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PID: 202926 (n7/1bpB1p2/1P1P4/p2k1P1p/1p2NP2/1P1NK3/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Hartong, Jan

1st Prize, Western Daily Mercury, 1920/I

(First published on Fri Apr 9 1920)

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#3

9 + 8

3773 FIDE Album (1914-1944) (II) 1972
15239 Valois Notebooks 2020

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...a4
      • 2.Sxb4#
    • 1...cxd6
      • 2.Sf6#
  • Keys
    • 1.Se5!
      • threat
        • 2.Be8
          • threat
            • 3.Bxf7#
          • 2...Bc8
            • 3.Bc6#
          • 2...f6
            • 3.Bf7#
      • 1...Sxb6
        • 2.Be8
          • threat
            • 3.Bxf7#
          • 2...Sc4+
            • 3.bxc4#
          • 2...Bc8
            • 3.Bc6#
          • 2...f6
            • 3.Bf7#
      • 1...cxb6
        • 2.Bb5
          • threat
            • 3.Bc4#
          • 2...Ba6
            • 3.Bc6#
      • 1...cxd6
        • 2.Sd3
          • threat
            • 3.Sf6#
          • 2...f6
            • 3.Sxf6#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Sc4
          • threat
            • 3.Sf6#
          • 2...f6
            • 3.Sxf6#
      • 1...c6
        • 2.Sg6
          • threat
            • 3.Se7#
          • 2...fxg6
            • 3.Be6#

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