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Problem Display
PID: 34758 (8/1r1BppN1/q7/b1p1P1P1/2p1k3/1pp1BN2/4K3/2Q5 w - - 0 1)
Zharkov, Nikolai Abramovich
2nd Prize, Shakhmaty v SSSR, 1991
#4
8 + 10
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.Qh1!
- threat
- 2.Bc6+
- 2...Qxc6
- 3.Sd2+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Sxc4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sd2+
- 2...Qxc6
- 2.Bc6+
- 1...Rxd7
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe4+
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Se8#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Qe4+
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Qb5
- 2.Bc6+
- 2...Qxc6
- 3.Sd2+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Sxc4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sd2+
- 2...Qxc6
- 2.Bxb5
- threat
- 3.Bc6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sd2+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Sxc4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Qd1+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Bc6#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Sd2+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Sd2+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Sxc4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sd2+
- 2...Rb6
- 3.Sd2+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Sxc4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Qh4+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qxc4#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Sd2+
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Sd2+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Sxc4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Qh4+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qxc4#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Sd2+
- 2...Rd7
- 3.Sd2+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Sxc4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Bc6+
- 3...Rd5
- 4.Qh4#
- 3...Rd5
- 3.Qh4+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qxc4#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Sd2+
- threat
- 2.Bc6+
- 1...Qe6
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Bxe6
- threat
- 4.Sxc4#
- 4.Qd5#
- 4.Qh2#
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Bf4#
- threat
- 3.Bxe6
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Bc6+
- 2...Qxc6
- 3.Sd2+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Sxc4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sd2+
- 2...Qxc6
- 2.Sxe6
- threat
- 3.Sfd4+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Bf4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sh4+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Bf4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sxc5+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qd1#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Qh7+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Sf4#
- 3...f5
- 4.Bc6#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Sfd4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sfd4+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Bf4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sh4+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Bf4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Qd1+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Sxc5#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Sfd4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sed4+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Bc6#
- 3...Kg6
- 4.Qh6#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Sg7+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Bc6#
- 3...Kg6
- 4.Qh6#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Sed4+
- 2...fxe6
- 3.Bxe6
- threat
- 4.Qh4#
- 4.Qh7#
- threat
- 3.Bxe6
- threat
- 2.Bxe6
- threat
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...fxe6
- 3.Sd2+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Sxc4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sd2+
- 2...f5
- 3.Se1+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sg1+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sd2+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Sxc4#
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sh2+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sd4+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sh4+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qd5#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Qh4+
- 3...f4
- 4.Qxf4#
- 4.Qh7#
- 3...f4
- 3.Sxf5
- threat
- 4.Sg3#
- 4.Qh4#
- threat
- 3.exf5 ep
- threat
- 4.Qh4#
- 4.Qh7#
- threat
- 3.gxf5 ep
- threat
- 4.Qh4#
- 4.Qh7#
- threat
- 3.Qd1
- threat
- 4.Bd5#
- 4.Bxf5#
- 4.Qd5#
- threat
- 3.Qh2
- threat
- 4.Qf4#
- 3...f4
- 4.Qxf4#
- 4.Qh7#
- threat
- 3.Qh3
- threat
- 4.Qxf5#
- 3...f4
- 4.Qf5#
- 4.Qh7#
- threat
- 3.Qh7
- threat
- 4.Qxf5#
- threat
- 3.Se1+
- threat
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Qh4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bxc5
- threat
- 4.Qd4#
- 3...Kxc5
- 4.Qd4#
- threat
- 3.Bxc5
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Sd2+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qe4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sh2+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Sg4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sg3+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qd1#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Qh4+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Sxe7#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Qd1
- threat
- 4.Sg3#
- threat
- 3.Sd2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sd2+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qe4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sh2+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Sg4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sxe7+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Bf5#
- 4.Qh4#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Qd1+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Sg3#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Sd2+
- threat
- 2.Qh4+
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Bf5+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd1+
- 3...Kc6
- 4.Qd7#
- 3...Kc6
- 3.Qd1+
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Sd2+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qe4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sh2+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Sg4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sg3+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Qd1#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Qh4+
- 3...Kd5
- 4.Sxe7#
- 3...Kd5
- 3.Qd1
- threat
- 4.Sg3#
- threat
- 3.Sd2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sd2+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Qe4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sh2+
- 3...Kxe5
- 4.Sg4#
- 3...Kxe5
- 3.Sxe7+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Bf5#
- 4.Qh4#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Qd1+
- 3...Ke4
- 4.Sg3#
- 3...Ke4
- 3.Sd2+
- threat
- 2.Bf5+
- 1...Rc7
- 2.Sh2+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Sg4+
- 3...Kd6
- 4.Qd1#
- 3...Kd6
- 3.Sg4+
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sh2+
- threat
- 1.Qh1!
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