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PID: 259215 (8/2Qp4/p2pp3/1P1P4/p7/1k2K3/8/1BB2b2 w - - 0 1)

Clark, Robert Winslow

Western Morning News, 1923

(First published on Sat Sep 15 1923)

8/2Qp4/p2pp3/1P1P4/p7/1k2K3/8/1BB2b2

#3

6 + 7

15239 Valois Notebooks 2022

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Ba2+?
      • 1...Kxa2
        • 2.Qc2+
          • 2...Ka1
            • 3.Qb2#
      • 1...Kb4!
    • 1.Bc2+?
      • 1...Ka2
        • 2.Qxd6
          • threat
            • 3.Qa3#
          • 2...Ka1
            • 3.Qa3#
          • 2...a3
            • 3.Qxa3#
        • 2.Qc3
          • threat
            • 3.Qb2#
            • 3.Qa3#
          • 2...a3
            • 3.Qxa3#
      • 1...Kb4!
    • 1.Bd2?
      • threat
        • 2.Qc3#
      • 1...Kb2
        • 2.Qc1+
          • 2...Ka1
            • 3.Bc3#
          • 2...Kb3
            • 3.Qc3#
        • 2.Qc2+
          • 2...Ka1
            • 3.Bc3#
            • 3.Qa2#
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Qa2#
            • 3.Qc3#
      • 1...Bc4!
    • 1.Ba3?
      • threat
        • 2.Qa5
          • threat
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...Kxa3
            • 3.Qc3#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Ba2#
        • 2.Qc2+
          • 2...Kxa3
            • 3.Qc3#
      • 1...axb5
        • 2.Qa5
          • threat
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...Kxa3
            • 3.Qc3#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Ba2#
          • 2...b4
            • 3.Qxb4#
        • 2.Qc2+
          • 2...Kxa3
            • 3.Qc3#
      • 1...exd5
        • 2.Qc2+
          • 2...Kxa3
            • 3.Qc3#
      • 1...Bd3
        • 2.Kxd3
          • threat
            • 3.Qc3#
          • 2...Kxa3
            • 3.Qc3#
      • 1...a5
        • 2.Qxa5
          • threat
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...Kxa3
            • 3.Qc3#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Ba2#
        • 2.Qc2+
          • 2...Kxa3
            • 3.Qc3#
      • 1...Bc4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qa5!
      • threat
        • 2.Ba3
          • threat
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...Kxa3
            • 3.Qc3#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Ba2#
      • 1...Kc4
        • 2.Ba2+
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Ba3#
      • 1...axb5
        • 2.Ba3
          • threat
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...Kxa3
            • 3.Qc3#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Ba2#
          • 2...b4
            • 3.Qxb4#
      • 1...exd5
        • 2.Kd4
          • threat
            • 3.Qc3#
          • 2...a3
            • 3.Qxa3#
      • 1...Bd3
        • 2.Kxd3
          • threat
            • 3.Qc3#
          • 2...a3
            • 3.Qxa3#
      • 1...Bc4
        • 2.Kd2
          • threat
            • 3.Qc3#
          • 2...a3
            • 3.Qxa3#
      • 1...a3
        • 2.Bxa3
          • threat
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Ba2#

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