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PID: 25354 (3BB3/3p1Q2/p2kP1p1/2p5/1b1pp3/8/r1n3Kn/8 w - - 0 1)
Loyd, Sam
American Union, 1858
#4
5 + 11
| 5206 | Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems | 1913 |
| 1842 | The White King | 1914 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Bf6!
- threat
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Sa1+
- 2.Kh1
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.exd7+
- 3...Kc6
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- 3...Kc6
- 3.exd7+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxd7+
- 3...Kb6
- 4.Bd8#
- 3...Kb6
- 3.Qxd7+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.exd7
- threat
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kb6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8B#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- 3...Kb7
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- threat
- 3.exd7
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd7+
- 3...Kc5
- 4.Bxd4#
- 4.Qc6#
- 4.Qxd4#
- 3...Kc5
- 3.Qxd7+
- threat
- 2.Kh1
- 1...Se1+
- 2.Kh1
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.exd7+
- 3...Kc6
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- 3...Kc6
- 3.exd7+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxd7+
- 3...Kb6
- 4.Bd8#
- 3...Kb6
- 3.Qxd7+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.exd7
- threat
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kb6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8B#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- 3...Kb7
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- threat
- 3.exd7
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd7+
- 3...Kc5
- 4.Bxd4#
- 4.Qc6#
- 4.Qxd4#
- 3...Kc5
- 3.Qxd7+
- threat
- 2.Kh1
- 1...Sa3+
- 2.Kh3
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.exd7+
- 3...Kc6
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- 3...Kc6
- 3.exd7+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxd7+
- 3...Kb6
- 4.Bd8#
- 3...Kb6
- 3.Qxd7+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.exd7
- threat
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kb6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8B#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- 3...Kb7
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- threat
- 3.exd7
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd7+
- 3...Kc5
- 4.Bxd4#
- 4.Qc6#
- 4.Qxd4#
- 3...Kc5
- 3.Qxd7+
- threat
- 2.Kh3
- 1...Se3+
- 2.Kh3
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.exd7+
- 3...Kc6
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- 3...Kc6
- 3.exd7+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxd7+
- 3...Kb6
- 4.Bd8#
- 3...Kb6
- 3.Qxd7+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.exd7
- threat
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kb6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8B#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- 3...Kb7
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- threat
- 3.exd7
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd7+
- 3...Kc5
- 4.Bxd4#
- 4.Qc6#
- 4.Qxd4#
- 3...Kc5
- 3.Qxd7+
- threat
- 2.Kh3
- 1...Kc7
- 2.exd7
- threat
- 3.d8Q#
- 2...Sa1+
- 3.Kh1
- threat
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kb6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8B#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- 3...Kb7
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- threat
- 3.Kh1
- 2...Se1+
- 3.Kh1
- threat
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kb6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8B#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- 3...Kb7
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- threat
- 3.Kh1
- 2...Sa3+
- 3.Kh3
- threat
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kb6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8B#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- 3...Kb7
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- threat
- 3.Kh3
- 2...Se3+
- 3.Kh3
- threat
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kb6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8B#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- 3...Kb7
- 4.d8Q#
- 3...Kb8
- 4.d8Q#
- 4.d8R#
- threat
- 3.Kh3
- threat
- 2.exd7
- threat
- 1.Bf6!
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