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PID: 32218 (7r/8/8/3k4/7p/7Q/8/5BBK w - - 0 1)

Bull, Cecil Alfred Lucas

Natal Mercury, 1911

7r/8/8/3k4/7p/7Q/8/5BBK

#3

4 + 3

5371	Sonatas in Chess	1960

SOLUTION

SOUND
Keys
- 1.Bh2!
  - threat
    - 2.Qf5+
      - 2...Kd4
        3.Qe5#
      - 2...Kc6
        3.Qb5#
    - 2.Qd7+
      - 2...Ke4
        3.Qd3#
      - 2...Kc5
        3.Qd6#
  - 1...Kd4
    - 2.Qd3+
      - 2...Kc5
        3.Qd6#
  - 1...Kc5
    - 2.Qc3+
      - 2...Kd5
        3.Qc4#
      - 2...Kb6
        3.Qc7#
  - 1...Kc6
    - 2.Qe6+
      - 2...Kc5
        3.Qd6#
      - 2...Kb7
        3.Qa6#
  - 1...Rh5
    - 2.Qd7+
      - 2...Ke4
        3.Qd3#
      - 2...Kc5
        3.Qd6#
  - 1...Rh6
    - 2.Qf5+
      - 2...Kd4
        3.Qe5#
      - 2...Kc6
        3.Qb5#
  - 1...Rh7
    - 2.Qf5+
      - 2...Kd4
        3.Qe5#
      - 2...Kc6
        3.Qb5#
  - 1...Rb8
    - 2.Qd7+
      - 2...Ke4
        3.Qd3#
      - 2...Kc5
        3.Qd6#
  - 1...Rd8
    - 2.Qf5+
      - 2...Kd4
        3.Qe5#
      - 2...Kc6
        3.Qb5#
  - 1...Re8
    - 2.Qd7+
      - 2...Ke4
        3.Qd3#
      - 2...Kc5
        3.Qd6#
  - 1...Rf8
    - 2.Qd7+
      - 2...Ke4
        3.Qd3#
      - 2...Kc5
        3.Qd6#

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