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PID: 66537 (3b2R1/7b/3p4/pN6/K1k1p2q/3N1n2/PP2p3/6Q1 w - - 0 1)

Brown, Theodore Morris

Prize, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1858

3b2R1/7b/3p4/pN6/K1k1p2q/3N1n2/PP2p3/6Q1

#5

7 + 9

302 Schachzeitung 1859

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Keys
    • 1.Qc5+!
      • 1...dxc5
        • 2.Rxd8
          • threat
            • 3.Sa3#
            • 3.b3#
          • 2...Qxd8
            • 3.Sf4
              • threat
                • 4.b3#
              • 3...Qd1+
                • 4.b3+
                  • 4...Qxb3+
                    • 5.axb3#
              • 3...Qd3
                • 4.b3+
                  • 4...Qxb3+
                    • 5.axb3#
              • 3...Sd2
                • 4.b3+
                  • 4...Sxb3
                    • 5.axb3#

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