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Problem Display

PID: 246536 (8/p1p5/2Pp4/K2BkPB1/1Q2P2p/6P1/7P/b7 w - - 0 1)

Makaronets, Leonid

Schweizerische Schachzeitung, 1995

8/p1p5/2Pp4/K2BkPB1/1Q2P2p/6P1/7P/b7

#3

9 + 6

SOLUTION

SOUND
Sets
- 1...Bb2
  - 2.Qxb2#
- 1...Bc3
  - 2.Qxc3#
- 1...hxg3
  - 2.Qa3
    - threat
      - 3.Qxa1#
    - 2...Bc3+
      - 3.Qxc3#
    - 2...Kd4
      - 3.Bf6#
    - 2...Bb2
      - 3.Qxb2#
    - 2...Bd4
      - 3.Qxg3#
Tries
- 1.Bxh4?
  - 1...a6
    - 2.Qd2
      - 2...Bc3+
        3.Qxc3#
      - 2...Bb2
        3.Qxb2#
      - 2...Bd4
        3.Qf4#
  - 1...Bd4!
- 1.Qd2?
  - 1...h3
    - 2.Ka6
      - 2...Bb2
        3.Qxb2#
      - 2...Bc3
        3.Qxc3#
      - 2...Bd4
        3.Qf4#
  - 1...a6
    - 2.Bxh4
      - 2...Bc3+
        3.Qxc3#
      - 2...Bb2
        3.Qxb2#
      - 2...Bd4
        3.Qf4#
    - 2.gxh4
      - 2...Bc3+
        3.Qxc3#
      - 2...Bb2
        3.Qxb2#
      - 2...Bd4
        3.Qf4#
  - 1...hxg3!
- 1.Qa3?
  - threat
    - 2.Qxa1#
  - 1...Bc3+
    - 2.Qxc3#
  - 1...Kd4
    - 2.Bf6#
  - 1...Bb2
    - 2.Qxb2#
  - 1...Bd4!
Keys
- 1.Ka6!
  - 1...hxg3
    - 2.Qa3
      - threat
        3.Qxa1#
      - 2...Kd4
        3.Bf6#
      - 2...Bb2
        3.Qxb2#
      - 2...Bc3
        3.Qxc3#
      - 2...Bd4
        3.Qxg3#
  - 1...Bd4
    - 2.Qb8
      - threat
        3.Qe8#
        3.Qh8#
  - 1...h3
    - 2.Qd2
      - 2...Bb2
        3.Qxb2#
      - 2...Bc3
        3.Qxc3#
      - 2...Bd4
        3.Qf4#

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