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PID: 48588 (K6Q/5p1B/3p4/3kB3/pP4pP/5p2/2PP3b/3r2n1 w - - 0 1)

Valle, Giovanni Batista

2nd Prize Set, La Nuova Rivista, 1880

K6Q/5p1B/3p4/3kB3/pP4pP/5p2/2PP3b/3r2n1

#3

8 + 9

15 British Chess Magazine 1881
5689 The Chess Monthly (Hoffer) 1881
15 British Chess Magazine 1905
14986 White-Hume Collection 2020

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Qf6?
      • threat
        • 2.Qxd6+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Bd3#
            • 3.Qc5#
      • 1...Kc4
        • 2.Qxd6
          • threat
            • 3.Bd3#
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Kb5
            • 3.Bd3#
      • 1...Kc6
        • 2.Qxd6+
          • 2...Kb5
            • 3.Bd3#
      • 1...Rxd2
        • 2.Qxd6+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qc5#
      • 1...Bxe5
        • 2.Qxf7+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.c3#
          • 2...Kc6
            • 3.Qb7#
      • 1...dxe5!
    • 1.Qd8?
      • threat
        • 2.Qxd6+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Bd3#
            • 3.Qc5#
      • 1...Kc4
        • 2.Qxd6
          • threat
            • 3.Bd3#
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Kb5
            • 3.Bd3#
      • 1...Kxe5
        • 2.Qe7+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qe4#
          • 2...Kf4
            • 3.Qxd6#
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Qe4#
      • 1...Kc6
        • 2.Qxd6+
          • 2...Kb5
            • 3.Bd3#
      • 1...Rxd2
        • 2.Qxd6+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qc5#
      • 1...f5
        • 2.Qxd6+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Ke4
            • 3.Qd4#
      • 1...Bxe5!
    • 1.c4+?
      • 1...Kc6
        • 2.Qc8+
          • 2...Kb6
            • 3.Bd4#
            • 3.Qb7#
      • 1...Kxc4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qf8!
      • threat
        • 2.Qxd6+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Bd3#
            • 3.Qc5#
      • 1...Kc4
        • 2.Qxd6
          • threat
            • 3.Bd3#
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Kb5
            • 3.Bd3#
      • 1...Kxe5
        • 2.Qe7+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qe4#
          • 2...Kf4
            • 3.Qxd6#
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Qe4#
      • 1...Kc6
        • 2.Qxd6+
          • 2...Kb5
            • 3.Bd3#
      • 1...Rxd2
        • 2.Qxd6+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qc5#
      • 1...Bxe5
        • 2.Qxf7+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.c3#
          • 2...Kc6
            • 3.Qb7#
      • 1...dxe5
        • 2.Bf5
          • threat
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Kc6
            • 3.Qc5#
      • 1...f5
        • 2.Qxd6+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qc5#
          • 2...Ke4
            • 3.Qd4#

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