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PID: 194750 (2N5/1p5Q/r3k3/pP4P1/8/1p1Pp2P/PK3PP1/7n w - - 0 1)

Winter-Wood, Edward John

Western Daily Mercury, 1917

(First published on Fri Jan 19 1917)

2N5/1p5Q/r3k3/pP4P1/8/1p1Pp2P/PK3PP1/7n

#3

10 + 7

15239 Valois Notebooks 2019

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Kd5
      • 2.Qe4+
        • 2...Kc5
          • 3.Qc4#
    • 1...Ke5
      • 2.Qe4#
    • 1...Ra7
      • 2.Qe7+
        • 2...Kd5
          • 3.Qd6#
        • 2...Kf5
          • 3.Qf6#
    • 1...Ra8
      • 2.Qe7+
        • 2...Kd5
          • 3.Qd6#
        • 2...Kf5
          • 3.Qf6#
    • 1...b6
      • 2.Qe7+
        • 2...Kd5
          • 3.Qd6#
        • 2...Kf5
          • 3.Qf6#
  • Tries
    • 1.Qg6+?
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Qe4+
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qc4#
      • 1...Kd7!
    • 1.Qe7+?
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Qe4+
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qc4#
      • 1...Kf5!
    • 1.Qf7+?
      • 1...Ke5
        • 2.f4+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qc4#
      • 1...Kxf7!
    • 1.g4?
      • threat
        • 2.Qf5#
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Qe4+
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qc4#
      • 1...Sg3!
    • 1.b6?
      • threat
        • 2.Qe7+
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Qd6#
          • 2...Kf5
            • 3.Qf6#
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Qe4+
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qc4#
      • 1...Rxb6!
  • Keys
    • 1.bxa6!
      • threat
        • 2.Qe7+
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Qd6#
          • 2...Kf5
            • 3.Qf6#
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Qe4+
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qc4#

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