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PID: 155561 (8/1n2n3/Q1b1pp2/3kP3/2R3N1/b3BP2/4K3/8 w - - 0 1)
Laws, Benjamin Glover
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement, 1880
(First published on Sat Feb 28 1880)
#3
7 + 7
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2015 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Bc1
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Sxc6
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rxd6#
- threat
- 2.Rxc6
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Sxc6
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rxd6#
- threat
- 2.Rxc6
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Qxb5+
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Bc5
- 2.Qxb5+
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bd4
- 1...Be8
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bd4
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Rb4
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Bb5+
- 3.Qxb5#
- threat
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Bxc5
- 2.Rb4
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...Bc1
- Tries
- 1.Bd4?
- threat
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Bc1
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Sxf6#
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...f5
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...fxe5!
- threat
- 1.Bf4?
- threat
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Bc1
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Sxf6#
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...f5
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...fxe5!
- threat
- 1.Ra4?
- threat
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Bb5+
- 2.Qxb5+
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Bc5
- 2.Qxb5+
- 1...Bxa4!
- threat
- 1.Rc5+?
- 1...Bxc5
- 2.Qa2#
- 1...Sxc5!
- 1...Bxc5
- 1.Qb5+?
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Bxb5!
- 1...Bc5
- 1.Qxa3?
- threat
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Sxc5
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Sxc5
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Sd4+
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Sd4+
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Kxc4!
- threat
- 1.Qa4?
- threat
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qa2#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Bxc5
- 2.Qc2
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Ra4#
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rxc5#
- threat
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...fxe5
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qc2
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rxb4#
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rxc5#
- threat
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sxc5
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Bc1
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sxc5
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qc2
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rxd6#
- threat
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qa2#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Bxc5
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Qxb5+
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Bc5
- 2.Qxb5+
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rxd7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- threat
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Be8
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- threat
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bxc5
- 2.Qc2
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rxc5#
- threat
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rxd8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qa2#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bxc5
- 2.Qc2
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Ra4#
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...f5
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Bxc5
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Ra4#
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rxc5#
- threat
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Bxa4!
- threat
- 1.Qb6?
- threat
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...fxe5
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...exd4
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Sxc5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Sxc5
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Sxc5
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Sxc5
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Kxc4!
- threat
- 1.Qa7?
- threat
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...fxe5
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...exd4
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Sxc5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Sxc5
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Sxc5
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Sxc5
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Sxd4+
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Sxd4+
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Kxc4!
- threat
- 1.f4?
- threat
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Qxb5+
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Bc5
- 2.Qxb5+
- 1...fxe5!
- threat
- 1.Bd4?
- Keys
- 1.Ba7!
- threat
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...fxe5
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bb8#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bb8
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Sxc6
- 3.Qa2#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- threat
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Bb8#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Bb8
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Se3+
- threat
- 1.Rc1!
- threat
- 2.Rd1#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Bb5+
- 2.Qxb5+
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Bc5
- 2.Qxb5+
- threat
- 1.Rc2!
- threat
- 2.Rd2#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Bb5+
- 2.Qxb5+
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rd2#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rd2#
- 2...Bc5
- 2.Qxb5+
- threat
- 1.Rc3!
- threat
- 2.Rd3#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Bb5+
- 2.Qxb5+
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rd3#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rd3#
- 2...Bc5
- 2.Qxb5+
- threat
- 1.Rb4!
- threat
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Bb5+
- 2.Qxb5+
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Sc5
- 2.Qxb5+
- threat
- 1.Rd4+!
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Ra4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Re4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Ra4+
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Re4!
- threat
- 2.Sxf6#
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Bb5+
- 2.Qxb5+
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Bc5
- 2.Qxb5+
- threat
- 1.Rf4!
- threat
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Bb5+
- 2.Qxb5+
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Bc5
- 2.Qxb5+
- threat
- 1.Ba7!
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