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PID: 267098 (8/2p3p1/6p1/1pPB1p2/5pbn/3p4/3P4/k1K4Q w - - 0 1)

Kipping, Cyril Stanley

The Problemist, 1955

8/2p3p1/6p1/1pPB1p2/5pbn/3p4/3P4/k1K4Q

#3

5 + 10

SOLUTION

SOUND
Sets
- 1...Sg2
  - 2.Qh7
    - threat
      - 3.Qxg7#
  - 2.Qh8
    - threat
      - 3.Qxg7#
      - 3.Qa8#
- 1...Sf3
  - 2.Qh8
    - threat
      - 3.Qa8#
- 1...f3
  - 2.Qe1
    - threat
      - 3.Qe5#
Tries
- 1.Qe4?
  - threat
    - 2.Qd4#
    - 2.Qe5#
  - 1...Sf3
    - 2.Qxd3
      - threat
        3.Qb1#
        3.Qa3#
        3.Qc3#
    - 2.Qb4
      - threat
        3.Qa3#
        3.Qc3#
        3.Qa5#
        3.Qb1#
        3.Qb2#
    - 2.Qe8
      - threat
        3.Qa8#
  - 1...fxe4!
- 1.Qe1?
  - threat
    - 2.Qe5#
  - 1...Sf3
    - 2.Qe8
      - threat
        3.Qa8#
  - 1...Be2!
- 1.Qf1?
  - threat
    - 2.Qxd3
      - threat
        3.Qb1#
        3.Qa3#
        3.Qc3#
        3.Qd4#
  - 1...Sf3
    - 2.Qxd3
      - threat
        3.Qb1#
        3.Qa3#
        3.Qc3#
  - 1...b4
    - 2.Qxd3
      - threat
        3.Qb1#
        3.Qa6#
        3.Qd4#
  - 1...Be2!
Keys
- 1.Bb3!
  - threat
    - 2.Qa8#
  - 1...Bf3
    - 2.Qg1
      - threat
        3.Qd4#
  - 1...Sg2
    - 2.Qh7
      - threat
        3.Qxg7#
    - 2.Qh8
      - threat
        3.Qxg7#
        3.Qa8#
  - 1...Sf3
    - 2.Qh8
      - threat
        3.Qa8#
  - 1...f3
    - 2.Qe1
      - threat
        3.Qe5#
  - 1...c6
    - 2.Qxc6
      - threat
        3.Qa8#
        3.Qa6#

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