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PID: 207632 (8/8/8/1k5p/8/R7/N1K5/7Q w - - 0 1)

Anonymous

Manchester Weekly Times, 1902

(First published on Fri Feb 28 1902)

8/8/8/1k5p/8/R7/N1K5/7Q

#3

4 + 2

14986 White-Hume Collection 2020

SOLUTION

  • COOKED
  • Tries
    • 1.Kc3?
      • threat
        • 2.Sb4
          • threat
            • 3.Qc6#
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qc6#
          • 2...Kb6
            • 3.Qc6#
      • 1...Kc5
        • 2.Ra6
          • threat
            • 3.Qc6#
            • 3.Qxh5#
          • 2...Kb5
            • 3.Qc6#
      • 1...Kb6!
  • Keys
    • 1.Sb4!
      • threat
        • 2.Kc3
          • threat
            • 3.Qc6#
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qc6#
          • 2...Kb6
            • 3.Qc6#
        • 2.Qc6+
          • 2...Kxb4
            • 3.Ra4#
      • 1...Kxb4
        • 2.Qxh5
          • 2...Kxa3
            • 3.Qa5#
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Ra4#
      • 1...Kc4
        • 2.Qc6+
          • 2...Kxb4
            • 3.Ra4#
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qd5#
      • 1...Kc5
        • 2.Qc6+
          • 2...Kxb4
            • 3.Ra4#
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qd5#
    • 1.Rc3!
      • threat
        • 2.Qc6+
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Ra3#
            • 3.Rc5#
        • 2.Qb7+
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qa6#
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Ra3#
        • 2.Qb1+
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Ra3#
          • 2...Ka6
            • 3.Ra3#
      • 1...Ka4
        • 2.Rb3
          • threat
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Qa8#
        • 2.Rc5
          • threat
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Ra5#
            • 3.Qa8#
        • 2.Qc6+
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Ra3#
            • 3.Rc5#
        • 2.Qb7
          • threat
            • 3.Qa6#
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Ra3#
        • 2.Qb1
          • threat
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Ra3#
      • 1...Ka5
        • 2.Rb3
          • threat
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Ka6
            • 3.Qa8#
        • 2.Qc6
          • 2...h4
            • 3.Ra3#
            • 3.Rc5#
        • 2.Qb7
          • threat
            • 3.Ra3#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qa6#
            • 3.Qb4#
        • 2.Qb1
          • threat
            • 3.Ra3#
          • 2...Ka4
            • 3.Qb4#
          • 2...Ka6
            • 3.Ra3#
      • 1...Ka6
        • 2.Rb3
          • threat
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Qa8#
          • 2...Ka7
            • 3.Qb7#
        • 2.Qb1
          • threat
            • 3.Ra3#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Ra3#
          • 2...Ka7
            • 3.Ra3#
      • 1...Kb6
        • 2.Qb1+
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Ra3#
          • 2...Ka6
            • 3.Ra3#
          • 2...Ka7
            • 3.Ra3#

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