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PID: 135381 (5Q2/2p5/8/1p3p2/bNk5/1p2P3/pK6/rn6 w - - 0 1)
Fothergill, Percival Guy Laugham (PGLF)
The Field, 1915
(First published on Sat Jul 10 1915)
#3
4 + 9
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...f4
- 2.Qxf4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxf4+
- 1...c6
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qd6
- 1...f4
- Tries
- 1.Qd6?
- threat
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...cxd6!
- threat
- 1.Qxf5?
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qg4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Kxb4!
- threat
- 1.Qf6?
- threat
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qh4+
- 2...f4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...f4
- 2.Qh4+
- 1...Kxb4!
- threat
- 1.Qd8?
- threat
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qh4+
- 2...f4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...f4
- 2.Qh4+
- 1...Kxb4!
- threat
- 1.Qh8?
- threat
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qh4+
- 2...f4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...f4
- 2.Qh4+
- 1...Kxb4!
- threat
- 1.Qd6?
- Keys
- 1.Qe7!
- 1...c5
- 2.Qh4+
- 2...f4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...f4
- 2.Qh4+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Qxc7+
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Qxc7+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Qxc7+
- 1...f4
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...c6
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qd6
- 1...c5
- 1.Qe7!
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