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PID: 49357 (r7/3n2N1/2bnRP2/2qp1N2/r4kpB/3P4/1Q2PP2/4bRK1 w - - 0 1)
Pierce, James
Land and Water, 1872
(First published on Sat Feb 3 1872)
#3
11 + 10
| 3501 | Chess Problems by Pierces | 1873 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qa3
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sh5#
- 2...Bxf2+
- 3.Rxf2#
- threat
- 2.Sh6
- threat
- 3.Sh5#
- 2...Bxf2+
- 3.Rxf2#
- 2...Sxf6
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Qe3
- 2.fxe3#
- 1...Qb4
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sh5#
- 2...Bxf2+
- 3.Rxf2#
- threat
- 2.Sh6
- threat
- 3.Sh5#
- 2...Bxf2+
- 3.Rxf2#
- 2...Sxf6
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Qd4
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sh5#
- 2...Bxf2+
- 3.Rxf2#
- 2...Qxe3
- 3.fxe3#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Qb6
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sh5#
- 2...Bxf2+
- 3.Rxf2#
- 2...Qxe3
- 3.fxe3#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sh5#
- 2...Bxf2+
- 3.Rxf2#
- 2...Qxe3
- 3.fxe3#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Qxc1+
- 2...Bd2
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Bd2
- 2.Qxc1+
- 1...Qc3
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sh5#
- 2...Bxf2+
- 3.Rxf2#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Qc4
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sh5#
- 2...Bxf2+
- 3.Rxf2#
- threat
- 2.Sh6
- threat
- 3.Sh5#
- 2...Bxf2+
- 3.Rxf2#
- 2...Sxf6
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Qb5
- 2.Qc1+
- 2...Bd2
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...Bd2
- 2.Qc1+
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sh5#
- 2...Bxf2+
- 3.Rxf2#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Sh6
- threat
- 3.Sh5#
- 2...Qxf2+
- 3.Rxf2#
- 2...Sxf6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxd2#
- threat
- 2.Qxd2+
- 2...Qe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- 3.fxe3#
- 2...Qe3
- 2.Sh6
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sh5#
- 2...Bxf2+
- 3.Rxf2#
- 2...Qxe3
- 3.fxe3#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.Sh5#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Qa3
- Tries
- 1.Se3?
- threat
- 2.Sg2#
- 2.Sh5#
- 1...Bxf2+
- 2.Rxf2#
- 1...Qxe3
- 2.fxe3#
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Sg2#
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Sg2#
- 1...g3
- 2.Sh5#
- 2.fxg3#
- 1...d4!
- threat
- 1.Qc1+?
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Qxd2+
- 2...Qe3
- 3.Qxe3#
- 3.fxe3#
- 2...Qe3
- 2.e3+
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Qxe3
- 3.fxe3#
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.fxe3#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Qxd2+
- 1...Qxc1!
- 1...Bd2
- 1.Qd2+?
- 1...Qe3
- 2.Qxe3#
- 2.fxe3#
- 1...Bxd2!
- 1...Qe3
- 1.e3+?
- 1...Qxe3
- 2.fxe3#
- 1...Kf3!
- 1...Qxe3
- 1.Se3?
- Keys
- 1.Qd4+!
- 1...Qxd4
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sh5#
- 2...Bxf2+
- 3.Rxf2#
- 2...Qxe3
- 3.fxe3#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sh5#
- 2...Bxf2+
- 3.Rxf2#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Se4
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sh5#
- 2...Bxf2+
- 3.Rxf2#
- threat
- 2.Sh6
- threat
- 3.Sh5#
- 2...Bxf2+
- 3.Rxf2#
- 2...Sxf6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Qxe3
- 3.fxe3#
- 2...Qxe3
- 2.Se3
- 1...Qxd4
- 1.Qd4+!
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