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PID: 25362 (rN3BQ1/4R2B/1b1p4/n4p2/2pkp3/3r4/1P3P2/4RK2 w - - 0 1)
Coulthard, W
1st Prize Set, Northumberland & Durham Chess Assoc., 1868
#4
9 + 9
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Re5!
- threat
- 2.Rd5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bxd6+
- 3...Kf3
- 4.Qg2#
- 4.Qg3#
- 3...Rxd6
- 4.Qg3#
- 3...Kf3
- 3.Bh6+
- 3...Kf3
- 4.Qg2#
- 4.Qg3#
- 3...Kf3
- 3.Bxd6+
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Sd7+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qxd6#
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qxf5#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qxd6#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bg7+
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qxf5#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qxf5#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Qxf5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bg7#
- 4.Rxe4#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Sd7+
- 2...e3
- 3.Bg7+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Qxf5#
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qxf5#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qxf5#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Qxf5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bg7#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bg7+
- 2...Rd1
- 3.Sd7+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Rxd1#
- 4.Qxd6#
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qxf5#
- 4.Qg3#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qxd6#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bg7+
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qxf5#
- 4.Qg3#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qxf5#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Qxf5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Rxd1#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Rxd1
- threat
- 4.Bxd6#
- 4.Qxf5#
- 4.Qxd6#
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qxf5#
- 4.Qg3#
- threat
- 3.Sd7+
- 2...Rd2
- 3.Sd7+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qxd6#
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qxf5#
- 4.Qg3#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qxd6#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bg7+
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qxf5#
- 4.Qg3#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qxf5#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Sd7+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sd7+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Rd1#
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qg3#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bg7+
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qg3#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Qg7+
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qg3#
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Bg8#
- 4.Qe7#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Sd7+
- 2...Ra7
- 3.Qxf5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Rxe4#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Qxf5+
- 2...Be3
- 3.Sd7+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qxd6#
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qxf5#
- 4.Qg3#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qxd6#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bg7+
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qxf5#
- 4.Qg3#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qxf5#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Qxf5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bg7#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.fxe3
- threat
- 4.Qxf5#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qxf5#
- 4.Qxd6#
- 3...Rxe3
- 4.Qxd6#
- 3...f4
- 4.Qf5#
- threat
- 3.Sd7+
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Bg7+
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qxf5#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Bg8#
- 4.Qxf5#
- 4.Qf7#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Qxf5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bg7#
- 4.Rxe4#
- 4.Qxe4#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bg7+
- 2...c3
- 3.Qxf5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Rxe4#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Qxf5+
- 2...f4
- 3.Sd7+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qxe4#
- 4.Qxd6#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qxe4#
- 4.Qxd6#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bg7+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qf5#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Rxe4+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qf5#
- 4.Qh5#
- 4.Qg5#
- 4.Qxd6#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Qxe4+
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Qf5#
- 4.Qg6#
- 4.Qxf4#
- 4.Qe7#
- 3...Kf6
- 3.Qf5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bg7#
- 4.Rxe4#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Qh5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bg7#
- 4.Rxe4#
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Qf5#
- 3...Kf6
- 4.Qf5#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Qg5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bg7#
- 4.Rxe4#
- 3...Ke6
- 4.Bg8#
- 4.Qf5#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bg8
- threat
- 4.Bg7#
- 4.Rxe4#
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qxd6#
- threat
- 3.Be7
- threat
- 4.Qxe4#
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qxd6#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qxd6#
- 3...Re3
- 4.Qxd6#
- 3...Rd4
- 4.Qf5#
- 3...e3
- 4.Qe4#
- 3...d5
- 4.Qf6#
- threat
- 3.Sd7+
- 2...d5
- 3.Sd7+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bg7#
- 4.Qxb6#
- 4.Qf6#
- 4.Qg7#
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qxf5#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bd6+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qf6#
- 4.Qg7#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Bg7+
- 3...Kf4
- 4.Qxf5#
- 3...Kf4
- 3.Qxf5+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Qd6+
- 3...Kd4
- 4.Bg7#
- 4.Qf6#
- 3...Kd4
- 3.Sd7+
- threat
- 2.Sd7+
- 1...dxe5
- 2.Rxe4+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qg4+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Bg8#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Qg4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Qg4
- threat
- 4.Qd7#
- 4.Qxe4#
- 3...Rd1+
- 4.Qxd1#
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qd7#
- threat
- 3.Qg4
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Rxe4+
- threat
- 1.Re5!
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