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PID: 23468 (3b4/8/1B2BN1p/3Pk2p/7P/2RP4/3NK3/8 w - - 0 1)
Blackburne, Joseph Henry
Source?, 1874
#3
9 + 4
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Sxh5+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.d4
- threat
- 3.Sxh5#
- 3.Rf3#
- threat
- 2.Sxh5+
- 1...Bxf6
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bc7+
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bxc7#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sd7+
- 1...Kf4
- Tries
- 1.Sf3+?
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Sg8
- threat
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Sg8
- 1...Kxf6!
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Sc4+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Sxh5#
- 1...Kxf6!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Sde4?
- threat
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Be3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.d4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sd7+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Be3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Be3+
- 1...Bxf6
- 2.Kf3
- threat
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Kf3
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bxc7#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Be3
- threat
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bxc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.d4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bxc7#
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sd7+
- 1...Bxb6!
- threat
- 1.Sfe4?
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Be3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Be3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Be3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bxd8
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Bf6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.d4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Be3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.d4
- threat
- 3.Rf3#
- threat
- 2.Be3+
- 1...Bxh4
- 2.Kf3
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Be3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.d4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Kf3
- 1...Bg5
- 2.Kf3
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.d4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Kf3
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Kf3
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Be3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Be3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Be3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.d4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Kf3
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bxc7#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bxc7#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Be3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bxc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.d4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bxc7#
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Be3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Be3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Be3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.d4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Bxb6!
- threat
- 1.Sxh5?
- threat
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Bxb6
- 2.Rc6
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Rc6
- 1...Kd6!
- threat
- 1.Bd4+?
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Sde4+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Sg8
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Sde4+
- 1...Kxd4!
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Bxd8?
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sxh5#
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Se8#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sfe4
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Bf6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Se8
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sg8
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bf6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rc6
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rc8
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Ke3
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Ke3
- 1...Kd4!
- threat
- 1.Rc6?
- threat
- 2.Sxh5
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bd4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sxh5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Bxd8
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sxh5
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Sxh5+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sxh5+
- 1...Bxb6
- 2.Sxh5
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Sxh5
- 1...Bxf6
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bc7+
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Sxh5
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bxc7#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Bd4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sxh5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sxh5
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sxh5
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bd4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sxh5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sxh5
- 1...Kxf6!
- threat
- 1.d4+?
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Sde4+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Sg8
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sde4#
- 3.Sfe4#
- 3.Se8#
- 3.Rd7#
- 2...Bxc7
- 3.Bc5#
- threat
- 2.Sde4+
- 1...Kxf6!
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Sf3+?
- Keys
- 1.Rc7!
- threat
- 2.Sxh5
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Sc4#
- threat
- 2.Bd4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sxh5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Se8#
- 3.Rd7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sxh5
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Sxh5+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sxh5+
- 1...Kxf6
- 2.Bd4+
- 2...Kg6
- 3.Rg7#
- 2...Kg6
- 2.Bd4+
- 1...Bxf6
- 2.Rf7
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Bxh4
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Bg5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Be7
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Bg7
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Bd8
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Bh8
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Rf7
- 1...Bxc7
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bxc7#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sd7+
- 1...Be7
- 2.Bd4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sxh5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Se8#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Bd4+
- threat
- 1.Rc7!
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