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PID: 216990 (8/4p3/4N1P1/b2k1P1P/2NB3p/Q3p1pb/K1p5/2R4n w - - 0 1)
Pierce, William Timbrell
Brownson's Chess Journal, 1891
#4
9 + 9
| 6490 | yacpdb | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Bh8!
- threat
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qc6+
- 3...Kd3
- 4.Sf4#
- 3...Kxf5
- 4.Sxe3#
- 3...Kd3
- 3.Qc6+
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qxe3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qf3+
- 3...Kxc4
- 4.Qb3#
- 3...Kxc4
- 3.Sxa5
- threat
- 4.Qd4#
- 4.Qd3#
- 4.Qe5#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qd2#
- 4.Qd4#
- 4.Qd3#
- threat
- 3.Qf3+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Sg7+
- 3...Kg4
- 4.Se5#
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Qe5#
- 3...Kg4
- 3.Sg7+
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxe3+
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Sxa5+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Bd4
- threat
- 4.Sc7#
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Sc7#
- threat
- 3.Bd4
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Bd4+
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Sc7#
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Sc7#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Qc5+
- 3...Ka6
- 4.Sc7#
- 3...Ka6
- 3.Bd4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qd3+
- 3...Kc8
- 4.Qd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Qb5#
- 4.Qd8#
- 3...Kc8
- 3.Qa4+
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qc6#
- 4.Qd4#
- 3...Kc8
- 4.Qe8#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qd3+
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Sxa5+
- 1...Bxf5
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qc6+
- 3...Kd3
- 4.Sf4#
- 3...Kd3
- 3.Qc6+
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qc6+
- 3...Kd3
- 4.Sf4#
- 3...Kxf5
- 4.Sxe3#
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kd3
- 3.Qc6+
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Se5
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Bxf5
- 3.Qc5+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qd4#
- 4.Qc4#
- 4.Qc6#
- 3...Kxe6
- 4.Qc6#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Qa8+
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qc6#
- 3...Kxe6
- 4.Qc6#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qc5+
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Qa8+
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qc6#
- 4.Qd8#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qxc3
- threat
- 4.Qd4#
- 4.Qd3#
- 4.Qc6#
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qd3#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qd4#
- 4.Qd3#
- 4.Qc5#
- 4.Qc6#
- threat
- 3.Qa8+
- 2...Bf1
- 3.Qa8+
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qc6#
- 4.Qd8#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qa8+
- 2...Sf2
- 3.Qa8+
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qc6#
- 4.Qd8#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qa4
- threat
- 4.Qc6#
- 4.Qd4#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qc6#
- 4.Qd7#
- 4.Qd4#
- threat
- 3.Qa8+
- threat
- 2.Se5
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Qxb4
- threat
- 3.Qb7+
- 3...Kxc4
- 4.Qb3#
- 3...Kxc4
- 3.Sa5
- threat
- 4.Sf4#
- 4.Sc7#
- 4.Qd4#
- threat
- 3.Se5
- threat
- 4.Sf4#
- 4.Sc7#
- 4.Qd4#
- threat
- 3.Qb7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd2+
- 3...Kd3
- 4.Sf4#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qc5#
- 3...Kxf5
- 4.Qe4#
- 3...Kd3
- 3.Sd2+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Sf4#
- 4.Sc7#
- 4.Qd4#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Se5+
- 2...Bxf5
- 3.Qb7+
- 3...Kxc4
- 4.Qb3#
- 3...Kxe6
- 4.Qc6#
- 3...Kxc4
- 3.Qb7+
- threat
- 2.Qxb4
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Se5
- threat
- 3.Qd3+
- 3...Bd4
- 4.Qxd4#
- 3...Bd4
- 3.Qa8+
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qc6#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qa4
- threat
- 4.Qc6#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qc6#
- 4.Qd7#
- threat
- 3.Qd3+
- 2...Bxf5
- 3.Qa8+
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qc6#
- 3...Kxe6
- 4.Qc6#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qa8+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qa8+
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qc6#
- 4.Qd8#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qa8+
- threat
- 2.Se5
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Qc6+
- 3...Kd3
- 4.Qxc2#
- 3...Kb4
- 4.Bc3#
- 3...Kd3
- 3.Qc6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qa8+
- threat
- 1.Bh8!
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