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PID: 226590 (8/2N4K/p4p2/4NQ1n/p2k1p2/2R2P2/P3Pn2/4b3 w - - 0 1)
Schlesinger, Adolf
Neue Zurcher Zeitung, 1893
(First published on Sun Apr 23 1893)
#3
8 + 8
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sd1
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Sh1
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qxd3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxd3+
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...a5
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Sg6#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Sd1
- Tries
- 1.Sd7?
- threat
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Rd3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rd3+
- 1...Kxc3!
- threat
- 1.Sb5+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Sg4#
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Sg6#
- 2.Sd7#
- 2.Sf7#
- 1...axb5!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Se6+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Sf7#
- 1...Kxc3!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Rc2?
- threat
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sc4
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Sxg4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sc4
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Sxg4
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sc4
- 1...Ba5
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sg4
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qxf4+
- 2...Sfe4
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Sge4
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Sfe4
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qxf4+
- 2...Se4
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Se4
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...a5
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Sg4
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Sg6#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sc4
- 1...fxe5!
- threat
- 1.Qc2?
- threat
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...fxe5
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.e3+
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...fxe3
- 2.Rc4+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Rxd3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxd3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Rxd3+
- 1...Bxc3!
- threat
- 1.Qd3+?
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sxd3!
- 1...Kxe5
- 1.Qd7+?
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Kxc3!
- 1...Kxe5
- 1.Qxf4+?
- 1...Kxc3
- 2.Qc1+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc1+
- 1...Sxf4!
- 1...Kxc3
- 1.e3+?
- 1...fxe3
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Kxc3!
- 1...fxe3
- 1.Sd7?
- Keys
- 1.Qb1!
- threat
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...Kxc3
- 2.Qc1+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc1+
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bxc3
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Rxd3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sxa6#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxd3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Rxd3+
- 1...Se4
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Rd3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sxa6#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...a5
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...f5
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Sc6+
- threat
- 1.Qb1!
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