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PID: 27255 (8/5P2/6K1/3Np3/1pn1p1B1/2p1Q1B1/N1bpP2p/3k4 w - - 0 1)
Bull, Cecil Alfred Lucas
The Field, 1911
(First published on Sat Sep 23 1911)
#3
8 + 9
| 5371 | Sonatas in Chess | 1960 |
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ba4
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.e3#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Qg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.e3#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Se3#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.e3#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Se3#
- 3.e3#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.e3#
- 2...e3
- 3.Sxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qg1+
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Qg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.e3#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Se3#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.e3#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Se3#
- 3.e3#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.e3#
- 2...e3
- 3.Sxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qg1+
- 1...Sxe3
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Qg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.e3#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Se3#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.e3#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Se3#
- 3.e3#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.e3#
- 2...e3
- 3.Sxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qg1+
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Qg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.e3#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Se3#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.e3#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Se3#
- 3.e3#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.e3#
- 2...e3
- 3.Sxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qg1+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Qg1+
- 2...hxg1Q
- 3.e3#
- 2...hxg1S
- 3.Se3#
- 2...hxg1B
- 3.e3#
- 2...hxg1R
- 3.Se3#
- 3.e3#
- 2...hxg1Q
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.e3#
- 2...e3
- 3.Sxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qg1+
- 1...h1Q
- 2.Qg1+
- 2...Qxg1
- 3.e3#
- 2...Qxg1
- 2.Qg1+
- 1...h1S
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...h1B
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...h1R
- 2.Qg1+
- 2...Rxg1
- 3.e3#
- 2...Rxg1
- 2.Qg1+
- 1...b3
- 2.Sdxc3#
- 1...Ba4
- Tries
- 1.Qg1+?
- 1...hxg1Q
- 2.e3#
- 1...hxg1B
- 2.e3#
- 1...hxg1R
- 2.e3#
- 1...hxg1S!
- 1...hxg1Q
- 1.Qxd2+?
- 1...Sxd2
- 2.Se3#
- 1...cxd2
- 2.e3#
- 1...Kxd2!
- 1...Sxd2
- 1.Qxc3?
- threat
- 2.e3#
- 1...h1Q
- 2.Qa1+
- 2...Bb1
- 3.Qxb1#
- 2...Bb1
- 2.Qa1+
- 1...h1B
- 2.Qa1+
- 2...Bb1
- 3.Qxb1#
- 2...Bb1
- 2.Qa1+
- 1...e3+!
- threat
- 1.Qxe4?
- threat
- 2.e3#
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.e3#
- 3.e4#
- threat
- 2.Qxd3
- 1...h1Q
- 2.e3+
- 2...Qf3
- 3.Bxf3#
- 2...Qf3
- 2.e3+
- 1...h1B
- 2.e3+
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Bxf3#
- 2...Bf3
- 2.e3+
- 1...Bxe4+!
- threat
- 1.Qg1+?
- Keys
- 1.Sdxb4!
- 1...Sxe3
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Sdxc3#
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Sxd5
- 3.e3#
- threat
- 2.Sd5
- 1...h1Q
- 2.Qg1+
- 2...Qxg1
- 3.e3#
- 2...Qxg1
- 2.Qg1+
- 1...h1R
- 2.Qg1+
- 2...Rxg1
- 3.e3#
- 2...Rxg1
- 2.Qg1+
- 1...Bb1
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Qxb1#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Bxa2
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Bxd3
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Qxc3
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qxb3#
- 3.e3#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Bxa2
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qh1#
- 3.e3#
- threat
- 2.Qxc3
- 1...Ba4
- 2.Qxc3
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.e3#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.e3#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qh1#
- 3.e3#
- threat
- 2.Qxc3
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Sxc3+
- 2...Kc1
- 3.Sba2#
- 2...Kc1
- 2.Bxh2
- threat
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Qxc3
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Bxd3
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Sxc3+
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Bxh2
- threat
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Qg1#
- threat
- 2.Bxh2
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Bxh2
- threat
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Qg1#
- threat
- 2.Qxc3
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Bxd3
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Bxh2
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Bxh2
- threat
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Qg1#
- threat
- 2.Qxc3
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Bxd3
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Bxh2
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Bxh2
- threat
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Qg1#
- threat
- 2.Qxc3
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Bxd3
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Bxh2
- 1...Sxe3
- 1.Sdxb4!
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