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PID: 29370 (1BK5/Q1N1p3/8/1P1Bk2P/2p1ppP1/7P/b5p1/8 w - - 0 1)
Bull, Cecil Alfred Lucas
Natal Advertiser, 1897
#3
9 + 7
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1909 |
| 5371 | Sonatas in Chess | 1960 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Sa6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Sa6+
- 1...e6
- 2.Sxe6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se8+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Sxe6+
- 1...Kd6
- Tries
- 1.Kd8?
- threat
- 2.Sa6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Se8#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- threat
- 2.Sa6+
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Sa6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Bf7
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Sa8#
- 3.Se8#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Se8#
- threat
- 2.Bg8
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Sa8#
- 3.Se8#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Se8#
- threat
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sa8#
- 3.Se8#
- 3.Bxc4#
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Ba8#
- 3.Bg8#
- threat
- 2.Sa6+
- 1...f3
- 2.Sa6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Se8#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- threat
- 2.Sa6+
- 1...g1Q
- 2.Sa6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Sa6+
- 1...g1B
- 2.Sa6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Sa6+
- 1...g1R
- 2.Sa6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Sa6+
- 1...c3
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qxa2#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se6+
- 1...e3
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Se8#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- 1...e6
- 2.Sa6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Sxe6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se8+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Sa6+
- 1...Kf6!
- threat
- 1.Sa6+?
- 1...Kxd5
- 2.Qd7#
- 1...Kf6!
- 1...Kxd5
- 1.Se6+?
- 1...Kxd5
- 2.Sxf4#
- 2.Qd7#
- 1...Kf6!
- 1...Kxd5
- 1.Bc6?
- threat
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...e3
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...Kf6!
- threat
- 1.Ba8?
- threat
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Se8#
- threat
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...f3
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Se8#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...g1Q
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...g1B
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...g1R
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...c3
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Se8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxa2#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...e3
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Se8#
- threat
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...Kf6!
- threat
- 1.Bg8?
- threat
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Se8#
- 1...e3
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Se8#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...e6
- 2.Sxe6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Sf8#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Se8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Se8#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sxe6+
- 1...Kf6!
- threat
- 1.Qd4+?
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Sa6#
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Sa8#
- 2.Se8#
- 2.Bxc4#
- 2.Bxe4#
- 2.Bc6#
- 2.Be6#
- 2.Bb7#
- 2.Bf7#
- 2.Ba8#
- 2.Bg8#
- 1...Kxd4!
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Qb6?
- threat
- 2.Sa6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sb4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Sa8#
- 3.Se8#
- threat
- 2.Ba8
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Se8#
- threat
- 2.Sa6+
- 1...f3
- 2.Sa6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sb4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Sa8#
- 3.Se8#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Ba8
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Se8#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Sa6+
- 1...e6
- 2.Se8+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se8+
- 1...g1Q
- 2.Sa6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sb4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Sa6+
- 1...g1B
- 2.Sa6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sb4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Sa6+
- 1...g1R
- 2.Sa6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sb4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Sa6+
- 1...e3
- 2.Bf3
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Sa8#
- 3.Se8#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Sa8#
- 3.Se8#
- threat
- 2.Ba8
- threat
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Se8#
- threat
- 2.Bf3
- 1...c3!
- threat
- 1.Kd8?
- Keys
- 1.Qf2!
- threat
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Se8+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Bxf4#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Se8+
- 1...e3
- 2.Qxf4+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Qxf4+
- 1...f3
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Se8#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Se8#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 1...c3
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qxa2#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se6+
- 1...e6
- 2.Se8+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Se8+
- threat
- 1.Qf2!
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