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PID: 26026 (8/4N1Q1/P2pP2p/7P/p1k2p2/B1p5/2B2p2/5K2 w - - 0 1)
Laws, Benjamin Glover
Source?, 0000
#3
8 + 7
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1887 |
| 3316 | Chess Problem Text Book | 1887 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Sd5?
- 1...Kb5
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Ka5
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bxa4#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Bd3+
- 1...f3
- 2.Qg4+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Qg4+
- 1...Kxd5!
- 1...Kb5
- 1.Sf5?
- threat
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Qb7
- 1...Kb5
- 2.Qb7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Qb7+
- 1...f3
- 2.Qb7
- 2...d5
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...d5
- 2.Qb7
- 1...Kd5!
- threat
- 1.Sc6?
- 1...Kb5
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.Bd3+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- 1...d5
- 2.Bxa4
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- threat
- 2.Bxa4
- 1...f3!
- 1...Kb5
- 1.Sg6?
- 1...Kb5
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- 1...f3
- 2.Qb7
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qb7
- 1...d5
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Kd5!
- 1...Kb5
- 1.Sc8?
- 1...Kb5
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qxc3#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Ka5
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Bd3+
- 1...f3
- 2.Qg4+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Qb7
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg4+
- 1...Kd5!
- 1...Kb5
- 1.Bxd6?
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- 1...f3
- 2.Qe5
- 2...a3
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...a3
- 2.Qe5
- 1...Kb5!
- threat
- 1.Qxc3+?
- 1...Kb5
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Bd3+
- 1...Kxc3!
- 1...Kb5
- 1.Qd4+?
- 1...Kb5
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bxa4#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Sc8
- threat
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Ka5
- 2.Sd5
- 1...Kxd4!
- 1...Kb5
- 1.Qe5?
- threat
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...d5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...dxe5!
- threat
- 1.Qf8?
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- 1...f3
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- 1...d5
- 2.Qb8
- threat
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Qb8
- 1...Kb5!
- threat
- 1.Qg2?
- threat
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Kb5
- 2.Qb7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qb7+
- 1...f3!
- threat
- 1.Qg4?
- threat
- 2.Qe2+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Qe2+
- 1...d5
- 2.Qe2+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe2+
- 1...Kb5!
- threat
- 1.Qg5?
- threat
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...d5
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...hxg5!
- threat
- 1.Qg6?
- threat
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Kb5!
- threat
- 1.Qh7?
- threat
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Kb5!
- threat
- 1.Sd5?
- Keys
- 1.Sg8!
- 1...Kb5
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Kxa6
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- 1...f3
- 2.Qb7
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qb7
- 1...d5
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Kb5
- 1.Sg8!
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