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PID: 33543 (1K5n/1n1p4/6p1/P1kPN2p/2B5/b3Np2/1P1Q4/3b3q w - - 0 1)

Laws, Benjamin Glover

1st Prize, Croydon Guardian, 1882

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#4

8 + 10

5689 The Chess Monthly (Hoffer) 1882
3316 Chess Problem Text Book 1887
3571 An English Bohemian 1933

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Sf5!
      • threat
        • 2.Qe3+
          • 2...Kb4
            • 3.Qxa3#
        • 2.b4+
          • 2...Bxb4
            • 3.Qe3#
            • 3.Qf2#
            • 3.Qd4#
      • 1...gxf5
        • 2.Qh6
          • threat
            • 3.Qb6#
          • 2...Kb4
            • 3.Qb6+
              • 3...Ka4
                • 4.Qb5#
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qf4+
              • 3...Kc5
                • 4.Sd3#
          • 2...Sxa5
            • 3.Qb6+
              • 3...Kxb6
                • 4.Sxd7#
          • 2...Sg6
            • 3.Qe3+
              • 3...Kb4
                • 4.Qxa3#
              • 3...Kd6
                • 4.Sf7#
          • 2...Sd6
            • 3.Qe3+
              • 3...Kb4
                • 4.Qxa3#
          • 2...d6
            • 3.Qe3+
              • 3...Kb4
                • 4.Qxa3#
      • 1...Qg1
        • 2.Qc3
          • threat
            • 3.Sd3#
            • 3.Sxd7#
            • 3.Qxa3#
          • 2...gxf5
            • 3.Sd3+
              • 3...Kd6
                • 4.Qe5#
                • 4.Qf6#
        • 2.d6
          • threat
            • 3.Qd5+
              • 3...Kb4
                • 4.Qb5#
            • 3.b4+
              • 3...Bxb4
                • 4.Qd5#
            • 3.bxa3
              • threat
                • 4.Qb4#
                • 4.Qd5#
          • 2...Bxb2
            • 3.Qxb2
              • threat
                • 4.Qa3#
                • 4.Qb5#
                • 4.Qb6#
          • 2...Qd4
            • 3.b4+
              • 3...Bxb4
                • 4.Qxd4#
      • 1...Bb3
        • 2.Qe3+
          • 2...Kb4
            • 3.Qb6+
              • 3...Ka4
                • 4.Bxb3#
                • 4.Qb5#
            • 3.Qxb3+
              • 3...Kxa5
                • 4.Qb5#
              • 3...Kc5
                • 4.Sd3#
                • 4.Sxd7#
                • 4.Qxa3#
                • 4.Qb5#
                • 4.Qb6#
        • 2.Qf2+
          • 2...Kb4
            • 3.Qb6+
              • 3...Ka4
                • 4.Bxb3#
                • 4.Qb5#
        • 2.Qd4+
          • 2...Kb4
            • 3.Qb6+
              • 3...Ka4
                • 4.Bxb3#
                • 4.Qb5#

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