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PID: 225951 (4B1r1/8/r1R4p/4pN2/1B1P1N2/1P1R4/2p2p2/q2n1kbK w - - 0 1)
Finch, James Gayler
English Mechanic and World of Science, 1878
(First published on Fri Mar 8 1878)
#3
9 + 10
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Sxg3#
- 1...Rxe8
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...c1Q
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Qxd1
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxd1
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...c1S
- 2.Rxd1#
- 1...c1B
- 2.Rxd1#
- 1...c1R
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Rxd1
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Rxd1
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...Rg3
- Tries
- 1.Rxd1+?
- 1...Qxd1
- 2.Se3#
- 1...cxd1Q
- 2.Se3#
- 1...cxd1B
- 2.Se3#
- 1...cxd1R
- 2.Se3#
- 1...cxd1S!
- 1...Qxd1
- 1.Rxd1+?
- Keys
- 1.Rxc2!
- threat
- 2.Bb5
- threat
- 3.Rxd1#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rg3#
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rxe3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Qxd1
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxd1
- 2.Bb5
- 1...Qxd4
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Qxd1
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxd1
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...exd4
- 2.Bb5
- threat
- 3.Rxd1#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Rd1#
- threat
- 2.Bb5
- 1...exf4
- 2.Bb5
- threat
- 3.Rxd1#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rg3#
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rxe3#
- threat
- 2.Bb5
- 1...Qc3
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Qe1
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Qe1
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Re2#
- 2...Ke1
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Qb1
- 2.Bb5
- threat
- 3.Rxd1#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rg3#
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rxe3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Qxd1
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxd1
- 2.Bb5
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Qxd1
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxd1
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Qxd1
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxd1
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Qxd1
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxd1
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Qxd1
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxd1
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...Rg2
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Qxd1
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxd1
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Qxd1
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxd1
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...e4
- 2.Bb5
- threat
- 3.Rxd1#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rg3#
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...exd3
- 3.Bxd3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rxe3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Qxd1
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxd1
- 2.Bb5
- threat
- 1.Rg6!
- threat
- 2.Sg3#
- 1...Raxg6
- 2.Bb5
- threat
- 3.Rxd1#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rg3#
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rxe3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Qxd1
- 3.Se3#
- 2...cxd1Q
- 3.Se3#
- 2...cxd1S
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...cxd1B
- 3.Se3#
- 2...cxd1R
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxd1
- 2.Bb5
- 1...Rgxg6
- 2.Bb5
- threat
- 3.Rxd1#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rg3#
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rxe3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Qxd1
- 3.Se3#
- 2...cxd1Q
- 3.Se3#
- 2...cxd1S
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...cxd1B
- 3.Se3#
- 2...cxd1R
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxd1
- 2.Bb5
- 1...exf4
- 2.Bb5
- threat
- 3.Rxd1#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rdg3#
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rdg3#
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rxe3#
- threat
- 2.Bb5
- 1...Qc3
- 2.Sg3+
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Sg2#
- 2...Ke1
- 2.Sg3+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Sg3+
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Sg2#
- 2...Ke1
- 2.Sg3+
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Bb5
- threat
- 3.Rxd1#
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rdg3#
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rxe3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Qxd1
- 3.Se3#
- 2...cxd1Q
- 3.Se3#
- 2...cxd1S
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...cxd1B
- 3.Se3#
- 2...cxd1R
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxd1
- 2.Bb5
- threat
- 1.Rxc2!
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