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PID: 12871 (2B5/1p2N3/1K1p4/3pp3/4k3/5p2/2R2P2/B3N3 w - - 0 1)
Barbier, Georges Emile
The Westminster Papers, 1873
#3
7 + 6
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Sg2?
- threat
- 2.Bf5#
- 1...Kd3
- 2.Bf5+
- 2...e4
- 3.Se1#
- 2...e4
- 2.Bf5+
- 1...fxg2!
- threat
- 1.Be6?
- 1...d4
- 2.Sd5
- 2...d3
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...d3
- 2.Sd5
- 1...Kf4!
- 1...d4
- 1.Rd2?
- threat
- 2.Sd3
- 2...d4
- 3.Bf5#
- 2...d4
- 2.Sd3
- 1...d4
- 2.Sd3
- 2...d5
- 3.Bf5#
- 2...d5
- 2.Sd3
- 1...Kf4!
- threat
- 1.Rc3?
- threat
- 2.Rxf3
- 2...d4
- 3.Bf5#
- 2...d4
- 2.Rxf3
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Sg6
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re3#
- 2...e4
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bf5
- 2...e4
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...e4
- 2.Bxb7
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Rc1#
- 3.Rc2#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rc6#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Rc8#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sg6
- 1...d4
- 2.Rxf3
- threat
- 3.Bf5#
- threat
- 2.Rxf3
- 1...Kf4!
- threat
- 1.Sg2?
- Keys
- 1.Bd4!
- threat
- 2.Be3
- 2...d4
- 3.Bf5#
- 2...d4
- 2.Bf5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sxf3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Be3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Be3
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Bxb7
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bxb7
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Be3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bf5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Be3+
- 1...exd4
- 2.Sd3
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Bf5#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Sd3
- threat
- 1.Bd4!
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