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PID: 173472 (2R5/p3p3/3pp3/3pP3/3P4/5p2/1k1P1P2/2N1N1K1 w - - 0 1)

Mandler, Artur

3rd Prize, Europe Echecs, 1962

2R5/p3p3/3pp3/3pP3/3P4/5p2/1k1P1P2/2N1N1K1

#5

8 + 7

6490 yacpdb 2018

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Kf1!
      • 1...Kb1
        • 2.Sed3
          • threat
            • 3.Rb8+
              • 3...Ka1
                • 4.Se1
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sc2#
                • 4.Rb2
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sb3#
              • 3...Kc2
                • 4.Ke1
                  • threat
                    • 5.Rb2#
          • 2...Ka1
            • 3.Rc2
              • threat
                • 4.Sb3+
                  • 4...Kb1
                    • 5.Rb2#
                • 4.Rb2
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sb3#
              • 3...Kb1
                • 4.Rb2+
                  • 4...Ka1
                    • 5.Sb3#
            • 3.Rb8
              • threat
                • 4.Se1
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sc2#
                • 4.Rb2
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sb3#
          • 2...a5
            • 3.Rb8+
              • 3...Ka1
                • 4.Se1
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sc2#
              • 3...Kc2
                • 4.Ke1
                  • threat
                    • 5.Rb2#
        • 2.Rc2
          • threat
            • 3.Sa2
              • threat
                • 4.Sc3+
                  • 4...Ka1
                    • 5.Ra2#
              • 3...Ka1
                • 4.Sc3
                  • threat
                    • 5.Ra2#
            • 3.Scd3
              • threat
                • 4.Rb2+
                  • 4...Ka1
                    • 5.Sc2#
              • 3...Ka1
                • 4.Rb2
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sc2#
          • 2...Ka1
            • 3.Sa2
              • threat
                • 4.Sc3
                  • threat
                    • 5.Ra2#
              • 3...Kb1
                • 4.Sc3+
                  • 4...Ka1
                    • 5.Ra2#
            • 3.Scd3
              • threat
                • 4.Rb2
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sc2#
              • 3...Kb1
                • 4.Rb2+
                  • 4...Ka1
                    • 5.Sc2#
            • 3.Sed3
              • threat
                • 4.Sb3+
                  • 4...Kb1
                    • 5.Rb2#
                • 4.Rb2
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sb3#
              • 3...Kb1
                • 4.Rb2+
                  • 4...Ka1
                    • 5.Sb3#
      • 1...Ka3
        • 2.Rb8
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Sc2
              • 3...Ka5
                • 4.Sb3+
                  • 4...Ka4
                    • 5.Rb4#
                  • 4...Ka6
                    • 5.Sb4#
              • 3...dxe5
                • 4.Sb3
                  • threat
                    • 5.Rb4#
                  • 4...a5
                    • 5.Sc5#
              • 3...a5
                • 4.Sa2
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Sc3#
                • 4.Sb3
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Sc5#
                • 4.Sd3
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Sb2#
                    • 5.Sc5#
              • 3...a6
                • 4.Rb4+
                  • 4...Ka5
                    • 5.Sb3#
          • 2...dxe5
            • 3.Sc2+
              • 3...Ka4
                • 4.Sb3
                  • threat
                    • 5.Rb4#
                  • 4...a5
                    • 5.Sc5#
            • 3.Sed3
              • threat
                • 4.Sb2
                  • threat
                    • 5.Rb3#
                • 4.Sc5
                  • threat
                    • 5.Rb3#
              • 3...Ka4
                • 4.Sc5+
                  • 4...Ka3
                    • 5.Rb3#
                  • 4...Ka5
                    • 5.S1b3#
              • 3...a5
                • 4.Rb3+
                  • 4...Ka4
                    • 5.Sb2#
                    • 5.Sc5#
          • 2...a5
            • 3.Sc2+
              • 3...Ka4
                • 4.Sa2
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Sc3#
                • 4.Sb3
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Sc5#
                • 4.Sd3
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Sb2#
                    • 5.Sc5#
            • 3.Rb3+
              • 3...Ka4
                • 4.Sed3
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Sb2#
                    • 5.Sc5#
            • 3.Scd3
              • threat
                • 4.Sc2+
                  • 4...Ka2
                    • 5.Sc1#
                    • 5.Rb2#
                  • 4...Ka4
                    • 5.Sb2#
              • 3...Ka2
                • 4.Sc2
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sc1#
                    • 5.Rb2#
              • 3...Ka4
                • 4.Sc2
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Sb2#
                    • 5.Sc5#
              • 3...dxe5
                • 4.Sc2+
                  • 4...Ka2
                    • 5.Sc1#
                    • 5.Rb2#
                  • 4...Ka4
                    • 5.Sb2#
                    • 5.Sc5#
              • 3...a4
                • 4.Sc2+
                  • 4...Ka2
                    • 5.Sc1#
                    • 5.Rb2#
                • 4.Sc1
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Sc2#
                • 4.Rb2
