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PID: 191261 (r1b2b2/r3p1p1/2B1k1Nn/1pP1B1pK/4P3/3P4/5Q2/8 w - - 0 1)

Knott, Hubert Edward

Western Daily Mercury, 1916

(First published on Fri Dec 1 1916)

r1b2b2/r3p1p1/2B1k1Nn/1pP1B1pK/4P3/3P4/5Q2/8

#2

8 + 10

15239 Valois Notebooks 2019

SOLUTION

  • COOKED
  • Sets
    • 1...Ba6
      • 2.Qa2#
    • 1...Bd7
      • 2.Bd5#
    • 1...Sg4
      • 2.Qf5#
    • 1...Sf5
      • 2.Qxf5#
    • 1...Sf7
      • 2.Qf5#
    • 1...Sg8
      • 2.Qf5#
  • Tries
    • 1.Bc3?
      • threat
        • 2.Sxf8#
      • 1...Sf5
        • 2.Qxf5#
      • 1...Ba6
        • 2.Qa2#
      • 1...Bd7
        • 2.Bd5#
      • 1...Bb7!
    • 1.Bd4?
      • threat
        • 2.Sxf8#
      • 1...Sf5
        • 2.Qxf5#
      • 1...Ba6
        • 2.Qa2#
      • 1...Bd7
        • 2.Bd5#
      • 1...Bb7!
  • Keys
    • 1.Sxf8+!
      • 1...Kxe5
        • 2.d4#
    • 1.d4!
      • threat
        • 2.Sxf8#
        • 2.d5#
      • 1...Sf5
        • 2.Qxf5#
      • 1...Bb7
        • 2.d5#
      • 1...Rd7
        • 2.Sxf8#
      • 1...Ba6
        • 2.Qa2#
        • 2.d5#
      • 1...Bd7
        • 2.Bd5#
        • 2.d5#

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