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PID: 156551 (4n3/4K3/1P1p1p1P/4k3/4p3/4B3/4B3/4Q3 w - - 0 1)
Finlayson, William
Chess Amateur (The), 1927
#3
6 + 5
| 56 | The Problemist | 2014 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa5+
- 1...Kd5
- Tries
- 1.Bd1?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Bb3#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bb3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bb3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...d5
- 2.Qf1
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Qf1
- 1...f5
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bb3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Bd4+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Qh4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qg1
- threat
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qh4+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...e3
- 3.Bf3#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qg3
- threat
- 3.Qg4#
- threat
- 2.Qg1
- threat
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qg4#
- threat
- 2.Qg3
- 1...Kxd4!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Bf4+?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qg3
- threat
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...e3
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Qg3
- 1...Kxf4!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Qd2?
- threat
- 2.Bg4
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Bg4
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qb2+
- 1...d5
- 2.Bg4
- threat
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Bg4
- 1...Kf5!
- threat
- 1.Qf2?
- threat
- 2.Bc4
- threat
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Bc4
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qh2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qh2+
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...f5
- 2.Bc4
- threat
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...f4
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Bc4
- 1...Kd5!
- threat
- 1.Qc3+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Kd7
- threat
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qa5#
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- threat
- 3.Bb3#
- threat
- 2.Bb5
- threat
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Ba6
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...e3
- 3.Bf3#
- threat
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Kd7
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Qg3+?
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Kf7
- threat
- 3.Bg4#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Bf1
- threat
- 3.Bh3#
- threat
- 2.Bh5
- threat
- 3.Bg6#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Qg4#
- threat
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...e3
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Qg4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Kf7
- 1...Kd5!
- 1...Kf5
- 1.Qb4?
- threat
- 2.Bg4
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Bg4
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd6+
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd6+
- 1...d5
- 2.Bg4
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Bg4
- 1...Kf5!
- threat
- 1.Qh4?
- threat
- 2.Bc4
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qh5#
- threat
- 2.Bc4
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qh2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxf6+
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxf6+
- 1...f5
- 2.Bc4
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...f4
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 3.Qh5#
- threat
- 2.Bc4
- 1...Kd5!
- threat
- 1.Qa1+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Kd7
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qa5#
- threat
- 2.Bb5
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qa2+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Kd7
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Qd1?
- threat
- 2.Bg4
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Bg4
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...d5
- 2.Bg4
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Bg4
- 1...Kf5!
- threat
- 1.Qf1?
- threat
- 2.Bc4
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Bc4
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...f5
- 2.Bc4
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...f4
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Bc4
- 1...Kd5!
- threat
- 1.Bd1?
- Keys
- 1.Bf1!
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qa5+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qg3
- threat
- 3.Bh3#
- threat
- 2.Qg3
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bh3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bh3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...d5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bh3#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...f5
- 2.Qd1
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...f4
- 3.Qh5#
- threat
- 2.Qd1
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Bf1!
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