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PID: 54449 (r2n4/p5R1/N1p5/2p2k1B/4p3/r1p5/2P3KQ/8 w - - 0 1)

Barrow, John Hugh

Western Daily Mercury, 1916

(First published on Fri Sep 22 1916)

r2n4/p5R1/N1p5/2p2k1B/4p3/r1p5/2P3KQ/8

#3

6 + 9

5257 Chess Problems by J H Barrow 2004
15239 Valois Notebooks 2019

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Rf7+?
      • 1...Kg5
        • 2.Qg3+
          • 2...Kxh5
            • 3.Rh7#
          • 2...Kh6
            • 3.Qg6#
      • 1...Sxf7!
    • 1.Qf4+?
      • 1...Ke6
        • 2.Sc7#
      • 1...Kxf4!
    • 1.Qd6?
      • threat
        • 2.Bg4#
      • 1...e3
        • 2.Bg4+
          • 2...Ke4
            • 3.Sxc5#
      • 1...Se6!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qg3!
      • threat
        • 2.Sxc5
          • threat
            • 3.Qg5#
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.Qg5#
          • 2...Se6
            • 3.Rf7#
          • 2...Sf7
            • 3.Rxf7#
      • 1...Ke6
        • 2.Sc7+
          • 2...Kf5
            • 3.Qg5#
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.Qg5#
      • 1...Kf6
        • 2.Sxc5
          • threat
            • 3.Qg5#
          • 2...Kf5
            • 3.Qg5#
          • 2...Sf7
            • 3.Rxf7#
          • 2...Se6
            • 3.Rf7#
        • 2.Sc7
          • threat
            • 3.Qg5#
          • 2...Kf5
            • 3.Qg5#
          • 2...Sf7
            • 3.Rxf7#
          • 2...Se6
            • 3.Rf7#
      • 1...Rxa6
        • 2.Bg4+
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.Qxc3#
      • 1...Ra1
        • 2.Bg4+
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.Qxc3#
      • 1...Ra2
        • 2.Bg4+
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.Qxc3#
      • 1...Ra5
        • 2.Bg4+
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.Qxc3#
      • 1...Sb7
        • 2.Rf7+
          • 2...Ke6
            • 3.Sc7#
      • 1...Sf7
        • 2.Rxf7+
          • 2...Ke6
            • 3.Sc7#
      • 1...c4
        • 2.Sc5
          • threat
            • 3.Qg5#
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.Qg5#
          • 2...Se6
            • 3.Rf7#
          • 2...Sf7
            • 3.Rxf7#

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