Problem 2742

 

Booth, David

Chess Amateur, 1919
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Solution: 1...Nf5[a]/Ng6[b]/Ng8[b]/Nd5[b]/Nc6[b]/Nc8[b] 2.Bd5#[A] 1...Nf1[c]/Nf3[d]/Nc4[e]/Nb1[c]/Nb3[f] 2.Bb1#[B] 1...exf4[g] 2.Nc5#[C] 1.Bc5? zz 1...Nf5[a]/Ng6[b]/Ng8[b]/Nd5[b]/Nc6[b]/Nc8[b] 2.Bd5#[A] 1...Nf1[c]/Nf3[d]/Nc4[e]/Nb1[c]/Nb3[f] 2.Bb1#[B] but 1...exf4[g]! 16 tries skipped
1.Nd4?? zz 1...Nf5[a]/Ng6[b]/Ng8[b]/Nd5[b]/Nc6[b]/Nc8[b] 2.Qxf5#[E] 1...Nf1[c]/Nf3[d]/Nc4[e]/Nb1[c]/Nb3[f] 2.Qf3#[D] 1...exf4[g] 2.Qe2#[F] 1...Kxf4 2.Qh4# but 1...exd4! 1.Kh1?? zz 1...Nf5[a]/Ng6[b]/Ng8[b]/Nd5[b]/Nc6[b]/Nc8[b] 2.Bd5#[A] 1...Nf1[c]/Nf3[d]/Nc4[e]/Nb1[c]/Nb3[f] 2.Bb1#[B] 1...exf4[g] 2.Nc5#[C] but 1...g2+! 1.Kh3?? zz 1...Nf5[a]/Ng6[b]/Ng8[b]/Nd5[b]/Nc6[b]/Nc8[b] 2.Bd5#[A] 1...Nf1[c]/Nf3[d]/Nc4[e]/Nb1[c]/Nb3[f] 2.Bb1#[B] 1...exf4[g] 2.Nc5#[C] but 1...g2! 1.Bf2?? zz 1...Nf5[a]/Ng6[b]/Ng8[b]/Nd5[b]/Nc6[b]/Nc8[b] 2.Bd5#[A] 1...Nf1[c]/Nf3[d]/Nc4[e]/Nb1[c]/Nb3[f] 2.Bb1#[B] 1...exf4[g] 2.Nc5#[C] but 1...gxf2! 1.Bb6?? zz 1...Nf5[a]/Ng6[b]/Ng8[b]/Nd5[b]/Nc6[b]/Nc8[b] 2.Bd5#[A] 1...Nf1[c]/Nf3[d]/Nc4[e]/Nb1[c]/Nb3[f] 2.Bb1#[B] but 1...exf4[g]! 1.Ba7?? zz 1...Nf5[a]/Ng6[b]/Ng8[b]/Nd5[b]/Nc6[b]/Nc8[b] 2.Bd5#[A] 1...Nf1[c]/Nf3[d]/Nc4[e]/Nb1[c]/Nb3[f] 2.Bb1#[B] but 1...exf4[g]! 1.Qg5?? (2.Nc5#[C]) 1...Nb3[f] 2.Bb1#[B] but 1...hxg5! 1.Qf5+[E]?? 1...Nxf5[a] 2.Bd5#[A] but 1...Kxf5! 1.Qg4?? (2.Nc5#[C]) 1...Nb3[f] 2.Bb1#[B] but 1...exf4[g]! 1.Qf3+[D]?? 1...Nxf3[d] 2.Bb1#[B] but 1...Kf5! 1.Qf7?? (2.Nc5#[C]) 1...Nf5[a] 2.Bd5#[A]/Qb7# 1...Nb3[f] 2.Bb1#[B] but 1...exf4[g]! 1.Nh3?? (2.Nc5#[C]) 1...Nc4[e]/Nb3[f] 2.Qf3#[D] but 1...Kd3! 1.Ne2?? (2.Nc5#[C]) 1...Nc4[e]/Nb3[f] 2.Qf3#[D] but 1...Kd3! 1.Nd3?? (2.Nec5#/Ndc5#) 1...Nc4[e]/Nb3[f] 2.Qf3#[D] but 1...Kxd3! 1.Bb3?? (2.Bc2#) but 1...Nxb3[f]! 1.Bc4?? (2.Bd3#) 1...exf4[g] 2.Nc5#[C] but 1...Nxc4[e]!
1.Ng7! zz 1...Nf5[a]/Ng6[b]/Ng8[b]/Nd5[b]/Nc6[b]/Nc8[b] 2.Qxf5#[E] 1...Nf1[c]/Nf3[d]/Nc4[e]/Nb1[c]/Nb3[f] 2.Qf3#[D] 1...exf4[g] 2.Qe2#[F] 1...Kxf4 2.Qh4#

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