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PID: 147796 (8/3pP3/3N4/1P1N4/3k4/4p3/2p1K3/2Q5 w - - 0 1)
Taylor, WH
The Chess Player's Chronicle (Sampson), 1881
(First published on Tue Jan 18 1881)
#3
6 + 4
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2013 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Sf4?
- threat
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qa3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qa3+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Qa3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qa3+
- 1...Ke5!
- threat
- 1.Sc7?
- threat
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qa3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qa3+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Qa3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sa8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qa3+
- 1...Ke5!
- threat
- 1.Qxc2?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qc5
- 2...Ke6
- 3.e8Q#
- 3.e8R#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qc5
- 1...Kxd5!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.e8Q?
- threat
- 2.Qcxe3+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Q3e5#
- 3.Q8e5#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qexe3+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qcd2#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qcxe3+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Qa3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qcxe3+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Q3e5#
- 3.Q8e5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Q8e5#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qe4
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qa3+
- 1...Kxd5!
- threat
- 1.Sf4?
- Keys
- 1.Sf6!
- threat
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qa3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qa3+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Qa3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qa3+
- 1...Ke5
- 2.e8S
- threat
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.e8S
- threat
- 1.Sf6!
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