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Problem Display
PID: 223636 (8/K7/2p3p1/p1Rp4/3k4/p2P2P1/P2p4/1Q1N4 w - - 0 1)
Scott, James
Preston Guardian, 1880
(First published on Wed May 26 1880)
#3
7 + 7
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Qa1+?
- 1...Kxd3
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...Kxd3
- 1.Qb2+?
- 1...Kxd3
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qxa3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxa3+
- 1...axb2!
- 1...Kxd3
- 1.Qb3?
- threat
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qxa3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxa3+
- 1...Ke5!
- threat
- 1.Qb8?
- threat
- 2.Rc3
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Rc3
- 1...Kxd3
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qe8
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sf2#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- 1...g5
- 2.Rc3
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Rc3
- 1...Kxc5!
- threat
- 1.Qa1+?
- Keys
- 1.Qb7!
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- 1...Kxd3
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sf2#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe7+
- threat
- 1.Qb7!
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