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PID: 12954 (8/1B3p2/K1Npp3/B1pk4/n1R4p/1P2p3/4N1P1/3n1r2 w - - 0 1)
Kidson, Henry Edwin
The Westminster Papers, 1874
#3
8 + 10
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Re1
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Rg1
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Rf3
- 2.gxf3
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...e5
- 3.Scd4#
- 3.Sd8#
- threat
- 2.gxf3
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Sxf4#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb8+
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Sdb2
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Sd8#
- 2...Sxc3
- 3.Sxc3#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Sdc3
- 2.Bxc3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Sd8#
- 2...Sxc3
- 3.Sxc3#
- threat
- 2.Bxc3
- 1...Sab2
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Sd8#
- 2...Sxc3
- 3.Sxc3#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- 1...Sac3
- 2.Bxc3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Sd8#
- 2...Sxc3
- 3.Sxc3#
- threat
- 2.Bxc3
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Sd8#
- 2...Sxc3
- 3.Sxc3#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- 1...e5
- 2.Scd4#
- 2.Sd8#
- 1...f5
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb8+
- 1...f6
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Re1
- Tries
- 1.Re4?
- threat
- 2.Sb4#
- 2.Scd4#
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Sa7#
- 2.Se7#
- 2.Sb8#
- 2.Sd8#
- 1...c4
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Scd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Se5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sd8+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...Kxe4!
- threat
- 1.Rf4?
- threat
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sd8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...c4
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.b4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sd8+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.b4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.b4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.bxc4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sb8+
- 1...Sdb2
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sd8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb8+
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Scd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sd8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Scd4+
- 1...Sab2
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sd8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb8+
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sd8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...f5
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb8+
- 1...f6
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Scd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sg6#
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sd8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...Rxf4!
- threat
- 1.g4?
- threat
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb8+
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se5+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sd8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Sd8#
- 2...Sxc3
- 3.Sxc3#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- 1...f6
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se5+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sg6#
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sd8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb4+
- 1...hxg4 ep!
- threat
- 1.Re4?
- Keys
- 1.Be1!
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Bxf2
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...e5
- 3.Scd4#
- 3.Sd8#
- threat
- 2.Bxf2
- 1...Rf3
- 2.gxf3
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...e5
- 3.Scd4#
- 3.Sd8#
- threat
- 2.gxf3
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb8+
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Sdb2
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Sd8#
- 2...Sxc3
- 3.Sxc3#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- 1...Sdc3
- 2.Bxc3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Sd8#
- 2...Sxc3
- 3.Sxc3#
- threat
- 2.Bxc3
- 1...Sab2
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Sd8#
- 2...Sxc3
- 3.Sxc3#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- 1...Sac3
- 2.Bxc3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Sd8#
- 2...Sxc3
- 3.Sxc3#
- threat
- 2.Bxc3
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Sd8#
- 2...Sxc3
- 3.Sxc3#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- 1...h3
- 2.Bg3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Scd4#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Sd8#
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Sxf4#
- threat
- 2.Bg3
- 1...f5
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb8+
- 1...f6
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Rf2
- 1.Be1!
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