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PID: 188521 (1KN3Bn/6R1/pBb2N2/pk1P4/p5rR/P1p1p1p1/n1P1Pb1Q/8 w - - 0 1)
Williams, La Rue
Pittsburgh Leader, 1912
(First published on Sun Jan 7 1912)
#3
12 + 12
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Kc7
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Rxc4
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Rxc4
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Rc4
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Rc4
- 1...Bxd5
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bxd5#
- 3.Rhxg4#
- 3.Rgxg4#
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sa7+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rhxg4#
- 3.Rgxg4#
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sxd7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Ba8
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rhxg4#
- 3.Rgxg4#
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Kc7
- 1...Kc4
- Tries
- 1.Kc7?
- threat
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rhxg4#
- 3.Rgxg4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Bxf7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Rhxg4
- threat
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Rgxg4
- threat
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Rxf7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Sa7+
- 1...Rxg7+!
- threat
- 1.Se8?
- threat
- 2.Sed6#
- 1...Bxd5
- 2.Sed6+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Bxd5#
- 3.Rhxg4#
- 3.Rgxg4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Bxd5
- threat
- 3.Sed6#
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Sed6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Sed6+
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rhxg4#
- 3.Rgxg4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc7+
- 1...Bxe8!
- threat
- 1.Sa7+?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Rhxg4#
- 2.Rgxg4#
- 1...Kxb6!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Ba7?
- threat
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Bxd5
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- 1...Sf7!
- threat
- 1.Rgxg4?
- threat
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Rc4
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Kc7
- 1...Bxd5
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 2.Kc7
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Rc4
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Kc7
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Kxb7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 2.Kxb7
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Sxd7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sxd7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sxd7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 2.Sxd7
- 1...Sc1
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Rb4+
- 2...axb4
- 3.Rxb4#
- 2...axb4
- 2.Kc7
- 1...Sb4
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...axb4
- 3.Rxb4#
- 2...axb4
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...g2
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Qxc6#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- 1...gxh2!
- threat
- 1.Rb7?
- threat
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Bxd5
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bxd5#
- 3.Rxg4#
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Bxe3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Bxd5#
- 3.Rxg4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bxd5#
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Bxb7
- 3.Sa7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Bxd5
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Ba7#
- threat
- 2.Sa7+
- 1...Bxb7
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rxg4#
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rxg4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sa7+
- 1...Rxg8!
- threat
- 1.dxc6?
- threat
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 2.Sa7+
- 1...Kxc6
- 2.Rc7+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Rc7+
- 1...Rxg7
- 2.Bc4+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Bc4+
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bxf7#
- 3.Rhxg4#
- 3.Rgxg4#
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sa7+
- 1...Rd4!
- threat
- 1.Kc7?
- Keys
- 1.Rg6!
- threat
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rhxg4#
- 3.Rgxg4#
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sa7+
- 1...Rxh4
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxh4#
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sa7+
- 1...Rxg6
- 2.Rc4
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Rc4
- 1...Bxd5
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bxd5#
- 3.Rhxg4#
- 3.Rgxg4#
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sa7+
- 1...Sxg6
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Kc7
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Se8
- threat
- 3.Sed6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Bxe8
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 2.Kc7
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Se8
- threat
- 3.Sed6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Sa7#
- 2...Bxe8
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 2.Rxc4
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sa7+
- 1...Re4
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rxe4#
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sa7+
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sa7+
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Se8
- threat
- 3.Sed6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Bxe8
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 2.Kc7
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kxb6
- 3.Sxd7#
- 2...Kxb6
- 2.Sd6+
- threat
- 1.Rg6!
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