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PID: 94722 (8/3K1p2/1p2p3/3k4/1R1P2P1/4n1P1/p1PR4/4Q1bb w - - 0 1)
Vasta, Jan
British Chess Magazine, 1923
#3
8 + 8
| 6490 | yacpdb | 2009 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ke4
- 2.d5+
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.d5+
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Sg2
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Sg2
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Sg2
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Sg2
- 2.Qxe3
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.c4#
- threat
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qxe3
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.c4#
- 2...Bxc2
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.c4+
- 2...Sxc4
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...Sxc4
- 2.Qxe3
- 1...Sd1
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sxc2
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...Sxg4
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.c4#
- 1...Ke4
- Tries
- 1.Rb5+?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Qe2+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Rb3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qe2+
- 1...Ke4!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Qf1?
- threat
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...b5
- 3.Rxb5#
- threat
- 2.Rb5+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.d5+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Sxc2
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rb5+
- 1...Sxg4
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.c4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rb5+
- 1...a1Q
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rb5+
- 1...a1S
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rb5+
- 1...a1R
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rb5+
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...b5
- 3.Rxb5#
- threat
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Sg2
- 3.Qxg2#
- 2...Sg2
- 2.Qd3
- 1...Sd1
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf4
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.c4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.c4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rb5+
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf4
- threat
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...Se5+
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Sxd2
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...b5
- 3.Rxb5#
- threat
- 2.Rb5+
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.c4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rb5+
- 1...b5
- 2.Rxb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Rxb5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb5+
- 1...e5
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...b5
- 3.Rxb5#
- threat
- 2.dxe5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rb5+
- 1...f6
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...b5
- 3.Rxb5#
- threat
- 2.Rb5+
- 1...Sxf1!
- threat
- 1.Qe2?
- threat
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...b5
- 3.Rxb5#
- threat
- 2.Rb5+
- 1...a1Q
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rb5+
- 1...a1S
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rb5+
- 1...a1R
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rb5+
- 1...b5
- 2.Rxb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Rxb5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb5+
- 1...e5
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...b5
- 3.Rxb5#
- threat
- 2.Rb5+
- 1...f6
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...b5
- 3.Rxb5#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- 1...Ke4!
- threat
- 1.Qxe3?
- threat
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.c4#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qb3#
- 2.c4#
- 1...b5
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qxe5#
- 2.c4#
- 2.dxe5#
- 1...f6
- 2.Qxe6#
- 2.c4#
- 1...Bxe3!
- threat
- 1.c4+?
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Rb5#
- 1...Ke4!
- 1...Sxc4
- 1.Rb5+?
- Keys
- 1.Re2!
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Rxe3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Qxh1#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rxe3+
- 1...Sxg4
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Sxe5+
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Sxe5+
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...a1Q
- 2.Qxa1
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Rb5#
- threat
- 2.Qxa1
- 1...a1B
- 2.Qxa1
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Rb5#
- threat
- 2.Qxa1
- 1...a1R
- 2.Qxa1
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Rb5#
- threat
- 2.Qxa1
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Sxe5+
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...b5
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Rxb5#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...e5
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 1.Re2!
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