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Problem Display

PID: 239343 (4r3/1K6/1R4b1/3k4/1bN5/4RP2/B4B2/1q6 w - - 0 1)

Anonymous

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1861

4r3/1K6/1R4b1/3k4/1bN5/4RP2/B4B2/1q6

#3

7 + 5

671	Chicago Tribune	1876
6490	yacpdb	2021

SOLUTION

SOUND
Sets
- 1...Kc5
  - 2.Re5#
- 1...Qf5
  - 2.Re5+
    - 2...Qxe5
      - 3.Sb2#
      - 3.Sd2#
      - 3.Sa3#
      - 3.Sa5#
      - 3.Sd6#
    - 2...Rxe5
      - 3.Sb2#
      - 3.Sd2#
      - 3.Sa3#
      - 3.Sa5#
      - 3.Sd6#
- 1...Qe1
  - 2.Re5+
    - 2...Qxe5
      - 3.Sb2#
      - 3.Sd2#
      - 3.Sa3#
      - 3.Sa5#
      - 3.Sd6#
    - 2...Rxe5
      - 3.Sb2#
      - 3.Sd2#
      - 3.Sa3#
      - 3.Sa5#
      - 3.Sd6#
- 1...Qg1
  - 2.Re5+
    - 2...Rxe5
      - 3.Sb2#
      - 3.Sd2#
      - 3.Sa3#
      - 3.Sa5#
      - 3.Sd6#
- 1...Qh1
  - 2.Re5+
    - 2...Rxe5
      - 3.Sb2#
      - 3.Sd2#
      - 3.Sa3#
      - 3.Sa5#
      - 3.Sd6#
- 1...Qb2
  - 2.Re5+
    - 2...Qxe5
      - 3.Sb2#
      - 3.Sd2#
      - 3.Sa3#
      - 3.Sa5#
      - 3.Sd6#
    - 2...Rxe5
      - 3.Sxb2#
- 1...Re5
  - 2.Rxe5#
- 1...Ra8
  - 2.Re5#
- 1...Rc8
  - 2.Re5#
- 1...Rd8
  - 2.Re5#
- 1...Rf8
  - 2.Re5#
- 1...Rg8
  - 2.Re5#
- 1...Rh8
  - 2.Re5#
- 1...Be7
  - 2.Re5#
Tries
- 1.Rb5+?
  - 1...Kd4
    - 2.Ra3+
      - 2...Re3
        3.Bxe3#
  - 1...Bc5!
- 1.Rd6+?
  - 1...Kc5
    - 2.Re5#
  - 1...Bxd6+!
Keys
- 1.Re5+!
  - 1...Rxe5
    - 2.Rd6+
      - 2...Bxd6+
        3.Sb6#

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