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PID: 43941 (3Q2nN/3B2Pp/3P3p/1pB1k3/3p1p1P/6p1/P5P1/3K4 w - - 0 1)
McArthur, Sgt Maj William
The Westminster Papers, 1877
#3
10 + 8
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Bxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxf6+
- 1...Sf6
- Tries
- 1.Qf6+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Kxf6
- 2.Bxd4#
- 1...Sxf6!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Qf6+?
- Keys
- 1.Ba7!
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...d3
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...d3
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...d3
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Bh3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bg4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bf3#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bc8+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bh3+
- 1...Se7
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.g8Q#
- 3.g8B#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxe7+
- 1...f3
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...d3
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Bxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxf6+
- 1...d3
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 1.Ba7!
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