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PID: 23467 (3bN3/Q4r1p/2b4P/1n1pB1p1/1p2k1P1/1n2PN2/4BP1K/8 w - - 0 1)
Blackburne, Joseph Henry
Source?, 1872
#3
10 + 10
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qxh7+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Qxh7+
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Bxf6
- 3.Qxh7#
- 2...Bxf6
- 2.Qxh7+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Rg6
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Re7
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Qxh7+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Qxh7+
- 1...Ba5
- 2.Qxf7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qxh7#
- threat
- 2.Qxf7
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Qxf7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qxh7#
- threat
- 2.Qxf7
- 1...Sa1
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sxd6
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sxd4
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Sc1
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sxd6
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sxd4
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sxd6
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sxd4
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...S3d4
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Sxd6
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sxd4
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sxd6
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sxd4
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...S5d4
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sxa7
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Rf4
- Tries
- 1.Sxg5+?
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qxf7
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Qxf7
- 1...Bxg5!
- 1...Kxe5
- 1.Sf6+?
- 1...Rxf6
- 2.Qxh7+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Rg6
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Qxh7+
- 1...Bxf6!
- 1...Rxf6
- 1.Bf4?
- threat
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.f3#
- 2...Bxg5
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...S3xd4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...S5xd4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...S3xd4
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sa1
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...S3d4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...S5d4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qxc6#
- threat
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...Rxf4
- 2.Qxh7+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Qxh7+
- 1...Rxa7
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.f3#
- 2...Bxg5
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...Bxe8
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.f3#
- 2...Bxg5
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...gxf4
- 2.Qxf7
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qxh7#
- threat
- 2.Qxf7
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Rxg5
- 3.f3#
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.f3#
- 2...Rxg5
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...S3xd4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...S5xd4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...S3xd4
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sa1
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...S3d4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...S5d4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.f3#
- 2...Bxg5
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...S3xd4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...S5xd4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...S3xd4
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sa1
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...S3d4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...S5d4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qxc6#
- threat
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...Rc7
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.f3#
- 2...Bxg5
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...S3xd4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...S5xd4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...S3xd4
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qxh7#
- 2...Bxc7
- 3.Sxg5#
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Sxc7
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- threat
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...Rd7
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.f3#
- 2...Bxg5
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Rxg5
- 3.f3#
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.f3#
- 2...Rxg5
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...S3xd4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...S5xd4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...S3xd4
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sa1
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...S3d4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...S5d4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qxc6#
- threat
- 2.Qxg7
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qxh7#
- threat
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.f3#
- 2...Bxg5
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...S3xd4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...S5xd4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...S3xd4
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.f3#
- 2...Bxg5
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...S3xd4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...S5xd4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...S3xd4
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sa1
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...S3d4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...S5d4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Bxc7
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Sxc7
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...Ba8
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.f3#
- 2...Bxg5
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...S3xd4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...S5xd4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...S3xd4
- 2.Qxf7
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qxh7#
- 2...S3d4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...S5d4
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.f3#
- 2...Bxg5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...S3xd4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...S5xd4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Sa1
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...S3d4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...S5d4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qxc6#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- 2...Rxc7
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Bxe8
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Sxc7
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...gxf4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Rd7
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Re7
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Rf8
- 3.Qxh7#
- 2...Bb7
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Ba8
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Ba1
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Bb2
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Sxg5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Be7
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Bg7
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Bd8
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Bh8
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Sa1
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Sxd2#
- 2...S3d4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...S5d4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Rxc7
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Bxg5
- 3.f3#
- 2...Bxg5
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sxg5#
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Rxe7
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...d4!
- threat
- 1.Qd4+?
- 1...S5xd4
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...S3xd4!
- 1...S5xd4
- 1.Sxg5+?
- Keys
- 1.Bf6!
- threat
- 2.Sxg5#
- 1...Bc7+
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Sxg5#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7
- 1...Rxf6
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Bxf6
- 3.Qxh7#
- 2...Bxf6
- 2.Qxh7+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Rg6
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Bxf6
- 2.Qc7
- 2...Be5+
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Rxc7
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Bxe8
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Sxc7
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Rd7
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Re7
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Rf8
- 3.Qxh7#
- 2...Bb7
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Ba8
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Ba1
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Bb2
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Be7
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Bg7
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Bd8
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Bh8
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Sa1
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Sxd2#
- 2...S3d4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...S5d4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Be5+
- 2.Qc7
- 1...d4
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Rxg5
- 3.f3#
- 2...Rxg5
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...S3xd4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...S5xd4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...S3xd4
- 2.Sxg5+
- threat
- 1.Qxf7!
- threat
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qxh7#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qxh7+
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Bf5
- 2.Qxh7+
- 1...S3d4
- 2.Bg3
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sxf3+
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Sxe2
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Sb3
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qxh7#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sxf3+
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Sxe2
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Sb3
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qxh7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh7+
- 2...Sf5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Sf5
- 2.exd4
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qxh7#
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Bg3
- 1...d4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bg3#
- 3.Bxd4#
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Bg7#
- 3.Bb8#
- 3.Bh8#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf5+
- threat
- 1.Bf6!
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