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PID: 256887 (K2Nk3/2B5/8/3p2P1/1QpPnP2/2P1n2B/1P2R2P/4R3 w - - 0 1)
Katko, J
British Chess Magazine, 1933
#3
13 + 5
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sd1
- 2.Rxe4+
- 2...dxe4
- 3.Rxe4#
- 2...dxe4
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Bd7#
- threat
- 2.Rxe4+
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Rxe4+
- 2...dxe4
- 3.Rxe4#
- 2...dxe4
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Bd7#
- threat
- 2.Rxe4+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Rxe4+
- 2...dxe4
- 3.Rxe4#
- 2...dxe4
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Bd7#
- threat
- 2.Rxe4+
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Rxe4+
- 2...dxe4
- 3.Rxe4#
- 2...dxe4
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Bd7#
- threat
- 2.Rxe4+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Bd7#
- threat
- 2.Qd6
- 1...Sxc3
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Bd7#
- threat
- 2.Qd6
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Bxd6
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Bxd6
- 1...Sd1
- Tries
- 1.Bd6?
- threat
- 2.Rxe3
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qa4+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Rxe3
- 1...Sxc3
- 2.Bf8
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qc8#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.bxc3
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Bf8
- 1...Sxg5
- 2.Bf8
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qa4+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qc8#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.fxg5
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Bf8
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Bxg4
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Bxg4
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Bxf5
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Bxf5
- 1...Sd1
- 2.Bf8
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Rxd1
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qa4+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qc8#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Bf8
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Bf8
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Rxf1
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qa4+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qc8#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Bf8
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Rxc2
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qa4+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qc8#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Rxc2
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Bf8
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Rxg2
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qa4+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qc8#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Bf8
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Bf8
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Rxd2
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qa4+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qc8#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Bf8
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Bf8
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Rxf2
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qa4+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qc8#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Bf8
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qa4+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.hxg3
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qa4+
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Bxc5
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qxc5
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Bxc5
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qc8#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Sg8
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.gxf6
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qb5+
- 1...Sxd6!
- threat
- 1.Qd6?
- threat
- 2.Bd7#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qe6+
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Se7
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qe6+
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Bg4
- threat
- 3.Bh5#
- threat
- 2.Bf5
- threat
- 3.Bg6#
- threat
- 2.Bc8
- 2...Sb3
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Rxe3#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Sa4
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Rxe3#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Sa6
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Rxe3#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Sb7
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Rxe3#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Bxd7#
- 2...Sb3
- 2.Rxe3+
- 2...Se4
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Se4
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.dxc5
- 2...d4
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...d4
- 2.Bg4
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Bf5
- threat
- 3.Bg6#
- threat
- 2.Be6
- threat
- 3.Bf7#
- threat
- 2.Bc8
- 2...Se4
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Sg4
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Sh5
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Rxe3#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Bxd7#
- 2...Sh7
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Rxe3#
- 2...Sg8
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Se4
- 2.Rxe3+
- 2...Se4
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Se4
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Bf5
- 1...Sxd6!
- threat
- 1.Qa4+?
- 1...Ke7
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Kf8!
- 1...Ke7
- 1.Qb5+?
- 1...Ke7
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Kf8!
- 1...Ke7
- 1.Qb6?
- threat
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Qe6+
- 1...Ke7
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qe6+
- 1...Kf8
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Sxg5
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Bxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- 1...Sxc3
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Bd7#
- threat
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Qd6
- 1...Sxg5
- 2.Qf6
- 2...Sxh3
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Sh7
- 3.Rxe3#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Sxh3
- 2.Qf6
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qe6+
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Se7
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qe6+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Bd7#
- threat
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Qd6
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Qe6+
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Qe6+
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Qf6
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Qe6+
- 1...Sd6!
- threat
- 1.Bd6?
- Keys
- 1.Bb8!
- threat
- 2.Rxe3
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Rxe3
- 1...Sxc3
- 2.bxc3
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.bxc3
- 1...Sxg5
- 2.fxg5
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.fxg5
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Bxg4
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Bxg4
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Bxf5
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Bxf5
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qxc5
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Qxc5
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Bxd6
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Bxd6
- 1...Sd1
- 2.Rxd1
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Rxd1
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Rxf1
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Rxf1
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Rxc2
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Rxc2
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Rxg2
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Rxg2
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Rxd2
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Rxd2
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Rxf2
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.Rxf2
- 1...Sg3
- 2.hxg3
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.hxg3
- 1...Sf6
- 2.gxf6
- 2...Kxd8
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxd8
- 2.gxf6
- threat
- 1.Bb8!
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