Problem Display
PID: 109671 (1b3Nn1/pN6/n3B3/4k1p1/4p3/2R5/5Q1K/8 w - - 0 1)

Walcott, George H

1st Prize, Manchester Weekly Times, 1892

(First published on Fri Nov 18 1892)

1b3Nn1/pN6/n3B3/4k1p1/4p3/2R5/5Q1K/8

#2

6 + 7


15 British Chess Magazine 1893
6490 yacpdb 2009
5454 Near Snap 2021
15239 Valois Notebooks 2022
  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Sc5
      • 2.Rxc5#
  • Tries
    • 1.Ba2?
      • threat
        • 2.Sg6#
        • 2.Sd7#
      • 1...Sc5
        • 2.Sg6#
        • 2.Rxc5#
      • 1...Sf6
        • 2.Sg6#
      • 1...Se7
        • 2.Sd7#
      • 1...e3!
    • 1.Bb3?
      • threat
        • 2.Sg6#
        • 2.Sd7#
      • 1...Sc5
        • 2.Sg6#
        • 2.Rxc5#
      • 1...Sf6
        • 2.Sg6#
      • 1...Se7
        • 2.Sd7#
      • 1...e3!
    • 1.Bc4?
      • threat
        • 2.Sg6#
        • 2.Sd7#
      • 1...Sc5
        • 2.Sg6#
      • 1...Sf6
        • 2.Sg6#
      • 1...Se7
        • 2.Sd7#
      • 1...e3!
    • 1.Bf7?
      • threat
        • 2.Sg6#
        • 2.Sd7#
      • 1...Sc5
        • 2.Sg6#
        • 2.Rxc5#
      • 1...Sf6
        • 2.Sg6#
      • 1...Se7
        • 2.Sd7#
      • 1...e3!
    • 1.Bxg8?
      • threat
        • 2.Sg6#
        • 2.Sd7#
      • 1...Sc5
        • 2.Sg6#
        • 2.Rxc5#
      • 1...e3!
    • 1.Rf3?
      • threat
        • 2.Rf5#
        • 2.Qb2#
      • 1...e3
        • 2.Qxe3#
      • 1...Sh6
        • 2.Qb2#
      • 1...Se7
        • 2.Qb2#
      • 1...exf3!
    • 1.Qg3+?
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.Rc4#
      • 1...Kf6!
    • 1.Qd4+?
      • 1...Kf4
        • 2.Sg6#
      • 1...Kxd4+!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qb2!
      • threat
        • 2.Rf3#
      • 1...Kd4+
        • 2.Rg3#
      • 1...Kf6+
        • 2.Rc7#
      • 1...Kf4
        • 2.Sg6#
      • 1...e3
        • 2.Rc4#

This anticipates 108165(1985), 204965(2014)



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