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PID: 25573 (1R6/p3p3/2Q5/6Kp/2bk1B2/n2Pp1pr/4P3/8 w - - 0 1)
Blake, Percy Francis
Natal Mercury, 1920
#3
6 + 9
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Bxd3
- 2.Rd8#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Rd8#
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Rd8#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Rxd7#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Rxg8
- threat
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Sb5
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...a5
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...a6
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Ba2
- Tries
- 1.Rb3?
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.dxc4
- threat
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Rxb5
- threat
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sxb5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Rxb5
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Bxd3
- 3.Rxd3#
- 2...exd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bd6
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qxe6
- threat
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qxe6
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...g2
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...a5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.dxc4
- threat
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...a6
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.dxc4
- threat
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...e5
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.dxc4
- threat
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...e6
- 2.Kf6
- threat
- 3.Be5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Bxe5#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Bxd3
- 3.Rxd3#
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Be5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.dxc4
- threat
- 3.Rd3#
- threat
- 2.Kf6
- 1...Bxb3!
- threat
- 1.Rd8+?
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Rxd5#
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...Bd5
- 1.Qe4+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.d4#
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Qd7+?
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Rc8
- threat
- 3.Qxa7#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...Sb5
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...a5
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...a6
- 3.Qa7#
- threat
- 2.Rc8
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...Bd5
- 1.Qb6+?
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qb2#
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Rd8#
- 1...axb6!
- 1...Kc3
- 1.Qc7?
- threat
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Bxd3
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Kc3!
- threat
- 1.Rb3?
- Keys
- 1.Rb2!
- threat
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Bxd3
- 2.Rd2
- threat
- 3.Rxd3#
- 2...exd2
- 3.e3#
- threat
- 2.Rd2
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Bxe3+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Bxe3+
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Bxe3+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Bxe3+
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Bxe3+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Rxb5
- threat
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Sxb5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Bxe3+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kxc3
- 3.Be5#
- 2...Kxc3
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Bxe3+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Be5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Bxe3+
- 1...Be6
- 2.Bxe3+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Qxe6
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bxe3#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Bxe3+
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Bxe3+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Bxe3+
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Bxe3+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Bxe3+
- 1...e5
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Bxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd6+
- threat
- 1.Rb2!
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