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PID: 26669 (8/1pp5/p4p1B/Q4P2/pnpk2P1/2Np4/2R3K1/2N4n w - - 0 1)

Planck, Charles

1st Prize, Baltimore Sunday News, 1886

(First published on Sat Jul 3 1886)

8/1pp5/p4p1B/Q4P2/pnpk2P1/2Np4/2R3K1/2N4n

#3

8 + 10

15 British Chess Magazine 1886
3316 Chess Problem Text Book 1887
4817 English Mechanic and World of Science 1887
15351 SCPF/BCPS Black Books 2014
15239 Valois Notebooks 2021

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Sa2
      • 2.Qd5#
    • 1...Sd5
      • 2.Qxd5#
    • 1...Sc6
      • 2.Qd5#
    • 1...d2
      • 2.S1e2+
        • 2...Kd3
          • 3.Rxd2#
      • 2.S3e2+
        • 2...Ke4
          • 3.Rxc4#
  • Tries
    • 1.Kf3?
      • threat
        • 2.Be3#
      • 1...b5
        • 2.Be3+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qxc7#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Be3+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qc7#
        • 2.Qd8+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Bf4#
          • 2...Sd5
            • 3.Qxd5#
      • 1...Sxc2!
    • 1.Sb3+?
      • 1...cxb3
        • 2.Qxb4+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Bf4#
            • 3.Qc5#
            • 3.Qf4#
      • 1...axb3!
    • 1.S3e2+?
      • 1...Ke4
        • 2.Rxc4#
      • 1...dxe2!
    • 1.Qb6+?
      • 1...Ke5
        • 2.S1e2
          • threat
            • 3.Bf4#
            • 3.Qd4#
            • 3.Qxc7#
            • 3.Qe6#
          • 2...dxe2
            • 3.Rxe2#
        • 2.Qc5+
          • 2...Sd5
            • 3.Qxd5#
        • 2.Qe6+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Be3#
            • 3.Qe3#
      • 1...cxb6!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qxc7!
      • threat
        • 2.Qd6+
          • 2...Sd5
            • 3.Qxd5#
      • 1...Sxc2
        • 2.Qb6+
          • 2...Kxc3
            • 3.Sa2#
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qc5#
      • 1...dxc2
        • 2.Qe7
          • threat
            • 3.Qe3#
          • 2...Kxc3
            • 3.Qxf6#
          • 2...Sd3
            • 3.S1e2#
          • 2...Sd5
            • 3.S3e2#
      • 1...Sd5
        • 2.S3e2+
          • 2...Ke4
            • 3.Rxc4#
          • 2...dxe2
            • 3.Rxc4#

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