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PID: 77239 (8/6p1/6pk/4Q2N/8/4p3/3pB3/3K4 w - - 0 1)

Pape, Edouard

L'Echiquier Marseillais, 1927

8/6p1/6pk/4Q2N/8/4p3/3pB3/3K4

#2

4 + 5

3713 Snap 2008
5454 Near Snap 2010
  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Kh7
      • 2.Qxg7#
    • 1...gxh5
      • 2.Qxh5#
    • 1...g5
      • 2.Qxg7#
  • Tries
    • 1.Bf3?
      • 1...Kh7
        • 2.Qxg7#
      • 1...gxh5
        • 2.Qxh5#
      • 1...g5
        • 2.Qxg7#
      • 1...e2+!
    • 1.Bg4?
      • 1...Kh7
        • 2.Qxg7#
      • 1...gxh5
        • 2.Qxh5#
      • 1...g5
        • 2.Qxg7#
      • 1...e2+!
    • 1.Qd4?
      • 1...Kg5
        • 2.Qf4#
      • 1...Kh7
        • 2.Qxg7#
      • 1...g5
        • 2.Qxg7#
      • 1...gxh5!
    • 1.Qd6?
      • 1...Kg5
        • 2.Qf4#
      • 1...Kh7!
    • 1.Qf6?
      • 1...Kh7
        • 2.Qxg7#
      • 1...gxf6!
    • 1.Qc7?
      • 1...Kg5
        • 2.Qf4#
      • 1...Kh7
        • 2.Qxg7#
      • 1...g5
        • 2.Qxg7#
      • 1...gxh5!
    • 1.Qe7?
      • 1...Kh7
        • 2.Qxg7#
      • 1...g5
        • 2.Qxg7#
      • 1...gxh5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qh2!
      • 1...Kg5
        • 2.Qf4#
      • 1...Kh7
        • 2.Sf6#
      • 1...gxh5
        • 2.Qxh5#
      • 1...g5
        • 2.Sf4#

Anticipated by 21309(1918)

This anticipates 102513(1964), 12404(1978), 150698(1982), 79321(1988), 203054(1990), 245207(2000)

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