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PID: 218291 (3r2bQ/1R1p4/p1n3N1/2Pk2P1/R3p3/3Bpp2/5b1n/K7 w - - 0 1)
Croucher, E
British Chess Magazine, 1921
#3
8 + 11
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf6+
- 1...Sb4
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bxe4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Se5
- 2.Qxe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qxe5+
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bxe4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Se7
- 2.Sxe7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bxe4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sxe7+
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bxe4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Ke6
- Tries
- 1.Se7+?
- 1...Sxe7
- 2.Bxe4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bxe4+
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...Sxe7
- 1.Bxe4+?
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Rd4+?
- 1...Sxd4
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...Sxd4
- 1.Rb5?
- threat
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.Bc4#
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf6+
- 1...Sb4
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rxa6#
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bxe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Se5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bxe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rxa6#
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bxe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rxa6#
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Se7
- 2.Sxe7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bxe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sxe7#
- 3.Rxa6#
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Sxe7#
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Sxe7+
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bxe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Se7+
- 1...axb5!
- threat
- 1.Qc3?
- threat
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf6+
- 1...Sb4
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bxe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Se5
- 2.Rb6
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qxe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Rb6
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bxe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Rb6
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Se7
- 2.Sxe7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bxe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Rb6
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Sxe7#
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sxe7+
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bxe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Rb6
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Sd4!
- threat
- 1.Qd4+?
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf6+
- 1...Sxd4!
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Se7+?
- Keys
- 1.Rc7!
- threat
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Sxe5
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Sxe5
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf6+
- 1...exd3
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Sxe5
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Sxe5
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Re8
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Be6
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...Sxd4
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Sxe5
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...Sxe5
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...e2
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Sxe5
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Sxe5
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...d6
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rxc6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Sf4+
- threat
- 1.Rc7!
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