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PID: 44182 (5N2/2K2p2/P1P2P1p/RB3k2/1P4Np/1p2Bn2/5QpP/6nb w - - 0 1)
Pierce, James
The Westminster Papers, 1877
#3
12 + 9
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Se2
- 2.Bxe2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Kxg4
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxf3+
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Bf1#
- 3.Be2#
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Ba4#
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Sf4
- 2.Bxe2+
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Be2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Kxg4
- 3.Bxf3#
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxf3+
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Bf1#
- 3.Be2#
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Ba4#
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Sf4
- 2.Be2+
- 1...h3
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...Kxg4
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...Kxg4
- 2.Bd3+
- 1...h5
- 2.Bd3+
- 2...Kxg4
- 3.Bf5#
- 2...Kxg4
- 2.Bd3+
- 1...Se2
- Tries
- 1.Be2+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Bc1
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Bg5
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Bxh6
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qe1
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...Sxe1
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Qxg1
- threat
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...Sxg1
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Se1
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Re5#
- threat
- 2.Bc1
- 1...Kxg4!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Ba4+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...bxc2
- 3.Bxc2#
- 2...bxc2
- 2.Qc2+
- 1...Kxg4!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Bc4+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Bc1
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Bg5
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Bxh6
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Sxe5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Sxe5
- 2.Bc1
- 1...Kxg4!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Qg3?
- threat
- 2.Bd3#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf1#
- 3.Be2#
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Ba4#
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...hxg3!
- threat
- 1.Qxh4?
- threat
- 2.Bd3#
- 1...Sxh4
- 2.Be2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Be2+
- 1...Ke4!
- threat
- 1.h3?
- threat
- 2.Bd3#
- 1...Sxh3
- 2.Be2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Kxg4
- 3.Bxf3#
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxf3+
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Bf1#
- 3.Be2#
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Ba4#
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Sf4
- 2.Be2+
- 1...Ke4!
- threat
- 1.Be2+?
- Keys
- 1.Qd2!
- threat
- 2.Be2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxg4
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Be2+
- 1...Kxg4
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kh5
- 3.Be2#
- 2...Kh5
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Sxd2
- 2.Be2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Be2+
- 1...Sxh2
- 2.Be2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Sxh6#
- 3.Bf1#
- 3.Be2#
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Ba4#
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Be2+
- 1...b2
- 2.Be2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxg4
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Be2+
- 1...Se2
- 2.Bxe2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxg4
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.h3
- threat
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Bxe2+
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Be2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxg4
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Be2+
- 1...Se1
- 2.Be2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Sxh6#
- 3.Bf1#
- 3.Be2#
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Ba4#
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Be2+
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Sxh6#
- 3.Bf1#
- 3.Be2#
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Ba4#
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Se5
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Sxh6#
- 3.Bxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd4
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Be2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Be2+
- 1...h3
- 2.Be2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxg4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Be2+
- threat
- 1.Qd2!
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