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PID: 237669 (1k5K/1pp5/1N2P3/1P2Q3/4p3/8/P7/6B1 w - - 0 1)

Fothergill, Percival Guy Laugham (PGLF)

The Field, 1901

(First published on Sat Dec 7 1901)

1k5K/1pp5/1N2P3/1P2Q3/4p3/8/P7/6B1

#3

7 + 4

15239 Valois Notebooks 2021

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Sd7+?
      • 1...Ka8
        • 2.Qxc7
          • threat
            • 3.Qa5#
            • 3.Qb8#
            • 3.Qd8#
            • 3.Qc8#
        • 2.Qxe4
          • threat
            • 3.Qa4#
        • 2.b6
          • threat
            • 3.Qa5#
          • 2...cxb6
            • 3.Qb8#
          • 2...c5
            • 3.Qb8#
      • 1...Kc8!
    • 1.Qc3?
      • 1...Ka7
        • 2.Qa5+
          • 2...Kb8
            • 3.Qa8#
        • 2.Qa3+
          • 2...Kb8
            • 3.Qa8#
      • 1...cxb6
        • 2.Bh2+
          • 2...Ka7
            • 3.Qa3#
          • 2...Ka8
            • 3.Qa3#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Bh2+
          • 2...Ka7
            • 3.Qa5#
      • 1...c6
        • 2.Bh2+
          • 2...Ka7
            • 3.Qa5#
      • 1...e3!
    • 1.Qg3?
      • threat
        • 2.Sd7+
          • 2...Ka8
            • 3.Qa3#
            • 3.Qg8#
          • 2...Kc8
            • 3.Qg8#
        • 2.Qg8+
          • 2...Ka7
            • 3.Qa8#
      • 1...Ka7
        • 2.Qa3+
          • 2...Kb8
            • 3.Qa8#
      • 1...e3!
    • 1.Qf4?
      • threat
        • 2.Sd7+
          • 2...Ka8
            • 3.Qf8#
          • 2...Kc8
            • 3.Qf8#
        • 2.Qf8+
          • 2...Ka7
            • 3.Qa8#
      • 1...e3
        • 2.Sd7+
          • 2...Ka7
            • 3.Qa4#
          • 2...Ka8
            • 3.Qa4#
          • 2...Kc8
            • 3.Qf8#
      • 1...Ka7!
    • 1.Qd6?
      • threat
        • 2.Sd7+
          • 2...Ka8
            • 3.Qa3#
            • 3.Qf8#
          • 2...Kc8
            • 3.Qf8#
        • 2.Qf8+
          • 2...Ka7
            • 3.Qa8#
        • 2.Qd8+
          • 2...Ka7
            • 3.Qa8#
      • 1...Ka7
        • 2.Qa3+
          • 2...Kb8
            • 3.Qa8#
      • 1...e3
        • 2.Sd7+
          • 2...Ka7
            • 3.Qa3#
          • 2...Ka8
            • 3.Qa3#
          • 2...Kc8
            • 3.Qf8#
      • 1...cxd6!
    • 1.Qxc7+?
      • 1...Ka7
        • 2.Sd7+
          • 2...Ka8
            • 3.Qa5#
            • 3.Qb8#
            • 3.Qd8#
            • 3.Qc8#
          • 2...e3
            • 3.Qa5#
            • 3.Qb8#
      • 1...Kxc7!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qc5!
      • threat
        • 2.Sd7+
          • 2...Ka8
            • 3.Qa3#
            • 3.Qa7#
            • 3.Qf8#
          • 2...Kc8
            • 3.Qf8#
        • 2.Qf8+
          • 2...Ka7
            • 3.Qa8#
      • 1...Ka7
        • 2.Qa3+
          • 2...Kb8
            • 3.Qa8#
      • 1...cxb6
        • 2.Bh2+
          • 2...Ka7
            • 3.Qa3#
          • 2...Ka8
            • 3.Qa3#
      • 1...c6
        • 2.Qf8+
          • 2...Ka7
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Kc7
            • 3.Sa8#
      • 1...e3
        • 2.Sd7+
          • 2...Ka8
            • 3.Qa3#
          • 2...Kc8
            • 3.Qf8#

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