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PID: 275093 (4R3/pN1p3K/1b3PB1/1P1kB3/N2p3p/1Pq4r/2P1P3/rn1Q3b w - - 0 1)
Howard, Kenneth Samuel
Western Morning News, 1925
(First published on Sat Dec 5 1925)
#3
12 + 11
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2024 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qe1
- 2.c4#
- 1...Qb2
- 2.c4#
- 1...Qa5
- 2.c4#
- 1...Qxc2
- 2.Sxb6+
- 2...axb6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...axb6
- 2.Qxc2
- threat
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Sxb6+
- 1...Qxb3
- 2.Sxb6+
- 2...axb6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...axb6
- 2.Sxb6+
- 1...Qe3
- 2.c4#
- 1...Qf3
- 2.c4#
- 1...Qg3
- 2.c4#
- 1...Qc5
- 2.Saxc5
- threat
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.c4#
- threat
- 2.Saxc5
- 1...Qc6
- 2.Sxb6+
- 2...Qxb6
- 3.c4#
- 2...axb6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxb6
- 2.Sxb6+
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Sxb6+
- 2...Qxb6
- 3.c4#
- 2...axb6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxb6
- 2.Sxb6+
- 1...Qc8
- 2.Sxb6+
- 2...axb6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...axb6
- 2.Sxb6+
- 1...Re3
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Rf3
- 2.e4#
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Sxc3+
- 2...Rxc3
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Sxc3
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rxc3
- 2.Sxc3+
- 1...Bd8
- 2.Sxc3+
- 2...Rxc3
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Sxc3
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rxc3
- 2.Sxc3+
- 1...d3
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Rxh1
- 3.e4#
- 2...Rf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Rxh1
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...a5
- 2.Sxb6#
- 1...a6
- 2.Sxb6#
- 1...Qe1
- Tries
- 1.Kg7?
- threat
- 2.e4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Qxc2
- 2.Sxb6+
- 2...axb6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...axb6
- 2.Qxc2
- threat
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.e4+
- 2...Qxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Qxe4
- 2.Sxb6+
- 1...Qxb3
- 2.Sxb6+
- 2...axb6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...axb6
- 2.Sxb6+
- 1...Qd2
- 2.e4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...dxe4 ep
- 3.c4#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Qd3
- 2.e4+
- 2...Qxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.c4#
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...dxe4 ep
- 3.c4#
- 2...Qxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Qc6
- 2.Sxb6+
- 2...Qxb6
- 3.c4#
- 2...axb6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxb6
- 2.Sxb6+
- 1...Rd3
- 2.e4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...dxe4 ep
- 3.Qxh1#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Re3
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Bg2
- 2.e4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Bf3
- 2.e4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.e4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Sxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...dxe4 ep
- 3.Sxc3#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Rg3!
- threat
- 1.Kg8?
- threat
- 2.e4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Qxc2
- 2.Sxb6+
- 2...axb6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...axb6
- 2.Qxc2
- threat
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.e4+
- 2...Qxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Qxe4
- 2.Sxb6+
- 1...Qxb3
- 2.Sxb6+
- 2...axb6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...axb6
- 2.Sxb6+
- 1...Qd2
- 2.e4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...dxe4 ep
- 3.c4#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Qd3
- 2.e4+
- 2...Qxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.c4#
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...dxe4 ep
- 3.c4#
- 2...Qxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Qc6
- 2.Sxb6+
- 2...Qxb6
- 3.c4#
- 2...axb6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxb6
- 2.Sxb6+
- 1...Rd3
- 2.e4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...dxe4 ep
- 3.Qxh1#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Re3
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Bg2
- 2.e4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Bf3
- 2.e4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.e4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Sxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...dxe4 ep
- 3.Sxc3#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Rg3!
- threat
- 1.Sxc3+?
- 1...Rxc3
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Rf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Rf3
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...Sxc3!
- 1...Rxc3
- 1.Bh2?
- threat
- 2.Bf7#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Rf3
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Re4
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Rf3
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...d3!
- threat
- 1.Bg3?
- threat
- 2.Bf7#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...d3
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qg1#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...hxg3+!
- threat
- 1.Bf4?
- threat
- 2.Bf7#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Rf3
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Re4
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Rf3
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...d3!
- threat
- 1.Bd6?
- threat
- 2.Bf7#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Rf3
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Re4
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Rf3
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...d3!
- threat
- 1.Bc7?
- threat
- 2.Bf7#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Rf3
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Re4
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Rf3
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...d3!
- threat
- 1.Bb8?
- threat
- 2.Bf7#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Rf3
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Re4
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Rf3
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...d3!
- threat
- 1.Qxh1+?
- 1...Qf3
- 2.exf3
- threat
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Rxf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.e4+
- 2...Qxe4
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...dxe4 ep
- 3.c4#
- 2...Qxe4
- 2.exf3
- 1...Rf3
- 2.e4+
- 2...dxe4 ep
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...dxe4 ep
- 2.e4+
- 1...Rxh1!
- 1...Qf3
- 1.Kg7?
- Keys
- 1.Kh8!
- threat
- 2.e4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Qxc2
- 2.Sxb6+
- 2...axb6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...axb6
- 2.Qxc2
- threat
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.e4+
- 2...Qxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Qxe4
- 2.Sxb6+
- 1...Qxb3
- 2.Sxb6+
- 2...axb6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...axb6
- 2.Sxb6+
- 1...Qd2
- 2.e4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...dxe4 ep
- 3.c4#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Qd3
- 2.e4+
- 2...Qxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.c4#
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...dxe4 ep
- 3.c4#
- 2...Qxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Qc6
- 2.Sxb6+
- 2...Qxb6
- 3.c4#
- 2...axb6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Qxb6
- 2.Sxb6+
- 1...Rd3
- 2.e4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...dxe4 ep
- 3.Qxh1#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Re3
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Bg2
- 2.e4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Bf3
- 2.e4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.e4+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.e4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...Sxe4
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...dxe4 ep
- 3.Sxc3#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.e4+
- threat
- 1.Kh8!
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