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PID: 229633 (8/2p4p/2p2n1R/2p2NR1/kB2P3/PpK1PP2/8/Q4B2 w - - 0 1)
Burgess, FA
Sunday Chronicle, 1947
(First published on Sun Nov 23 1947)
#3
11 + 7
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...b2
- 2.Qd1#
- 1...cxb4+
- 2.axb4#
- 1...b2
- Tries
- 1.Sg3?
- 1...Sxe4+
- 2.Sxe4
- threat
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.fxe4
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Sxe4
- 1...Sd5+
- 2.Rxd5
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Rxd5
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.fxg4
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...Sh5
- 2.Sxh5
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Rgxh5
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.Sxh5
- 1...Se8
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...Sd7!
- 1...Sxe4+
- 1.Sh4?
- 1...Sxe4+
- 2.fxe4
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.fxe4
- 1...Sd5+
- 2.Rxd5
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Rxd5
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.fxg4
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...Sh5
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Rgxh5
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...Se8
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...Sd7!
- 1...Sxe4+
- 1.Se7?
- 1...Sxe4+
- 2.fxe4
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.fxe4
- 1...Sd5+
- 2.Rxd5
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Rxd5
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.fxg4
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...Sh5
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Rgxh5
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...Se8
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Sxg8
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.Sxg8
- 1...Sd7!
- 1...Sxe4+
- 1.Bc4?
- 1...Sxe4+
- 2.fxe4
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.fxe4
- 1...Sd5+
- 2.exd5
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.exd5
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Rxg4
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Rg8
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.fxg4
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Rxg4
- 1...Sh5
- 2.Rgxh5
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Rg8
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.Rgxh5
- 1...Se8
- 2.Rg8
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Sg7
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.Rg8
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Rxg8
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.Rxg8
- 1...Sd7!
- 1...Sxe4+
- 1.Sg3?
- Keys
- 1.Sg7!
- 1...Sxe4+
- 2.fxe4
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.fxe4
- 1...Sd5+
- 2.Rxd5
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Rxd5
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Se6
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Sb8
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Sf8
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Se6
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Se6
- threat
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.fxg4
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Se6
- 1...Sh5
- 2.Sxh5
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Se6
- threat
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Rgxh5
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.Sxh5
- 1...Se8
- 2.Se6
- threat
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Sxe8
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.Se6
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Se6
- threat
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- threat
- 2.Se6
- 1...Sxe4+
- 1.Rxf6!
- threat
- 2.Sh6
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Sh6
- 1...c4
- 2.Sd4
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Ra6#
- threat
- 2.Sd4
- 1...h5
- 2.Sh4
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Sh4
- 1...h6
- 2.Sxh6
- 2...cxb4+
- 3.axb4#
- 2...b2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...c4
- 3.Ra5#
- 2...cxb4+
- 2.Sxh6
- threat
- 1.Sg7!
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