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Problem Display
PID: 258449 (n2n1Q2/N2BP3/r6r/2pkP2b/p4Pp1/B1pPp3/KPN5/2b5 w - - 0 1)
Costachel, Octav
Die Schwalbe, 1931
#3
11 + 12
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Rag6
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- 1...Rhg6
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- 1...Bxb2
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Bc1
- 3.Sxc3#
- 2...e2
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qxa8+
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Rc6
- 2.Qxa8+
- 1...Rag6
- Tries
- 1.Sb4+?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...cxb4!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Sb5?
- threat
- 2.Sxc3#
- 1...Bxb2
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...cxb2
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Bd2!
- threat
- 1.exd8R?
- threat
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Bxa4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bxg4+
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Rd6
- 2.Bb5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bf5+
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Rd6
- 2.Bc6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bd5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Bc8+
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Rd6
- 2.Be8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxh6
- threat
- 3.Bxa4#
- 3.Bxg4#
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bf5#
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Be8#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Rxa7
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Bxa4+
- 1...Rac6
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bd5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Rcd6
- 3.Bc6#
- 2...Rce6
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...Rad6
- 2.Bc6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bc6+
- 1...Rhc6
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bd5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...Rhd6!
- threat
- 1.Sb4+?
- Keys
- 1.Bb5!
- threat
- 2.Bc4#
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Bc4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qxd8#
- 3.exd8Q#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.exd8Q
- threat
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Qdxd6#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qdd6#
- threat
- 2.exd8S+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Bc4+
- 1...Rxa7
- 2.exd8S
- threat
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...c4
- 3.Bxc4#
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.exd8S
- 1...Sb6
- 2.exd8Q+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qdd6#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Qfxd6#
- 3.Qdxd6#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.exd8S
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.exd8R+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.exd8Q+
- threat
- 1.exd8Q!
- threat
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Sd4
- threat
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Be6#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qxa5#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Bxa4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qdd6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Qfxd6#
- 3.Qdxd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bxg4+
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Qfxd6#
- 3.Qdxd6#
- 2...Rd6
- 2.Bb5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Qdd6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Qfxd6#
- 3.Qdxd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bf5+
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Qfxd6#
- 3.Qdxd6#
- 2...Rd6
- 2.Bc6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bd5#
- 3.Qde7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qdd6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qdd6#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Bc8+
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Qfxd6#
- 3.Qdxd6#
- 2...Rd6
- 2.Be8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qdd6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Qfxd6#
- 3.Qdxd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxh6
- threat
- 3.Bxa4#
- 3.Bxg4#
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bf5#
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Be8#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qxa8#
- threat
- 2.Qfe7
- threat
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Rxa7
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxa8+
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Rc6
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.e6
- threat
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Bc6#
- threat
- 2.Sd4
- 1...Rac6
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bd5#
- 3.Qde7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qdd6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qfe7
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Rcd6
- 3.Bc6#
- 2...Rce6
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxa8
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...Rad6
- 2.Bc6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qde7#
- 3.Qdxd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxa8+
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Rc6
- 2.exd6
- threat
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qxa8#
- threat
- 2.Bc6+
- 1...Rhc6
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bd5#
- 3.Qdf6#
- 3.Qde7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qdd6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 3.Qff6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qff6#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Qfe7
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxa8
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...Rhd6
- 2.Qxa8+
- 2...Rac6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Rdc6
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Rac6
- 2.Qxa8+
- threat
- 1.exd8S!
- threat
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Sac6
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Rxc6
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 2...Rh7
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Sc8
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 2...Rh7
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Bf5
- threat
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Bg6
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bg6
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Sac6
- 1...Rac6
- 2.Saxc6
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Rxc6
- 3.Bxc6#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bg6
- 3.Bxc6#
- threat
- 2.Saxc6
- 1...Rad6
- 2.Bf5
- threat
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Rxd8
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Bg6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Bf5
- 1...Rhc6
- 2.Saxc6
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Rxc6
- 3.Bxc6#
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Rxe6
- 2.bxc3
- threat
- 3.c4#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...c4
- 3.Sb4#
- threat
- 2.Saxc6
- 1...Rhd6
- 2.Sc8
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Rxd7
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Bb5
- threat
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...c4
- 3.Bxc4#
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Rxe6
- 2.Sc8
- threat
- 1.Bb5!
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