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PID: 240800 (8/p3R1N1/K2pPpN1/pPpk4/Rb1n1P2/4Qp2/1PP1P3/4n1BB w - - 0 1)
Pierce, William Timbrell
English Chess Problems, 1876
#3
14 + 10
| 6490 | yacpdb | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kc4
- 2.b3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.c4#
- 2...Sxb3
- 3.Qxb3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.b3+
- 1...Bd2
- 2.c4#
- 1...Ba3
- 2.c4#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.bxc3
- threat
- 3.c4#
- 2...Sxb5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.bxc3
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.c4#
- 3.e4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Bxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Bxf3#
- 3.c4#
- 3.e4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.exd3
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.c4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxd3
- 1...Sxe6
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Kc4
- Tries
- 1.Se5?
- threat
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sexc2
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Sxf3
- 2.Qxf3+
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Bxf3#
- 2...Sxf3
- 2.Bxf3+
- 1...Sdxc2
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Sxf3
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Sxd3
- 3.Bxf3#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sxd3
- 2.Qxf3+
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Bxf3#
- 2...Sxf3
- 2.Bxf3+
- 1...dxe5
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rd7+
- 1...Bc3
- 2.bxc3
- threat
- 3.c4#
- 2...dxe5
- 3.Rd7#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.bxc3
- 1...fxe5!
- threat
- 1.Sh5?
- threat
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Sxf6
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Sxe2
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Sxb5
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.b3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.c4#
- 2...Sxb3
- 3.Qxb3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sxf6
- 1...Sexc2
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Sdxc2
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...c4
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Sxe2
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxe2
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.c4#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.b3
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.c4#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.c4#
- 3.e4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Bxf3#
- 3.c4#
- 3.e4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.cxd3
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...f5
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.exd3
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.c4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxb3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.cxb3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxb3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...c4
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.cxb3
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...f5
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...c4
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...c4
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...f5
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...Sxb5!
- threat
- 1.Se8?
- threat
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Sxf6
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Sxe2
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Sxb5
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Sxe2
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Sxb5
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.b3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.c4#
- 2...Sxb3
- 3.Qxb3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sxf6
- 1...Sexc2
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Sdxc2
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...c4
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Sxe2
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxe2
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.c4#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...c4
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.b3
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.c4#
- threat
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.c4#
- 3.e4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Bxf3#
- 3.c4#
- 3.e4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.cxd3
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.exd3
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.c4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxb3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.cxb3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxb3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.cxb3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxb3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...c4
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.cxb3
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...c4
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...c4
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...f5
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...Sxb5!
- threat
- 1.Rxb4?
- threat
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sexc2
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Sxf3
- 2.Qxf3+
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Bxf3#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sxf3
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Bxf3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Bxf3+
- 1...axb4!
- threat
- 1.Qd3?
- threat
- 2.c4#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sxc2
- 2.Bxf3#
- 2.e4#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.e4#
- 1...f5
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sxd3!
- threat
- 1.b3?
- threat
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sexc2
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Sxf3
- 2.Qxf3+
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Bxf3#
- 2...Sxf3
- 2.Bxf3+
- 1...Sdxc2
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Sxf3
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Sxd3
- 3.Bxf3#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sxd3
- 2.Qxf3+
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Bxf3#
- 2...Sxf3
- 2.Bxf3+
- 1...Sxb5
- 2.Bxf3+
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Sxf3
- 2.Qxf3+
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Bxf3#
- 2...Sxf3
- 2.Bxf3+
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Sf5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Sc6
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- 1...Sxb3!
- threat
- 1.f5?
- threat
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Sxe2
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Sxb5
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.b3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.c4#
- 2...Sxb3
- 3.Qxb3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sf4
- 1...Sexc2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Sdxc2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Sxe2
- 2.Qxe2
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.c4#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qxe2
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.c4#
- 3.e4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Bxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Bxf3#
- 3.c4#
- 3.e4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.cxd3
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.exd3
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.c4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxd3
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxb3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.cxb3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.cxb3
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Sg2
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Bxf3#
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Sxb5!
- threat
- 1.Se5?
- Keys
- 1.Rd7!
- threat
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Se7
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Sxe2
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Sxb5
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd6
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Sxe2
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Sxb5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.b3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se7#
- 3.c4#
- 2...Sxb3
- 3.Qxb3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Se7
- 1...Sexc2
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Sdxc2
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.Se7#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Sxe2
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxe2
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 3.c4#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- threat
- 2.b3
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 3.c4#
- threat
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Sxb5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.b3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.e4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 3.c4#
- 3.e4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Bxf3#
- 3.c4#
- 3.e4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.cxd3
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.exd3
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.c4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxb3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.cxb3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.cxb3
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- threat
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.e4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxc5+
- threat
- 1.Rd7!
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