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PID: 32311 (bn3B2/8/p2N4/Q1Rpk2P/1p1N4/5P2/8/1B5K w - - 0 1)
Thomas, Samuel H
The Westminster Papers, 1875
#3
9 + 6
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...b3
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...b3
- Tries
- 1.Sf7+?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Rc3
- threat
- 3.Bg7#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Qxb4#
- threat
- 2.Rc3
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- 1...Kf4!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Bg7+?
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Kf4!
- 1...Kxd6
- 1.Qc7?
- threat
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bg7#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.S6b5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.S6f5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sb7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sc8+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Se8+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Be7
- threat
- 3.S6b5#
- 3.S6f5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.S6f5#
- threat
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.S6b5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.S6f5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sb7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sc8+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Se8+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Be7
- threat
- 3.S6b5#
- 3.S6f5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.S6f5#
- threat
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bg7#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.S6b5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.S6f5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sxb7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sc8+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Se8+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Be7
- threat
- 3.S6b5#
- 3.S6f5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.S6f5#
- threat
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Sc6
- 2.S6b5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.S6f5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sb7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sc8+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Se8+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.S6b5+
- 1...Sd7
- 2.S6b5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sb7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sc8+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Se8+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.S6b5+
- 1...a5
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bg7#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.S6b5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.S6f5+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Sb7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sf7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sc8+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Se8+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Kf4!
- threat
- 1.Qd8?
- threat
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.S6f5
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bd6#
- threat
- 2.Qh4
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Sf5+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sf5+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Qh4+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bh6#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qh4+
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Qh4
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.Qh4
- 1...Sc6!
- threat
- 1.f4+?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Sf5#
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qd8#
- 1...Kxf4!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Sf7+?
- Keys
- 1.Qa2!
- threat
- 2.Qh2+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qh2+
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb2#
- threat
- 2.Sc4
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Qh2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.S6f5#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qh2+
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qh2
- threat
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Se4#
- threat
- 2.Qh2
- threat
- 1.Qa2!
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