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Problem Display
PID: 36487 (2b5/1p1p4/1K1P4/5kB1/3P1N1P/2P2p2/5P2/5N2 w - - 0 1)
Pierce, William Timbrell
Chess Problems (Rayner), 1873
#4
9 + 5
| 1842 | The White King | 1914 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Keys
- 1.Kb5!
- threat
- 2.Kb6
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Kb6
- 1...b6
- 2.Kxb6
- 2...Ba6
- 3.Kxa6
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Sg3#
- 3...Kg4
- 4.Se3#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Kxa6
- 2...Bb7
- 3.Kxb7
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Sg3#
- 3...Kg4
- 4.Se3#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Kxb7
- 2...Ba6
- 2.Kxb6
- threat
- 1.Kc5!
- threat
- 2.Kd5
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Kb6
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Kd5
- 1...b6+
- 2.Kxb6
- 2...Ba6
- 3.Kxa6
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Sg3#
- 3...Kg4
- 4.Se3#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Kxa6
- 2...Bb7
- 3.Kxb7
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Sg3#
- 3...Kg4
- 4.Se3#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Kxb7
- 2...Ba6
- 2.Kxb6
- 1...b5
- 2.d5
- threat
- 3.Kd4
- threat
- 4.Se3#
- 3...Kg4
- 4.Se3#
- threat
- 3.Kd4
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sg3+
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Sd3#
- 4.Sg6#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Sg3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sg3
- threat
- 4.Sd3#
- 4.Sg6#
- threat
- 3.Sg3
- threat
- 2.d5
- threat
- 1.Kb5!
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