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PID: 31866 (3B4/3p3r/8/1p1kNbp1/1K2N3/2Q2p1r/4P3/8 w - - 0 1)
Abbott, Joseph William
Land and Water, 1876
(First published on Sat Jul 22 1876)
#3
6 + 8
| 3479 | 121 Chess Problems | 1887 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2022 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...d6
- 3.e4#
- threat
- 2.Sxg5
- 1...Be6
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...Ke6
- Tries
- 1.Sf6+?
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...Ke6!
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Sxf3?
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sexg5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sfxg5#
- 3.Sexg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Sfxg5+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sexg5+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sfxg5+
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...R3h4
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...R3h5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...R7h4
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...R7h5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Re7
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sfxg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Rf7
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sexg5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sfxg5#
- 3.Sexg5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Sexg5
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...d6
- 3.e4#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sexg5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sfxg5#
- 3.Sexg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sexg5
- 1...Be6
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sexg5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sfxg5#
- 3.Sexg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...g4
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Seg5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sfg5#
- 3.Seg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...d6
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...Rxf3!
- threat
- 1.Sf7?
- threat
- 2.Sfxg5
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...d6
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sexg5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sexg5#
- 3.Sfxg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sfxg5
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Sexg5+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sfxg5+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sexg5+
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...fxe2
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sexg5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sexg5#
- 3.Sfxg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...R3h4
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...R3h5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...R3h6
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sexg5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sexg5#
- 3.Sfxg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...R7h4
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...R7h5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...R7h6
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sexg5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sexg5#
- 3.Sfxg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...f2
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sexg5#
- 3.Sfxg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...g4
- 2.Sfg5
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...d6
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Seg5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Seg5#
- 3.Sfg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sfg5
- 1...d6
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...Rxf7!
- threat
- 1.Qd4+?
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Sc5#
- 2.Sxg5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Kxd4!
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Qd3+?
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Kxe5!
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Qc4+?
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...d6
- 3.Bxd6#
- 2...d6
- 2.Bc7+
- 1...bxc4!
- 1...Kxe5
- 1.Qc5+?
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Sxg5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Kxe4!
- 1...Ke6
- 1.Sf6+?
- Keys
- 1.Sg4!
- threat
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...d6
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sxg5
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sxg5+
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Bxg4
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...d6
- 3.e4#
- threat
- 2.Sxg5
- 1...fxe2
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...R3h4
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...R3h5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...R3h6
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...d6
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sxg5
- 1...R7h4
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...R7h5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...R7h6
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...d6
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sxg5
- 1...Re7
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Rf7
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...d6
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sxg5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sxg5
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...f2
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...d6
- 2.Sgf6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sgf6+
- threat
- 1.Sg4!
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