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Problem Display

PID: 40941 (8/8/4K3/2p4k/3p2p1/2pQ4/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Speckmann, Werner

HM., Magadansky Komsomolets, 1985

8/8/4K3/2p4k/3p2p1/2pQ4/8/8

#3

2 + 5

SOLUTION

SOUND
Sets
- 1...Kh6
  - 2.Kf6
    - threat
      - 3.Qg6#
    - 2...Kh5
      - 3.Qh7#
Tries
- 1.Kf6?
  - threat
    - 2.Qh7#
  - 1...g3
    - 2.Qxg3
      - threat
        3.Qh3#
        3.Qg5#
      - 2...Kh6
        3.Qh2#
        3.Qh4#
        3.Qh3#
        3.Qg6#
  - 1...Kh4!
- 1.Qf5+?
  - 1...Kh6
    - 2.Kf6
      - threat
        3.Qg6#
    - 2.Kf7
      - threat
        3.Qg6#
  - 1...Kh4!
Keys
- 1.Kf5!
  - 1...Kh4
    - 2.Kf4
      - threat
        3.Qh7#
      - 2...Kh5
        3.Qh7#
  - 1...Kh6
    - 2.Kf6
      - threat
        3.Qg6#
      - 2...Kh5
        3.Qh7#
  - 1...c2
    - 2.Qd2
      - threat
        3.Qg5#
        3.Qh2#
      - 2...Kh4
        3.Qh2#
  - 1...g3
    - 2.Qxg3
      - threat
        3.Qh2#
        3.Qh3#
        3.Qg5#
      - 2...Kh6
        3.Qg6#
  - 1...c4
    - 2.Qxd4
      - threat
        3.Qh8#
      - 2...Kh4
        3.Qxg4#
      - 2...Kh6
        3.Qh8#

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