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PID: 32285 (3B3K/bp1P2N1/p1Nk4/1p1B4/1p6/r3p3/1P5p/7Q w - - 0 1)
Bull, Cecil Alfred Lucas
Natal Mercury, 1928
#3
8 + 9
| 5371 | Sonatas in Chess | 1960 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Bc7
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kb6
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.Bc7
- 1...Kxd7
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Be6+
- 1...Kc5
- Tries
- 1.Sf5+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kb6
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Kxd7!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Se8+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kb6
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Kxd7!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Bb3?
- threat
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Kxd7
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Be6+
- 1...bxc6
- 2.Qxh2+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd7
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxh2+
- 1...Rxb3!
- threat
- 1.Be6?
- threat
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...bxc6
- 2.Qxh2+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxh2+
- 1...Rd3!
- threat
- 1.Bf7?
- threat
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Kxd7
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Be6+
- 1...bxc6
- 2.Qxh2+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd7
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxh2+
- 1...Rd3!
- threat
- 1.Bg8?
- threat
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Kxd7
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Be6+
- 1...bxc6
- 2.Qxh2+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd7
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxh2+
- 1...Rd3!
- threat
- 1.Bh4?
- threat
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Be7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Bd8#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kb6
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Be7#
- threat
- 2.Se6+
- 1...bxc6
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Ra2
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Ra5
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Bd4
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Be7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Bg3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kxd7
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bg3+
- 1...Bb8
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...b3
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...b6
- 2.Bg3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kxd7
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bg3+
- 1...Kxd7!
- threat
- 1.Ba5?
- threat
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bxb4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8R+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bxb4+
- 2...Kb6
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.Bc7
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bxb4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Kxd7
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Be6+
- 1...Rxa5
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...bxc6
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...b6
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bxb4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Ra2
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bxb4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qc1#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8R+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Rb3
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8R+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qc1#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8R+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Bd4
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bxb4#
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Bb8
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bxb4#
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8R+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...b3
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bb4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qc1#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8R+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Bb6!
- threat
- 1.Bg5?
- threat
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Be7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Bd8#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kb6
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Be7#
- threat
- 2.Se6+
- 1...bxc6
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Ra1
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.Be7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Ra2
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Ra5
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Bd4
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Be7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Bf4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kxd7
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bf4+
- 1...Bb8
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...b3
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...b6
- 2.Bf4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kxd7
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bf4+
- 1...Kxd7!
- threat
- 1.Bb6?
- threat
- 2.d8Q#
- 2.d8R#
- 1...Kxd7
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Be6+
- 1...bxc6
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qxh2#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Bxb6!
- threat
- 1.Bf6?
- threat
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Be7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Bd8#
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.Bd4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.d8Q#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kb6
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Kb6
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Be7#
- threat
- 2.Se6+
- 1...bxc6
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Ra2
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Rd3
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Be7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Ra5
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Bd4
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bxd4#
- 3.Be7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Be5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kxd7
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Be5+
- 1...Bb8
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...b3
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...b6
- 2.Be5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kxd7
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bd4#
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Be5+
- 1...Kxd7!
- threat
- 1.Bc7+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Kxc7
- 2.d8Q#
- 1...Kxd7!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Be7+?
- 1...Kc7
- 2.d8Q#
- 1...Kxd7!
- 1...Kc7
- 1.Qxh2+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- 1...Kxd5!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Sf5+?
- Keys
- 1.Se5!
- threat
- 2.Sf7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kxd7
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sf7+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Be7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kb6
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Be7+
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Sf5
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Sf5
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Bxb7
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxh2#
- threat
- 2.Bxb7
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Sf7+
- 2...Kxd7
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kxd7
- 2.Sf5+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Se8+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sf7+
- 1...b3
- 2.Sf5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sf5+
- threat
- 1.Se5!
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