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PID: 53977 (3k2B1/R7/3P1bP1/2R5/7P/K7/2N5/8 w - - 0 1)
Wenzl, Theodore C
The Chess Review, 1935
#3
8 + 2
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ba1
- 2.Sxa1
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Sxa1
- 1...Bb2+
- 2.Kxb2
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Kxb2
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Rxc3
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Rxc3
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Sxd4
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Sxd4
- 1...Be5
- 2.Rxe5
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Re8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Rxe5
- 1...Bg5
- 2.hxg5
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.hxg5
- 1...Be7
- 2.dxe7+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.dxe7+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Rxg7
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Rxg7
- 1...Ba1
- Tries
- 1.Sd4?
- threat
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Ke8
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Be5
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Rxe5
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Re8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Be7
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Rxe7#
- 3.d7#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Bf7
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.dxe7#
- threat
- 2.dxe7+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Be6
- threat
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Ra8#
- threat
- 2.Rcc7
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Rxg7
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Be6
- threat
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Ra8#
- threat
- 2.Rcc7
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Bxd4!
- threat
- 1.Be6?
- threat
- 2.Rc8#
- 2.Ra8#
- 1...Bb2+
- 2.Ka2
- threat
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Ra8#
- threat
- 2.Kxb2
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Kb3
- threat
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Ra8#
- threat
- 2.Ka4
- threat
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Ra8#
- threat
- 2.Ka2
- 1...Ke8!
- threat
- 1.Rcc7?
- threat
- 2.Ra8#
- 1...Bb2+
- 2.Ka2
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Kxb2
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Kb3
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Ka4
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Ka2
- 1...Ke8!
- threat
- 1.Sd4?
- Keys
- 1.g7!
- 1...Bb2+
- 2.Kxb2
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Kxb2
- 1...Ke8
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Kd8
- 3.g8Q#
- 3.g8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Rc8+
- 2...Bd8
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Bd8
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Bxh4
- 2.Be6
- threat
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.g8Q#
- 3.g8R#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.g8Q#
- 3.g8R#
- threat
- 2.Bf7
- threat
- 3.g8Q#
- 3.g8R#
- 2...Be7
- 3.dxe7#
- threat
- 2.Be6
- 1...Bxg7
- 2.Rxg7
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Rxg7
- 1...Ba1
- 2.Sxa1
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Sxa1
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Rxc3
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Rxc3
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Sxd4
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Sxd4
- 1...Be5
- 2.Rxe5
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Re8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Rxe5
- 1...Bg5
- 2.hxg5
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.hxg5
- 1...Be7
- 2.dxe7+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.dxe7+
- 1...Bb2+
- 1.g7!
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