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PID: 12820 (3r3q/5P2/bp3b2/2R5/3k2n1/1P1N1BB1/4P3/K2N4 w - - 0 1)
Henderson, John
1st Prize Set, Toronto Mail, 1872
#3
9 + 7
| 4774 | Canadian Chess Problems | 1890 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Rd5#
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Rd5#
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rd5#
- 1...Re8
- 2.Rd5#
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Rd5#
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Rd5#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Rxc4#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Bxf2#
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Bf2#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Bf2#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Bf2#
- 1...bxc5
- 2.Be1
- threat
- 3.Bc3#
- threat
- 2.Be1
- 1...Rd5
- Tries
- 1.Bf2+?
- 1...Se3
- 2.Bxe3#
- 1...Sxf2!
- 1...Se3
- 1.Bf2+?
- Keys
- 1.Bc7!
- threat
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Rf5
- threat
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Rf4#
- threat
- 2.Rg5
- threat
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Rxg4#
- threat
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Bxd3
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...bxc5
- 2.Ba5
- threat
- 3.Bc3#
- threat
- 2.Ba5
- 1...Qg7
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Rf5
- threat
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Rf4#
- threat
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Qh1
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Qh2
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Qh3
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Qh4
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Rf5
- threat
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Rf4#
- threat
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Qh5
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rxh5#
- 2...Qxc5
- 3.Bxc5#
- threat
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Qh6
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Qc1+
- 3.Rxc1#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Qh7
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Qe8
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Rc4+
- 1...Qf8
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Qxc5
- 3.Bxc5#
- threat
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Qg8
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Rf5
- threat
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Rf4#
- threat
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Rc4+
- 1...Bh4
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Be5
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Bg5
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rxg5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Be7
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.Bxc5#
- threat
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Rc4+
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Se3
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Sc2+
- 3.Rxc2#
- threat
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Se5
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Bxb6
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Rc3
- threat
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.e3#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...Bxc4
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Bxc4
- 2.Rf5
- threat
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Rf4#
- threat
- 2.Bxb6
- 1...b5
- 2.Bb6
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- threat
- 2.Rc4+
- 2...bxc4
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...bxc4
- 2.Rf5
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Rf4#
- threat
- 2.Rg5
- threat
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Rxg4#
- threat
- 2.Bb6
- threat
- 1.Bc7!
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