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PID: 65679 (5bq1/3Kp1p1/4p1Qp/3p1p2/2RN4/P1N1k1P1/p3P2n/1b2B3 w - - 0 1)
Berger, Johann Nepomuk
5. American Chess Congress, 1880
#4
9 + 12
| 5689 | The Chess Monthly (Hoffer) | 1880 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Qe8!
- threat
- 2.Sd1+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sf3+
- 3...dxc4
- 4.Qa8#
- 3...d4
- 4.Rxd4#
- 4.Qa8#
- 3...dxc4
- 3.Sf3+
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qb8
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Sxf5#
- 4.Qf4#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Qxe5+
- 2...g5
- 3.Qe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Qa7
- threat
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Sxf5#
- threat
- 3.Qb6
- threat
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Sxf5#
- threat
- 3.Qe5+
- threat
- 2.Sd1+
- 1...dxc4
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Sc2+
- 3...Bxc2
- 4.Qc5#
- 3...Bxc2
- 3.Sxf5+
- 3...Bxf5
- 4.Qc5#
- 3...exf5
- 4.Qc5#
- 3...Bxf5
- 3.Qc5
- threat
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Sb3#
- 4.Sf3#
- 4.Sdb5#
- 4.Sxf5#
- 4.Sc6#
- 4.Sxe6#
- threat
- 3.Sc2+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc5+
- 3...Kxc5
- 4.Bf2#
- 3...Kxc5
- 3.Qc5+
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Sc2+
- 3...Bxc2
- 4.Qc5#
- 3...Bxc2
- 3.Sxf5+
- 3...Bxf5
- 4.Qc5#
- 3...exf5
- 4.Qc5#
- 3...Bxf5
- 3.Sc2+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Sc2+
- 3...Bxc2
- 4.Qc5#
- 3...Bxc2
- 3.Sxf5+
- 3...Bxf5
- 4.Qc5#
- 3...exf5
- 4.Qc5#
- 3...Bxf5
- 3.Qc5
- threat
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Sb3#
- 4.Sf3#
- 4.Sdb5#
- 4.Sxf5#
- 4.Sc6#
- 4.Sxe6#
- 3...Bc6+
- 4.Sxc6#
- threat
- 3.Sc2+
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Sxf3
- threat
- 4.Qc5#
- threat
- 3.Sxf3
- threat
- 2.Qc8
- 1...a1Q
- 2.Sd1+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sf3+
- 3...Qd4
- 4.Rxd4#
- 3...dxc4
- 4.Qa8#
- 3...d4
- 4.Qa8#
- 3...Qd4
- 3.Sf3+
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qb8
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Sxf5#
- 4.Qf4#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Qxe5+
- 2...g5
- 3.Qe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sc2#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Qe5+
- threat
- 2.Sd1+
- 1...a1B
- 2.Sd1+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sf3+
- 3...Bd4
- 4.Rxd4#
- 3...dxc4
- 4.Qa8#
- 3...d4
- 4.Qa8#
- 3...Bd4
- 3.Sf3+
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qb8
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sd1+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qxb1#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Qxe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Sxf5#
- 4.Qf4#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Sd1+
- 2...g5
- 3.Qe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Qxb1
- threat
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Qd3#
- 4.Qc1#
- threat
- 3.Qe5+
- threat
- 2.Sd1+
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qb8
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bxe2
- 3.Qe5+
- 3...Kd3
- 4.Qxe2#
- 3...Kd3
- 3.Qb2
- threat
- 4.Qd2#
- 4.Qxe2#
- 3...Kd3
- 4.Qxe2#
- threat
- 3.Qe5+
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Sxf5#
- 4.Qf4#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Qxe5+
- 2...g5
- 3.Qe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Qe5+
- threat
- 2.Qb8
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sd1+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxf3+
- 3...dxc4
- 4.Qa8#
- 3...d4
- 4.Rxd4#
- 4.Qa8#
- 3...dxc4
- 3.Sxf3+
