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PID: 165757 (Kb6/7R/1PppP3/5p2/PQNk1N2/1p6/2p1Pp2/2r2r2 w - - 0 1)
Laws, Benjamin Glover
The Problem, 1914
(First published on Sat Sep 19 1914)
#3
9 + 10
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2018 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Ke4
- Tries
- 1.Sb2+?
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Rh3#
- 1...Ke5!
- 1...Ke3
- 1.Sa3+?
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Rh3#
- 1...Ke5!
- 1...Ke3
- 1.Se5+?
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Rh3#
- 1...Kxe5!
- 1...Ke3
- 1.Sxd6+?
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Sxf5#
- 2.Rh3#
- 1...Ke5!
- 1...Ke3
- 1.Rh5?
- threat
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Qf3#
- threat
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Rg1
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sxd6+
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sxd6+
- 1...d5
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Se3+
- 1...c5!
- threat
- 1.Rh6?
- threat
- 2.Sb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sbd3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Sa5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sb2+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Sb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sbd3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Sa5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Sb2+
- 1...Rcd1
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sa5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Rfd1
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sa5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Rg1
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sxd6+
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sxd6+
- 1...b2
- 2.Sxb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sbd3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Sa5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sxb2+
- 1...d5
- 2.Sb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sbd3#
- 3.Sfd3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sa3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Sa5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Se5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sb2+
- 1...c5!
- threat
- 1.Rf7?
- threat
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sxd6+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Sxd6+
- 1...d5
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...c5!
- threat
- 1.Qc3+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Kb7
- threat
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 2...d5
- 3.Sd3#
- threat
- 2.Rb7
- threat
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 2...d5
- 3.Sd3#
- threat
- 2.Kb7
- 1...Kxc3!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Sb2+?
- Keys
- 1.Sd2+!
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Rh6
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Rf7
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Se3+!
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Rf7
- threat
- 3.Rxf5#
- threat
- 2.Rf7
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Sa5+!
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Rh6
- threat
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sc6#
- threat
- 2.Rf7
- threat
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sc6#
- threat
- 2.Rh6
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Rh4!
- threat
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Rg1
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...b2
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rh3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qxb2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...c5
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...d5
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qc5+
- threat
- 1.e3+!
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Se5+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Rh3#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Sd2+!
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