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PID: 226963 (3K4/1p3p1p/1p3RbP/1Rnk4/3Nn3/1P4N1/2p5/2B1Q3 w - - 0 1)
Thomas, WO
Sunday Chronicle, 1946
(First published on Sun Jun 2 1946)
#3
9 + 9
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Rxb6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Bh5
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Bf5
- Tries
- 1.Sge2?
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Rxb6#
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Rxb6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb2#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Sxc3+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sxc3+
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Rxb6#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Bh5
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Rxb6#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Rf5+
- 1...Ke5!
- 1...Sxf6
- 1.Sxe4?
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Rd6#
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Bf4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bh5
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Rf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rf5#
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bxe4!
- threat
- 1.Sxc2?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Sxg3
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Rxb6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bb2#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bb2
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bb2
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...Bf5!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Sf3?
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Bf5!
- 1...Sxf6
- 1.Sdf5?
- threat
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxf6
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Rxb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Bxf5!
- threat
- 1.Rf5+?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Bf4#
- 2.Rxb6#
- 1...Bxf5!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Sge2?
- Keys
- 1.Sh5!
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Bxh5
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Rxb6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rf5+
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Rxb6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Rxb6#
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Rxb6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb2#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Bf4!
- threat
- 2.Sxe4
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Rd6#
- threat
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Sxd6
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.Sxe4
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...c1Q
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Sxd6
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.Rd6+
- 1...c1S
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Sxd6
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.Rd6+
- 1...c1B
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Sxd6
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.Rd6+
- 1...c1R
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Sxd6
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.Rd6+
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Sxd6
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.Rxf5+
- threat
- 1.Sh5!
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