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PID: 210342 (5R2/2Q5/1K1p1B2/2pBp3/3k4/8/3p4/3R4 w - - 0 1)
Mason, James
American Chess Journal, 1877
#3
6 + 5
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...c4
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bg5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qxc4+
- 1...c4
- Tries
- 1.Rxd2+?
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Bg5#
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...Ke3
- 1.Qxc5+?
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Qf2
- threat
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qxd2#
- threat
- 2.Qa3+
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd2#
- 2...Kc2
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qxd2#
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qxd2#
- threat
- 2.Qc1
- threat
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd2#
- threat
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bg5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qa5
- threat
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd2#
- threat
- 2.Qf2
- 1...dxc5!
- 1...Kd3
- 1.Qd7?
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qh3+
- 2...Kb2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd2#
- 2...Kb2
- 2.Qh3+
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Qh3+
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd2#
- 2...Kc2
- 2.Qh3+
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Qh3+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kf2
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd2#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh4#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Bd8#
- 3.Rf1#
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qh3+
- 1...Kxd5
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rxd2#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qg8#
- threat
- 2.Qg4
- 1...c4!
- 1...Kc3
- 1.Qg7?
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qxd2#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kb2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd2#
- 2...Kb2
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd2#
- threat
- 2.Qg2
- threat
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd2#
- threat
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd2#
- 2...Kc2
- 2.Qg5
- threat
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd2#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd2#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qg3+
- 1...Kxd5
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rxd2#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qg8#
- threat
- 2.Qg4
- 1...c4!
- threat
- 1.Rxd2+?
- Keys
- 1.Qc8!
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qh3+
- 2...Kb2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd2#
- 2...Kb2
- 2.Qh3+
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Qh3+
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd2#
- 2...Kc2
- 2.Qh3+
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Qh3+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kf2
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd2#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bh4#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Bd8#
- 3.Rf1#
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qh3+
- 1...Kxd5
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Rxd2#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qg8#
- threat
- 2.Qg4
- 1...c4
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bg5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qxc4+
- 1...Kc3
- 1.Qc8!
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