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PID: 241554 (3K3B/p4R2/B4ppR/1Npk1b2/P6P/P2p4/1P1P4/4N1Q1 w - - 0 1)
Wainwright, Joseph CJ
Mirror of American Sports, 1885
(First published on Sat Feb 14 1885)
#3
13 + 7
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Rb7#
- 2...Kb3
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...c4
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sxa7#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...Kc4
- Tries
- 1.Sc3+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qh2+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Rxf6#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Rxf6#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qh2+
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Rxf6+
- 2...Be6
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Be6
- 2.Rxf6+
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qh2+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Rxf6#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Rxf6#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qh2+
- 1...Ke6!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Sc7+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Sxd3
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Bxd3
- 3.Rxf6#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxf6+
- 2...Be6
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Be6
- 2.Sxd3
- 1...Kd6!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Bb7+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Rxf6
- threat
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qh2+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qg5
- threat
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Rxf6
- 1...Kc4!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Rxf6?
- threat
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rxg6#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sxd3#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxd3#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Bh3
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Bf7
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Bg8
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...c4
- 3.Bb7#
- threat
- 2.Qe3
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Be4
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rd6+
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxg4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qxg4
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Bxa6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...g5
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Kc4!
- threat
- 1.Rd7+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qh2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qh2+
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...Bxd7!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Qh2?
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Rxf6#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Rb7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kb3
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Be4
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Be6
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Rxd7#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...c4
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qg1#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...g5
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Rhxf6#
- 3.Rfxf6#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Ke6!
- threat
- 1.Qd4+?
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Rxf6#
- 2.Re7#
- 1...cxd4!
- 1...Kc6
- 1.Qxc5+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Rxf6#
- 2.Re7#
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Qg3?
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Rxf6#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Rb7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kb3
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Be4
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Be6
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qf3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Rxd7#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...c4
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qg1#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...g5
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Rhxf6#
- 3.Rfxf6#
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Ke6!
- threat
- 1.Sc3+?
- Keys
- 1.Qg5!
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Rb7#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kb3
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxf6+
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxf6+
- 1...fxg5
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rxg6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...c4
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bb7+
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Qg5!
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