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PID: 191897 (3Q1R2/pB1P1b1K/8/4pk1p/6N1/2pPP1p1/4P3/2r5 w - - 0 1)
Bettmann, Henry Wald
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times, 1915
#3
9 + 8
| 6490 | yacpdb | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...hxg4
- 2.Rxf7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Rxf7+
- 1...hxg4
- Tries
- 1.Bf3?
- threat
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...hxg4
- 2.Rxf7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Rxf7+
- 1...Ke6!
- threat
- 1.Bd5?
- threat
- 2.Sh6#
- 1...e4
- 2.Rxf7+
- 2...Kxg4
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kxg4
- 2.Rxf7+
- 1...Kxg4!
- threat
- 1.Rxf7+?
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Qf6#
- 2.Qe7#
- 1...Kxg4!
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Qh4?
- threat
- 2.Bd5
- threat
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Rxf7#
- 3.Qxh5#
- threat
- 2.Bc8
- threat
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8S#
- 3.d8B#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- threat
- 2.Rxf7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Qdf6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Qhf6#
- threat
- 2.d8S
- threat
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Rxf7#
- 3.Qxh5#
- threat
- 2.d8R
- threat
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Bd5
- 1...hxg4
- 2.Rxf7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Qhf6#
- 3.Qdf6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Qhf6#
- 3.Qxg4#
- threat
- 2.Rxf7+
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Bd5
- threat
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Rxf7#
- 3.Qxh5#
- threat
- 2.Rxf7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.d8S
- threat
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Rxf7#
- 3.Qxh5#
- threat
- 2.Bd5
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Bd5
- threat
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Rxf7#
- 3.Qxh5#
- threat
- 2.Rxf7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.d8S
- threat
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Rxf7#
- 3.Qxh5#
- threat
- 2.Bd5
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Bd5
- threat
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Rxf7#
- 3.Qxh5#
- threat
- 2.Rxf7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Qdf6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Qhf6#
- threat
- 2.d8S
- threat
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Rxf7#
- 3.Qxh5#
- threat
- 2.Bd5
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Bd5
- threat
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Rxf7#
- 3.Qxh5#
- threat
- 2.Bc8
- threat
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8S#
- 3.d8B#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- threat
- 2.Rxf7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Qdf6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- threat
- 2.d8S
- threat
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Rxf7#
- 3.Qxh5#
- threat
- 2.d8R
- threat
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- threat
- 2.Bd5
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Bc8
- threat
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8S#
- 3.d8B#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- threat
- 2.Rxf7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Qdf6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Qhf6#
- threat
- 2.Bc8
- 1...e4
- 2.Rxf7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Qdf6#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Qhf6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Rxf7+
- 1...Ke6!
- threat
- 1.Qg5+?
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Rxf7
- threat
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxf7
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Qxe5+
- 2...Kxd7
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Kxd7
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Bd5#
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Qgf6#
- 3.Qde7#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Bg6+
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Bg8+
- 3.Qxg8#
- threat
- 2.Rxf7
- 1...Kxg5!
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Qe7?
- threat
- 2.Sh6#
- 1...hxg4
- 2.Be4#
- 2.Rxf7#
- 1...Kxg4!
- threat
- 1.Bf3?
- Keys
- 1.Bc8!
- threat
- 2.Qh4
- threat
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8S#
- 3.d8B#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- threat
- 2.Qg5+
- 2...Kxg5
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kxg5
- 2.Qh4
- 1...Kxg4
- 2.Qh4+
- 2...Kxh4
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8S#
- 3.d8B#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kxh4
- 2.Qh4+
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.e4#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Ke7
- 3.d8Q#
- 2...axb6
- 3.d8Q#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8S#
- 3.d8B#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.d8Q#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...hxg4
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Kxf6
- 2.Qf6+
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Qg5+
- 2...Kxg5
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kxg5
- 2.Qg5+
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Qg5+
- 2...Kxg5
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kxg5
- 2.Qg5+
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Qg5+
- 2...Kxg5
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kxg5
- 2.Qg5+
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Qh4
- threat
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8S#
- 3.d8B#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- threat
- 2.Qh4
- 1...e4
- 2.Qg5+
- 2...Kxg5
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kxg5
- 2.Qg5+
- 1...h4
- 2.Qxh4
- threat
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8S#
- 3.d8B#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- threat
- 2.Qxh4
- threat
- 1.Qc8!
- threat
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8B#
- 1...Kxg4
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Be6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Be6
- 2.d8B+
- 2...Be6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Be6
- 2.d8Q+
- threat
- 1.Bc8!
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