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PID: 221427 (2r4b/2ppp3/4Bk1p/8/1P3N2/3p2QK/5R2/8 w - - 0 1)
Vasta, Jan
British Chess Magazine, 1927
#3
6 + 8
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...Re8
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...d2
- 2.Re2
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Qg6#
- threat
- 2.Re2
- 1...dxe6
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Sg2#
- 2.Sxd3#
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Sh5#
- 1...d5
- 2.Sxd3+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Sxd3+
- 1...d6
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...d2
- 3.Sd3#
- threat
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Ra8
- Tries
- 1.Sg6+?
- 1...Kg7
- 2.Sf8#
- 1...Kxe6!
- 1...Kg7
- 1.Bd5?
- threat
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Sg2#
- 2.Sxd3#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Se6#
- 1...e6
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Sf8#
- 2...Kg7
- 2.Sg6+
- 1...e5
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Sf8#
- 2...Kg7
- 2.Sg6+
- 1...Ke5!
- threat
- 1.Bxd7?
- threat
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Sg2#
- 2.Sxd3#
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Sh5+
- 2...Bf6
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Bf6
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Bf6
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Bf6
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Sh5+
- 1...Ke5!
- threat
- 1.Re2?
- threat
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...dxe6
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Sh5#
- 1...h5
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Sxh5#
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...c6
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...d5
- 2.Sxd5#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Qg6#
- 1...dxe2!
- threat
- 1.Rf3?
- threat
- 2.Re3
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Qg6#
- threat
- 2.Re3
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Re3
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Qh4#
- 3.Qg6#
- threat
- 2.Re3
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...h5
- 2.Re3
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sxh5#
- 3.Qg6#
- threat
- 2.Re3
- 1...c6
- 2.Re3
- threat
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Qg6#
- threat
- 2.Re3
- 1...d5
- 2.Sxd3+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Re3
- threat
- 3.Sxd5#
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Qg6#
- threat
- 2.Sxd3+
- 1...Ke5!
- threat
- 1.Qh4+?
- 1...Kg7
- 2.Qxe7#
- 1...Ke5!
- 1...Kg7
- 1.Qe3?
- threat
- 2.Rg2
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Rg6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...dxe6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rg2#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Rg2
- 1...Kg5
- 2.Bf7
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Rg2+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Rg6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Bf7
- 1...Kg7
- 2.Rg2+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Rg6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Bf5#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Rg2+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Rg2
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Rg6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...dxe6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rg2#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Rg2
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rg2#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...d2
- 2.Rg2
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Rg6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...dxe6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rg2#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Rg2
- 1...h5
- 2.Rg2
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sxh5#
- 3.Rg6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...dxe6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Rg2
- 1...c5
- 2.Rg2
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Rg6#
- 2...dxe6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Rg2
- 1...c6
- 2.Rg2
- threat
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Rg6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...dxe6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rg2#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Rg2
- 1...d5
- 2.Rg2
- threat
- 3.Sxd5#
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Rg6#
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rg2#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Rg2
- 1...d6
- 2.Rg2
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Rg6#
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rg2#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Rg2
- 1...dxe6!
- threat
- 1.Qg4?
- threat
- 2.Sxd3#
- 1...d2
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Ke5!
- threat
- 1.Sg6+?
- Keys
- 1.Kh4!
- threat
- 2.Re2
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...dxe2
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Re2
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...c6
- 2.Re2
- threat
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...dxe2
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Re2
- 1...d5
- 2.Sxd3+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Sxd3+
- threat
- 1.Ba2!
- threat
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Sg2#
- 2.Sxd3#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sg2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxd3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sh5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Se2+
- 1...d5
- 2.Sxd3+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sxd5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sxd3+
- 1...e5
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Sf8#
- 2...Kg7
- 2.Sg6+
- threat
- 1.Bb3!
- threat
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Sg2#
- 2.Sxd3#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sg2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxd3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sh5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Se2+
- 1...d5
- 2.Sxd3+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sxd5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sxd3+
- 1...e5
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Sf8#
- 2...Kg7
- 2.Sg6+
- threat
- 1.Bc4!
- threat
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Sg2#
- 2.Sxd3#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sg2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxd3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sh5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Se2+
- 1...d5
- 2.Sxd3+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sxd5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sxd3+
- 1...e5
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Sf8#
- 2...Kg7
- 2.Sg6+
- threat
- 1.Bf7!
- threat
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Sg2#
- 2.Sxd3#
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sg2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxd3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sh5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Kxf7
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qg6+
- threat
- 1.Bg8!
- threat
- 2.Se2#
- 2.Sg2#
- 2.Sxd3#
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sg2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxd3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sh5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Rxg8
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sd5+
- threat
- 1.Kh4!
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