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PID: 208911 (1N6/np2p1bN/1p1k2Bp/rRr1R3/4pP2/qPQ5/1p2K3/8 w - - 0 1)
Pierce, James
Land and Water, 1873
(First published on Sat Jul 26 1873)
#4
9 + 12
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Rxe7!
- threat
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6+
- 3...Bxf6
- 4.Sf8#
- 3...Bxf6
- 3.Qh3+
- 3...Rf5
- 4.Bxf5#
- 4.Bf7#
- 4.Qxf5#
- 3...Rf5
- 3.Qc4+
- 3...Rxc4
- 4.Bf5#
- 4.Bf7#
- 4.f5#
- 3...Rd5
- 4.Qxd5#
- 3...Rxc4
- 3.f5+
- 3...Rxf5
- 4.Bxf5#
- 3...Rxf5
- 3.Qf6+
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qd2+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Rd7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Qxd5#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qxd5+
- 3...Kxe7
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Kxe7
- 3.Rd7+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxd4+
- 3...Kxe7
- 4.Qf6#
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Rd5
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Kxe7
- 3.Qxd4+
- 2...Rd5
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Bxf6
- 3.Rd7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Sf8#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Rd7+
- 2...Bxf6
- 2.Rxg7
- threat
- 3.Rd7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Sf8#
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qd2+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Rd5
- 4.Qxd5#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qd4+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Sf8#
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Rd5
- 4.Qf6#
- 4.Qxd5#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qf6+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Bf7#
- 4.Rd7#
- 4.Qe5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Sf8
- threat
- 4.Rd7#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rd7#
- 4.Qd2#
- 4.Qe5#
- 3...Rc7
- 4.Qd2#
- 4.Qd4#
- 4.Qe5#
- 4.Qf6#
- 4.Qxc7#
- threat
- 3.Rd7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sf8+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Rd7#
- 4.Qd2#
- 4.Qe5#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Rd7#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Qf6+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Bf7#
- 4.Rd7#
- 4.Qe5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Rd7
- threat
- 4.Sf8#
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Rxc3
- 4.Bf5#
- 4.Bf7#
- 4.f5#
- 3...Re5
- 4.Qxe5#
- 3...Rf5
- 4.Bxf5#
- threat
- 3.Qd2
- threat
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Rd5
- 4.Qxd5#
- 3...Rc2
- 4.Bf5#
- 4.f5#
- 3...Rc7
- 4.Bf5#
- 4.Qd5#
- 4.f5#
- threat
- 3.Sf8+
- 2...Rxc3
- 3.Rd7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Bf5#
- 4.Bf7#
- 4.f5#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Rd7+
- 2...Rcxb5
- 3.Rd7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qc7+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qe5#
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Sf8
- threat
- 4.Rd7#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qe5#
- threat
- 3.Rd7+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Rd7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Bxf5#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qd2+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Bxf5#
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Rd5
- 4.Qxd5#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qd4+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Bxf5#
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Rd5
- 4.Qf6#
- 4.Qxd5#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qc7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Bxf5#
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Bxf5
- threat
- 4.Rd7#
- 4.Qd2#
- 4.Qd4#
- 4.Qe5#
- 4.Qf6#
- 4.Qc7#
- threat
- 3.Sf8
- threat
- 4.Rd7#
- 4.Qc7#
- 3...Rxf8
- 4.Qe5#
- 3...Rf7
- 4.Qe5#
- threat
- 3.Rd7+
- threat
- 2.Sf8
- threat
- 3.Rd7#
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Qxg7+
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Kd8
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qxg7+
- 2...Bxf8
- 3.Qf6+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Bxe4#
- 4.Bf7#
- 4.Qe5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Qf6+
- threat
- 2.Bf5
- threat
- 3.Rd7#
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Qxg7+
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Kd8
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Ke8
- 4.Qf8#
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qxg7+
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Qf7+
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Kd8
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qf7+
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Rd7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Bf5#
- 4.Bf7#
- 4.f5#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Rd7+
- threat
- 2.Rd7+
- 1...Rcxb5
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qh3+
- 3...Rf5
- 4.Bf7#
- 3...Rf5
- 3.Qh3+
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bxe4+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qc4#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bf7+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qc4#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Re5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qc4#
- 3...Bxe5
- 4.Qxe5#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Qc4+
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Re6#
- 4.Rd7#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Bxe4+
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Qc7+
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Ke6
- 3.Qc7+
- threat
- 2.Rd7+
- 1...Bxc3
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sf8+
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Rf7#
- 3...Kf6
- 3.Sf8+
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Rd7+
- threat
- 1.Rxe7!
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