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PID: 136800 (8/p7/N3pK2/7p/4B2B/b3P2Q/3p4/2kN1R2 w - - 0 1)
Fothergill, Percival Guy Laugham (PGLF)
The Field, 1921
(First published on Sat Jul 30 1921)
#3
8 + 6
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bb2+
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Sxb4
- threat
- 3.Sa2#
- threat
- 2.Sxb4
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Sxc5
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- threat
- 2.Sxc5
- 1...Be7+
- 2.Kxe7
- 2...e5
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...e5
- 2.Kxe7
- 1...e5
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Bc5
- 2.Qc8+
- 1...Bb2+
- Tries
- 1.Kxe6?
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Sb4
- threat
- 3.Sa2#
- threat
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- threat
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Sxb4
- threat
- 3.Sa2#
- threat
- 2.Sxb4
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Sxc5
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- threat
- 2.Sxc5
- 1...Be7
- 2.Bxe7
- 2...h4
- 3.Ba3#
- 2...h4
- 2.Bxe7
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Rxf8
- 2...Kxd1
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Kxd1
- 2.Rxf8
- 1...Bd6!
- 1...Bb2
- 1.Kf7?
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Sb4
- threat
- 3.Sa2#
- threat
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- threat
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Sxb4
- threat
- 3.Sa2#
- threat
- 2.Sxb4
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Sxc5
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- threat
- 2.Sxc5
- 1...Be7
- 2.Kxe7
- 2...e5
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...e5
- 2.Bxe7
- threat
- 3.Ba3#
- threat
- 2.Kxe7
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Kxf8
- 2...e5
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...e5
- 2.Kxf8
- 1...e5
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Bc5
- 2.Qc8+
- 1...Bd6!
- 1...Bb2
- 1.Kg7?
- 1...Bb2+
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bf8+
- 2.Kxf8
- 2...e5
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...e5
- 2.Kxf8
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Sxb4
- threat
- 3.Sa2#
- threat
- 2.Sxb4
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Sxc5
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- threat
- 2.Sxc5
- 1...Be7
- 2.Bxe7
- threat
- 3.Ba3#
- threat
- 2.Bxe7
- 1...e5
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Bc5
- 2.Qc8+
- 1...Bd6!
- 1...Bb2+
- 1.Sb4?
- threat
- 2.Sa2#
- 1...Bb2+
- 2.Kxe6
- threat
- 3.Sa2#
- threat
- 2.Kg6
- threat
- 3.Sa2#
- threat
- 2.Kf7
- threat
- 3.Sa2#
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Kxe6
- 1...Bxb4!
- threat
- 1.Sc5?
- threat
- 2.Sb3#
- 1...Bb2+
- 2.Kxe6
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- threat
- 2.Kg6
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- threat
- 2.Kf7
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Kxe6
- 1...Bxc5!
- threat
- 1.Qxe6?
- threat
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Bb2+
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Sxb4
- threat
- 3.Sa2#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qc8#
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Bc3+
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Bc3+
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Bc3+
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Bc3+
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Bc3+
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Bc3+
- 2.Sxb4
- 1...Be7+!
- threat
- 1.Kxe6?
- Keys
- 1.Ke5!
- 1...Bb2+
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bd6+
- 2.Kxd6
- 2...e5
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...e5
- 2.Kxd6
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Sxb4
- threat
- 3.Sa2#
- threat
- 2.Sxb4
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Sxc5
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- threat
- 2.Sxc5
- 1...Be7
- 2.Bxe7
- 2...h4
- 3.Ba3#
- 2...h4
- 2.Bxe7
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Rxf8
- 2...Kxd1
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Kxd1
- 2.Rxf8
- 1...Bb2+
- 1.Ke5!
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