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PID: 278062 (b3n3/8/3PQ2n/1P3p2/K2k1N2/B4pP1/3p4/7R w - - 0 1)
Stephens, Walter
Western Morning News, 1927
(First published on Sat Jun 11 1927)
#3
8 + 7
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2024 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kxb2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kxb2
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc2
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc2
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qxd5+
- 1...d1Q+
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...d1S
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...d1B+
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...d1R
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...Kc3
- Tries
- 1.Kb4?
- threat
- 2.Bb2#
- 1...d1S
- 2.Rxd1#
- 1...Be4!
- threat
- 1.Bc5+?
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qb3#
- 1...Kxc5!
- 1...Kc3
- 1.Rd1?
- threat
- 2.Rxd2+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Bb4#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Rxd2+
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kxb2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kxb2
- 2.Bb4+
- 2...Kb2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd2#
- 2...Kb2
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qxd2#
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc2
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qxd5+
- 1...Be4!
- threat
- 1.Qd5+?
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Qd3#
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Bc5#
- 1...Bxd5!
- 1...Kc3
- 1.Qxf5?
- threat
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bb2#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...d1Q+
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...d1B+
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...d1S
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...d1R
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qxd5+
- 1...Sxf5!
- threat
- 1.Qe3+?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Kxe3!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.Qe5+?
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Kxe5!
- 1...Kc4
- 1.d7?
- threat
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.dxe8Q#
- 3.dxe8R#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.dxe8Q#
- 3.dxe8R#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...d1Q+
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...d1B+
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kxb2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kxb2
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kc2
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc2
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.dxe8Q#
- 3.dxe8R#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qxd5+
- 1...d1S
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...d1R
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qb3#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...f2
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Sd6!
- threat
- 1.Kb4?
- Keys
- 1.Qb3!
- threat
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bb2#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bb2#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...d1Q
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...d1S
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...d1B
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...d1R
- 2.Rxd1+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxd1+
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qb2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qb2+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bc5#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qxd5+
- threat
- 1.Qb3!
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