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PID: 195901 (8/1Q6/4p2K/2k5/2p2B2/8/2N1p3/5n2 w - - 0 1)

Williams, Philip Hamilton

Western Daily Mercury, 1918

(First published on Sat Feb 23 1918)

8/1Q6/4p2K/2k5/2p2B2/8/2N1p3/5n2

#3

4 + 5

3713 Snap 2019
15239 Valois Notebooks 2019

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Sa3!
      • threat
        • 2.Be5
          • threat
            • 3.Qb5#
        • 2.Qb5+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qxc4#
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.Sb5+
          • 2...Kd3
            • 3.Qh7#
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Bd6#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Bxe5
          • threat
            • 3.Qb5#
      • 1...e1Q
        • 2.Qb5+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qxc4#
      • 1...e1B
        • 2.Qb5+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qxc4#
      • 1...e1R
        • 2.Qb5+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qxc4#
      • 1...Sd2
        • 2.Be5
          • threat
            • 3.Qb5#
      • 1...Sh2
        • 2.Be3+
          • 2...Kd6
            • 3.Sxc4#
        • 2.Qb5+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qxc4#
      • 1...Se3
        • 2.Bxe3+
          • 2...Kd6
            • 3.Sxc4#
      • 1...Sg3
        • 2.Be3+
          • 2...Kd6
            • 3.Sxc4#
        • 2.Qb5+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qxc4#
      • 1...c3
        • 2.Be5
          • threat
            • 3.Qb5#
        • 2.Qb5+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qc4#

Anticipated by 188217(1910)

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