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PID: 4465 (3Q4/6P1/5p1n/7p/5P1n/5P1B/5K1N/5N1k w - - 0 1)

de Barbieri, Vittorio

Source?, 1925

3Q4/6P1/5p1n/7p/5P1n/5P1B/5K1N/5N1k

#3

8 + 5

5454 Near Snap 2018

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Sg2
      • 2.Bxg2#
    • 1...Sxf3
      • 2.Bg2#
    • 1...S4f5
      • 2.Bg2#
    • 1...Sg6
      • 2.Bg2#
  • Tries
    • 1.Qxf6?
      • threat
        • 2.Qxh6
          • 2...Sxf3
            • 3.Bg2#
          • 2...Sg2
            • 3.Bxg2#
          • 2...Sf5
            • 3.Bg2#
          • 2...Sg6
            • 3.Bg2#
      • 1...S6f5
        • 2.Qxf5
          • 2...Sxf3
            • 3.Bg2#
          • 2...Sxf5
            • 3.Bg2#
          • 2...Sg2
            • 3.Bxg2#
          • 2...Sg6
            • 3.Bg2#
      • 1...Sf7
        • 2.Qxh4
          • threat
            • 3.Bg2#
        • 2.Qxf7
          • 2...Sxf3
            • 3.Bg2#
          • 2...Sg2
            • 3.Bxg2#
          • 2...Sf5
            • 3.Bg2#
          • 2...Sg6
            • 3.Bg2#
      • 1...Sg8
        • 2.Qxh4
          • threat
            • 3.Bg2#
        • 2.Qg5
          • threat
            • 3.Qg1#
          • 2...Sxf3
            • 3.Bg2#
            • 3.Qg2#
          • 2...Sg2
            • 3.Bxg2#
            • 3.Qxg2#
        • 2.Qg6
          • threat
            • 3.Qg1#
          • 2...Sxf3
            • 3.Bg2#
            • 3.Qg2#
          • 2...Sxg6
            • 3.Bg2#
          • 2...Sg2
            • 3.Bxg2#
            • 3.Qxg2#
      • 1...Sg4+!
    • 1.g8Q?
      • threat
        • 2.Qg1#
      • 1...Sxg8
        • 2.Qxg8
          • threat
            • 3.Qg1#
          • 2...Sxf3
            • 3.Bg2#
            • 3.Qg2#
          • 2...Sg2
            • 3.Bxg2#
            • 3.Qxg2#
          • 2...Sg6
            • 3.Bg2#
      • 1...Sg4+!
    • 1.g8R?
      • threat
        • 2.Rg1#
      • 1...Sxg8
        • 2.Qxg8
          • threat
            • 3.Qg1#
          • 2...Sxf3
            • 3.Bg2#
            • 3.Qg2#
          • 2...Sg2
            • 3.Bxg2#
            • 3.Qxg2#
          • 2...Sg6
            • 3.Bg2#
      • 1...Sg4+!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qh8!
      • 1...Sg4+
        • 2.Sxg4
          • threat
            • 3.Sg3#
          • 2...hxg4
            • 3.Bg2#
          • 2...Sf5
            • 3.Bg2#
      • 1...S6f5
        • 2.Sg4
          • 2...Sxf3
            • 3.Bg2#
          • 2...Sxg7
            • 3.Sg3#
          • 2...hxg4
            • 3.Bg2#
          • 2...Sg2
            • 3.Bxg2#
          • 2...Sg6
            • 3.Bg2#
          • 2...Se3
            • 3.Sg3#
          • 2...Sg3
            • 3.Sxg3#
          • 2...Sd4
            • 3.Sg3#
          • 2...Sd6
            • 3.Sg3#
          • 2...Sh6
            • 3.Sg3#
          • 2...Se7
            • 3.Sg3#
      • 1...Sf7
        • 2.Sg4
          • threat
            • 3.Sg3#
          • 2...hxg4
            • 3.Bg2#
          • 2...Sf5
            • 3.Bg2#
      • 1...Sg8
        • 2.Sg4
          • threat
            • 3.Sg3#
          • 2...hxg4
            • 3.Bg2#
          • 2...Sf5
            • 3.Bg2#
      • 1...f5
        • 2.Qxh6
          • 2...Sxf3
            • 3.Bg2#
          • 2...Sg2
            • 3.Bxg2#
          • 2...Sg6
            • 3.Bg2#

This anticipates 3979(1948)

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