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PID: 142680 (8/p7/R7/6P1/6R1/3B3p/4N1Pr/2K1B2k w - - 0 1)

Winter-Wood, Edward John

Norwich Mercury, 1904

(First published on Wed Feb 3 1904)

8/p7/R7/6P1/6R1/3B3p/4N1Pr/2K1B2k

#3

8 + 4

15254 EJWW Scrapbook 2011

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Sg3+?
      • 1...Kxg2
        • 2.Se2+
          • 2...Kf1
            • 3.Rg1#
          • 2...Kh1
            • 3.Rg1#
          • 2...Kf3
            • 3.Rg3#
      • 1...Kg1!
    • 1.Bd2?
      • 1...hxg2
        • 2.Sg3+
          • 2...Kg1
            • 3.Be3#
      • 1...Rxg2!
    • 1.Bf2?
      • 1...hxg2
        • 2.Sg3#
      • 1...Rxg2!
    • 1.Bc3?
      • 1...hxg2
        • 2.Sg3+
          • 2...Kg1
            • 3.Bd4#
      • 1...Rxg2!
    • 1.Bb4?
      • 1...hxg2
        • 2.Sg3+
          • 2...Kg1
            • 3.Bc5#
      • 1...Rxg2!
    • 1.Be4?
      • 1...Rxg2
        • 2.Rxg2
          • threat
            • 3.Sg3#
            • 3.Rf2#
          • 2...hxg2
            • 3.Rh6#
      • 1...hxg2!
    • 1.Rg3?
      • 1...Rxg2
        • 2.Rxh3+
          • 2...Rh2
            • 3.Be4#
      • 1...hxg2!
    • 1.Rf4?
      • threat
        • 2.Rf1+
          • 2...Kxg2
            • 3.Sf4#
      • 1...hxg2
        • 2.Sg3+
          • 2...Kg1
            • 3.Bf2#
      • 1...Rxg2!
    • 1.Rf6?
      • threat
        • 2.Rf1#
      • 1...hxg2
        • 2.Sg3+
          • 2...Kg1
            • 3.Bf2#
      • 1...Rxg2!
  • Keys
    • 1.Rh4!
      • 1...Kxg2
        • 2.Rg4+
          • 2...Kf1
            • 3.Rg1#
          • 2...Kh1
            • 3.Rg1#
          • 2...Kf3
            • 3.Rg3#
      • 1...Rxg2
        • 2.Rxh3+
          • 2...Rh2
            • 3.Be4#
      • 1...hxg2
        • 2.Rxh2+
          • 2...Kxh2
            • 3.Rh6#

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