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Problem Display

PID: 244042 (1N2Q3/2p5/2Pk4/8/1K6/7b/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Barbe, Emanuel

Detroit Free Press, 1878

1N2Q3/2p5/2Pk4/8/1K6/7b/8/8

#3

4 + 3

6490	yacpdb	2021

SOLUTION

SOUND
Keys
- 1.Kc4!
  - threat
    - 2.Kd4
      - threat
        3.Qe5#
      - 2...Be6
        3.Qf8#
  - 1...Bf1+
    - 2.Kd4
      - threat
        3.Qd7#
        3.Qe5#
  - 1...Be6+
    - 2.Kd4
      - threat
        3.Qf8#
      - 2...Ba2
        3.Qd7#
        3.Qe5#
      - 2...Bb3
        3.Qd7#
        3.Qe5#
      - 2...Bh3
        3.Qe5#
      - 2...Bc4
        3.Qd7#
        3.Qe5#
      - 2...Bg4
        3.Qe5#
      - 2...Bd5
        3.Qd7#
        3.Qe5#
      - 2...Bf5
        3.Qe5#
      - 2...Bd7
        3.Qxd7#
        3.Qe5#
      - 2...Bf7
        3.Qd7#
        3.Qe5#
      - 2...Bc8
        3.Qe5#
      - 2...Bg8
        3.Qd7#
        3.Qe5#
  - 1...Bg2
    - 2.Kd4
      - threat
        3.Qd7#
        3.Qe5#
  - 1...Bg4
    - 2.Kd4
      - threat
        3.Qe5#
      - 2...Be6
        3.Qf8#
  - 1...Bf5
    - 2.Kd4
      - threat
        3.Qe5#
      - 2...Be6
        3.Qf8#
  - 1...Bd7
    - 2.cxd7
      - threat
        3.d8Q#
        3.d8R#
  - 1...Bc8
    - 2.Kd4
      - threat
        3.Qe5#
      - 2...Be6
        3.Qf8#

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