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PID: 256432 (5r2/4Rp1n/6p1/P2kB3/1p1Np3/5Q2/pr2BPPK/8 w - - 0 1)
Alexander, Frederick Forrest Lawrie
British Chess Magazine, 1933
#3
9 + 9
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qb3+
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qb3+
- 1...Rxe2
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qb3+
- 1...Rb3
- 2.Qxb3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxb3+
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxf7+
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxf7+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxf7+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxf7+
- 1...Re8
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxf7+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxf7+
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxf7+
- 1...Rc2
- Tries
- 1.Bc4+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Kxc4!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Bc7?
- threat
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...exf3
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.gxf3#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rd7+
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Rb3
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sxb3#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxb3+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd7+
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Re8
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd7+
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...b3
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Re5+
- 1...g5
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb6#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...f5
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Re5+
- 1...f6
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rd7+
- 1...Rxe2!
- threat
- 1.Bb8?
- threat
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Ba7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Rxb8
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...exf3
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.gxf3#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Ba7#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rd7+
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Ba7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Ba7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Ba7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Rb3
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Ba7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sxb3#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxb3+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Ba7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd7+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Re8
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Ba7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd7+
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Ba7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...b3
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Re5+
- 1...g5
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Ba7#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...f5
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Ba7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Re5+
- 1...f6
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Ba7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rd7+
- 1...Rxe2!
- threat
- 1.Rd7+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Kxe5!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Qxe4+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Kxe4!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Qb3+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Rxb3!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Qf6?
- threat
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rxe2
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...e3
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Sxf6!
- threat
- 1.Qxf7+?
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Rc7#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Rxf7!
- 1...Kc5
- 1.Bc4+?
- Keys
- 1.Sc2!
- threat
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Qxe4
- threat
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qxe4
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Qxe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxe4+
- 1...Rxc2
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qb3+
- 1...exf3
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.gxf3#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Rb3
- 2.Qxb3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxb3+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxf7+
- 1...b3
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sb4+
- threat
- 1.Qd3!
- threat
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...exd3
- 2.Bf3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Bf3+
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Rc5
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qb5+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Rc5
- 2.Qb5+
- 1...e3
- 2.Sc2+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sb3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bf3#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sb5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sf5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bf3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bc7
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Bf3#
- 3.Bg3#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Bb8#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Bf3#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sc2+
- threat
- 1.Sc2!
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