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PID: 192297 (8/8/2R5/8/8/3p1K2/5B2/3k4 w - - 0 1)

Bottacchi, Antonio

L'Italia Scacchistica, 1917

8/8/2R5/8/8/3p1K2/5B2/3k4

#3

3 + 2

5454 Near Snap 2019
3713 Snap 2019
6490 yacpdb 2019

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Kd2
      • 2.Be3+
        • 2...Kd1
          • 3.Rc1#
        • 2...Ke1
          • 3.Rc1#
  • Tries
    • 1.Bg1?
      • 1...Ke1
        • 2.Rc1+
          • 2...Kd2
            • 3.Be3#
      • 1...Kd2
        • 2.Be3+
          • 2...Kd1
            • 3.Rc1#
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Rc1#
      • 1...d2!
    • 1.Be3?
      • threat
        • 2.Rc1#
      • 1...Ke1
        • 2.Rc1#
      • 1...d2!
    • 1.Bg3?
      • 1...Kd2
        • 2.Bf4+
          • 2...Kd1
            • 3.Rc1#
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Rc1#
      • 1...d2!
    • 1.Bd4?
      • 1...Ke1
        • 2.Rc1+
          • 2...Kd2
            • 3.Be3#
      • 1...Kd2
        • 2.Be3+
          • 2...Kd1
            • 3.Rc1#
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Rc1#
      • 1...d2!
    • 1.Bh4?
      • 1...Kd2
        • 2.Bg5+
          • 2...Kd1
            • 3.Rc1#
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Rc1#
      • 1...d2!
    • 1.Ba7?
      • 1...Ke1
        • 2.Rc1+
          • 2...Kd2
            • 3.Be3#
      • 1...Kd2
        • 2.Be3+
          • 2...Kd1
            • 3.Rc1#
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Rc1#
      • 1...d2!
    • 1.Rc1+?
      • 1...Kd2
        • 2.Be3#
      • 1...Kxc1!
    • 1.Rc4?
      • 1...Kd2
        • 2.Be3+
          • 2...Kd1
            • 3.Rc1#
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Rc1#
      • 1...d2!
    • 1.Rc5?
      • 1...Kd2
        • 2.Be3+
          • 2...Kd1
            • 3.Rc1#
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Rc1#
      • 1...d2!
    • 1.Rc7?
      • 1...Kd2
        • 2.Be3+
          • 2...Kd1
            • 3.Rc1#
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Rc1#
      • 1...d2!
    • 1.Rc8?
      • 1...Kd2
        • 2.Be3+
          • 2...Kd1
            • 3.Rc1#
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Rc1#
      • 1...d2!
  • Keys
    • 1.Bb6!
      • 1...Ke1
        • 2.Rc1+
          • 2...Kd2
            • 3.Be3#
      • 1...Kd2
        • 2.Be3+
          • 2...Kd1
            • 3.Rc1#
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Rc1#
      • 1...d2
        • 2.Ba5
          • 2...Ke1
            • 3.Rc1#

Anticipated by 4431(1859), 40618(1891)

This anticipates 229453(1966), 131869(1974)

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