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PID: 259408 (2b5/5p1p/2Q1p2p/5Pk1/3N2Pp/7P/3K1P2/2B4n w - - 0 1)
Howard, Kenneth Samuel
Western Morning Mercury, 1924
(First published on Sat Jun 21 1924)
#3
8 + 8
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2022 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...exf5
- 2.Kd1+
- 2...f4
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...f4
- 2.Ke1+
- 2...f4
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...f4
- 2.Kc2+
- 2...f4
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...f4
- 2.Ke2+
- 2...f4
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...f4
- 2.Kc3+
- 2...f4
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...f4
- 2.Kd3+
- 2...f4
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...f4
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Kd1#
- 3.Ke1#
- 3.Kc2#
- 3.Ke2#
- 3.Kc3#
- 3.Kd3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Kd1+
- 1...e5
- 2.Kd1#
- 2.Ke1#
- 2.Kc2#
- 2.Ke2#
- 2.Kc3#
- 2.Kd3#
- 1...f6
- 2.Kd1#
- 2.Ke1#
- 2.Kc2#
- 2.Ke2#
- 2.Kc3#
- 2.Kd3#
- 1...exf5
- Tries
- 1.Sf3+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Kd1#
- 2.Ke1#
- 2.Kc2#
- 2.Ke2#
- 2.Kc3#
- 2.Kd3#
- 1...Kf6!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Qd6?
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Bb2#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...h5
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Bb2#
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Kd1#
- 3.Ke1#
- 3.Kc2#
- 3.Ke2#
- 3.Kc3#
- 3.Kd3#
- 3.f4#
- 2...exf5
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- 1...Kf6!
- threat
- 1.Sf3+?
- Keys
- 1.Bb2!
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Be5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Se2+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Se2+
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Sxe6+
- 2...Ke7
- 3.f6#
- 2...Ke7
- 2.Sxe6+
- 1...h5
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Be5#
- 2...Kh6
- 3.g5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...e5
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...f6
- 2.Qxe6
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Bxe6
- 3.Sxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qxe6
- threat
- 1.Bb2!
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