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PID: 258851 (3b4/1r3p1p/1p4pQ/5N2/B4Nk1/8/1p5n/1n5K w - - 0 1)

Clark, WA

2nd Prize, Manchester Weekly Times, 1893

(First published on Fri Jun 2 1893)

3b4/1r3p1p/1p4pQ/5N2/B4Nk1/8/1p5n/1n5K

#3

5 + 10

15239	Valois Notebooks	2022

SOLUTION

NO_SOLUTION
Tries
- 1.Sd3?
  - threat
    - 2.Qf4+
      - 2...Kh3
        3.Sf2#
        3.Qg3#
      - 2...Kh5
        3.Sg3#
        3.Sg7#
  - 1...Kxf5
    - 2.Qf4+
      - 2...Ke6
        3.Qe5#
  - 1...gxf5
    - 2.Se5+
      - 2...Kg3
        3.Qxh2#
  - 1...Bh4
    - 2.Qf4+
      - 2...Kh3
        3.Qxh4#
      - 2...Kh5
        3.Sg7#
        3.Qxh4#
  - 1...Re7
    - 2.Qf4+
      - 2...Kh3
        3.Sf2#
        3.Qg3#
        3.Qh4#
      - 2...Kh5
        3.Sg3#
        3.Sg7#
        3.Qh4#
  - 1...Bg5
    - 2.Qh3+
      - 2...Kxh3
        3.Sf2#
  - 1...Bf6
    - 2.Qf4+
      - 2...Kh3
        3.Sf2#
        3.Qg3#
      - 2...Kh5
        3.Sg3#
  - 1...Bc7
    - 2.Qh4+
      - 2...Kf3
        3.Bd1#
      - 2...Kxf5
        3.Bd7#
  - 1...Sf1
    - 2.Qf4+
      - 2...Kh3
        3.Sf2#
      - 2...Kh5
        3.Sg7#
        3.Bd1#
  - 1...Sf3
    - 2.Qf4+
      - 2...Kh3
        3.Sf2#
        3.Qg3#
        3.Qxf3#
      - 2...Kh5
        3.Sg3#
        3.Sg7#
  - 1...g5
    - 2.Qh3+
      - 2...Kxh3
        3.Sf2#
  - 1...f6
    - 2.Qf4+
      - 2...Kh3
        3.Sf2#
        3.Qg3#
        3.Qh4#
      - 2...Kh5
        3.Sg3#
        3.Qh4#
  - 1...Kf3!

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