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PID: 12759 (r3RB2/r4p2/pR1Nqkp1/7n/2N4P/P1b1p3/K6n/1B1Q4 w - - 0 1)
Duffy, Patrick Thomas
Illustrated London News, 1865
(First published on Sat Jul 22 1865)
#3
10 + 11
| 135 | The Westminster Papers | 1870 |
| 3978 | 200 Demanding Chess Puzzles | 1996 |
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qh3
- 2.Sf5#
- 1...Qxc4+
- 2.Sxc4#
- 1...Qg4
- 2.Sf5#
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Sxf7#
- 3.Sc8#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxd5
- 1...Qf5
- 2.Se4#
- 2.Sxf5#
- 1...Qd7
- 2.Re5
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Se8#
- 2...Qxd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qd5
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Re5
- 1...Qc8
- 2.Sxc8#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Rxe5
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Sc8#
- 3.Se8#
- threat
- 2.Rxe5
- 1...Qxd6
- 2.Rxd6#
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Qe7
- 2.Rxe7
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Sxf7#
- 3.Sc8#
- 3.Se8#
- threat
- 2.Rxe7
- 1...Qxe8
- 2.Sxe8#
- 1...Rxe8
- 2.Sxe8#
- 1...Be1
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Sc8#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Sc8#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Qxd4+
- 1...Ba5
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Qxc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Qxg4
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...g5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 3.hxg5#
- threat
- 2.Qg4
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Qxg4
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Qxc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Qxg4
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...g5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 3.hxg5#
- threat
- 2.Qxg4
- 1...g5
- 2.Qxh5
- threat
- 3.Qxg5#
- 3.Qh6#
- 3.Qh8#
- 3.hxg5#
- 2...Qxc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Qf5
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qxh5
- 1...Qh3
- Tries
- 1.Rxe6+?
- 1...Kxe6
- 2.Sb5#
- 2.Sf5#
- 2.Sb7#
- 2.Sc8#
- 2.Se8#
- 1...fxe6!
- 1...Kxe6
- 1.Qf3+?
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qxf4+
- 2...Qf5
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Qf5
- 2.Qxf4+
- 1...Sxf3!
- 1...Sf4
- 1.Qg4?
- threat
- 2.Se4#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Qxc4+
- 2.Sxc4#
- 1...Qxg4
- 2.Sf5#
- 1...Qxd6
- 2.Rxd6#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Qxe8
- 2.Se4#
- 2.Sxe8#
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Se4#
- 1...Qf5
- 2.Se4#
- 2.Sxf5#
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Sxe4#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Se4#
- 1...Qe7
- 2.Se4#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Se4#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...g5
- 2.Qxg5#
- 2.hxg5#
- 1...Sxg4!
- threat
- 1.Qd4+?
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Sb5#
- 2.Sf5#
- 2.Sb7#
- 2.Sc8#
- 1...Bxd4!
- 1...Qe5
- 1.Qd5?
- threat
- 2.Se4#
- 2.Qg5#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Sxe3
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Qxd5+
- 3.Sxd5#
- 2...Qxd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxe4#
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Qd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Qe6
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Qd6
- 2.Sb7+
- 2...Qd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Qe6
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Qd6
- 2.Sxf7+
- 2...Qd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...Qe6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qd6
- 2.Sc8+
- 2...Qd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Qe6
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Qd6
- 2.Rxe5
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Sxf7#
- 3.Sc8#
- 3.Se8#
- threat
- 2.Rxa8
- threat
- 3.Se8#
- 2...Qxd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Qe8
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sxe8#
- threat
- 2.Reb8
- threat
- 3.Se8#
- 2...Qxd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Qe8
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sxe8#
- threat
- 2.Rc8
- threat
- 3.Se8#
- 2...Qxd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Qe8
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sxe8#
- threat
- 2.Rd8
- threat
- 3.Se8#
- 2...Qxd6
- 3.Rbxd6#
- 3.Rdxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Qe8
- 3.Se4#
- 3.Sxe8#
- threat
- 2.Sxe3
- 1...Be5
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...fxe6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...fxe6
- 2.Rxe6+
- 1...Qxd5!
- threat
- 1.Rxe6+?
- Keys
- 1.Qxh5!
- threat
- 2.Se4#
- 2.Qg5#
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...gxh5
- 2.Bh7
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Qxc4+
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Qxd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxe4#
- threat
- 2.Bh7
- threat
- 1.Qxh5!
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