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PID: 163346 (8/Rp6/p1p5/r1P5/8/8/kPp5/2K1Q3 w - - 0 1)

von Holzhausen, Walther Freiherr

Leipziger Tageblatt, 1924

(First published on Sun Jan 27 1924)

8/Rp6/p1p5/r1P5/8/8/kPp5/2K1Q3

#3

5 + 6

14986 White-Hume Collection 2017

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Ka1
      • 2.Qxa5#
    • 1...b5
      • 2.Kxc2
        • threat
          • 3.Qxa5#
          • 3.Qb1#
  • Tries
    • 1.Kxc2?
      • threat
        • 2.Qxa5#
        • 2.Qb1#
      • 1...Ra3
        • 2.Qb1#
      • 1...Ra4
        • 2.Qb1#
      • 1...Rb5
        • 2.Qb1#
      • 1...b6
        • 2.Qb1#
      • 1...Rxc5+!
  • Keys
    • 1.Rxa6!
      • threat
        • 2.Kxc2
          • threat
            • 3.Rxa5#
            • 3.Qxa5#
            • 3.Qb1#
        • 2.Rxa5+
          • 2...Kb3
            • 3.Qc3#
        • 2.Qxa5+
          • 2...Kb3
            • 3.Qc3#
            • 3.Qa4#
        • 2.Qe6+
          • 2...Ka1
            • 3.Rxa5#
      • 1...Kb3
        • 2.Qc3+
          • 2...Ka2
            • 3.Rxa5#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Rxa5#
            • 3.Qc4#
      • 1...Rxa6
        • 2.Kxc2
          • threat
            • 3.Qb1#
      • 1...bxa6
        • 2.Qb4
          • 2...Ka1
            • 3.Qxa5#
          • 2...Rxc5
            • 3.Qa3#
            • 3.Qa4#
          • 2...Ra3
            • 3.Qxa3#
          • 2...Ra4
            • 3.Qxa4#
          • 2...Rb5
            • 3.Qa3#
            • 3.Qa4#
      • 1...Ra4
        • 2.Kxc2
          • threat
            • 3.Rxa4#
            • 3.Qb1#
        • 2.Rxa4+
          • 2...Kb3
            • 3.Qb4#
        • 2.Qe6+
          • 2...Ka1
            • 3.Rxa4#
      • 1...b5
        • 2.Kxc2
          • threat
            • 3.Rxa5#
            • 3.Qxa5#
            • 3.Qb1#
        • 2.Rxa5+
          • 2...Kb3
            • 3.Qc3#
        • 2.Qxa5+
          • 2...Kb3
            • 3.Qc3#
        • 2.Qe6+
          • 2...Ka1
            • 3.Rxa5#
      • 1...b6
        • 2.Kxc2
          • threat
            • 3.Qb1#

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