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PID: 244050 (b3rr1q/5P1p/Q7/p2pkP1p/2P3pN/4N1P1/2P5/K5BB w - - 0 1)
Berry, Bert
Detroit Free Press, 1878
(First published on Sun Feb 10 1878)
#3
11 + 10
| 6490 | yacpdb | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 1...dxc4
- 2.Sxc4#
- 1...Re6
- Tries
- 1.Sg6+?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Sd1+
- 2...Re3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Re3
- 2.Sxd5+
- 2...Re3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Re3
- 2.Sd1+
- 1...hxg6!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Qb6?
- threat
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sxd5
- threat
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Sxg4+
- 1...Rxf7
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 1...Qf6
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 1...Qg7
- 2.Sxd5
- threat
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Sxd5
- 1...Qg8
- 2.Sxd5
- threat
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Sxd5
- 1...Re7
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Sxd5
- threat
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Sxd5
- 1...d4
- 2.Sd1
- threat
- 3.Bxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rd8
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...d3
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Sf1
- threat
- 3.Bxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rd8
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...d3
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Bxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Bxd4#
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Sd1
- 1...Bc6!
- threat
- 1.c5?
- threat
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sxd5
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Sxd5
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Sxd5
- 1...Qf6
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 1...Qg7
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...Qxg4
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Qxg4
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Qg8
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...Qxg4
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Qxg4
- 2.Sxd5
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sxd5
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...Rxg4
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Rxg4
- 2.Sxd5
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...hxg4
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...hxg4
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Kd4!
- threat
- 1.fxe8Q+?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Sd1#
- 2.Sxd5#
- 1...Rxe8!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.fxe8R+?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Sd1#
- 2.Sxd5#
- 1...Rxe8!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Sg6+?
- Keys
- 1.Sxd5!
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.c5
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- 1...Rxf7
- 2.c5
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.c5
- 1...Bxd5
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Bxh1
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Bg2
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- 1...Bc6
- 2.c5
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.c5
- 1...Qg7
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- 1...Re7
- 2.c5
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.c5
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Qc7#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 1.Sxd5!
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