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PID: 12841 (R2bk2K/1n3Np1/1P3pN1/p2P1Pp1/3p4/1p6/3Q4/2n2b2 w - - 0 1)
Mason, William B
The Westminster Papers, 1872
#3
8 + 11
SOLUTION
- NO_SOLUTION
- Sets
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Rxd8+
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kxf7
- 2.Rxd8+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Rxd8+
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kxf7
- 2.Rxd8+
- 1...d3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sf8#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...Sc5
- Tries
- 1.Rxd8+?
- 1...Kxf7
- 2.Rf8#
- 1...Sxd8!
- 1...Kxf7
- 1.Qe3+?
- 1...Kd7
- 2.Sf8#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Kxf7
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...dxe3!
- 1...Kd7
- 1.Qb4?
- threat
- 2.Qe7#
- 1...Kd7
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Rxd8#
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Qxb5#
- threat
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Rxd8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Qa4+
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Bb5
- 2.Qc5
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Kg8
- threat
- 3.Rxd8#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Rxd8#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Sb7
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Rxd8+
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kxf7
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Rxd8#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Kg8
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Rxd8+
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kxf7
- 2.Qxd6
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qf8#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Rxd8+
- 1...axb4!
- threat
- 1.Qf4?
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sf8#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Qc7
- 1...Kd7
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Rxd8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Sf8#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Bxb6
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qd6+
- 1...Kxf7
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Bxc7
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Be7
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sf8#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Rxd8+
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kxf7
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rxd8#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Rxd8+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Rxd8+
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kxf7
- 2.Qxd6
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qf8#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Rxd8+
- 1...d3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sf8#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sf8#
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...gxf4!
- threat
- 1.Qc2?
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sf8#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Kxf7
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Bxc7
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Be7
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sf8#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sf8#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sf8#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Se2
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Sf8#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Kg8
- threat
- 3.Rxd8#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Rxd8#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Sb7
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Rxd8+
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kxf7
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Rxd8#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Kg8
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Kg8
- threat
- 3.Rxd8#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Rxd8#
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Rxd8+
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kxf7
- 2.Kg8
- 1...d3
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...bxc2!
- threat
- 1.Qh2?
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- 1...Kd7
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Rxd8#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Qd6+
- 1...Kxf7
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Bxc7
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Be7
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Ke8
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Rxd8+
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kxf7
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rxd8#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Rxd8+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Rxd8+
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Kxf7
- 2.Qxd6
- threat
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qf8#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Rxd8+
- 1...Bb5!
- threat
- 1.Rxd8+?
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