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PID: 287045 (8/8/Q2N4/4kN2/1P6/8/8/3K4 w - - 0 1)

Dudley, Harold B

Daily Telegraph, 1923

(First published on Sat Mar 31 1923)

8/8/Q2N4/4kN2/1P6/8/8/3K4

#3

5 + 1

3713 Snap 2026
15239 Valois Notebooks 2026

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Qe2+?
      • 1...Kf6
        • 2.Qe3
          • 2...Kg6
            • 3.Qh6#
      • 1...Kf4!
    • 1.Qd3?
      • 1...Kf6
        • 2.Qe3
          • 2...Kg6
            • 3.Qh6#
      • 1...Ke6!
    • 1.Qb7?
      • 1...Kf4
        • 2.Qg7
          • 2...Kf3
            • 3.Qg3#
      • 1...Ke6
        • 2.Qe7+
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Qe4#
      • 1...Kf6!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qa7!
      • 1...Kf4
        • 2.Qg7
          • 2...Kf3
            • 3.Qg3#
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Qe7
          • 2...Kc6
            • 3.Qb7#
      • 1...Ke6
        • 2.Qe7+
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Qe4#
      • 1...Kf6
        • 2.Qe3
          • 2...Kg6
            • 3.Qh6#

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