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PID: 62955 (7N/8/5P2/8/R1Q1N3/2p2kp1/2K5/8 w - - 0 1)
Slater, George James
1st Prize, English Mechanic and World of Science, 1888
(First published on Fri Apr 27 1888)
#3
6 + 3
| 15 | British Chess Magazine | 1888 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2021 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Qe2+
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Sg5#
- 2...Kg1
- 2.Qe2+
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Qf1
- 2...g2
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...g2
- 2.Qf1
- 1...Kg2
- Tries
- 1.Sd2+?
- 1...Kf2
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...cxd2!
- 1...Kf2
- 1.Sxc3?
- threat
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...Kf2
- 2.Qe2+
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kg1
- 2.Qe2+
- 1...Kg2!
- threat
- 1.Sg5+?
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Qe2+
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kg1
- 2.Qe2+
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Sh3
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qf1
- 2...g2
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...g2
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Sh3
- 1...Kf2!
- 1...Kg2
- 1.Ra5?
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Qe2+
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kg1
- 2.Qe2+
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Rf5
- 2...g2
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...g2
- 2.Rf5
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Qe2
- 2...g2
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...g2
- 2.Qe2
- 1...Kg4
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Sgf7#
- 2...Kh5
- 2.Qe2+
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kh4
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Sg5+
- 1...g2!
- 1...Kg2
- 1.Qf1+?
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Kxc3
- 2...g2
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...g2
- 2.Sf2
- threat
- 3.Sd1#
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Sd1#
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...gxf2
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Sxc3
- 2...g2
- 3.Sd1#
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...g2
- 2.Sc5
- 2...g2
- 3.Re4#
- 2...g2
- 2.Sg5
- 2...g2
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...g2
- 2.Sd6
- 2...g2
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Re4#
- 2...g2
- 2.Sg6
- 2...g2
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...g2
- 2.Sf7
- 2...g2
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...g2
- 2.Rb4
- 2...g2
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...g2
- 2.Rc4
- 2...g2
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...g2
- 2.f7
- 2...g2
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...g2
- 2.Kxc3
- 1...Kg4!
- 1...Ke3
- 1.Qe2+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Ra5
- 2...g2
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...g2
- 2.Ra5
- 1...Kxe2!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Qd3+?
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Ra1
- threat
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Qxg3#
- threat
- 2.Qe2+
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Sg5#
- 2...Kg1
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Ra1
- 1...Kg4
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Kxg5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kxg5
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...Kf4!
- 1...Kg2
- 1.Qg8?
- threat
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qxg3+
- 1...Ke2
- 2.Qxg3
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qxg3
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qxg3+
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qxg3+
- 1...g2
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Kf4!
- threat
- 1.Qc7?
- threat
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qxg3+
- 1...Ke2
- 2.Qxg3
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qxg3
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Qxg3+
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qxg3+
- 1...g2
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Kg4!
- threat
- 1.Sd2+?
- Keys
- 1.Qb5!
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Qe2+
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Sg5#
- 2...Kg1
- 2.Qe2+
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Qf1
- 2...g2
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...g2
- 2.Qf1
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Sxc3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sxc3+
- 1...Kg4
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Sgf7#
- 2...Kh5
- 2.Sg5+
- 1...g2
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Kg2
- 1.Qb5!
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