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PID: 226450 (8/4p3/1NRp4/3Pp3/1R1pk1K1/2P5/4P3/6B1 w - - 0 1)
McArthur, William Johnstone
Preston Guardian, 1881
(First published on Wed Mar 2 1881)
#3
8 + 5
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Tries
- 1.Sa4?
- 1...e6
- 2.Rxd6
- 2...exd5
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Rxd6
- 1...Kxd5!
- 1...e6
- 1.Sc4?
- 1...e6
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Sxd6#
- threat
- 2.Rxd6
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- threat
- 2.Rb5
- 1...Kxd5!
- 1...e6
- 1.Sd7?
- threat
- 2.Rb5
- 2...dxc3
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...d3
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...e6
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...dxc3
- 2.Rxd6
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...exd6
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Rb5
- 1...e6
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Kxd5!
- threat
- 1.Sc8?
- threat
- 2.Rb5
- 2...dxc3
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...d3
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...e6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...dxc3
- 2.Rb5
- 1...e6
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sxd6#
- threat
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Sxd6#
- threat
- 2.Rb5
- 1...Kxd5!
- threat
- 1.Rb1?
- 1...dxc3
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...d3
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...e6!
- 1...dxc3
- 1.Rb2?
- 1...dxc3
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...d3
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...e6!
- 1...dxc3
- 1.Rb3?
- 1...dxc3
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...d3
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...e6!
- 1...dxc3
- 1.Rc5?
- 1...e6
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- 1...dxc5!
- 1...e6
- 1.Sa4?
- Keys
- 1.Rbc4!
- 1...e6
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- 1...e6
- 1.Rb5!
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- 2...dxc3
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...d3
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...e6
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...dxc3
- 2.Sc8
- 2...dxc3
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...d3
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...e6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...dxc3
- 2.Sd7
- 1...e6
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Sxd6#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Sc8
- threat
- 3.Sxd6#
- threat
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 1.Rcc4!
- 1...e6
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- 1...e6
- 1.Rxd6!
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...exd6
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Bxd4
- threat
- 3.Bg1#
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Re6#
- threat
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...exd4
- 3.Re6#
- 2...exd4
- 2.Sd7
- 1...exd6
- 2.Rb1
- 2...dxc3
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...d3
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...dxc3
- 2.Rb2
- 2...dxc3
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...d3
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...dxc3
- 2.Rb3
- 2...dxc3
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...d3
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...dxc3
- 2.Rb5
- 2...dxc3
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...d3
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...dxc3
- 2.c4
- 2...d3
- 3.c5#
- 2...d3
- 2.Rb1
- 1...e6
- 2.Sa4
- 2...exd5
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- 2...exd5
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...exd4
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...exd4
- 2.Sa4
- threat
- 1.Rc7!
- 1...e6
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Re7
- 2...exd5
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Sd7
- 1...e6
- 1.Rc8!
- 1...e6
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Re8
- 2...exd5
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Sd7
- 1...e6
- 1.cxd4!
- threat
- 2.Rc3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Rc3
- 1...exd4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rxd4+
- threat
- 1.c4!
- 1...e6
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Sc8
- threat
- 3.Sxd6#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- 1...e6
- 1.Rbc4!
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