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PID: 220368 (5K2/8/8/P1kN4/p1Np3R/2p2n2/Q1P3B1/8 w - - 0 1)
Boyd, J Scott
New York Tribune, 1891
(First published on Sun Apr 19 1891)
#3
8 + 5
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Tries
- 1.Qb3?
- threat
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Kxd5
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rh6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qb5+
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Bh3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Sxh4
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Se1
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Sg1
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Se5
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...d3
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bxf3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...axb3!
- threat
- 1.Qb2?
- threat
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Kxc4
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Kxd5
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rh6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qb5+
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Bh3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Sxh4
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Se1
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Sg1
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Se5
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...d3
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bxf3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...cxb2!
- threat
- 1.Qb3?
- Keys
- 1.Qb1!
- threat
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Kxc4
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Kxd5
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rh6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qb5+
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Bh3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Sxh4
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Se1
- 2.Sde3
- threat
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Sde3
- 1...Sg1
- 2.Sde3
- threat
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Sde3
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Sde3
- threat
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Sde3
- 1...Se5
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...d3
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bxf3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qb6+
- threat
- 1.Qxa4!
- threat
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Sc7
- 1...Kxd5
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rh6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qb5+
- 1...Sxh4
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Se1
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sc7
- 1...Sg1
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sc7
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sc7
- 1...Se5
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...d3
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Sxh4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Sa6#
- threat
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 1.Qb1!
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