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PID: 222883 (3K4/8/4p1b1/BBkp4/3R4/2N2PP1/1P4Pp/7Q w - - 0 1)
Woods, H
Preston Guardian, 1880
(First published on Wed Jan 7 1880)
#3
10 + 5
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...e5
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...e5
- Tries
- 1.Sa4+?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qe1
- threat
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Kxb5!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Rc4+?
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Bc7#
- 1...dxc4!
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Rf4?
- threat
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.b4+
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.b4
- threat
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...e5
- 3.Rf6#
- threat
- 2.Bc7+
- 1...e5
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Rf6#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.b4+
- 1...Be4!
- threat
- 1.Rg4?
- threat
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.b4+
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bc7+
- 1...e5
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Rxg6#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.b4+
- 1...Be4!
- threat
- 1.Qd1?
- threat
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...exd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...exd5
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Kc7
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...exd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Bc7+
- 1...h1Q
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...exd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...exd5
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Rxd5+
- 1...h1R
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...exd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...exd5
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Rxd5+
- 1...Be4
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Kc7
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.Ke7
- threat
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.Bc7
- threat
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Kc7
- 1...Bd3!
- threat
- 1.Qe1?
- threat
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb6#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bb4#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.Qxe6
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb6#
- threat
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Kc7
- 1...h1Q
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rc4+
- 1...h1R
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rc4+
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb6#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bb4#
- threat
- 2.Qxe6
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb6#
- threat
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Kc7
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qxe6
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb6#
- threat
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qxe6
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb6#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bb4#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Kc7
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb6#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bb4#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Kc7
- 1...Be8
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb6#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Kc7
- 1...Be4!
- threat
- 1.b4+?
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Bc7#
- 1...Kxd4!
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Sa4+?
- Keys
- 1.Qa1!
- threat
- 2.Bc7
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qa7#
- threat
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sd1#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Bc7
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qa4+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd1#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qa4+
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bc7+
- 1...h1Q
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sd1#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.b4+
- 1...h1B
- 2.Bc7
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qg1#
- 3.Qa7#
- threat
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sd1#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Bc7
- 1...h1R
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sd1#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.b4+
- 1...Bb1
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sd1#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.b4+
- 1...Bc2
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sd1#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.b4+
- 1...Bd3
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sd1#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.b4+
- 1...Be8
- 2.b4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sd1#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.b4+
- threat
- 1.Qa1!
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