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PID: 55821 (Q7/1N2p3/2r1Pp2/2pN4/1pP5/1n2B3/p1KP4/k7 w - - 0 1)
Townsend, Alonzo
English Chess Problems, 1876
#3
8 + 8
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Sxc5
- threat
- 3.Sxb3#
- 2...Sd4+
- 3.Bxd4#
- 2...Sxd2
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Bd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxc5
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Sxc5
- threat
- 3.Sxb3#
- 2...Sd4+
- 3.Bxd4#
- 2...Sxd2
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Bd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxc5
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Sxa5
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...b3+
- 3.Sxb3#
- threat
- 2.Sxa5
- 1...Rb6
- Tries
- 1.Kxb3?
- threat
- 2.Qxa2#
- 1...Kb1
- 2.Qxa2+
- 2...Kc1
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Kc1
- 2.Qxa2+
- 1...Ra6!
- threat
- 1.Sxc5?
- threat
- 2.Sxb3#
- 1...Sd4+
- 2.Bxd4#
- 1...Sxd2
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Sxc5
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Sc1
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Bd4#
- 1...Rxc5!
- threat
- 1.Qa3?
- threat
- 2.Qb2#
- 1...Sd4+
- 2.Bxd4+
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qc1#
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...cxd4
- 2.Bxd4+
- 1...bxa3!
- threat
- 1.Kxb3?
- Keys
- 1.Sa5!
- threat
- 2.Sxb3#
- 1...Sd4+
- 2.Bxd4+
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...cxd4
- 2.Bxd4+
- 1...Sxd2
- 2.Bxd2
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...b3+
- 3.Sxb3#
- threat
- 2.Bxd2
- 1...Sxa5
- 2.Sxb4
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Sxc4
- 3.Qxa2#
- 2...cxb4
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Rb6
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Rc8
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Sb3
- 3.Qxa2#
- 2...Sb7
- 3.Qxa2#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Rxe6
- 2.Sxb4
- 1...Sc1
- 2.Kxc1
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...b3
- 3.Sxb3#
- threat
- 2.Kxc1
- threat
- 1.Sa5!
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