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PID: 144280 (1b5Q/2pk4/1P2p1p1/1P5B/1B1p4/4R3/K7/6R1 w - - 0 1)

Bridgwater, Ralph Herbert

2nd Prize, Birmingham News, 1897

(First published on Sat Oct 23 1897)

1b5Q/2pk4/1P2p1p1/1P5B/1B1p4/4R3/K7/6R1

#2

8 + 6

15372 Bridgwater Scrapbook 2012
6388 ChessMoves 2014
  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...dxe3
      • 2.Rd1#
    • 1...d3
      • 2.Rxd3#
    • 1...e5
      • 2.Bg4#
    • 1...gxh5
      • 2.Rg7#
    • 1...g5
      • 2.Qe8#
  • Tries
    • 1.Bf3?
      • threat
        • 2.Bc6#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Bg4#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.bxc5 ep#
      • 1...c6
        • 2.Bxc6#
        • 2.bxc6#
      • 1...cxb6!
    • 1.Rc1?
      • 1...dxe3
        • 2.Rd1#
      • 1...cxb6
        • 2.Qc8#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Bg4#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.bxc5 ep#
      • 1...Ba7
        • 2.Rxc7#
      • 1...d3
        • 2.Rxd3#
      • 1...g5
        • 2.Qe8#
      • 1...c6
        • 2.bxc6#
      • 1...gxh5!
    • 1.Rf1?
      • threat
        • 2.Rf7#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Bg4#
      • 1...c5!
    • 1.Rxg6?
      • threat
        • 2.Rg7#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Bg4#
      • 1...c5!
    • 1.Rf3?
      • threat
        • 2.Rf7#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Bg4#
      • 1...c5!
    • 1.Rxe6?
      • threat
        • 2.Re7#
        • 2.Qe8#
      • 1...cxb6
        • 2.Re7#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.Qe8#
      • 1...Kxe6!
    • 1.Qxd4+?
      • 1...Ke8
        • 2.Bxg6#
      • 1...Kc8!
  • Keys
    • 1.Rc3!
      • 1...dxc3
        • 2.Rd1#
      • 1...gxh5
        • 2.Rg7#
      • 1...cxb6
        • 2.Qc8#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Bg4#
      • 1...c5
        • 2.bxc5 ep#
      • 1...Ba7
        • 2.Rxc7#
      • 1...d3
        • 2.Rxd3#
      • 1...g5
        • 2.Qe8#
      • 1...c6
        • 2.bxc6#
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