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PID: 77430 (4R3/1p1kp2P/3B4/1P5K/2Pp4/4p3/8/3Q4 w - - 0 1)
Holladay, Edgar Dinwiddie
The Field, 1949
(First published on Sat Oct 8 1949)
#3
7 + 5
| 6232 | Holladay Chess Problems | 2007 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Bc5?
- threat
- 2.Rxe7+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Rxe7+
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Rxe7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rxe7+
- 1...Kc7
- 2.Rxe7+
- 2...Kb8
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kb8
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...e6
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.h8Q
- threat
- 3.Rxe7#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Rxe7#
- 2...e5
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- 2...e6
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- threat
- 2.h8R
- threat
- 3.Rxe7#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Rxe7#
- 2...e5
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Rh7#
- 2...e6
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Rh7#
- threat
- 2.Rxe7+
- 1...e5
- 2.Re7+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.h8Q
- threat
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- threat
- 2.h8R
- threat
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Rh7#
- threat
- 2.Re7+
- 1...e6
- 2.Re7+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.h8Q
- threat
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- threat
- 2.h8R
- threat
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Rh7#
- threat
- 2.Re7+
- 1...Kxe8!
- threat
- 1.Rxe7+?
- 1...Kc8
- 2.h8Q#
- 2.h8R#
- 1...Kd8
- 2.h8Q#
- 2.h8R#
- 1...Kxd6!
- 1...Kc8
- 1.Rd8+?
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Qg4+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qg4+
- 1...Kxd8!
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Qg4+?
- 1...Kxe8
- 2.Qe6
- threat
- 3.Qxe7#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qg8#
- 3.Qxe7#
- 3.h8Q#
- threat
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qgg8#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.h8R+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Qe6
- 1...Kxd6!
- 1...Kxe8
- 1.Qxd4?
- threat
- 2.Rxe7+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxe8
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...exd6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...e6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Rxe7+
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Rxe7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Rxe7+
- 1...exd6
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Kxe8
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kxe8
- 2.Qg7+
- 1...e2
- 2.Rxe7+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Rxe7+
- 1...e5
- 2.Re7+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Qxe5
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qh4
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxe8
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Re7+
- 1...e6
- 2.Re7+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.h8Q
- threat
- 3.Bh2#
- 3.Bg3#
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Bb8#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Rd8#
- threat
- 2.h8R
- threat
- 3.Bh2#
- 3.Bg3#
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Bb8#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Rd8#
- threat
- 2.Re7+
- 1...Kxe8!
- threat
- 1.h8Q?
- threat
- 2.Rxe7+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxe8
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...exd6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...e6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Rxe7+
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Qdxd4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qhf6#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Rxe7#
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Qhe5#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qdxd4+
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Rxe7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf1#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Rxe7+
- 1...e2
- 2.Rxe7+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Rxe7+
- 1...e5
- 2.Bc5
- threat
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Re7+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qg4+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qxe5
- threat
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qd8#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxe8
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxe8
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qh7+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxe8
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qf8
- threat
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.c5
- threat
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qg4#
- threat
- 2.Bc5
- 1...exd6!
- threat
- 1.Bc5?
- Keys
- 1.Qf3!
- threat
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxe7#
- threat
- 2.Qf7
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kc7
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Kxe8
- 2.Qxb7
- threat
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...exd6
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...e6
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- threat
- 2.Qxb7
- 1...e2
- 2.Rxe7+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qf8#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qf8#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Rxe7+
- 1...e5
- 2.Qxb7+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxe8
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8R#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qd8#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxe8
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qf8
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qxb7+
- 1...e6
- 2.Qf8
- threat
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qf8
- threat
- 1.Qf3!
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