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PID: 224986 (8/2qpBK2/2r3P1/2pNkp2/2R2p2/2n2p2/2Q3bR/8 w - - 0 1)
Elson, Jacob
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, 1868
#3
7 + 10
| 6490 | yacpdb | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bh1
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Rd2#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qxc3+
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Rd2#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qxc3+
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Sd1
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Sa2
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Se2
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Sa4
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Se4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Sxd5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Bh1
- Tries
- 1.Se3?
- threat
- 2.Qxf5#
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...fxe3
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Se4
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...fxg4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rxe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Sc3
- 2.Sg4+
- 1...Rf6+!
- threat
- 1.Sf6?
- threat
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...Qa5
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...fxg4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sxd7+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Sxd7#
- 2...Rxf6+
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Qc7
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Qd8
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Qa7
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Bxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...d5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...d6
- 3.Sd7#
- threat
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Sxd7#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Rxf6+
- 3.Bxf6#
- threat
- 2.Sg4+
- 1...Qd6
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...fxg4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Sg4+
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...fxg4
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Re4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Sc3
- 2.Sg4+
- 1...Sd1
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...fxg4
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Re4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qxd1
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Rxf6+
- 3.Bxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qxf4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Rxf6+
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qb2#
- threat
- 2.Sg4+
- 1...Sa2
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...fxg4
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Re4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Sc3
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Rxf6+
- 3.Bxf6#
- threat
- 2.Sg4+
- 1...Se2
- 2.Re4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Re4+
- 1...Sa4
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...fxg4
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Re4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Rxf6+
- 3.Bxf6#
- threat
- 2.Sg4+
- 1...Se4
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...fxg4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rxe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Sc3
- 2.Sg4+
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Re4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Re4+
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...fxg4
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...fxg4
- 2.Re4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...fxe4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Sc3
- 2.Sg4+
- 1...d5
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...fxg4
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...fxg4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...d4
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...d4
- 2.Sg4+
- 1...Rxf6+!
- threat
- 1.Rh5?
- threat
- 2.Rxf5#
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...Rf6+
- 2.Sxf6
- threat
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Rxe4#
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Sxf6
- 1...Kxd5
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Bh3!
- threat
- 1.Re4+?
- 1...fxe4
- 2.Rh5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rh5+
- 1...Sxe4!
- 1...fxe4
- 1.Qe4+?
- 1...fxe4
- 2.Rh5#
- 1...Sxe4!
- 1...fxe4
- 1.Se3?
- Keys
- 1.Qxf5+!
- 1...Kxf5
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Kxf5
- 1.Qxf5+!
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