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PID: 148797 (6bR/1Q2p2p/p4P1P/P1p1Bp2/2kNp3/1pPr4/3P1p2/2nK1B2 w - - 0 1)
Purchas, Francis Eastwood
British Chess Magazine 11. Ty., 1902
#3
11 + 12
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxa6#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxa6+
- 1...Sa2
- 2.Qxb3#
- 1...Se2
- 2.Qxb3#
- 1...b2
- 2.Sc2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Sc2
- 1...cxd4
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...f4
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...axb5
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...exf6
- 2.Rxg8
- threat
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Rxg8
- 1...Bd5
- Tries
- 1.Sc2?
- threat
- 2.Sa3#
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Se2
- 2.Sa3#
- 1...e3
- 2.Sa3#
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...f4
- 2.Sa3#
- 1...bxc2+!
- threat
- 1.Sxf5?
- threat
- 2.Se3#
- 1...e3
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Se2!
- threat
- 1.Bh2?
- 1...exf6
- 2.Rxg8
- threat
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Rxg8
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxa6+
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxa6+
- 1...b2
- 2.Sc2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Sc2
- 1...e3
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bg2#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxa6+
- 1...f4
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...axb5
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...e5
- 2.f7
- threat
- 3.fxg8Q#
- 3.fxg8B#
- 2...Bxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.f7
- 1...e6!
- 1...exf6
- 1.Bg3?
- 1...exf6
- 2.Rxg8
- threat
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Rxg8
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxa6+
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxa6+
- 1...b2
- 2.Sc2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Sc2
- 1...e3
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bg2#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxa6+
- 1...f4
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...axb5
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...e5
- 2.f7
- threat
- 3.fxg8Q#
- 3.fxg8B#
- 2...Bxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.f7
- 1...e6!
- 1...exf6
- 1.Bf4?
- 1...exf6
- 2.Rxg8
- threat
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Rxg8
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxa6+
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxa6+
- 1...b2
- 2.Sc2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Sc2
- 1...e3
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bg2#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxa6+
- 1...e5
- 2.f7
- threat
- 3.fxg8Q#
- 3.fxg8B#
- 2...Bxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.f7
- 1...e6!
- 1...exf6
- 1.Rxg8?
- threat
- 2.Rd8
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qxa6#
- threat
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc6
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...e6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...e6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...e6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qd7
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...e6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Rd8
- 1...e6
- 2.Rd8
- threat
- 3.Qxa6#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qb4#
- threat
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc6
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Qd7
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Rd8
- 1...b2
- 2.Sc2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Rd8
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qxa6#
- threat
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc6
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...e6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...e6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Sc2
- 1...e3!
- threat
- 1.f7?
- threat
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.fxg8Q+
- 2...e6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...e6
- 2.fxg8B+
- 2...e6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 2...e6
- 2.Qxa6+
- 1...e3
- 2.fxg8Q+
- 2...e6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...e6
- 2.fxg8B+
- 2...e6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 2...e6
- 2.fxg8Q+
- 1...e6
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.fxg8Q
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qgc8#
- threat
- 2.fxg8B
- threat
- 3.Bxe6#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Qxa6+
- 1...Bxf7!
- threat
- 1.Sc2?
- Keys
- 1.Kxc1!
- threat
- 2.Qxb3#
- 1...b2+
- 2.Kxb2
- threat
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Kxb2
- threat
- 1.Bb8!
- 1...exf6
- 2.Rxg8
- threat
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Rc8#
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Rxg8
- 1...e6
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.Sc6
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxa6+
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxa6+
- 1...b2
- 2.Sc2
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Sc2
- 1...e3
- 2.Qxa6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bg2#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxa6+
- 1...f4
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...axb5
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...e5
- 2.f7
- threat
- 3.fxg8Q#
- 3.fxg8B#
- 2...Bxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.f7
- 1...exf6
- 1.Kxc1!
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