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PID: 253649 (8/4PR2/2p2p1P/3RpP1p/1P1bk1N1/2p1p1B1/Q3K3/n7 w - - 0 1)
Anonymous
English Mechanic and World of Science, 1888
(First published on Fri Aug 17 1888)
#3
10 + 9
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Sxe3?
- threat
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.e8Q#
- 3.e8R#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...c2
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Sc2
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Qa6
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.e8S
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...c2
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Sc2
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Bd4
- 2.Qa6
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.bxc5
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Sb3
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.e8S
- threat
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Be7
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qb1+
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...c2
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Sc2
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Bd4
- 2.Qa6
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.e8S
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qb1+
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...c2
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Sc2
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Bd4
- 2.Qa6
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.e8S
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qb1+
- 1...c2
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.e8Q#
- 3.e8R#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...h4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.e8Q#
- 3.e8R#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...c2
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Sc2
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...c5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.e8Q#
- 3.e8R#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Bxe5
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Bxe5
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...c2
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Sc2
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.e8S
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Bxe3!
- threat
- 1.Rxd4+?
- 1...Kxf5
- 2.Rxf6+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Rxf6+
- 1...Kxd4!
- 1...Kxf5
- 1.Rxe5+?
- 1...fxe5
- 2.Qe6
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Bb6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ba7
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.e8Q
- threat
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Bb6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ba7
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qaa8#
- 3.Qea8#
- threat
- 2.Qe6
- 1...Bxe5!
- 1...fxe5
- 1.Qc4?
- threat
- 2.Sxe3
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...fxe5
- 2.Rxf6
- threat
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Sxe3
- 1...hxg4
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...fxe5
- 2.Rxf6
- threat
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...fxe5
- 2.Rxf6
- threat
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...fxe5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...c2
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...fxe5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...h4
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...fxe5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...c5
- 2.Sxe3
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Rxf6
- threat
- 3.Rxe5#
- threat
- 2.Sxe3
- 1...Kxf5!
- threat
- 1.Sxe3?
- Keys
- 1.Qa6!
- threat
- 2.Sxe3
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Bxe5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Bxe5
- 2.Sxe3
- 1...Kxd5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.e8S#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Kxf5
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Rg7#
- 2...Kg6
- 3.Rg7#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qc8+
- 1...hxg4
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Bxe5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Bxe5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Bxe5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Bxe5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Bxe5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Bxe5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...c2
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Bxe5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Bxe5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...h4
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Bxe5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Bxe5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...c5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Bxe5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Bxe5
- 2.Rxe5+
- threat
- 1.Qa6!
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