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PID: 140005 (8/1K1p1B2/3B4/1Pp5/1R6/k3bQ2/1ppP2p1/1R3nq1 w - - 0 1)
Kipping, Cyril Stanley
Westbury, Eric Ernest
The Problemist, 1938
#3
8 + 9
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...cxb1S
- 2.Rd4
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- threat
- 2.Rd4
- 1...c4
- 2.R4xb2+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Ra1#
- 3.Ra2#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.R4xb2+
- 1...cxb1S
- Tries
- 1.Bxc5?
- threat
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Rh4#
- 1...d5
- 2.R4xb2+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Ra1#
- 3.Ra2#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qa2#
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Qxb2#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Ka2
- 3.R4xb2#
- 3.Qxb2#
- threat
- 2.R4xb2+
- 1...c1R
- 2.R4xb2+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Ra2#
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Ra2#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Qxb2#
- 3.Qa6#
- threat
- 2.R4xb2+
- 1...d6
- 2.R4xb2+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Ra1#
- 3.Ra2#
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Ra2#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.R4xb2+
- 1...c1Q!
- threat
- 1.Rb3+?
- 1...Ka2
- 2.R3xb2+
- 2...Ka3
- 3.Ra2#
- 2...Ka3
- 2.R3xb2+
- 1...Ka4!
- 1...Ka2
- 1.Qe4?
- threat
- 2.Ra4#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qxc2
- threat
- 3.Ra4#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qxb2#
- 2...Ka2
- 3.R4xb2#
- 3.Ra4#
- 3.Qxb2#
- threat
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Ka2
- 3.R4xb2#
- 2...cxd3
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...c3
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Ka2
- 2.Qxc4
- threat
- 3.Ra4#
- 3.Qa2#
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qxc2
- 1...Bd4!
- threat
- 1.Qd5?
- threat
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Kxb4
- 2.Rxb2+
- 2...Ka3
- 3.Qa2#
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Ka3
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Ka5
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Ka3
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Ka3
- 2.Rxb2+
- 1...c1S
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...cxb4
- 3.Qxb4#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- 1...c4
- 2.Rb3+
- 2...Ka2
- 3.R3xb2#
- 2...Kxb3
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Ra3#
- 2...Ka2
- 2.Qxc4
- threat
- 3.Ra4#
- 3.Qa2#
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Ka2
- 3.R4xb2#
- 2...cxd3
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...c3
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Ka2
- 2.Rb3+
- 1...Sxd2!
- threat
- 1.Bxc5?
- Keys
- 1.Kb6!
- threat
- 2.Ka5
- threat
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...cxb4
- 3.Bxb4#
- 2...c4
- 3.R4xb2#
- threat
- 2.Rd4
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Rf4
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Rg4
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Rh4
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Rxb2#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Ka5
- 1...cxb4+
- 2.Ka5
- threat
- 3.Bxb4#
- threat
- 2.d4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Ka5
- 1...c4+
- 2.d4
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...cxd4 ep+
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Ka2
- 3.R4xb2#
- threat
- 2.d4
- 1...Kxb4
- 2.Qa8
- threat
- 3.Rxb2#
- 3.Qa5#
- threat
- 2.Qa8
- 1...Sxd2
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...cxb1Q
- 2.Rb3+
- 2...Ka2
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka2
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Rb3+
- 1...cxb1S
- 2.Rd4
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Rd4
- 1...cxb1B
- 2.Rb3+
- 2...Ka2
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka2
- 2.Rd4
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Rb3+
- 1...cxb1R
- 2.Rb3+
- 2...Ka2
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka2
- 2.Rd4
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Rf4
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Rg4
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Rh4
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Rb3+
- 1...c1Q
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...c1S
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...c1B
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...c1R
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Rxb2#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Qf2
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Rxb2#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Qh2
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Rxb2#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Qa8+
- 1...Qh1
- 2.Rd4
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Rf4
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Rg4
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Rxb2#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Rd4
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Ka5
- threat
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...cxb4
- 3.Bxb4#
- 2...c4
- 3.R4xb2#
- threat
- 2.Rd4
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Rxb2#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Ka5
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Ka5
- threat
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...cxb4
- 3.Bxb4#
- 2...c4
- 3.R4xb2#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Rxb2#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Ka5
- threat
- 1.Kb6!
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