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Problem Display

PID: 41149 (1r3b2/Qb2pP2/p1pkP2p/r2PN3/p4PPK/5P2/6PB/1B6 w - - 0 1)

Zgerski, Gennadi Bronislavovich

StrateGems, 2002

1r3b2/Qb2pP2/p1pkP2p/r2PN3/p4PPK/5P2/6PB/1B6

#3

12 + 10

SOLUTION

SOUND
Sets
- 1...Re8
  - 2.fxe8Q
    - threat
      - 3.Qd7#
      - 3.Qd8#
    - 2...Kxd5
      - 3.Qd7#
    - 2...Kc7
      - 3.Qd7#
      - 3.Qeb8#
    - 2...Bc8
      - 3.Qxc6#
  - 2.fxe8S+
    - 2...Kxd5
      - 3.Ba2#
- 1...cxd5
  - 2.Qb6+
    - 2...Bc6
      - 3.Qxc6#
Keys
- 1.f5!
  - threat
    - 2.Sd3+
      - 2...Kxd5
        3.Ba2#
    - 2.Sc4+
      - 2...Kxd5
        3.Se3#
    - 2.Sg6+
      - 2...Kxd5
        3.Ba2#
    - 2.Sd7+
      - 2...Kxd5
        3.Ba2#
  - 1...Kxd5
    - 2.Be4+
      - 2...Kd6
        3.Sc4#
  - 1...Kc7
    - 2.Sxc6+
      - 2...Kc8
        3.Qxb8#
  - 1...cxd5
    - 2.Sc4+
      - 2...Kc6
        3.Qb6#
    - 2.Sd7+
      - 2...Kc6
        3.Qb6#
    - 2.Qb6+
      - 2...Bc6
        3.Sd3#
        3.Sc4#
        3.Sxc6#
        3.Sg6#
        3.Sd7#
        3.Qxc6#
  - 1...Rb5
    - 2.Sc4+
      - 2...Kxd5
        3.Se3#
  - 1...Rc5
    - 2.Sd3+
      - 2...Kxd5
        3.Qxc5#
    - 2.Sd7+
      - 2...Kxd5
        3.Qxc5#
    - 2.Qxb8+
      - 2...Kxd5
        3.Qd8#
  - 1...Ba8
    - 2.Sc4+
      - 2...Kxd5
        3.Se3#
  - 1...Bc8
    - 2.Sc4+
      - 2...Kxd5
        3.Se3#
  - 1...Bg7
    - 2.Sc4+
      - 2...Kxd5
        3.Se3#
  - 1...c5
    - 2.Qxb8+
      - 2...Kxd5
        3.Qd8#

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