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PID: 68868 (8/2p2N2/2q2p2/5k2/B3rN1P/5K2/5Q2/8 w - - 0 1)
Cotton, William C
The Chess Players' Quarterly Chronicle, 1871
#3
6 + 5
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qxa4
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sh6#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Qd7
- 2.Bxd7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Bxd7+
- 1...Qe8
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Bc2#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Bd7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Bd7+
- 1...Qc2
- 2.Bxc2
- threat
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Bd7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qxc2
- threat
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Bxc2
- 1...Qc5
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bd7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Qa6
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sh6#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Qxa4
- Tries
- 1.Bc2?
- threat
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Qd5
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Qxc5
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...Qd5
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Qxc2
- 2.Qxc2
- threat
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Qxc2
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Qd5
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Qd5
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Qd5
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Qd5
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Qe8
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Sh6#
- 2...Qxf7
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Qf8
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Qh8
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Qc4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Qd5
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Qxc5
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...Qd5
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Qe6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Qd5
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...Qd5
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Qc3+!
- threat
- 1.Bxc6?
- threat
- 2.Bxe4#
- 1...Re3+
- 2.Kxe3
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Sh6#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Kxe3
- 1...Re1
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bd7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Re4
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Re4
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Re2
- 2.Kxe2
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Sh6#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bd7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Kxe2
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Rd3+
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Re4
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Rd3+
- 2.Qc2+
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bd7
- threat
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Re4
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Re4
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Re7
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Re4
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Re4
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Re8
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bd7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Bxe8
- threat
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qc2#
- threat
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Re4
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Re4
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Rxf4+!
- threat
- 1.Qc2?
- 1...Qxa4
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sh6#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Qxc2
- 2.Bxc2
- threat
- 3.Bxe4#
- threat
- 2.Bd7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Bxc2
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Bd7+
- 2...Qe6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Qxd7
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Qe6
- 2.Bd7+
- 1...Qe8
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bd7+
- 2...Qxd7
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Qe6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Qxd7
- 2.Bxe8
- threat
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Bc2#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Qc4
- 2.Bd7+
- 2...Qe6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Qe6
- 2.Bd7+
- 1...Qe6
- 2.Bd7
- threat
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Bd7
- 1...Qc3+!
- 1...Qxa4
- 1.Bc2?
- Keys
- 1.Qc5+!
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Sh6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bc2
- threat
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Bd7+
- 2...Re6+
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Re6+
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Bd7#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Sh6+
- 1...Qxc5
- 2.Bd7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Bd7+
- 1...Re5+
- 2.Bxc6
- threat
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bd7#
- threat
- 2.Bxc6
- 1...Qd5
- 1.Qc5+!
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