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PID: 165831 (8/8/8/8/R7/8/6k1/4KR2 w - - 0 1)
Bull, Cecil Alfred Lucas
Natal Mercury, 1925
(First published on Fri Jul 17 1925)
#3
3 + 1
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2018 |
| 5454 | Near Snap | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh1#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kh2
- Tries
- 1.Ke2?
- 1...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh1#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Kf3
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh1#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf3
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kg3!
- 1...Kh2
- 1.Rg1+?
- 1...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh1#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kf3
- 2.Rgg4
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Ra3#
- 3.Rg3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Rg5
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rg3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Rg6
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rg3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Rg7
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rg3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Rg8
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rg3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Rb4
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rg3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Rc4
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rg3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Rag4
- 2...Ke3
- 3.R1g3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Rh4
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rg3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Rgg4
- 1...Kh3
- 2.Kf1
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rg5
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rg6
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rg7
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rg8
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Ra2
- 2...Kh4
- 3.Rh2#
- 2...Kh4
- 2.Kf1
- 1...Kxg1!
- 1...Kh2
- 1.Rf3?
- 1...Kg1
- 2.Ra2
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rf1#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Ra2
- 1...Kh1
- 2.Kf1
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Ra2
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rf1#
- 2...Kg1
- 2.Kf1
- 1...Kh2
- 2.Kf1
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Ra2+
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rf1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rf1#
- 2...Kg1
- 2.Rg4
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Kf1
- 1...Kxf3!
- 1...Kg1
- 1.Rff4?
- 1...Kg1
- 2.Ra2
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rf1#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Ra2
- 1...Kh1
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Ra2
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rf1#
- 2...Kg1
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- threat
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh4#
- threat
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kg3!
- 1...Kg1
- 1.Rf5?
- 1...Kg1
- 2.Ra2
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rf1#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Rg5+
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Ra2
- 1...Kh1
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Ra2
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rf1#
- 2...Kg1
- 2.Rg4
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rg5
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- threat
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh5#
- threat
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rg5
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kg3!
- 1...Kg1
- 1.Rf6?
- 1...Kg1
- 2.Ra2
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rf1#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rh6#
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh6#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Rg6+
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Ra2
- 1...Kh1
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Rh6#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Ra2
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rf1#
- 2...Kg1
- 2.Rg4
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh6#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rg6
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- threat
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Rh6#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Rh6#
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh6#
- threat
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Rh6#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rg6
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kg3!
- 1...Kg1
- 1.Rf7?
- 1...Kg1
- 2.Ra2
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rf1#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rh7#
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh7#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Rg7+
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Ra2
- 1...Kh1
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Rh7#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Ra2
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rf1#
- 2...Kg1
- 2.Rg4
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh7#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rg7
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- threat
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Rh7#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Rh7#
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh7#
- threat
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Rh7#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rg7
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kg3!
- 1...Kg1
- 1.Rf8?
- 1...Kg1
- 2.Ra2
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rf1#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Rg8+
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Ra2
- 1...Kh1
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Ra2
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rf1#
- 2...Kg1
- 2.Rg4
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rg8
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- threat
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rg8
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kg3!
- 1...Kg1
- 1.Ra2+?
- 1...Kh3
- 2.Rg1
- 2...Kh4
- 3.Rh2#
- 2...Kh4
- 2.Rg1
- 1...Kg3!
- 1...Kh3
- 1.Rb4?
- 1...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh1#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kg3!
- 1...Kh2
- 1.Rc4?
- 1...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh1#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kg3!
- 1...Kh2
- 1.Rd4?
- 1...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh1#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kg3!
- 1...Kh2
- 1.Re4?
- 1...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh1#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kg3!
- 1...Kh2
- 1.Raf4?
- 1...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh1#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kh3
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kg3!
- 1...Kh2
- 1.Rg4+?
- 1...Kh2
- 2.Rf3
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Kh1
- 2.Rg5
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh1#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Rg6
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh1#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Rg7
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh1#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Rg8
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh1#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Rf3
- 1...Kh3!
- 1...Kh2
- 1.Ke2?
- Keys
- 1.Rh1!
- 1...Kxh1
- 2.Kf2
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Kf2
- 1...Kf3
- 2.Rg1
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rg3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Rg1
- 1...Kg3
- 2.Kf1
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Kf1
- 1...Kxh1
- 1.Rh1!
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