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PID: 206209 (6K1/4NN2/p3p3/p1P1P3/Pp1kB3/1P3P2/3P4/8 w - - 0 1)

Pierce, William Timbrell

Land and Water, 1873

(First published on Sat Jan 25 1873)

6K1/4NN2/p3p3/p1P1P3/Pp1kB3/1P3P2/3P4/8

#3

10 + 5

15239 Valois Notebooks 2020

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Sd8?
      • 1...Kxc5
        • 2.Sxe6+
          • 2...Kb6
            • 3.Sc8#
      • 1...Kxe5!
  • Keys
    • 1.Sg5!
      • 1...Kxc5
        • 2.Sxe6+
          • 2...Kb6
            • 3.Sc8#
      • 1...Kxe5
        • 2.Sg6+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Sxe6#
          • 2...Kf6
            • 3.Sh7#

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