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700 CHESS PROBLEMS

SELECTED FROM THE COMPOSITIONS OF

Mrs. W. J. BAIRD
[1902]

An Electronic Edition
Anders Thulin, Malmö · 2002-11-18
PREFACE

The Chess Problems contained in this volume are the product of


the labour and recreation of some fourteen years. I say “labour,”
because I am not such a Chess enthusiast as to believe that a col-
lection such as this can be produced without persistent applica-
tion partaking of the nature of work; and “recreation,” because
the work has been a pleasure—how great a pleasure only a com-
poser can fully realize. Although a large number of the problems
have been republished in numerous papers at home and abroad,
only the name of the publication in which each originally ap-
peared is given. Exclusive of the prize list, in about a dozen cases
with a view to an improvement, they have been more or less reset
since their first appearance. The six added to this collection in let-
terpress at the end of the Solutions are the last composed.
To the best of my belief there is not a single instance of a dual
continuation, and not being an admirer of dual mates, they are
very few and far between.
A list of prize problems will be found, but it must not be taken
for granted that it contains the essence of the volume.
Solutions are given in full for the benefit of those who are not far
advanced in the Problem Art. As will be seen, red represents the
White, and blue the Black pieces.

Brighton
1st May, 1902

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CONTENTS

List of Prize Problems p. 9


Direct-Mate Problems:
Two Moves problem 1–286
Three Moves 287–601
Four Moves 602–625
Five Moves 626–630
Self-Mate Problems:
Two Moves 631–669
Three Moves 670–687
Four Moves 688–694
Five Moves 695–698
Six Moves 699–700
Solutions p. 211
Notes to Problems p. 277
PREFACE TO THE ELECTRONIC EDITION

The original edition was published by Henry Sotheran & Co, Lon-
don, 1902. As the original preface indicates, it was printed in red
and blue.
In this edition, solutions have been converted from descriptive
notation to algebraic, using the letter ‘S’ to indicate knights. The
distinction between plain, double and discovered mates present
in the original has not been retained, except as far as lines that
were considered separate because of this distinction have also
been kept separate in this edition. One example of this is the first
and third line in the solution to problem .
Variations omitted from the original solutions, indicated by
‘&c.’, have been added, in brackets.
An extra section, containing publishing information (with occa-
sional corrections of problem source), and notes about the prob-
lems taken from Mrs. Baird’s notebooks has been added after the
solutions.

The dates given in the original proved to be the date of the


award given. The present edition tries to make this clearer by
printing them together with the award, rather than with the
source, as in the original.
In the original several unnumbered problems were given in let-
terpress: these problems have been set in diagrams, and, if associ-
ated with another numbered problem, given the same number
followed by A, B, C, etc. in brackets. The six diagrams appearing

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last in the two-mover section were originally printed at the end of


the solutions section.

All problems have been computer tested, using Matthieu


Leschemelle’s Problemiste . ., except for the last two problems
which were checked with Popeye. Only four unsound problems
were found: 307, 627, 643 and 697.
In those very few cases where computer testing showed the
presence of moves or variations not completely covered in the
original, these have been added to the solution in brackets, and set
in italics.
Occasional errors in mating moves have been silently correct-
ed.

Acknowledgements

I am very grateful to C. P. Ravilious, who generously made his


notes on the original publishing dates as well as the history of
some of the problems, taken from Mrs. Baird’s own notebooks,
available for this edition.

I also wish to thank the Library of the British Chess Problem Soci-
ety for preserving Mrs. Baird’s notebooks and for making them
available for research and publication.
A. Thulin
PRIZE PROBLEMS, ETC.

In the following List, all were “Open Competitions” with the ex-
ception of the Southern Counties’ Chess Journal and Sussex Chess
Journal, which were limited to Sussex only.

Two Moves
st Prize (Self-mate), Southern Counties’ Chess Journal 
nd Prize, Sussex Chess Journal 
nd Prize, West Sussex Times and Standard 
nd Prize, Shoreditch Citizen 
nd Prize, Wallasey and Wirral Chronicle 
nd Prize (Tie), Southern Counties’ Chess Journal 
nd Prize Manchester Weekly Times
(also rd for “Best Set” with No. ) 
nd Tie, Morning Post 
nd Tie, with No. , st Prize in Leisure Hour
(Ladies’ Competition) 
nd Prize (Self-mate), Hackney Mercury 
rd Prize, Sheffield Weekly Independent 
rd Prize, Brighton Society (Informal Competition) 
rd Prize, Southern Counties’ Chess Journal 
Hon. Men., Sheffield Weekly Independent 
Hon. Men., East Central Times 
Hon. Men., Hackney Mercury 
Hon. Men., “Hackney Mercury Tourney,”
conducted in British Chess Magazine 
Hon. Men. (Self-mate), Brighton Society
Problem in letterpress under Problem No.  

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Three Moves
st Prize, Manchester Weekly Times 
st Prize, Hackney Mercury 
st Prize, Southern Counties’ Chess Journal 
st Prize, Cricket and Football Field (Half-yearly
Competition) 
st Prize, Southern Counties’ Chess Journal 
st Prize, Sussex Chess Journal 
st Prize, British Chess Magazine (Monthly Competition) 
st Prize, Leisure Hour (Ladies’ Competition) 
st Prize, Sussex Chess Journal 
st Prize, Kentish Mercury 
st Prize, Cricket and Football Field (Half-yearly
Competition) 
nd Best, Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement 
nd Prize (Special), Cricket and Football Field (Half-
yearly Competition) 
rd Prize, East Central Times 
rd Prize, Sheffield Weekly Independent 
rd Prize, Southern Counties’ Chess Journal 
Hon. Men., Manchester Weekly Times (also rd for “Best
Set” with No. ) 
Hon. Men., Bristol Mercury 
Hon. Men., Hackney Mercury 
Hon. Men., Bristol Mercury 
Hon. Men., “Hackney Mercury Tourney,” conducted in
British Chess Magazine 
Hon. Men., Bristol Times and Mirror,  (Since the
selection of the Problems for this volume) 

Two Mover.–2nd Prize, in “Reading Observer Topsy Turvey Com-


petition,” 1902. Conditions: To produce the best and nearest like-
ness to an original problem with only the full solution for guid-
ance.

Full Solution.–Key: 1. Rc7, K×Pc5, 2. Be3 ‡; 1. ..., K×Pe5, 2. Bg7 ‡;


. 1. ..., S×P, 2. Se2 ‡; 1. ..., Sd8/e7/b4/a5/a7/b8, 2. Sf3 ‡.
prize problems, etc. 11

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{KDWiPDWD} {WDBiWDWD}
{DW0WDW)W} {IWdWDW)W}
{WDPDWDWD} {W)WDWDWD}
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2nd Prize

Most “Successful”* Problems for


difficulty in the Morning Post
Two Mover, for half-year ending June 30th, 1888 26
Three Mover (nd) for half-year ending June 30th, 1900 337
Three Mover from the time the records were
commenced in 1887 to 1896 342
Three Mover for half-year ending July 4th, 1891, and 2nd
for the whole year (republished from Bristol Mercury) 40
Three Mover (tie) for half-year ending July 6th, 1889 565
Four Mover for half-year ending July 5th, 1890 607

No.  was the first problem to appear in the columns of the
Times Weekly Edition, and in the half-year’s account proved the
most successful in the Two-Move series.
—«·»—
The fascination of composing has always been far greater to me
than that of solving. However, I have now and then entered a so-
lution tourney, with the result that I have been successful in win-
ning a few prizes. Over the board play has its charm, but only twice

* The term “successful” indicates that the problems had the fewest number
of solvers, and were therefore considered the most difficult.
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have I engaged in serious competition. In 1897, I entered for the


Ladies’ Championship for Sussex, which I won without the loss of
a game; and in 1900, in the Ladies’ section of Leisure Hour, I tied
for first prize.
TWO-MOVE PROBLEMS
two-move problems 15

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{WDWDPDWD} {W!pDWDWD}
{)W0WDWDW} {IWDWDWDB}
{WGRDWDQD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
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Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Morning
Dramatic News

First attempt at a chess problem,


1888

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{W0WhWGWD} {RhWdWDWD}
{DPDWDPDW} {1W0pDWDP}
{WDWDWDWD} {WHWDWGBD}
{!WDWDWDK} {DWDWDWDW}
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English Mechanic and vllllllllV
Vanity Fair
World of Science
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{DBdWDpDW} {DW0WDpDr}
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{WdWiWDpD} {WdQdWDnD}
{)WdwDW)W} {DWHPDWDW}
{WDW)PDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DNDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
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Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Sheffield Weekly Independent

3rd Prize, 1888

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{DWDWhPDW} {DWDpDW0W}
{WGWDKDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWHWDW} {DWDWdWGW}
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British Chess Magazine vllllllllV
Art and Literature
two-move problems 17

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{DWDwiNdW} {)WDr)WdW}
{QDWDWHPD} {W)WDWhWD}
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Pen and Pencil vllllllllV
Chess Monthly

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{DWdWgwdw} {DndWdwdw}
{WDp0wDwD} {PDwdw!wD}
{HW)PdpHQ} {)WDB4wDp}
{KdwiWGWD} {RHwiWDWD}
{DWDPDWdW} {DWDWDWdW}
{WDPDWdBD} {NIWDW)W1}
{DWDWdWDW} {DWDWdWGW}
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Glasgow Weekly Herald vllllllllV
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement
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{DwdWdpdw} {DwhWdwdw}
{WDPHp4wD} {RDWhpdwD}
{DQ0k)wDw} {DPdwiwHw}
{WDw4WDWD} {WDwdPDWD}
{DWDWDPdW} {HWDWDW)b}
{WDW)WDWd} {WDPDW!Wd}
{DWDWdRDB} {DRIWdWDW}
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Nottinghamshire Guardian vllllllllV
Shoreditch Citizen

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{DwdWdwdw} {gwdWIwHw}
{WDW0pdwD} {W)WdPdwD}
{!W0kdwDw} {0pdkdw0R}
{WDwdWDWD} {NDRdW)WD}
{DW)WDPDw} {hWDp4pDw}
{WIWDPDWd} {WDWGWDWd}
{DWDWdBDW} {DQDWdWDW}
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Norwich Mercury vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and
Dramatic News
two-move problems 19

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{WDWdW)WD} {WDWiPDWD}
{dRDBhwDw} {IWDBdb)w}
{WDW)WDWd} {W)WDW)Wd}
{DWDW$WDW} {DWDWDWGW}
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Evening News and Post vllllllllV
Field

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{Dw0W4w0w} {DwdNdwdw}
{WDPdWgwD} {W0WdW0wD}
{dPdwiw)R} {dpdkhRDW}
{W)WdWDWD} {W)WdWDWD}
{DWDPdw)w} {DW)WdwDw}
{BDWDWDWH} {WIWDW)WD}
{DWDKDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
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Weekly Gazette (Montreal) vllllllllV
Kentish Express and Ashford News
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{WDWdWDW0} {WHWiWDWd}
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Pictorial World vllllllllV
Hereford Times

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{WDWdWDWd} {KDWdWDPd}
{DK)pdwDW} {DWDw)NDW}
{WDWDWDWD} {WDW)WDWD}
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Cricket and Football Field vllllllllV
Wit and Wisdom
two-move problems 21

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{DWHwDWDR} {DWDwDPDW}
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Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Morning Post

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{DWDpDWIW} {DQDwDWGB}
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Manchester Weekly Times vllllllllV
Vanity Fair
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{WDPHpDWD} {W!b0kHwD}
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{WDWDWDwD} {WDWIPDwG}
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Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement
Dramatic News

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{DWDwDbDW} {DW0wDwDP}
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Field vllllllllV
Western Magazine and Portfolio
two-move problems 23

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Bradford Observer Budget vllllllllV
East Central Times

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{IWDWDWDW} {DWdw0QDW}
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East Central Times vllllllllV
Nottingham Guardian
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{WDWdpdwD} {RDW4Pdwg}
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{WDp)khWD} {WDwDR)WD}
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{WDW!W0WD} {WDWIWdWD}
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Surrey Gazette vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine

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{WDWDWdWD} {bDWDW)WH}
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Rossendale Free Press vllllllllV
Hereford Times
two-move problems 25

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{DW)W)WDw} {)W0WIWDw}
{wDW$WDW)} {rHWDWDW!}
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Hackney Mercury

2nd Prize, 1891

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{NDP)ndWd} {WDP0w)Wd}
{IWdkdW)R} {DWHwdW)W}
{WDwDw0WD} {WDwiwdWD}
{DP)BDWDw} {!WDWDWHR}
{wDWDWDWG} {wDWDW0WD}
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Kentish Mercury vllllllllV
Illustrated London News
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{WDwindn$} {WDwdwdwD}
{DWDWDW)W} {0WDWDPDK}
{wDWDWdWD} {PDQDBdWD}
{DWDWGWDw} {DWDWDWDw}
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Standard vllllllllV
Stamford Mercury

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{GWDKDPdQ} {DWDKDWdB}
{WdWdwDwD} {pdPdPDRD}
{DwDkgp$W} {)wDkdr$W}
{WDwdwdwD} {phwdwdwD}
{)WDWDW)p} {GWDWDNDw}
{PDWDPdW)} {WDW)WdPD}
{DNDWDBDw} {DN!WDWDw}
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Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement vllllllllV
Weekly Gazette (Montreal)
two-move problems 27

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{wdWdWDWD} {wdWdWDWD}
{)wDp0QDW} {Hw)k)PDR}
{w0wiwdwD} {w0wdwdwD}
{DPDWDWDw} {DWDW$WDw}
{WDPDW)WD} {WDWDNDWD}
{DWIWDWDw} {IWDWDWGw}
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Field vllllllllV
Chess Review

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{wdWdWDpD} {wdrdWDwD}
{0KDkhWhR} {dPDkdWdB}
{QdNdw)wD} {WdWdNDw$}
{)WDPDpHB} {DpDWDKDW}
{WDWDWDWD} {WGWDWDWD}
{DWDRDWDw} {DWDW$WDw}
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Glasgow Weekly Herald vllllllllV
Nottingham Guardian
28 baird: 700 chess problems

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{Kdw)pDwD} {W0w4pDwD}
{dWDwdWhQ} {dWDwiWHW}
{WdWiWHwD} {WIWdPDwD}
{DPDWHWDW} {DWDWDR)W}
{WDWGW$WD} {WDWDnDWD}
{DBDWDWDw} {DWGWDWDw}
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Sunday Special vllllllllV
New Zealand Mail

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{!WDwIwDw} {DWDPDwDw}
{WdwdwDwD} {WdPdbDPD}
{dWhw0W)N} {dWdwdWDB}
{WDBdkDwD} {WDW0wDPD}
{DWDnDWDW} {DWDNDkDW}
{W)WDPDRD} {WDPDWDWI}
{DWDRDNDw} {DWDWDNDw}
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British Chess Magazine vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and
Dramatic News
two-move problems 29

cuuuuuuuuC 56. cuuuuuuuuC57.

{WIwDWdWD} {nIwDWdWD}
{DP0WDwHw} {DWdWDw!w}
{WdWdPDP0} {WdWdpDWd}
{)WdkdW0R} {DpdkdWdN}
{WDWdNDWD} {W)WdWDWD}
{DPGBDwDW} {DWDPDwDW}
{WDWDWDW0} {WDW)WDWd}
{DWDWDWDQ} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Manchester Evening News vllllllllV
Times Weekly Edition

cuuuuuuuuC 58. cuuuuuuuuC


59.

{wDRDQdWD} {NhBDWdRD}
{DWdWDwDw} {DWdWDRDw}
{pdW0wHKd} {wdWdwHWd}
{)w0PHWdW} {DwdWiWdW}
{W)WiWDPD} {WDP0pDp4}
{DWDWDw$W} {DrDWDwhW}
{WDW4W)WG} {W!WdWDWG}
{DBDWDWDW} {DWDWDWIW}
vllllllllV
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement vllllllllV
Standard
30 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
60. cuuuuuuuuC61.

{WhWDWdWD} {QdWDWdWD}
{DW)WDW$w} {DrDNDWHw}
{wHWdwDWd} {wDWdpdWd}
{!wGpiWdW} {DpDk)WdW}
{WDPdwgwd} {W)Rdwdnd}
{Dw$WDw0B} {Dw)WDwdW}
{WDWHWDKD} {WDWIWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Hereford Times vllllllllV
Black and White

cuuuuuuuuC 62. cuuuuuuuuC 63.

{WdWDWHWD} {WdWDBDWG}
{DwDWDWDw} {DwDpDKDw}
{wDWdwGWd} {PDWHw0W$}
{DwIN0kdW} {$NDkdw0W}
{WDWdwdwd} {wDWdpdQd}
{DwDWDw0b} {DwDWDwdw}
{WDWDPDnD} {PDWDWDwD}
{DWDBDW!W} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Courant vllllllllV
Sussex Chess Journal
two-move problems 31

cuuuuuuuuC
64. cuuuuuuuuC
65.

{WdWDW!WD} {WdWDWDWD}
{DnDwDWDw} {DwDwDRDB}
{WDW0pdWD} {WGN0wdWD}
{DKDwdwdW} {DnDwdw)W}
{WDWipdWd} {WDkdNdWd}
{DpgNDwdw} {Dn)WDwdw}
{W$WDRDwD} {W)WDWDwD}
{GWDWHWDW} {DWDWDKDQ}
vllllllllV
Pen and Pencil vllllllllV
Kentish Mercury

cuuuuuuuuC
66. cuuuuuuuuC
67.

{WdWDWDWD} {WGWDW$WD}
{Dw0KDWgW} {DwdWDBdK}
{WDWdPdQD} {WDWhWdWD}
{$nDpiwdW} {HwDpdpHW}
{W)wdWdWd} {WDwiW0W$}
{DNDWDw)w} {)WDWDwDw}
{WDPDW)nD} {W)WDP)wD}
{DWDWDWGW} {DWDWDW!W}
vllllllllV
Field vllllllllV
Daily News
32 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 68. cuuuuuuuuC


69.

{NDKGBDQD} {W!NDWDWD}
{DndWDWdR} {Dw)WDpdW}
{WDWdP)WD} {WDW)WDWD}
{Dq)wdwDW} {DPDwiPDW}
{kDwdNdWg} {w)wdpdKd}
{DW)WDwDw} {DW4W)wDw}
{W)PDW)wD} {WHWgWDwD}
{DnDWDWDW} {GwDRDWDW}
vllllllllV
West Sussex Times and Standard vllllllllV
Pictorial World

2nd Prize, 1893

cuuuuuuuuC 70. cuuuuuuuuC 71.

{WDNDWDWG} {WDWDWDWD}
{DwDWDwhW} {DwDWIwdW}
{WDWDWDWD} {WHWDW)WD}
{DW0PHpDR} {$WhWDwDW}
{QDwhwiPd} {WDw0k)Bd}
{DWdPDpDR} {DWdW)wDW}
{WDWdWDwD} {WDWdWDPD}
{DwDBDKDW} {Dw!WDWDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine
Dramatic News
two-move problems 33

cuuuuuuuuC
72. cuuuuuuuuC 73.

{WDWDWDWD} {WHQDWDWD}
{DpDWDwdW} {DpDWDwdW}
{W)WDpDWD} {W0WDwDKD}
{DWdk)wIW} {DNdkDPDW}
{PDngNDNd} {WDpdWDWd}
{DWdWDwDW} {hWdW)wDb}
{WDW$WDWD} {WDpDWDWG}
{Dw$WDWDQ} {Dn$WDBDW}
vllllllllV
Brighton Society vllllllllV
Cape Times Weekly Edition

cuuuuuuuuC 74. cuuuuuuuuC 75.

{WDWDWDQD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DKDWDwdW} {DBDWDwGW}
{WdWDwDWD} {WIpDw0WD}
{DWdNDWDW} {DWdW0QDW}
{B)kdpDW$} {WHwiwDWH}
{dW)WDnDw} {dWDWDwDw}
{PDwhWDWD} {WDw)WDWD}
{HwDRDWDW} {DwDWhWDW}
vllllllllV
Hampstead and Highgate Express vllllllllV
Nottingham Guardian
34 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 76. cuuuuuuuuC77.

{WDWDNgWD} {WDWDWdBD}
{GW0WHw$p} {DWdWDwDw}
{WDpDwdW!} {W!w0wdWG}
{$pdWipDn} {$b4WiwDw}
{WDwdw0WD} {WDwdwdWD}
{IWDnDwDw} {DWDp)wDw}
{WDw)WDW0} {WDwHWIWH}
{DwDWdWDB} {DwDWdWDW}
vllllllllV
Cricket and Football Field vllllllllV
Advertiser (Natal)

cuuuuuuuuC78. cuuuuuuuuC
79.

{WDWDWdBD} {BDW$WdWD}
{DW0W0pHw} {GWdWdwDw}
{WDwdwdWD} {WDNgwdpD}
{DwdkDbDR} {$wdw0w)W}
{QDw0wdWD} {WDwdk)WD}
{DWDwDPDw} {DWDwDWDP}
{KDwDWdWG} {W)wDWdW)}
{DwDWdWDW} {DwDKHWDW}
vllllllllV
Times Weekly Edition vllllllllV
Hackney Mercury
two-move problems 35

cuuuuuuuuC 80. cuuuuuuuuC


81.

{WDWDWGWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{gWdndwDw} {dWdwdpDw}
{W$W0whPD} {W$Wdw4pD}
{DKdk0wDW} {GrdwiwIW}
{WDwdwDWH} {WDw0PDWD}
{DWDNDWDp} {DBDWDWDw}
{W!wDWdrD} {WDwDRdwD}
{DwDWDWDB} {!wDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Oldham Standard

cuuuuuuuuC82. cuuuuuuuuC 83.

{WGW$WDBD} {WDWgKDWD}
{dW0wdwDw} {dWdwdwDw}
{WDWdwdPD} {r0W0wdN$}
{DpdwdwDW} {0wdkdwDW}
{W)whkDWD} {WDNdwGWD}
{DnDNDpDw} {)w$W)qDw}
{WDNDWdwD} {WDWDWdQD}
{DwDKDQDW} {DBDWhWDb}
vllllllllV
Rossendale Free Press vllllllllV
Evening News and Post
36 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 84. cuuuuuuuuC 85.

{WDWdRDWg} {WDWdWDbd}
{0WdKHwDw} {dW$WDQDw}
{wdWdwdPD} {KgWdwdWD}
{dRGNip0W} {HWDRGwdB}
{WDWdpDWD} {WDWdw4W1}
{DwDW4pDw} {DwDpiwhN}
{WDbDWdWD} {W)pDWdPh}
{DWDWdWDw} {DW4WdWDw}
vllllllllV
Daily Gleaner (Jamaica) vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and
Dramatic News

cuuuuuuuuC
86. cuuuuuuuuC 87.

{WDWdWDwd} {WDWdKDwd}
{dWDWDKDw} {dW0WDWDw}
{W)W0RdWD} {WDWdWdWD}
{DPDkDpdW} {DW)kDwdW}
{NDWdr)Wd} {PDWGwDWH}
{DwDPdwdW} {Dw)WdPdW}
{WhwDWdBd} {WdBDWdWd}
{GWdRdNDw} {DWdWdWDw}
vllllllllV
Surrey Gazette vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times
two-move problems 37

cuuuuuuuuC 88. cuuuuuuuuC


89.

{WDWdWDwd} {WDW$WDwd}
{IpHW0WDB} {HwDpdBDW}
{p4WdrdWD} {wdWdwdWD}
{HWiw0wGR} {DW0wipDW}
{WDWDRDWD} {WDP$bDWD}
{DpDWdp!W} {GwDp!wDW}
{W)WDWdWd} {WDWHWdWd}
{DWdWdWDw} {DWdKdWDw}
vllllllllV
Bradford Observer Budget vllllllllV
New Weekly

cuuuuuuuuC
90. cuuuuuuuuC 91.

{WDKDWDNd} {WDWDRDWd}
{DwGwdWDW} {DBDwdNDW}
{w0W)wdW!} {wdWDndQD}
{$W4kdpDW} {GWdwdwDW}
{WDWDNDWD} {RhWDpiW)}
{)wDwDBDW} {Dw)wDWDW}
{WDWhWdWd} {WDWdWdWd}
{DWdRdWDw} {DWdKdWDw}
vllllllllV
Field vllllllllV
Evening News and Post
38 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
92. cuuuuuuuuC 93.

{WDWDWDWd} {WDRDWGWd}
{HWDPdWDK} {DWgWHWDW}
{w4WDwHWD} {wdW0wDpD}
{)Wiwdw0W} {$pdPHw0W}
{bdW$w0RD} {wdWiwdKD}
{DpDpDnhW} {)wDwDwdW}
{WGpdWdWd} {WDw)PdWd}
{DW!WdWDw} {DWDWdWDQ}
vllllllllV
Brighton Society vllllllllV
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

cuuuuuuuuC[93a.] cuuuuuuuuC 94.

{WDWDWDWD} {WDWgWDWd}
{DWIW0WGW} {DW$WDKDW}
{W0wdWDWD} {wdWdw0ND}
{DR0k0pDR} {Dw0k0NdW}
{W!WDWDWD} {whWdw)WD}
{DWDWDpDW} {DwDwDwdW}
{WDWDW)WD} {WDw)BDWd}
{DWDWDWDW} {DQDWdWDW}
vllllllllV
Brooklyn Daily Eagle vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
two-move problems 39

cuuuuuuuuC 95. cuuuuuuuuC


96.

{WDWdQDWd} {WDB!WDWH}
{HWDWDWDW} {DWDW0PDW}
{wdWdndWD} {wdn)wdRD}
{Dpdk)WGR} {DwdwiWDW}
{w)WdnDWI} {w0W0wDWD}
{Dw0w$w)W} {DKgPDw)W}
{WDNDWDWd} {WDWDWDWG}
{DWDWdWDW} {DW$WdWDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Reading Observer
Dramatic News

cuuuuuuuuC 97. cuuuuuuuuC


98.

{WIWDWDND} {WDWIW$WD}
{DWDBdWDW} {DWDWdBDW}
{wdwDwdWD} {wdwDwiW)}
{Dw0kdWDW} {DPdwgpDW}
{wdWdwDPH} {wdbdwDWD}
{GWdWDwDW} {DWdpDRDN}
{WDPDWDWD} {WDW)W)WD}
{!WDWdWDW} {GWdQdWDW}
vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine vllllllllV
Daily News
40 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
99. cuuuuuuuuC
[99a.]

{WDWDWHWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDp0WDW} {DW$WGBDW}
{wHwDwdW)} {WdwdWDWD}
{DWGwiwDW} {DWdwiwDW}
{wdwdpDPg} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWdp!WDW} {DWIWDPDW}
{WDW)WDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWdKdWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Womanhood vllllllllV
Womanhood

For juvenile solvers

cuuuuuuuuC
100. cuuuuuuuuC
101.

{WDW!WDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DW0N0WDW} {!WDWDWDW}
{wDpDwdPI} {WDpDpDND}
{DW)kdwDW} {DW0WDWDW}
{BGwdbDPH} {WDWiWDWD}
{DW)wDWDW} {DWDWDPDW}
{WDWhWDWD} {W)WDBDWD}
{DWDW$WDW} {DWDKDWgW}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
New Zealand Mail
two-move problems 41

cuuuuuuuuC
102. cuuuuuuuuC103.

{WDWDWGWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDRDW}
{WDKDw0WD} {WDWhPdWD}
{DpdWiPDP} {)wiWdpHR}
{WDWdWDWD} {Q0WdWDWI}
{DWDr)pDP} {DPDw)r0W}
{WDQDwDWD} {WDWDwDBD}
{DBDWDbDW} {DWDWDwGW}
vllllllllV
Chess Review vllllllllV
Clifton Chronicle

cuuuuuuuuC
104. cuuuuuuuuC
105.

{WDWHWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDWdWdWD} {NDWdWdn!}
{$whk0NDW} {DP)kdW)B}
{pdWdW0QD} {wdWdWdPD}
{IWDwDwdW} {DWIwDwdW}
{WGWDPDWD} {WDWDWDNG}
{DWDWDBDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Western Magazine vllllllllV
Leisure Hour
42 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
106. cuuuuuuuuC
[106a.]

{WDWDWDQD} {WDWHWDWD}
{DWDWDpDW} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDW)WHwD} {WdPdW)WD}
{$WDw0kDP} {$WgwiwIW}
{wdWdWdWD} {WDpDPDWD}
{DWDwDWdW} {DWHW0W0W}
{WDWINDnD} {pDWDPDBD}
{DWDWDWDB} {GWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Hereford Times vllllllllV
Hereford Times

cuuuuuuuuC 107. cuuuuuuuuC


108.

{WDW$WDRD} {WDWDWDQD}
{DW0WIwDn} {DWdWDwDw}
{WDW4PDwD} {K0Rdp0PD}
{DWDkdwDW} {DPDkgnDR}
{wdW0W)WD} {wdW0WDWD}
{DPDwDWdW} {DWDNDWdW}
{WDQDWDwD} {WGWDP)wD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
South Australian Chronicle vllllllllV
Field
two-move problems 43

cuuuuuuuuC 109. cuuuuuuuuC [109a.]

{WDWDQDBD} {KDNDWDWD}
{DWdWDwDw} {DWDWDWDW}
{WdwdwdWD} {WdW)W)WD}
{DW0PdwDw} {DW0kdBDR}
{wdpiWDW0} {PDw)WDWD}
{DpDWDWhR} {DWDWdWHW}
{W0WHP4wD} {wDWDW!WD}
{DKDRDWGW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Courant vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Courant

cuuuuuuuuC
110. cuuuuuuuuC111.

{NDWDWDWD} {WDNDQDWD}
{DKdWDRDp} {DWdWDpIw}
{Wdw0wdWD} {WdwdbdWD}
{DWGkdwDw} {DR)kdPDw}
{Pdw)r0Wd} {WdwDndWd}
{4whWDWdW} {dNdpDWdW}
{pdBDWdQD} {wdWGWdWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DW$WDWDW}
vllllllllV
Brighton Society vllllllllV
North London Echo
44 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 112. cuuuuuuuuC 113.

{WDNDQgWD} {WDWDWdWD}
{DWdpDw0n} {DQdpIwdw}
{Wdw$w)WD} {PdwDwDWD}
{DWDpdk)R} {DWiPdwDW}
{WdbIwdpd} {qdwHpdwd}
{dpdwDW)W} {dw)w$WDW}
{w)WDWdWD} {PDWHWdWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDB}
vllllllllV
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times

cuuuuuuuuC 114. cuuuuuuuuC115.

{WDW!WdWD} {WDWDRdW!}
{DWdnDNdw} {DWdwHWdw}
{WdwDPDW0} {WdwDp4Pd}
{DWdWdwDP} {$WdndwDW}
{Rdw)kdwd} {WdwDwiN)}
{dwDwDWDW} {Iw)wDPDW}
{WDW)BdW)} {WDPDpdWD}
{DWGRDKDW} {DWDWGWDW}
vllllllllV
Weekly Gazette (Montreal) vllllllllV
Glasgow Weekly Herald
two-move problems 45

cuuuuuuuuC 116. cuuuuuuuuC


117.

{BDNDWdWD} {WDWDWdWD}
{DW0wDWdw} {DpdBDWdw}
{WdwDPdWd} {WdwDWdQd}
{DpdwdwDW} {Dndk0wDW}
{PdkDwdWD} {NdwDwdWI}
{!pDw)WDW} {DwDw0WDW}
{W0WIwdWD} {WdNDwdWG}
{DNDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Lady’s Pictorial
Dramatic News

cuuuuuuuuC
118. cuuuuuuuuC
119.

{WGWDWdWD} {WDWHWdWD}
{DwhWDWdw} {DwdpDWdw}
{pdNDPdW$} {KdWGrdWD}
{)wIwdwHW} {DNDk)RDW}
{WdwDPiWD} {W0wDpdWD}
{DQDw0WDp} {DPDrdpDw}
{WdWDwdn)} {WdW)w)wD}
{DBDWDW$W} {DWDWDWDQ}
vllllllllV
Shoreditch Citizen vllllllllV
Daily News

2nd Prize, 1889


46 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 120. cuuuuuuuuC121.

{WDWDQdWD} {WDWDWdWD}
{DwHpDWIw} {DwDwDWhw}
{WdW0wdWD} {WdW)wdQD}
{DW)w)WHR} {DBDkDrDR}
{WdwipdWD} {W0wdwdND}
{GpDw0wDw} {DN0wdw)w}
{WdbDBDwD} {WdPDWDwD}
{DW$WDWDW} {DWDWIWDW}
vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine vllllllllV
Rossendale Free Press

cuuuuuuuuC122. cuuuuuuuuC
123.

{WDNDWdWD} {WDbDWdWD}
{DwDwDp)w} {DwHwDwDw}
{WdWDWdWD} {WdpDw0WD}
{DWDkgnDW} {DWDRdPDN}
{Q)w)wdW0} {W)w0k)Wd}
{DW)RdPDB} {DWDWdWDW}
{WdWDWDKD} {WgWDBIWD}
{DW$WDNDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Nottingham Guardian vllllllllV
Standard
two-move problems 47

cuuuuuuuuC
124. cuuuuuuuuC
125.

{WDwDWIWG} {WDwDWDWD}
{!BDpDpHw} {DWDQDNDw}
{WdwDpdWD} {B0wgwdWD}
{$WDniWDP} {DnDwdWDW}
{NDwdnDW)} {WDwipDWD}
{DWDW$W)W} {GWDWHW)W}
{WdWDWDWD} {W)WDWIWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Chess Review vllllllllV
Cape Times

cuuuuuuuuC
126. cuuuuuuuuC
127.

