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PID: 41827 (3k1K2/Np1b3p/1P1R4/B1p1p2P/2P1P2P/8/8/8 w - - 0 1)

Thompson, Theophilus Augustus

Chess Problems by Theophilus A. Thompson, 1873

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#3

9 + 6

16 Chess Amateur (The) 1909

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Sc6+?
      • 1...bxc6
        • 2.b7#
      • 1...Kc8!
  • Keys
    • 1.Rd1!
      • 1...h6
        • 2.Bd2
          • 2...Bh3
            • 3.Bg5#
          • 2...Ba4
            • 3.Bg5#
          • 2...Bg4
            • 3.Bg5#
          • 2...Bb5
            • 3.Bg5#
          • 2...Bf5
            • 3.Bg5#
          • 2...Bc6
            • 3.Bg5#
          • 2...Be6
            • 3.Bg5#
          • 2...Bc8
            • 3.Bg5#
          • 2...Be8
            • 3.Bg5#

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