Now I have added a lot of variations but not all since there are too many. Tell me if I have forgotten an important variation. White to live. Escaping is also a solution. This is not as hard as it looks. If you find the first move and one a little bit trickier down in the sequence the rest is more or less one way street.
Author Hans Created 2003-05-02
Difficulty 8 dan (history) Source N/A
AVG solve time 33 sec Stars 2.83  (6 votes)
User attempts 167 / 2155 Collections Xuan Xuan Qijing
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Created 2003-05-02
Source N/A
Stars 2.83  (6 votes)
Collections Xuan Xuan Qijing
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User Attempts
Name When Result Path
2023-07-19 11:50:57 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 N16 N15 N18 N17 K19 H19 M19
2023-07-17 14:49:35 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 N18 K19 N16
2023-07-16 06:55:43 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 N16 N15 L14
:go 2022-03-12 04:59:52 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 M16 L16 L15 M15 N17 N16 K16 M16 M14
2020-09-21 05:07:06 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 M16 L16 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16 M14
shimitaku 2019-02-17 12:19:48 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 L15
2018-12-28 09:22:38 Failed J17 H18
2018-10-01 06:45:24 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N17
2017-03-15 13:26:18 Failed J17 H18
2016-05-29 15:32:15 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 L15
2016-04-28 01:37:13 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 K19
2016-04-27 10:37:41 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 K19 H19 N18 M19 L15 M15 N17 N16 K16 M16
2016-04-27 10:21:06 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 K16
2016-04-23 11:12:32 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 K19 H19 N18 M19 L15 M15 N17 N16 K16 M16
2016-04-21 13:11:34 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 K19 H19 N18 M19 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16
2016-04-21 09:08:11 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 K19 H19 N18 M19 N17 N16 K16 M16
2016-04-21 09:05:22 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 K19
2016-04-21 05:24:31 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 K19 H19 K16 N17 N18 N16
2016-04-20 12:58:01 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 L15
wukong1 2015-11-27 01:10:38 Failed J17 H18
2015-11-15 20:50:20 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 N18 K19 K16 N16 N17 M16 M14
briv 2015-05-07 12:59:03 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 N18 K19 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16
2014-07-27 17:48:31 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 M16 L16 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16
pento 2014-06-03 15:13:50 Failed J17 H18
2014-04-14 12:12:12 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 L15
2013-07-31 13:37:34 Failed H17
—´000 2013-05-25 14:40:38 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 N17 N16 N18 K19 K16 M16
2012-10-19 13:22:06 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 H16 H19 M16
passero 2012-05-11 02:20:28 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 M16 L16 L15 M15 N17 N16 K16 M16
2012-01-08 07:41:47 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 L15
krt 2012-01-02 02:41:38 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 M16 L16 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16
—´000 2012-01-01 02:44:16 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 M16 L16 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16
Spica 2011-09-08 16:17:16 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 K19
atnnn 2011-05-22 13:14:13 Failed J19 H18
vinhan 2011-05-02 05:23:51 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 L15
whendrik 2011-02-10 08:59:08 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 L15
2010-10-26 11:52:31 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 M16 L16 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16
2010-10-11 09:50:00 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 H16 H19 N18 L15 L16
2010-09-27 01:51:31 Failed N17 L15 J17
2010-07-15 16:58:37 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 K16
2010-06-24 16:27:24 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 M16 L16 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16
2009-04-14 12:05:44 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 M16 L16 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16
2009-04-14 10:42:47 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 N16
2008-09-17 12:00:11 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 L15
Piccolo 2008-09-17 10:54:34 Failed J17 H18
Piccolo 2008-09-09 08:14:35 Failed J17 H18
2008-01-07 19:29:52 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 M16 L16 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16
2008-01-02 20:07:47 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 N18 K19 L15 M15 N17 N16 K16 M16
2006-09-27 12:36:15 Failed J17 H18 A19
2006-08-25 00:47:22 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 N16 N15 N18 N17 K19 H19 M19 A19
2006-08-24 04:02:06 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 L15 A19
LCZLAPINSKI 2006-04-08 00:39:52 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 M16 L16 L15 M15 N17 N16 K16 M16 M14
2006-04-06 10:54:09 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 N17 N16 N18 K19 K16 M16 M14
2006-04-06 10:31:04 Failed J17 H18
2006-03-30 06:41:37 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 M16 L16 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16 M14
2006-03-11 10:34:40 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 H16 H19 L15 N18
MrMoto 2005-11-28 15:36:29 Failed J17 H18
Field Mouse 2005-11-19 10:29:44 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 M16 L16 L15 M15 N17 N16 K16 M16 M14
Field Mouse 2005-08-27 12:35:33 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 M16 L16 L15 M15 N17 N16
BartTM 2005-07-28 05:39:05 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 N17 N16 N18 K19 K16 M16 M14
Hans 2005-07-13 01:45:58 Failed N17 L15 H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 H19 M16 K15
Hans 2005-07-13 01:39:13 Failed N17 M15 H18
2005-07-12 04:08:16 Failed J17 H18
Hans 2005-07-11 03:10:45 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 H16 H19 N18 L15 K19 M19
