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Problem Display
PID: 59334 (3K4/5B2/bNpN1p1P/4k1p1/nP2p1nr/bp2P3/3P4/3Q4 w - - 0 1)
Anonymous
Illustrated London News, 1881
(First published on Sat Jun 4 1881)
#3
9 + 11
| 4760 | 200 Classic Chess Puzzles | 1993 |
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2013 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bf1
- 2.d4+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...exd4 ep
- 3.Sbc4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.d4+
- 1...Be2
- 2.d4+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...exd4 ep
- 3.Sbc4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.d4+
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Sbxc4#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Sbc4#
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Sbc4#
- 1...Bf1
- Tries
- 1.Ke7?
- threat
- 2.Sd7#
- 1...Sxe3
- 2.dxe3
- threat
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.dxe3
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Sxh6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...exf3
- 3.d4#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- 1...Sxb6!
- threat
- 1.Qxb3?
- threat
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Sxe3!
- threat
- 1.Qxg4?
- threat
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...f5
- 2.Ke7
- threat
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Sbc4#
- 3.Sdc4#
- threat
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Ke7
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Sdc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.bxc5
- threat
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Sbc4#
- 3.Sdc4#
- threat
- 2.Sbc4+
- 1...Rxg4!
- threat
- 1.Ke7?
- Keys
- 1.Qf1!
- threat
- 2.Ke7
- threat
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Sbc4#
- 3.Sdc4#
- threat
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Sdc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Ke7
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- 1...Rxh6
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Sdc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Sbc4+
- 1...Bxb4
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Sdc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Sbc4+
- 1...Bxf1
- 2.d4+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...exd4 ep
- 3.Sbc4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.d4+
- 1...Sxb6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Sxe3
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kxf6
- 2.Qxf6+
- 1...Sxh6
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Sdc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Sbc4+
- 1...f5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Rh3
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Sdc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Sbc4+
- 1...Be2
- 2.Ke7
- threat
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Sdc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Sc8#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.d4+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...exd4 ep
- 3.Sbc4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Ke7
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Ke7
- threat
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Sdc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Sc8#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Ke7
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Ke7
- threat
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Sdc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Sc8#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Ke7
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Sdc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Sbc4+
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Sdc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Sbc4+
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sbxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Sbc4#
- 3.Sdc4#
- threat
- 2.Ke7
- threat
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Sdc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sbxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kxf6
- 2.Kc7
- 1...c5
- 2.Ke7
- threat
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Bc8
- 3.Sbc4#
- 3.Sdc4#
- threat
- 2.Sbc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Sdc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Ke7
- threat
- 1.Qf1!
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