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PID: 63025 (4B3/2K5/p2p4/k1pp1R2/8/5r2/nPpN1B2/2r2Q2 w - - 0 1)
Dobbs, Gilbert S
The Chess Review, 1937
#3
7 + 9
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Qxa6
- threat
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qa3#
- threat
- 2.Qxa6
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qxc3#
- threat
- 2.Qxd3
- 1...Rh3
- 2.Qxh3
- threat
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qxc3#
- threat
- 2.Qxh3
- 1...c4
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qxc4
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qa4#
- threat
- 2.Rxd5+
- 1...Kb4
- Tries
- 1.Rxf3?
- threat
- 2.Ra3+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qxc3#
- threat
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb3#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qa3#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Ra3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Ra3+
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qxc3#
- threat
- 2.Qxa6
- threat
- 3.Rb3#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qa3#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- 1...Rxf1
- 2.Ra3+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Ra3+
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Ra3+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Sb4
- 3.Sb3#
- threat
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb3#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qa3#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Ra3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Ra3+
- 1...Re1
- 2.Ra3+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb3#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qa3#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Ra3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Ra3+
- 1...c4
- 2.Ra3+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Ra3+
- 1...d4
- 2.Ra3+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Ra4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Ra3#
- 3.Qa4#
- threat
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Rb3#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qa3#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Ra3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Ra3+
- 1...Sc3!
- threat
- 1.Qc4?
- threat
- 2.Qa4#
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Sb3+
- 2...Rxb3
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Rxb3
- 2.Bxc5
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 3.Bxd6#
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Rb3
- 3.Sxb3#
- 3.Qa4#
- threat
- 2.bxa3
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- threat
- 2.Sb3+
- 1...Sb4
- 2.Bxc5
- threat
- 3.Bxb4#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxf3
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Ra3#
- threat
- 2.Bxc5
- 1...dxc4!
- threat
- 1.Qxa6+?
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.Qa4#
- 2.Qb6#
- 1...Kxa6!
- 1...Kb4
- 1.Rxf3?
- Keys
- 1.Bxc5!
- threat
- 2.Rf4
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sc4#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qa3#
- threat
- 2.b4+
- 2...Sxb4
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Sxb4
- 2.Rf4
- 1...Rcxf1
- 2.Rf4
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sc4#
- threat
- 2.b4+
- 2...Sxb4
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Sxb4
- 2.Rf4
- 1...dxc5
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qxc3#
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Rf4
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sc4#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.b4+
- 2...Sxb4
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Sxb4
- 2.Rf4
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Rf4
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sc4#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qa3#
- threat
- 2.Rf4
- 1...Re1
- 2.Qxe1
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Sb4
- 3.Bb6#
- threat
- 2.b4+
- 2...Sxb4
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Sxb4
- 2.Qxe1
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Bxd6#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Bxa3
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 3.Bxd6#
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Rb3
- 3.Sxb3#
- 3.Qa4#
- threat
- 2.b4+
- 2...Sxb4
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Sxb4
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Bxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Rf4
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sc4#
- threat
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qa3#
- threat
- 2.Qf4
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Bxd6#
- threat
- 2.b4+
- 2...Sxb4
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Sxb4
- 2.Rf4
- 1...Re3
- 2.b4+
- 2...Sxb4
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Sxb4
- 2.b4+
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Bxd6#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.b4+
- 2...Sxb4
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Sxb4
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Rh3
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Bxd6#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Qxh3
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qa3#
- threat
- 2.b4+
- 2...Sxb4
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Sxb4
- 2.Sc4+
- threat
- 1.Bxc5!
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