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Problem Display
PID: 75692 (5B1K/2p4Q/2pp2N1/2P1P1p1/2Nk2P1/1P5P/3P2B1/8 w - - 0 1)
Campbell, Joseph Graham
Illustrated London News, 1888
(First published on Sat Jul 7 1888)
#3
12 + 5
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7
- 1...dxc5
- 2.Qd7#
- 1...dxe5
- 2.Qd7#
- 1...Kd3
- Tries
- 1.Kg7?
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...dxc5
- 2.Sf4
- 2...gxf4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxf4
- 2.Sh4
- 2...gxh4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxh4
- 2.Sf4
- 1...dxe5
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Sh4
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Sh8
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...e4
- 2.Sf4
- 1...d5
- 2.Sh8
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Sh8
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...Kd3
- 1.Sf4?
- threat
- 2.Se6#
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7
- 1...gxf4!
- threat
- 1.Sh4?
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7
- 1...gxh4!
- 1...Kxc5
- 1.Se7?
- 1...dxc5
- 2.Sxc6#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...dxe5
- 2.Sxc6#
- 1...d5
- 2.Sxc6#
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...dxc5
- 1.Bh1?
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7
- 1...d5!
- 1...Kd3
- 1.Bf3?
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7
- 1...d5!
- 1...Kd3
- 1.Bxc6?
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7
- 1...d5!
- 1...Kd3
- 1.Bxd6?
- threat
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Sf8
- 2...cxd6
- 3.Se6#
- 2...cxd6
- 2.Sf4
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...cxd6!
- threat
- 1.Be7?
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...dxc5
- 2.Sf4
- 2...gxf4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxf4
- 2.Sh4
- 2...gxh4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxh4
- 2.Sf4
- 1...dxe5
- 2.Sf4
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.Sh4
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Sf8
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...e4
- 2.Sf4
- 1...d5
- 2.Sf8
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Sf8
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...Kd3
- 1.Qd7?
- threat
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qxc6
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7
- 1...d5
- 2.Qf5
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Qf5
- 1...Kd3!
- threat
- 1.Qf7?
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7
- 1...d5
- 2.Qf1
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Qf3
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Qf5
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Qf1
- 1...Kd3!
- 1...Kxc5
- 1.e6?
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7
- 1...d5
- 2.Sge5
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sxc6#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Sge5
- 1...Kd3!
- 1...Kxc5
- 1.Kg7?
- Keys
- 1.Kg8!
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Qa5#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc7
- 1...d5
- 2.Sh8
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...dxc4
- 2.Sh8
- 1...Kd3
- 1.Kg8!
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