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Problem Display

PID: 222542 (7r/2NR1P1B/r2P1P1R/p3k1p1/2p2NP1/2K3pb/4P3/2B5 w - - 0 1)

Grinblat, Arieh

Variantim, 2003

7r/2NR1P1B/r2P1P1R/p3k1p1/2p2NP1/2K3pb/4P3/2B5

#3

12 + 8

SOLUTION

SOUND
Sets
- 1...Rxd6
  - 2.Re7+
    - 2...Re6
      - 3.Rxe6#
- 1...Re8
  - 2.fxe8Q#
  - 2.fxe8R#
- 1...Rg8
  - 2.fxg8Q
    - threat
      - 3.Qd5#
      - 3.Qe6#
      - 3.Qxg5#
      - 3.Qe8#
Tries
- 1.Kxc4?
  - threat
    - 2.Sd3#
  - 1...Rxd6
    - 2.Re7+
      - 2...Re6
        3.Rxe6#
  - 1...Rxh7
    - 2.Sd3+
      - 2...Ke4
        3.Re7#
    - 2.Sg6+
      - 2...Ke4
        3.Re7#
      - 2...Kxf6
        3.Bb2#
  - 1...Rc6+!
- 1.Sg6+?
  - 1...Ke4
    - 2.Re7#
  - 1...Kxf6!
- 1.Se8?
  - threat
    - 2.Re7#
  - 1...Rxd6
    - 2.Rxd6
      - threat
        3.Rd5#
        3.Re6#
      - 2...gxf4
        3.Rh5#
    - 2.Re7+
      - 2...Re6
        3.Rxe6#
  - 1...Bxg4
    - 2.Re7+
      - 2...Be6
        3.Rxe6#
  - 1...gxf4
    - 2.Rh5+
      - 2...Ke6
        3.Re7#
  - 1...Ra7!
- 1.f8Q?
  - threat
    - 2.Qe7#
  - 1...Rxh7
    - 2.Qe8+
      - 2...Re7
        3.Qxe7#
  - 1...Bxg4
    - 2.Qe7+
      - 2...Be6
        3.Qxe6#
  - 1...Rxf8!
Keys
- 1.Be3!
  - threat
    - 2.Sg6+
      - 2...Ke4
        3.Re7#
      - 2...Kxf6
        3.Bd4#
  - 1...Rxd6
    - 2.Re7+
      - 2...Re6
        3.Rxe6#
  - 1...Bxg4
    - 2.Bd4+
      - 2...Kxf4
        3.Sd5#
  - 1...Rg8
    - 2.fxg8Q
      - threat
        3.Qd5#
        3.Qe6#
        3.Qxg5#
        3.Qe8#

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