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PID: 24762 (8/1p6/1R6/2P5/1n1N4/3p1Q2/3pp3/4k1K1 w - - 0 1)
Grimshaw, Walter
Illustrated London News, 1878
(First published on Sat Oct 5 1878)
#3
5 + 6
| 15351 | SCPF/BCPS Black Books | 2017 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qf2+
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Qxd5
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxd5
- 1...Sa6
- 2.Qh1
- threat
- 3.Kg2#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qh1
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qh1
- threat
- 3.Kg2#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qh1
- 1...d1S
- 2.Qxe2+
- 2...dxe2
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...dxe2
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qxe2#
- threat
- 2.Qxe2+
- 1...d1B
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qxd3
- 1...d1R
- 2.Qxe2+
- 2...dxe2
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...dxe2
- 2.Qxe2+
- 1...Sc2
- Tries
- 1.Rxb4?
- threat
- 2.Qh1
- threat
- 3.Kg2#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Qxb7
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qh1
- 1...d1S
- 2.Qxe2+
- 2...dxe2
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...dxe2
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qxe2#
- threat
- 2.Qxe2+
- 1...d1B
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qxd3
- 1...d1R
- 2.Qxe2+
- 2...dxe2
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...dxe2
- 2.Qxe2+
- 1...b5
- 2.Qh1
- threat
- 3.Kg2#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qe4
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qg4
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qd5
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qh5
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qc6
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qb7
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qa8
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qe3
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qh3
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qf4
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qf5
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qf6
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qf7
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qf8
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qh1
- 1...b6
- 2.Qh1
- threat
- 3.Kg2#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qh1
- 1...d1Q!
- threat
- 1.Rf6?
- threat
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...exf1Q+
- 3.Rxf1#
- 2...exf1S
- 3.Rxf1#
- 2...exf1B
- 3.Rxf1#
- 2...exf1R+
- 3.Rxf1#
- 2...exf1Q+
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...d1Q
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rf1#
- threat
- 2.Qe3
- 1...d1S
- 2.Qxe2+
- 2...dxe2
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...dxe2
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qxe2#
- threat
- 2.Qxe2+
- 1...d1B
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rf1#
- threat
- 2.Qxd3
- 1...d1R
- 2.Qxe2+
- 2...dxe2
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...dxe2
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rf1#
- threat
- 2.Qxe2+
- 1...Kd1!
- threat
- 1.Qh1?
- threat
- 2.Kg2#
- 1...d1Q
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...d1S
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...d1B
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...d1R
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Kd1!
- threat
- 1.Qd5?
- 1...Sxd5
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Rb1+
- 1...Sa2
- 2.Qxa2
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Qxa2
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Sa6
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Qh1
- threat
- 3.Kg2#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Rb1+
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Qh1
- threat
- 3.Kg2#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Rb1+
- 1...Kd1!
- 1...Sxd5
- 1.Qxd3?
- threat
- 2.Qxe2#
- 1...Kd1
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...d1Q
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...d1B
- 2.Sf3#
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Sxd3!
- threat
- 1.Qe3?
- threat
- 2.Sb3
- threat
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qg3#
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Sb3
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Kd1!
- threat
- 1.Qf4?
- threat
- 2.Sb3
- threat
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qh4#
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Sb3
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qh4+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qh4+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Kd1!
- threat
- 1.Qf7?
- 1...Sa2
- 2.Qxa2
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Qxa2
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Qxd5
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Rb1+
- 1...Sa6
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Rb1+
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Rb1+
- 1...Kd1!
- 1...Sa2
- 1.Rxb4?
- Keys
- 1.Qc6!
- 1...Kd1
- 2.Qa4+
- 2...Kc1
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kc1
- 2.Qa4+
- 1...Sxc6
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Rb1+
- 1...bxc6
- 2.Rxb4
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Rxb4
- 1...Sa2
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Qa4
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Qxd5
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Rb1+
- 1...Sa6
- 2.Rb1+
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1Q
- 2.Qh1
- threat
- 3.Kg2#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...d1Q
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1S
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1B
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...d1R
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Rb1+
- 1...Kd1
- 1.Qc6!
FEATURES
NOT CLASSIFIED
Developed and maintained by Brian Stephenson.
Implemented with HTML5, MySQL, Perl (with, inter alia, CGI::Simple, HTML::Template & XML::LibXML) &
CSS/Javascript (jQuery, Bootstrap & DataTables).