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PID: 12908 (8/1RN5/3r1np1/1R6/3k2P1/3P2P1/3PK3/8 w - - 0 1)
Pearson, Arthur Cyril
The Westminster Papers, 1873
#3
8 + 4
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Rg5
- 2...Re6+
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Rxb7
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Sxg4
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Rb1
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rb3
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rb4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxb4#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sh5
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sh7
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Se8
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sg8
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Re6+
- 2.R7xb6
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Rg5
- 1...Re6+
- 2.Sxe6#
- 1...Rd7
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Ra5
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Re6+
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Rb6
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Rd5#
- threat
- 2.Ra7
- threat
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...Re6+
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Rd5#
- threat
- 2.Ra5
- 1...Se8
- 2.Ra5
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Re6+
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Rb6
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Rd5#
- threat
- 2.Rg5
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Re6+
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Rb6
- 3.Rd5#
- threat
- 2.Ra7
- threat
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...Re6+
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Rd5#
- threat
- 2.Ra5
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Ra5
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Re6+
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Rb6
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Rd5#
- threat
- 2.Rg5
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Re6+
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Rb6
- 3.Rd5#
- threat
- 2.Ra7
- threat
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...Re6+
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Rd5#
- threat
- 2.Ra5
- 1...Rb6
- Tries
- 1.Rb4+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Ke5!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Rg5?
- threat
- 2.Sb5#
- 2.Rb4#
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Rxb6
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rb4#
- threat
- 2.Ra7
- 2...Re6+
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Sxg4
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Rb1
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rb3
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rb4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...Rb7
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rb8
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sh5
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sh7
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Se8
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sg8
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Re6+
- 2.Rb8
- 2...Re6+
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Rxb8
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Sxg4
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Rb1
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rb3
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rb4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxb4#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Rb7
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sh5
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sh7
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Se8
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sg8
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Re6+
- 2.Rxb6
- 1...Sd5!
- threat
- 1.Rb4+?
- Keys
- 1.R7b6!
- threat
- 2.Rxd6+
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Rbxd5#
- 3.Rdxd5#
- 2...Sd5
- 2.Rxd6+
- 1...Rxb6
- 2.Rg5
- 2...Re6+
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Sxg4
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Rb1
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rb3
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rb4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Rb7
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rb8
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sh5
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sh7
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Se8
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sg8
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Re6+
- 2.Rg5
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rb4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rb4+
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Rxd6
- threat
- 3.Rbxd5#
- 3.Rdxd5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rbxd5#
- threat
- 2.Rxd6
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc6
- 1...Se4
- 2.Rxd6+
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sxd6
- 2.Rxd6+
- 1...Se8
- 2.Ra5
- threat
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Re6+
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Rxb6
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Rd5#
- threat
- 2.Rg5
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Re6+
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Rxb6
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Ra6
- threat
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...Re6+
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Rxa6
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Rd5#
- threat
- 2.Rc6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Re6+
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Rxc6
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Rxd6+
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Sxd6
- 2.Ra5
- threat
- 1.R7b6!
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