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PID: 267220 (B7/B7/8/8/3R3K/8/4p1P1/7k w - - 0 1)
Melvin, Herbert A ('Hamel' or Zaak, HA)
The Problemist, 1955
#3
5 + 2
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kg1
- 2.Rd1+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Bb8#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rd1+
- 1...Kg1
- Tries
- 1.Rd2?
- threat
- 2.Rxe2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.g3#
- 3.g4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.g3+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rxe2#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.g4+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rxe2#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rxe2
- 1...e1Q+
- 2.g3+
- 2...Qe4+
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...Qe4+
- 2.g3+
- 1...Kh2
- 2.Rxe2
- 2...Kh1
- 3.g3#
- 3.g4#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Rxe2
- 1...e1R
- 2.g3+
- 2...Re4+
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...Re4+
- 2.g4+
- 2...Re4
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...Re4
- 2.g3+
- 1...e1S!
- threat
- 1.g3+?
- 1...Kg1
- 2.Rd1+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Bg1#
- 3.Rh1#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rd1+
- 1...Kh2!
- 1...Kg1
- 1.g4+?
- 1...Kg1
- 2.Rd1+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Bg1#
- 3.Bb8#
- 3.Rh1#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rd1+
- 1...Kh2!
- 1...Kg1
- 1.Rd2?
- Keys
- 1.Re4!
- threat
- 2.Kg3
- threat
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...e1Q+
- 3.Rxe1#
- 2...e1B+
- 3.Rxe1#
- threat
- 2.Kh3
- 2...e1Q
- 3.Rxe1#
- 2...e1S
- 3.Rxe1#
- 2...e1B
- 3.Rxe1#
- 2...e1R
- 3.Rxe1#
- 2...e1Q
- 2.Rxe2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.g3#
- 3.g4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kg3
- 1...e1Q+
- 2.Rxe1+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Bb8#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rxe1+
- 1...e1B+
- 2.Rxe1+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Bb8#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rxe1+
- 1...Kxg2
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Bg1#
- 3.Bb8#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Rg4+
- 1...Kh2
- 2.Rxe2
- 2...Kh1
- 3.g3#
- 3.g4#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Rxe2
- 1...e1S
- 2.Rxe1+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Bb8#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rxe1+
- 1...e1R
- 2.Rxe1+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Bb8#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rxe1+
- threat
- 1.Re4!
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