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PID: 65733 (2K2n1N/2p2p2/N1p2Qp1/2Bk4/p1r2pP1/8/2Bp4/5R2 w - - 0 1)
Stonehouse, James
1st Prize Set, Leeds Mercury, 1880
(First published on Sat Sep 11 1880)
#3
8 + 10
| 5689 | The Chess Monthly (Hoffer) | 1881 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2016 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxc2
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Qxc3
- threat
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sb4#
- threat
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxc3
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxd4+
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxg6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qxf7+
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxg6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qxf7+
- 1...d1Q
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...d1S
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...d1B
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...d1R
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...g5
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Rxc2
- Tries
- 1.Kxc7?
- threat
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rxc2
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd6+
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bg1#
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Ba7#
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bg1#
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Ba7#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Ba3#
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Ba7#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Bxf8#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 1...Re4
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bg1#
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Ba7#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Se6+!
- threat
- 1.Be7?
- threat
- 2.Sxc7#
- 1...Rxc2
- 2.Rxf4
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Rxf4
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rxf4#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rxf4
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxf4
- threat
- 3.Sxc7#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Bd3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- threat
- 2.Rxf4
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...Se6
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Sxc7
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Sxc7
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...Re4!
- threat
- 1.Bxf8?
- threat
- 2.Sxc7#
- 1...Rxc2
- 2.Rxf4
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Rxf4
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rxf4#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Rxf4
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxf4
- threat
- 3.Sxc7#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxg6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Bd3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- threat
- 2.Rxf4
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sxc7#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxf4
- threat
- 3.Sxc7#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc7#
- threat
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...Re4!
- threat
- 1.Rxf4?
- threat
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Rf5+
- 1...Re4
- 2.Rxe4
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Rxe4
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Sxb4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rxb4
- threat
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxb4+
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxg6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qxf7+
- 1...Rxf4!
- threat
- 1.Qd4+?
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Sxc7#
- 1...Rxd4!
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Qg5+?
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Sxc7#
- 1...f5!
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Qd8+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sxc7
- threat
- 3.Sxf7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Rxc2
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxc7
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...Sd7!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Qxc6+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sxf7#
- 1...Kxc6!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Qxf7+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sxg6+
- 2...Sxg6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Sxg6
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sxg6+
- 1...Se6!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Kxc7?
- Keys
- 1.Rb1!
- threat
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...Rxc2
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...Rxc5
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Qxc3
- threat
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sb4#
- threat
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bg1#
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Ba7#
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxc3
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Rxb4
- threat
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxd4+
- 1...Re4
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bg1#
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Be3#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Ba7#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...d1Q
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...d1R
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...Se6
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Sxc7
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxg6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qxf7+
- threat
- 1.Rb1!
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