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PID: 142737 (3r4/p1n1b3/4Qp2/R2B4/2Pk2r1/1PNN2nR/3p1P2/3K4 w - - 0 1)
Melissinos, Dionyssios
Brentano's Chess Monthly, 1881
#3
10 + 9
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kxd3
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Ba3
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Sxe2
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Sxe2
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Sxe2
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sh1
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Se2
- 2.Sxe2#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sh5
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sxb5+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Sxb5+
- 1...Sxd5
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Sa6
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Sa8
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Se8
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...f5
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Sxe2
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Kxd3
- Tries
- 1.Kxd2?
- threat
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sf1+
- 2.Kc2
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Qxg4#
- 2...Se3+
- 3.Qxe3#
- 3.fxe3#
- 2...Re4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Kc2
- 1...Se4+
- 2.Kc2
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 2...Sxc3
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Kc2
- 1...Re4!
- threat
- 1.Se2+?
- 1...Kxd3
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sxe2!
- 1...Kxd3
- 1.Sb5+?
- 1...Kxd3
- 2.Qe2#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sxb5!
- 1...Kxd3
- 1.Qxg4+?
- 1...Kxd3
- 2.Rxg3#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Se2#
- 1...Kxc3!
- 1...Kxd3
- 1.Qe5+?
- 1...Kxd3
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...fxe5!
- 1...Kxd3
- 1.Qxf6+?
- 1...Kxd3
- 2.Rxg3+
- 2...Rxg3
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Rxg3
- 2.Qf3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxg3+
- 1...Bxf6!
- 1...Kxd3
- 1.Kxd2?
- Keys
- 1.Ra3!
- threat
- 2.Qxg4+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Rxg3#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Se2#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qxg4+
- 1...Kxc3
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.b4+
- 1...Rxd5
- 2.Qxg4+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Rxg3#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Se2#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qxg4+
- 1...Bxa3
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Sxe2
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Sxd5
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Sxe6
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Re4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Sxe4
- 3.Se2#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Sxe4
- 3.Se2#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Sxe4
- 3.Se2#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Sxe4
- 3.Se2#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...Rgg8
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Sxe4
- 3.Se2#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...Rdg8
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Sxe2
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Sxe2
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sxb5+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Sxb5+
- 1...Sa6
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qxg4+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Rxg3#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.b4
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Sa8
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qxg4+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Rxg3#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.b4
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Se8
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qxg4+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Rxg3#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.b4
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...f5
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.b4#
- 2...Sxe2
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Se2+
- threat
- 1.Ra3!
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