{WDwDWDW!} {WDNDWDWD}
{DWDpDBDw} {DBDpDWGw}
{Wdwdr0W0} {Wdrdwdn$}
{Dw0PdNDK} {Dw0kdbHW}
{WDNdkDWD} {RhWdwDWD}
{DP)WDW)W} {DW)WDWDW}
{WDWDPDWD} {PDWDPDWI}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDW!W}
vllllllllV
Westminster Gazette vllllllllV
Kentish Mercury
48 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 128. cuuuuuuuuC


129.

{WIWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDwDWDw} {DWDwDWDw}
{WdwdwdwD} {WdPdP)wD}
{Dwdk)BDN} {DQ4wiN0W}
{PdWdwDWD} {WdWdwDBD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWHWDKDW}
{NDWDPDWD} {WGWDWDWD}
{!WDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Brighton and Hove Society vllllllllV
Field

cuuuuuuuuC 130. cuuuuuuuuC 131.

{WDWIWDWD} {WDWDWDnH}
{DWDNDWDw} {IBDR4RDw}
{WdWdWDwD} {WdPdW)wD}
{DW!wdpdW} {DWDwdkdW}
{WdW)w4WD} {WdWDp)pD}
{DWDpiBDW} {DWDwdWDW}
{WDW0PDWD} {WDWdNDWD}
{DWDWDWDN} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Hampstead and Highgate Express vllllllllV
Southern Counties’ Chess Journal
two-move problems 49

cuuuuuuuuC132. cuuuuuuuuC
133.

{WDWDWDwD} {WDW$WDwD}
{DWDpdQGw} {DBDN4W0w}
{BdW0pDwD} {WdWdwDw!}
{DWDwdwdW} {DR)wdwdW}
{WdpDkDpH} {ndpiwDwD}
{DWDwdWDW} {DWDw0WDW}
{WHWdW)WD} {WDPdWDWD}
{DWDWIWDW} {DWIWDNDW}
vllllllllV
Western Morning News vllllllllV
Pen and Pencil

cuuuuuuuuC
[133a.] cuuuuuuuuC
134.

{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDRDwD}
{DQDpDWDW} {0W0WdWGw}
{WdWDp0WD} {QdW)bDwD}
{$W0wiW0R} {DWDkdwdB}
{WDwDWDWD} {NdwdwDPD}
{DWDWIWDW} {DKDwhWDW}
{wDWDWDWD} {WDWdRDPD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Pen and Pencil vllllllllV
Leisure Hour
50 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
135. cuuuuuuuuC
[135a.]

{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DpDWDWHW} {DWDpDWDW}
{W!WHWDWD} {W!WDpdWD}
{DWDk0WDW} {DWdkdWdW}
{WDWDWDWD} {WDwDWDWD}
{DWDWDW)W} {HWDWDWHW}
{WDKDWDWD} {wDWIWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Standard vllllllllV
A1 (New Zealand)

A companion to problem 135.

cuuuuuuuuC 136. cuuuuuuuuC


137.

{WHbDWgWD} {WGwDWhWD}
{DrDW0W0W} {DNHWdW0W}
{WDWDW$W!} {WDWDW)PD}
{DPDwinDR} {DWDwiwDW}
{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDQD}
{GW)WDW)W} {DWDW)r)W}
{WDW)WHWD} {WDWDW0WD}
{IWDWDWDW} {DWDWDKDW}
vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle vllllllllV
Barnet Press
two-move problems 51

cuuuuuuuuC
138. cuuuuuuuuC 139.

{rDbHWdRD} {wDwDWdWD}
{0PiWdWdW} {dWdWdWdW}
{pDp0WDWD} {wDw0WhWD}
{)WHwdpDW} {DpDwdwDW}
{WDWDPGWD} {WDkDWDWD}
{DWDWDwDW} {DNDNDQDW}
{KDWDWdWD} {WIWDWdWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Times Weekly Edition vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and
Dramatic News

cuuuuuuuuC 140. cuuuuuuuuC 141.

{wgwIWdWG} {wdwDWdKD}
{dWdW!Whp} {dWdpDWHw}
{pDwdPhW$} {wDPdPdWD}
{)bDPiwDW} {DwDkdwDW}
{WDw0PDpD} {WDw0W)wD}
{DWDPDW$W} {DPDW)WDW}
{WHWDN)WD} {WDQDWDWD}
{DBDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Bradford Observer Budget vllllllllV
Cricket and Football Field
52 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
142. cuuuuuuuuC
143.

{wdwDWdKD} {wdwDNdWD}
{dWdw0WDp} {dWdBdWDw}
{wDW)Wdn$} {wDWDWdpD}
{!NDwiw0W} {)WDkdw)W}
{WHwdWDPD} {PDw)WDWD}
{DWDWDPDW} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDWDPGWD} {WDW!WDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DKDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Vanity Fair vllllllllV
Brighton Society

cuuuuuuuuC
144. cuuuuuuuuC 145.

{QdwDWdWD} {WdwDWdBD}
{dWdWdW0w} {dWdNdpdw}
{wDW)pdPD} {QDWDwdW0}
{DW)wiwDn} {DW0kdr0R}
{W$wDWDW)} {WDwgWDW$}
{DWDW)WhW} {DWDPDWdW}
{WDWDWDWG} {WDWDW0ND}
{DBIW$WDW} {DWDWDKDW}
vllllllllV
Hackney Mercury vllllllllV
Devon and Exeter Gazette
two-move problems 53

cuuuuuuuuC 146. cuuuuuuuuC[146a.]

{WdRDWdWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{dphWdwdw} {DpDKDWDW}
{bDW$PdWd} {p!pDwdWD}
{HWiwdKdW} {1Wdk0WdW}
{W0wdWDWD} {pDwDWDWD}
{DWHpDWdW} {HWDWDWDW}
{WDW)W)WD} {wDW)WDWD}
{DW!WDWDW} {DBDWHWGW}
vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times

cuuuuuuuuC 147. cuuuuuuuuC 148.

{WdW$WdWD} {WdWDQGWD}
{dw0Wdwdw} {dwdWdndw}
{wDPgWdWd} {wDp4WdWd}
{$W0wdPdP} {DWdw)WgR}
{WdwdkDWD} {WdwiwDWD}
{DW)wHN0P} {DWDwDWHN}
{WDWGWDBD} {BDW)KDWD}
{DWDKDWDW} {DWDRDWDW}
vllllllllV
Hampstead and Highgate Express vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
54 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
149. cuuuuuuuuC
150.

{WdWDWDWD} {WdNhWGWD}
{dpHW0wdw} {IwdWdwdB}
{wDwdQdWd} {wDpdWdWd}
{DWiwDW0W} {DWdwDW)W}
{WdpdwDRg} {PdwiwDWd}
{DPDwDW0W} {DbDwHW)W}
{WhW)KDBD} {p)WDWDWD}
{DNDWGWDW} {!wDW$WDW}
vllllllllV
Times Weekly Edition vllllllllV
Field

cuuuuuuuuC151. cuuuuuuuuC 152.

{WdWdWDWg} {WdWdWDWd}
{DwdQ)pdW} {DwdWDwdW}
{wDpdrdW$} {wDwdPdpD}
{DW)wDkDN} {DpDPDw0W}
{Wdwdw)Wd} {W)wHwDBd}
{Dw0KGPDW} {)w0kDNDR}
{WDNDWDWD} {QhWDW0WI}
{DwDWDnDW} {DwGWDRDW}
vllllllllV
Glasgow Weekly Herald vllllllllV
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement
two-move problems 55

cuuuuuuuuC 153. cuuuuuuuuC154.

{BgNdWDWd} {WdW!WDWd}
{DwdWDw!K} {GwdbDwDW}
{wDwdpdw$} {w$wdwdwI}
{GwiWDwdW} {DwhWDwdW}
{WDw0w4pd} {pDRdP0wH}
{DwdPDWHW} {0wdNiPDW}
{W)WDWdWD} {PDWDWdWD}
{DwDWDWDW} {DwDWDBDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Liverpool Mercury
Dramatic News

cuuuuuuuuC
[154a.] cuuuuuuuuC 155.

{WgWDWDWD} {WdWDWDWd}
{DwDW!w0W} {Dwdw0wDW}
{wDwDpdWD} {wDwdwdwH}
{$WdpiWGW} {Dwdk0wHW}
{whwDrDRD} {QDpdWdwD}
{DW)WHWhW} {dwdW)WDW}
{wDWDWDWD} {WDnDWIWD}
{DKDBDWDW} {DBDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Liverpool Mercury vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine
56 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
156. cuuuuuuuuC
157.

{WdNDWDWd} {RdWDKDWd}
{gwdwdwDQ} {dwdwdwDW}
{K0wdw0wD} {WdwdwdwD}
{DRdwdwDW} {DWdwdNDW}
{pGk4WdwD} {wDwdPdwD}
{dwdW)NDW} {)k0BDWDQ}
{W)w0WDWD} {pDwdn0WD}
{DWDBhWDW} {DWGWdWgW}
vllllllllV
Brighton Society vllllllllV
Daily News

cuuuuuuuuC
158. cuuuuuuuuC 159.

{WHWDWDWI} {WDWDWDWD}
{dwhwdwGW} {dwdwdwDQ}
{Wdp)wdw0} {WdRDRdwd}
{DW)kdWDB} {DWDb4pDW}
{PDwdNdRD} {WDw0kdWI}
{DwdWDWDQ} {DwdWDWDW}
{bDndwdWD} {wDwdPdND}
{DW$WdWdW} {DWDWdWdW}
vllllllllV
Hereford Times vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times
two-move problems 57

cuuuuuuuuC
160. cuuuuuuuuC 161.

{WDWDWDWD} {WDW$RDWG}
{dwdQdwDW} {dwdbdwDW}
{WdpDNdw$} {BdwDP0ND}
{$BDpdw0W} {DW!PdwdW}
{WDwdkdpD} {WDNdkdwD}
{DwdnHWDn} {DPdwDWDp}
{wDwdWdPD} {wDKdWdW)}
{DKDWdWGW} {DWDWdWDW}
vllllllllV
Field vllllllllV
Cape Times Weekly Edition

cuuuuuuuuC 162. cuuuuuuuuC


163.

{WGWDKDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{dwdw0wDW} {GKdwHwDW}
{QdpHNdWD} {RhwDWdWD}
{DpDkdwdW} {DwDwiP$W}
{W)Wdwdp$} {WDWdwdPD}
{DW)whWDw} {DWDwdWDw}
{PDWdWdWD} {WDW)WdWD}
{DBDW$WDW} {DWDWDWDQ}
vllllllllV
Wallasey and Wirral Chronicle vllllllllV
Kentish Mercury

2nd Prize, 1894


58 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 164. cuuuuuuuuC


165.

{WDWDWGWD} {KDWDWDW!}
{DWdwDwDQ} {HWdpDPDW}
{WdnDndWD} {WdwDwdW)}
{Dw)k4WDW} {Dw)w)WDW}
{W)pdwdPH} {W0wiwdWD}
{DW)wdWDw} {DBDwdWHw}
{WDNIbdWD} {WDWGWdWD}
{DBDW$WDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Sheffield Weekly Independent vllllllllV
Standard

Hon. Men., 1889

cuuuuuuuuC
166. cuuuuuuuuC167.

{WIWDRDWD} {W!WDWDBD}
{DWdpDW$W} {DWdwDNDW}
{WGw)bdBD} {pDw0ndWD}
{DwDw)W)W} {DPiwDWDW}
{Wdw0wiW0} {WdwdPdWd}
{DWHwdWDP} {)WDwdWDW}
{WHWDPhWD} {W)WHWIWD}
{DWDWDW!W} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Pictorial World vllllllllV
Glasgow Weekly Herald
two-move problems 59

cuuuuuuuuC 168. cuuuuuuuuC


169.

{WIWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{GWdw0WDW} {DWhwdNDW}
{wHB)pdWD} {wDWDwdW)}
{DWdwiWDW} {)WdwdWHW}
{WdwdnHP)} {RdPiB0WD}
{DWDw$bDW} {DWDwDpDQ}
{WDW)WDW!} {PDWDWIWD}
{DWDWDRDW} {DWGWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times vllllllllV
Daily Telegraph

cuuuuuuuuC 170. cuuuuuuuuC 171.

{WDWDWGWD} {WhWGWDBD}
{DW0w0WDN} {DWdwdWDW}
{KDPiwdWD} {pHWiw0n$}
{dWHwdWgR} {HW0wdWdW}
{WdW0WdPD} {WdWdpdWD}
{DWDP0wDW} {!WDWdPIW}
{wDQDWDBD} {wDWDWDWD}
{DWDW$WDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Southern Counties’ Chess Journal vllllllllV
West Sussex Times and Standard

2nd Prize, tie, 1893


60 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
172. cuuuuuuuuC
173.

{BdWDWDQD} {WdW$WDWD}
{DWdwdNDW} {DWdwdWDQ}
{wDrdrdwD} {wDw0nIwD}
{DWdwdW)W} {DWdkdWDW}
{WdkdwdWD} {PdwdwdWH}
{DRDN)PDW} {DPDNDWDW}
{PDPDpDWD} {WDWDwDWD}
{DW$WIWDW} {DBDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Pall Mall Gazette vllllllllV
Chess Review

cuuuuuuuuC 174. cuuuuuuuuC


175.

{WdWDWDW!} {WIWDWDWD}
{DWdw0WDW} {DWdpdWDW}
{wDRhB0wD} {wDWdWdwD}
{DWgwdWDW} {DWdPiWGW}
{KdwipdW$} {W)wdPdWD}
{DWHWDWhW} {DWDWDpdW}
{WDPDw)WG} {WDNHw)WD}
{DWDWHWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Brighton Society
Dramatic News
two-move problems 61

cuuuuuuuuC
176. cuuuuuuuuC
177.

{WDKDWDWH} {BDWDndWD}
{DW)wdpDW} {DNDpdwDN}
{wDpdkdwD} {wDw)kGwD}
{DWGN0WDW} {DWDWdWDW}
{W)wdWdWD} {WIw)WdWD}
{DWDWDPdW} {DWDpDRDW}
{WDWDQDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DBDWDWDW} {DWDWDQDW}
vllllllllV
Womanhood vllllllllV
Times Weekly Edition

cuuuuuuuuC 178. cuuuuuuuuC 179.

{WDWDwdWD} {WgWDwdWD}
{IWDwHwDW} {hWDwDwIW}
{w$NDpDwD} {wGWDpDwD}
{DWiW0bDR} {DWdWipDW}
{WDpdWdpD} {RDwHWdwD}
{DWgWdWGW} {DWdWdWDW}
{W)QDWDWD} {WHWDWDW)}
{DWDWDWDW} {DW$WDWhB}
vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times

Conditions: No white Queen

2nd Prize, 1895


3rd Prize for Best Set with No. 331
62 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
180. cuuuuuuuuC
181.

{WdWDwdWD} {WdWDwgWD}
{dWDwHwDb} {dWDw0wDw}
{wDPDB0wD} {w!WDWdwD}
{DNdWiPDW} {DWdkdWDW}
{WDpDP$n$} {WDwDWDw$}
{DWdWdWhW} {)pdb)PdW}
{WDW)pDPG} {WDWDwDBD}
{DW!WIWDw} {DWDWIWDw}
vllllllllV
Surrey Gazette vllllllllV
Standard

cuuuuuuuuC
182. cuuuuuuuuC
183.

{WdWDKdWD} {WdWDRdWD}
{dWDw)wDw} {dWDwDwDw}
{wDR4k0wD} {wDW)BdwD}
{DWdb0WDW} {DKdwiWDP}
{WDwDWDwD} {WDwDWDwD}
{DBdw!WHW} {DWdPDWHR}
{WDNDnDWD} {WDWDwDWG}
{DWDWDWDw} {DWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Lady’s Pictorial vllllllllV
Shoreditch Citizen
two-move problems 63

cuuuuuuuuC184. cuuuuuuuuC
185.

{WdWDWdWD} {WdWDWGBD}
{dWDKDwDw} {dp0W0wDw}
{NDWDWdwD} {W)kDWdwD}
{DWdwdpDW} {0WdwdNDK}
{WDwiphwD} {PDw$wdwD}
{)PdWDW!W} {DWdPDWDQ}
{nDW)wDWD} {wDWDwDWD}
{DWDWDWDw} {DWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
East Central Times vllllllllV
Hackney Mercury

Conditions: White force limited to


King, Queen, one Knight and
Pawns.

Hon. Men., 1890

cuuuuuuuuC 186. cuuuuuuuuC


187.

{WdWDWDKD} {QdWDWDWD}
{dw$W0wDw} {dw0WdwDB}
{WDwgkdnD} {WDKdwdwD}
{dWdp)pDW} {dWdw0PDW}
{WDw$wdwD} {WDw0kdwD}
{DNdWDWDW} {DWdp)pDW}
{wDWDwDWG} {wDWDwDWG}
{DW!WDWDw} {DWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Brighton and Hove Society vllllllllV
Field
64 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 188. cuuuuuuuuC


189.

{W!WDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{dwdW0wDW} {dwdW!wDW}
{WDP0wdwD} {WINdPdwD}
{dKdwdWHW} {dWdkdW)W}
{WDNiPdwD} {WDW0WdwD}
{DWdPDwDW} {)WdpDwDp}
{wDWGwDWD} {wDWDwDWG}
{DWDWhWDw} {DWDNdBDw}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Rossendale Free Press
Dramatic News

cuuuuuuuuC
[189a.] cuuuuuuuuC
190.

{WDWDWDBD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DKHWDpDQ} {dw0WDwDW}
{WDPDWDWD} {W0KdPdwH}
{DWDWiWDW} {dPdwiW0W}
{RDpDWDWD} {W!W$rdBD}
{DWDW)WDW} {DWdphwDw}
{WDWDWDWD} {wDWHwhWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWGW$WDw}
vllllllllV
Rossendale Free Press vllllllllV
Hereford Times
two-move problems 65

cuuuuuuuuC
191. cuuuuuuuuC192.

{WDWHWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{dwdPIwDW} {dndWDw!W}
{b4WdpdwD} {wdPdpdKD}
{dWiwdWdW} {dWdwHWdW}
{BDW$P)WD} {WDWiPDn$}
{DpGpdwDw} {)B0wdwGw}
{w)WHwdWD} {wDRHP)WD}
{DWDWDWDw} {DWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Times Weekly Edition vllllllllV
Nottingham Guardian

cuuuuuuuuC
193. cuuuuuuuuC
194.

{bHW$WDWD} {wDWDWDWD}
{dwdWDwDW} {dwdRDwDB}
{QdWdPdnD} {WdWdWdwD}
{DW0wDWdW} {DNdbDWdW}
{WDrdkDPD} {W)Pdw0WG}
{DB)w)wIw} {DWDwiPDw}
{NDW)WDWD} {WIWHWDn$}
{DWDW$WDw} {DQhWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Kentish Mercury vllllllllV
Morning Post
66 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
195. cuuuuuuuuC
[195a.]

{wDWDRDBD} {WDWDWDWD}
{dwdWGpDW} {DBDW0wDW}
{WHWdWdwD} {WDpGWDW!}
{DWdpiWdW} {DWDkdWDK}
{W)WdwdWH} {WDpDpDWD}
{DWDPdWIw} {DWDpDWDW}
{WDWDWDwD} {WDWDNDWD}
{DW$WDWDw} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Surrey Gazette vllllllllV
Surrey Gazette

cuuuuuuuuC
196. cuuuuuuuuC
197.

{wDWDWDWD} {wDWDWDWD}
{dwdpDwDW} {dw0BDwDW}
{WDWhWdwD} {WDWdWdwD}
{HWHpdpdW} {DW)kdwIW}
{W!PiwgW$} {WDWGR)WD}
{)WDWdWDw} {DWDndW0R}
{WDKDW)wD} {WDWHNDwD}
{DWDWDWGw} {DnDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Times vllllllllV
Westminster Gazette
two-move problems 67

cuuuuuuuuC
198. cuuuuuuuuC 199.

{wDWHW!WD} {wDWDNDND}
{dwdW0wDW} {dKdWdwDW}
{WDWdWHwD} {WDWdWDwD}
{DW0wiwDW} {DWdkdwDW}
{RDpDWDWD} {WDpDWDWD}
{DWDw)PdW} {)W!wDW)W}
{WDWDKDwD} {WDWDWDwD}
{DwGWDWDw} {DwDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Field vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine

cuuuuuuuuC
200. cuuuuuuuuC 201.

{wDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{hWdWdwDW} {DWHWDWDW}
{WDWdW!wD} {WDWDW!WI}
{DP$wdwIW} {DWDWDpDW}
{WDwDpDpD} {W)WDkDWD}
{hWDBiW)W} {DpDWDWDW}
{WDWDPDwD} {WHWhW0P)}
{DNDWDW$w} {DWGrDnDW}
vllllllllV
Hackney Mercury vllllllllV
Southern Counties’ Chess Journal

Hon. Men., 1891


68 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 202. cuuuuuuuuC 203.

{WDWDWDWG} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {HpDWDWDW}
{WIWDWDWD} {W4W$WDWD}
{DWDWgP0W} {GWDndW)b}
{WDWiwHp!} {W0WipDwD}
{DwDW0WDW} {DP$WdWDW}
{W)WHW)W0} {WDPDPDp!}
{DWDRDwDW} {DWDwIwHW}
vllllllllV
Brighton, Hove and Sussex Society vllllllllV
Hampstead and Highgate Express

cuuuuuuuuC 204. cuuuuuuuuC


205.

{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DwDnDWIW} {DNDwDWGW}
{WdWDWDWD} {BdWDp)WD}
{DW0wdWDw} {IWdndWDw}
{QdWdNDBD} {WdPiWhW$}
{DWGk0bDR} {DW0wdwHW}
{WDWDpDRD} {WDPDw)WD}
{DWDwDwDW} {DRDwDwDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Daily Telegraph
Dramatic News

The main variations of this two-


mover will be found embodied in
No. 555.
two-move problems 69

cuuuuuuuuC206. cuuuuuuuuC
207.

{WgWDWDbD} {WdWDWDwD}
{DW0pDnDW} {IWdQHwDW}
{NdWDwIWD} {WdWDpDND}
{DBdkdW)w} {DW0bdrDw}
{WdW)p0WD} {WdWiw)RD}
{GPdwdwDW} {DWdndBDW}
{WDWDwDPD} {W)WDw)WD}
{DWDRDNDQ} {DWDRDWGW}
vllllllllV
Birmingham Daily Post vllllllllV
Times Weekly Edition

cuuuuuuuuC 208. cuuuuuuuuC


209.

{WdWDnDwD} {WdQDKDwD}
{DWdWDBDW} {DWHW0WDW}
{WdnDPDW$} {WdwDRDWG}
{DR)k)r4w} {0W4wDkdw}
{KdWdwgpD} {ndWdwdwD}
{DPdNdP)W} {DW)WdWDP}
{WDNDwDWD} {nDWDwDWD}
{DWDWDQDW} {DbDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle vllllllllV
Times
70 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC210. cuuuuuuuuC
211.

{WdWDWDwD} {WdWDWDwD}
{DKDpdpDW} {DWDwdw0W}
{WdwDk)WD} {WdwDwDQD}
{dWdwDwGw} {dKdwiw)w}
{wdWdN)wD} {wdWdWDPD}
{DW)WdWDW} {DWDp4WDW}
{wDBDRDWD} {BDWHWDWD}
{!wDWDWDW} {DwDWDWGW}
vllllllllV
Glasgow Weekly Herald vllllllllV
Field

cuuuuuuuuC 212. cuuuuuuuuC


213.

{WdWDNDwD} {WdWDWDwD}
{DWDwdwdW} {DKDwGwdW}
{WdwDp0WD} {WdwDwdPD}
{dW!wdwHw} {dWDwir)N}
{KdWdWirD} {WdW$WdwD}
{DWDwdW0W} {DWDp0WdB}
{WDWDWDP$} {W)WDWDWD}
{DwDWDWDW} {!wDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine vllllllllV
Hereford Times
two-move problems 71

cuuuuuuuuC214. cuuuuuuuuC 215.

{WdWDW!wD} {WGWDWDwI}
{DWDwdw0W} {DWhpdQ)W}
{ndwDwdBD} {wdw)wdWD}
{4WDPdwDW} {dWDWiwDW}
{PdWiW)RD} {RHWgPDWD}
{HWDwHWdR} {DWDwDWdp}
{WDWDWDWD} {WHW$WDr0}
{DwDWDWDK} {DwDWDWDB}
vllllllllV
Nottingham Guardian vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times

cuuuuuuuuC 216. cuuuuuuuuC


217.

{WdWDRDwD} {WdWDWDQh}
{IWdNdWDW} {DWdWdpDr}
{BdPDw0WG} {WdP0wdWD}
{dW)W0wgW} {dW0k)wdW}
{QhW0kDPD} {WdWHwDRD}
{$WDw)Wdw} {IPDwDndw}
{NDWDWDPd} {BDWDRDNd}
{DwDWDWDW} {DwDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Sussex Chess Journal vllllllllV
Daily Telegraph
72 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 218. cuuuuuuuuC 219.

{bdW1NDWd} {wGWdWDWd}
{DW$WdwDw} {DQDWdwDw}
{QdWdw)WD} {WINdwDpD}
{dWGkDP0W} {dWDkhW0R}
{ndp)whWD} {w)wDwdWD}
{DWDpDPHw} {DWDPDnDB}
{WDWDWDWd} {WDWDbHWd}
{IBDWDWDW} {DWDRDWDW}
vllllllllV
Hampstead and Highgate Express vllllllllV
Birmingham Weekly Mercury

cuuuuuuuuC 220. cuuuuuuuuC


221.

{wDRdWDBd} {QDBdWDWd}
{DRDW!NDw} {DWDWDWDw}
{WDr4p)wD} {WDw0wDwD}
{dW)wdWdW} {dWDNdpdW}
{wDPiwdPD} {wDpdk)WD}
{DWDpDwDW} {DWhwGwDW}
{W)WHwIWd} {WDRDwDKd}
{DWGWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine vllllllllV
South Western World
two-move problems 73

cuuuuuuuuC 222. cuuuuuuuuC 223.

{BDWdWDWd} {WDWGWDWd}
{DWHWDNDw} {DWDWDWhw}
{WDpdwDwD} {WDwdpDwD}
{dpDWdw)W} {dwDR0wDW}
{w$nhkgW$} {wDwHk0W$}
{DWdpDwDW} {DBdwDwDW}
{QDW)wDPd} {WDW)wIWd}
{GWDWDWDK} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Weekly Gazette (Montreal) vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and
Dramatic News

cuuuuuuuuC [223a.] cuuuuuuuuC


224.

{W!WDWDWD} {WDBDWDWd}
{DWDK0wDW} {DWDWDWdw}
{W)p0BDWD} {WHwdpDwD}
{DWDwdWhR} {dNDWdwDK}
{PDNiwDpD} {wDwDkdWD}
{DWDwDW)W} {DPdw0w)W}
{WDPDWDWD} {WDWDPDWd}
{DWDNGWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Vegetarian Review
Dramatic News
74 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 225. cuuuuuuuuC


226.

{WIWDWDWd} {WDWDbDQd}
{DWDpDWdw} {DWDNDWdw}
{W$bdwHwD} {WDwdnDwD}
{)WipdP!W} {HWGkdWDW}
{wDw$w)WD} {wDwDnDWD}
{DpdwdNDW} {DP4wdWDR}
{W)WDPDWd} {WDPDWDBd}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDKDWDW}
vllllllllV
Bristol Times and Mirror vllllllllV
Field

cuuuuuuuuC
227. cuuuuuuuuC 228.

{bDWDwDNd} {wDWDwDQd}
{DRDWDndw} {DWHW$pdw}
{RDwdpDwD} {WDwdb)wD}
{DWDkdW0W} {DW0wdndW}
{wDwDwDWD} {RDpiwGWD}
{GW)wdPIW} {DPDwdnDW}
{WDWDWDBd} {WDPDWDWd}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWIWDWDB}
vllllllllV
Daily News vllllllllV
Brighton and Hove Society
two-move problems 75

cuuuuuuuuC 229. cuuuuuuuuC


230.

{wDWDwDWd} {wDWDRDWd}
{HWDNDwdw} {0KDWDw!w}
{W!w0wDwI} {BDw0wDwD}
{DWdwdwdW} {DWdphPdp}
{WDPdw)WD} {NDWiw0W0}
{DWiw0wDW} {HWdwdwDn}
{W$WDBDWd} {WDPDW)Pd}
{hWDWDWDW} {dWDWDWGW}
vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine vllllllllV
Daily Chronicle

cuuuuuuuuC
231. cuuuuuuuuC
232.

{wDWDNDbd} {wDWDWDwd}
{dW0WDpDw} {!WdW0wDw}
{WDNdwDwI} {WhWdPDwD}
{4Wdndkdw} {GWdwiN)w}
{pDWdwdWd} {w)WdndWd}
{DWdw0P)w} {DWdw$W)w}
{QDWDBDWd} {BDWHKDWd}
{dWDWDWDW} {dWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Times vllllllllV
To-Day
76 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
233. cuuuuuuuuC 234.

{wDWDQDwd} {wDWGWDKd}
{DW0PdNDw} {DPdWdWDw}
{W0WdWDwD} {Q$W0WDN$}
{DWdpdW0w} {DWdwdkdw}
{BDk0wgRd} {WDNdwdpd}
{GWdw$W0K} {DWdwDW0W}
{WDWdPDNd} {WDW)PDnd}
{dWDWDWDW} {dWDWDWDB}
vllllllllV
Hereford Times vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and
Dramatic News

cuuuuuuuuC 235. cuuuuuuuuC


236.

{wGWDWDWd} {wDRDWDWd}
{DWdWdWDw} {DWdWdWDw}
{WDWHWDW!} {WDbDWHWD}
{DW4P0wdw} {)Wdp)WdR}
{RDPiwdw)} {WDriwdwg}
{DWgwDWdN} {DWhwDKdW}
{WDPDWDwd} {W!WDB)wd}
{dWDBDWIW} {dWDWDWGW}
vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times vllllllllV
Liverpool Mercury
two-move problems 77

cuuuuuuuuC
237. cuuuuuuuuC 238.

{wDWDKDWd} {wDWHWDWI}
{DWdRdNDw} {DWdWdWDw}
{WDwDWDW$} {WHw)WDWD}
{DWdBDpdW} {DWdWiPdW}
{W)biw4wd} {W)wdwdwd}
{DWdwDWdW} {DWdwDWdW}
{WDPDWDwG} {WDWGWDwD}
{dWDNDnDW} {dBDWDwDW}
vllllllllV
Daily News vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine

cuuuuuuuuC
239. cuuuuuuuuC
240.

{rHWDWDWD} {wDWDWDWD}
{0WdWdpDw} {dWdWdwDw}
{PDwDW)WD} {WDnDpDWG}
{DWdWiW0P} {DN0R0PdW}
{RGwHwdBd} {WDpDk0W$}
{DKdwDWdW} {DBdwHWdW}
{WDPDWDwD} {WDPDPDw0}
{dWDRDwDW} {dQDWDwDK}
vllllllllV
Reading Observer vllllllllV
Daily Chronicle
78 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
241. cuuuuuuuuC242.

{wDWDWDWD} {QDWDWDWD}
{dNGndwDw} {dWDwdwDw}
{WDwDwDWD} {PDwHpDWD}
{$bdpdWdW} {Dw)pdWdW}
{WDwiw)WD} {RIwdw)PD}
{DWdPDW0W} {DWdk0WgR}
{WIWDPDwg} {WDW0WDw0}
{dWDW!wDW} {dWDBDwDN}
vllllllllV
Hereford Times vllllllllV
Glasgow Weekly Herald

cuuuuuuuuC
243. cuuuuuuuuC
244.

{WDBDWHWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{dWIpdwDw} {dWIwdwDp}
{WDPDwDW)} {WDWDpDpD}
{$bDpiWdW} {Dw0wiWdr}
{WGwdw0WD} {WDPHpdWG}
{DWdwdWdW} {DPdwdW)W}
{WDWdWHwd} {WDWdW)nd}
{dWDQDwDW} {!WDWHwDW}
vllllllllV
Brighton Society vllllllllV
Times

3rd Prize (informal competition),


1896
two-move problems 79

cuuuuuuuuC 245. cuuuuuuuuC


246.

{WDWDWIWD} {WDWDWDKD}
{0WDwdwDw} {dWDwdwDw}
{QDWDBDwD} {W)WDWGwD}
{Dwdw)W0w} {)w0kDNdR}
{WDWingRD} {PDWdNdp$}
{$WdwdW0W} {DWdwdWdW}
{WDWdWDPd} {W)WdPDBd}
{HWDWGwDW} {DWDWDwDW}
vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine vllllllllV
Hackney Mercury

Hon. Men., 1894

(Hackney Mercury Tourney,


conducted in the British Chess
Magazine.)

cuuuuuuuuC
247. cuuuuuuuuC 248.

{WDWDNDBD} {WDWDWHWD}
{HWDw$wDw} {!Whw0pDw}
{PDpDWDwD} {WHwDWDw)}
{DwiwDWdW} {gw)win$W}
{WhWdWdn!} {WdWdpdwD}
{DWGwdWdW} {DW)wdW)W}
{RDWdKDWd} {WDWdWDWd}
{DWDWDwDW} {GWDWIwDB}
vllllllllV
Field vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
80 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 249. cuuuuuuuuC 250.

{BDW$WDWG} {W!WDWDWD}
{DWdPdwDw} {DWdWdwDp}
{WDnDbhwD} {pDw0pdw0}
{dNDkdwDW} {$nDPGwhR}
{WdWdwdpD} {WdWdkdND}
{DP)w$W)W} {DW0wDWDP}
{WDQdWDWd} {WDP)NDKd}
{DKDWDwDW} {DBDWDwDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Wallasey and Wirral Chronicle
Dramatic News

cuuuuuuuuC251. cuuuuuuuuC
[251a.]

