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PID: 14275 (8/4N3/1N2p2p/4p1bR/1B1k4/6P1/3PB3/3K4 w - - 0 1)
Andrade, Barry Jack da Costa
1st HM., Weekly Westminster, 1924-1925
(First published on Sat May 17 1924)
#3
8 + 5
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bxd2
- 2.Kxd2
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Kxd2
- 1...Be3
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.d3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...Bh4
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxh4+
- 2...e4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...e4
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...e4
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...Bxd2
- Tries
- 1.Sa4?
- threat
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.d3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Bxd2
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Bxe7
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Be3
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.d3#
- threat
- 2.d3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bxd2
- 2.Kxd2
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bxd2
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Kxd2
- 1...Be3
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.d3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.d3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.d3
- threat
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bc5#
- threat
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Bh4
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Rxh4#
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Rxh4#
- 3.d3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxh4+
- 2...e4
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...e4
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Bxe7!
- threat
- 1.Sd7?
- threat
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.d3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Bxd2
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Bxe7
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Be3
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.d3#
- threat
- 2.Bc5
- threat
- 3.d3#
- 2...Bxd2
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Bxe7
- 3.Rxe5#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- 1...Bxd2
- 2.Kxd2
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bxd2
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Kxd2
- 1...Be3
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.d3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.d3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxe5
- threat
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.dxe3#
- threat
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Bf4
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.d3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Bh4
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Rxh4#
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxh4#
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.d3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxh4+
- 2...e4
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...e4
- 2.Rxe5
- threat
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bc5#
- threat
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Sxf6
- 2...e4
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...e4
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.d3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxf6
- 1...Bxe7!
- threat
- 1.Bc3+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Sa4
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Bxd2
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Bxe7
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Be3
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.d3#
- threat
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.d3#
- 2...Bxd2
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Bxe7
- 3.Rxe5#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Bxd2
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Bxe7
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Be3
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.d3#
- threat
- 2.Sbc8
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Bxd2
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Bxe7
- 3.Rxe5#
- threat
- 2.Sa4
- 1...Kc5!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Bc5+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.d3#
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Rxg5?
- threat
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...e4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...e4
- 2.Rh5
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...h5
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxh5
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...hxg5!
- threat
- 1.Sa4?
- Keys
- 1.Sbc8!
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Bxd2
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Bxe7
- 3.Rxe5#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- 1...Bxd2
- 2.Kxd2
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Kxd2
- 1...Bxe7
- 2.Sxe7
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxe7
- 1...Be3
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.d3#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Bf4
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Bh4
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rxh4#
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...e4
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.S8e7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Sbc8!
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