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Problem Display
PID: 75424 (4K2N/1b1p4/3P1PPk/p1bpP1pp/2p4p/2P2P1P/qP6/7Q w - - 0 1)

Howard, Kenneth Samuel

Weekly Westminster, 1925

(First published on Sat Jul 18 1925)

4K2N/1b1p4/3P1PPk/p1bpP1pp/2p4p/2P2P1P/qP6/7Q

#3

11 + 11

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Qb1
      • 2.Sf7+
        • 2...Kxg6
          • 3.Qxb1#
      • 2.Qxb1
        • threat
          • 3.Sf7#
    • 1...Qa3
      • 2.Sf7+
        • 2...Kxg6
          • 3.Qb1#
      • 2.Qb1
        • threat
          • 3.Sf7#
    • 1...g4
      • 2.Qc1+
        • 2...Be3
          • 3.Qxe3#
  • Tries
    • 1.f7?
      • threat
        • 2.f8Q#
        • 2.f8B#
      • 1...g4
        • 2.f8Q+
          • 2...Kg5
            • 3.f4#
      • 1...Bxd6!
    • 1.g7?
      • threat
        • 2.g8Q
          • threat
            • 3.Sf7#
            • 3.Qg6#
            • 3.Qg7#
      • 1...Qb1
        • 2.Qxb1
          • threat
            • 3.Sf7#
            • 3.Qg6#
            • 3.g8S#
      • 1...Kh7!
  • Keys
    • 1.f4!
      • threat
        • 2.f5
          • threat
            • 3.Sf7#
      • 1...gxf4
        • 2.Qg2
          • threat
            • 3.Sf7#
      • 1...Qb1
        • 2.Sf7+
          • 2...Kxg6
            • 3.Qxb1#
        • 2.Qxb1
          • threat
            • 3.Sf7#
      • 1...d4
        • 2.Qc1
          • threat
            • 3.fxg5#
          • 2...gxf4
            • 3.Qxf4#
          • 2...g4
            • 3.f5#
      • 1...g4
        • 2.hxg4
          • threat
            • 3.g5#
          • 2...hxg4
            • 3.Qxh4#

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