2005-04-25 03:29:28 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 L15
2005-04-03 22:24:24 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 N17 N16 N18 K19 K16 M16 M14
2005-04-03 22:22:50 Failed J17 H18
julien_wiesel 2004-11-19 13:10:25 Failed N17 M15 J17 H18
hello 2004-10-18 13:50:20 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 K19
kochi 2004-04-19 08:47:30 Failed J17 H18
Hans 2003-08-07 05:37:59 Failed H18 J17
Hans 2003-08-07 01:48:11 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 K19 H19 N18 M19 M15
Hans 2003-08-07 01:40:08 Failed H18 J17
2003-08-06 11:07:45 Failed J17 H18
2003-08-06 09:54:56 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 K19 H19 N18 M19 K16
2003-08-11 12:25:02 Failed J17 H18
2003-08-15 02:53:11 Failed J17 H18
2003-06-08 15:57:27 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 M16 L16 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16 M14
2003-06-08 15:57:04 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 H16
2003-06-08 15:56:56 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 N17
2003-06-08 15:56:43 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 M16 L16 N17
2003-06-08 15:53:31 Failed N17 M15 K19
BartTM 2003-05-12 04:01:04 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N17
Hans 2003-05-09 02:54:43 Failed H18 J17
2003-05-08 07:39:59 Failed N18
Hans 2003-05-08 00:43:15 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 K19 H19 N18 M19 M16 K16
2003-05-07 02:18:53 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 M16 L16 L15 M15 N17 N16 K16 M16 M14
Hans 2003-05-07 01:08:54 Failed J17 H18
Hans 2003-05-05 05:14:56 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16
2003-05-05 00:34:18 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16
Daniel 2003-05-03 12:21:37 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 M16 L16 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16 M14
2003-05-02 13:46:37 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 K19 H19
Spirit 2003-05-02 13:14:16 Failed J17 H18
adum 2003-05-02 10:21:28 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 K19 H19
Hans 2003-05-05 02:09:14 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 L16
Hans 2003-05-02 09:07:57 Failed J17 H18
Hans 2003-05-02 08:53:12 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 M16 L16 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16 M14
Count Result Path
14 Failed J17 H18
8 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 L15
5 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 M16 L16 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16
4 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 K19
3 Failed J17 H18
2 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 M16 L16 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16 M14
2 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 M16 L16 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16 M14
2 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 N17 N16 N18 K19 K16 M16 M14
2 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 K19 H19
2 Failed H18 J17
2 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16
2 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 M16 L16 L15 M15 N17 N16 K16 M16 M14
2 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 M16 L16 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 H16 H19 N18 L15 L16
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 L15
1 Failed H17
1 Failed N17 L15 J17
1 Failed J19 H18
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 K16
1 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 M16 L16 L15 M15 N17 N16 K16 M16
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 H16 H19 M16
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 N16
1 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 N16 N15 N18 N17 K19 H19 M19
1 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 N17 N16 N18 K19 K16 M16
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 N18 K19 N16
1 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 N18 K19 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16
1 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 N18 K19 K16 N16 N17 M16 M14
1 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 K19 H19 K16 N17 N18 N16
1 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 K19 H19 N18 M19 N17 N16 K16 M16
1 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 K19 H19 N18 M19 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16
1 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 K19 H19 N18 M19 L15 M15 N17 N16 K16 M16
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 K16
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 K19 H19 N18 M19 L15 M15 N17 N16 K16 M16
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N17
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 N16 N15 L14
1 Failed N17 M15 J17 H18
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 L16
1 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 M16 L16 L15 M15 N17 N16 K16 M16 M14
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 K19 H19 N18 M19 M16 K16
1 Failed N18
1 Failed H18 J17
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N17
1 Failed N17 M15 K19
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 M16 L16 N17
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 N17
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 H16
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 K19 H19 N18 M19 K16
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 K19 H19 N18 M19 M15
1 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 N18 K19 L15 M15 N17 N16 K16 M16
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 H16 H19 N18 L15 K19 M19
1 Failed N17 M15 H18
1 Failed N17 L15 H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 H19 M16 K15
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 N17 N16 N18 K19 K16 M16 M14
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 M16 L16 L15 M15 N17 N16
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 H16 H19 L15 N18
1 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 M16 L16 L15 M15 K16 N16 N17 M16 M14
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 N18 K19 H16 G17 M16 L16 L15 M15 N17 N16 K16 M16 M14
1 Failed H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 L15 A19
1 Got It H18 J19 J17 H17 J16 G18 M16 L16 L15 M15 N16 N15 N18 N17 K19 H19 M19 A19
1 Failed J17 H18 A19