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PID: 66512 (8/2K5/p2Bp3/Pk1bR3/8/3p4/NPpP4/2R5 w - - 0 1)
Taunton, ?
The Chess Player's Chronicle (Staunton), 1856
#4
8 + 6
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Keys
- 1.b3!
- 1...Kxa5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...exd5
- 3.Kc6
- 3...d4
- 4.Bb4#
- 4.Bc7#
- 3...d4
- 3.Sc3
- 3...d4
- 4.Ra1#
- 4.b4#
- 3...d4
- 3.Kc6
- 2...exd5
- 2.Rxc2
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...dxc2
- 3.Sc3
- threat
- 4.b4#
- threat
- 3.Sc3
- threat
- 2.Sb4
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sxd5
- threat
- 4.Sc3#
- 4.Se3#
- 4.Sb4#
- 4.Sf4#
- 4.Sb6#
- 4.Sf6#
- 4.Se7#
- 3...Ka5
- 4.Sc3#
- 4.Se3#
- 4.Sb4#
- 4.Sf4#
- 4.Sb6#
- 4.Sf6#
- 4.Se7#
- 3...exd5
- 4.Rxd5#
- threat
- 3.Sxd5
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Ba3
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3+
- 3...Ka5
- 4.b4#
- 3...Ka5
- 3.Sc3+
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Be7
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3+
- 3...Ka5
- 4.Ra1#
- 4.b4#
- 3...Ka5
- 3.Sc3+
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Bf8
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3+
- 3...Ka5
- 4.Ra1#
- 4.b4#
- 3...Ka5
- 3.Sc3+
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Ra1
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...c1Q+
- 3.Sc3+
- 3...Qa3
- 4.Rxa3#
- 4.b4#
- 3...Qxa1
- 4.b4#
- 3...Qa3
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Sc3+
- 2...c1R+
- 3.Sc3+
- 3...Rxa1
- 4.b4#
- 3...Rxa1
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Sc3+
- 2...c1S
- 3.Sc3+
- 3...Sa2
- 4.Rxa2#
- 4.b4#
- 3...Sa2
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Sc3+
- 2...c1B
- 3.Sc3+
- 3...Ba3
- 4.Rxa3#
- 4.b4#
- 3...Ba3
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Sc3+
- threat
- 2.Rce1
- threat
- 3.Sc3
- threat
- 4.Ra1#
- 4.b4#
- threat
- 3.Sc3
- 2...c1Q+
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rxc1
- 2...c1R+
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rxc1
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3+
- 3...Ka5
- 4.Ra1#
- 4.b4#
- 3...Ka5
- 3.Sc3+
- 2...c1S
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rxc1
- 2...c1B
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rxc1
- threat
- 2.Rf1
- threat
- 3.Sc3
- threat
- 4.Ra1#
- 4.b4#
- threat
- 3.Sc3
- 2...c1Q+
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rxc1
- 2...c1R+
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rxc1
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3+
- 3...Ka5
- 4.Ra1#
- 4.b4#
- 3...Ka5
- 3.Sc3+
- 2...c1S
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rxc1
- 2...c1B
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rxc1
- threat
- 2.Rg1
- threat
- 3.Sc3
- threat
- 4.Ra1#
- 4.b4#
- threat
- 3.Sc3
- 2...c1Q+
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rxc1
- 2...c1R+
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rxc1
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3+
- 3...Ka5
- 4.Ra1#
- 4.b4#
- 3...Ka5
- 3.Sc3+
- 2...c1S
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rxc1
- 2...c1B
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rxc1
- threat
- 2.Rh1
- threat
- 3.Sc3
- threat
- 4.Ra1#
- 4.b4#
- threat
- 3.Sc3
- 2...c1Q+
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rxc1
- 2...c1R+
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rxc1
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3+
- 3...Ka5
- 4.Ra1#
- 4.b4#
- 3...Ka5
- 3.Sc3+
- 2...c1S
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rxc1
- 2...c1B
- 3.Rxc1
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rxc1
- threat
- 2.Re4
- threat
- 3.Bb4+
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Sc3#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Ra4+
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Sc3#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Sc3
- threat
- 4.Bb4#
- 4.Ra1#
- 4.Ra4#
- 4.b4#
- threat
- 3.Bb4+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3+
- 3...Ka5
- 4.Bb4#
- 4.Ra1#
- 4.Ra4#
- 4.b4#
- 3...Ka5
- 3.Sc3+
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Bb4+
- 3...Ka4
- 4.Sc3#
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Sc3#
- 3...Ka4
- 3.Bb4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Sc3
- threat
- 4.Ra1#
- 4.b4#
- threat
- 3.Sc3
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Rxc4
- threat
- 4.Rc5#
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rc5#
- threat
- 3.Sc3
- threat
- 4.Ra1#
- 4.b4#
- 3...Bxb3
- 4.Bb4#
- threat
- 3.Rxc4
- threat
- 2.Rg5
- threat
- 3.Sc3
- 3...e5
- 4.Ra1#
- 4.b4#
- 3...e5
- 3.Sc3
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3+
- 3...Ka5
- 4.Ra1#
- 4.b4#
- 3...Ka5
- 3.Sc3+
- 2...e5
- 3.Rxe5
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rxd5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rxe5
- threat
- 2.Rh5
- threat
- 3.Sc3
- 3...e5
- 4.Ra1#
- 4.b4#
- 3...e5
- 3.Sc3
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3+
- 3...Ka5
- 4.Ra1#
- 4.b4#
- 3...Ka5
- 3.Sc3+
- 2...e5
- 3.Rxe5
- 3...Kb5
- 4.Rxd5#
- 3...Kb5
- 3.Rxe5
- threat
- 2.Rxd5+
- 1...Kxa5
- 1.b3!
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