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sd1+
- 1...f4
- 2.Sd1+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qg6+
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Sc6#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Qg6+
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qh5
- threat
- 3.Sf5+
- 3...Bxf5
- 4.Sd1#
- 3...exf5
- 4.Sd1#
- 3...Bxf5
- 3.Qe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Qxf4#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Qxh2
- threat
- 4.Qg1#
- 4.Qf2#
- 3...fxg3
- 4.Qxg3#
- threat
- 3.Sf5+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sc2+
- 3...Bxc2
- 4.Qc5#
- 3...Bxc2
- 3.Qe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Qxe4#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Qc5
- threat
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Sb3#
- 4.Sf3#
- 4.Sdb5#
- 4.Sf5#
- 4.Sc6#
- 4.Sxe6#
- threat
- 3.Sc2+
- 2...a1Q
- 3.Qe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Qxf4#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Qe5+
- 2...Qf7
- 3.Sf5+
- 3...Qxf5
- 4.Sd1#
- 3...Bxf5
- 4.Sd1#
- 3...exf5
- 4.Sd1#
- 3...Qxf5
- 3.Qe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Sf5+
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Sf5+
- 3...Bxf5
- 4.Sd1#
- 3...exf5
- 4.Sd1#
- 3...Bxf5
- 3.Qe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Qxf4#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Qxh2
- threat
- 4.Qg1#
- 4.Qf2#
- 3...Bxe2
- 4.Qxe2#
- 3...fxg3
- 4.Qxg3#
- threat
- 3.Sf5+
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Sxf5+
- 3...exf5
- 4.Sd1#
- 3...exf5
- 3.Qxh2
- threat
- 4.Qg1#
- 4.Qf2#
- 3...e5+
- 4.Sxf5#
- 3...fxg3
- 4.Qxg3#
- threat
- 3.Qxf5
- threat
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Qd3#
- 4.Qxf4#
- 4.Qe5#
- threat
- 3.Sxf5+
- 2...Bg6
- 3.Sf5+
- 3...Bxf5
- 4.Sd1#
- 3...exf5
- 4.Sd1#
- 3...Bxf5
- 3.Qe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Qxf4#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Qxg6
- threat
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Qd3#
- threat
- 3.Sf5+
- 2...Sg4
- 3.Qxg4
- threat
- 4.Qf3#
- 4.Qxf4#
- 3...f3
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Qxf3#
- 4.Qf4#
- threat
- 3.Qxg4
- 2...f3
- 3.Qe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Qf4#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Qxh2
- threat
- 4.Qf2#
- 3...fxe2
- 4.Qxe2#
- 3...f2
- 4.Qxf2#
- threat
- 3.Qe5+
- 2...e5
- 3.Sd1+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qg6#
- 4.Qf5#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Qxe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Sf5#
- 4.Qxf4#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Sd1+
- threat
- 2.Qb8
- threat
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...fxg3
- 3.Sc2+
- 3...Bxc2
- 4.Qf4#
- 3...Bxc2
- 3.Sf5+
- 3...Bxf5
- 4.Qf4#
- 3...exf5
- 4.Qf4#
- 3...Bxf5
- 3.Qxg3+
- 3...Sf3
- 4.Qxf3#
- 3...Sf3
- 3.Qe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Sc2+
- 2...Qf7
- 3.Qe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Qe5+
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Sf5#
- 4.Qxf4#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Qxe5+
- 2...g5
- 3.Qe5+
- 3...Be4
- 4.Sd1#
- 4.Sc2#
- 3...Be4
- 3.Qa7
- threat
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Sf5#
- threat
- 3.Qb6
- threat
- 4.Sc2#
- 4.Sf5#
- threat
- 3.Qe5+
- threat
- 2.Sd1+
- 1...e5
- 2.Sd1+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc2+
- 3...dxc4
- 4.Sc3#
- 3...d4
- 4.Sc3#
- 3...dxc4
- 3.Se6+
- 3...dxc4
- 4.Qa8#
- 3...d4
- 4.Qa8#
- 3...dxc4
- 3.Sc2+
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sd1+
- threat
- 1.Qe8!
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