{WDWDWDWD} {nDWDNDWG}
{DBdWdrDw} {DnDWdwDW}
{wDwdPdwH} {W$wdPDW0}
{DwDWDpdW} {DW)kdpgQ}
{PdW0wiN)} {WIW0w)wD}
{DWdwDpDW} {DWDwDWDW}
{WDQIWDnd} {WDW)NDbD}
{DWDWGwDW} {DBDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Eastern Daily Press vllllllllV
Eastern Daily Press

Composed to see on how many


occasions the Queen could give
mate.
two-move problems 81

cuuuuuuuuC
252. cuuuuuuuuC
253.

{WIWDW!nD} {WGWDWDKH}
{DWdW0wDw} {DpHBdwDw}
{wDwdWdw0} {w$pdW)Wd}
{DwGpiPdB} {DwDwiWdW}
{WdWdwdW)} {W)W0wdW)}
{DW)wDwHW} {DWDPDbDP}
{WDWDWhw)} {WDWDWdwD}
{DWHWDRDW} {DWDWDRDW}
vllllllllV
Reading Observer vllllllllV
Daily Telegraph

cuuuuuuuuC 254. cuuuuuuuuC 255.

{WDWDWDWD} {QDWDWDWh}
{!wDWdwDw} {DwHRdw0w}
{wDw0WDpg} {wDRHWDwd}
{DbHPHWdp} {IwDWiWdw}
{WDWiPhW$} {WDWdWdWD}
{InDWDwDW} {0w0WDw)W}
{W)WDP)wD} {PhWDBDwD}
{DWDWDBGW} {GWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Bradford Observer Budget vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine
82 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 256. cuuuuuuuuC [256a.]

{WDRDWDWd} {wDNgNDWD}
{DNDWdwdw} {0w)B)w0W}
{wDnDpDwd} {W0wdW0Wd}
{DwDkdWdw} {hWDkdwhW}
{PDWdrdWD} {WDW0wDwD}
{dwdW)QDW} {DP$w$PGW}
{WIWDWDwD} {WDWIWDwD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDQDWDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and
Dramatic News Dramatic News

cuuuuuuuuC 257. cuuuuuuuuC


258.

{WDWDWDWd} {W!WHWDWd}
{DWDW0wGw} {DW0WIwDw}
{wDwDwDpd} {wDPDwDw0}
{DP)w$W0w} {DWipDpdw}
{WHWiwdBD} {b0WdwdW$}
{dw4WDp)W} {dRdPDwDW}
{WIWHW0wD} {nDWDW)wD}
{!WDWDRDW} {HWDWDWGW}
vllllllllV
Southern Counties’ Chess Journal vllllllllV
Kingstown Society

3rd Prize, 1894


two-move problems 83

cuuuuuuuuC
259. cuuuuuuuuC
260.

{WDWDWDWG} {WDRDWgbD}
{DWdp0wDw} {DWdQdwDw}
{wDWDRDwd} {wDp)WDNd}
{$P0kDP!w} {$W)kGpDw}
{wdWdwdWD} {wdWdndWI}
{dWdrDwDp} {dPdw0r0w}
{wDWDPDwI} {nDNDPDBD}
{DWDNDBDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Times Weekly Edition vllllllllV
Knowledge

cuuuuuuuuC
261. cuuuuuuuuC 262.

{WDWIWGbD} {WDWHWIwD}
{DW0W0wDw} {GWdWdwDw}
{wDwipDW$} {wDwdPDWD}
{)WDwDwHw} {DN4piw)w}
{wdWdwdWD} {w!ndPdWD}
{HWdw)wDw} {DWdwDw)w}
{wDWDWDBD} {wDPDW)WD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Brighton Society vllllllllV
Weekly Gazette (Montreal)
84 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC263. cuuuuuuuuC
[263a.]

{WhB$WHwD} {wDWdNDWI}
{DWdndPDw} {dw$WDwdB}
{pDpdWDpH} {WdwdpdWd}
{$W0wiwGw} {dWDriw0W}
{wDPdWdWD} {WDW4P0wD}
{DPdwDPDw} {Dp$wDW)W}
{wDWDKDWD} {W!PDWDwG}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Birmingham Daily Post vllllllllV
Birmingham Daily Post

cuuuuuuuuC 264. cuuuuuuuuC


265.

{WGBDWDwD} {WDWDWDwD}
{DWdwdQDw} {DWdpdpDw}
{wDw0W0wD} {NIwdWdw0}
{DWdw$p0w} {DWdBiwdP}
{wDWdNiWD} {wDWdP4WD}
{DW)wDWDw} {GWDw0W!w}
{wDW)W)nI} {wDWDWDwD}
{DWDWHW$W} {DWDWHWDW}
vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle vllllllllV
Sunday Special
two-move problems 85

cuuuuuuuuC 266. cuuuuuuuuC 267.

{WDWDWDQD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DNhwdwDw} {DWdwdwDw}
{WDpdr0wd} {WDRdPdwd}
{DW0WdwdW} {DWdWdpdW}
{wDrdkdW)} {wDwiwGWD}
{DW)NdWDK} {DBDWdWDW}
{wDWDP)wD} {wDWDPDwD}
{DBDW$WDW} {DWDWIWDW}
vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and
Dramatic News

cuuuuuuuuC [267a.] cuuuuuuuuC268.

{wDbdBDWD} {WDW$bDWD}
{dw0pDwdW} {DP0ndwDw}
{Wdwdw)nH} {WDWdPdwd}
{$W)k0wdW} {DWHk4w0W}
{WDWdpDQD} {QDwdNDPD}
{DPDwDWDW} {DW)WgRDW}
{WDNDWDwD} {wDWDW0wD}
{DWDKDWDW} {DWDWDKDB}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Glasgow Weekly Herald
Dramatic News
86 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
269. cuuuuuuuuC
270.

{WDWDwDWD} {WDNDw!WD}
{IWdwdwDw} {DWdwdwDB}
{WDWdW0w$} {rDP)bdwD}
{DWDwHwdW} {DpDkDpdW}
{QDbipDWD} {W)RdwDWD}
{DWDNdWDB} {DWDWdWDW}
{w)WhW)wD} {wDNIWDwG}
{DWDWDWGW} {DWDnDWDW}
vllllllllV
Oldham Standard vllllllllV
Field

cuuuuuuuuC
271. cuuuuuuuuC
[271a.]

{WDRDwDWD} {wDRdWHWD}
{DWhwdwDW} {dQhwDwdW}
{QDWDpdwD} {WdwdpDwD}
{gwipDwdW} {gWipdwIW}
{W$WdwHWD} {r$WdwDWD}
{0WDBdWDW} {0WDwDWDW}
{nDW)WDwI} {nDP)WHBD}
{Db4wGWDW} {DqDWGWDW}
vllllllllV
Knowledge vllllllllV
Kentish Mercury

A rendering of No. 271.


two-move problems 87

cuuuuuuuuC
272. cuuuuuuuuC
273.

{WDW$w!WD} {WDWDwDW!}
{DWdpdw0W} {DWdpdwdW}
{WDW4pdwD} {BDPdwdwD}
{dwdwDwdW} {Hwdw)wdW}
{P0NiPDWD} {bdWirHWD}
{dWDPdWgW} {dWDWdPdK}
{wDWGPDwD} {wDWGWDwD}
{DwIwDWDW} {DwDwDWDW}
vllllllllV
Daily Telegraph vllllllllV
Hereford Times

cuuuuuuuuC
[273a.] cuuuuuuuuC
274.

{KDWdWDWD} {WDWDwDWD}
{DpdpDwdW} {DWdw0wdW}
{N0kdwDwD} {W$WdbdwI}
{dWdwdpDW} {DwdwiwdW}
{PDWdw)Wh} {wdW0wDWD}
{dWDRDP!W} {dWDpdPdW}
{wDWDWDWD} {wDW!WDwD}
{DwDWDWDW} {DwDwDW$W}
vllllllllV
Hereford Times vllllllllV
To-Day
88 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
275. cuuuuuuuuC
276.

{bhQDwDND} {wdWHbDWD}
{4W)w1wdW} {4WDw)w0W}
{pDWdN)wD} {RDpipDPD}
{DwdwdwdW} {GpdwdwdR}
{R)WdkGPD} {W0W0wDW!}
{IWDpdWdW} {DKDNdWdW}
{B)WDW4Ph} {WDWDWdBd}
{DwDwDRDW} {DwDwDWDW}
vllllllllV
Daily Chronicle vllllllllV
Chess Review

cuuuuuuuuC
277. cuuuuuuuuC
278.

{BdWDKDWD} {WdWDRDWD}
{dWDwDwdW} {0WIwDwHW}
{pDndpDWD} {wDp0wDW0}
{)Rhk0wdQ} {DWdkdwgQ}
{pGWdwDPD} {w$NdwDWD}
{HWDW)WdW} {0WDWDWdW}
{WDPDWdWd} {PDnDP)W)}
{DwDNDWDW} {GBDWhWDW}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Field

Conditions: Two black pieces to be


unpinned by key-move

2nd, tie
two-move problems 89

cuuuuuuuuC
279. cuuuuuuuuC 280.

{WdWDWDWD} {WdWDWDBD}
{dWDw)pHW} {dWDNDwDp}
{wDpiB)Wd} {wDwdWDWG}
{)WdwdwdW} {0Wdw)w0W}
{wDWHwDWD} {R0WhkDWD}
{dWDRDPdW} {dWDRDW)W}
{WDQDWDWI} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWdWDW} {DQDKdWDW}
vllllllllV
Leisure Hour vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and
Dramatic News
2nd (Ladies’ competition), 1901
With No. 545, 1st Prize in same
competition

cuuuuuuuuC [280a.] cuuuuuuuuC281.

{WDWdWDWD} {WdBDW$WD}
{DwdpDwdW} {dWDW0PDw}
{Wdw0wDwD} {wDwdpDWD}
{0W)wdwDW} {dWdNDkdb}
{KDWiwHW$} {WdWdwDWD}
{dPDNDWDW} {dWDKDN0W}
{wDBGW)WD} {W!WDWDWD}
{DwDRDWDW} {DWDWdRDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Nottingham Guardian
Dramatic News
90 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
[281a.] cuuuuuuuuC 282.

{WDRIRDWD} {WdBDWDWD}
{HwdpdwHW} {dWDndWIw}
{WdpdpDwD} {w)piw0ND}
{dWdPdwDW} {dWdnDRdw}
{W0Wiw0WD} {WdWdwDWD}
{dPDpDBDW} {)WDWDWHW}
{wDW!WDWD} {WDWDWDWG}
{DwDWDWDW} {DWDQdWDW}
vllllllllV
Nottingham Guardian vllllllllV
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement

Christmas contribution.

cuuuuuuuuC
283. cuuuuuuuuC 284.

{WdNDWDWD} {WdWDWDrD}
{dWDwdWDw} {dpDwdWDw}
{wDwdw0W!} {wDwdwdpD}
{$KdwDPdw} {DQdwHWdw}
{WdWiwDWD} {WdW0kDWD}
{$WgNDB0W} {DWdWDW)B}
{nGWDWDnD} {wDW)Wgw4}
{DWDWdWDW} {DKDWdRDW}
vllllllllV
Pictorial World vllllllllV
Brighton and Hove Society

The play of this problem forms one


of the variations of No. 386.
two-move problems 91

cuuuuuuuuC
[284a.] cuuuuuuuuC 285.

{WDWDrDWD} {WdW$WDKD}
{DwdwdrDW} {dwDwdNDw}
{WdPdR0wD} {BDPdndwD}
{dWdWgwDW} {!WdbdW)w}
{WdpiwdWD} {WdWdkhpD}
{!WDwHP)W} {0WdWDW)W}
{pDPDbDWD} {p4W)W$wd}
{DwDW$WIW} {GWDWdNDW}
vllllllllV
Hereford Times vllllllllV
Illustrated London News

Another rendering of No. 284.

cuuuuuuuuC
286. cuuuuuuuuC
[286a.]

{WdWDWDBD} {WDWDBDWD}
{dwDNdWDw} {Dwdw0wDW}
{W0qdPdwD} {WIWdpdw)}
{0PdkHWDw} {dWdpipDW}
{QhW)w$wD} {WGw$p$W)}
{dWdRDKDW} {DWDw0WDW}
{wdPDWDwG} {wHWDPDWH}
{DWDWdWDW} {DwDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Í Uppnámi vllllllllV
Hereford Times
(Icelandic Chess Journal)
92 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
[286b.]

{BDWDWDWD}
{DwdwdwDW}
{WDP0PdwD}
[The following problems were
{dWGk0wDQ} originally given in letterpress at the
{Wdp)pDWD} end of the solutions.]

{DWDwdWDW}
{wDWDWDWD}
{IwDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Hereford Times

cuuuuuuuuC
[i.] cuuuuuuuuC
[ii.]

{BDWDRDWD} {BDWDWDWG}
{DW0WDWDW} {DWdRDWDW}
{WDR)WDWD} {WDWgWDWD}
{DW0khpDW} {DnHw0PDW}
{WDWDW0WD} {pDWiWdWD}
{DPIWDWDW} {DPDWDWDK}
{WDWHWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DW!WDWDW}
vllllllllV
Daily Telegraph vllllllllV
Daily News
two-move problems 93

cuuuuuuuuC
[iii.] cuuuuuuuuC
[iv.]

{WDWHWDWD} {WDWdWDND}
{DB0WDWGW} {DWdBDW0W}
{W0qdRHWD} {W)wdWgPD}
{DpiwdWDW} {Dw0k0WDW}
{w0WdW)WD} {wdpdWdWD}
{DPDWDpDW} {DW!WDpDW}
{WDWDWIWD} {W)WDW)WG}
{DWDWDWDW} {IWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Field vllllllllV
Times

cuuuuuuuuC[v.] cuuuuuuuuC
[vi.]

{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWdNDWdW} {DWdWDWdW}
{WDw)PdWD} {P0PHPdPD}
{DpdkdKDW} {DNdkdWIW}
{w0wdWdWD} {wdw)WdWD}
{DNDpDwDp} {DWDwDwDw}
{BDW)WDWG} {WDWDPDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DRDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Boy’s Own Paper vllllllllV
Daily Telegraph
THREE-MOVE PROBLEMS

95
three-move problems 97

cuuuuuuuuC 287. cuuuuuuuuC


288.

{WDWDW!WD} {WDWDWDWg}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWHW}
{BDWDW)WD} {WDPDW0W0}
{DWDkDW)W} {DWDNDWDP}
{WDWDW0WD} {bDWDkdWD}
{)WDWDNDP} {DPDWDWDP}
{WDWDWDWD} {WDW!WDPD}
{IWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWIW}
vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times vllllllllV
Morning Post

1st Prize, 1893

cuuuuuuuuC
289. cuuuuuuuuC 290.

{WDWDWDWd} {WDWDWHW!}
{IWDBDW$W} {DWDWDWDP}
{WDWiWdWd} {WDWdWdWd}
{DWDWDWDW} {IW0k)WDW}
{wDW0WHWD} {wDpdWDPD}
{0NDPDWDW} {dWGWDW0W}
{PDWDWDPD} {WDpDWDWH}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDbDW}
vllllllllV
Hackney Mercury vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine
98 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
291. cuuuuuuuuC
292.

{QDWDWDWI} {WDWHWDWD}
{DWDBDWDW} {DW0WDWHW}
{WDW0W0Wd} {WDWdW0Wd}
{DWhwiWDW} {DW0k)WDW}
{wDwdWDWD} {KDwdWDpD}
{dWHPDWdW} {dW!WDWdW}
{W$WDPDWD} {W)WDPDWD}
{DWDWDwDW} {DWDWhwDW}
vllllllllV
Field vllllllllV
Morning Post

cuuuuuuuuC 293. cuuuuuuuuC


294.

{NDWDWDWD} {WGWHWDWD}
{0WdWDW!n} {dW0WDWDw}
{WDWdkdWG} {WDWdw)WD}
{DW)wDW0W} {)WipDNdR}
{W)wdWDw0} {pDwdWDwd}
{dWHWDPdW} {)WDKDWdW}
{KDW)WdPD} {WDW0WDWD}
{DWDWdwDW} {DWDBdwDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Daily Chronicle
three-move problems 99

cuuuuuuuuC 295. cuuuuuuuuC


296.

{WDWDWDWD} {W!WDWDWD}
{dWdWDWDw} {dWdWDWDw}
{WDWdkDWD} {WDWdpDWD}
{DW!w)WdW} {IPdPGWdW}
{wDwdpDpd} {NDwdkDwd}
{0P)WGW)W} {dWDW0WDW}
{WDWdWDWD} {WDWdPDWD}
{IWDWdwDB} {DWDWdwDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Knowledge
Dramatic News

cuuuuuuuuC
297. cuuuuuuuuC
298.

{KDWDWDbD} {WDWDNDwD}
{dWGWDBDw} {dWDWDpDp}
{pDW)w0QD} {wDpDwIWD}
{4pdpiWdW} {dwdkdPdW}
{NDwdwDpd} {WDwdw0pd}
{dWDWdW)W} {dWDWdWDW}
{PDWdW)WD} {WDQdP)WD}
{DWDWdwDW} {GWDWdwDW}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Rossendale Free Press
100 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
299. cuuuuuuuuC 300.

{WDWDWHwD} {WDWDWDKD}
{dWDWDWIw} {dWDRGWDw}
{wDPGwDWD} {wDWDwDWD}
{dp)wdpdW} {dwDp0wdW}
{WDkdwdwd} {PDwdkdwd}
{dNDWdWDW} {dWDNdWDW}
{PDWdWDWD} {WDPdWDPD}
{DWDW!wDW} {DWDWDNDW}
vllllllllV
Times Weekly Edition vllllllllV
Illustrated London News

cuuuuuuuuC
301. cuuuuuuuuC
302.

{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDW!WD}
{DWDRDphW} {DWDWDwdp}
{K0WDWDWH} {WdN0WDW0}
{DWiWDPDW} {DWdpDWDK}
{WDWDP0WD} {PDWDk0WD}
{$WDWDpDW} {DWDWDwDW}
{WDWDW)WG} {WDW)pDWD}
{DWDWHWDn} {DWDWGWDw}
vllllllllV
Daily News vllllllllV
Morning Post
three-move problems 101

cuuuuuuuuC
303. cuuuuuuuuC
304.

{WDWDWDWD} {KDWDWDWH}
{DWIWDbdw} {DWDWDwdp}
{WdWdWDWd} {WdWdBDWd}
{hWGwiP$W} {0WDw)W0W}
{WDPDwdWD} {rDpiwdWD}
{DWDWDPDW} {DPHWDWDW}
{WDPDPHWD} {WDW)WDWD}
{DWDWDWDw} {DWDWDQDw}
vllllllllV
South Western World vllllllllV
Field

cuuuuuuuuC 305. cuuuuuuuuC 306.

{WDWDWDWD} {WDNDWDWD}
{DWDWDwdw} {DWDWDwdw}
{WdWdBDWd} {WdbdpDNd}
{dpDPiWdW} {dwDkdWdW}
{wDw0wdWH} {w0wdpdWD}
{DPDWDWDW} {DPDW!W)W}
{WDW)WHPD} {WDWDWDWD}
{!WDWDKDw} {DWDWDWDK}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Devon and Exeter Gazette
102 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
307. cuuuuuuuuC 308.

{WIWDW$WH} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDw0r} {DW0W0wdw}
{WdwdkDW)} {PdN0PDWD}
{dBDwdWdW} {dWDkdWdW}
{wdRdwdWD} {w)wGNdWD}
{DW)WDWGn} {DW)w)wDw}
{WDWDW0WD} {WDQDWdWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWIW}
vllllllllV
Hereford Times vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times
[*]

cuuuuuuuuC 309. cuuuuuuuuC 310.

{WDWDWIWD} {WDWDWDKD}
{DWdWdBdw} {DWdWdWHw}
{WdWdWDWD} {WdW$WDWD}
{dWiPGWdW} {dWdWDWGW}
{w$WDWdWD} {wDW)kdWD}
{)WDWDWDw} {DWDWDWDw}
{WDWDW)PD} {WDPDWDP)}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine

Twin with 310 Twin with 309


three-move problems 103

cuuuuuuuuC
311. cuuuuuuuuC 312.

{QDNDbDWD} {WDWDwDWD}
{DW0W)pDw} {DWdWDpDw}
{PdrDk)WD} {Qdw)wDWI}
{hW0pDWDW} {dWdkDWDN}
{wDW)wIWD} {wDW)wDWD}
{DWDWDWHw} {DWDWDW0p}
{WDWDWDWh} {PHWDWDrd}
{DWDBDWDW} {DWDWDWGB}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Illustrated London News

cuuuuuuuuC
313. cuuuuuuuuC 314.

{WDWDwDWD} {WIWDw!WD}
{DpdWDNDw} {DwdWDWDw}
{WdPDpDW0} {WdWDwDWd}
{dW)w$pDW} {dWDwiwDW}
{wGpiwDWD} {wDwdwDWD}
{DW0WDW)w} {HWdWDWDw}
{WDPDWDwI} {NDWDWDwD}
{DWDWDBDW} {DWDWDWDB}
vllllllllV
Knowledge vllllllllV
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement

2nd Prize, 1895

Condition: Black King in the middle


of the board and white pieces as few
and far off as possible.
104 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 315. cuuuuuuuuC


316.

{RDWDwDWD} {KDWDwDW!}
{DwGWDWDw} {0wDW0WDw}
{W)W)pDWd} {WDWDwDWd}
{dWiw)pDW} {dW0kHwDB}
{wDPdwIWD} {wDWdwdWD}
{)WdQ0WDw} {DP0W)WDw}
{WDWDPDwD} {WDWDWDwD}
{DWDnDWDW} {DWDwDWDW}
vllllllllV
Bradford Observer Budget vllllllllV
Morning Post

cuuuuuuuuC
317. cuuuuuuuuC 318.

{WDWDKDWH} {NDbDWDWI}
{0wDW)pDQ} {dwDWDw!W}
{WDWDwDWd} {WDW0kDWd}
{dNdwiwDW} {)Wdwdw0W}
{rDPdwdWD} {w)WdwdWD}
{DW)WDWDw} {DWDW4WDw}
{WDW)WDwD} {WDN)W)wD}
{DWDwDWDW} {DWDw$nDW}
vllllllllV
Times vllllllllV
Weekly Gazette (Montreal)
three-move problems 105

cuuuuuuuuC 319. cuuuuuuuuC 320.

{WDNDW!BD} {WDWDWDWD}
{dwDKDwDW} {dRGWDKDW}
{WDW)wDWd} {WDWDPDWd}
{DWdpiwdW} {DW0kdwdW}
{w)WdwdWD} {wDWdwdW0}
{DpDW0WDw} {DNDP0pDw}
{W)WDpDwD} {WDWDwDnD}
{DWDbDwDW} {DWDwDNDW}
vllllllllV
Southern Counties’ Chess Journal vllllllllV
Brighton and Hove Society

cuuuuuuuuC
321. cuuuuuuuuC
322.

{WDW!WDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{GWDWIWDW} {IWDpDWDW}
{W0PHWDWd} {WdW)WDQd}
{DWdwdwdp} {DWdwiwdw}
{wDW)wdWd} {w)WDwdWd}
{DPDWdkDw} {DNDWdwDw}
{WDWDN0wD} {WDWDPDwD}
{DWDwDBDW} {DWDNDWDW}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Field
106 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
323. cuuuuuuuuC 324.

{WDWDWDKh} {WDWHWDWI}
{DWDw0WDW} {DWDwdWDW}
{WdWiBDpH} {pdWdWDwD}
{DWdPdwdw} {GPdBdwdw}
{w)WDpdP)} {wHWiwdW)}
{DW0WdwDw} {DWdPdwDw}
{WDPDPDwD} {WDW)WDwD}
{DQDNDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Hereford Times vllllllllV
Daily Gleaner (Jamaica)

cuuuuuuuuC 325. cuuuuuuuuC 326.

{WHWDWDbD} {WDWIWDwD}
{DWDwdW0W} {DpDwdWdW}
{NdWdWDwD} {pdWdWdwD}
{DW)k)Qdw} {$pGwipdw}
{PDWdwdWD} {W0WdwdWD}
{hPdWdwDw} {dWdWdwDN}
{WDpDWDwI} {WDQDWDPH}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement
three-move problems 107

cuuuuuuuuC
327. cuuuuuuuuC
328.

{WDWDNGKD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DwDNdW0R} {DwDWdWdQ}
{wdW0WdpD} {KdWdPdwD}
{Dw)kdwdw} {HwDPdpdw}
{WdW)wdWD} {WdWDkdWD}
{dWdW)phW} {dWdWDwdW}
{WDW)p)WD} {WDW)PDND}
{DW!WDWDW} {DWDWDWDn}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Daily Telegraph

cuuuuuuuuC
329. cuuuuuuuuC 330.

{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DwDWdWdW} {DwDWdWdW}
{WdWdWdwD} {WdW0WdwD}
{DwiWdwdw} {DPipdw!w}
{WdPDwdWD} {PdWDw0WD}
{dWHWDwdW} {)WDWDwdW}
{WDNDWDQD} {WDPHWDWD}
{DWDKDWDw} {DWDKDWDw}
vllllllllV
Hackney Mercury vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and
Dramatic News
1st Prize, 1893

Condition: Limited to
six pieces in all.
108 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 331. cuuuuuuuuC


332.

{WDWDWDWD} {NDnIWDbD}
{DpHWdWdW} {4w)WdW!W}
{WdWdW0PD} {W)W0kdWD}
{DBGwdkDK} {DWDwdwDp}
{WdW)wdW0} {W)WDwdWd}
{DWDW0wdW} {DWHP0wdn}
{WhWdNDPD} {WdPdWDPD}
{DWDWDWDw} {DWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times vllllllllV
Morning Post

Hon. Men., 1895


(3rd for “Best Set” with No. 179)

Conditions: No White Queen

cuuuuuuuuC 333. cuuuuuuuuC334.

{WDwDWDwD} {WDwDWDwD}
{dwDWHWDW} {dwDNIWDW}
{PDWdwdWD} {WDNdwdWD}
{DWDw)wDp} {DWDk0pDw}
{P)kDwdW0} {BDwDwdWd}
{DWDWdwhN} {DWDWdwdW}
{WdW)WDKD} {W)WDPGWD}
{DQDWDWDw} {DWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Southern Weekly News
three-move problems 109

cuuuuuuuuC
335. cuuuuuuuuC336.

{WDwDWDwD} {WDwDWDwD}
{!wDWDWDW} {DwDWDWDW}
{W0WipdWD} {WdW)wdWD}
{DPDwdwDN} {DWDP0wDN}
{WDPDwdWd} {WDW)kdPd}
{DWDWdNdW} {GWDWdNdW}
{WDWDWIPD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDw} {IWDQDWDw}
vllllllllV
Field vllllllllV
East Central Times

cuuuuuuuuC
337. cuuuuuuuuC 338.

{KDwDWDwD} {WDwDWDwD}
{DwDWDB0N} {DwDWDWdW}
{pdWHw)WD} {pIW)w0WD}
{GWDWdwDW} {DWDk0wDW}
{WDWiPdWd} {WGWdWdQd}
{DpDP0W)W} {DwDpdW)W}
{WDWDPDWD} {WDW)WDWD}
{DWDWDWDw} {DWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Bristol Times and Mirror
110 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC [338a.] cuuuuuuuuC 339.

{WDWDWDWD} {nDwDWDwD}
{DKDWDWDW} {DwDWDW0N}
{WDWDWDWD} {wDWDwdPD}
{Dpip!W0N} {GP0wdkDW}
{P0pDWDWD} {WdNdWdW$}
{DWDWDWDW} {DwIwdWDW}
{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDPDWD}
{DBDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Courant vllllllllV
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement

Somewhat similar to No. 338.

cuuuuuuuuC
340. cuuuuuuuuC341.

{wDwDWDwD} {wDwDWDwD}
{Dw0WDWIW} {DwdWDW0W}
{wDWHwdWD} {wDWDwdBD}
{DWdwdPDW} {)WdPiW)p}
{WdWiWdWD} {pdW0WdW0}
{DBDwdWDW} {!WDwdWDK}
{WDR0P)WD} {NDWdW)WD}
{DWDWDWgw} {DWDWDWdw}
vllllllllV
Reading Oberserver vllllllllV
Glasgow Weekly Herald
three-move problems 111

cuuuuuuuuC
342. cuuuuuuuuC 343.

{wDKDWDwD} {w!WDWDwD}
{GwdWHW0P} {0wdWDWdW}
{wDWDpdWD} {pDWDPdW4}
{DWdWiWDB} {DBiWdWDp}
{wdpdWdp)} {wdwdWdwD}
{0WDwdWDW} {dPDw)WhW}
{W)Wdp)WD} {W)WdNDWD}
{DQHWDWdR} {IWDNDWdW}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Illustrated London News

cuuuuuuuuC
344. cuuuuuuuuC
345.

{wDWDWDKD} {wHBDWDWD}
{dBdp0WdW} {dWdwdWdW}
{wDWDWdW!} {wDWDWdpD}
{DW)PipDw} {DKGk0wDw}
{wdw0WdpD} {wdwdWdwD}
{dWDwDWdW} {dWDwDW)W}
{WDpdWDND} {WDPdWDWD}
{DbDWDWdW} {DwDWDWdW}
vllllllllV
Daily News vllllllllV
Brighton Society
112 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
346. cuuuuuuuuC
[346a.]

{nDWDNDWD} {nDWDNDWG}
{dW0wdWHW} {DWDWDWDK}
{p)PDWdwI} {W0PDN0WD}
{4WDkdPDw} {DpdkDP0W}
{pdwdWdwD} {WdwDWDWD}
{)W!wDW)W} {DnDWDW)W}
{WDPdWDWD} {WDQDWDWD}
{DwDWDWdW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Knowledge

Another rendering of No. 346.

cuuuuuuuuC 347. cuuuuuuuuC 348.

{wDKDWDnD} {wDWDKHwD}
{dpdwdNDW} {dwdwdWDQ}
{w)NDWdwD} {w)WDNdwD}
{dWDw)WDw} {0WDkDWDw}
{P)wdkdwD} {r0wdw)wD}
{DWDwDWDW} {DpDwDWDW}
{WDPGP)WD} {WDW)WDWD}
{Dw!WDWdW} {DnDWDWdW}
vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine
three-move problems 113

cuuuuuuuuC
349. cuuuuuuuuC
350.

{NDWDWDwD} {WDWDWDwD}
{dwhpdpDB} {dwdwdwDW}
{wDW)WGp0} {NDWDW0wH}
{dWDwDkDN} {dWDwDpDr}
{wdw)wDwD} {wdP0wDpD}
{DwDwDPDW} {DPDkDWDp}
{KDWDWDPD} {K!WDWDWD}
{DwDWDWdW} {DwDWDWdW}
vllllllllV
Daily Chronicle vllllllllV
Kentish Mercury

cuuuuuuuuC
351. cuuuuuuuuC352.

{WDBDWhWD} {WDWDWdWD}
{DWDpDWDW} {IWDw0WHW}
{WDWGWDWD} {WDWDW0WD}
{DWDW)kDK} {DWDWiwDW}
{W0WDpDWD} {WdPDpDWD}
{0WDWDWDW} {dPDWDWDP}
{WDnDNDPD} {WHw!WDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Birmingham Daily Post
114 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 353. cuuuuuuuuC 354.

{WDKDWDwg} {WDWDWDwd}
{DWDWDWDW} {0WDWDWDB}
{WDWDWDBD} {WDW0pDWD}
{DPDWiWDW} {DW)kdWDW}
{bDPDWHWD} {w$NDWDPD}
{DW4pDWDP} {DWdwGpDN}
{WDW)WDW!} {WIWDWDWD}
{GWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Metropolitan Magazine

cuuuuuuuuC 355. cuuuuuuuuC


356.

{WIWDWDwd} {KDWDWDwd}
{dWDWDQDW} {dWDWDWDW}
{WDWdwDWD} {WDWdw)WH}
{DWDwiWDB} {DWGkdWDp}
{PDwDWDWD} {WDw)WDW!}
{DWdPDwDw} {DPdWDw0w}
{WDW)WDWD} {W)WhWDW$}
{DWDWDWDW} {DNDWDnDW}
vllllllllV
Cape Times Christmas Number vllllllllV
Morning Post
three-move problems 115

cuuuuuuuuC 357. cuuuuuuuuC 358.

{WDWDWIwd} {WDWDWDwd}
{dWDWDWDW} {dWDpDBDW}
{pDWdpDWD} {wGW)wDpD}
{!WDwHWDw} {DW0PiW0w}
{W)PiWDWD} {WDW0WDPD}
{DWdNDpdP} {DW!WDKdW}
{WDWdW)WD} {WDPdWDWD}
{gWDBDwDW} {dWDWDwDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Daily Gleaner (Jamaica)

cuuuuuuuuC
359. cuuuuuuuuC
360.

{WDWDWDQd} {KDWDWDWd}
{dWDwDW0W} {dWDwDWdQ}
{wDWDwDwD} {wDWDkDwD}
{0k)WdWHw} {dwDWdWDw}
{pDWdPDWD} {wDWdWDWD}
{GWDWDWdW} {hPDWDWdW}
{W0WdKDWD} {WdWdWHNG}
{dWDWDwDW} {dWDWDwDW}
vllllllllV
Knowledge vllllllllV
Field
116 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 361. cuuuuuuuuC


362.

