MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 78177 (7Q/2N1k1K1/8/8/4P3/3P4/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Morphy, Ernest
La Palamede, 1843
#4
5 + 1
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Keys
- 1.Sd5+!
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qb8+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Kf7
- 3...Kc5
- 4.Qb6#
- 3...Kd7
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kc5
- 3.Kf7
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd8
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Qd8
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qc7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Sf4#
- 4.Qe7#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Sf6#
- 4.Qe7#
- 4.Qc8#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qc7+
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc8
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc7+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qc3#
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Sf4#
- 4.Qe7#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Kf7
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qc3#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Qc5
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Qe7#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qc6
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qc3#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Qc7+
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qb8+
- 1...Kd7
- 2.Kf7
- threat
- 3.Qc3
- threat
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd8
- 4.Qc7#
- threat
- 3.Qc3
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb8
- 3...Kc5
- 4.Qb6#
- 3...Kd7
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kc5
- 3.Qb8
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc3
- 3...Kd7
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd7
- 3.Qc3
- threat
- 2.Qb8
- threat
- 3.Qc7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Sf4#
- 4.Qe7#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Sf6#
- 4.Qe7#
- 4.Qc8#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qc7+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Kf7
- 3...Kc5
- 4.Qb6#
- 3...Kd7
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kc5
- 3.Kf7
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd8
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Qd8
- threat
- 2.Kf7
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Sa6!
- threat
- 2.Qc8
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Sc5#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qc7+
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qc8
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Kf7
- threat
- 3.Qc3
- 3...Kd7
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd7
- 3.Qc3
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb8
- 3...Kd7
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd7
- 3.Qb8
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qe8+
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qe6#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qc3
- threat
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd8
- 4.Qc7#
- threat
- 3.Qa8
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qe8+
- threat
- 2.Kf7
- 1...Kd7
- 2.Kf7
- threat
- 3.Qe8+
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qe6#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qc3
- threat
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd8
- 4.Qc7#
- threat
- 3.Qa8
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qe8+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb8
- 3...Kd7
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd7
- 3.Qb8
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc3
- 3...Kd7
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd7
- 3.Qc3
- threat
- 2.Kf7
- threat
- 1.Se6!
- threat
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Kg6
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Kg6
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Qc8
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Kf7
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Qc5#
- 4.Qc7#
- 4.Qb8#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Kf7
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qd8+
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Kf7
- threat
- 3.Qc3
- 3...Kd7
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd7
- 3.Qc8
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Qc5#
- 4.Qc7#
- 4.Qb8#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Qe8
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Qb8#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Qc3
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb8
- 3...Kd7
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd7
- 3.Qb8
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qc3
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qa8
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qc3
- threat
- 2.Qa8
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qd8
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Qd8
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Kf6
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Kf7
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Kf6
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qd5
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Qd8#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Qd5
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Kf7
- 1...Kd7
- 2.Kf7
- threat
- 3.Qc3
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qa8
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qc3
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb8
- 3...Kd7
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd7
- 3.Qb8
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc3
- 3...Kd7
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd7
- 3.Qc8
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Qc5#
- 4.Qc7#
- 4.Qb8#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Qe8
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Qb8#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Qc3
- threat
- 2.Kf7
- threat
- 1.Sa8!
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc7+
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Kg6
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Sb6
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Sc7+
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qd8+
- 1...Kd7
- 2.Kf7
- threat
- 3.Qc3
- threat
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd8
- 4.Qc7#
- threat
- 3.Qe5
- threat
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kc8
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd8
- 4.Qc7#
- 4.Qe8#
- threat
- 3.Qc3
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb8
- 3...Kc5
- 4.Qb6#
- 3...Kd7
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kc5
- 3.Qb8
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd4+
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kc6
- 3.Qd8+
- 3...Kc5
- 4.Qb6#
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kc5
- 3.Qc3
- 3...Kd7
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd7
- 3.Qd4+
- threat
- 2.Kf7
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Qb8!
- threat
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd8
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Qd8
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qc7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Sf4#
- 4.Qe7#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Sf6#
- 4.Qe7#
- 4.Qc8#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qc7+
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Qd6+
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Sc7#
- 3...Ke8
- 3.Qc7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Sd4#
- 4.Qd6#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Sd6#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qd6+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qd6+
- 3...Kc8
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Sc7#
- 3...Kc8
- 3.Qc7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Sd4#
- 4.Qd6#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Sd6#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qd6+
- threat
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Kf7
- 3...Kc5
- 4.Qb6#
- 3...Kd7
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kc5
- 3.Kf7
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd8
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Qd8
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qc7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Sf4#
- 4.Qe7#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Sf6#
- 4.Qe7#
- 4.Qc8#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qc7+
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...Kd7
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Qc7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Sf4#
- 4.Qe7#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Sf6#
- 4.Qe7#
- 4.Qc8#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qc7+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Kf7
- 3...Kc5
- 4.Qb6#
- 3...Kd7
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kc5
- 3.Kf7
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd8
- 3...Ke5
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Ke5
- 3.Qd8
- threat
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 1.Qc8!
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Qc7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Sd4#
- 4.Qd6#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Sd6#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qc7+
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Sd5
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc7+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qc3#
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Sf4#
- 4.Qe7#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Kf7
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qc3#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Qc5
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Qe7#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qc6
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qc3#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Qc7+
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Sd5+!
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