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PID: 25951 (5K2/1p1B1p2/pPPB2p1/3k4/3N2p1/1P2p3/Q3R3/3b4 w - - 0 1)
Rowland, Thomas B
Source?, 0000
#3
9 + 8
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1885 |
| 187 | The Chess Bouquet | 1897 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Rxe3?
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qxb3#
- threat
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qxb3#
- threat
- 2.Qa3
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Qa3
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qa3
- 1...bxc6
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qxb3#
- threat
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qxb3#
- threat
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qa3
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Qa3
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qa3
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qa3
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qa3
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.b4#
- threat
- 2.Qa3
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sb5
- 1...a5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qxb3#
- threat
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qxa5#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qxb3#
- threat
- 2.Qa3
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxa5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sb5
- 1...g5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qxb3#
- threat
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qxb3#
- threat
- 2.Qa3
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sb5
- 1...f5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qxb3#
- threat
- 2.Sxf5
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qxb3#
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qa3
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sb5
- 1...f6
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qa3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qa3
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Be6+
- 1...Kxd6!
- threat
- 1.Qa5+?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qxe3#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxe3#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Kxd6!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Rxe3?
- Keys
- 1.Qa4!
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Sc2+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Bxg4#
- 3.Qxg4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxf3
- 3.Bxg4#
- 3.Qxg4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Bxg4#
- 3.Qxg4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Sc2+
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Sf5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sf5+
- 1...Bxe2
- 2.Sxe2
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxe2
- 1...Bxb3
- 2.Sxb3
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxb3
- 1...bxc6
- 2.Sxc6
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sxc6
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Sxc2
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxc2
- 1...g3
- 2.Sf3
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Sf3
- 1...a5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...g5
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Sf5
- 1...f5
- 2.Se6
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Se6
- 1...f6
- 2.Se6
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Se6
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Qa4!
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