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PID: 267681 (5Qr1/3K2p1/1p2N3/1nbk1pPB/4RP1n/P7/1B2P2N/1b6 w - - 0 1)
Gould, WJ
Prize, The Referee, 1927-1928
(First published on Sun Feb 19 1928)
#3
11 + 9
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2022 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bg1
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Be3
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qxd6+
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Se5+
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Se5+
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Se5+
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Se5+
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Sxa3
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qd6+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qd6+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qxd6+
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qd6+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qd6+
- 1...Bg1
- Tries
- 1.Sxc5?
- threat
- 2.Bf7#
- 1...bxc5
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Se5+
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Se5+
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qxg8+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...g6
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qxg8+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Rxf8!
- threat
- 1.Bf7?
- threat
- 2.Sxc5#
- 1...Rxf8
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sxf8#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Bxf8
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sxg7#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Sxf8#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc5+
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Sxc5+
- 2...Se6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se6
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sxd4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sxc5+
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sxg7#
- 3.Sd8#
- 2...Bxe5
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sc5+
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sxg7#
- 3.Sd8#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sc5+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sxc5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sxc5+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Sxc5+
- 2...Se6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Se6
- 2.Rc4
- threat
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Sxe6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Sb5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sxg7#
- 3.Sd8#
- 2...Sa6
- 3.Sxc5#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sxg7#
- 3.Sd8#
- 2...Sa8
- 3.Sxc5#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sxg7#
- 3.Sd8#
- 2...Se8
- 3.Sxc5#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sxg7#
- 3.Sd8#
- threat
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sxc7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sxc5+
- 1...Kxe4!
- threat
- 1.Qxc5+?
- 1...Kxe4
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...bxc5!
- 1...Kxe4
- 1.Sxc5?
- Keys
- 1.Sf1!
- threat
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Kxe4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...bxc5
- 3.Se3#
- 2...bxc5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Sxa3
- 2.Sd2
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qxg8
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sxg7#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Sf8#
- 2...fxe4
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Sxg7#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Sf8#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Bf8
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Sd2
- 1...fxe4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...bxc5
- 3.Se3#
- 2...bxc5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qd6+
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Sd2
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Sd2
- 1...Bg1
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Be3
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qxd6+
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Se5+
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Se5+
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Se5+
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Se5+
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qd6+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sd2
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sd2
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Sd2
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sd2
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Sd2
- threat
- 3.Sxc7#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sd2
- threat
- 1.Sf1!
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