxh5
            • 3.g4#
      • 1...Kg6
        • 2.Rg8+
          • 2...Kxf5
            • 3.g4#
          • 2...Kxh5
            • 3.g4#
          • 2...Kf7
            • 3.Sh6#
          • 2...Kh7
            • 3.Sf6#
      • 1...Kxf5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Rg8!
      • threat
        • 2.Sf5+
          • 2...Kxf5
            • 3.g4#
          • 2...Kxh5
            • 3.g4#
      • 1...Kg4
        • 2.Sf5+
          • 2...Kxf5
            • 3.g4#
          • 2...Kxh5
            • 3.g4#
      • 1...Kh4
        • 2.Sf5+
          • 2...Kxh5
            • 3.g4#
      • 1...Kg6
        • 2.Sf5+
          • 2...Kxf5
            • 3.g4#
          • 2...Kxh5
            • 3.g4#
          • 2...Kf7
            • 3.Sh6#
          • 2...Kh7
            • 3.Sf6#
      • 1...Kh6
        • 2.Sf5+
          • 2...Kxh5
            • 3.g4#
          • 2...Kh7
            • 3.Sf6#

Anticipated by 260668(1899)

This anticipates 77535(1966)

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