{WDWDWDWd} {WDRDWDWd}
{)WDwDWHW} {!W)wDWDW}
{wDWDP)w)} {wHWDWDwD}
{4pDWiWDP} {dw)p0PHK}
{pHWdWDQh} {whBiWDP$}
{IWDWDWdW} {DWDpDW4W}
{W)WdBDWD} {WDW)WDWG}
{dWDWDwDW} {dWDWDbgn}
vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times vllllllllV
Morning Post

cuuuuuuuuC
363. cuuuuuuuuC 364.

{WDWDWDWd} {WDWDWDWd}
{DpDwIWDW} {DKDwDWGW}
{wDWDWDwD} {wDWDWDwD}
{dPDkdWDW} {dWDwdWDQ}
{w)W0WGWD} {wDWdkDWD}
{DWDwDWdW} {)WDwDWdW}
{WDWHP)WD} {WDWDWDWD}
{dWDWDwdw} {dWDWDNdw}
vllllllllV
Daily Telegraph vllllllllV
Illustrated London News
three-move problems 117

cuuuuuuuuC
365. cuuuuuuuuC
366.

{WDWHWDWd} {WDWDKDWd}
{DWIw0WDW} {DNDwdWDW}
{wDWDPDwD} {p)WDWDwD}
{dWDkdW)W} {dkDw0WDW}
{wDWdp)pD} {wDWdQDwD}
{DWDwDWdW} {)WDwDPdW}
{W)WDQDWD} {p)WDWDWD}
{dWDWDndw} {4WhBDwdw}
vllllllllV
Times vllllllllV
Morning Post

cuuuuuuuuC 367. cuuuuuuuuC


368.

{WDWDWDWd} {WDWDWDWd}
{DWDw!WDW} {DQDwDWDW}
{wDWDWDwD} {wDWDWDwD}
{0w)kdWDW} {dpDPdWDP}
{wDWdW0w4} {wDWdkdw0}
{)PDwDWdp} {DWDwDp0P}
{wDW)WDWD} {wDP)WDNG}
{dWdNIwdN} {dBdKDwdW}
vllllllllV
Weekly Gazette (Montreal) vllllllllV
Reading Oberserver
118 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 369. cuuuuuuuuC


370.

{WDWDWDWd} {WDWDKDWd}
{DKDwDW0W} {DWDwDWdW}
{wDB)WGPD} {wDWiWDWD}
{dwiWdWHW} {dwdWdW0W}
{wDWdwdwd} {wDPdQdPd}
{DW)pDwdW} {)WDwDwdW}
{wDWDWDWD} {wDPDW)pD}
{dWdWHwdW} {dWdWDWHW}
vllllllllV
Cricket and Football Field vllllllllV
Field

cuuuuuuuuC
371. cuuuuuuuuC
372.

{W!WDWDWd} {WDWDWDWd}
{0WDwDWdW} {IWDpDW0W}
{wDkdWHWI} {wDw0WDQ0}
{dwdpdPdW} {dPdwdWdP}
{wDWdWHWd} {NDWiWDWd}
{DWDwDwdW} {)WDwDwdW}
{w)WDWDwD} {wDP)WDPD}
{dWdnDWDW} {dWdwDWDW}
vllllllllV
Hackney Mercury vllllllllV
Morning Post
three-move problems 119

cuuuuuuuuC
373. cuuuuuuuuC 374.

{WDKDWDNd} {bDWDWDWh}
{DWDwDWdW} {0WDwDWdW}
{wDQdWDWd} {QDW0W)pd}
{dWdwipdW} {dWdkdwdW}
{WDWdWDWd} {W)WdWDWd}
{DWDwDpdN} {DWDwDwdB}
{wDWDWDWD} {PGWDWDWD}
{dWdwDWDW} {dWdwDWDK}
vllllllllV
Brighton Society vllllllllV
Illustrated London News

cuuuuuuuuC 375. cuuuuuuuuC 376.

{w!KDWDWd} {wDWDWDWh}
{dW)wDWdW} {dWDwDWdW}
{pDWdWDwd} {w)pdW0wd}
{)WGw0PdW} {DWIwiWdW}
{PDWdkDP)} {WDWdw0W)}
{DW0wDwdW} {DQ0wDwdP}
{WDWDWDWH} {WDWDWDWD}
{HWdwDWDW} {DBdwDWDW}
vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine vllllllllV
Bristol Times and Mirror
120 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
377. cuuuuuuuuC
378.

{wDRDWIWd} {wDBDWIWd}
{hWDwGpdN} {dWDNDwdW}
{w0P)Wdwd} {wdWDPHwd}
{gNDwdkdW} {dW)wdpdW}
{WDpdw)WD} {WDPiwDW)}
{DWdw)wdW} {)WdwDwdQ}
{WDPDWDW)} {WDWDWDPD}
{!WDwDWDW} {DWDwDWDW}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Field

cuuuuuuuuC379. cuuuuuuuuC 380.

{wDWDWgWd} {wDWDWdNg}
{DWDWDw0W} {DWDWDwdW}
{BdK0WDwd} {WdW0WDPd}
{dWDPiwdP} {!WDPiwdP}
{W0Wdw0PD} {WdWdwdWD}
{DWdwDPdW} {DWdPDWdW}
{WDPDW!WD} {WDWDPDPD}
{DWDwDNDW} {DWIwDWGW}
vllllllllV
Glasgow Weekly Herald vllllllllV
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement
three-move problems 121

cuuuuuuuuC
381. cuuuuuuuuC 382.

{bIWDWdWd} {NDWDWdWd}
{DW!WDwdW} {DNGWDwdW}
{WdWdWDW0} {WdW)WDPd}
{DWDW0PdW} {)W0kdWdW}
{WdW)kdpH} {pdWDpdQD}
{DPGWDWdW} {)WDW)WdW}
{WDNDWDPD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDwDWDW} {DKDwDWDW}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Illustrated London News

cuuuuuuuuC
383. cuuuuuuuuC 384.

{WDWDKdWd} {WDWDWdWd}
{DWDWDRdW} {DWDWDWdp}
{WdWDpDWd} {WdNDk)Wd}
{DP)wiWdW} {DNDwdWdp}
{WdW0wdpD} {WhPdw)wG}
{GWDPDWHN} {DWDWDW)W}
{WDWDWDPD} {W)WDKDWD}
{DWDwDWDW} {!WDwDWDW}
vllllllllV
Hereford Times vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times
122 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 385. cuuuuuuuuC


386.

{WHWDWdWd} {WDWDWdnd}
{DWDWDWdw} {DpDWDW4R}
{WHWDwDWd} {W!W)wDpd}
{DW)wiPGP} {GWDkdWDp}
{p)BdpDw)} {wDW0wDwD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DPDWDN)B}
{WDWDPDWD} {KDW)WgpD}
{DWDwIWDW} {DWDwDR1W}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Morning Post
Dramatic News

cuuuuuuuuC 387. cuuuuuuuuC 388.

{WDWDWdwd} {WDBDWdwd}
{0wDpDWdW} {dwDw0WdW}
{QDWDwGKd} {WDWDwDWd}
{DW0kdWDw} {DW)wdWDw}
{wDWdwDwD} {w)WdkDw)}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDW)W}
{W)WDPdwD} {WDW!WdwH}
{DWDwDWdW} {IWDwDWdW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine
three-move problems 123

cuuuuuuuuC
389. cuuuuuuuuC
390.

{WDKDWdwd} {WDWDNdwd}
{dwDwdWdN} {dwIwdWdW}
{WDpDwDWd} {WDw0w)Wd}
{DWGw)WDw} {0BDk0WHR}
{wDWdpiwH} {pDWdwdwD}
{DWDpDWDW} {)nDwDPDW}
{WDWDW)wD} {Q0W)W0wD}
{DWDBDWdW} {DWDWDWgW}
vllllllllV
Times Weekly Edition vllllllllV
Westminster Gazette

cuuuuuuuuC 391. cuuuuuuuuC


392.

{WDWHWdwd} {WDWHWIwd}
{dwDwdW0N} {dwDw0Wdp}
{WDPdw0Q)} {W$WdpHW0}
{dWDwiWDW} {dWDBdWhR}
{PDPdwdwD} {P0WiwdwD}
{DwDwDWDP} {DwDwDWDW}
{KdW)WdwD} {WdWGPdwD}
{DWDWDWdW} {DWDWDWdW}
vllllllllV
Southern Counties’ Chess Journal vllllllllV
Morning Post

1st Prize, 1896

Conditions: White force limited to


King, Queen, two Knights and
Pawns.
124 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
393. cuuuuuuuuC 394.

{WDW!KDwd} {rDnDWDQI}
{dwDw0Wdw} {$PDpdWdp}
{WDWdpDWd} {WDW0wDWG}
{dW0WdWdN} {dWdWdPdP}
{WdN0kdPG} {WdNiwdWD}
{DwDwDWDW} {DwDwDW)P}
{W)WDWdPD} {PDBDWdPD}
{DWDWDWdW} {DWHWDWdW}
vllllllllV
Field vllllllllV
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement

cuuuuuuuuC 395. cuuuuuuuuC


396.

{wDKDWDWH} {wHWDWDWh}
{DWDw0Wdw} {DWDwdBdw}
{WDW0kDWD} {W)WdpDWD}
{dWdW)WdW} {gN0k0W0W}
{WdpdQdWD} {W)pdWdWD}
{Dw0wDWDW} {DwdwDWDW}
{W0WDPdWD} {W!W)WdWD}
{DBDWDWdW} {DWDWDWIW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Morning Post
three-move problems 125

cuuuuuuuuC 397. cuuuuuuuuC 398.

{wDWDWIWd} {wDWDWDWh}
{DWDwdWdw} {HpDw4Wdw}
{WDNdw!WD} {W0WdPDWD}
{dWdkdWdW} {dPdPdW)W}
{WDwdWdpD} {NDw)kdwd}
{HP0wDP)W} {DWdwDW0Q}
{nDWDPdWD} {wDWDPdpD}
{DWhWDWDW} {IWdW$bGW}
vllllllllV
Southern Counties’ Chess Journal vllllllllV
Bradford Observer Budget

cuuuuuuuuC
399. cuuuuuuuuC
400.

{wDWDWDbd} {wDWDWDwd}
{DwDpdW0w} {0wDwdWdb}
{p!WdWDN)} {BDWdW0pD}
{dWdkdWDW} {dWdwdW)W}
{WDwDwdwI} {NDwiwdwH}
{DWdPDWdW} {DQdWDPdp}
{pDWDW)wD} {wdPDP0wD}
{DWdWDwDW} {DnIWDnDW}
vllllllllV
Standard vllllllllV
Morning Post
126 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
401. cuuuuuuuuC 402.

{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{IW!WDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
{W0WDWDWD} {WHpDWDpD}
{DWDpDpDW} {DWGwDwDW}
{WDpiWDWh} {WDwdk0Pd}
{0WDWDPDr} {dWDWDWDN}
{WDW)WHWD} {KDW)PDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDBDW}
vllllllllV
Daily News vllllllllV
Illustrated London News

cuuuuuuuuC
403. cuuuuuuuuC
404.

{WDWDWDRD} {WDWDWIWD}
{DWDWIWHW} {DWDWDQDW}
{W)P)WDpD} {WDpDWDwD}
{DWDpDwDW} {DWDwiwDW}
{WDwiw0Nd} {WDBdPdWd}
{dW0WDPDW} {)WdpDWHW}
{WDWDWDWD} {WHWDWDPD}
{!WDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Pictorial World vllllllllV
Hackney Mercury
three-move problems 127

cuuuuuuuuC 405. cuuuuuuuuC406.

{WDnDWDWD} {WDwHKDWD}
{hWDWDWDB} {dWDpDWDW}
{WDwDW)wD} {pDw0WDwD}
{DWDwiwDW} {hWDkdpDP}
{WDWdWdW)} {WGWdWdW)}
{!WdwDW0P} {DW)wDpdW}
{WDWDWDND} {WDWDWHWD}
{DWDWIWDW} {DWDW!WDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Evening News and Post
Dramatic News

cuuuuuuuuC
407. cuuuuuuuuC 408.

{WDwDKDWD} {WGwDKDWD}
{dWDw0WDP} {dWDw)WDb}
{PDwdWDwg} {WDpdW0p$}
{dBDpdwDW} {dWHkdwDW}
{WDWiWHWG} {W0W)WDWD}
{$WDwDw0W} {DWDwDpdp}
{WDWDWDpD} {WDPDWDwD}
{DQDWDW$q} {DWDWDQDw}
vllllllllV
Bristol Mercury vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine

Hon. Men., 1890


128 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
409. cuuuuuuuuC
410.

{WhwDWDWD} {WdwDWDWD}
{dWDwDWDQ} {dW0wDWDW}
{PDPiWdwD} {RDP0Pdw!}
{dWDwdPDW} {dWDw0WGW}
{W)WDWDWD} {WDWiWDPD}
{DW)wHwdw} {)WDpDwdw}
{WDWDWDwD} {BDWDW0wD}
{IWDNDWDw} {DWDWDKDw}
vllllllllV
Rossendale Free Press vllllllllV
Morning Post

cuuuuuuuuC411. cuuuuuuuuC
412.

{WIwDWDWD} {WDwIWDWD}
{dW!wDWDW} {GWDwDWHW}
{W0pdkdwD} {Wdwiw0ND}
{dWDwdWDN} {dpDwdWDW}
{W0WDWDWD} {WdpDWDWD}
{DWDw)wdw} {DWDwDw)w}
{wDWHWdP0} {wDPDWdWd}
{DWDWDWDw} {DWDWDBDw}
vllllllllV
Glasgow Weekly Herald vllllllllV
Field
three-move problems 129

cuuuuuuuuC
413. cuuuuuuuuC 414.

{WDwDWDW!} {WDwDNDWD}
{DWDwDWDW} {DWDwDpDW}
{pdwdwdWD} {NdwdkGWD}
{dPDw)PDW} {dWDwDWDW}
{W)wiWDWD} {WDwdWDKD}
{DWDPDwDP} {DW)WDwDW}
{w0W)WdWd} {wdWDWdWd}
{DKDWDWHw} {DBDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Brighton Society vllllllllV
Amsterdammer, Weekblad Voor
Nederland

cuuuuuuuuC 415. cuuuuuuuuC 416.

{rDwDWDWD} {wIwDWDWD}
{0WHwDw0W} {dWDwDwdW}
{Wdw0wDW)} {WdwdpDND}
{)WDwiBDW} {!WDwHWDW}
{WDwdpDQD} {WDPiwDPD}
{DPDWDwDW} {DWDWDPDW}
{wdPDpdPd} {wdWDwdW0}
{DWDWIbDw} {DWDWDnDw}
vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Courant vllllllllV
Illustrated London News
130 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 417. cuuuuuuuuC


418.

{KDwDWDQD} {WDwDWDW!}
{dWDwDrdW} {dpDwDwhW}
{WdwdkDWD} {W)wdwDWD}
{DWDwGWDW} {DP)wDpdN}
{W)Wdw)WD} {WDWdkDWD}
{DN)WDWDW} {DKDpDWDW}
{wdWDw)Pd} {wdWGwDWH}
{DWDWDwDw} {DWDWDwDw}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Hackney Mercury
Dramatic News
Hon. Men., 1891

cuuuuuuuuC
419. cuuuuuuuuC
420.

{WDwDWDWD} {WDwDWDWD}
{IwDwDwdW} {DwDwDwGW}
{WDwdwGWD} {WDwIwDWD}
{DPDkDBdW} {DWDw0kdW}
{W)WdwDPD} {WDWdwDWD}
{DWDwDW)W} {DWDW!W0W}
{P0W0w)WD} {W)PdwDPD}
{DWDNDwHw} {DWDWDwDw}
vllllllllV
Pictorial World vllllllllV
Field
three-move problems 131

cuuuuuuuuC
421. cuuuuuuuuC 422.

{WDwDWDWD} {WHQDWDWD}
{0wDw!wDW} {dPDw0wDW}
{KDPDPDWD} {WDWDW)WD}
{DW0kdw)B} {IWdwiwDW}
{WDWdwDW0} {WDWdwDWd}
{DPDWDpdR} {DWHW)pdW}
{W)WdN)WD} {WDW)W0PD}
{DnDWDwDw} {DwDWDRDw}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Cricket and Football Field

1st Prize
(half-yearly competition, 1893).

cuuuuuuuuC 423. cuuuuuuuuC 424.

{RDWDWDWD} {bDWDWDWD}
{dWDBdwDW} {)WDWGwDW}
{PDWDWDWD} {W)WDW)WD}
{DpdwdKDW} {Dw0kdWDW}
{W)WdwDWd} {WDWdw0Wd}
{DkDWDwdW} {)NDPDPdQ}
{W)WDWdQD} {WDWDWdWD}
{DwDWDWDw} {IwDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine vllllllllV
Daily Gleaner (Jamaica)
132 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 425. cuuuuuuuuC


426.

{wIWDWDWD} {wDWgWHQD}
{DWDWDwDW} {Dn$WDwDW}
{WHWDPDWh} {WDP0WDWd}
{0wdPdWDW} {dwdB0WDW}
{PDWiwdWd} {WDWiw)Wd}
{DWDpDWdW} {IWDwDWdW}
{WDW)WdBD} {W)PDWdWD}
{DwDnDWDQ} {DwDwDWDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Pall Mall Gazette

cuuuuuuuuC 427. cuuuuuuuuC


428.

{wDWdWDWG} {wDWdKDWD}
{DwDWDwDW} {DwDWDwDW}
{pDPdNDWd} {wDWdWDWH}
{dwdkdWDW} {dwdwdWDW}
{NDWdwDWd} {W)WdkDWd}
{)WDwDPdW} {dWDwDpdp}
{WDWDW)WD} {PDWDW)W)}
{DwDKDWDQ} {Dw!WDNDW}
vllllllllV
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement vllllllllV
Morning Post
three-move problems 133

cuuuuuuuuC
429. cuuuuuuuuC 430.

{wDWdWDWD} {wDWdW!WD}
{DwDWDwDW} {DwDWDwDW}
{wDpdWDWH} {wDwdPDWH}
{)wdPdPHW} {DwdPiWDP}
{WDWiwDWd} {WDWdwDW)}
{dKDwDwdp} {dW)pDP0w}
{WDPDW)WG} {WHWIWDWD}
{DwDWDBDW} {DwDbDWDW}
vllllllllV
Hereford Times vllllllllV
Southern Counties’ Chess Journal

1st Prize, 1893

cuuuuuuuuC 431. cuuuuuuuuC


432.

{wDWIWDW!} {wDWDWDWD}
{DwDWDwDW} {DwDpDwDW}
{wDw0WDWD} {wDwdWDQD}
{0wdP0WDW} {dwdk)WDW}
{WDWiwDWD} {N0WdwDWD}
{dWDwDPdw} {dWDwDWdw}
{BDW0WHWD} {WDN)W)wD}
{DNDRDWDn} {DWDKDWDw}
vllllllllV
Manchester Evening News vllllllllV
Field
134 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 433. cuuuuuuuuC


434.

{wDWDWDWD} {wDWDWDWD}
{DpDwGwDW} {DpDwDwIP}
{w)wdWDW0} {w)wdPDWd}
{dwdwiWDP} {dwGwdWDW}
{WdWHpDWD} {W)kHwDWD}
{dWDw!WdP} {dW0pDW)W}
{WDPDWDPD} {PDWDW0W!}
{DWDWDWIw} {DWDWDBDw}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Morning Post

cuuuuuuuuC 435. cuuuuuuuuC436.

{wDWDWDWD} {wDbDWDWD}
{!w0wDwDW} {GNdwDwDW}
{wDpdWDWd} {wDwdWDWd}
{dwHpdW)W} {)wDkdpDQ}
{WDp)w0WH} {PDw0w)WD}
{dWdwiWDP} {dW0NdWDW}
{WhWDWdpI} {WdBDWdwD}
{DBDWDW$w} {DWDWDWDK}
vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine vllllllllV
East Central Times

3rd Prize, 1890


three-move problems 135

cuuuuuuuuC 437. cuuuuuuuuC


438.

{wDwDWDWD} {KDwDWDRD}
{DndwDpDW} {DwdwDwDW}
{wDPdWHW)} {BDW)WDWD}
{0wDw)wHW} {dwDkDw)p}
{W)wiwDWD} {PDw0wGWD}
{dWdBdWDW} {dWdWdWDW}
{KdWDWdpD} {W)W)p!RD}
{DQDWDWDW} {4WDW4bDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Morning Post

cuuuuuuuuC 439. cuuuuuuuuC 440.

{WgNDWDWD} {WdWHWDWD}
{Dw0wDpDQ} {DwdwDwDQ}
{WDWDPGWd} {WDWDWDWD}
{dwDkDwDP} {dwDwiNDW}
{WDwdwDWD} {W)wdpDW0}
{)WdWdNDK} {DWdWdW0p}
{PDWDwDWD} {W)WDBDWG}
{hWDWdRDW} {dWDWdKDR}
vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle vllllllllV
West Sussex County Times
136 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
441. cuuuuuuuuC 442.

{WHWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DwdwDwDW} {DwdwDw!W}
{WDWDW0W)} {WDWiPdWD}
{)N)wiWDW} {)WDwdWDW}
{WDwdwDWd} {WHwdwDWd}
{DWdWdWdw} {IWdW0PHw}
{PDWDWDWD} {WDPDWDWD}
{dKhwdQDB} {dWdwdWDw}
vllllllllV
Field vllllllllV
Birmingham Weekly Mercury

cuuuuuuuuC 443. cuuuuuuuuC


444.

{nDNDWDWD} {wDWDWDWD}
{)wdwDRDK} {DwdwHW0N}
{W0WdWHWD} {WdW0WDQD}
{DPDwiWDW} {0WDwiWDW}
{PDwdwDWd} {WgwdwDWd}
{DB0W0PDw} {DWdWdWhK}
{WDWDpDWD} {RDn)wDWD}
{dWdwdWDw} {dBdwdWDw}
vllllllllV
Bradford Observer Budget vllllllllV
Morning Post
three-move problems 137

cuuuuuuuuC 445. cuuuuuuuuC 446.

{wDWIWDWD} {KDWDW$WD}
{DwdNDWdW} {DwdWDW0W}
{WdWdWDWG} {W0RdNDPD}
{dWDp0W0W} {dWDwdWdW}
{WdwiPDWd} {NdwdkDWG}
{)WdWdPdW} {DWdWdpdW}
{WDwDw0PD} {WDP0wdWD}
{HWdwdQDw} {DWdndWDw}
vllllllllV
Manchester Evening News vllllllllV
Illustrated London News

cuuuuuuuuC 447. cuuuuuuuuC


448.

{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DwdWDKdW} {INdn0rdW}
{nHWdWDWD} {wDPdW0WD}
{)WDw0WdW} {DpDwdWdW}
{WdpdkDW)} {p)kdwDPH}
{DWdWdwdp} {0Wdpdwdw}
{WDWdPdpD} {WDWdWdwD}
{DWdWdW!w} {GWdW!WDw}
vllllllllV
Daily Gleaner (Jamaica) vllllllllV
Kentish Mercury
138 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
449. cuuuuuuuuC 450.

{WHWIWHWD} {WhWDWDWD}
{DWdwdw0W} {DWdwdQdW}
{wDWdWdWD} {pDpdWdW)}
{0w)k)W0W} {)pDw0WdB}
{PDpdwDPD} {WHwdk0WD}
{dW!wdwdw} {dWDwdwdK}
{WDWdW)wD} {WDWdW)wD}
{DWdWDWDw} {DWdWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Courant

cuuuuuuuuC 451. cuuuuuuuuC 452.

{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDbD}
{DKDWDBHW} {IBDWDWDp}
{WDWDW0WD} {WDWDPdW!}
{DWDWDWDp} {DW)WiW0w}
{WDWiW)PD} {WDWdWDP0}
{DWDpDWDW} {)WDwDWDW}
{W)WDWDWH} {NHWDWDW)}
{DbDWDWDQ} {hwDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Sussex Chess Journal

1st Prize, 1891


three-move problems 139

cuuuuuuuuC 453. cuuuuuuuuC


454.

{WDWDNIwD} {WDWDWDwD}
{DWDWDWDw} {DWDbDNDw}
{WDWDp!WD} {WHpDwDWD}
{HWDkdWdw} {dWDwdW)w}
{WDWdWDPd} {W0Wip)Wg}
{DWDwDWDW} {DWDwDW)W}
{WDPDWDWD} {PDQDWDWD}
{dwDWDWDW} {dwDWDWIW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Cape Times
Dramatic News

cuuuuuuuuC
455. cuuuuuuuuC
456.

{QDWDWIwD} {NGWDWDKD}
{DWDwDWDw} {DNDwDW)w}
{WDwDwDpD} {WDwDwDwD}
{0W)wdWDn} {)WDkdW0w}
{W0PdwDWH} {WdWdwDPD}
{DWiwHWDW} {DWdwDPDQ}
{WDPDWDWD} {WDPDWDWD}
{dwDW$WGn} {dwDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Vanity Fair
140 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
457. cuuuuuuuuC
458.

{WDWHWIWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{0WDwDWDw} {dWDp0WGw}
{P)w)PDwD} {WDwhW4wD}
{DWDwdWdN} {DWDwiWHW}
{WdWiwDWD} {KdPhPDPD}
{DWdwDWDW} {DWdw$WDN}
{QDBDW)WD} {WDWDWDWD}
{dwDWDWDw} {dwDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Pen and Pencil vllllllllV
Times Weekly Edition

cuuuuuuuuC
[458a.] cuuuuuuuuC
459.

{WHWDWDKD} {WDbDWDWD}
{DWDNDWDW} {IW)wdWDw}
{WDW0pDWD} {WDwGWdPD}
{DW0kDWDW} {DNDk)WHW}
{WDnDpDPD} {WdpdWDWD}
{DW)WDWDW} {DWdw)WDW}
{WDWDWDPD} {WDPDW)WD}
{DWDWDWDW} {dwDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
To-Day vllllllllV
Boy’s Own Paper

This pure rendering of


problem No. 458 appeared
in To-Day
three-move problems 141

cuuuuuuuuC460. cuuuuuuuuC
461.

{WDwDWIwD} {WDwIWDWD}
{!W0wdWDw} {DWdPdWGw}
{WDPDWdW0} {WDWDWdWd}
{DWGwDWDN} {DW)wDpDW}
{RgwdkDWD} {WHkdwDWD}
{DWdNDWDW} {DWdWDWDW}
{PDPDPDWD} {W0wDWDWD}
{dwDWDWDw} {dBDW!WDw}
vllllllllV
Tinsley’s Magazine vllllllllV
Field

cuuuuuuuuC
462. cuuuuuuuuC 463.

{WHwDBgWG} {WGwDWdWD}
{DWdW0Whw} {DWdWdWdQ}
{WDWDPdWd} {WDWDkdWd}
{DW)wDPDW} {DPDw0WDP}
{W)k0wDKH} {WDwdw0PD}
{)W0W0PDW} {DWdWdWDN}
{WdPDRDWD} {KdWDW)WD}
{$WhQDWDw} {DWdWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Courant
142 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 464. cuuuuuuuuC


465.

{WDBDW!WD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWdWdWdW} {DWdWdW!W}
{W)W0w0Wd} {W0WdwdWd}
{DWDkdWDW} {DWDwGW0W}
{W0wdwdWD} {WdwdkdPD}
{DPdWdWDW} {)WdWdWDW}
{WdWDWDWD} {WDP0WDWD}
{GWdNINDw} {DWdNDKDw}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Brighton Society

cuuuuuuuuC
466. cuuuuuuuuC
467.

{WDWDW!WD} {WDWDRDWh}
{DWdWdW0W} {DKHWdWdn}
{WdWdkdpd} {WdWdPdwd}
{DPDpDp)W} {DWDwiw0P}
{WHwdwdWD} {WDBdPdWD}
{DWdWdWDW} {0WdWdWDW}
{KDWHPDWD} {WDWDWDWH}
{DWdWDWDw} {DWGW$WDw}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Chess Review
three-move problems 143

cuuuuuuuuC468. cuuuuuuuuC 469.

{WDWDWDKd} {W!WGWDWd}
{DW0WdWdw} {0WdWdB0K}
{WdpdPdwd} {Pdwdpdwd}
{DWDkdwGW} {)W0kdw)W}
{PDNdpdWD} {WDWdwdWh}
{dN)WdWDW} {HW)W0pDW}
{pDpDPDQ0} {wDwDPDbd}
{DWDWDWDw} {DWgWDnDR}
vllllllllV
Nottingham Guardian vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine

cuuuuuuuuC
470. cuuuuuuuuC471.

{BDW$WGWd} {WDWGWDWd}
{dW)WdW0W} {dWDW0WdW}
{W0P4wdwd} {WdWdwdw0}
{0Pdwdw)K} {dW$P0wDW}
{pDWiPdWd} {wDPdkdPd}
{)WDWDW!W} {DNIR0WDN}
{PhwDwHwd} {WdwDPDwd}
{DRdWDwDW} {hWdWDwDW}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Glasgow Weekly Herald
144 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 472. cuuuuuuuuC 473.

{WDWDWDKd} {WDWDWDWd}
{dNDW0QdW} {dWDWdWdW}
{WdWdwdwd} {PdWGw0w)}
{dWDWiwDW} {dW)kdpDW}
{PDWdw0Wd} {WDWdwdW!}
{DNDWdWDW} {DW)WdWDn}
{Wdw)WDwd} {WINDWDwd}
{dWdWDwDW} {dWdWDwDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Weekly Gazette (Montreal)

cuuuuuuuuC 474. cuuuuuuuuC


475.

{WDWDWDWd} {WDWDNDWd}
{dKDWdWdN} {dpDWdWdW}
{WdWDwdwD} {p)WDw)wD}
{$NDk0PDP} {DW0wiWDW}
{WDndwdW)} {WDwdpdW)}
{DWDWdWDw} {DQDWdWDB}
{BDPDWDPd} {NDWDWDPd}
{dWGWDwDW} {dWDWDKDW}
vllllllllV
Bradford Observer Budget vllllllllV
Morning Post
three-move problems 145

cuuuuuuuuC 476. cuuuuuuuuC 477.

{WDWDWDWD} {WIWDWDWD}
{DWHWHWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
{pDP!WDPD} {pipDW)WD}
{)WDWDWDW} {DWDWDPDW}
{WDpDkDWD} {WDwDwDWD}
{DPDWDW0W} {DPDW0WdW}
{W0WDWDPD} {WdN)QDWD}
{DKDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times

cuuuuuuuuC 478. cuuuuuuuuC 479.

{WDNDWDWD} {W!WDWDWD}
{DQDWDWDW} {0WDWDWIB}
{wdw0W)WD} {PdwdWDWD}
{DWDWipDW} {DWDWdw0W}
{WDnDwHWD} {WDPDwDpD}
{DPDWdW)W} {)WipHW)W}
{WdWDW)WD} {ndWDWDWD}
{IWDWDWDW} {DWDWDRHW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine
146 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
480. cuuuuuuuuC
481.

{WHWgKDWD} {WDWIWDWD}
{dWDN)WDW} {dQDWDWDW}
{P0wdWDpD} {PdwdNDR0}
{DWDW)wdW} {0WDWDwdp}
{WDWDkDw0} {WDk)w)wd}
{DWdwGWDW} {GWdwDWDp}
{PdW)WDW)} {pdWDP0W1}
{DWDWDW!W} {DWDWDbDR}
vllllllllV
Bristol Mercury vllllllllV
Morning Post

Hon. Men., 1892

cuuuuuuuuC
482. cuuuuuuuuC 483.

{WDWDWDWD} {WGWDWDWD}
{dNIWDWDW} {dWDWDNDW}
{WdwdWDWd} {W)wdW0Wd}
{dNDPDw)w} {dW0WDPDw}
{WDwDBDwd} {W0wiW)wd}
{)WdPiW)w} {DWdWdWDw}
{wdWDWdW$} {wdQDWdWH}
{DWDWDwDW} {DWIWDwDW}
vllllllllV
Daily News vllllllllV
Cricket and Football Field

2nd Prize, 1893


(half-yearly competition)
three-move problems 147

cuuuuuuuuC
484. cuuuuuuuuC
485.

{WDWDW!WD} {RDWDWDWD}
{dWDWDWDW} {dWDWDWGW}
{WDwdWdPd} {W)wdWdWd}
{dWGW0WDw} {dWDW0k)w}
{WdwdkDpd} {NHwdwdw)}
{DPdWdWDw} {DwdWdBDw}
{wHWDWdWD} {wDWDW)WD}
{DWIWDwDn} {IWDWDwDw}
vllllllllV
Field vllllllllV
Rossendale Free Press

cuuuuuuuuC
486. cuuuuuuuuC
487.

{WDWDWDQD} {WDWDWDWD}
{dpDpDWDW} {IwDwDWDW}
{W)w0WdPG} {N)pdWdQD}
{dWDWdwDP} {dWDkdwDW}
{WDNiwdwD} {WDW0wdw0}
{DwdWdWIw} {DwdWdWDP}
{PDPDW)WD} {PDWDWDPD}
{DWDW$wDw} {DWDWGNDw}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Times Weekly Edition
148 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 488. cuuuuuuuuC 489.

{WDWDWDWI} {WDWDWDWD}
{DwDpDWDW} {DwDwDWHW}
{W0PdWdWD} {WdW)WdWH}
{dNDPdw)W} {)pDk0wDW}
{W)WdkHw)} {W!W0wDBD}
{DwdWdWDW} {DwdWdWDW}
{PDW)PDW!} {WDWDWDW)}
{DWDWDWDw} {DWIWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle vllllllllV
Illustrated London News

cuuuuuuuuC
490. cuuuuuuuuC491.

