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PID: 274654 (8/2B1p2p/PN5Q/1p4p1/3kNp2/2p1Rp2/7b/5K2 w - - 0 1)
Howard, Kenneth Samuel
Western Morning News, 1925
(First published on Sat May 23 1925)
#3
7 + 9
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2024 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Tries
- 1.Be5+?
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qxg5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxg5+
- 1...Kxe3!
- 1...Kxe5
- 1.Rd3+?
- 1...Kxe4
- 2.Qxh7#
- 1...Kxd3!
- 1...Kxe4
- 1.Qxg5?
- threat
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...e5
- 2.Rxc3
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc3
- 1...Kxe3!
- threat
- 1.Qg7+?
- 1...e5
- 2.Rxc3
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc3
- 1...Kxe3!
- 1...e5
- 1.Qc6?
- threat
- 2.Qxc3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...fxe3
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...c2
- 2.Qc3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...b4
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Kxe3!
- threat
- 1.Qe6?
- threat
- 2.Rxc3
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Rxf3
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc3
- 1...c2
- 2.Re1
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Re1
- 1...f2
- 2.Re2
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Rxc3
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Rf3
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Re2
- 1...b4
- 2.Sd2
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Sf2
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Sxc3
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Sg3
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Rxf3
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Sd2
- 1...g4
- 2.Rxc3
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc3
- 1...Kxe3!
- threat
- 1.Be5+?
- Keys
- 1.Sc5!
- threat
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Qg7+
- 1...Kxe3
- 2.Qxh2
- threat
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...f2
- 3.Qxf2#
- threat
- 2.Qxh2
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.Rxc3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...fxe3
- 2.Sb3+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Qxh7#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxh7#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Sb3+
- 1...c2
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Qg7+
- 1...b4
- 2.Rd3+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qe6
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Rd3+
- 1...e5
- 2.Rd3+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rxf3
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Re4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Rd3+
- 1...e6
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Qxe6
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...fxe3
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Qg7+
- threat
- 1.Rxc3!
- threat
- 2.Qxg5
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe6
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxg5
- 1...Kxe4
- 2.Qxg5
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxh7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxg5
- 1...Bg1
- 2.Qxg5
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe6
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxg5
- 1...b4
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qg7+
- 1...g4
- 2.Qg5
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qh5
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qe6
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qg5
- 1...e5
- 2.Qxg5
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qg7
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qc6
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qe6
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxg5
- 1...e6
- 2.Qxg5
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qxe6
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qxg5
- threat
- 1.Sc5!
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