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PID: 23582 (4K3/2p5/1P1pk3/1N1p2Pp/2r1bB1p/4N2P/1P1P4/6QB w - - 0 1)
Wormald, Robert Bownas
Illustrated London News, 1861
#3
11 + 8
| 3978 | 200 Demanding Chess Puzzles | 1996 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rc1
- 2.Sd4#
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Sd4#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Sd4#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Sxc7#
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Sxc7#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sxd4#
- 2.Sxc7#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Sd4#
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Sd4#
- 1...Bb1
- 2.Bxd5#
- 1...Bxh1
- 2.Qxh1
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Re4
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...c6
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh1
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Bxd5#
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qxg2
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Re4
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...c6
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Qxg2
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Bxd5#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Bxd5#
- 1...Bh7
- 2.Bxd5#
- 1...c5
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...c6
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Rc1
- Tries
- 1.Bxe4?
- threat
- 2.Bxd5#
- 2.Bf5#
- 1...Rxe4
- 2.Sxc7#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sxd4#
- 2.Sxc7#
- 2.Bf5#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Sd4#
- 2.Bf5#
- 1...d4
- 2.Bd5#
- 2.Bf5#
- 1...c6
- 2.Sc7#
- 2.Bf5#
- 1...dxe4!
- threat
- 1.Qc1?
- 1...Bxh1
- 2.Qxh1
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Re4
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...c6
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Qxc4
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh1
- 1...cxb6
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.Qc2
- 2...Rc8+
- 3.Qxc8#
- 2...Bg6+
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Rxc2
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Bxh1
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Bxc2
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Rc3
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Ra4
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Rb4
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Bxd5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Bh7
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Rc8+
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qxc4
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Qxc4
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Qxc4
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Qxc4
- 1...d4
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- 3.Bxd5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...d5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qxc4+
- 1...Bg6+!
- 1...Bxh1
- 1.Qg4+?
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Bxd5#
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...hxg4!
- 1...Bf5
- 1.bxc7?
- threat
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8B#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.Qb1
- 2...Bg6+
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Rxc7
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Bxb1
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Bxh1
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Rc1
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Rc3
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Ra4
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8B#
- 2...Rb4
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8B#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8B#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Bc2
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Bxd5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Bh7
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Bg6+
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Bxh1
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8B#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.Qxh1
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8B#
- 2...Re4
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8B#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8B#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.Qxg2
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8B#
- 2...Re4
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8B#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8B#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...d4
- 2.Sxd4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8B#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.Sxd4+
- 1...Bg6+!
- threat
- 1.Bxe4?
- Keys
- 1.Qb1!
- threat
- 2.bxc7
- 2...Bg6+
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Rxc7
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Bxb1
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Bxh1
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Rc1
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Rc3
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Ra4
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8B#
- 2...Rb4
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8B#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8B#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Bc2
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Bxd5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Bh7
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Bg6+
- 2.b7
- 2...Bg6+
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Bxb1
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Bxh1
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Rc1
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Rc3
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Ra4
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Rb4
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Bc2
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Bxd5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Bh7
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...c6
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Bg6+
- 2.bxc7
- 1...cxb6
- 2.Qc2
- 2...Rc8+
- 3.Qxc8#
- 2...Bg6+
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Rxc2
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Bxh1
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Bxc2
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Rc3
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Ra4
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Rb4
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Bxd5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Bh7
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Rc8+
- 2.Qc2
- threat
- 1.Qb1!
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