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Problem Display

PID: 276171 (8/b7/p5K1/Pp2p3/1P2p1BP/N2kP2Q/4p1P1/4B3 w - - 0 1)

Goldstein, Alexander

Die Schwalbe, 1933

8/b7/p5K1/Pp2p3/1P2p1BP/N2kP2Q/4p1P1/4B3

#3

10 + 7

SOLUTION

SOUND
Sets
- 1...Bxe3
  - 2.Bh5
    - 2...Kd4
      - 3.Qd7#
  - 2.Bc8
    - 2...Kd4
      - 3.Qd7#
Tries
- 1.Bf3?
  - threat
    - 2.Qf5
      - threat
        3.Qxe4#
      - 2...Kxe3
        3.Qxe4#
  - 1...Kxe3
    - 2.Qf5
      - threat
        3.Qxe4#
      - 2...Kd3
        3.Qxe4#
      - 2...Kd4
        3.Qxe4#
      - 2...exf3
        3.Sc2#
  - 1...Bxe3
    - 2.Bh5
      - 2...Kd4
        3.Qd7#
  - 1...exf3!
- 1.Qf3?
  - threat
    - 2.Qxe2#
  - 1...Bxe3
    - 2.Bf5
      - 2...Kd4
        3.Qxe4#
  - 1...exf3!
Keys
- 1.Bf5!
  - threat
    - 2.Qg4
      - threat
        3.Qxe4#
      - 2...Kxe3
        3.Qxe4#
    - 2.Qf3
      - threat
        3.Bxe4#
        3.Qxe4#
  - 1...Bxe3
    - 2.Bc8
      - 2...Kd4
        3.Qd7#
    - 2.Qf3
      - 2...Kd4
        3.Qxe4#
  - 1...Bd4
    - 2.Qg4
      - threat
        3.Qxe4#
      - 2...Kxe3
        3.Qg3#
        3.Qxe4#
    - 2.Qf3
      - threat
        3.Bxe4#
        3.Qxe4#

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