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PID: 203688 (8/7K/6p1/5R2/PN6/5P2/1p1PP3/kb4Q1 w - - 0 1)

Anderson, Gerald Frank

Western Daily Mercury, 1920

(First published on Fri Aug 20 1920)

8/7K/6p1/5R2/PN6/5P2/1p1PP3/kb4Q1

#3

8 + 4

15239 Valois Notebooks 2020

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...gxf5
      • 2.Sc2+
        • 2...Ka2
          • 3.Qg8#
  • Tries
    • 1.Kh6?
      • 1...gxf5
        • 2.Sc2+
          • 2...Ka2
            • 3.Qg8#
      • 1...g5!
    • 1.Kh8?
      • 1...gxf5
        • 2.Sc2+
          • 2...Ka2
            • 3.Qg8#
      • 1...g5!
    • 1.Sa2?
      • threat
        • 2.Sc3
          • threat
            • 3.Qxb1#
      • 1...gxf5
        • 2.Sc3
          • 2...f4+
            • 3.Qxb1#
      • 1...g5
        • 2.Sc3
          • 2...g4
            • 3.Qxb1#
      • 1...Kxa2!
    • 1.Sd5?
      • threat
        • 2.Sc3
          • threat
            • 3.Qxb1#
      • 1...gxf5
        • 2.Sc3
          • 2...f4+
            • 3.Qxb1#
      • 1...g5
        • 2.Sc3
          • 2...g4
            • 3.Qxb1#
      • 1...Ka2!
    • 1.d3?
      • 1...gxf5
        • 2.Sc2+
          • 2...Ka2
            • 3.Qg8#
      • 1...g5!
    • 1.d4?
      • 1...gxf5
        • 2.Sc2+
          • 2...Ka2
            • 3.Qg8#
      • 1...g5!
    • 1.e3?
      • 1...gxf5
        • 2.Sc2+
          • 2...Ka2
            • 3.Qg8#
      • 1...g5!
    • 1.e4?
      • 1...gxf5
        • 2.Sc2+
          • 2...Ka2
            • 3.Qg8#
      • 1...g5!
    • 1.f4?
      • 1...gxf5
        • 2.Sc2+
          • 2...Ka2
            • 3.Qg8#
        • 2.Qg8
          • 2...Ba2
            • 3.Qxa2#
          • 2...Bc2
            • 3.Qa2#
          • 2...Bd3
            • 3.Qa2#
          • 2...Be4
            • 3.Qa2#
      • 1...g5!
    • 1.a5?
      • 1...gxf5
        • 2.Sc2+
          • 2...Ka2
            • 3.Qg8#
      • 1...g5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Rh5!
      • threat
        • 2.Rh1
          • 2...g5+
            • 3.Qxb1#
        • 2.Qxb1+
          • 2...Kxb1
            • 3.Rh1#
      • 1...gxh5+
        • 2.Sc2+
          • 2...Ka2
            • 3.Qg8#
      • 1...g5+
        • 2.Qxb1+
          • 2...Kxb1
            • 3.Rh1#

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