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PID: 229354 (1b1r4/5NnB/b1R4p/5p2/3r1k1K/2q2p2/2PR1Q1P/6B1 w - - 0 1)
Sargent, D
Preston Guardian, 1881
(First published on Wed Jun 8 1881)
#3
9 + 10
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qa1
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Qb2
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Qb4
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Qa5
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Qxc2
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Qa3
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Qb3
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Qe3
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...Qc4
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Qc5
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Qxc6
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Qg3#
- 1...R4d6
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...R8d6
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Qa1
- Tries
- 1.Re2?
- threat
- 2.Qg3#
- 1...Qe1
- 2.Rxe1
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qg3#
- threat
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Qxg3+
- 3.hxg3#
- 2...Qxg3+
- 2.Rxe1
- 1...Sh5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Sxg3
- 3.hxg3#
- 2...Sxg3
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Bxe2!
- threat
- 1.Rxc3?
- threat
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qxf3#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qxf3#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Rxf3#
- 2.Qg3#
- 2.Qxf3#
- 1...Re8
- 2.Qxf3#
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Rd3!
- threat
- 1.Re6?
- threat
- 2.Qg3#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Sh5
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Qxe3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Qxe3
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Sxg3
- 3.hxg3#
- 2...Sxg3
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...Sxe6!
- threat
- 1.Re2?
- Keys
- 1.Rd6!
- threat
- 2.R2xd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.R2xd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.R2xd4+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.R2xd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.R2xd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.R2xd4+
- 1...Qxd2
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Rxd2
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...R4xd6
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...R8xd6
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Qd3
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Be3#
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.R2xd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Kh3
- threat
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Qf6
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Kh3
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.R2xd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.R6xd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.R2xd4#
- 3.R6xd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.R2xd4+
- 1...Re8
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Rf8
- 2.R2xd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.R6xd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.R2xd4#
- 3.R6xd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.R2xd4+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.R2xd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.R6xd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.R2xd4#
- 3.R6xd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.R2xd4+
- 1...Rh8
- 2.R2xd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.R6xd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.R2xd4#
- 3.R6xd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.R2xd4+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Kh3
- threat
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qh4#
- threat
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Kh3
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Sh5
- 2.R2xd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.R2xd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.R2xd4+
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...h5
- 2.R2xd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.R2xd4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 2.R2xd4+
- threat
- 1.Rd6!
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