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PID: 20511 (1r2k1Br/1bRp2pp/p1p4n/7P/P6Q/3K1R2/1p4P1/q1B5 w k - 0 1)

Cook, Eugene Beauharnais

New York Albion, 1852

1r2k1Br/1bRp2pp/p1p4n/7P/P6Q/3K1R2/1p4P1/q1B5

#5

9 + 12

3978 200 Demanding Chess Puzzles 1996

SOLUTION

  • COOKED
  • Keys
    • 1.Rc8+!
      • 1...Rxc8
        • 2.Qe1+
          • 2...Kd8
            • 3.Qa5+
              • 3...Ke7
                • 4.Qe5+
                  • 4...Kd8
                    • 5.Bg5#
                    • 5.Rf8#
              • 3...Ke8
                • 4.Qe5+
                  • 4...Kd8
                    • 5.Bg5#
                    • 5.Rf8#
              • 3...Rc7
                • 4.Bg5+
                  • 4...Kc8
                    • 5.Rf8#
                  • 4...Ke8
                    • 5.Qe5#
    • 1.Qe1+!
      • 1...Kd8
        • 2.Rf8+
          • 2...Kxc7
            • 3.Qa5+
              • 3...Kd6
                • 4.Qe5+
                  • 4...Kxe5
                    • 5.Bf4#

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