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PID: 43543 (8/3Q4/8/3P1P2/1N6/1p6/bp6/1Nk1K3 w - - 0 1)
Martindale, Frank W
The Westminster Papers, 1876
#3
6 + 4
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Sxa2+?
- 1...Kxb1
- 2.Qa4
- 2...Ka1
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...bxa2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Ka1
- 2.Qa4
- 1...bxa2
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qd1#
- threat
- 2.Qa4
- 1...Kc2!
- 1...Kxb1
- 1.Qe6?
- threat
- 2.Kf1
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- threat
- 2.Kf2
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qd1#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 2...Bxb1
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bxb1
- 2.Kf1
- 1...Bxb1
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qh6#
- 1...Kxb1!
- threat
- 1.Qe8?
- threat
- 2.Kf1
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- threat
- 2.Kf2
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- threat
- 2.Qh5
- threat
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qd1#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qd1#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 2...Bxb1
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bxb1
- 2.Kf1
- 1...Bxb1
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Kxb1!
- threat
- 1.Qd6?
- 1...Bxb1
- 2.Qf4#
- 2.Qh6#
- 1...Kxb1!
- 1...Bxb1
- 1.Qa7?
- threat
- 2.Ke2
- threat
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qg1#
- threat
- 2.Qg1
- threat
- 3.Ke2#
- 3.Kf2#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Kd2#
- 3.Ke2#
- 3.Kf2#
- threat
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qd1#
- threat
- 2.Ke2
- 1...Bxb1
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Kxb1!
- threat
- 1.Qe7?
- threat
- 2.Kf1
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- threat
- 2.Kf2
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qe1#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qd1#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 2...Bxb1
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Bxb1
- 2.Kf1
- 1...Bxb1
- 2.Qg5#
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Kxb1!
- threat
- 1.Qg7?
- threat
- 2.Ke2
- threat
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qg1#
- threat
- 2.Sc3
- threat
- 3.Qh6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...b1Q
- 3.Se2#
- 2...b1S
- 3.Se2#
- 2...b1B
- 3.Se2#
- 2...b1R
- 3.Se2#
- threat
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qd1#
- threat
- 2.Qg1
- threat
- 3.Ke2#
- 3.Kf2#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Kd2#
- 3.Ke2#
- 3.Kf2#
- threat
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qd1#
- threat
- 2.Ke2
- 1...Bxb1
- 2.Qh6#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Kxb1!
- threat
- 1.Qh7?
- threat
- 2.Ke2
- threat
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qh1#
- threat
- 2.Qh1
- threat
- 3.Ke2#
- 3.Kf2#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Kd2#
- 3.Ke2#
- 3.Kf2#
- threat
- 2.Qh5
- threat
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kxb1
- 3.Qd1#
- threat
- 2.f6
- 2...Bxb1
- 3.Qh6#
- 2...Bxb1
- 2.Ke2
- 1...Bxb1
- 2.Qh6#
- 1...Kxb1!
- threat
- 1.Qd8?
- 1...Bxb1
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Kxb1!
- 1...Bxb1
- 1.Sxa2+?
- Keys
- 1.Qa4!
- 1...Kxb1
- 2.Sxa2
- 2...Ka1
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...bxa2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Ka1
- 2.Sxa2
- 1...Bxb1
- 2.Qxb3
- threat
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Bc2
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.Qxb3
- 1...Kxb1
- 1.Qa4!
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