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PID: 34665 (8/p3p3/P2kB2p/P2p1PpP/p2p4/N2P4/1P2R1KP/2B5 w - - 0 1)

Guttmann, Herbert

British Chess Magazine, 1939

8/p3p3/P2kB2p/P2p1PpP/p2p4/N2P4/1P2R1KP/2B5

#4

12 + 8

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Be3!
      • threat
        • 2.Bxd4
          • threat
            • 3.Rc2
              • 3...g4
                • 4.Sb5#
          • 2...Kc6
            • 3.Rc2+
              • 3...Kd6
                • 4.Sb5#
          • 2...Kc7
            • 3.Rc2+
              • 3...Kd6
                • 4.Sb5#
              • 3...Kb8
                • 4.Rc8#
              • 3...Kd8
                • 4.Rc8#
          • 2...g4
            • 3.Rc2
              • 3...g3
                • 4.Sb5#
      • 1...Kc5
        • 2.Rc2+
          • 2...Kb4
            • 3.Bd2+
              • 3...Kb3
                • 4.Bxd5#
          • 2...Kd6
            • 3.Bxd4
              • 3...g4
                • 4.Sb5#
      • 1...Ke5
        • 2.Sc4+
          • 2...dxc4
            • 3.Bf4+
              • 3...Kxf4
                • 4.Re4#
              • 3...Kf6
                • 4.Be5#
      • 1...Kc6
        • 2.Rc2+
          • 2...Kd6
            • 3.Bxd4
              • 3...g4
                • 4.Sb5#
        • 2.Bxd4
          • threat
            • 3.Rc2+
              • 3...Kd6
                • 4.Sb5#
          • 2...Kd6
            • 3.Rc2
              • 3...g4
                • 4.Sb5#
          • 2...Kc7
            • 3.Rc2+
              • 3...Kd6
                • 4.Sb5#
              • 3...Kb8
                • 4.Rc8#
              • 3...Kd8
                • 4.Rc8#
      • 1...Kc7
        • 2.Rc2+
          • 2...Kd6
            • 3.Bxd4
              • 3...g4
                • 4.Sb5#
        • 2.Bxd4
          • threat
            • 3.Rc2+
              • 3...Kd6
                • 4.Sb5#
              • 3...Kb8
                • 4.Rc8#
              • 3...Kd8
                • 4.Rc8#
          • 2...Kc6
            • 3.Rc2+
              • 3...Kd6
                • 4.Sb5#
          • 2...Kd6
            • 3.Rc2
              • 3...g4
                • 4.Sb5#
          • 2...Kb8
            • 3.Be5+
              • 3...Ka8
                • 4.Bxd5#
            • 3.Rc2
              • threat
                • 4.Rc8#
              • 3...Ka8
                • 4.Rc8#
          • 2...Kd8
            • 3.Rc2
              • threat
                • 4.Rc8#
              • 3...Ke8
                • 4.Rc8#
      • 1...dxe3
        • 2.d4
          • threat
            • 3.Rc2
              • threat
                • 4.Sb5#
          • 2...Kc6
            • 3.Rc2+
              • 3...Kd6
                • 4.Sb5#
          • 2...Kc7
            • 3.Rc2+
              • 3...Kd6
                • 4.Sb5#
              • 3...Kb8
                • 4.Rc8#
              • 3...Kd8
                • 4.Rc8#
      • 1...g4
        • 2.Bxd4
          • threat
            • 3.Rc2
              • 3...g3
                • 4.Sb5#
          • 2...Kc6
            • 3.Rc2+
              • 3...Kd6
                • 4.Sb5#
          • 2...Kc7
            • 3.Rc2+
              • 3...Kd6
                • 4.Sb5#
              • 3...Kb8
                • 4.Rc8#
              • 3...Kd8
                • 4.Rc8#
          • 2...g3
            • 3.Rc2
              • 3...gxh2
                • 4.Sb5#

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