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Problem Display
PID: 188523 (1bb5/1np3Q1/2P1P3/6R1/3p1P2/3P2Pp/4B2k/5K2 w - - 0 1)
Pierce, James
Illustrated London News, 1877
(First published on Sat Sep 8 1877)
#3
9 + 7
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qg1#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Sc5
- Tries
- 1.Qxd4?
- threat
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...Kh1
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...Ba7!
- threat
- 1.Qxd4?
- Keys
- 1.Rc5!
- threat
- 2.Rc2
- threat
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Bf3#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Kxg3
- 3.Qf2#
- threat
- 2.Rc2
- 1...Kh1
- 2.Bf3+
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Kh2
- 2.Rc2
- threat
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Bf3#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Kh2
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...h2
- 3.Bf3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Bf3+
- 1...Bxe6
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Kxg3
- 3.Qf2#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Sxc5
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Kxg3
- 3.Qf2#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Rc2
- threat
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Bf3#
- threat
- 2.Rc2
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Kxg3
- 3.Qf2#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Kxg3
- 3.Qf2#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 1.Rc5!
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