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PID: 12961 (8/8/8/4Np2/Q3b2r/2p3N1/5n2/2K1k3 w - - 0 1)
Ormond, Richard
The Westminster Papers, 1874
#3
4 + 6
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Qe8
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Sd3+
- 3.Sxd3#
- 2...Sd1
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sh3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sg4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qe8
- 1...Rh2
- 2.Qe8
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Sd3+
- 3.Sxd3#
- 2...Sd1
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sh1
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sh3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sg4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qe8
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Qe8
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Sd3+
- 3.Sxd3#
- 2...Sd1
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sh1
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sh3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sg4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qe8
- 1...Bb1
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Bh1
- 2.Qd1+
- 2...Sxd1
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxd1
- 2.Qc2
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Sd3+
- 3.Sxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd1+
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qd1+
- 2...Sxd1
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxd1
- 2.Qc2
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Sd3+
- 3.Sxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd1+
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Sxf3#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qd1+
- 2...Sxd1
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxd1
- 2.Qc2
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Sd3+
- 3.Sxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qe8
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Sd3+
- 3.Sxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd1+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qd1+
- 2...Sxd1
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxd1
- 2.Qc2
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Sd3+
- 3.Sxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Sd3+
- 3.Sxd3#
- 2...Sd1
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sh1
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sh3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sg4
- 3.Sd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd1+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qd1+
- 2...Sxd1
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxd1
- 2.Qc2
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Sd3+
- 3.Sxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qe8
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Sd3+
- 3.Sxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd1+
- 1...Ba8
- 2.Qd1+
- 2...Sxd1
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxd1
- 2.Qc2
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Sd3+
- 3.Sxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qe8
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Sd3+
- 3.Sxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd1+
- 1...c2
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Sxe4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxe4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Rh1
- Tries
- 1.Qc2?
- threat
- 2.Qe2#
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...Bxc2
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sf3#
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Sxf3#
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...Sd1
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Sh1
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Sd3+!
- threat
- 1.Qb5?
- threat
- 2.Qf1#
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Sxf3#
- 2.Qf1#
- 1...Sd3+!
- threat
- 1.Qa2?
- threat
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Sxf3#
- 1...c2
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Sd3+!
- threat
- 1.Qc4?
- threat
- 2.Qf1#
- 2.Qe2#
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...Sd1
- 2.Qf1#
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Sh1
- 2.Qf1#
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Qf1#
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Qf1#
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Qe2#
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qe2#
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sf3#
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Sxf3#
- 2.Qf1#
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...c2
- 2.Qf1#
- 2.Qe2#
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Sd3+!
- threat
- 1.Qd4?
- threat
- 2.Qxc3#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sf3#
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Sxf3#
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...Sd1
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...Sh1
- 2.Qg1#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...c2
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qd2#
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...f4
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...Sd3+!
- threat
- 1.Qxe4+?
- 1...Rxe4
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Sxe4
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...fxe4!
- 1...Rxe4
- 1.Qa6?
- threat
- 2.Qf1#
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Sxf3#
- 2.Qf1#
- 1...Sd3+!
- threat
- 1.Qc2?
- Keys
- 1.Qe8!
- threat
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qe7
- 2...Sd3+
- 3.Sxd3#
- 2...Sd1
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sh1
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sh3
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sg4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rf3
- 3.Sxf3#
- 2...Rg4
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Rh4
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Bb1
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Bh1
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Bc2
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxf3#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Bb7
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Ba8
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...c2
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Sd3+
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 1.Qe8!
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