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Problem Display
PID: 29920 (b2R4/7Q/4B1P1/3pBP2/1pp1k1PP/1P6/4P3/1N2bN1K w - - 0 1)
Burger, Robert Eugene
Matthews, Robin CO
2nd Prize, The Problemist, 1990
#3
13 + 6
| 14609 | Mostly Three=Movers | 1995 |
| 4827 | FIDE Album (1989-1991) | 1997 |
| 145 | StrateGems | 2010 |
| 56 | The Problemist | 2011 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Sbd2+?
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg7+
- 1...Bxd2!
- 1...Kxe5
- 1.Bb8?
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Bd2
- 3.Sbxd2#
- 3.Sfxd2#
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Bf2
- 3.Sbd2#
- 3.Sfd2#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qxa8#
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qa7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qa7+
- 1...Bxh4
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Sbd2#
- 3.Sfd2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Bg5
- 3.Sg3#
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Qg7
- threat
- 3.Sbd2#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qh8
- threat
- 3.Sbd2#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qg7
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bf4
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Sbd2#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxa8#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Bd2
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Bf2
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bf4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sbd2#
- 3.Sfd2#
- 3.Sxg3#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Bd2
- 3.Sbxd2#
- 3.Sfxd2#
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Bf2
- 3.Sbd2#
- 3.Sfd2#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qxb7
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qxb7
- 1...d4
- 2.Bxc4
- threat
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Re8#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Bg8
- threat
- 3.Re8#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Bxh4
- 3.Sbd2#
- 2...Bg3
- 3.Sbd2#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Bxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bd2
- 3.Sbxd2#
- 3.Sfxd2#
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Bg3
- 3.Sbd2#
- 3.Sfd2#
- 3.Sxg3#
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Bxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Bg3
- 3.Sbd2#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bxc4#
- 3.Bd5#
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Bg8#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Bxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qg7
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qh8
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.f6
- threat
- 3.Bf5#
- 3.g7#
- threat
- 2.g7
- threat
- 3.f6#
- threat
- 2.Bxc4
- 1...c3!
- threat
- 1.Bxd5+?
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Bxa8#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Bxa8#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Bxd5!
- 1...Kxe5
- 1.Rxd5?
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bd2
- 3.Sbxd2#
- 3.Sfxd2#
- 3.Sg3#
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Bf2
- 3.Sbd2#
- 3.Sfd2#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Sbd2#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bd2
- 3.Sbxd2#
- 3.Sfxd2#
- 3.Sg3#
- threat
- 2.Qxb7
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- 1...c3
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bd2
- 3.Sg3#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- 1...Bxd5!
- threat
- 1.Qc7?
- threat
- 2.f6
- threat
- 3.Bf5#
- threat
- 2.f6
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Bh2
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Bd2
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Bg3
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Bd2
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Bh2
- 1...Bb7
- 2.f6
- threat
- 3.Bf5#
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Bxd5#
- threat
- 2.f6
- 1...Bc6!
- threat
- 1.Sbd2+?
- Keys
- 1.Bh8!
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Bd2
- 3.Sbxd2#
- 3.Sfxd2#
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Bf2
- 3.Sbd2#
- 3.Sfd2#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Qh6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxg4
- 3.f6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qh6+
- 1...Bxh4
- 2.Qxh4
- threat
- 3.g5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.g5#
- threat
- 2.Qxh4
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Sbd2#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Be3
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Qg7
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Bf2
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qg7
- 1...c3
- 2.Qg7
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qg7
- threat
- 1.Bh8!
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