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PID: 143592 (6b1/7p/3Q4/2pp4/B2N4/3kNP2/6K1/n3B3 w - - 0 1)
Mercer, Arthur E
British Chess Magazine, 1896
#3
7 + 6
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Bxc2+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Bxc2+
- 1...cxd4
- 2.Bb5+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qh6#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Bb5+
- 1...Sc2
- Tries
- 1.Sd1?
- threat
- 2.Sb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Sb2#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Bb5#
- threat
- 2.Sb2+
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Sb2+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Bb5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qa6+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sb2+
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Sb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sb2+
- 1...Be6
- 2.Sb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sb2+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Sb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sb2+
- 1...c4
- 2.Qf4
- threat
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...c3
- 3.Bb5#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...c3
- 3.Bb5#
- threat
- 2.Qf4
- 1...Kxd4!
- threat
- 1.Sef5?
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- threat
- 3.Be2#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Be2#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qa6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Qxe6
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qa6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Bxc2+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qa6+
- 2...c4
- 3.Bxc2#
- 2...c4
- 2.Bxc2+
- 1...c4
- 2.Bd1
- threat
- 3.Be2#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...c3
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Qf4
- threat
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...c3
- 3.Bb5#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...c3
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Qa6#
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- 1...Sb3!
- threat
- 1.Bc2+?
- 1...Kxe3
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Sxc2!
- 1...Kxe3
- 1.Bb5+?
- 1...Kxe3
- 2.Sf5#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Sf5#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...c4!
- 1...Kxe3
- 1.Qxd5?
- threat
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...cxd4
- 2.Bb5+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Sd1#
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Bb5+
- 1...Bxd5!
- threat
- 1.Sd1?
- Keys
- 1.Sc4!
- threat
- 2.Sb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Sb2#
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Sb2+
- 1...Kxc4
- 2.Bb5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Bb5+
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Sb2#
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...cxd4
- 2.Sb2+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Sb2+
- 1...dxc4
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Sb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sb2+
- 1...Be6
- 2.Sb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sb2+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Sb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sb2+
- threat
- 1.Bd1!
- threat
- 2.Sef5
- threat
- 3.Be2#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Be2#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qa6#
- threat
- 2.Be2+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Sef5
- 1...Kxe3
- 2.Be2
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Be2#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Be2
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Be2
- threat
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Be2
- 1...cxd4
- 2.Qa3+
- 2...Sb3
- 3.Qxb3#
- 2...Sb3
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Sb3
- 3.Qxb3#
- threat
- 2.Qa3+
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Bc2+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Be2+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Bc2+
- 1...Be6
- 2.Be2+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Be2+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Sexc2
- threat
- 3.Be2#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Be2#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qa6#
- threat
- 2.Bxc2+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Be2+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxc2#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Sexc2
- 1...c4
- 2.Sef5
- threat
- 3.Be2#
- threat
- 2.Be2+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Qf4
- threat
- 3.Be2#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Be2#
- threat
- 2.Sef5
- threat
- 1.Qxc5!
- threat
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Kxe3
- 2.Kg3
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qc1+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Kg3
- threat
- 1.Sc4!
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