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Problem Display

PID: 267941 (1N1b2N1/r2Pr3/P3pp2/2k1P3/P6R/2P1K3/n3P1BQ/8 w - - 0 1)

Salardini, Erio

The Problemist, 1955

1N1b2N1/r2Pr3/P3pp2/2k1P3/P6R/2P1K3/n3P1BQ/8

#3

12 + 7

SOLUTION

SOUND
Sets
- 1...Bb6
  - 2.Qf4
    - threat
      - 3.Qc4#
      - 3.Qd4#
    - 2...fxe5
      - 3.Qxe5#
- 1...fxe5
  - 2.Qxe5+
    - 2...Kb6
      - 3.a5#
Tries
- 1.Qg1?
  - threat
    - 2.Kd2#
    - 2.Kd3#
  - 1...Kb6
    - 2.Kd2+
      - 2...Ka5
        3.Qc5#
      - 2...Kc7
        3.Qxa7#
    - 2.Kd3+
      - 2...Ka5
        3.Qc5#
      - 2...Kc7
        3.Qxa7#
    - 2.Kf3+
      - 2...Ka5
        3.Qc5#
      - 2...Kc7
        3.Qxa7#
  - 1...Raxd7
    - 2.Kf3+
      - 2...Kd5
        3.Qd4#
      - 2...Rd4
        3.Qxd4#
  - 1...Rexd7
    - 2.Kf3+
      - 2...Kd5
        3.Qd4#
      - 2...Rd4
        3.Qxd4#
  - 1...fxe5!
Keys
- 1.Kf3!
  - threat
    - 2.Qg1+
      - 2...Kd5
        3.Qd4#
  - 1...Kd5
    - 2.Kg3+
      - 2...Kc5
        3.Qg1#
      - 2...Kxe5
        3.Kg4#
    - 2.Sxf6+
      - 2...Kc5
        3.Qg1#
  - 1...Kb6
    - 2.Qg1+
      - 2...Ka5
        3.Qc5#
      - 2...Kc7
        3.Qxa7#
  - 1...Raxd7
    - 2.Qg1+
      - 2...Kd5
        3.Qd4#
      - 2...Rd4
        3.Qxd4#
  - 1...Rexd7
    - 2.Qg1+
      - 2...Kd5
        3.Qd4#
      - 2...Rd4
        3.Qxd4#
  - 1...fxe5
    - 2.Qxe5+
      - 2...Kb6
        3.a5#
  - 1...Bb6
    - 2.Sxe7
      - threat
        3.Qg1#
      - 2...Rxd7
        3.Sxd7#
      - 2...fxe5
        3.Qxe5#

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