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PID: 29157 (1b5k/n3p2q/3p3B/5B1Q/8/8/8/3K4 w - - 0 1)
Andrade, Barry Jack da Costa
The Charm of Chess, 1944
#3
4 + 6
| 2185 | Sunday Chronicle | 1947 |
| 236 | The Field | 1954 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kg8
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...Qg6
- 2.Qxg6
- threat
- 3.Qh7#
- 3.Qe8#
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qxg6
- 1...Qg8
- 2.Bf8+
- 2...Qh7
- 3.Qxh7#
- 2...Qh7
- 2.Bf8+
- 1...Qxh6
- 2.Qxh6+
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kg8
- 2.Qxh6+
- 1...Qf7
- 2.Qxf7
- threat
- 3.Bg7#
- 3.Qe8#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qh7#
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Qxf7
- 1...Kg8
- Tries
- 1.Bxh7?
- threat
- 2.Bb1
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Bc2
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Bd3
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Be4
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Bf5
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Kxh7
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Bg7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qg8#
- threat
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Qg8#
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg5
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Kxh7
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Bb1
- 1...Kxh7
- 2.Qg5
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kh8
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg5
- 1...d5
- 2.Bb1
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Bc2
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Bd3
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Bf5
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Kxh7
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Bg7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qg8#
- threat
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Qg8#
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg5
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Kxh7
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Bb1
- 1...e5
- 2.Be4
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Bf5
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Kxh7
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Bg7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qg8#
- threat
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Qg8#
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg5
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Kxh7
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Be4
- 1...e6
- 2.Bb1
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Bc2
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Bd3
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Be4
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Kxh7
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Bg7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qg8#
- threat
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Qg8#
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Qg5
- threat
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Kxh7
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Bb1
- 1...Sb5!
- threat
- 1.Bxh7?
- Keys
- 1.Be6!
- threat
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Qg8
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qg8
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...Qb1+
- 2.Bc1+
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qh6#
- 2...Qh7
- 3.Bb2#
- 2...Kg7
- 2.Bc1+
- 1...Qc2+
- 2.Kxc2
- threat
- 3.Bf8#
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Bf8#
- threat
- 2.Kxc2
- 1...Qd3+
- 2.Bd2+
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qh6#
- 2...Qh7
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kg7
- 2.Bd2+
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Bc1+
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qh6#
- 2...Qh7
- 3.Bb2#
- 2...Kg7
- 2.Bd2+
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qh6#
- 2...Qh7
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kg7
- 2.Be3+
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qh6#
- 2...Qh7
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kg7
- 2.Bc1+
- 1...Qf5
- 2.Bxf5
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kg8
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Bxf5
- 1...Qg6
- 2.Qxg6
- threat
- 3.Bg7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 3.Qg8#
- threat
- 2.Qxg6
- 1...Qg8
- 2.Bc1+
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qh6#
- 2...Qh7
- 3.Bb2#
- 2...Kg7
- 2.Bd2+
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qh6#
- 2...Qh7
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kg7
- 2.Be3+
- 2...Kg7
- 3.Qh6#
- 2...Qh7
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kg7
- 2.Bc1+
- 1...Qf7
- 2.Bxf7
- threat
- 3.Bf8#
- 2...Kh7
- 3.Bf8#
- threat
- 2.Qxf7
- threat
- 3.Qg8#
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Bxf7
- 1...Qg7
- 2.Bc1+
- 2...Qh6
- 3.Qxh6#
- 2...Qh7
- 3.Bb2#
- 2...Qh6
- 2.Bd2+
- 2...Qh6
- 3.Qxh6#
- 2...Qh7
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Qh6
- 2.Be3+
- 2...Qh6
- 3.Qxh6#
- 2...Qh7
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Qh6
- 2.Bc1+
- threat
- 1.Be6!
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