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Problem Display
PID: 14788 (8/2p1p3/3p2r1/rB1p2p1/2pNk3/2p1N3/b3K2B/3R4 w - - 0 1)
Sprague, Gordon
The Problemist, 1954
#3
6 + 11
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxb5
- 2.Sxb5
- threat
- 3.Sxc3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxb5
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Sxg5#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxe6
- threat
- 3.Sxg5#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- 1...e6
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- 1...Rxb5
- Tries
- 1.Sxd5?
- threat
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Sxc3#
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- 1...Kxd5!
- threat
- 1.Sf3?
- threat
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...e5
- 2.Bd7
- threat
- 3.Bf5#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sxg5#
- threat
- 2.Bd7
- 1...c5!
- threat
- 1.Sc6?
- threat
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...d4
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...e5!
- threat
- 1.Se6?
- threat
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...c5
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Bxd5#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- 1...Rxe6!
- threat
- 1.Bd7?
- threat
- 2.Bf5#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Sxg5#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxe6
- threat
- 3.Sxg5#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Bxe6
- threat
- 3.Bf5#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- 1...e6
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...e5
- 3.Bf5#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- 1...Rf6!
- threat
- 1.Sxd5?
- Keys
- 1.Sdf5!
- threat
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...c5
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...e6
- 3.Sxd6#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- 1...e5
- 2.Sg3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rf1#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sg3+
- threat
- 1.Sdf5!
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