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PID: 30923 (K1Q2B1b/n2r1p2/2p2k1P/3P2NB/P3R2P/qn4p1/5p1P/5RNr w - - 0 1)
Loyd, Isaac S
1st Prize, Commercial Advertiser, 1898
#3
13 + 11
| 5206 | Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems | 1913 |
| 81 | Chess | 1944 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qxd7+
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Qb2
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Qe7
- 2.Bxe7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bxe7+
- 1...Qa1
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Qa2
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Qxa4
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Rxd5
- 2.Sh7#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Sh7#
- 2.Be7#
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Sh7#
- 1...Rc7
- 2.Sh7#
- 1...Re7
- 2.Sh7#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Sh7#
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Bxg7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bxg7+
- 1...gxh2
- 2.Rxf2#
- 1...g2
- 2.Rxf2#
- 1...c5
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Kf5
- Tries
- 1.Bxa3?
- threat
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qxd7+
- 1...cxd5
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Sa1
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Sh7#
- threat
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Sc1
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Sh7#
- threat
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Be7+
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- 1...Sxc8!
- threat
- 1.Bb4?
- threat
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qxd7+
- 1...Qxb4
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 1...Qxa4
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Be7+
- 1...cxd5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Qb2
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Qa1
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Qa2
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxd7
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 1...Sxc8!
- threat
- 1.Bd6?
- threat
- 2.Rf4#
- 1...Qxa4
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Re5
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qxh8#
- 2...Qxg5
- 3.hxg5#
- threat
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Qb4
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Sh7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Sf5
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qxh8#
- 2...Sf5
- 2.Re5
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qxh8#
- threat
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sh7+
- 1...Qxd6!
- threat
- 1.Be7+?
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Rxe7
- 2.Sh7#
- 1...Qxe7!
- 1...Kf5
- 1.Bg7+?
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Bxg7!
- 1...Kf5
- 1.Qxd7?
- threat
- 2.Sh7#
- 2.Qxf7#
- 1...Qe7
- 2.Sh7#
- 2.Bxe7#
- 1...Qxf8+!
- threat
- 1.Bxa3?
- Keys
- 1.Bc5!
- threat
- 2.Bxf2
- threat
- 3.Be1#
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bxg3#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Bxa7#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Be1#
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bxg3#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Bxa7#
- 2...gxf2
- 3.Rxf2#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Bxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bxf2
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qxd7+
- 1...Qxc5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 1...Qxa4
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Rxg1
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- 1...Rxh2
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- 1...Sxc5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 1...Sxc8
- 2.Bxf2
- threat
- 3.Be1#
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bxg3#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Ba7#
- 2...Ra7+
- 3.Bxa7#
- 2...Sb6+
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Be1#
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bxg3#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Ba7#
- 2...gxf2
- 3.Rxf2#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Bxd4#
- threat
- 2.Bxf2
- 1...cxd5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Qb2
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Qb4
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 1...Qa1
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Qa2
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Rxe7
- 3.Sh7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Bxf2
- threat
- 3.Be1#
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bxg3#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Bxa7#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Be1#
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bxg3#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Bxa7#
- 2...gxf2
- 3.Rxf2#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Bxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Bxf2
- 1...Sa1
- 2.Bd4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bd4+
- 1...Sc1
- 2.Bd4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bd4+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Bd4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bd4+
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Bxd4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Bxd4#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bxd4+
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Bd4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Qxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bd4+
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Qxh8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxh8+
- threat
- 1.Bc5!
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