{WIWDWgWD} {WDWDWdW!}
{DwHw0WDB} {DwDwdWDW}
{p0WDPdW0} {wdWDWdWd}
{)wDPdwDW} {)wDW0w)W}
{WGWdPiW0} {PDpdkdWd}
{DwdpdpDP} {Gw0w)w)W}
{WDWDWDWD} {WDPDKDWh}
{DbDWDW!w} {DwDB$WDw}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Glasgow Weekly Herald
three-move problems 149

cuuuuuuuuC 492. cuuuuuuuuC 493.

{WDWDWdWD} {WDWDWdWD}
{HwDpdWDQ} {DwDw0pDK}
{wdWDWiWd} {wdWDPdWd}
{DPDPdwDW} {DWDWdwDW}
{WDwdwdWd} {WDwdkdW)}
{DKdwDw)W} {DN!wDwGW}
{WDWDWDWd} {WDPDWDWd}
{DwDWGWDw} {DwhWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and
Dramatic News

cuuuuuuuuC 494. cuuuuuuuuC 495.

{nDWDWdWD} {QDWDNdWH}
{Dw0wdwHW} {DwdwdwDW}
{wdPDW0Wd} {w0pGPdWd}
{DWDWiwDW} {0WDkdwDW}
{WDwdpdWD} {WDwdwdW0}
{IWDwDwDP} {DWIwDwDP}
{WDW!WDNd} {WDWDW)Wd}
{DwdWDWDw} {DwdWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Tri-Weekly Gleaner (Jamaica) vllllllllV
Amsterdammer, Weekblad Voor
Nederland
150 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
496. cuuuuuuuuC
497.

{WDWDWdWI} {WDKDW$WD}
{DwdwdpDN} {0wdwdw0W}
{Pdw0W)Wd} {Qdwdp0W0}
{0WDkdn$Q} {GWDkdwgR}
{pDwGwdWd} {w)w0wdW)}
{)pDwDwDP} {HwDpDwDP}
{WhW0N0W4} {WdW)WdNd}
{DwdWDBDw} {DwdWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Brighton Society vllllllllV
Morning Post

cuuuuuuuuC 498. cuuuuuuuuC


499.

{W!WDKDWD} {WDWDWDWI}
{dwdwdwdW} {dwdwdwdW}
{Wdw0wdNd} {ndwdw0Wd}
{DWDNdw0W} {DWDkdwdp}
{wDwdwdkD} {QDwdwdw)}
{DwDwDpDW} {)NDwDwGW}
{WdWDP)bd} {W)WDWDwH}
{DwdWDW$w} {DwdWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Field
three-move problems 151

cuuuuuuuuC
500. cuuuuuuuuC 501.

{rDWDWDR4} {wDWDBDWD}
{0wdw0wdW} {DWHW0WIW}
{wdp)wdWd} {WDPDPDWD}
{)WiwdPdN} {DpDWiWDW}
{WDwdwdwD} {WDWDpDW0}
{)PDwDPDW} {DWDWDWDP}
{WDW!WDwD} {WDWDPDWD}
{DwdWDKDw} {DN!WDWDW}
vllllllllV
Pictorial World vllllllllV
Western Magazine and Portfolio

cuuuuuuuuC502. cuuuuuuuuC 503.

{wDBDWDWD} {wDQDWDWD}
{DWDW0WIW} {IW)WdWDW}
{WGkDWDpD} {WDpiWDPG}
{)wDW)W4W} {DwDWDWdW}
{WDWDwDpd} {WDWDpDNd}
{)WDWHWDW} {)WDWDWDW}
{WDWHPDWD} {WDWDP)WD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Nottingham Guardian vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine
152 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 504. cuuuuuuuuC 505.

{wDWDWDWD} {wDNDWDWD}
{DWDWdWDp} {DWDWdQDN}
{WHw0W0WD} {WDwdWdW0}
{0wDPiWdW} {4wDWiWdW}
{KDWDwDWd} {pDWDwDWd}
{DWDPDWDp} {DW)WDWDK}
{WDWDWDW)} {WDW)pDWD}
{DW!WHBhW} {DWDWDWdW}
vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times vllllllllV
Illustrated London News

cuuuuuuuuC
506. cuuuuuuuuC
507.

{wDWIWDWD} {bDWDWDWD}
{0WDWdWDN} {dWDWdW0W}
{WDwdWdpH} {nDp)QdpD}
{dQ)WdW0n} {0WDWdWHw}
{wDWiwDWd} {w0WiPDWI}
{DWDPDWDW} {)WDWDWDW}
{WDW)whrD} {nHW)wdwD}
{DWDWgWGb} {DWDWdWDw}
vllllllllV
Cape Times vllllllllV
Morning Post
three-move problems 153

cuuuuuuuuC508. cuuuuuuuuC 509.

{RDWDWDWH} {WDWDWDND}
{0WDBdWdW} {dWDWdWdW}
{w0wDWdwD} {wdPDWdwD}
{0WDpdWDQ} {dRDBdpDW}
{wdWiWDWD} {wdWiWDWD}
{0WDPDWDW} {dWDW0P)W}
{wDP0PdwD} {wDWdPdQ0}
{InDWdWDw} {DKDWdWDn}
vllllllllV
Glasgow Weekly Herald vllllllllV
Southern Counties’ Chess Journal

cuuuuuuuuC 510. cuuuuuuuuC 511.

{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDWHWD}
{dRDpdWdW} {dWDpdW0W}
{pdW$WdwD} {wHWDWdPD}
{0WDpdwDW} {dW0wiPDW}
{P)WiWDWD} {WDW0WDWD}
{dWDWdWDW} {)WDQdW)W}
{wDKdWHNd} {wDWdWDWd}
{DWDWdWDw} {DWDWIWDR}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine

1st Prize, 1894


(monthly competition)
154 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 512. cuuuuuuuuC 513.

{QDWDW$W4} {WDWDWDWd}
{dpDwdP0r} {dwDBdWdw}
{wDWDWdW0} {wDWDWdKd}
{dWdPdWDW} {dW0kdWDW}
{WDWiWDPH} {WDNdpDPD}
{DW0PdPDW} {DWdW)WDb}
{BDWdbHWd} {WDW)QDWd}
{DWDWIWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times

cuuuuuuuuC 514. cuuuuuuuuC


515.

{WDWhWHWd} {WDQdWDWH}
{dwDpdWdK} {dpDwdpdW}
{wDWGWdWd} {w)WDWdWd}
{dP)kdWDW} {dPGkdWDW}
{bDWdwDWD} {wDWdwDW)}
{DWdBDWHw} {DWdWDPDw}
{WDPDW)Wd} {PDW)WDWd}
{DWDWDWDW} {IWDWDWDB}
vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Courant vllllllllV
Morning Post
three-move problems 155

cuuuuuuuuC 516. cuuuuuuuuC


517.

{KDWdWHWD} {WDWdWDWD}
{$wDpdwdW} {!wDwdw0W}
{wDWDWdW0} {wDPDWdPd}
{dPDkdWDB} {dW4w)WDN}
{wDWdwDW)} {wDWiwHWD}
{)pdWDWDw} {Dw0WDW0w}
{W)WDWHPd} {WDWDKDWd}
{DWDWDWDQ} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Sheffield Weekly Independent vllllllllV
Bristol Mercury

3rd Prize, 1889

cuuuuuuuuC 518. cuuuuuuuuC


519.

{QDWdWDWI} {WDWdWDWD}
{0wDpdwdW} {dwDw0w$W}
{wDWiWdWd} {wIP)pdPd}
{dPdwDWDN} {dN0k0WDW}
{w)WdwDP)} {wDpdwDW)}
{DwdWDWdw} {DwdWDW)w}
{BDWDWDWd} {WDWDWDWd}
{DWDWDWDW} {!WDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Boy’s Own Paper
156 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
520. cuuuuuuuuC
521.

{WDWdWDWD} {WDWdWDWD}
{IwDwdw!W} {Dw0wdwDW}
{wDWiwdW0} {wDPdwdWd}
{dWdwdWDW} {dW0p)WDW}
{w)wdwDW)} {wDwiwDWG}
{DwHW)WDw} {Dw0WDpDw}
{WDWDW)Wd} {QDBDWDWd}
{DWDWDWDW} {HWDWDKDW}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Kentish Mercury

cuuuuuuuuC
522. cuuuuuuuuC 523.

{WIWdWDWD} {WDWdWDWD}
{Dwdwdw!W} {DwdwdwDW}
{wDWdkdWd} {wDWdwdWH}
{dWdwDWDW} {dB0k)W)W}
{wDNdwDWD} {KDWdwDQD}
{DNdW)wDw} {DW0WDwDw}
{WDWDWDWd} {WDWDWDWd}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWgW}
vllllllllV
Field vllllllllV
Illustrated London News
three-move problems 157

cuuuuuuuuC 524. cuuuuuuuuC


525.

{WDWIWGWh} {WDWhWDKd}
{DwdP0pDW} {DwdpdwDW}
{wDWdwdWD} {PDW)wdWH}
{dpdwiWDP} {dwdwiWDW}
{WDWdwDWD} {W)BdwDW!}
{DWdWDwDw} {DWdWDPDw}
{BDp)P!Wd} {WHwDWDWd}
{DWDWDWdW} {DWDWDWdn}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Morning Post
Dramatic News

cuuuuuuuuC 526. cuuuuuuuuC 527.

{WDWdWDWd} {WhWdWDWd}
{DwdwdwDW} {DNdpdwDW}
{RDPDwiWI} {WDWDwdWD}
{dwdwdpDW} {dwdpiwDn}
{W)Wdw0WD} {pGWdwdQD}
{DWHWDPDw} {)WDWDWDp}
{BDwHPDWd} {WDw0WDWH}
{DWDWDWdw} {DWDBDWIw}
vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine
158 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 528. cuuuuuuuuC 529.

{WdWdWDWd} {bdWdWDWd}
{hWIwdwDW} {dWDwdpDW}
{W0WDPdWD} {WdWHWdW!}
{dpdw0w0B} {dwdwdw0W}
{wDWdkdWh} {wDWiPdPd}
{DWDWDWDw} {DPDpDWDK}
{WDP)W!WD} {WDWDW)WD}
{DWDWDWDw} {DNDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Courant vllllllllV
Daily Gleaner (Jamaica)

cuuuuuuuuC 530. cuuuuuuuuC


531.

{wIWdWDWd} {wDW$bDWd}
{dWDwdpDB} {dWDndNDW}
{WdW0WdpH} {WdWdWdwD}
{dQhkdw)W} {dPdkdwDW}
{wDWdWdPd} {w)WHWdpG}
{DWDwDWDW} {DpDw0W)W}
{WGPDW)WD} {W!WDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDw} {$KDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Manchester Evening News vllllllllV
Pictorial World
three-move problems 159

cuuuuuuuuC 532. cuuuuuuuuC


533.

{wDWDwDWd} {wDWDwDWI}
{dNDwdWDK} {dWDwdWDW}
{WdWdWdwD} {WGn0WdND}
{dP0k0wGW} {dpdkdwDW}
{wDWDWdQD} {w0WDWdQ0}
{DwDwdWDW} {DPDpdWhr}
{nDWDPDWH} {bDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDw} {DWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Pavilion

cuuuuuuuuC
534. cuuuuuuuuC
535.

{wIWDwDW!} {wDWDwDWD}
{dNDwdWDW} {dWIwdWDW}
{W0wdWdWD} {Wdw)NdWD}
{dwGw0w)W} {dw$pdwDW}
{wdWDkdpd} {wGWDwdpd}
{DWDwdWdw} {DPDkdW)w}
{PDW)P0PD} {WDWDW)WD}
{DWDBDRgw} {DWDBDWdw}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Boy’s Own Paper
160 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
536. cuuuuuuuuC
537.

{wDWDwDWG} {wDWDwDWD}
{dWDwdWDW} {dWDwdW0W}
{WdPDp0WD} {WdWhN0PD}
{)piw)wDR} {Dw$PiwDK}
{w0WDwdwd} {wdWDp0Pd}
{DPDwIWDw} {DWDwDWDw}
{NDWDWHWD} {WDW)PDW)}
{DWDWDWdw} {HWDWDWdw}
vllllllllV
Daily Chronicle vllllllllV
Reading Oberserver

cuuuuuuuuC
538. cuuuuuuuuC
539.

{wDWDwDWD} {qgWDwDN$}
{dWDwdWdW} {0WDwdWdB}
{WdRdwdPD} {WdW)NdPD}
{0wGNiwDW} {dwDkdwDW}
{P0WDwdB0} {Wdn)wdW)}
{DPDwDWDP} {DWDwDWDP}
{WDWDWDWD} {QDW)WDWG}
{DNDWDKdw} {DWDWDKDw}
vllllllllV
Westminster Gazette vllllllllV
Morning Post
three-move problems 161

cuuuuuuuuC
540. cuuuuuuuuC 541.

{ndWDwDWD} {wdWDwDWD}
{dWDNdWdR} {IWDWdPdW}
{WdWDWdPD} {WdPDWdWg}
{dBDk)wDW} {0WGk)w0B}
{WdN0pdWI} {NdWdwdWD}
{)WDpDWDW} {DW0w0N)W}
{WDWDWDWD} {WDRDPDWD}
{DWDWDWDw} {DWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Daily News vllllllllV
Weekly Gazette (Montreal)

cuuuuuuuuC
542. cuuuuuuuuC 543.

{QdWDwDWD} {WdWDwDWD}
{DWDWdWdW} {DWDQdWdW}
{WdWDWdWd} {WdpDWdWd}
{dW0R)wdW} {dWdWipdW}
{RhWdkdWD} {WdWdwdWD}
{IWdw0WGW} {DK0w)W)W}
{WDWDWDPD} {WDPHWDWD}
{DWDWDWDw} {DWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Times vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine
162 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 544. cuuuuuuuuC


545.

{WdWDwDKD} {WdNDwDWD}
{DWDWdWdW} {GWDWdWdW}
{pdwDWdWd} {wdwDWdNd}
{dWiWdw)W} {dWdPdwDK}
{pdWdwdW!} {w0kdwdWD}
{HWdwDWDW} {DpdwDp!W}
{WDWDWDBD} {W)WDWDWD}
{DWHWDWDw} {DWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Leisure Hour

1st Prize, 1901


(Ladies’ competition)

cuuuuuuuuC
546. cuuuuuuuuC547.

{WdWDwGWD} {WdWDwDWD}
{DWDWHWdN} {IWDWDW0W}
{KdwDWdpd} {WdwDWdwd}
{dWdW0pDW} {dWdk)w0W}
{pdkdwdWD} {wdwdwdpD}
{)wdw0w)W} {DwdwGpDW}
{W!WDWDWD} {WHRDNDWD}
{DWDWDWDw} {DWDWDWDQ}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Southern Weekly News
three-move problems 163

cuuuuuuuuC 548. cuuuuuuuuC


549.

{WdWDwDWD} {WdWDwDWD}
{DWDwDWdw} {IWDWDWdW}
{QdwDW)Nd} {Wdp!Wdwd}
{dWIpDwdP} {dWdw)wdW}
{wdwdkdW)} {wdkdwdwD}
{DwDw)pDW} {DwdwDwDN}
{WDWDWDWD} {WDW)WDWD}
{DWDWDNDW} {GWDWDNDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Times Weekly Edition
Dramatic News

cuuuuuuuuC
550. cuuuuuuuuC 551.

{W4BDwDWD} {WDBDWDWD}
{DWDpDWdp} {DNDWDWDW}
{WhwGWdwd} {WDWDW0WD}
{dW)wDw0N} {DWDpiNDW}
{wdwdkdKD} {WIWDp0WD}
{Dp)wDwDW} {DWDWDWDP}
{W$W)W$WH} {WDWDPDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Hackney Mercury vllllllllV
Illustrated London News
164 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 552. cuuuuuuuuC 553.

{WDWIWDWG} {WDWGWDW!}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDkDWDW}
{WDWDWdW0} {P0W0WdW0}
{DWDwdkDW} {DWDwdwDW}
{WDPDwdWD} {W)WDw)WD}
{DWDP0W$W} {DW0W0WDW}
{BDWDNDPD} {WDNDNDWD}
{DWDWDWgW} {DWDWDKdW}
vllllllllV
Brighton and Hove Society vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times

cuuuuuuuuC
554. cuuuuuuuuC
555.

{WDWDBDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{HW0wDWDW} {DWdwDWDW}
{bdPdWdWd} {wdW)p)Kd}
{0Wiw)wDW} {!WdpDw)P}
{QDWDwDWD} {WDWiwHWD}
{DpdPHWDW} {)wdBDp0R}
{W)WDWDWI} {WDWDW0W$}
{DWDWDWdW} {DWDWDWdW}
vllllllllV
Field vllllllllV
Morning Post
three-move problems 165

cuuuuuuuuC
556. cuuuuuuuuC 557.

{WHBDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWdwDWIW} {0KdwDWDW}
{wdWDwDWd} {NdBDpDWd}
{DpdwDwDW} {DwdwiwGW}
{WGk0p)WH} {WDwdpDPD}
{DwdWDwdW} {DwdpDwdW}
{W$WDWdWD} {W)WHWdWD}
{DWDWDWdW} {DWDWDWdW}
vllllllllV
Rossendale Free Press vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine

cuuuuuuuuC
558. cuuuuuuuuC 559.

{WDNDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{dWdPDWDp} {dWdWDWDQ}
{WdWDBDW0} {KdWDWiWd}
{1p)PiwDp} {dwDpdwDw}
{WDwdwDWD} {W)wdw0WD}
{gw0PDwdW} {dwdNDpdW}
{WhWDW)WD} {WhWDWHWD}
{DW!WDWdK} {GWDWDWdW}
vllllllllV
Boy’s Own Paper vllllllllV
Illustrated London News
166 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
560. cuuuuuuuuC 561.

{WDBDWDWD} {WDKDWDWD}
{dWdWHWhW} {dWdW0WdW}
{WIWDWdWd} {WDWDWdWd}
{dwDwdwDw} {0pHwdwDw}
{W0wiwdWD} {Wdk)wdQH}
{dwdPDwdQ} {)wdWDw)W}
{WdWDWDWD} {PdWDPDWG}
{DWDWHWdW} {DnDBDWdn}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Sussex Chess Journal

1st Prize, 1892

cuuuuuuuuC
[561a.] cuuuuuuuuC
562.

{wDKDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDW0WDW} {dWdWdWdW}
{WdWDWdWD} {WDPDWHW$}
{0pHwDWdW} {GpDwdwDB}
{Wdk)WDQH} {RHwDpiPD}
{)wDWDw)W} {DwdWDwDW}
{PDWDPDWD} {WdW)PDPD}
{DnDBgWDW} {DwDWDWdK}
vllllllllV vllllllllV
Kentish Mercury
To a strict economist this might
appear a still happier rendering of 1st Prize, 1893
No. 561. It will be seen, [...], that a
White Bishop has been removed,
also a Black Knight, and that the
Black Bishop introduced on K8 is
the means of producing another
pure mating position, viz.: 1. Se4
Sc3 2. Sd2† Bxd2 3. Bb3‡.
three-move problems 167

cuuuuuuuuC563. cuuuuuuuuC
564.

{WDWDKDWD} {QDWDWDWD}
{dWdWdWdW} {dW0WGW0W}
{pDW0pDW)} {pgW0kDND}
{DwDk)wDW} {4NDwDwDW}
{BDwDwdWD} {B)PDwdWD}
{Gw)WDw0W} {DwDW)pdW}
{WdWDW0WD} {bdn)WdWD}
{DwDWDQdW} {DwDWDWdK}
vllllllllV
Evening News and Post vllllllllV
Pictorial World

cuuuuuuuuC
565. cuuuuuuuuC 566.

{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{dWdWDWdK} {dWdWDpdW}
{w$pdPDQ0} {wDPdWiWd}
{HWhwDwDP} {DWGwDwDp}
{pDPiwdWD} {BDN)Q0WD}
{DwDWDBdW} {DwDpDW)p}
{wdwDndPD} {wdPHwdW$}
{DNDWGWdW} {DWDWDWIW}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Illustrated London News
168 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
567. cuuuuuuuuC 568.

{WDWDWDWD} {WDWhWDKD}
{0WdWDwHW} {dW0WDwDW}
{wDWdWdPd} {wDNdWdWd}
{)WiwDwDw} {DPdwDwDw}
{W0PDWdND} {W)k)WdWD}
{DBDwDWDQ} {DRDwDWDQ}
{w)WDwdW)} {wDWDwHWD}
{DWDWDKDW} {$WhWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Brighton Society vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times

cuuuuuuuuC
569. cuuuuuuuuC
570.

{WDWdWDWD} {WDWGWHWD}
{dw0WDQDW} {dwdWDWDW}
{BDPdWdWd} {W0WdNdWd}
{DWdwiwDw} {DPdwiwDw}
{NDwDWdWD} {WDPDpdPD}
{DW)wDpDW} {)WDw0wDW}
{wDWDwDW0} {wDWDBDWd}
{DKdWDWDN} {DWdWDKDW}
vllllllllV
Field vllllllllV
Morning Post
three-move problems 169

cuuuuuuuuC 571. cuuuuuuuuC 572.

{WDWDnDWD} {WDWDwDWD}
{dwdWDBDW} {dwdWDWDW}
{NdW0WdWG} {WdWdp)WD}
{DWgPdwDw} {DWdWdw)w}
{P0WiwdPD} {WIWDwiWD}
{DRDwdwDW} {DW)wdwDW}
{wDWDWDWd} {wDWDPGWH}
{DNdWDKDW} {DQdWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Demerara Daily Chronicle vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine
(West Indies)

cuuuuuuuuC 573. cuuuuuuuuC 574.

{WDKDwDWD} {WDWDwDWD}
{dwdBDWDW} {dQdNDWDW}
{W0WdwDWD} {WdWiwDWD}
{DpdkHwDw} {DwdwDwDw}
{WDW)wdWD} {WDWDwdW)}
{DWDwdp)W} {DWDPdPDW}
{w!WDW)WD} {wDW)WHKD}
{DWdWDWDn} {DWdWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Weekly Gazette (Montreal) vllllllllV
Illustrated London News
170 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
575. cuuuuuuuuC
576.

{WDWDwDWD} {WDWDwDWg}
{dpdKDW!p} {dwdKDBDw}
{pdWdwDWG} {wdpdwiPH}
{DwdpDwDp} {hwHwDwDw}
{rDWDkdW0} {wDWDp0W)}
{)NDWdWDP} {DWhpdWDW}
{w)WDWDWD} {wDWDWDWD}
{HWdWDWDb} {DWdWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Boy’s Own Paper

cuuuuuuuuC 577. cuuuuuuuuC 578.

{WDWDwDWd} {WDnDwDWd}
{dwdWDWDw} {dwHWDWDw}
{wdwdPGWD} {wdwdPDPD}
{Hw)pDwDw} {IwDPDwDw}
{wiPDBdWD} {wdWDkdW)}
{DWdpdWHQ} {DNdpdW!W}
{wDWIWDPD} {wDW0WDWD}
{$WdWDWDw} {DWdnDWDw}
vllllllllV
Devon and Exeter Gazette vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times
three-move problems 171

cuuuuuuuuC
579. cuuuuuuuuC 580.

{WDwIwDWg} {WDwDWDWD}
{dwDWDNDw} {0WDpHWDw}
{wdwdW0WD} {wDw)WdWD}
{DwDkDwDp} {HwiwDB)w}
{PdWHwdWD} {PdWDWdWD}
{DW!w0W)P} {DW0W)wDQ}
{wDpdWDWd} {wDWDWDWD}
{DW$wDn1w} {DWIWDwDw}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Illustrated London News

cuuuuuuuuC 581. cuuuuuuuuC


582.

{NDwDwDWd} {WDQDwDNd}
{dwDWDKDw} {dwDWDWDw}
{BdwdWdND} {n)wiWdWD}
{DwDwDwDw} {DwDpDwDw}
{WdWiw0WD} {WdWdwdND}
{DWDPdWDW} {DWDWdWDW}
{w)wdWDRd} {wDw)WDWd}
{DWDwGwdw} {IWDwDwdw}
vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and vllllllllV
Field
Dramatic News
172 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 583. cuuuuuuuuC


584.

{WDWDwDWd} {WDnDBDNI}
{dpDWDWDw} {dRDpDWDw}
{w)w0WdWD} {rDw0WdWD}
{)wDk)pDw} {DwDwDPGp}
{BdW)wdWD} {pdW)PdWD}
{DWDWdWDW} {DWDWdkDW}
{wDNDWDP!} {w)WDWDW)}
{DWDNIwdw} {DWDWDw!w}
vllllllllV
Southern Counties’ Chess Journal vllllllllV
Morning Post

3rd Prize, 1894

cuuuuuuuuC 585. cuuuuuuuuC 586.

{WDwDWDWD} {WDwDnDWD}
{dWDwDWDw} {dWDwDWDw}
{KDpDWdWG} {WDpDWdWI}
{DwdwDWhw} {GwdwDpHw}
{NdWDpdWD} {pdNiw0WD}
{DWdWiwDW} {DWdPdpDW}
{wDWDWDWD} {BDPDW)WD}
{DBDWDQDw} {DWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times vllllllllV
Illustrated London News
three-move problems 173

cuuuuuuuuC
587. cuuuuuuuuC 588.

{WDwDwDW!} {WDwDwDWD}
{0WDwDWDw} {dpDwHWDw}
{nDw0pdWD} {w)wdw)pD}
{DPdWGwDw} {DWdWDwHw}
{wdWdkdW0} {wdWiwdW0}
{DPdWdw)W} {DWdWdwDp}
{WHWDP)WD} {QDWDBDWI}
{DKDWDWDw} {DWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Times Weekly Edition vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine

Hon. Men., 1894

(Hackney Mercury Tourney,


conducted in the British Chess
Magazine.)

cuuuuuuuuC
589. cuuuuuuuuC
590.

{WHwDwDWD} {WDwDKDWD}
{dwDwDWDK} {dwDpDW0W}
{pDwGPDwD} {wDwDWDND}
{)WdWDw0B} {HpdWDw0P}
{pdk)wdWh} {wdwDkdW0}
{DW0W)wDw} {DW)WDwDw}
{WDWDWDND} {W)W$W)PD}
{DQDWDWDw} {DWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Daily Chronicle
174 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 591. cuuuuuuuuC 592.

{WDwDWInD} {WDwDWDwD}
{dwDNDWdW} {dwDWDWdW}
{wDpDWDWD} {KDwDWDWD}
{DwdkGwdP} {!wdPiwdN}
{wdwDwdW)} {wdpDNdWD}
{DW0PDp0w} {)WdWDwdw}
{W$WDW)WD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDNDw} {DBDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Cricket and Football Field vllllllllV
Illustrated London News

1st Prize, 1894


(half-yearly competition)

cuuuuuuuuC
593. cuuuuuuuuC
594.

{WDwDW!wD} {WDwDW$wD}
{dwDWDWHP} {dwDWDWDW}
{WDP0PHW0} {WDWdW)WH}
{DPdPiwdP} {DWdp)wHW}
{wdwDWdpD} {wdwDWdwD}
{DWdWDwdw} {DKdpiwdw}
{WDWDWDPD} {W!WDWDWD}
{DWDWGWIw} {DWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Field
three-move problems 175

cuuuuuuuuC 595. cuuuuuuuuC 596.

{WDbDWDwD} {WDnDWDwD}
{gpDNDWDW} {dwDWDWIW}
{W)WdWIWD} {WDWdpDWD}
{DWGwDpDW} {DNDwiwDp}
{wdwDk0ND} {nHwDwdWD}
{DWdwdwdw} {DPdwdwdw}
{WDPDWDPD} {WDW)WDWD}
{DW$WDWDw} {DQDWDWDb}
vllllllllV
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle vllllllllV
Illustrated Sporting and
Dramatic News

cuuuuuuuuC 597. cuuuuuuuuC


598.

{WDBDWDwG} {WDWDWDwD}
{dwDW0WDW} {!wDWdWDW}
{WDpdPhWH} {WDkdWdWH}
{DWDPiw0P} {0WDW0wdW}
{wDWDwdWD} {wDWDNdPD}
{DKHwdwdw} {0W)wdwdw}
{WDWDWDpD} {PDWDWIwD}
{DWDWDW!w} {DWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Bristol Times and Mirror vllllllllV
Hackney Mercury

[ Hon. Men., 1902 ]


176 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 599. cuuuuuuuuC 600.

{W!WDWDnD} {WhWgNDBD}
{IwDWdWDW} {Dw0W)n4W}
{WDwdW)WD} {WDKdW)pD}
{dpDkHw)W} {dwDwDwDW}
{w0WDpdWD} {wdW)kdWD}
{dWDwdw)w} {dRDw0w0Q}
{WDW0BDwD} {WDNdWDPD}
{DWHWDWDw} {DWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement

Christmas contribution

cuuuuuuuuC
601. cuuuuuuuuC
[601a.]

{WdrdWDWD} {WdwdWDWD}
{Dw0WDw0W} {DwdWDwdW}
{pDpdNDQ0} {wDwdpDWd}
{)wDk)w)p} {DKDw0wDw}
{pdWDwdW)} {wdWiwdWd}
{)WDwdNdW} {DWDwdQdW}
{W0W)WIRD} {WdWDWDWD}
{DRgWDWDB} {DWdWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Morning Post vllllllllV
Standard

Christmas contribution A contrast to No. 601 in point of


lightness.
FOUR-MOVE PROBLEMS

177
four-move problems 179

cuuuuuuuuC 602. cuuuuuuuuC 603.

{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDWDW$WD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DW)NDWDW}
{WDKHk)WD} {WDKDkDWD}
{)WDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
{WDWDW)WD} {WDPDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDRDW}
vllllllllV
Illustrated London News vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine

“The Walse of the Kings”

cuuuuuuuuC 604. cuuuuuuuuC


605.

{WDWHWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWIWDW} {DW0WDWDW}
{WDW)WDWD} {WDBDpDWH}
{)WiWDWDW} {HWdWiWDP}
{pDWDwDW)} {w)WDwDWD}
{0W)WDW)W} {dWDW)WDP}
{PDW)BDW)} {WDW)K)WD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine vllllllllV
Hackney Mercury
180 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 606. cuuuuuuuuC


607.

{WDWHWDWD} {WDWHKDWD}
{DWdWDWDW} {DWdWDWDW}
{WDWDwDWG} {WDWHwDWD}
{DW)k)WDp} {DWDpDWDP}
{PDW0wDW0} {WDWiw0Wd}
{dPDBDPDP} {dWDpDWDW}
{W)WDWDWD} {W)WGW)WD}
{DWDWDWIW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times vllllllllV
Morning Post

cuuuuuuuuC 608. cuuuuuuuuC


609.

{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWdWDWDW} {DWdWDWDR}
{WDWDw0WH} {WDWiwdWD}
{DKGkDBDW} {DWDPDWDW}
{WDWdwdWd} {WDWGBdWd}
{dW)wDWDW} {)WDpDWIW}
{WDWDPDWD} {PDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine vllllllllV
Chess Review
four-move problems 181

cuuuuuuuuC
610. cuuuuuuuuC611.

{WDWHWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWdWDWDW} {DWdWDNDW}
{WGW0wdWD} {WDWdwdWD}
{DWDkDPDW} {DKDpDWDW}
{W)WDWdWd} {WDWiWdPd}
{DKDwDWDW} {DWDpDWDW}
{WDWDPDWD} {WDWGWHWD}
{DBDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Hackney Mercury vllllllllV
East Central Times

cuuuuuuuuC 612. cuuuuuuuuC 613.

{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWdNDWDW} {DWIWDNDW}
{WDWHwdWD} {WDWDwdWD}
{DPDpDWDW} {)WDk)B)W}
{WDW)WdWd} {W)WDWdWd}
{)WDkDW)W} {DWDwDRDW}
{PDWGWDPD} {WDWDW)PD}
{DWDKDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times
182 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
614. cuuuuuuuuC
615.

{WDWDKDWD} {WDWHWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWHWDWDW}
{W0Wiw0WD} {pdWdpIWD}
{DPDwDBDW} {)WiwDWDW}
{WDWDWHWd} {WDWDWDWd}
{DNDwDWDW} {)PDwDWDP}
{WDWDPDWD} {WDW)BDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Hereford Times vllllllllV
Morning Post

cuuuuuuuuC
616. cuuuuuuuuC
617.

{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DW0K0NDW} {DWdWdWDW}
{wdPdPDWD} {wdWdpDWD}
{DWdNDWDW} {DKdk)W)W}
{WDPiWDWd} {WDWdWDPd}
{DWDBDWDW} {DNDWDW$W}
{WDPDWDWD} {W)WDW)WD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Pen and Pencil vllllllllV
Hackney Mercury
four-move problems 183

cuuuuuuuuC
618. cuuuuuuuuC 619.

{WDWDWDWD} {WHWGWDWD}
{DWHWdWDW} {DWDWdWDW}
{Bdpdw0WD} {WdpdwdWD}
{)WiwDWDW} {DW0wiWHW}
{WDWdW)Pd} {WDKDWDPd}
{DW)WDPDW} {DWDWDWDW}
{PDW)P$WI} {WDWDW)W)}
{DWDWGWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Reading Observer vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine

cuuuuuuuuC 620. cuuuuuuuuC


621.

{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWdWDW} {DWDpdWHW}
{W0wdwdWD} {Wdw)wdWD}
{DPiwdPDW} {IWdpdp)W}
{pDPdRDWd} {w)WiWDWd}
{0WDWDKDW} {dWDBDP)W}
{PDWDPDWD} {WDPDWDWD}
{DWDWGWDW} {DWGWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Manchester Weekly Times vllllllllV
Morning Post
184 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 622. cuuuuuuuuC


623.

{WDWDWHWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDwdWDW} {DWDwdWHW}
{WdwDw)W0} {Wdw0w0Wd}
{DWGwiwDP} {DPDkdwDW}
{w)WdpDWd} {wDWdwDWd}
{dWDWHW0W} {dWDPGpdP}
{W)W0WDPD} {WDWdW)WD}
{DWDKDWDW} {DBDKDWDW}
vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine vllllllllV
Hackney Mercury

cuuuuuuuuC 624. cuuuuuuuuC 625.

{WDWDBDWD} {WDWIWDWD}
{DWDwdWDW} {HWDwdWDW}
{WdwdpdWd} {Pdwiw0Wd}
{)W)k)wDP} {DW0wDPDW}
{wDWdwDWd} {PDWdwDpd}
{GW)pDKdW} {DWDwHW)W}
{WDWHWDWD} {WDW)WDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWGW}
vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine vllllllllV
Brighton and Hove Society
FIVE-MOVE PROBLEMS

185
five-move problems 187

cuuuuuuuuC
626. cuuuuuuuuC 627.

{WDWDKDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDpDWDW}
{WDWiNDWD} {WDW)WDWD}
{DWDPDWDW} {)WDWDNHW}
{WDWDPDWD} {PDkDWDWD}
{DWHWDW)W} {)WDWDWdW}
{WDWDWDWD} {WDK)WGWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Chess Review vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine
(Book-cover)

cuuuuuuuuC 628. cuuuuuuuuC 629.

{WDNDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{DW0BDWDW} {DWdWDWHW}
{WDPDWDWD} {NDWDWDWD}
{DWDkDWDW} {DPDkDW0W}
{W)wDWDWD} {WDwDWDPD}
{DWDP)WdN} {DWDPDKGW}
{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDWDWD}
{IWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine
cuuuuuuuuC 630.

{WDWDWDWD}
{DWdWDNDW}
{piBIWDWD}
{0WDwDWdW}
{pDwDWDW0}
{)WDWDWDp}
{WDWDWDWD}
{DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
British Chess Magazine
SELF-MATE PROBLEMS

189
self-mate problems 191

cuuuuuuuuC 631. cuuuuuuuuC 632.

{WgWDWDWD} {WdWDWHWD}
{0W4WDWDW} {dWdWDWDW}
{PDWDW)WG} {P0kDWDb$}
{DW!WHWhW} {Dn1WDP4p}
{WDWhWDR0} {B)RdKDp)}
{DWDPiWDp} {DWDWdWGw}
{WDWDW0WI} {WDW)NdQD}
{DNDWDBDR} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
Glasgow Weekly Herald Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement

First attempt at a self-mate


problem, 1890

cuuuuuuuuC 633. cuuuuuuuuC 634.

{WdWDWDWD} {WdWDW!WD}
{dW)BDWDW} {0P0pDWDW}
{WdKDW0wD} {qdrDPdwD}
{DwdWin$w} {)wdpdwDw}
{W!WdWDwD} {KDk4WDwD}
{DrDWgP)w} {)nDpdWDw}
{W4NDWdWD} {Bdb)WdWD}
{GNDW$WDW} {DW$WDWDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
British Chess Magazine Glasgow Weekly Herald
192 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 635. cuuuuuuuuC 636.

{WDb4WDWD} {WhwdWDQD}
{1p4kDW0R} {dwdwDWdW}
{WDWDWDB0} {RDRDnDbd}
{gW!WDKHN} {dp)kDpDp}
{WDWDPDWD} {WDWDW0WD}
{DW0nDWDW} {DqGK0WDW}
{WDWDWDWh} {BDNDNDWd}
{DWDRDWDW} {DWDWDWgW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
Southern Counties’ Chess Journal Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement

1st Prize, 1893

cuuuuuuuuC 637. cuuuuuuuuC638.

{WdRdWDbD} {rDWDWDWD}
{0Pdw0WdW} {4nGWDBDW}
{q)WDpDwd} {NDW0WgpD}
{0whwIwDQ} {0W0WibDW}
{WDWDW)WD} {KDWDW$WD}
{HwiWdpHW} {)PDPHWhW}
{WDPhW)Wd} {WDWDW$WD}
{DRDWGWdW} {DW!WDWDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
British Chess Magazine Morning Post
self-mate problems 193

cuuuuuuuuC 639. cuuuuuuuuC640.

{wDWDWDWD} {wDbDWDWD}
{dw)wDWDW} {dPDNDWDp}
{pDBdWdwD} {wDW4P)w0}
{1WdWdpDW} {dWdWdKDN}
{PDW0N$WD} {QDpdWDWD}
{DWDkDWdb} {DW)kDWgR}
{QDW0WDND} {RDW)qDWD}
{DWDKDWDW} {DWDWDBDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement

cuuuuuuuuC 641. cuuuuuuuuC 642.

{wDwDbDWD} {whBDNDWH}
{dWDP0WDw} {dWDWdWDw}
{w!WdWDpd} {pDpdbDwd}
{dWdW0W0W} {)W$W0k1R}
{WGkdKgRD} {WDwdWdW)}
{DW)w)N0W} {DWDwDWdK}
{WDpDrDPD} {WDwDwDW)}
{hWHWDBDW} {dWGWDWDQ}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
Glasgow Weekly Herald Reading Observer
194 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 643. cuuuuuuuuC 644.

{wdBDW$WD} {wdNDkDbh}
{dWDWdWDw} {$WDWHn)p}
{w0wdrDwd} {pGwdK)w0}
{DP0Ndw0p} {4rdW$wdQ}
{WDKdWdkh} {BDWdWdPd}
{DP)NDWdp} {DWDWDWdw}
{WDwDwGWh} {WDwDwdWd}
{dWDWDWDQ} {dWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
Daily Gleaner (Jamaica) British Chess Magazine

cuuuuuuuuC 645. cuuuuuuuuC 646.

{wdbDwDNh} {wdNDwgWd}
{DpDRDwDp} {DwDW0r0w}
{wGw0WDw!} {RDBdr1PD}
{dBdkDK)W} {dWiw0WDR}
{WDWgW)Nd} {phWdWDWd}
{DpDWDWdw} {!wIWDWdw}
{W)w$wdWd} {W)w)wdWd}
{hWDWDWDW} {dWDWHWDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
Nottingham Guardian Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
self-mate problems 195

cuuuuuuuuC 647. cuuuuuuuuC 648.

{ndWGqdWg} {wdWDw4bd}
{DwDp)whw} {DpDRDPdq}
{WDWiwdPD} {W)W!wdW)}
{dWdpdWDW} {dW0KdkDW}
{wdWIpDQd} {wdPDnDRG}
{Hw$W)Wdw} {DwDWDpdw}
{WDwDwdWd} {WDwDwHWh}
{dWDWDWDW} {dBDNDWDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
British Chess Magazine Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement

cuuuuuuuuC 649. cuuuuuuuuC650.

{wdWDwdwd} {wGWDwdwd}
{Dw$WDWdw} {DwDW!Wdb}
{WDb)BdWD} {RDwDWdW0}
{dWdWIPDW} {dRdpDkDW}
{wdWDw)WD} {wdWDw0WD}
{)wipDwdw} {)wdnDK0w}
{WDwDwDWd} {r0wDNDPd}
{gnDQDWDW} {hBDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
British Chess Magazine Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement
196 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 651. cuuuuuuuuC 652.

{whW!wdwd} {wdWDwdRd}
{Dw0WDP0w} {Dw$WhkdP}
{WDPDKdPd} {WDp0W0bd}
{dWdwDwDW} {Hq0wDQgW}
{R1WDkdWD} {W4nDK0pD}
{DPdp4bdw} {DBdNdwdw}
{wdwDWDWd} {wdwDW4Wd}
{dBDWDWhW} {dWDWDWdW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
Hackney Mercury Manchester Weekly Times

2nd Prize, 1894

cuuuuuuuuC 653. cuuuuuuuuC 654.

{wdW$wdWd} {BhWDwdWh}
{DQDb)P)p} {DWDw)PDN}
{WDwdWIwH} {WDrGK)wD}
{DwdwDW$W} {DwdwDWDW}
{WHriWdwg} {b$pdkdpd}
{DW0P1w0w} {DW)Wdp!w}
{wdPDWGPd} {wdPDW)W)}
{dWDWDWdW} {dWHWDRdq}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle Hereford Times
self-mate problems 197

cuuuuuuuuC 655. cuuuuuuuuC 656.

{WdWDNdWd} {WdWDNdWd}
{DWDwDWDW} {DWDBDPDW}
{WDwDNDwD} {pDwDWDw0}
{0B$riPDW} {$WDbiW0q}
{PDwdwdPd} {WDwdwdPd}
{0KDQdw4p} {dWDpIwdw}
{PdWDbDWG} {WhW)w)WD}
{dWDW$Whw} {GWDWHWdw}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement British Chess Magazine

cuuuuuuuuC 657. cuuuuuuuuC 658.

{qdBDbdWh} {BgWDwdWd}
{DWDNDpDW} {DW)pDwDW}
{w$wDW)wd} {P0r0pDw$}
{DWDk)WdN} {DKDk4W$W}
{W!w0wdWd} {P)wdndWd}
{dW0KDpdw} {dWdWDQdw}
{WdPDw)WD} {WdPDNDWD}
{DWDWDWhw} {DbDWDWdw}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
Glasgow Weekly Herald Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement
198 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC
[658a.] cuuuuuuuuC 659.

{WDWDWDWD} {WdWDwdWd}
{GW0WDWDW} {DW0wDpDW}
{n4p0WDRD} {WdPdw)wD}
{IWirDRDW} {GWDwINDW}
{PDpgWDW!} {W4wdw0W$}
{DW0W0WDW} {dWiq$pdw}
{WDPDPDWD} {PHpDW)WD}
{DWDWDWDW} {gw!WDWdw}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
British Chess Magazine Newcastle Weekly Chronicle

A position similar in idea to No. 658.

cuuuuuuuuC660. cuuuuuuuuC 661.

{ndWDwdWd} {WDWDWDrD}
{DP0wDwDW} {DWDWDN0b}
{W0Kdw!pD} {WDWDWDkD}
{DP0wDW)W} {DW0BDW1W}
{WdR1k0Wh} {WDp0KDWD}
{dWdwDbdw} {DWDWDP$P}
{WDPDWGBD} {WDWDWDND}
{dwDWDWdw} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
Brighton and Hove Society Boy’s Own Paper
self-mate problems 199

cuuuuuuuuC 662. cuuuuuuuuC 663.

{WDbDWDwG} {WDwHWDwG}
{Dp)p)Pdr} {DwDwDW4w}
{W$WIWhB4} {pIWDWdB0}
{gQdWDWdP} {)WdWDWdQ}
{WDwiWDWD} {RhwiWDWD}
{DW0WDWDW} {HpdrDpDW}
{WDPDW)WD} {W)W0W)WD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDRgWDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
British Chess Magazine Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement

cuuuuuuuuC 664. cuuuuuuuuC 665.

{WDwDWDwD} {WDwDW!wD}
{DpDR!Wdw} {DwDW0Wdw}
{w)b4WdNd} {wDw$rdpd}
{$ndkDpdW} {Dwdn)w)b}
{W)wdr0WD} {N$wdwdN1}
{DW)K0BDW} {gpDkdW0W}
{WDPdPDWD} {W0ndWDWD}
{DWDWdWhW} {DBDKdWdW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
Bristol Mercury Hackney Mercury
200 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC666. cuuuuuuuuC
[666a.]

{WDRDWDwD} {WhWhWDWD}
{0w0WdWdw} {DWgw0WDW}
{PgwDQdwd} {W0piqDRG}
{0wiw0w0w} {DWHWDW)W}
{nDpdPdpd} {W)WDWIp0}
{4wGwIp)W} {DWDrHWDW}
{WdwHW)WD} {WDWDbDWD}
{DRDWdWdW} {drDRDWDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
Glasgow Weekly Herald
Hon. Men., 1897

cuuuuuuuuC
[666b.] cuuuuuuuuC 667.

{WhWhWDWD} {WDWDWDwD}
{DWgw0WdW} {hNdWdWdw}
{W0piqDRG} {w0wDWdwd}
{DWHWDw)W} {DP0Pdw$w}
{W)WDWIp0} {wDKdk4Rh}
{DrDwHWDW} {dPGwDwDW}
{BDWDbDWD} {WdrDPDpD}
{DwDWDWDW} {DBDWdW!W}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement
Economised version of
previous problem
self-mate problems 201

cuuuuuuuuC668. cuuuuuuuuC669.

{WDWDWDwD} {WDWDW!wD}
{dWdWdWdp} {dN)pdWdw}
{wdwDpdw1} {Rdw0kdn$}
{gpGwHwDw} {dPDWhwDw}
{w)whpdW$} {wDrGK0WD}
{$W0wiwDW} {DWdPdPDN}
{WdwDpDQ)} {BdwDwDWD}
{HWDWIWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in two moves
Weekly Gazette (Montreal) Nottingham Guardian

cuuuuuuuuC 670. cuuuuuuuuC 671.

{WDWDWDwD} {WDBDW$wD}
{gWDQdWdw} {dWDWdb!P}
{W0NdwdwD} {WdNdwdwI}
{dB$WdwDw} {dWDpdwDw}
{wHqDWdWD} {wDwDWiWD}
{DWiWdW0W} {0WGW$WdW}
{P4wDpDPD} {qdwDw)WD}
{GRDWIWDW} {DWDNDWDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in three moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in three moves
Rossendale Free Press British Chess Magazine
202 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 672. cuuuuuuuuC 673.

{WDBhWDND} {WDRHWGWD}
{dWDrdRDN} {1WDwdW)N}
{WdpdkdPg} {P)BdwdRd}
{dW)wdw0w} {!bDwiw0w}
{w!wDPdpD} {wDwDWdPD}
{dRDWIp)W} {dWDWIPDW}
{wdwDw)WD} {wdw)w)WD}
{GWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in three moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in three moves
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement British Chess Magazine
(Book-cover)

cuuuuuuuuC 674. cuuuuuuuuC 675.

{WDWDWDWh} {WDWDWDWd}
{dWHwdWDQ} {hW$wdW0r}
{WDWdwdrd} {WDWdwdNd}
{DwIw0wdw} {Dw)kdPdp}
{w)wDkdWH} {RDwDwdWI}
{dWDWDqDW} {dpDW!p)P}
{wdPDb)BD} {wdWDw)Wh}
{DWGW$WDW} {DWDWDrDB}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in three moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in three moves
Bristol Mercury Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement
self-mate problems 203

cuuuuuuuuC 676. cuuuuuuuuC 677.

{bDNDRDWD} {BDRDNDQh}
{)w)WDQDW} {DWDWDWgp}
{PIpDWDWD} {WDwDpDWD}
{DWGWhWDW} {DWGWiW0R}
{BDpDkDPD} {WDwDpDPD}
{hN$WDpDW} {dWDWIpDW}
{WDPDWDWD} {WDWHW)WD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in three moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in three moves
British Chess Magazine Glasgow Weekly Herald
(Book-cover)

cuuuuuuuuC 678. cuuuuuuuuC 679.

{WDWGBDn4} {WDWDb$wd}
{DWDWDWdw} {DWDPDNdn}
{RDnDkDW0} {WDwDwDR!}
{DP)WdRdW} {DWDkdWdW}
{W0KDwDN4} {B)W0wDWd}
{dPDQDwDp} {dW0KDwDw}
{WDNDWDW)} {WDPDNDWD}
{DWDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in three moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in three moves
British Chess Magazine Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement
(Book-cover)
204 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 680. cuuuuuuuuC 681.

{WDWDwGwh} {WDWhwDwG}
{DpDWDWdw} {hw!WDNdw}
{WHpDpDWh} {WgPDk)W$}
{DpIwiW)W} {Dw0w0W0W}
{WHW$wDWd} {WDpDPDpd}
{dWdWgwDB} {dWdRIw0W}
{WDWDW!WD} {BDWDPDND}
{DWDW$WDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in three moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in three moves
Boy’s Own Paper British Chess Magazine

Nearly one-half of the B.C.M.


solvers were credited with having
found a second solution.

cuuuuuuuuC 682. cuuuuuuuuC 683.

{WDBdwDwD} {WDWdwDwD}
{dpDWDpdw} {dwHWDpdw}
{b)WDw$WD} {wDWDw)WD}
{0R4kdK0W} {dWdQdKdW}
{pDwHWDPd} {PDwDWDRd}
{)W!pDwdW} {DWDwiwdW}
{WDWGPDWD} {WDWDWDPD}
{DWDWDWDW} {4rHWGBDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in three moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in three moves
British Chess Magazine British Chess Magazine
(Book-cover)
self-mate problems 205

cuuuuuuuuC 684. cuuuuuuuuC 685.

{WDWhwDwD} {WGWHwDND}
{dp)PDpdw} {dwDWDw0b}
{w)WIw)WD} {wDWDwDWD}
{dWdBGW)W} {dpdkDnDR}
{RDwDWDWd} {w)w0WDWd}
{DWDkgw!W} {gWDKdwDW}
{NDWDWDW$} {WDPDWDrD}
{HwDWDWhW} {DwDWDQdB}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in three moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in three moves
Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement Hackney Mercury

cuuuuuuuuC 686. cuuuuuuuuC 687.

{WDWDwGWH} {nDW!wDWh}
{dwDWDwdB} {dwGWDwHW}
{wDWDw)W$} {w0WgB$pD}
{0wdwDwiW} {dPdpip$W}
{P0QdWDW0} {WdW0WDp)}
{dK0P)wDP} {dWdPDpIW}
{WDPDb$wH} {WHWDw)wD}
{DwDWDWhW} {DwDWDWdW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in three moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in three moves
British Chess Magazine Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement
206 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 688. cuuuuuuuuC 689.

{nGWDQDWd} {wDWDWDWd}
{dwDRDwDW} {0wHW0wDW}
{wdWdWHwD} {w0WdPDwD}
{)WiwdwDW} {DP0PIwDW}
{BdpdWHwD} {W!BdW)wG}
{dpIWDwDW} {dw4WDRhW}
{W)WDwDwD} {WHWDwDRg}
{DwDWDWdW} {DwDWiWdW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in four moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in four moves
Hackney Mercury British Chess Magazine
(Book-cover)

cuuuuuuuuC 690. cuuuuuuuuC 691.

{wDWDbDWd} {wDWDwgWd}
{HwDPdpDW} {DBGWdw0W}
{BdWdWGw0} {WdWdW)wd}
{DWdp0QDP} {DWiwdbDR}
{W)WiWDK)} {PDNdW$WD}
{dwdWDW)W} {dPIW0WDW}
{WDW)wDWd} {WDW)wDWd}
{DwDW$WdW} {DwDWDW!W}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in four moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in four moves
British Chess Magazine British Chess Magazine
self-mate problems 207

cuuuuuuuuC 692. cuuuuuuuuC 693.

{whWDBdWd} {wdWDWdWd}
{hNGWdwdW} {dpDWdwdQ}
{WdWdk)wd} {b)WdPDwd}
{DWdRdwDp} {DpdBdw)w}
{wDP!W$W0} {wGWDWDWd}
{dwDW)K0N} {dwDWiN0W}
{WDWDPDPd} {WDWDW0Pd}
{DwDWDWDW} {DwDWDKDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in four moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in four moves
British Chess Magazine British Chess Magazine

cuuuuuuuuC 694. cuuuuuuuuC695.

{wdWDWdWd} {wdkDWdWd}
{dwDWGw!B} {dpDNDwDR}
{wDWdphw0} {b)Wdw)wd}
{Dp$biwDp} {DpDwdwDB}
{w)W$pDW)} {wHWGwDPD}
{dwDPIPdW} {dw0KDWdW}
{WDW)WHWd} {WDPDWDWd}
{DwDWDWDW} {DwDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in four moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in five moves
British Chess Magazine British Chess Magazine
208 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC696. cuuuuuuuuC 697.

{wdwDNdWd} {wdwDWdW$}
{dwDpDw!W} {gwDwDNDW}
{w0W)kDwH} {w0WDpDwD}
{DPDwdwDW} {DPDw0w0W}
{wGK)n$rD} {wDWDRDPD}
{dwdPDWdB} {dwdkDKdW}
{WDWDWDWd} {WDWDWGPd}
{DwDW$WDb} {DNDBDWDw}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in five moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in five moves [*]
British Chess Magazine British Chess Magazine

cuuuuuuuuC698. cuuuuuuuuC699.

{wdNDWdWg} {wdWDW!Wd}
{dwDwDNDW} {dw$wDBDW}
{wdWDwDwD} {wdWDqDwD}
{$pDw0wdW} {DwDkGRHW}
{w)k0BDWD} {wDwHWDW)}
{)wdRDWdp} {DwdWDpdK}
{W)WDWDp)} {WDWDW)w)}
{DWDWDWIw} {DWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in five moves vllllllllV
Selfmate in six moves
British Chess Magazine British Chess Magazine
self-mate problems 209

cuuuuuuuuC700.

{wdW!WDWd}
{dwDnDB0P}
{w$WDnDKD}
{DwDk0PDW}
{NDwDWDWD}
{DPdWDwHW}
{WDWDW)wD}
{GWDWDWDw}
vllllllllV
Selfmate in six moves
British Chess Magazine
SOLUTIONS

1. 1. Qd2 6. 1. Sd5 9. —cont.


1. ... c×d2 2. Rd7‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Q×g4‡ 1. ... Q×f2 2. Qb6/c3
1. ... other 2. Q×d5‡ 1. ... S6 any 2. S(×)e7‡ 1. ... other 2. Qb6‡
1. ... S4 any 2. S(×)e3‡
2. 1. Bg2 1. ... R any 2. S(×)g7‡ 10. 1. Qf1
1. ... e×d6 2. Qe1‡ 1. ... other 2. Q(×)e4‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Be6‡
1. ... e×f6 2. Sf8‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Qg2‡
1. ... f4 2. Bh3‡ 7. 1. Sg2 1. ... R any 2. Sf6‡
1. ... other 2. Bd5‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. S×e3‡ 1. ... S any 2. Q×d3‡
1. ... Ke6 2. Qd6‡ 1. ... g×f4/g4 2. Sfd6‡
3. 1. Be3 1. ... S×h5 2. Qg8‡
1. ... K×e5 2. Se4‡ 1. ... Se6 2. S×e3‡ 11. 1. Bd2
1. ... Kc5 2. Qa5‡ 1. ... Se8 2. Bf7‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Qh8‡
1. ... S×e6 2. B×e6‡ 1. ... Sc4 2. Sf4‡ 1. ... K×c5 2. Be3‡
1. ... Sd other 2. e7‡ 1. ... S2 other 2. Qb3‡ 1. ... f4 2. Se6‡
1. ... Sc any 2. Q×d4‡ 1. ... c×d5 2. Sf3‡
8. 1. Rc4 1. ... d×c5 2. S×c6‡
4. 1. Qf7 1. ... K×c4 2. Q×e6‡ 1. ... B any 2. Sb3‡
1. ... Kd6 2. Sc4‡ 1. ... S×c4 2. Qa8‡
1. ... Kf4 2. S×d3‡ 1. ... R×c4 2. Se7‡ 12. 1. Sc1
1. ... S×d5 2. Q×d5‡ 1. ... e4 or Re4 2. Rc5‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Qb6‡
1. ... S other 2. Bg3‡ 1. ... other 2. Se3‡ 1. ... Qh3 2. f3‡
1. ... Bf any 2. Sc4‡ 1. ... Qg3 2. f×g3‡
1. ... other 2. Q×c7‡ 9. 1. Qa5 1. ... Q×f2† 2. B×f2‡
1. ... K×f2 2. Q×e1‡ 1. ... S×a5 2. Qb6‡
5. 1. d3 1. ... Q×a5/b4/c3/d1 1. ... Sc5 2. Se2‡
1. ... Ke3 2. S×g4‡ 2. S(×)d1‡ 1. ... Rd×d5 2. Sbd3‡
1. ... Kc5 2. S×f7‡ 1. ... Q×f1/d2/b1/a1 1. ... other 2. Sb3‡
1. ... f5 2. Sd7‡ 2. Q(×)d2‡
1. ... f6 2. Sc6‡ 1. ... d5 2. Q×e1‡

211
212 baird: 700 chess problems

13. 1. Qb2 18. —cont. 24. —cont.


1. ... K×e5 2. f4‡ 1. ... d×e5 2. Q×d5‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. S×e5‡
1. ... K×c6 2. Qb7‡ 1. ... d×e4 2. Q×d6‡ 1. ... c4 2. Sd4‡
1. ... c4 2. Qb5‡ 1. ... e6 2. S×e5‡
1. ... R other 2. Se7‡ 19. 1. K2
1. ... B×g5† 2. Qf4‡ 25. 1. Rh5
14. 1. c4 1. ... Kf5 2. g6‡ 1. ... Ke3 2. Sd5‡
1. ... Sf5 2. R×e6‡ 1. ... Kd6 2. Sf7‡ 1. ... K×e5 2. Se6‡
1. ... S×e4 2. Sf7‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Sf3‡ 1. ... d5 2. Sd1‡
1. ... S×c4 2. S×c4‡ 1. ... R×e8/e6 2. Qc5‡ 1. ... d×e5 2. Qd2‡
1. ... S~×b5 2. R×b5‡ 1. ... g6 2. Q×f6‡ 1. ... e3 2. Sf3‡
1. ... Sd5 2. B×d6‡
1. ... other 2. Qb2‡ 20. 1. Qd8 26. 1. Qb7
1. ... Kd6/e6 2. S×e5‡ 1. ... Sg×e5 2. Sce7‡
15. 1. Qd8 1. ... Kc6 2. Sb8‡ 1. ... Sf4 2. Sde7‡
1. ... Kc4 2. e4‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. S×b6‡ 1. ... Sc×e5 2. Sd4‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Qg5‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. S×f6‡ 1. ... Sc other or
1. ... c4 2. Qa5‡ e×d5 or d×e5 or
1. ... e5 2. Qg8‡ 21. 1. Qb1 Qf4/e3/d2/c1
1. ... Ke4 2. Se1‡ 2. Qf7‡
16. 1. Sf5 1. ... Kc4 2. Qa2‡ 1. ... other 2. Qb1‡
1. ... K×c4 2. Qa2‡ 1. ... g4 2. Sd6‡
1. ... g×f4 2. S×e3‡ 1. ... c5 2. Se5‡ 27. 1. Qa4
1. ... b×c4 or S×c4 1. ... b4 2. Qh1‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Qa5‡
2. Bb7‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. R×e5‡
1. ... Sc2 2. Q×b5‡ 22. 1. Ba6 1. ... c5 2. Qa8‡
1. ... B×b6 2. S×b6‡ 1. ... Ke3 2. Qa7‡ 1. ... Sd6 2. Sc7‡
1. ... Re4 2. Rc5‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Q×d6‡ 1. ... Sc other 2. Bg8‡
1. ... R×e6† 2. B×e6‡ 1. ... d5 2. Sc2‡ 1. ... other 2. Q×c4‡
1. ... R other 2. Q×d3‡ 1. ... Se4 2. Sb3‡
1. ... other 2. S×e3‡ 1. ... S other 2. Q×d6‡ 28. 1. Qf3
1. ... d×e5 2. Qa7‡ 1. ... Kb7 2. R×e7‡
17. 1. Rb6 1. ... Kd5 2. Rb4‡
1. ... Ke6 2. Bc4‡ 23. 1. Qf4 1. ... c4 2. R×c4‡
1. ... Kd4 2. R×d6‡ 1. ... Ke7/d7 2. Qf7‡ 1. ... Rb5†/×a4 or B any
1. ... Kc5 or S any 1. ... Kd5 2. Qf5‡ 2. Rb4‡
2. Rb5‡ 1. ... d2 2. Q×d6‡ 1. ... e6 2. Rd4‡
1. ... Rd7 2. Qe5‡ 1. ... e5 2. R×e5‡
18. 1. Qd8 1. ... R other 2. Qf7‡ 1. ... S any 2. R×S‡
1. ... K×e5 2. Qh8‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Se6‡ 24. 1. Bg2 29. 1. Qf8
1. ... Bf any 2. f4‡ 1. ... Ke4/×c6 2. S×e5‡ 1. ... K×d4 2. Q×d6‡
1. ... Bg any 2. Se6‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Sg5‡
solutions 213

29. —cont. 34. 1. Sf7 39. 1. Qd7


1. ... Q×f8/e7/d8/c6 1. ... K×f5 2. Ke3‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. d4‡
2. Sb(×)c6‡ 1. ... d4 2. Rb5‡ 1. ... Sg any 2. S(×)f3‡
1. ... Qe6 2. Sf3‡ 1. ... e×f5 2. Rb4‡ 1. ... Sde4 2. d×e4‡
1. ... Q other 2. Q(×)f6‡ 1. ... e5 2. S7d6‡ 1. ... Sc4 2. d×c4‡
1. ... e3 2. Qf4‡ 1. ... d×e2/d2 2. Qb1‡ 1. ... Se8/f7/f5 2. Qa7‡
1. ... other 2. Q×d6‡ 1. ... other 2. Q×g7‡
34a. 1. Qg5
30. 1. Sd5 [ 1. ... Qe8 2. f×e8=S‡ 40. 1. Re2
1. ... K×d5 2. Bb7‡ 1. ... Qe6 2. Sb7‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. e4‡
1. ... B×d5 2. Rh4‡ 1. ... Q×f6 2. Q×f6‡ 1. ... Kd3 2. Sf2‡
1. ... B other 2. Sc3‡ 1. ... Q other 2. Q×e5‡ 1. ... Kf3 2. Sf6‡
1. ... Se6/h3 2. R(×)e6‡ 1. ... e×d4 2. Qd5‡ ] 1. ... Scd3 or Sd any
1. ... Sf7 2. Rg4‡ 2. Sd2‡
1. ... Sf3† 2. e×f3‡ 35. 1. Sf7 1. ... Sc other 2. Sf2‡
1. ... Sf8/f6 2. S(×)f6‡ 1. ... Ke6/c4 2. Q×e4‡
1. ... d3 2. Q×c4‡ 1. ... Sc6 2. Bb3‡ 41. 1. Qh7
1. ... Se6 2. S×e3‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Kd4‡
31. 1. Sd4 1. ... S×f7 2. Q×f7‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Ke4‡
1. ... K×d4 2. Q×c5‡ 1. ... e2 2. Qb3‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Qe4‡
1. ... Kf4 2. Qe4‡ 1. ... S×d7 2. B×d7‡
1. ... B×c6 2. S×c6‡ 36. 1. Qa2 1. ... Sc6 2. Bc4‡
1. ... B other 2. B×f6‡ 1. ... K×f5 2. Bh7‡ 1. ... other 2. Qf5‡
1. ... S any 2. S×f3‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Qa8‡
1. ... c×d4 2. Q×c7‡ 1. ... c×d3 2. R×f4‡ 42. 1. Sc8
1. ... e×f5 2. Rfe3‡ 1. ... K×c6 2. Be4‡
32. 1. Rf1 1. ... c3 or e5 or Sd5 1. ... Ke5 2. c4‡
1. ... Kd5 2. S×c3‡ 2. Sd6‡ 1. ... d×c6 2. c4‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Bh7‡ 1. ... other 2. Qa8‡ 1. ... f3 2. Se7‡
1. ... f5 2. Q×c4‡ 1. ... Sc5 2. Sb4‡
1. ... Re any 2. S×d6‡ 37. 1. c8=S 1. ... S×g5 or other
1. ... B×f4 2. R×f4‡ 1. ... R×d7/×e6 2. Be4‡
1. ... other 2. Sg3‡ 2. Rd4‡
1. ... B×e4 2. Ba2‡ 43. 1. Qa5
33. 1. Se2 1. ... Bf8/g5 2. Q(×)g5‡ 1. ... Ke3 2. Se2‡
1. ... K×f5 2. Qg6‡ 1. ... Sc6 2. Sb6‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Se6‡
1. ... Kd5 2. R×e5‡ 1. ... other 2. S×e7‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Se6/b3‡
1. ... R×f5 2. Qc4‡ 1. ... d×c5 2. Qd2‡
1. ... Rd5 2. Rf4‡ 38. 1. Se4 1. ... d5 2. Sf5‡
1. ... Re6 2. Q×e6‡ 1. ... Kd7 2. B×b5‡ 1. ... B any 2. Sb3‡
1. ... R other 2. Sd6‡ 1. ... B×e7 2. Sgf6‡
1. ... Sd3/f3/×g2 1. ... Sd7 2. Sd6‡ 44. 1. Sd6
2. Q(×)d3‡ 1. ... other 2. Sef6‡ 1. ... K×c5 2. Se6‡
1. ... other 2. R×e5‡
214 baird: 700 chess problems

44. —cont. 50. 1. Ka6 55. —cont.


