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PID: 165039 (4K3/8/2N5/7Q/N1k5/8/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Healey, Frank

Source?, 1866

4K3/8/2N5/7Q/N1k5/8/8/8

#3

4 + 1

14986 White-Hume Collection 2017

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Qe2+?
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Qg4
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Qd7#
          • 2...Kd6
            • 3.Qd7#
      • 1...Kb3!
    • 1.Qh3?
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Qg4
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Qd7#
          • 2...Kd6
            • 3.Qd7#
      • 1...Kb5!
    • 1.Qa5?
      • 1...Kb3
        • 2.Qc3+
          • 2...Ka2
            • 3.Qb2#
          • 2...Kxa4
            • 3.Qb4#
      • 1...Kd3!
    • 1.Qc5+?
      • 1...Kb3
        • 2.Qc3+
          • 2...Ka2
            • 3.Qb2#
          • 2...Kxa4
            • 3.Qb4#
      • 1...Kd3!
    • 1.Qe5?
      • 1...Kb3
        • 2.Qc3+
          • 2...Ka2
            • 3.Qb2#
          • 2...Kxa4
            • 3.Qb4#
      • 1...Kd3!
    • 1.Qh8?
      • 1...Kb3
        • 2.Qc3+
          • 2...Ka2
            • 3.Qb2#
          • 2...Kxa4
            • 3.Qb4#
      • 1...Kb5
        • 2.Qd4
          • 2...Ka6
            • 3.Qb6#
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Qd7#
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Qd4+
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Qd7#
          • 2...Ke6
            • 3.Qe5#
      • 1...Kd3!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qd1!
      • 1...Kb5
        • 2.Qd4
          • 2...Ka6
            • 3.Qb6#
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Qd7#

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