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PID: 26966 (5n2/8/1Np3nR/P1k1bp2/KpBR3Q/p1p1p1Nb/2P1p1pB/7r w - - 0 1)
Erdos, Dr Geza
British Chess Magazine, 1939
#3
10 + 14
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6
- 1...Se6
- 2.Sd7#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Sd7#
- 1...Bf6
- Tries
- 1.Ba2?
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Bxg3
- 2.Rxg6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Sxg6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Rxg6
- 1...Bxd4
- 2.Rh5
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bf6
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bg7
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bh8
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Rh5
- 1...Bf4
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qxf4
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Bb8
- 2.Rxg6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Sxg6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxg6
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...b3
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Rb1!
- threat
- 1.Bd3?
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Bxg3
- 2.Rxg6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Sxg6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Rxg6
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Bf4
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qxf4
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- 1...e1Q
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...e1S
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...e1B
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...e1R
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...g1S
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Re1
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Bb8
- 2.Rxg6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Sxg6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxg6
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...b3
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Bxd4!
- threat
- 1.Bf7?
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Bxg3
- 2.Rxg6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Sxg6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Rxg6
- 1...Bxd4
- 2.Rh5
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bf6
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bg7
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bh8
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Rh5
- 1...Bf4
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qxf4
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Rxg6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Sxg6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rc4+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Bb8
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Rxg6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Sxg6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rc4+
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...b3
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Rb1!
- threat
- 1.Bg8?
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Bxg3
- 2.Rxg6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Sxg6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Rxg6
- 1...Bxd4
- 2.Rh5
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bf6
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bg7
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bh8
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Rh5
- 1...Bf4
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qxf4
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Rxg6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Sxg6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rc4+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Bb8
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Rxg6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Sxg6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rc4+
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...b3
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Rb1!
- threat
- 1.Ba2?
- Keys
- 1.Bb3!
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Bxg3
- 2.Rxg6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Sxg6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Rxg6
- 1...Bxd4
- 2.Rh5
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bf6
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bg7
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Bh8
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Rh5
- 1...Bf4
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qxf4
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Bb8
- 2.Rxg6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Sxg6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxg6
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxe2#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 1.Bb3!
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