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PID: 48868 (8/3p4/3B4/N2B1p2/p2k1P2/N2p4/p2P1PK1/1r2R3 w - - 0 1)
Pierce, James
The Chess Players' Quarterly Chronicle, 1871
#3
9 + 7
| 3501 | Chess Problems by Pierces | 1873 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Rc1
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Sxb5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Sxb5+
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Bxb7
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- threat
- 2.Bxb7
- 1...Ra1
- Tries
- 1.Sb5+?
- 1...Kxd5
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Rxb5!
- 1...Kxd5
- 1.Bxa2?
- threat
- 2.Rxb1
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxb1
- 1...Rxe1
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Rb3
- 2.Re5
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Rc3
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.Sxb5#
- threat
- 2.Re5
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Re5
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Rxd2
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.Sxb5#
- threat
- 2.Re5
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Bxb4
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- threat
- 2.Re5
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.Sxb5#
- threat
- 2.Bxb4
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Re5
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.Sxb5#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Sb5#
- threat
- 2.Re5
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Re5
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.Sxb5#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Sb5#
- threat
- 2.Re5
- 1...Rb8!
- threat
- 1.Bf3?
- threat
- 2.Rc1
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Rxc1
- 3.Sb5#
- threat
- 2.Rc1
- 1...a1Q
- 2.Rc1
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Rxc1
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Qc3
- 3.dxc3#
- threat
- 2.Rc1
- 1...a1S
- 2.Rxb1
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Rb4#
- threat
- 2.Rxb1
- 1...a1B
- 2.Rxb1
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Rb4#
- threat
- 2.Rc1
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Rxc1
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.dxc3#
- threat
- 2.Rxb1
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Rc1
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Sb5#
- threat
- 2.Re5
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Rxd2
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.Sxb5#
- threat
- 2.Rc1
- 1...Rb3
- 2.Rc1
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Rc3
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.dxc3#
- threat
- 2.Re5
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.Sxb5#
- threat
- 2.Rc1
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Bxb4
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- threat
- 2.Rc1
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Be5#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Rc4#
- threat
- 2.Re5
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.Sxb5#
- threat
- 2.Bxb4
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Rc1
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Rc4#
- threat
- 2.Re5
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.Sxb5#
- threat
- 2.Rc1
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Sxb7
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Be5#
- threat
- 2.Bxb7
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- threat
- 2.Rc1
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Rc4#
- threat
- 2.Re5
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.Sxb5#
- threat
- 2.Sxb7
- 1...Rb8!
- threat
- 1.Bc5+?
- 1...Kxd5
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...Kxd5
- 1.Sb5+?
- Keys
- 1.Bb3!
- threat
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Rxe1
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sb5+
- 1...Rxb3
- 2.Re5
- threat
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Rc3
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.Sxb5#
- threat
- 2.Re5
- 1...axb3
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sb5+
- threat
- 1.Bb3!
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