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PID: 218731 (1Q5b/2p1K3/2p3p1/3kN3/2n1N3/1b1pP1PB/n4P2/8 w - - 0 1)
Butcher, FG
Birmingham Post, 1935
(First published on Tue Jan 8 1935)
#3
8 + 9
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Bf6+
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Sc1
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxh8#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Sxc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxh8#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sxc3+
- 1...Sb4
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxh8#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qd8+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qd8+
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qd8+
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qd8+
- 1...Bf6+
- Tries
- 1.Sc3+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Sxd3#
- 2.Sd7#
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qxh8#
- 2.f4#
- 1...Sxc3!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Sf6+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Sxd3#
- 2.Sed7#
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.f4#
- 1...Bxf6+!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Qa7?
- threat
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Bf6+
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Bxe5
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Sxe3
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.f3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Sb6!
- threat
- 1.Qxb3?
- threat
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxd3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxc4+
- 1...Bf6+
- 2.Kxf6
- threat
- 3.Qxc4#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 3.Qxd3#
- threat
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Kxf6
- 1...Kxe4
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxd3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxc4+
- 1...Bxe5
- 2.Qxd3+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bd4
- 2.Qxd3+
- 1...Sc1
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Sxc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sxc3+
- 1...Sb4
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...d2
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxc4+
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxd3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxc4+
- 1...g5
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxd3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxc4+
- 1...Kxe5!
- threat
- 1.Qb5+?
- 1...Kxe4
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...c5
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...cxb5!
- 1...Kxe4
- 1.Qd8+?
- 1...Kxe4
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Sd6!
- 1...Kxe4
- 1.Qg8+?
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Kxe4!
- 1...Kxe5
- 1.Sc3+?
- Keys
- 1.Qb4!
- threat
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Bf6+
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Kxe4
- 2.Ke6
- threat
- 3.Bg2#
- 2...Bd1
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Ke6
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Bg2#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Bxe5
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Sxb4
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Sxe3
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.f3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Be6+
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qxc5+
- threat
- 1.f3!
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxh8#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qg8+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Be6+
- 1...Bf6+
- 2.Kxf6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sed7#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Kxf6
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxc7+
- 1...Sxe3
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxh8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Be6+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Qg8+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qg8+
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxc7#
- 3.Qxh8#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxh8
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxc7#
- 3.Qxh8#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Be6+
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxc7#
- 3.Qxh8#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxh8
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxc7#
- 3.Qxh8#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxh8
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxc7#
- 3.Qxh8#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Be6+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxh8#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Be6+
- 1...g5
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxh8#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qg8+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Be6+
- threat
- 1.Qb4!
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