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PID: 40725 (r6B/1p5p/3p2pK/1N5P/1p3P2/3p4/1R2p3/kB1b3Q w - - 0 1)
Marin y Llovet, Valentin
1st Prize, Norwich Mercury (King-in-the-corner Ty.), 1904-1905
#3
8 + 10
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1905 |
| 2794 | Terms & Themes of Chess Problems | 1907 |
| 3147 | Chess Problems: Introduction to an Art | 1963 |
| 13255 | Hoekstenen | 1967 |
| 56 | The Problemist | 2009 |
| 15428 | Valentin Marin y Llovet - Seleccion de problemas | 2013 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Rb3#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Rxb4#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Rxb4#
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Rxb4#
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Rxb4#
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Ra2#
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Ra2#
- 1...Ba4
- 2.Ra2#
- 1...b6
- 2.Qxa8+
- 2...Ba4
- 3.Rb3#
- 3.Rxb4#
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Ba4
- 2.Qxa8+
- 1...Ra3
- Tries
- 1.Sa3?
- threat
- 2.Ra2#
- 1...Rxa3
- 2.Rb3#
- 1...bxa3!
- threat
- 1.Bd4?
- threat
- 2.Rb3#
- 2.Rxb4#
- 1...e1Q
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Qc3
- 3.Bxc3#
- 2...Qc3
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...e1B
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Bxc3#
- 2...Bc3
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Rc3
- 3.Bxc3#
- 2...Rc3
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Ra2!
- threat
- 1.Rxe2+?
- 1...Kxb1
- 2.Qxd1#
- 1...Rxh8!
- 1...Kxb1
- 1.Qd5?
- threat
- 2.Sa3
- threat
- 3.Ra2#
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Rxa3
- 3.Rb3#
- threat
- 2.Rc2+
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Kxb1
- 2.Rb3+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qa2#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.Sa3
- 1...e1B
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Bxc3#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...e1R
- 2.Rb3+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qa2#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Rb3+
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Sa3
- threat
- 3.Ra2#
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Rxa3
- 3.Rb3#
- threat
- 2.Rxc2+
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Kxb1
- 2.Rb3+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qa2#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.Sa3
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Rxb3+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.Qxb3
- threat
- 3.Ra2#
- 2...Ra2
- 3.Rxa2#
- 3.Qxa2#
- threat
- 2.Rxb3+
- 1...b3
- 2.Rxb3+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.Rxb3+
- 1...e1Q!
- threat
- 1.Sa3?
- Keys
- 1.Qc6!
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Ba2#
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Bxd3#
- 3.Ra2#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Rxh8
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Ba2#
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Bxd3#
- 3.Ra2#
- threat
- 2.Qc1
- 1...bxc6
- 2.Sa3
- threat
- 3.Ra2#
- 2...Rxa3
- 3.Rb3#
- 2...bxa3
- 3.Rb8#
- threat
- 2.Sa3
- 1...e1Q
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Ba2#
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Bxd3#
- 3.Ra2#
- threat
- 2.Qc1
- 1...e1B
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Ba2#
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Bxd3#
- 3.Ra2#
- threat
- 2.Qc1
- 1...e1R
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Ba2#
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Bxd3#
- 3.Ra2#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Bxa2
- threat
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rxe2#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Bc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- threat
- 2.Rxa2+
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Bxa2#
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Bxd3#
- 3.Rxa2#
- 2...Rxb2
- 3.Bxb2#
- 3.Qxb2#
- threat
- 2.Bxa2
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Ra2+
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Ba2#
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Bxd3#
- 3.Ra2#
- threat
- 2.Ra2+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Ra2+
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.Ra2+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Ra2+
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Ba2#
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Bxd3#
- 3.Ra2#
- threat
- 2.Ra2+
- 1...Re8
- 2.Ra2+
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Ba2#
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Bxd3#
- 3.Ra2#
- threat
- 2.Ra2+
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Ra2+
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Ba2#
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Bxd3#
- 3.Ra2#
- threat
- 2.Ra2+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Ra2+
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bxg7#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Rg7
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Ba2#
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Bxd3#
- 3.Ra2#
- threat
- 2.Ra2+
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Ba2#
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Bxd3#
- 3.Ra2#
- 2...Ba2
- 3.Bxa2#
- 3.Rxa2#
- threat
- 2.Qc1
- 1...d2
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...b3
- 2.Rxb3+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Ba2#
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Bxd3#
- 3.Ra2#
- threat
- 2.Rxb3+
- 1...d5
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Bxd4#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Ba2#
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Bxd3#
- 3.Ra2#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- threat
- 1.Qc6!
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