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PID: 83710 (8/4p1Q1/r1p4K/p3PP2/2pk4/P5N1/P1p1P3/2B4B w - - 0 1)

Ellerman, Arnoldo

Western Daily Mercury, 1921

(First published on Fri Jan 14 1921)

8/4p1Q1/r1p4K/p3PP2/2pk4/P5N1/P1p1P3/2B4B

#3

10 + 7

6490 yacpdb 2009
15239 Valois Notebooks 2020

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Kc3
      • 2.e6#
    • 1...Rb6
      • 2.e6+
        • 2...Kc5
          • 3.Qe5#
    • 1...c5+
      • 2.e6#
  • Tries
    • 1.Be3+?
      • 1...Kc3
        • 2.e6#
      • 1...Kxe3!
    • 1.e3+?
      • 1...Kc3
        • 2.Be4
          • threat
            • 3.Se2#
            • 3.e6#
        • 2.e6+
          • 2...Kd3
            • 3.Be4#
            • 3.Qd4#
      • 1...Kd3
        • 2.Be4+
          • 2...Kc3
            • 3.Se2#
            • 3.e6#
        • 2.e6
          • threat
            • 3.Be4#
            • 3.Qd4#
      • 1...Kc5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Se4!
      • threat
        • 2.Qg1+
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Kxe5
            • 3.Qc5#
      • 1...c5+
        • 2.Sd6
          • threat
            • 3.e6#
          • 2...Kc3
            • 3.e6#
          • 2...e6
            • 3.Sb5#
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Be3
          • threat
            • 3.Sd2#
            • 3.Sf2#
            • 3.Sc3#
            • 3.Sg3#
            • 3.Sc5#
            • 3.Sg5#
            • 3.Sd6#
      • 1...c3
        • 2.Qg1+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Kxe5
            • 3.Qc5#

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