1. ... Ke3 2. Sf5‡ 1. ... S×c4 or Se4 1. ... B×g4 2. c7‡
1. ... b×c5, S×c5 2. d×c4‡ 1. ... B other 2. g5‡
2. Sf5‡ 1. ... Sg4/d7 or S×h3/e6
1. ... Se3 2. Se6‡ 2. Q(×)d7‡ 56. 1. Sf5
1. ... other 2. B(×)f2‡ 1. ... other 2. Qb5‡ 1. ... K×e6 2. Sc5‡
1. ... Kc6 2. Se7‡
45. 1. Qc3 51. 1. Bg6 1. ... c6 2. Bc4‡
1. ... Kh5 2. f4‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Sf6‡ 1. ... c5 2. S×g5‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Qe5‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Sc3‡ 1. ... g4 2. Sd4‡
1. ... S×c3/d4 2. Se4‡ 1. ... Rf6† 2. S×f6‡
1. ... Sc7/d6 2. Se6‡ 1. ... Rc3† 2. S×c3‡ 57. 1. Qe7
1. ... Sf5 2. f4‡ [ 1. ... Rb6/a6/d6/e6/×g6 1. ... Ke5 2. Qc5‡
1. ... other 2. Qe5‡ 2. Sc3‡ ] 1. ... Kd4 2. Qd6‡
1. ... Rc7/c8/c5/c4/c2/c1 1. ... Kc6 2. Q×e6‡
46. 1. Re8 2. Sf6‡ ] 1. ... e5 2. Qd7‡
1. ... Kc4 2. e4‡ 1. ... S either 2. Qc5‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Sc3‡ 52. 1. Bb4
1. ... f4 2. Qd3‡ 1. ... K×e3 2. Bc5‡ 58. 1. Qa4
1. ... B any 2. e4‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Qh8‡ 1. ... K×e5 2. Rd3‡
1. ... e5 2. Sf5‡ 1. ... c×b4 2. Sf3‡
47. 1. Qf1 1. ... Se4 2. Sc2‡ 1. ... c4 2. Sc6‡
1. ... Kc5 2. R×f5‡ 1. ... S other 2. Qc5‡ 1. ... d×e5 2. b×c5‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Qc4‡ 1. ... Rd1 2. Qa1‡
1. ... S×c6/c2 2. Sc3‡ 53. 1. Rf4 1. ... R other
1. ... S other 2. Q(×)d3‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Q×d6‡ 2. R(×)d3‡
1. ... Re5 2. R×e5‡ 1. ... S×f4/g1 2. Bb2‡
1. ... R×g5 2. R×g5‡ 1. ... Sd4 2. S×f7‡ 59. 1. Rg6
1. ... f5 2. Qg7‡ 1. ... Kf4 2. S×g4‡
48. 1. Qc8 1. ... other 2. Sf3‡ 1. ... Kd6 2. Sd7‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Qg4‡ 1. ... R×b2/b4/b5/b6/
1. ... Kc3 2. Sb5‡ 54. 1. Ke8 b7, e3
1. ... Kc5 2. Se6‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Rg4‡ 2. B×g3‡
1. ... e4 2. Se6‡ 1. ... Kf5 2. Qh7‡ 1. ... Rb other
1. ... S any 2. Qc4‡ 1. ... Sc any 2. Sfg3‡ 2. Q×b8‡
1. ... Sf4 2. Shg3‡ 1. ... Rh any 2. S×g4‡
49. 1. f6 1. ... Sd other 2. Qh7‡ 1. ... S any 2. S(×)d7‡
1. ... Ke6 2. Sf4‡
1. ... K×c5 2. Rd3‡ 55. 1. Kg1 60. 1. Rf3
1. ... B×f6 2. e×f6‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. c7‡ 1. ... Kf6 2. Bd4‡
1. ... Bd6 2. e×d6‡ 1. ... Ke2 2. g5‡ 1. ... d×c4 2. Qc3‡
1. ... B×c5 or R×c5 1. ... B×d7 2. c×d7‡ 1. ... d4 2. Be7‡
2. Bf7‡ 1. ... Bf5 2. g×f5‡ 1. ... Bg5 2. R×g5‡
1. ... other 2. e6‡ 1. ... B other 2. Re7‡
solutions 215

60. —cont. 65. —cont. 70. 1. Qa1


1. ... S any 2. S(×)d7‡ 1. ... Sb5 any 1. ... K×e5 2. R×f5‡
[ 1. ... B any 2. S×d6‡ 1. ... Ke3 2. Qc1‡
2. c×b8=Q/B ] 1. ... Sb3 any 1. ... f2 2. Sg6‡
2. S(×)d2‡ 1. ... Sd4 any 2. R×f3‡
61. 1. Sf5 1. ... c4 2. Q×d4‡
1. ... K×c4 2. Qa2‡ 66. 1. Sd2 1. ... other 2. Qc1‡
1. ... e×f5 2. Qg8‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Q×g7‡
1. ... b×c4 2. Q×b7‡ 1. ... d4 2. Qg5‡ 71. 1. Sa4
1. ... S×e5 2. Sb6‡ 1. ... Sh4/e1 2. f4‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Bf3‡
1. ... S other 2. S(×)e3‡ 1. ... Sd4 2. Sc4‡ 1. ... Kd3 2. S×c5‡
1. ... other 2. Sf3‡ 1. ... d×e3 2. Qc4‡
62. 1. Qh1 1. ... d3 2. Sc3‡
1. ... Kg4 2. e4‡ 67. 1. Be8 1. ... Sd3 2. Bf3/f5‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Bc2‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Ba7‡ 1. ... S other 2. Bf5‡
1. ... Se3 2. Qf3‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Sc6‡
1. ... S other 2. e4‡ 1. ... Se4 2. Se6‡ 72. 1. Qh6
1. ... Bg4 2. Qh7‡ 1. ... Sc4 2. Sb3‡ 1. ... K×e4 2. Qh1‡
1. ... e4 2. Q×h3‡ 1. ... other 2. f3‡ 1. ... Kc6 2. Q×e6‡
1. ... S×e5 2. Sgf6‡
63. 1. Sb7 68. 1. Qg4 1. ... S other 2. Sef6‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Q×g5‡ 1. ... Q×e8 or Sd6†
1. ... Kc6 2. Qe6‡ 2. S(×)d6‡ 73. 1. Re1
1. ... Kc4 2. Q×e4‡ 1. ... Qd7†/c6† 1. ... Ke4 2. Q×b7‡
1. ... f5 2. Sa3‡ 2. B×d7/×c6‡ 1. ... Sc3/d2 2. S(×)c3‡
1. ... e3 2. Sa7‡ 1. ... Sa5 2. Sb6‡ 1. ... S×b5 2. Q×c4‡
1. ... d6 2. Qe6‡ 1. ... S×d8 2. Ra7‡ 1. ... Bg2 2. B×g2‡
1. ... Sa3 2. b3‡ 1. ... B×f5† 2. Q×f5‡
64. 1. Sb4 1. ... S×c5 2. S×c5‡ 1. ... other 2. e4‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Sf3‡ 1. ... Sd2 2. S×d2‡
1. ... B×b2 2. B×b2‡ 1. ... S×c3 2. S×c3‡ 74. 1. Qg3
1. ... B other 1. ... B×f2/×f6 1. ... K×d5 2. Bb3‡
2. Rb(×)d2‡ 2. S×f2/×f6‡ 1. ... Kd3 2. Bb5‡
1. ... d5 2. Sc6‡ 1. ... Bg3/g5 1. ... Sf3 any 2. Sb6‡
1. ... e3 2. Qf4‡ 2. S×g3/×g5‡ 1. ... Sb3 2. a×b3‡
1. ... e5 2. Rbd2‡ 1. ... Sd2 any 2. Qc7‡
1. ... S any 2. Q×d6‡ 69. 1. Sb6
1. ... K×d6 2. c8=S‡ 75. 1. Qf1
65. 1. Rc7 1. ... Kf6 2. Qh8‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Qc4‡
1. ... Kd3 2. Sb4‡ 1. ... f6 2. S2c4‡ 1. ... f5 2. Qf4‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Bg8‡ 1. ... B any 2. Sd7‡ 1. ... e4 2. B×f6‡
1. ... d5 2. Se5‡ 1. ... R any 2. S2(×)c4‡ 1. ... c5 2. Sf5‡
1. ... other 2. Q(×)d3‡
216 baird: 700 chess problems

76. 1. Bb6 81. —cont. 86. 1. Rf6


1. ... c5 or Sc5 orB×g7 1. ... Rf5† 2. e×f5‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. R×d6‡
2. S(×)c6‡ 1. ... R×a5 2. Q×a5‡ 1. ... S×a4/×d1
1. ... Sd4 other 1. ... Rb other 2. R×f5‡
2. d4‡ 2. Q(×)c5‡ 1. ... Sc4 2. d×e4‡
1. ... B×e7† 2. R×e7‡ 1. ... Re6/d6/c6/×b6 1. ... S×d3 2. Se3‡
1. ... f3 2. Qe3‡ 2. Qg3‡
1. ... c×b6 2. Qd6‡ 1. ... Rf other 2. Qc7‡ 87. 1. Sg2
1. ... Sh5 any 1. ... Kc6 2. Be4‡
2. Q(×)f6‡ 82. 1. Qh3 1. ... Ke6 2. Sf4‡
1. ... K×d3 2. Q×f3‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Se3‡
77. 1. e4 1. ... S×c2/e6/e2 1. ... c6 2. Bb3‡
1. ... Kd4 2. Bg7‡ 2. Q(×)e6‡
1. ... Kf6 2. Q×d6‡ 1. ... Sd other 2. Qg4‡ 88. 1. Rd4
1. ... d5 2. Shf3‡ 1. ... Sb any 2. R×d4‡ 1. ... K×d4 2. Qf2‡
1. ... R any 2. Sg4‡ 1. ... c6/c5 2. Sf2‡ 1. ... e×d4 2. B×e7‡
1. ... B any 2. Qb2‡ 1. ... f2 2. Bd5‡ 1. ... Rb4 2. Rd5‡
1. ... Rb5 2. S×e6‡
78. 1. Se6 83. 1. Ba2 1. ... Rbc6 2. S×b3‡
1. ... K×e6 2. Qc6‡ 1. ... Kc6/c6 2. S×d6‡ 1. ... Rbd6 or Red6 or e4
1. ... f×e6/f6 2. R×f5‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Se7‡ 2. Rc4‡
1. ... c6 2. Qb3‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. S×d6‡ 1. ... Re other
1. ... c5 2. Sc7‡ 1. ... Qe4† 2. Sce5‡ 2. Q×e5‡
1. ... d3 2. Qe4‡ 1. ... Q×g2 2. Sd2‡ 1. ... f2 2. Qc3‡
1. ... other
79. 1. Sg2 2. S×d6, Sd2‡ 89. 1. Qg5
1. ... d3 2. S×e5‡ 1. ... K×d4 2. Bb2‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Sd4‡ 84. 1. Sf6 1. ... c×d4 2. Re8‡
1. ... Kf3 2. S×e5‡ 1. ... K×f6 2. Bd4‡ 1. ... d6 2. R×e4‡
1. ... e×f4 2. Sb4‡ 1. ... Kf4 2. Bd6‡ 1. ... Bd5 2. R×d5‡
1. ... B any 2. S(×)e7‡ 1. ... B×f6 2. B×e3‡ 1. ... d5 2. Sc6‡
1. ... f4 2. Sg4‡ 1. ... Bf3† 2. S×f3‡
80. 1. Qd2 1. ... Rd3† or other 1. ... B other 2. Qg7‡
1. ... Kd4 2. Sf2‡ 2. Sed5‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Sf2‡ 90. 1. Qe3
1. ... Ke6 2. R×d6‡ 85. 1. Re7 1. ... Ke6 2. Sg5‡
1. ... Se4 2. Sf4‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Bf6‡ 1. ... Kc6 2. Se7‡
1. ... e4 2. R×d6‡ 1. ... Kd2 2. Bc3‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. S×d2‡
1. ... other 2. Sc5‡ 1. ... Se4 2. Sc4‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. S×d2‡
1. ... Re4 2. Qf2‡ 1. ... f×e4 2. Q×e4‡
81. 1. Qc3 1. ... Q×e7/×h3 1. ... other 2. S×d2‡
1. ... d×c3 2. B×c3‡ 2. Q×f4‡
1. ... Rd5 2. e×d5‡ 1. ... other 2. B×f4‡
solutions 217

91. 1. Se5 94. —cont. 99a. 1. Bg5


1. ... K×e5 2. Bc7‡ 1. ... c4 2. d×c4‡ [ 1. ... Kf5 2. Rc5‡
1. ... Ke3 2. Qg3‡ 1. ... B×c7/e7 1. ... Kd6 2. Bf4‡ ]
1. ... e3 2. Sd3‡ 2. Sg(×)e7‡
1. ... Sb4 any 2. R×e4‡ 100. 1. Sg2
1. ... Se6 any 95. 1. Sc8 1. ... Ke6 2. Sf4‡
2. Q(×)g5‡ 1. ... K×e5 2. Bd8‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Se5‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Q×e6‡ 1. ... Sc4 2. Sf4‡
92. 1. Qe3 1. ... other 2. Sb6‡ 1. ... S other
1. ... f×e3 2. Rd5‡ 2. B(×)b3‡
1. ... S×d4 2. Q×d4‡ 96. 1. Bb7 1. ... e6 2. Se3‡
1. ... Sf3 other 1. ... Kf5 2. g4‡ 1. ... e5 2. Qg8‡
2. Q(×)e5‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Qa5‡ 1. ... B any 2. Sb6‡
1. ... Sg3 any 1. ... e×d6 2. Qg5‡
2. S(×)e4‡ 1. ... e6 2. Rg5‡ 101. 1. Qa5
1. ... c1=Q or any 1. ... B any 2. Rc5‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Qd8‡
2. Q×c1‡ 1. ... Sa5† 2. Q(×)a5‡ 1. ... Ke3 2. Q×c5‡
1. ... d2 2. Qc3‡ 1. ... Sb8 2. Qa5, g4‡ 1. ... c4 2. Qe5‡
1. ... B×d7 2. S×d7‡ 1. ... S other 2. g4‡ 1. ... Be3 2. Qd8‡
1. ... Rb8/b7/b5/b4, 1. ... other 2. Qd2‡
Bc6 97. 1. Sg2
2. Qe7‡ 1. ... Kd6 2. Qd4‡ 102. 1. Qb3
1. ... other 2. Ba3‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Se3‡ 1. ... K×f5 2. Qd5‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Bc6‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Qe6‡
93. 1. Qb1 1. ... c4 2. Sf6‡ 1. ... R×b3/d6†
1. ... K×e5 2. Bg7‡ 2. B(×)d6‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Qg1‡ 98. 1. Qa4 1. ... R×e3 2. Q×e3‡
1. ... d×e5 2. Qb4‡ 1. ... B×f7 2. Qa6‡ 1. ... Rd5 2. Q×d5‡
1. ... B any 2. Sf3‡ 1. ... Bc4 other 2. Qh4‡ 1. ... Rc3† 2. Q×c3‡
1. ... b4 2. S7c6‡ 1. ... B×a1 2. Q×a1‡ 1. ... other 2. Qe6‡
1. ... Bb2/c3/d4
93a. 1. Qc3 2. B×b2/×c3/×d4‡ 103. 1. Qd7
[ 1. ... Ke4/e6 2. Qc4‡ 1. ... f4 2. R×f4‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. R×f5‡
1. ... e4 2. Qb3‡ 1. ... Rf4† 2. e×f4‡
1. ... e6 2. Qd3‡ 99. 1. Kc1 1. ... R×e3 2. B×e3‡
1. ... f4 2. R×e5‡ ] 1. ... Kf6 2. Qf4‡ 1. ... R other 2. Qc6‡
1. ... Bf6 2. Qg3‡ 1. ... S any 2. S(×)e4‡
94. 1. d3 1. ... B other 1. ... f4 2. Se4‡
1. ... S×d3 2. Q×d3‡ 2. Q(×)g5‡
1. ... Sc6 2. Rd7‡ 1. ... d6 2. Bd4‡ 104. 1. Ba1
1. ... S other 2. Qb7‡ 1. ... d5 2. Sbd7‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Se3‡
1. ... e×f4 2. Bf3‡ 1. ... e6 2. Sf×d7‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Bg2‡
1. ... e4 2. d×e4‡ 1. ... f3 2. e4‡
1. ... e4 2. Qg8‡
218 baird: 700 chess problems

105. 1. Qh7 109. —cont. 114. 1. Bg4


1. ... Ke4 2. Qb7‡ 1. ... Kc6 2. Qb7/g2‡ 1. ... Kf4 2. d5‡
1. ... Ke6 2. Sc7‡ 1. ... c4 2. Bd7‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Qa8‡
1. ... Se5 2. Sf4‡ 1. ... c×d4 2. Qb5‡ ] 1. ... Kd3 2. Bf5‡
1. ... Se7/h4 2. Bf7‡ 1. ... Se5 2. d×e5‡
1. ... S other 2. Qf5‡ 110. 1. Qg8 1. ... Sc5 2. d×c5‡
1. ... Ke6 2. Sc7‡ 1. ... S other 2. d3‡
106. 1. Se4 1. ... Kc4 2. Sb6‡
1. ... K×e4 2. Qg4‡ 1. ... Rb3† 2. B×b3‡ 115. 1. Sh2
1. ... Ke6 2. Qc8‡ 1. ... d×c5 2. Rd7‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Bg3‡
1. ... f6 2. S4g3‡ 1. ... Re7† 2. R×e7‡ 1. ... Ke3 2. S×d5‡
1. ... Sf4 2. Sd4‡ 1. ... Re6 2. Sb6‡ 1. ... R any 2. Qd4‡
1. ... S other 2. Qc8‡ 1. ... Re5 2. Rf5‡ 1. ... other 2. Qh6‡
1. ... other 2. Rf5‡
106a. 1. Kh5 116. 1. Qe7
[ 1. ... Kf4/×f6 2. Sd5‡ 111. 1. Re1 1. ... c6 2. Sb6‡
1. ... Kd4/d6 2. Sb5‡ ] 1. ... Ke5 2. c6‡ 1. ... c5 2. Qh4‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Sb6‡ 1. ... b4 2. Q×c7‡
107. 1. Kf7 1. ... S×c5 2. R×c5‡ 1. ... b×a4 2. Sa3‡
1. ... Sg5†/f8/f6 1. ... S other or B×f5
2. R(×)g5‡ 2. Sb6‡ 117. 1. Bg1
1. ... R×d8 2. R×d8‡ 1. ... B other2. Q×e4‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Be6‡
1. ... Rd7† 2. R×d7‡ 1. ... f6 2. Q×e6‡ 1. ... Sd4 2. S×e3‡
1. ... c6 2. Qf5‡ 1. ... S other 2. Qd3‡
1. ... c5 2. Qg2‡ 112. 1. Qf7 1. ... e2 2. Sb6‡
1. ... d3 2. Qc4‡ 1. ... S×g5 2. f×g7‡ 1. ... e4 2. Qe6‡
1. ... S×f6 2. g6‡ 1. ... b6 2. Qc6‡
108. 1. Rc4 1. ... g×f6 2. Q×h7‡
1. ... K×c4 2. Q×e6‡ 1. ... g6 2. Q×d7‡ 118. 1. Se5
1. ... Ke4 2. Qa8‡ 1. ... Be7 2. S×e7‡ 1. ... K×g5 2. Q×e3‡
1. ... Kd6 2. Qd8‡ 1. ... B×d6 2. S×d6‡ 1. ... K×e5 2. B×c7‡
1. ... other 2. R×d4‡ 1. ... Bc3 any 2. R×d5‡ 1. ... Sh4 2. Sd3‡
1. ... Se1 2. Sg6‡
109. 1. Qb8 113. 1. Rd3 1. ... S×e6† 2. S×e6‡
1. ... Ke3 2. Qe5‡ 1. ... e×d3/e3 2. Qa7‡ 1. ... S other 2. S×h3‡
1. ... Kc3 2. Se4‡ 1. ... Q×d4 2. c×d4‡ 1. ... e2 2. Qg3‡
1. ... c3 or Sh5/×e2 1. ... Qb4 2. c×b4‡
2. B×f2‡ 1. ... Qc4 2. S×e4‡ 119. 1. Qd1
1. ... Se4 2. S×b3‡ 1. ... Qc6/a5/b3/×a6 1. ... R×d6† 2. e×d6‡
1. ... S other 2. Qf4‡ 2. S4(×)b3‡ 1. ... Rf6 2. e×f6‡
1. ... Q other 1. ... R×e5 2. R×e5‡
109a. 1. Qb2
2. Q(×)b5‡ 1. ... Re6 other 2. e6‡
[ 1. ... Kc4 2. Sb6‡
1. ... d6 2. Se6‡ 1. ... R×d2 2. Q×d2‡
solutions 219

119. —cont. 124. —cont. 130. —cont.


1. ... R×b3 2. Q×b3‡ 1. ... Kf6 2. S×d7‡ 1. ... R×d4†/any
1. ... Rd4 2. Sc7‡ 1. ... d6 2. Sd7‡ 2. Sd5‡
1. ... Rc3 2. d×c3‡ 1. ... f6 2. Sc4‡ 1. ... d×e2 2. Qc3‡
1. ... Re3 2. d×e3‡ 1. ... f5 2. Se8‡ 1. ... d1=Q/any
1. ... e3 2. Q×f3‡ 2. Sc4‡
125. 1. Sd8
120. 1. Qb8 1. ... Ke5 2. Qg7‡ 131. 1. Bc8
1. ... K×e5 2. Sge6‡ 1. ... Kd3 2. Q×d6‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Sd4‡
1. ... Kc3 2. Qb4‡ 1. ... Sc7/c3 2. Sc6‡ 1. ... R×d7† 2. B×d7‡
1. ... d5 2. Sb5‡ 1. ... S other 2. Q×d6‡ 1. ... R×f7 2. R×f7‡
1. ... d×c5 or B any 1. ... R other 2. Rd5‡
2. Bb2‡ 126. 1. Qe8 1. ... S×f6/other
1. ... d×e5 2. Qb4‡ 1. ... K×d5 2. Qa8‡ 2. Rd×e7‡
1. ... b2 2. Q×b2‡ 1. ... K×f5 2. Bg6‡
1. ... Re5 2. Scd6‡ 132. 1. Sa4
121. 1. Bd7 1. ... R other 2. Sfd6‡ 1. ... Kd3 2. Qg6‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Se3‡ 1. ... d6 2. Q×e6‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Bb7‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Bc6‡ 1. ... e5 2. Q×c4‡
1. ... Re5† 2. Se3‡ 127. 1. Qf1 1. ... d5 2. Sc5‡
1. ... R other 2. Qd3‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. e4‡ 1. ... c3 2. S×c3‡
1. ... S any 2. Q(×)e6‡ 1. ... Sb4 any 2. c4‡ 1. ... g3 2. Qf3‡
1. ... Sg6 any or d6
122. 1. Re3 2. Sb6‡ 133. 1. Sg3
1. ... Ke6 2. Qc6‡ 1. ... Be6/g4/h3 1. ... Kc3 2. Se2‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Sb6‡ 2. e4‡ 1. ... R×d7 2. Q×g7‡
1. ... B×d4 or S×d4 1. ... B other 2. Qf7‡ 1. ... e2 2. Qd2‡
2. c4‡ 1. ... c4 2. Ra5‡ 1. ... c3 2. Rb4‡
1. ... Bd6 or Sd6 1. ... Sc3 2. Sf5‡
2. Sb6‡ 128. 1. Qg1 1. ... other 2. Se2‡
1. ... S×e3† 2. S×e3‡ 1. ... K×e5 2. Qc5‡
1. ... f6 2. g8=Q‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Be6‡ 133a. 1. Qb4
1. ... other 2. Qb5‡ 1. ... Kc6 2. Sb4‡ [ 1. ... Kf5 2. Qe4‡
1. ... Kd5/d6 2. Q×c5‡
123. 1. Se8 129. 1. Se7 1. ... f5 2. Qd4‡
1. ... K×d5 2. Sh×f6‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Se2‡ 1. ... d6 2. Qe4‡
1. ... c×d5 2. Sd6‡ 1. ... K×f6 2. Scd5‡ 1. ... d5 2. Qf4‡ ]
1. ... d3 2. Bf3‡ 1. ... Kd6 2. Qb8‡
1. ... other 2. Se×f6‡ 1. ... R×b5 2. S×b5‡ 134. 1. Bf7
1. ... Rd5 2. Se4‡ 1. ... Ke4† 2. Qc4‡
124. 1. Sb6 1. ... B×f7 2. Rd2‡
1. ... Kd4 2. Sf5‡ 130. 1. Sb6 1. ... c×d6 2. Qb7‡
1. ... Kd6 2. Se8‡ 1. ... R×f3 2. Qe5‡ 1. ... c6 2. Qd3‡
220 baird: 700 chess problems

134. —cont. 139. 1. Qe2 144. 1. e4


1. ... c5 2. Sc3‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Sb4‡ 1. ... Kf4 2. e5‡
1. ... S any 2. B×e6‡ 1. ... b4 2. Sf4‡ 1. ... Kf6 2. e5‡
1. ... d5 2. Qc2‡ 1. ... Sf4 2. Qa1‡
135. 1. Sf5 1. ... S any 2. Q(×)e4‡ 1. ... Sf6 2. B×g3‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Se3‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Q×b7‡ 140. 1. Re3 145. 1. Bh7
1. ... e4 2. Qb5‡ 1. ... d×e3 2. d4‡ 1. ... Re5 2. Sf6‡
1. ... g3 2. f4‡ 1. ... Rf4 or g×h4/g4
135a. 1. Sc2 1. ... Sgh5/e8 or Sf any 2. S(×)f4‡
[ 1. ... Ke5 2. Qd4‡ 2. R(×)h5‡ 1. ... R other
1. ... Kc4 2. Se3‡ 1. ... Sf5 2. B×f6‡ 2. Be4‡
1. ... d6 2. Qb5‡ 1. ... S×e6† 2. Q×e6‡ 1. ... f6 2. Bg8‡
1. ... e5 2. Se3‡ ] 1. ... Bd6 2. Q×f6‡ 1. ... B any 2. S(×)e3‡
1. ... B×d3 2. S×d3‡ 1. ... c4 2. d×c4‡
136. 1. c4 1. ... Bb5 other
1. ... Kd4 2. Qf4‡ 2. S(×)c4‡ 146. 1. Qb2
1. ... e×f6 or g×f6 1. ... Bb8 other 1. ... K×d6 2. Q×b4‡
2. Qe3‡ 2. Q(×)c7‡ 1. ... Bb5 or b5
1. ... g×h6/g6 or Bd7 or [ 1. ... Sd7 also: 2. Se4‡
Rc7/b6/×b8 2. e×d7‡ ] 1. ... Bc4 2. S×b7‡
2. Bb2‡ 1. ... b6 2. Rd5‡
1. ... other 2. Sc6‡ 141. 1. Se8 1. ... b3 2. Qa3‡
1. ... K×e6 2. Qe4‡ 1. ... b×c3 2. Qb6‡
137. 1. Sa5 1. ... d×c6 2. Qf5‡
1. ... Kd6 2. Qd4‡ 1. ... d6 2. Sc7‡ 146a. 1. Sc4
1. ... K×f6 2. Sd5‡ 1. ... d×e6 2. e4‡ [ 1. ... K×c4 2. Ba2‡
1. ... g×f6 or R×f6 1. ... other 2. Qc4‡ 1. ... Q×b6 2. S×b6‡
2. Sc4‡ 1. ... Q other
1. ... Rf5 2. Qd4‡ 142. 1. Qd8 2. Q(×)c5‡
1. ... R other 2. Q(×)f4‡ 1. ... Kf6/e6 2. Q×e7‡ 1. ... c5 2. Qe6‡
1. ... S any 2. Q(×)e6‡ 1. ... Kf4 2. Sd3‡ 1. ... e4 2. Qd4‡
1. ... e6 2. Q×g5‡ 1. ... other 2. Se3‡ ]
138. 1. e5 1. ... e×d6 2. Q×d6‡
1. ... Kb8 2. S×a6‡ 1. ... Sf4 2. Bd4‡ 147. 1. Sg4
1. ... d×c5/d5 2. e6‡ 1. ... S other 2. Bg3‡ 1. ... K×f5 2. Sd4‡
1. ... d×e5 2. B×e5‡ 1. ... Kd3 2. Sfe5‡
1. ... Rb8 2. e×d6‡ 143. 1. Bg4 1. ... Kd5 2. Sfe5‡
1. ... B×b7/e6† 1. ... Kc6 2. Qg2‡ 1. ... B any 2. Sh4‡
2. Sd(×)e6‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Be6‡ 1. ... c4 2. Se1‡
1. ... Bd7 2. S×a6‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Sf6‡
solutions 221

148. 1. Qb8 153. —cont. 156. —cont.


1. ... K×e5 2. Bg7‡ 1. ... B×a7/e5 1. ... R other or Sd3
1. ... Kc5 2. d4‡ 2. Q(×)e5‡ 2. S×d2‡
1. ... B×d2/any 1. ... Bc7 2. Q×c7‡ 1. ... Bb8 2. S×b6‡
2. Qb4‡ 1. ... Bd6 or e5 1. ... S other 2. Q(×)c2‡
1. ... S any 2. Q×d6‡ 2. b4‡ 1. ... a3 2. Bb3‡
1. ... other 2. Qb2‡ 1. ... R any 2. S(×)e4‡ 1. ... f5 2. Se5‡

149. 1. Kf1 154. 1. Rc2 157. 1. Qg3


1. ... Kb4 2. Qb6‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Sf5‡ 1. ... S×c1 2. Qb8‡
1. ... c×b3 2. d4‡ 1. ... B any 2. Re2‡ 1. ... S×g3/other
1. ... c3 2. b4‡ 1. ... S×d3/b3 2. S(×)d4‡
1. ... b6 2. Q×e7‡ 2. R(×)b3‡ 1. ... c2 2. B×e2‡
1. ... b5 2. Sa6‡ 1. ... S×e4/e6 1. ... other 2. Qg8‡
1. ... S any 2. R×c4‡ 2. R(×)e6‡
1. ... Sb7 2. R×b7‡ 158. 1. Sa6
150. 1. Se7 1. ... Sa6 2. R×a6‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Rg5‡
1. ... Kc5 2. S7f5‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Sf6‡
1. ... Ke5 2. S3f5‡ 154a. 1. Bc2 1. ... Bc4 or Sc2 any
1. ... B any 2. b4‡ [ 1. ... g6 2. Bf6‡ 2. S×c7‡
1. ... S any 2. S×c6‡ 1. ... Bd6 2. Q×g7‡ 1. ... B other
1. ... c5 2. Bg7‡ 1. ... B other 2. Q(×)b3‡
2. Q(×)c7‡ 1. ... Se6 2. Sc3‡
151. 1. Ke2 1. ... Rd4 2. c×d4‡ 1. ... S other 2. Bf7‡
1. ... Bg7 2. S×g7‡ 1. ... Rc4 2. S×c4‡
1. ... Bf6 2. R×f6‡ 1. ... R×g4 2. S×g4‡ 159. 1. Qb7
1. ... Be5 2. Qd3‡ 1. ... R other 1. ... B×e6 2. R×e6‡
1. ... Bd4 or f6 2. B(×)f4‡ 1. ... B×c6 2. Q×c6‡
2. S(×)d4‡ 1. ... Sb any 2. R×d5‡ 1. ... B other 2. R(×)c4‡
1. ... S×e3 2. S×e3‡ 1. ... Sg any 2. R×e4‡ ] 1. ... R×e6 2. R×e6‡
1. ... S other 2. S(×)g3‡ 1. ... d3 2. R(×)c4‡
155. 1. Se4 1. ... f4 2. Qh7‡
152. 1. Sb3 1. ... K×e4 2. Q×c4‡
1. ... Ke2 2. Sfd2‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Qc6‡ 160. 1. Sc4
1. ... Kc2 2. Sfd4‡ 1. ... e6 2. Qa8‡ 1. ... Kf5 2. Qh7‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Sc5‡ 1. ... S any 2. Qd7‡ 1. ... Se5 2. Sd6‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Sc5‡ 1. ... c3 2. Ba2‡ 1. ... Sdf4 2. Sc5‡
1. ... c2 or Sa4 1. .... Shf4 2. S×g5‡
2. Sfd2‡ 156. 1. Bd6 1. ... d×c4/d4
1. ... S other 2. Sc5‡ 1. ... R×d6 2. S×d6‡ 2. B×c6‡
1. ... Rd5 2. Rb4‡ 1. ... other 2. Qh7‡
153. 1. Sa7 1. ... Rd3 2. Qc7‡
1. ... Kd6 2. Bb4‡ 1. ... Re4 2. Q×e4‡
222 baird: 700 chess problems

