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PID: 57098 (3N4/k1B5/2B3R1/rP5K/1pPPP1P1/4p3/2p4n/1b2b3 w - - 0 1)
Howard, Kenneth Samuel
Pittsburgh Post, 1926
#3
10 + 8
| 5089 | The Enjoyment of Chess Problems | 1943 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxb5+
- 2.Bxb5
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Ra6#
- threat
- 2.Bxb5
- 1...Rxb5+
- Tries
- 1.Bb8+?
- 1...Kb6
- 2.Bd5#
- 2.Bb7#
- 2.Bd7#
- 2.Ba8#
- 2.Be8#
- 2.c5#
- 1...Kxb8!
- 1...Kb6
- 1.d5?
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Rxb5
- 2.Bxb5
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Ra6#
- threat
- 2.Bxb5
- 1...Sxg4
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Bf2
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...Bc3
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...Bg3
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...Bh4
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...Sf1
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...e2
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...Ra6!
- threat
- 1.e5?
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Rxb5
- 2.Bxb5
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Ra6#
- threat
- 2.Bxb5
- 1...Sxg4
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...c1Q
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...c1S
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...c1B
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...c1R
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Bc3
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...Bh4
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...Sf1
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...Ra6!
- threat
- 1.g5?
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Rxb5
- 2.Bxb5
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ka8
- 3.Ra6#
- threat
- 2.Bxb5
- 1...c1Q
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Bc3
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...Bg3
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...Sf1
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...Sg4
- 2.b6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.b6+
- 1...Ra6!
- threat
- 1.Bb8+?
- Keys
- 1.Bb7!
- threat
- 2.Be5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.c5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.d5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.e5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.g5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Be5
- 1...Rxb5+
- 2.cxb5
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 3.b6#
- threat
- 2.cxb5
- 1...Sxg4
- 2.Kxg4
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Kxg4
- 1...c1Q
- 2.Be5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.d5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Be5
- 1...c1S
- 2.Be5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.c5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.d5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.g5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Be5
- 1...c1B
- 2.Be5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.c5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.d5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.g5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Be5
- 1...c1R
- 2.Be5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.d5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.g5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Be5
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Be5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.c5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.e5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.g5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Be5
- 1...Bc3
- 2.c5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.c5
- 1...Bg3
- 2.e5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.e5
- 1...Bh4
- 2.g5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.g5
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Kh6
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Kh6
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Kh6
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.c5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.d5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.e5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.g5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Kh6
- 1...e2
- 2.Be5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.c5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.e5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.g5
- threat
- 3.b6#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rxa6#
- threat
- 2.Be5
- threat
- 1.Bb7!
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