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PID: 157185 (8/8/3p4/3k4/1KR3p1/6P1/8/Q4B2 w - - 0 1)
Butler, Henry William
English Mechanic and World of Science, 1881
(First published on Fri Sep 2 1881)
#3
5 + 3
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Bh3?
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- 2...gxh3
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...gxh3
- 2.Qe1
- 2...gxh3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...gxh3
- 2.Qf6
- 1...gxh3
- 2.Qf6
- 2...h2
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...h2
- 2.Qe1
- 2...h2
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...h2
- 2.Qf6
- 1...Ke6!
- threat
- 1.Rc1?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qf6
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bg2#
- 2...d5
- 3.Re1#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qf6
- 1...Ke6!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Rc2?
- threat
- 2.Qe1
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rd2#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe1
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qf6
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bg2#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qf6
- 1...Ke6!
- threat
- 1.Rc7?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qf6
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bg2#
- 2...d5
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qf6
- 1...Ke6!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Rc8?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qf6
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bg2#
- 2...d5
- 3.Re8#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qf6
- 1...Ke6!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Qa7?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qe7+
- 1...Ke6!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Bh3?
- Keys
- 1.Re4!
- threat
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Kxe4
- 2.Qf6
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bg2#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qf6
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Re7
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bg2#
- 2...Kb6
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qa7
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...d5
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Re7
- threat
- 1.Re4!
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