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Sc2#
            • 3.Sed3
              • threat
                • 4.Rb3+
                  • 4...Ka4
                    • 5.Sb2#
              • 3...Ka4
                • 4.Sb2+
                  • 4...Ka3
                    • 5.Rb3#
                • 4.Rb3
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Sb2#
                    • 5.Sc5#
              • 3...dxe5
                • 4.Rb3+
                  • 4...Ka4
                    • 5.Sb2#
                    • 5.Sc5#
              • 3...a4
                • 4.Se1
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Sc2#
                • 4.Rb1
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Ra1#
                • 4.Rb2
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Ra2#
                • 4.Rc8
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Rc3#
          • 2...a6
            • 3.Sc2+
              • 3...Ka4
                • 4.Rb4+
                  • 4...Ka5
                    • 5.Sb3#
            • 3.Sed3
              • threat
                • 4.Sb2
                  • threat
                    • 5.Rb3#
              • 3...Ka4
                • 4.Sb2+
                  • 4...Ka3
                    • 5.Rb3#
                  • 4...Ka5
                    • 5.Sb3#
              • 3...a5
                • 4.Rb3+
                  • 4...Ka4
                    • 5.Sb2#
      • 1...dxe5
        • 2.Sed3+
          • 2...Ka1
            • 3.Rc2
              • threat
                • 4.Sb3+
                  • 4...Kb1
                    • 5.Rb2#
                • 4.Rb2
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sb3#
              • 3...Kb1
                • 4.Rb2+
                  • 4...Ka1
                    • 5.Sb3#
            • 3.Rb8
              • threat
                • 4.Se1
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sc2#
                • 4.Rb2
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sb3#
          • 2...Kb1
            • 3.Rb8+
              • 3...Ka1
                • 4.Se1
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sc2#
                • 4.Rb2
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sb3#
              • 3...Kc2
                • 4.Ke1
                  • threat
                    • 5.Rb2#
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Rb8
              • threat
                • 4.Sb2
                  • threat
                    • 5.Rb3#
                • 4.Sc5
                  • threat
                    • 5.Rb3#
              • 3...Ka4
                • 4.Sc5+
                  • 4...Ka3
                    • 5.Rb3#
                  • 4...Ka5
                    • 5.S1b3#
              • 3...a5
                • 4.Rb3+
                  • 4...Ka4
                    • 5.Sb2#
                    • 5.Sc5#
      • 1...a5
        • 2.Sed3+
          • 2...Ka1
            • 3.Rb8
              • threat
                • 4.Se1
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sc2#
          • 2...Kb1
            • 3.Rb8+
              • 3...Ka1
                • 4.Se1
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sc2#
              • 3...Kc2
                • 4.Ke1
                  • threat
                    • 5.Rb2#
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Rc3+
              • 3...Ka4
                • 4.Rb3
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Sb2#
                    • 5.Sc5#
            • 3.Rb8
              • threat
                • 4.Rb3+
                  • 4...Ka4
                    • 5.Sb2#
              • 3...Ka4
                • 4.Sb2+
                  • 4...Ka3
                    • 5.Rb3#
                • 4.Rb3
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Sb2#
                    • 5.Sc5#
              • 3...dxe5
                • 4.Rb3+
                  • 4...Ka4
                    • 5.Sb2#
                    • 5.Sc5#
              • 3...a4
                • 4.Se1
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Sc2#
                • 4.Rb1
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Ra1#
                • 4.Rb2
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Ra2#
                • 4.Rc8
                  • 4...dxe5
                    • 5.Rc3#
      • 1...a6
        • 2.Sed3+
          • 2...Ka1
            • 3.Rc2
              • threat
                • 4.Sb3+
                  • 4...Kb1
                    • 5.Rb2#
                • 4.Rb2
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sb3#
              • 3...Kb1
                • 4.Rb2+
                  • 4...Ka1
                    • 5.Sb3#
            • 3.Rb8
              • threat
                • 4.Se1
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sc2#
                • 4.Rb2
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sb3#
          • 2...Kb1
            • 3.Rb8+
              • 3...Ka1
                • 4.Se1
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sc2#
                • 4.Rb2
                  • threat
                    • 5.Sb3#
              • 3...Kc2
                • 4.Ke1
                  • threat
                    • 5.Rb2#
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Rb8
              • threat
                • 4.Sb2
                  • threat
                    • 5.Rb3#
              • 3...Ka4
                • 4.Sb2+
                  • 4...Ka3
                    • 5.Rb3#
                  • 4...Ka5
                    • 5.Sb3#
              • 3...a5
                • 4.Rb3+
                  • 4...Ka4
                    • 5.Sb2#

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