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PID: 26608 (5K2/8/B2pp3/3N2p1/3Bk1p1/P4bP1/Q2P2P1/8 w - - 0 1)
Planck, Charles
3rd Prize=, Baltimore Sunday News, 1882
(First published on Fri Oct 6 1882)
#3
9 + 6
| 5689 | The Chess Monthly (Hoffer) | 1882 |
| 3316 | Chess Problem Text Book | 1887 |
| 187 | The Chess Bouquet | 1897 |
| 15351 | SCPF/BCPS Black Books | 2014 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Bd3+
- 1...e5
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Se7
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Kf5
- Tries
- 1.Sc3+?
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Bd3+
- 1...Kxd4!
- 1...Kf5
- 1.Sf6+?
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Bd3+
- 1...Kxd4!
- 1...Kf5
- 1.Se7?
- threat
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qb3
- 1...Bxg2
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Qb3
- 1...d5
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qb3
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qxe6+
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qb3
- 1...Kxd4!
- threat
- 1.Ba1?
- threat
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.d3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qc4+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Sb4
- threat
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.d3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sb4
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qc2+
- 1...e5
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Se7
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bxg2!
- threat
- 1.Bg7?
- threat
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.d3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qc4+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Se7+
- 1...e5
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Se7
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.d3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.d3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qc2+
- 1...Bxg2!
- threat
- 1.Bh8?
- threat
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.d3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qc4+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Se7+
- 1...e5
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Se7
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.d3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.d3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qc2+
- 1...Bxg2!
- threat
- 1.Qb3?
- threat
- 2.Se7
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se7
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Qb1+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...Be2
- 2.Se7
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Qxd3#
- threat
- 2.Se7
- 1...e5
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qb4#
- threat
- 2.Se7
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qb4#
- threat
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Kxd4!
- threat
- 1.Qc4?
- threat
- 2.Ba1+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bg7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.d3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Ba1+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Ba1#
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bf6#
- 3.Bg7#
- 3.Bh8#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.d3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Bxg2
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Ba1+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bf6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bg7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Bb7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.d3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...e5
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Ba1#
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Ba7#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.d3#
- threat
- 2.Se7
- threat
- 3.Ba1#
- 3.Bg1#
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Ba7#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.d3#
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Be2!
- threat
- 1.Qc2+?
- 1...Kxd5
- 2.Ba1
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Bb2
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Bf6
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Bg7
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Bh8
- threat
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Bb7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Ba1
- 1...Kxd4!
- 1...Kxd5
- 1.d3+?
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Kxd4!
- 1...Kf5
- 1.Sc3+?
- Keys
- 1.Sb4!
- threat
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qxe6+
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qa1+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qa1+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Qxe6+
- 1...Bxg2
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Qxe6+
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Ba1
- threat
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Bb2
- threat
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd3#
- threat
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Ba1
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qxe6+
- 1...d5
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qc2+
- 1...e5
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Bd3+
- threat
- 1.Sb4!
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