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PID: 147181 (8/3B4/P2N4/3p2K1/1Rpk2n1/7Q/3Pn3/3R4 w - - 0 1)
Brock, David Thurston
Yenowine News, 1890
(First published on Sun Feb 2 1890)
#3
8 + 5
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2013 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sc1
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Sg1
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.dxc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxc3+
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Sc1
- Tries
- 1.Kxg4?
- threat
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Sb7+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Sb7+
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qh6
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Sg1
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...c3
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qh6
- 1...Sg3!
- threat
- 1.Sb5+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Bf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qxg4
- threat
- 3.Qxe2#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Sh6
- 3.Qxe2#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qxg4
- 1...Kc5!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Sf5+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qxg4
- threat
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...d4
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Sg1
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qxg4
- 1...Ke4!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Rxc4+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sf7#
- 1...dxc4!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Rb5?
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qxg3
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...c3
- 3.Qxc3#
- 3.dxc3#
- threat
- 2.Qxg3
- 1...c3
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.dxc3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rdxd5#
- 3.Rbxd5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qf3
- 1...Ke5!
- threat
- 1.Qc3+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Sb7#
- 1...Sxc3!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Qd3+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Sb7+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Sb7+
- 1...Kxd3!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Qf3?
- threat
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Rb5
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Sh6
- 3.Qxe2#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Sc1
- 2.Sf5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sf5+
- 1...Sg1
- 2.Sf5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sf5+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.dxc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 3.Qg3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxc3+
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Sf5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sf5+
- 1...Kc5!
- threat
- 1.Qh8+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Sb7+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Sb7+
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Bf5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Qxf6+
- 1...Se5!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Kxg4?
- Keys
- 1.Qa3!
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Rbb1#
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Rb3#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rb7#
- 3.Rb8#
- 3.Qa5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc4+
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.d4+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Rb7#
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Rbb1#
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Rb3#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rb7#
- 3.Rb8#
- 2...cxd4 ep
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Sf5
- 1...Ke5
- 2.d4+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Rb7#
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...cxd4 ep
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.d4+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxc3+
- 1...Sc1
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Sg1
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Qa3!
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