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Problem Display

PID: 25916 (8/1Q4K1/8/6Rp/6pk/3Pp1pb/8/7n w - - 0 1)

Schlechter, Carl

Source?, 1893

8/1Q4K1/8/6Rp/6pk/3Pp1pb/8/7n

#3

4 + 7

SOLUTION

SOUND
Sets
- 1...Kxg5
  - 2.Qb2
    - threat
      - 3.Qf6#
    - 2...Kf4
      - 3.Qf6#
    - 2...Kh4
      - 3.Qf6#
    - 2...Kf5
      - 3.Qf6#
    - 2...h4
      - 3.Qe5#
  - 2.Qe7+
    - 2...Kf4
      - 3.Qf6#
    - 2...Kf5
      - 3.Qf6#
- 1...Bg2
  - 2.Kh6
    - threat
      - 3.Rxh5#
    - 2...Kh3
      - 3.Rxh5#
  - 2.Qf7
    - threat
      - 3.Rxh5#
      - 3.Qxh5#
    - 2...Kh3
      - 3.Rxh5#
      - 3.Qxh5#
    - 2...Kxg5
      - 3.Qf6#
Tries
- 1.Qf7?
  - threat
    - 2.Rxh5#
    - 2.Qxh5#
  - 1...Kxg5
    - 2.Qf6#
  - 1...g2!
Keys
- 1.Qg2!
  - threat
    - 2.Kg6
      - threat
        3.Rxh5#
    - 2.Kh6
      - threat
        3.Rxh5#
  - 1...Kxg5
    - 2.Qb2
      - threat
        3.Qf6#
      - 2...Kf4
        3.Qf6#
      - 2...Kh4
        3.Qf6#
      - 2...Kf5
        3.Qf6#
      - 2...h4
        3.Qe5#
  - 1...Bxg2
    - 2.Kh6
      - threat
        3.Rxh5#
      - 2...Kh3
        3.Rxh5#

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