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PID: 3746 (8/8/BpbpP2p/5QpP/p1P3P1/P2p1PK1/4kB2/NN6 w - - 0 1)
Wenman, Francis Percival (aka Percy Wenman)
The Field, 1942
(First published on Sat May 2 1942)
#3
12 + 8
| 419 | One Hundred Published Problems | 1944 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kd1
- 2.Qxd3+
- 2...Kc1
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Kc1
- 2.Qxd3+
- 1...Kf1
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Bxf3
- 2.Qxf3+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qxf3+
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Be8
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...d2
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...d5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Kd1
- Tries
- 1.Sb3?
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bxf3
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qxf3+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.S1d2#
- 3.S3d2#
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Be4
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.S1d2#
- 3.S3d2#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...d2
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sxd2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sxd2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...axb3!
- threat
- 1.Sc3+?
- 1...Kf1
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Kd2!
- 1...Kf1
- 1.Qe4+?
- 1...Kd1
- 2.Qe1#
- 1...Kf1
- 2.Sd2#
- 2.Qxd3#
- 2.Qe1#
- 1...Bxe4!
- 1...Kd1
- 1.Qf4?
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qd2+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Kf1
- 2.Qc1+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...d2
- 3.Sxd2#
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Qc1+
- 1...Bxf3
- 2.Qd2+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxf3+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qd2+
- 1...d2
- 2.Qxd2+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sxd2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxd2+
- 1...Be4
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qd2+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...gxf4+!
- threat
- 1.Qa5?
- threat
- 2.Qe1#
- 1...d2
- 2.Qxd2+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qxd2+
- 1...bxa5!
- threat
- 1.Qe5+?
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...dxe5!
- 1...Be4
- 1.Qxg5?
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qd2+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Kf1
- 2.Qc1+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...d2
- 3.Sxd2#
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Qc1+
- 1...Bxf3
- 2.Qd2+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qd2+
- 1...d2
- 2.Qxd2+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sxd2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxd2+
- 1...Be4
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qd2+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...hxg5!
- threat
- 1.c5?
- threat
- 2.Qxd3#
- 1...Kd1
- 2.Qxd3+
- 2...Kc1
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Kc1
- 2.Qxd3+
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Bxd3#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...b5!
- threat
- 1.Sb3?
- Keys
- 1.Bb5!
- 1...Kd1
- 2.Qxd3+
- 2...Kc1
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Kc1
- 2.Qxd3+
- 1...Bxf3
- 2.Qxf3+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qxf3+
- 1...Bxb5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxd3+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.cxd5#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qxd3+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qxd3+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.c5#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qxd3+
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Ba8
- 2.Qxd3+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.c5#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qxd3+
- 1...Be8
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...d2
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...d5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Kd1
- 1.Bb5!
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