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PID: 35744 (3b4/4pK2/k7/4N3/pQP1p3/2n5/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Bull, Cecil Alfred Lucas

Western Daily Mercury, 1916

(First published on Fri Jun 23 1916)

3b4/4pK2/k7/4N3/pQP1p3/2n5/8/8

#3

4 + 6

15239 Valois Notebooks 2019

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Sd7?
      • threat
        • 2.Sc5+
          • 2...Ka7
            • 3.Qb7#
      • 1...Ka7
        • 2.Qb8+
          • 2...Ka6
            • 3.Qa8#
      • 1...Sb5!
    • 1.Qb5+?
      • 1...Ka7
        • 2.Sc6+
          • 2...Ka8
            • 3.Qa6#
            • 3.Qb8#
      • 1...Sxb5!
    • 1.Qb7+?
      • 1...Ka5
        • 2.Sc6#
      • 1...Kxb7!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qb8!
      • threat
        • 2.Sc6
          • threat
            • 3.Qa7#
          • 2...Bb6
            • 3.Qc8#
          • 2...Sb5
            • 3.Qxb5#
            • 3.cxb5#
      • 1...Ka5
        • 2.Sc6+
          • 2...Ka6
            • 3.Qa7#
      • 1...Ba5
        • 2.Sc6
          • threat
            • 3.Qa7#
          • 2...Bb6
            • 3.Qc8#
          • 2...Sb5
            • 3.Qxb5#
            • 3.cxb5#
        • 2.Sd7
          • threat
            • 3.Sc5#
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Bb6
            • 3.Qxb6#
      • 1...Bb6
        • 2.Qc8+
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Sc6#
          • 2...Ka7
            • 3.Sc6#
      • 1...Bc7
        • 2.Qa8+
          • 2...Kb6
            • 3.Sd7#
      • 1...Sb1
        • 2.Sc6
          • threat
            • 3.Qa7#
            • 3.Qb5#
          • 2...Bb6
            • 3.Qc8#
        • 2.Sd7
          • threat
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Qb5#
          • 2...Bb6
            • 3.Qxb6#
      • 1...Sd1
        • 2.Sc6
          • threat
            • 3.Qa7#
            • 3.Qb5#
          • 2...Bb6
            • 3.Qc8#
        • 2.Sd7
          • threat
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Qb5#
          • 2...Bb6
            • 3.Qxb6#
      • 1...Sa2
        • 2.Sc6
          • threat
            • 3.Qa7#
            • 3.Qb5#
          • 2...Bb6
            • 3.Qc8#
        • 2.Sd7
          • threat
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Qb5#
          • 2...Bb6
            • 3.Qxb6#
      • 1...Se2
        • 2.Sc6
          • threat
            • 3.Qa7#
            • 3.Qb5#
          • 2...Bb6
            • 3.Qc8#
        • 2.Sd7
          • threat
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Qb5#
          • 2...Bb6
            • 3.Qxb6#
      • 1...Sb5
        • 2.cxb5+
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Sc6#
      • 1...Sd5
        • 2.Sc6
          • threat
            • 3.Qa7#
            • 3.Qb5#
          • 2...Bb6
            • 3.Qc8#

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