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PID: 148377 (2r5/p2P1p2/K3pP2/1P2k2N/8/2RQ4/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Barbier, Georges Emile
Glasgow Herald, 1886
(First published on Sat Jan 23 1886)
#3
7 + 5
| 14986 | White-Hume Collection | 2013 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rxc5#
- 1...Rc7
- 2.d8S
- 2...Rc6+
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...Rxc3
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Rb7
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Rd7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Re7
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Rc8
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc6+
- 2.d8S
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Re8
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Rc5
- Tries
- 1.Ka5?
- threat
- 2.Rxc8
- 2...a6
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...a6
- 2.dxc8Q
- 2...a6
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...a6
- 2.dxc8S
- 2...a6
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...a6
- 2.dxc8B
- 2...a6
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...a6
- 2.dxc8R
- 2...a6
- 3.R3c5#
- 3.R8c5#
- 2...a6
- 2.Rxc8
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Rxc4
- 2...a6
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...a6
- 2.Rxc4
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Rxc6
- 2...a6
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...a6
- 2.bxc6
- 2...a6
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...a6
- 2.Rxc6
- 1...Rc7
- 2.Rxc7
- 2...a6
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...a6
- 2.Rxc7
- 1...a6
- 2.Rxc8
- 2...axb5
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...axb5
- 2.dxc8Q
- 2...axb5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...axb5
- 2.dxc8S
- 2...axb5
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...axb5
- 2.dxc8B
- 2...axb5
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...axb5
- 2.dxc8R
- 2...axb5
- 3.R3c5#
- 3.R8c5#
- 2...axb5
- 2.Rxc8
- 1...Rxc3!
- threat
- 1.Kb7?
- threat
- 2.Kxc8
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc8
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.dxc8Q
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.dxc8S
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.dxc8B
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.dxc8R
- threat
- 3.R3c5#
- 3.R8c5#
- threat
- 2.Kxc8
- 1...Rc7+
- 2.Kxc7
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc7
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Kxc7
- 1...Rb8+
- 2.Kxb8
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Kxb8
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Rxc4
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.d8Q
- threat
- 3.Q8d6#
- 2...Rc7+
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...Re4
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Q8xd4#
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Q8d4#
- threat
- 2.Rxc4
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Kxc6
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc6
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.bxc6
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Kxc6
- 1...a5
- 2.Kxc8
- 2...a4
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...a4
- 2.Rxc8
- 2...a4
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...a4
- 2.dxc8Q
- 2...a4
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...a4
- 2.dxc8S
- 2...a4
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...a4
- 2.dxc8B
- 2...a4
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...a4
- 2.dxc8R
- 2...a4
- 3.R3c5#
- 3.R8c5#
- 2...a4
- 2.Kxc8
- 1...a6
- 2.Kxc8
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc8
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.dxc8Q
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.dxc8S
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.dxc8B
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.dxc8R
- threat
- 3.R3c5#
- 3.R8c5#
- threat
- 2.Kxc8
- 1...Rxc3!
- threat
- 1.Qe2+?
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Rxc8
- threat
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8R#
- threat
- 2.dxc8Q
- threat
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Qcc4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.dxc8R
- threat
- 3.Rd3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Rd8#
- threat
- 2.Rxc8
- 1...Kd5
- 2.dxc8Q
- threat
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Qcc4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.dxc8Q
- 1...Kd6
- 2.dxc8Q
- threat
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.dxc8Q
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kd4
- 1.Qe4+?
- 1...Kd6
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Kxe4!
- 1...Kd6
- 1.Qe3+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Rd3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.dxc8Q
- threat
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qcc5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qec5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.dxc8B
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kf5!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.d8S?
- threat
- 2.Sxf7#
- 1...Rc7
- 2.Sxf7+
- 2...Rxf7
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Rxf7
- 2.Rc1
- threat
- 3.Re1#
- 2...Rc6+
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...Rxc1
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Sxf7#
- threat
- 2.Rc2
- threat
- 3.Re2#
- 2...Rc6+
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...Rxc2
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Sxf7#
- threat
- 2.Ra3
- 2...Rc6+
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...Rc1
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc3
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rb7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Rd7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Re7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Rc8
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc6+
- 2.Rb3
- 2...Rc6+
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...Rc1
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc3
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rb7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Rd7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Re7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Rc8
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc6+
- 2.Rc4
- 2...Rc6+
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Rb7
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Rd7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Re7
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Rc8
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc6+
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Sxf7+
- 1...Rxd8!
- threat
- 1.Ka5?
- Keys
- 1.Rc7!
- 1...Rxc7
- 2.d8S
- 2...Rc6+
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...Rc1
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc3
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rb7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Rd7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Re7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Rc8
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rc6+
- 2.d8S
- 1...Rxc7
- 1.Rc7!
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