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PID: 12743 (8/3p4/3R4/pN6/1kP4K/5Q2/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Abbott, Joseph William
The Westminster Papers, 1869
#3
5 + 3
| 5454 | Near Snap | 2022 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ka4
- 2.Qa3#
- 1...Ka4
- Tries
- 1.Sa3?
- threat
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Ka4
- 2.Rb6
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- threat
- 2.Rb6
- 1...a4
- 2.Rd5
- 2...d6
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...d6
- 2.Qe3
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ka5
- 2.Rd5
- 1...Kc5!
- threat
- 1.Rd5?
- threat
- 2.Qa3+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Qa3+
- 1...d6
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Qd3
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...a4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Kxc4!
- threat
- 1.Rc6?
- threat
- 2.Qa3#
- 1...Ka4
- 2.Qa3#
- 1...a4
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...dxc6!
- threat
- 1.Qc3+?
- 1...Ka4
- 2.Qa3#
- 1...Kc5!
- 1...Ka4
- 1.Qe3?
- 1...a4
- 2.Sa3
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ka5
- 2.Sa3
- 1...Kxc4!
- 1...a4
- 1.Sa3?
- Keys
- 1.Sc7!
- 1...Ka4
- 2.Rb6
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- threat
- 2.Rb6
- 1...Kxc4
- 2.Sa6
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qb3#
- threat
- 2.Sa6
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Sa6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Sa6+
- 1...a4
- 2.Sa6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qh5#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Sa6+
- 1...Ka4
- 1.Sc7!
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