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PID: 207637 (8/1K3p2/1B3p2/3k1B2/1pNN4/p3p3/PP2P3/1n2b3 w - - 0 1)

Pierce, James

Land and Water, 1873

(First published on Sat Feb 15 1873)

8/1K3p2/1B3p2/3k1B2/1pNN4/p3p3/PP2P3/1n2b3

#3

8 + 8

15239 Valois Notebooks 2020

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Sb5?
      • threat
        • 2.Sxe3+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Bc7#
        • 2.Sc7+
          • 2...Kxc4
            • 3.Bd3#
      • 1...axb2
        • 2.Sxe3+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Bc7#
      • 1...Bd2
        • 2.Sc7+
          • 2...Kxc4
            • 3.Bd3#
        • 2.b3
          • threat
            • 3.Sc7#
      • 1...Bf2
        • 2.Sc7+
          • 2...Kxc4
            • 3.Bd3#
      • 1...Bc3
        • 2.Sxe3+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Bc7#
        • 2.Sc7+
          • 2...Kxc4
            • 3.Bd3#
            • 3.b3#
        • 2.b3
          • threat
            • 3.Sc7#
          • 2...Be5
            • 3.Sxe3#
      • 1...Bg3
        • 2.Sxe3+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Bc7#
      • 1...Sc3
        • 2.Sxe3+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Bc7#
        • 2.Sc7+
          • 2...Kxc4
            • 3.Bd3#
            • 3.b3#
      • 1...b3
        • 2.Sxe3+
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Bc7#
      • 1...Kxc4!
    • 1.b3?
      • threat
        • 2.Sc6
          • threat
            • 3.Se7#
      • 1...Bf2
        • 2.Sc2
          • threat
            • 3.Sxb4#
          • 2...Be1
            • 3.S2xe3#
        • 2.Sc6
          • threat
            • 3.Sxb4#
            • 3.Se7#
      • 1...Bg3
        • 2.Sc2
          • threat
            • 3.S2xe3#
            • 3.Sxb4#
        • 2.Sc6
          • threat
            • 3.Sxb4#
            • 3.Se7#
          • 2...Bd6
            • 3.Sxe3#
      • 1...Bh4
        • 2.Sc2
          • threat
            • 3.S2xe3#
            • 3.Sxb4#
        • 2.Sc6
          • threat
            • 3.Sxb4#
            • 3.Se7#
      • 1...Sc3
        • 2.Sc6
          • threat
            • 3.Sxb4#
            • 3.Se7#
      • 1...Sd2!
  • Keys
    • 1.Sc2!
      • threat
        • 2.S2xe3#
      • 1...Kxc4
        • 2.Sxe3+
          • 2...Kb5
            • 3.Bd7#
      • 1...Bd2
        • 2.b3
          • 2...Bc1
            • 3.Sxb4#
          • 2...Be1
            • 3.S2xe3#
          • 2...Bc3
            • 3.S2xe3#
          • 2...Sc3
            • 3.Sxb4#
      • 1...Bf2
        • 2.b3
          • threat
            • 3.Sxb4#
          • 2...Be1
            • 3.S2xe3#

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