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PID: 30708 (3N4/3P1n2/2P5/PRnkPP2/1p2p3/RP2P3/B1p4Q/2N4K w - - 0 1)
Pierce, James
Pierce, William Timbrell
The Westminster Papers, 1875
#3
14 + 6
| 16 | Chess Amateur (The) | 1910 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sxe5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- 1...Sd6
- 2.exd6
- 2...bxa3
- 3.b4#
- 2...bxa3
- 2.exd6
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Qxh6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qxh6
- 1...Sxd8
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Sb7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Qxh8
- 2...bxa3
- 3.b4#
- 2...bxa3
- 2.Qxh8
- 1...bxa3
- 2.b4#
- 1...Sxe5
- Tries
- 1.Kg1?
- 1...Sxe5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Sxd8
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Sb7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- 1...Sd6
- 2.exd6
- 2...bxa3
- 3.b4#
- 2...bxa3
- 2.exd6
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Qxh6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qxh6
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Qxh8
- 2...bxa3
- 3.b4#
- 2...bxa3
- 2.Qxh8
- 1...Sg5!
- 1...Sxe5
- 1.Se6?
- threat
- 2.Rxc5#
- 1...Sxe5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.d8Q#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.d8R+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Kxc6!
- threat
- 1.Sxf7?
- threat
- 2.Sd8
- 2...bxa3
- 3.b4#
- 2...bxa3
- 2.Qh6
- 2...bxa3
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.b4#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...bxa3
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.d8S
- 2...bxa3
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.b4#
- 2...bxa3
- 2.Sd8
- 1...bxa3
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Kxc6!
- threat
- 1.Ra4?
- 1...Sxe5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Sxd8
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Sb7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Qxh6
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxh6
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Raxb4
- threat
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Raxb4
- 1...Sd6!
- 1...Sxe5
- 1.Qxc2?
- threat
- 2.Rxc5#
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sxe5
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Kxe5!
- threat
- 1.Qh6?
- threat
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Rxc5#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Sxd8
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Sxh6!
- threat
- 1.Qh7?
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sxd8
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Sg5
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qg6
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- 1...Sxe5
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- 1...Sxd8
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Sb7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Sb7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Qg6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qxh6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qg6
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8
- 2...bxa3
- 3.b4#
- 2...bxa3
- 2.Qe7
- 1...Sd6!
- threat
- 1.a6?
- 1...Sxd8
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Sb7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- 1...Sd6
- 2.exd6
- 2...bxa3
- 3.b4#
- 2...bxa3
- 2.exd6
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Raa5
- threat
- 3.Rxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxh6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Raa5
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Raa5
- threat
- 3.Rxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8
- 2...bxa3
- 3.b4#
- 2...bxa3
- 2.Raa5
- 1...Sxe5!
- 1...Sxd8
- 1.c7?
- threat
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.c8Q
- 1...Sxd8
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Sb7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.cxd8S
- 2...bxa3
- 3.b4#
- 2...bxa3
- 2.c8Q
- threat
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Sc6
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Sb7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- 1...Sd6
- 2.exd6
- 2...bxa3
- 3.b4#
- 2...bxa3
- 2.exd6
- 1...Sxe5!
- threat
- 1.Kg1?
- Keys
- 1.Kg2!
- 1...Sxe5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Sxd8
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Sb7
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- 1...Sd6
- 2.exd6
- 2...bxa3
- 3.b4#
- 2...bxa3
- 2.exd6
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Qxh6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qxh6
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Qxh8
- 2...bxa3
- 3.b4#
- 2...bxa3
- 2.Qxh8
- 1...Sxe5
- 1.Kg2!
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