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Problem Display

PID: 30917 (8/8/2kN3Q/B3p3/8/K7/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Loyd, Sam

Baltimore Dispatch, 1859

8/8/2kN3Q/B3p3/8/K7/8/8

#3

4 + 2

1679	American Chess Nuts	1868
5206	Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems	1913

SOLUTION

SOUND
Keys
- 1.Bb4!
  - 1...Kd5
    - 2.Qh7
      - 2...Kd4
        3.Qe4#
      - 2...Kc6
        3.Qb7#
      - 2...Ke6
        3.Qf7#
      - 2...e4
        3.Qxe4#
  - 1...Kb6
    - 2.Qg7
      - threat
        3.Qb7#
      - 2...Ka6
        3.Qb7#
      - 2...Kc6
        3.Qb7#
    - 2.Qh7
      - threat
        3.Qb7#
      - 2...Ka6
        3.Qb7#
      - 2...Kc6
        3.Qb7#
  - 1...Kc7
    - 2.Qg7+
      - 2...Kb6
        3.Qb7#
      - 2...Kc6
        3.Qb7#
      - 2...Kb8
        3.Qb7#
      - 2...Kd8
        3.Ba5#
    - 2.Qh7+
      - 2...Kb6
        3.Qb7#
      - 2...Kc6
        3.Qb7#
      - 2...Kb8
        3.Qb7#
      - 2...Kd8
        3.Ba5#
  - 1...Kd7
    - 2.Qg7+
      - 2...Kc6
        3.Qb7#
      - 2...Ke6
        3.Qf7#
      - 2...Kd8
        3.Ba5#
    - 2.Qh7+
      - 2...Kc6
        3.Qb7#
      - 2...Ke6
        3.Qf7#
      - 2...Kd8
        3.Ba5#
  - 1...e4
    - 2.Qh7
      - threat
        3.Qb7#
      - 2...Kd5
        3.Qxe4#
      - 2...Kb6
        3.Qb7#

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