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PID: 155908 (1n6/1N3B2/p1Pp1P2/R2p4/P2kb3/N7/2P4K/4Q3 w - - 0 1)
Bettmann, Henry Wald
Source?, 1882
#3
10 + 6
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2016 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bh1
- 2.Kxh1
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Kxh1
- 1...Bxc2
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Kxg2
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Kxg2
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Rxd5#
- 2.c3#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Bh7
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Bh1
- Tries
- 1.Kg3?
- threat
- 2.Kf4
- threat
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Kf4
- 1...Sxc6
- 2.Kf4
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Kf4
- 1...Bh1
- 2.Kf2
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qa1#
- threat
- 2.Kf4
- threat
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qd2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Kf2
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qa1#
- threat
- 2.Kxg2
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Kf4
- threat
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qd2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Kxf3
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Kf4
- threat
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qd2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Kxf3
- 1...Ke5!
- threat
- 1.Sb1?
- threat
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Bxc2
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qd2#
- threat
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...Bh1
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Bg6
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Bg6
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.c3#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Bxd5
- threat
- 3.c3#
- 2...Bxc2
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bf1
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Bg6
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Bh7
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.c3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Bg6
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Bxd5
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.c3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Bxd5
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.c3#
- threat
- 2.Bxg6
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...Bh7
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Bxd5
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.c3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...Ke5!
- threat
- 1.Qf2+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Qg3?
- threat
- 2.c3#
- 1...Bxc2
- 2.Sxc2+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Bg6#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxc2+
- 1...Bh1
- 2.c3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Bg6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.c3+
- 1...Bg2
- 2.c3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Bg6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.c3+
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.c3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxd5+
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Bxg6
- threat
- 3.c3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.c3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Bxg6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bxg6
- 1...Bh7
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.c3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxd5+
- 1...Bd3!
- threat
- 1.c3+?
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Bxd5
- threat
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Bxd5
- 1...Ke5!
- 1...Kd3
- 1.Kg3?
- Keys
- 1.Bg6!
- threat
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.c3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sd8#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Bxc2
- 2.Sxc2+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sxc2+
- 1...Bxg6
- 2.c3+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.c3+
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Bxf5
- threat
- 3.c3#
- threat
- 2.c3+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Bxf5#
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Bxf5
- threat
- 1.Bg6!
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