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PID: 25340 (8/2p2K2/1pN5/1p1k3B/1PR1N3/8/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Wenman, Francis Percival (aka Percy Wenman)

Sunday Chronicle, 1944

(First published on Sun Apr 30 1944)

8/2p2K2/1pN5/1p1k3B/1PR1N3/8/8/8

#3

6 + 4

14931 Thirty Three-Movers (Wenman) 1945
14867 BCPS Library 2017
15239 Valois Notebooks 2020

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Ke7?
      • threat
        • 2.Bf7#
      • 1...bxc4
        • 2.Sc3+
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Bf3#
        • 2.Sd6
          • threat
            • 3.Bf3#
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Bf3#
        • 2.Bf3
          • threat
            • 3.Sd2#
            • 3.Sf2#
            • 3.Sc3#
            • 3.Sg3#
            • 3.Sc5#
            • 3.Sg5#
            • 3.Sd6#
            • 3.Sf6#
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Sc3#
            • 3.Sd6#
      • 1...Kxc4!
    • 1.Sd2?
      • threat
        • 2.Ke7
          • 2...bxc4
            • 3.Bf3#
        • 2.Bf3+
          • 2...Kd6
            • 3.Rd4#
        • 2.Rd4+
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Bf3#
      • 1...Kd6
        • 2.Rd4+
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Bf3#
      • 1...bxc4!
    • 1.Sc3+?
      • 1...Kd6
        • 2.Rd4+
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Bf3#
      • 1...Kxc4!
    • 1.Sf6+?
      • 1...Kd6
        • 2.Rd4+
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Bf3#
      • 1...Kxc4!
    • 1.Bf3?
      • threat
        • 2.Sd2+
          • 2...Kd6
            • 3.Rd4#
        • 2.Sd6+
          • 2...Kxd6
            • 3.Rd4#
        • 2.Rd4+
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Sd2#
            • 3.Sf2#
            • 3.Sc3#
            • 3.Sg3#
            • 3.Sc5#
            • 3.Sg5#
            • 3.Sf6#
      • 1...bxc4
        • 2.Ke7
          • threat
            • 3.Sd2#
            • 3.Sf2#
            • 3.Sc3#
            • 3.Sg3#
            • 3.Sc5#
            • 3.Sg5#
            • 3.Sd6#
            • 3.Sf6#
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Sc3#
            • 3.Sd6#
      • 1...Kxc4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Sd6!
      • threat
        • 2.Ke7
          • threat
            • 3.Bf3#
            • 3.Bf7#
        • 2.Bf3+
          • 2...Kxd6
            • 3.Rd4#
      • 1...Kxd6
        • 2.Rd4+
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Bf3#
      • 1...bxc4
        • 2.Ke7
          • threat
            • 3.Bf3#
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Bf3#
      • 1...cxd6
        • 2.Be2
          • 2...bxc4
            • 3.Bf3#

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