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PID: 35533 (2RK4/3p4/4k3/8/2R3Pp/2P2P1P/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Herland, Sigmund
The White Rooks, 1910
#4
7 + 3
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.R8c7!
- threat
- 2.Rxd7
- threat
- 3.f4
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kf6
- 3.f4
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.f4+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.f4
- threat
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kg6
- 4.Rc6#
- threat
- 3.f4
- threat
- 2.Rxd7
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Kxd7
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Ke7
- 3...Kd5
- 4.R4c5#
- 4.R7c5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.R7c6
- 3...Kd5
- 4.R4c5#
- 4.R6c5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Ke7
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Ke7
- threat
- 3.R4c5#
- 3.R7c5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re4+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.c4#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.R7c5+
- 3...d5
- 4.Re4#
- 4.f4#
- 3...d5
- 3.f4+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rd4#
- 4.R7c5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Rd4
- threat
- 4.f4#
- threat
- 3.Re4+
- 2...d6
- 3.Rd4+
- 3...Ke5
- 4.f4#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Rf4
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Rd4+
- threat
- 2.Kxd7
- 1...Ke5
- 2.f4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Ke7
- 3...d6
- 4.Rd4#
- 3...d6
- 3.Ke7
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Rxd7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Rxd7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxd7
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kf6
- 3.Rxd7
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Rxd7
- threat
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kg6
- 4.Rc6#
- threat
- 3.Rxd7
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rxd7
- threat
- 3.f4+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.f4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.f4
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kf6
- 3.f4
- 2...Kf6
- 3.f4
- threat
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kg6
- 4.Rc6#
- threat
- 3.f4
- threat
- 2.Ke7
- threat
- 3.Re4+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.c4#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.R7c5+
- 3...d5
- 4.Re4#
- 4.f4#
- 3...d5
- 3.f4+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rd4#
- 4.R7c5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Rd4
- threat
- 4.f4#
- threat
- 3.Re4+
- threat
- 2.f4+
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Rxd7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.f4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.f4
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kf6
- 3.f4
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Re4
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Ke7
- 3...d6
- 4.c4#
- 3...d6
- 3.Ke7
- 2...Kd5
- 2.f4
- threat
- 3.Rxd7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Rxd7+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Ke7
- 3...d6
- 4.Rd4#
- 3...d6
- 3.Ke7
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxd7
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kf6
- 3.Rxd7
- threat
- 2.Rxd7+
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Rxd7
- threat
- 3.f4
- threat
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kg6
- 4.Rc6#
- threat
- 3.f4
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.f4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.f4+
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kg6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kh6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kf6
- 3.f4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.f4
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kf6
- 3.f4
- 2...Kg6
- 3.f4
- threat
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kh6
- 4.Rc6#
- threat
- 3.f4
- threat
- 2.Rxd7
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Rxd7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.f4
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kf6
- 3.f4
- 2...Kf6
- 3.f4
- threat
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kg6
- 4.Rc6#
- threat
- 3.f4
- 2...Kg6
- 3.f4
- threat
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...Kh6
- 4.Rc6#
- threat
- 3.f4
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Re4
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Re8#
- 3...Kg8
- 3.Rc8
- 3...Kg8
- 4.Kc7#
- 3...Kg8
- 3.Re4
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Re4
- threat
- 4.Re8#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Re8#
- 3...Kh8
- 4.Re8#
- threat
- 3.Rf4
- 3...Kh8
- 4.Rf8#
- 3...Kh8
- 3.Rc8
- threat
- 4.Kc7#
- 3...Kf8
- 4.Kc7#
- 3...Kh8
- 4.Kc7#
- threat
- 3.Re4
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Rxd7+
- 1...d5
- 2.R4c6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rf7
- 3...d4
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...d4
- 3.Rf7
- 2...Ke5
- 2.R4c6+
- 1...d6
- 2.Rf4
- threat
- 3.Rf5
- 3...d5
- 4.Rc6#
- 3...d5
- 3.Rf5
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rf5+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Re7#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Kd7
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Ke7
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Rf5+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rf5+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Re7#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Rf5+
- 2...d5
- 3.Rc6+
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Rf5#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Rc6+
- threat
- 2.Rf4
- threat
- 1.R8c7!
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