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PID: 48755 (8/1ppRnK2/2q1pp1N/4k3/1r4Rp/2PQ3N/2n3B1/b2br3 w - - 0 1)
Bettmann, Henry Wald
The Chess Review, 1933
#3
8 + 13
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Sxd4
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...Rb2
- Tries
- 1.Qg3+?
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...hxg3!
- 1...Rf4
- 1.Qg3+?
- Keys
- 1.Sf2!
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...hxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Qxg2
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Qd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Qd5
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 2.Qb5+
- 1...Qxd7
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qxc7#
- threat
- 2.Qxd7
- 1...Qxc3
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Bxc3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.Qxc3+
- 1...Rxg4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bxg4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sfxg4#
- 2...hxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Qf3
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- 1...Qa4
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Rexe4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rbxe4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rexe4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...hxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Sxd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxd5
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...cxd6
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...cxd6
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Rexe4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rbxe4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rexe4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Qb5
- 2.Qxb5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.Qxb5+
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...Sxd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxd5
- 2.Qxd5+
- 1...Qc4
- 2.Qxc4
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qxc7#
- threat
- 2.Qxc4
- 1...Qa6
- 2.Qxa6
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qxa6
- 1...Qd6
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...cxd6
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...cxd6
- 2.Qxd6+
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qxe3+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Re4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Qxe3+
- 1...Ree4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...hxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...hxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...hxg3
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxd4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...hxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...hxg3
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Sxd4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Rb3
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...hxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...hxg3
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxd4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...hxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...hxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 1...Rbe4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...hxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rxf5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...hxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...hxg3
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxd4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...hxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...hxg3
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxd4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qxe2+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rxe2
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Re4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Qxe2+
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Se3
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...S3xf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...S7xf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...S3xf5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Sdxf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sexf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sdxf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...hxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...hxg3
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Rexe4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rbxe4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rexe4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...hxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Sxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...hxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...hxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...hxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...hxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...h3
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...f5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...hxg3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...f4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Qxf5+
- threat
- 1.Sf2!
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