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PID: 54530 (7B/p1pp3Q/K2nprr1/4k3/1PBp1R1P/b1p2PP1/2N1b3/3nR3 w - - 0 1)
Barrow, John Hugh
Western Morning News, 1926
(First published on Sat Aug 28 1926)
#3
11 + 13
| 5257 | Chess Problems by J H Barrow | 2004 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2024 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rg4
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Sxg3
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...Sg7
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qxc7#
- threat
- 2.Qxd7
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxd7
- 1...Se8
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxd7
- 1...Rg4
- Tries
- 1.Rxe2+?
- 1...Se4
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Rexe4#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qxc7#
- threat
- 2.Qxd7
- 1...Se3!
- 1...Se4
- 1.Re4+?
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Sxd4#
- 2.g4#
- 1...Sxe4!
- 1...Kf5
- 1.Rf5+?
- 1...Kxf5
- 2.Qh5+
- 2...Rg5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Rg5
- 2.Qh5+
- 1...Sxf5!
- 1...Kxf5
- 1.Rxf6?
- threat
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bxg7#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rxg6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.Rh6#
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rf7+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bxg7#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Rf8+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bxg7#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Qh5+
- 2...Rg5
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Sf5
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Rg5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...dxe6
- 3.Bxg7#
- 2...dxe6
- 2.Rxe6+
- 1...Se4
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rxe6+
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Rxe6+
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rxe6+
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rxe6+
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Rxe6+
- 1...Se8
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Rxe6+
- 1...Bc1
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bxg7#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rxg6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.Rh6#
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rf7+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bxg7#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Rf8+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bxg7#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Se3
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bxg7#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rxg6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.Rh6#
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rf7+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bxg7#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Rf8+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bxg7#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Qh5+
- 2...Rg5
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Sef5
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.Rxg6#
- 2...Sdf5
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Rg5
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...d3
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bxg7#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rxg6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.Rh6#
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rf7+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bxg7#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Rf8+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bxg7#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Qh5+
- 2...Rg5
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Sf5
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Rg5
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...c5
- 2.Rf4+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bxg7#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rxg6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.Rh6#
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rf7+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bxg7#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Rf8+
- 2...Rf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Rg7
- 3.Bxg7#
- 3.Qxg7#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Rf6
- 2.Qh5+
- 2...Rg5
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Sf5
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Rg5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Rf4+
- 1...Sxc4!
- threat
- 1.Qh5+?
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Sf5!
- 1...Rg5
- 1.Qxd7?
- threat
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Bxg7
- threat
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Rxf6
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Rxd7
- 3.Rf7#
- 2...Re7
- 3.Rf7#
- threat
- 2.Bxg7
- 1...Rxg3!
- threat
- 1.Rxe2+?
- Keys
- 1.Qe7!
- threat
- 2.Bxf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Bxf6+
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Re4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Re4+
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Bxf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Rxf6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Rxf6
- 2.Bxf6+
- 1...Se4
- 2.Rxe4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rxe4+
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxe6
- threat
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Rf5#
- 2...Sd6+
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...dxe6
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Bxe6
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Re4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Re4+
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Re4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Re4+
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Re4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Re4+
- 1...Se8
- 2.Re4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxd4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Re4+
- threat
- 1.Qe7!
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