161. 1. Qg1 166. —cont. 172. 1. c3


1. ... K×d5 2. Bb7‡ 1. ... Bd5/g4/×h3 1. ... K×d3 2. c4‡
1. ... Kf3 2. Sd2‡ 2. S(×)d5‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. c4‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Sd6‡ 1. ... B other 2. Q×f2‡ 1. ... Rc5 2. Sb2‡
1. ... f5 2. Qh1‡ 1. ... S any 2. S(×)d3‡ 1. ... Rc other
1. ... B×e6 or other 1. ... d×c3/d3 2. Qh2‡ 2. Sf(×)e5‡
2. Qg4‡ 1. ... Re any 2. Sf(×)e5‡
167. 1. Sd8
162. 1. Sc4 1. ... Kd4 2. Q×d6‡ 173. 1. Sf5
1. ... K×c4/×e6 1. ... a×b5 2. Qa7‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Qh1‡
2. Q×c6‡ 1. ... a5 or d5 2. S×e6‡ 1. ... Kc6 2. R×d6‡
1. ... b×c4 or S×c4 1. ... Sd4 2. b4‡ 1. ... Sd4 2. Se7‡
2. Sf4‡ 1. ... S other 2. Sb3‡ 1. ... Sc5 2. Sb4‡
1. ... S other 2. Sb6‡ 1. ... Sg5/f4 2. Qb7‡
1. ... g3 2. Sc7‡ 168. 1. Be8 1. ... Sf8 2. Qh1/b7‡
1. ... c5 2. S×e3‡ 1. ... K×d6 2. Sc4‡ 1. ... S other 2. Qh1‡
1. ... Kf6 2. Sh5‡
163. 1. Rg7 1. ... Kd4 2. S×e6‡ 174. 1. Qb8
1. ... Kf6 2. Qa1‡ 1. ... e×d6 2. Sd7‡ 1. ... K×c3 2. Qb4‡
1. ... Kf4 2. Bb8‡ 1. ... B any 2. S(×)e2‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. R×e4‡
1. ... Kd4/d6 2. Qd5‡ 1. ... B any 2. Sf3‡
1. ... S any 2. Sg6‡ 169. 1. Qc8 1. ... Sd any 2. S(×)b5‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Se6‡ 1. ... Sg any 2. S(×)e2‡
164. 1. Sg6 1. ... Kc3 2. Qh8‡ 1. ... f5 2. Qh8‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Qh1‡ 1. ... Sd5 2. c×d5‡
1. ... S×b4 2. S×b4‡ 1. ... Sb5 2. c×b5‡ 175. 1. Se1
1. ... Sc other 1. ... S other 2. Bb2‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Bf6‡
2. S(×)e7‡ 1. ... Kd6 2. Sc4‡
1. ... Se any 2. S(×)f4‡ 170. 1. Qf2 1. ... d6 2. Se×f3‡
1. ... B any or Re4 1. ... K×c5 2. B×e7‡
2. Qd7‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Qg3‡ 176. 1. Bh7
1. ... R other 2. S(×)e3‡ 1. ... e×f2 2. Sb7‡ 1. ... K×d5 2. Qa2‡
1. ... e2 2. Q×d4‡ 1. ... f6 2. Sf4‡
165. 1. Qd8 1. ... Bf6/h6 2. Q(×)f6‡ 1. ... f5 2. Bg8‡
1. ... K×e5 2. Qh8‡ 1. ... B other 2. Q(×)f4‡ 1. ... c×d5 2. Qa6‡
1. ... K×c5 2. Be3‡ 1. ... e4 2. Q×e4‡
1. ... Kd3 2. Q×d7‡ 171. 1. Qe3
1. ... d6 2. Q×d6‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Q×c5‡ 177. 1. Qg2
1. ... d5 2. Q×d5‡ 1. ... Sd7 2. Sbc4‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Re3‡
1. ... Sc6 2. Sac4‡ 1. ... Kf7 2. Sd8‡
166. 1. Bh7 1. ... c4 2. Qd4‡ 1. ... Sc7, d2 2. Qg8‡
1. ... K×e5 2. Qh2‡ 1. ... Se5 2. R×f6‡ 1. ... S×d6 2. Sd8‡
1. ... Ke3 2. Qc1‡ 1. ... e×f3 2. Qe6‡ 1. ... S×f6 2. R×f6‡
1. ... other 2. Q(×)f4‡ 1. ... Sg7 2. Qa2‡
solutions 223

178. 1. Sd4 182. —cont. 188. 1. Se5


1. ... K×d4 2. Bf2‡ 1. ... S×g3/any 1. ... K×e5 2. Qh8‡
1. ... B×d4 2. b4‡ 2. S(×)d4‡ 1. ... d×e5 2. Qd8‡
1. ... Bc3 other 1. ... e4 2. Q×e4‡ 1. ... S×d3 2. Sef3‡
2. Sb3‡ 1. ... f5 2. Qh6‡ 1. ... S other 2. Sg(×)f3‡
1. ... Bf5 any or e4 1. ... e6 2. Q×d6‡
2. S×e6‡ 183. 1. Re7 1. ... d5 2. Se6‡
1. ... e×d4 2. Bd6‡ 1. ... K×d6 2. Sf5‡
1. ... Kf6 2. Se4‡ 189. 1. Qb7
179. 1. Rd1 1. ... Kd4 2. Se2‡ 1. ... K×e6 2. S×d4‡
1. ... Kd6 2. Sc6‡ 1. ... Kf4 2. Se4‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Sa5‡
1. ... Kf4 2. Sf3‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Se7‡
1. ... Bc7 2. B×c7‡ 184. 1. Sc7 1. ... d2 2. Sd8‡
1. ... Bd6 2. Sd3‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Qe3‡
1. ... f4 2. Sc4‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Qg7‡ 189a. 1. Se8
1. ... Sa7 any 1. ... Sd5 2. Se6‡ [ 1. ... Kd5 2. Qf5‡
2. S(×)c6‡ 1. ... Sf4 other 1. ... Ke6 2. Qe4‡
1. ... Sg1 any 2. Qd6‡ 1. ... f6 2. Ra5‡
2. S(×)f3‡ 1. ... Sa2 any 1. ... f5 2. Qe7‡
2. Q(×)c3‡ 1. ... c3 2. Qe4‡ ]
180. 1. Bd5 1. ... e3 2. Q×e3‡
1. ... K×f4 2. d4‡ 190. 1. Qe7
1. ... B×f5 2. R×f5‡ 185. 1. Qe3 1. ... K×d4 2. Bb2‡
1. ... B other 2. S(×)g6‡ 1. ... K×b6 2. Rd6‡ 1. ... Kf4 2. Q×c7‡
1. ... S×f5/×e4 1. ... Kc5 2. Rc4‡ 1. ... R×d4 2. Q×g5‡
2. R×f5/×e4‡ 1. ... e6 2. Q×e6‡ 1. ... Rf4 2. Rd5‡
1. ... c3 2. d4‡ 1. ... e5 2. Qh6‡ 1. ... R×g4 or Se3 any
1. ... other 2. Qc3‡ 1. ... c×b6 2. Qc1‡ 2. Sf3‡
1. ... Sf2 any 2. R×e4‡
181. 1. Rc4 186. 1. Re4
1. ... K×c4 2. Qc6‡ 1. ... B×e5 2. Qc6‡ 191. 1. Ba5
1. ... Ke5 2. Rc5‡ 1. ... B×c7/c5 1. ... K×d4 2. B×b6‡
1. ... B×c4 2. f4‡ 2. S(×)c5‡ 1. ... Rc6/d6 or Bb5
1. ... e6 2. Qd4‡ 1. ... S×e5 2. Qh6‡ 2. S×b3‡
1. ... e5 2. Qc6‡ 1. ... d4/d×e4 1. ... B other or Rb5
1. ... other 2. Rc5‡ 2. Qc4‡ 2. R(×)c4‡
1. ... other 2. Sd4‡ 1. ... R other 2. S×e6‡
182. 1. Rb6 1. ... e5 2. Rd5‡
1. ... R×b6 2. Q×b6‡ 187. 1. Bf4
1. ... Rc6 2. R×c6‡ 1. ... e×f4 2. Qe8‡ 192. 1. Ba4
1. ... B×b3 2. Q×b3‡ 1. ... d×e3 2. Qa4‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Sd7‡
1. ... Bc4 2. B×c4‡ 1. ... f2 2. K×c7‡ 1. ... S×f2 2. B×f2‡
1. ... d2 2. f6‡ 1. ... S×e5† 2. Q×e5‡
224 baird: 700 chess problems

192. —cont. 196. —cont. 201. —cont.


1. ... Sg4 other 2. Sb3‡ 1. ... S×c4 2. Sab3‡ 1. ... Ke3 2. Qe5‡
1. ... Sc5 2. Sef3‡ 1. ... Se4 2. Scb3‡ 1. ... f4 or Sb1 2. Qe6‡
1. ... Sb7 other 2. Qa7‡ 1. ... S other 2. f3‡ 1. ... Sd2 other
1. ... c×d2 2. Rc4‡ 1. ... d×c4 2. Q×d6‡ 2. Sc3‡
1. ... other 2. Qd4‡
193. 1. Sd7 197. 1. Bg1
1. ... Kd5 2. e4‡ 1. ... S×c5 2. Rd4‡ 202. 1. Ra1
1. ... Kd3 2. S×c5‡ 1. ... S×f4 2. S×f4‡ 1. ... g×f4 2. Qd8‡
1. ... Rd4 2. e×d4‡ 1. ... Sf2/other 1. ... B×h8 2. Q×h8‡
1. ... R×c3 2. S×c3‡ 2. R(×)e5‡ 1. ... Bf6 2. B×f6‡
1. ... R other 2. d3‡ 1. ... S×d2/other 1. ... Bg7 2. B×g7‡
1. ... Bd5 2. Bc2‡ 2. S(×)c3‡ 1. ... e×f2 2. Q×f2‡
1. ... Se5 2. Sf6‡ 1. ... g2 2. R×d3‡ 1. ... e×d2 or other
1. ... other 2. Q×c4‡ 1. ... c6 2. Be6‡ 2. Ra4‡

194. 1. Sd4 198. 1. e4 203. 1. Kd1


1. ... K×d4 2. Qe4‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Bb2‡ 1. ... K×c3 2. Qe5‡
1. ... K×d2 2. Q×c1‡ 1. ... Kd6 2. Bf4‡ 1. ... B×e2† 2. S×e2‡
1. ... S×h4 2. Sc2‡ 1. ... e×f6 2. Q×c5‡ 1. ... B other 2. Qh8‡
1. ... Se1 2. Sf5‡ 1. ... e6 2. Sc6‡ 1. ... b×c3 2. B×b6‡
1. ... B×c4 2. S×c4‡ 1. ... c3 2. Q×e7‡ 1. ... R any 2. S(×)b5‡
1. ... B other 1. ... e3 2. Rc4‡
2. Sf1‡ 199. 1. Sg7
1. ... Sc1 any 1. ... Kd6 2. Qd4‡ 204. 1. Qb3
2. Q(×)d3‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Sf6‡ 1. ... K×e4 2. Qc4‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Qe5‡ 1. ... B×e4 2. B×e2‡
195. 1. Rd1 1. ... B other 2. Sf2‡
1. ... Kd4 2. Bf6‡ 200. 1. Qb6 1. ... S any 2. S×c5‡
1. ... Ke6 2. Re1‡ 1. ... d4 2. Rf5‡ 1. ... c4 2. Qb1‡
1. ... f6 2. Bc5‡ 1. ... Kf2 2. Rf5‡ 1. ... e1=any 2. Qd5‡
1. ... f5 2. Sf3‡ 1. ... e×d3 2. Re5‡
1. ... d4 2. Re1‡ 1. ... S×b1/c2 205. 1. Rb5
2. R(×)c2‡ 1. ... K×c4 2. Rb4‡
195a. 1. Bc8 1. ... Sc8 2. R×c8‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. f7‡
[ 1. ... e×d6 2. Qg5‡ 1. ... Sc6 2. R×c6‡ 1. ... e5 2. R×d5‡
1. ... d×e2 2. Qd2‡ 1. ... Sc4 2. R×c4‡ 1. ... S×f6/other
1. ... c5 2. Bb7‡ 1. ... S7×b5 or S3×b5 2. R×f4‡
1. ... other 2. Qe6‡ ] 2. R×b5‡
206. 1. Qh5
196. 1. Qb8 201. 1. Sb5 1. ... S×g5 2. Q×g5‡
1. ... K×c5 2. Qa7‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Sc3‡ 1. ... Bh7 2. Q×f7‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Qh8‡ 1. ... Kf4 2. Qd4‡ 1. ... Sh6 2. g×h6‡
solutions 225

206. —cont. 211. 1. Qf7 216. —cont.


1. ... Sd6 or d6 2. Sb4‡ 1. ... Kd6 2. Sc4‡ 1. ... S other 2. Q×d4‡
1. ... Se5 2. d×e5‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Q×g7‡ 1. ... f5 2. R×e5‡
1. ... S other 2. g6‡ 1. ... R any 2. Qc7‡
1. ... c6 2. Bc4‡ 1. ... g6 2. Qf6‡ 217. 1. Qa8
1. ... c5 2. d×c5‡ 1. ... S×d4 2. Sf4‡
1. ... Ba7 2. S×c7‡ 212. 1. Sg7 1. ... S×e5 2. Se3‡
1. ... e3 2. Qf3‡ 1. ... g×h2 2. Sh5‡ 1. ... c×d4 2. b4‡
1. ... f3 2. Se3‡ 1. ... f×g5 or R×g5 1. ... c4 2. Qa5‡
2. Qd4‡ 1. ... d×e5 2. Qd8‡
207. 1. Be2 1. ... e5 2. Qc1‡ 1. ... other 2. c7‡
1. ... Ke4 2. f3‡ 1. ... f5 2. S7×e6‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Qa4‡ 1. ... Rh4 2. R×h4‡ 218. 1. Se2
1. ... c4 2. f3‡ 1. ... S×e2/other
1. ... Re5 2. f×e5‡ 213. 1. Sf6 2. Q(×)e6‡
1. ... Rg5 2. f×g5‡ 1. ... K×d4 2. b3‡ 1. ... d×e2/d2 2. Be4‡
1. ... R×f4 2. R×f4‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Re4‡ 1. ... Q×c7/×f6
1. ... R other 2. f5‡ 1. ... R×f6 2. B×f6‡ 2. S×c7/×f6‡
1. ... e5 2. Q×d5‡ 1. ... Rf4 2. Rd5‡ 1. ... Qd7 2. R×d7‡
1. ... other 2. Re4‡ 1. ... Qe7 or Bb7/c6
208. 1. Qg2 2. Q×a8/×b7/c6‡
1. ... S×e5 2. Sdb4‡ 214. 1. Rg2 1. ... Q other
1. ... Sd4 2.Scb4‡ 1. ... Kc3 2. Sf5‡ 2. Q(×)d6‡
1. ... Sd6 2. c×d6‡ 1. ... R×a4/b5 1. ... S×c5 2. R×c5‡
1. ... Sf6 2. e7‡ 2. S(×)b5‡ 1. ... Sa4 other
1. ... R×e5 2. S×f4‡ 1. ... Rc5 or Sc5 2. S(×)c3‡
1. ... B other 2. f4‡ 2. Q×g7‡ 1. ... c3 2. Ba2‡
1. ... g×f3 2. Q×f3‡ 1. ... R×d5 2. Sec2‡ 1. ... g4 2. S×f4‡
1. ... other 2. f×g4‡ 1. ... other 2. Q(×)b4‡
219. 1. Ka6
209. 1. Qb7 215. 1. Sa6 1. ... Sd4 2. Se7‡
1. ... R×c7/×c3/c4/d5 1. ... K×d6 2. Qf6‡ 1. ... Sd7/g4/×c6 or g4
2. Q(×)d5‡ 1. ... K×e4 2. Re2‡ 2. Q(×)d7‡
1. ... Rc6 2. Q×b1‡ 1. ... R any 2. Sc4‡ 1. ... B×d3† or other
1. ... Be4 2. Q×e4‡ 1. ... other 2. Qf5‡ 2. Qb5‡
1. ... other 2. Qf3‡
216. 1. Rd3 220. 1. Sg5
210. 1. Qh1 1. ... Kd5 2. Sc3‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Sdf3‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Bb3‡ 1. ... Bh4 2. R×d4‡ 1. ... K×c5 2. S×e6‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Sf2‡ 1. ... B other 2. S×f6‡ 1. ... e5 2. Sb3‡
1. ... d6 2. Sc5‡ 1. ... S×c6† 2. Q×c6‡ 1. ... R×c8/c7
1. ... d5 2. Qh3‡ 1. ... d×e3 2. Q×b4‡ 2. Q×d6‡
1. ... Sc2 2. Sc3‡ 1. ... other 2. Sgf3‡
226 baird: 700 chess problems

221. 1. Qa3 226. —cont. 231. —cont.


1. ... K×d5 2. Qa8‡ 1. ... Rc4 2. b×c4‡ 1. ... R×a6 2. Q×d5‡
1. ... Kd3 2. B×f5‡ 1. ... R other 2. c4‡ 1. ... other 2. Bc8‡
1. ... S×d5 2. R×c4‡ 1. ... B×d7/h5†
1. ... S other 2. Sf6‡ 2. R(×)h5‡ 232. 1. Sd4
1. ... B other 2. Qa8‡ 1. ... K×d4 2. S2f3‡
222. 1. Qb3 1. ... Kd6 2. Qb8‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Q×d3‡ 227. 1. Rc6 1. ... Sd5 2. Sc4‡
1. ... Sf5 2. B×c6‡ 1. ... K×c6 2. f4‡ 1. ... Sd7/a4 2. Bc7‡
1. ... Sd4 other or Se5 1. ... Ke5 2. Rb5‡ 1. ... S other 2. Qc5‡
2. Sd6‡ 1. ... Se5 or e5
1. ... Sc4 other2. Qe6‡ 2. Se7‡ 233. 1. Qe5
1. ... Sd6 2. Rc5‡ 1. ... B×e3 2. Q×c7‡
223. 1. Sf5 1. ... other 2. f4‡ 1. ... B×e5 2. S×e5‡
1. ... K×f5 2. Bc2‡ 1. ... d×e3 2. S×e3‡
1. ... e×f5 or S×f5 228. 1. Qh7 1. ... d3 2. e×d3‡
2. d3‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. R×c4‡ 1. ... b5 2. Bb3‡
1. ... Sh5 2. Sd6‡ 1. ... Kc3 2. Sb5‡ 1. ... c6/c5 2. Sd6‡
1. ... Se8 2. Sg3‡ 1. ... Sf5 any 2. Qd3‡
1. ... e×d5 2. Bc2‡ 1. ... Bc8/d7 2. R×c4‡ 234. 1. Qa4
1. ... other 2. Sb5‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Se7‡
223a. 1. Sd2 1. ... Ke4 2. Se3‡
[ 1. ... Kc5 or Se4 229. 1. Sc5 1. ... Sf4 2. Sh4‡
2. Sb3‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Sb5‡ 1. ... S other 2. Qd7‡
1. ... Ke5 or c5 or Sh3 1. ... d×c5 2. Qf6‡ 1. ... d5 2. Qc2‡
2. Qh8‡ 1. ... Sc2 2. Se4‡
1. ... d5 or S other 1. ... other 2. Sa4 235. 1. Sf4
2. Bf2‡ ] 1. ... Ke3 2. Se6‡
230. 1. Qg5 1. ... e×f4 2. Q×f4‡
224. 1. Sd7 1. ... Ke4 2. f3‡ 1. ... e4 2. Sf5‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Bb7‡ 1. ... S×g5 2. f3‡ 1. ... R×c4 2. Ba7‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Sd6‡ 1. ... Sh3 other 1. ... R other 2. Se6‡
1. ... e5 2. Sf6‡ 2. Q×f4‡ 1. ... B any 2. Se2‡
1. ... Sc4 2. Sb5‡
225. 1. Sd2 1. ... Se5 other 236. 1. Kg2
1. ... K×d4 2. Qg1‡ 2. c3‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Qb6‡
1. ... Kd6 2. Sfe4‡ 1. ... f3 2. Qe3‡ 1. ... B×f6 2. f3‡
1. ... Ba4 2. R×d5‡ 1. ... Bg5 2. f4‡
1. ... other 2. S×b3‡ 231. 1. Ba6 1. ... Bg3 2. f×g3‡
1. ... Ke6 2. Bc8‡ 1. ... B×f2 2. B×f2‡
226. 1. Bh1 1. ... f6 or Sf6 1. ... Rb4 2. Q×b4‡
1. ... R×c5/×c2/d3† 2. Sg7‡ 1. ... Ra4 2. Qb6‡
2. R(×)d3‡ 1. ... Sf4 2. g4‡ 1. ... other 2. Qd2‡
1. ... Se7/b6 2. Bd3‡
solutions 227

237. 1. Rh4 242. —cont. 248. 1. Rh5


1. ... Re4†/any 1. ... Be1/h4 2. R×e3‡ 1. ... Kf6 2. Sbd7‡
2. Be5‡ 1. ... B other, e2 1. ... B×b6 2. c4‡
1. ... Bd3 2. c3‡ 2. S(×)f2‡ 1. ... Bb4 2. c×b4‡
1. ... Sg3/d2 2. Bg1‡ 1. ... B×c3† 2. B×c3‡
1. ... B×d5/other 243. 1. Qg4 1. ... f6 2. Q×c7‡
2. R×f4‡ 1. ... Kd4/f6 2. Q×f4‡ 1. ... Sd5 or e3
1. ... d4 2. Qg5‡ 2. Sbd7‡
238. 1. f6 1. ... d6 2. Qg7‡ 1. ... Se6 or e6
1. ... K×f6 2. Sd7‡ 1. ... f3 2. S×d7‡ 2. Sfd7‡
1. ... K×d6 2. Bf4‡ 1. ... B any 2. Bc3‡ 1. ... other 2. Q×e7‡
1. ... Kd4 2. Sc6‡ [ 1. ... d×c6 2. Qg7‡ ]
249. 1. Qf2
239. 1. Bc3 244. 1. Qa8 1. ... Kc5 2. Re5‡
1. ... Kd6/d5 2. Se6‡ 1. ... K×d4 2. Qa1‡ 1. ... Se4 2. Rd3‡
1. ... Kf4/e4 2. Sf5‡ 1. ... c×d4 2. Qa5‡ 1. ... S×d7/other
1. ... K×f6 2. Sdc6‡ 1. ... e3 2. Sef3‡ 2. Re5‡
1. ... R×b8† 2. Sb5‡ 1. ... Rf5 2. Sc6‡ 1. ... B×d7/other
1. ... other 2. Qh8‡ 2. Q(×)f5‡
240. 1. Sg4
1. ... K×f5 2. c3‡ 245. 1. Re3 250. 1. Qc7
1. ... K×d5 2. Sf6‡ 1. ... K×e3 2. Sc2‡ 1. ... K×d5 2. S×c3‡
1. ... f3 2. Se3‡ 1. ... K×e5 2. Bc3‡ 1. ... Kf5 2. Q×h7‡
1. ... e×f5 2. Sc3‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Sb3‡ 1. ... Sg5 any 2. Sf6‡
1. ... c3 2. Sd6‡ 1. ... B×e3 2. Qd6‡ 1. ... Sb5 any or e×d5
1. ... e×d5 2. c3‡ 1. ... Sc5 2. Sc2‡ 2. Sg3‡
1. ... c×b3 2. c4‡ 1. ... other 2. Q×a7‡ 1. ... c×d2 2. c4‡
1. ... S any 2. R×e5‡ 1. ... d×e5 2. Q×e5‡
246. 1. Bc3
241. 1. Sd6 1. ... Kc6 2. Sf6‡ 251. 1. Kc1
1. ... Kc5 2. Qc3‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. S×c5‡ 1. ... S×h4 2. Qd2‡
1. ... Ke3 2. Sf5‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Sd2‡ 1. ... S other 2. Qh2‡
1. ... B×d3 2. e3‡ 1. ... g3 2. Sg5‡ 1. ... Rf8/g6/c7
1. ... B other or Sc5 1. ... c4 2. Sd4‡ 2. Q(×)c7‡
2. Sf5‡ 1. ... R other 2. Q×f5‡
1. ... S other 2. 247. 1. Re6 1. ... f×g4 2. Qe4‡
B(×)b6‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. R×c6‡ 1. ... f2 2. Q×f2‡
1. ... g2 2. Qf2‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Re5‡ 1. ... d3 2. Qc4‡
1. ... Bg1 2. Q×g1‡ 1. ... Kb6 2. Bd4‡
1. ... Sb4 any 2. R×c6‡ 251a. 1. Kb5
242. 1. Sf5 1. ... Sg4 any 2. Qd4‡ [ 1. ... d3 2. Sc3‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Kc3‡ 1. ... Bh1 2. Q×h1‡
1. ... d4 2. Ra3‡ 1. ... Be4 2. Ba2‡
1. ... e×f5/e5 2. Q×d5‡
228 baird: 700 chess problems

251. —cont. 255. —cont. 258. 1. Rh5


1. ... Bg2 other 1. ... Sc4†/other 1. ... Kd4 2. f4‡
2. Q(×)f3‡ 2. S(×)c4‡ 1. ... f4 2. f3‡
1. ... Bf6 2. S×f6‡ 1. ... d4 2. R×f5‡
1. ... B×f4 2. S×f4‡ 256. 1. Qg2 1. ... B×b3 2. S×b3‡
1. ... Bg5 other 1. ... Kc4 2. Q×e4‡ 1. ... Bb5 2. Qa7‡
2. Q×f5‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Qg5‡ 1. ... B×c6 2. Se6‡
1. ... Sa8 any 1. ... e5 2. Qg8‡ 1. ... S either 2. Q×b4‡
2. S(×)c7‡ 1. ... S any 2. Rc5‡
1. ... Sb7 any 259. 1. Qg8
2. R(×)d6‡] 256a. 1. Bd6 1. ... Kc4 2. Re4‡
[ 1. ... B×c7 2. S×c7‡ 1. ... Rd4/d2/e3
252. 1. Qd8 1. ... B×e7 2. S×e7‡ 2. S(×)e3‡
1. ... Kf6 2. Bd4‡ 1. ... Sc4† 2. b×c4‡ 1. ... R other2. e4‡
1. ... Kf4 2. Sd3‡ 1. ... Se4† 2. f×e4‡ 1. ... d×e6 2. Q×e6‡
1. ... Sf2 any 2. Bd4‡ 1. ... S×b3† 2. Q×b3‡ 1. ... d6 2. R×e7‡
1. ... e6 2. Bd6‡ 1. ... S×f3† 2. Q×f3‡ 1. ... c4 2. b6‡
1. ... Sf6 2. Qc7‡ 1. ... Sa5 other
1. ... d4 2. Q×d4‡ 2. B(×)c6‡ 260. 1. Bf6
1. ... Sg5 other 1. ... S×d6/×c5
253. 1. Bg4 2. B(×)e6‡ 2. B×f3‡
1. ... K×f6 2. Sd5‡ 1. ... a6 2. S×b6‡ 1. ... Se4 other or f4
1. ... Kd6 2. Sf7‡ 1. ... g6 2. S×f6‡ 2. Q(×)f5‡
1. ... Kf4 2. Sd5‡ 1. ... b5 2. Rc5‡ 1. ... Bf×d6/other
1. ... Bd5† 2. Se6‡ 1. ... f5 2. Re5‡ 2. S(×)e7‡
1. ... B other 2. Sf7‡ 1. ... d×e3† 1. ... Be6 2. Q×c6‡
1. ... c5 2. Sg6‡ 2. K×e3/e2/e1/c2/c1‡ 1. ... Bg8 other
1. ... d×c3† 2. Q(×)f7‡
254. 1. Qe7 2. K×c3/c2/c1/e2/e1‡ 1. ... Sa2 other
1. ... K×c5 2. Qa7‡ 1. ... d3 2. S(×)b4‡
1. ... Se6 2. f4‡ 2. Rc×d3, Re×d3‡ ] 1. ... Rf4† 2. S×f4‡
1. ... Sf4 other 1. ... R other 2. S×e3‡
2. S×b3‡ 257. 1. Bf8
1. ... d×e5 2. e3‡ 1. ... K×e5 2. Bg7‡ 261. 1. Rh5
1. ... other 2. f3‡ 1. ... e6 or R×c5 1. ... Kc5 2. B×e7‡
2. Re4‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Se4‡
255. 1. Bd3 1. ... Rc4 2. S×f3‡ 1. ... c6 2. Se4‡
1. ... Kd4 2. S(×)c4‡ 1. ... Re3 2. Rd5‡ 1. ... c5 2. Sc4‡
1. ... Kf6 2. S(×)f7‡ 1. ... Rd3 2. Sc6‡ 1. ... e5 2. B×e7‡
1. ... g6/g5 2. Q×h8‡ 1. ... Rc1/c2†/b3†/a3 1. ... B either 2. S(×)f7‡
1. ... Sh8 any 2. S(×)f7‡ 2. K×c1/×c2/×b3/×a3‡
1. ... S×d3 2. B×c3‡ 262. 1. Sd6
1. ... K×d6 2. Bb8‡
solutions 229

262. —cont. 266. 1. Ba2 270. —cont.


1. ... Kd4 2. Sc6‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. e4‡ 1. ... b×c4 2. Qg2‡
1. ... S×d6 or R any 1. ... Kf5 2. Qh7‡ 1. ... f4 2. Rc5‡
2. f4‡ 1. ... Re6 any 1. ... R×c6 2. Rd4‡
1. ... S other 2. S6f7‡ 2. S(×)d6‡ 1. ... R other 2. S(×)b6‡
1. ... d×e4/d4 1. ... Rc4 any 2. Qg4‡ 1. ... S any 2. S(×)e3‡
2. Q×c5‡ 1. ... f5 2. Qg2‡
1. ... S any 2. Q×e6‡ 271. 1. Bc2
263. 1. Sg8 1. ... K×b4 2. Sd3‡
1. ... Kf5 2. R×c5‡ 267. 1. Rb6 1. ... B×b4 or S×b4
1. ... Kd6 2. Bf4‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Be3‡ 2. S×e6‡
1. ... Kd4 2. Bf6‡ 1. ... Kc3 2. Be5‡ 1. ... B×c2 2. d4‡
1. ... S×f8 2. R×c5‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Rb4‡ 1. ... d4 2. Rc4‡
1. ... S other 2. S×g6‡ 1. ... Bb6 2. Q×b6‡
267a. 1. Sg8 1. ... other 2. Sd3‡
263a. 1. R7c5 [ 1. ... Kc6 2. Q×e4‡
[ 1. ... R×c5 2. R×c5‡ 1. ... c6 2. Bf7‡ 271a. 1. Qa6
1. ... R×e4 2. Re3‡ 1. ... d6 2. c6‡ [ 1. ... K×b4 2. Sd3‡
1. ... Rc4/b4/a4 1. ... e3 2. Sb4‡ 1. ... B×b4 or R×b4 or
2. R3(×)c4‡ 1. ... B any 2. Q×d7‡ S×b4 or Q×b4
1. ... R other 2. R(×)d3‡ 1. ... S any 2. S(×)e7‡ ] 2. S×e6‡
1. ... f3 2. g4‡ 1. ... Bb6 2. Q×b6‡
1. ... f×g3 2. B×g3‡ 268. 1. Qa6 1. ... Sc1 or Q×c2/b3
1. ... g4 2. g×f4‡ 1. ... B×c5 2. Sf6‡ 2. d4‡
1. ... b×c2 2. Qb8‡ ] 1. ... Bd4 2. c4‡ 1. ... other 2. Sd3‡ ]
1. ... B other 2. Rd3‡
264. 1. Sc5 1. ... R×e4/f5 272. 1. Se5
1. ... Kg4 2. Re4‡ 2. R(×)f5‡ 1. ... K×e5 2. Q×g7‡
1. ... K×e5 2. Sed3‡ 1. ... R×e6 2. Q×e6‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Be3‡
1. ... d×e5/×c5 1. ... Be8 any 2. R×d7‡ 1. ... Rc6† 2. S×c6‡
2. Qc4‡ 1. ... c6 2. Qa2‡ 1. ... R other 2. Sf3‡
1. ... d5 2. Re4‡ 1. ... B×e5 2. Qf2‡
1. ... g4 or S×e1 269. 1. Bg2 1. ... other 2. Q×d6‡
2. R×f5‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Qd7‡
1. ... S other 2. Scd3‡ 1. ... e×d3 2. f4‡ 273. 1. Qb8
1. ... f×e5 2. Q×f5‡ 1. ... e3 2. f×e3‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Qa7‡
1. ... f×e5/f5 2. Rd6‡ 1. ... B×c6/b3
265. 1. Sb8 1. ... S any 2. Q×c4‡ 2. S(×)b3‡
1. ... Kd4 2. Bb2‡ 1. ... R×e5 2. Qb4‡
1. ... Kf6 2. S×d7‡ 270. 1. Qg8 1. ... d5 2. Se6‡
1. ... f6 2. Sf3‡ 1. ... K×c4 2. Q×e6‡ 1. ... other 2. Qd6‡
1. ... f5 2. Qg7‡ 1. ... B×g8 2. B×g8‡
1. ... d6 2. Bb2‡ 1. ... Bf7 2. Q×f7‡
1. ... e2 2. Qc3‡
230 baird: 700 chess problems

273a. 1. Qe3 278. 1. Se6 281. —cont.


[ 1. ... b5 2. Qc5‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. S(×)e3‡ 1. ... e×d5 2. Q×b4‡
1. ... d6 2. Qe8‡ 1. ... S×a1/d4 2. e4‡ 1. ... c5 2. Sc6‡
1. ... d5 2. Qe6‡ 1. ... S×b4/e3 1. ... c×d5 2. Q×f4‡ ]
1. ... other 2. Qc1‡ ] 2. S(×)e3‡
1. ... c5 2. Sf4‡ 282. 1. Qb3
274. 1. Rc1 1. ... a6/a5 2. Sb6‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. R×f6‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Qa5‡ 1. ... Se1 any 1. ... Kc5 2. Qb4‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Qg5‡ 2. Q(×)f3‡ 1. ... c5 2. Q×d5‡
1. ... Kf6 2. Qf4‡ 1. ... Se5 or Sf4
1. ... Bc8 2. Rc5‡ 279. 1. Qb2 2. Se4‡
1. ... Bg8 2. Qg5‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Qa3‡ 1. ... other 2. Se4‡
[ 1. ... Bf5/g4/h3/d7 1. ... Ke5 2. Se2‡
2. Rc5‡] 1. ... Kc7 2. Se8‡ 283. 1. Se5
1. ... Bd5/c4/b3/a2/f7 1. ... f×e6 2. Sd×e6‡ 1. ... K×e5 2. Kc4‡
2. Qg5‡ ] 1. ... c5 2. Qb8‡ 1. ... f×e5 2. Qd2‡
1. ... B×b2 2. Sc6‡
275. 1. Qe8 280. 1. Qc2 1. ... Sa2 any 2. B×c3‡
1. ... Q×e8/×e6/f7/g7/ 1. ... Kf5 2. R×d4‡ 1. ... Sg2 any
h7 1. ... b3 2. R×b3‡ 2. Q(×)f4‡
2. b5‡ 1. ... g4 2. Re3‡
1. ... Q×b4† 2. R×b4‡ 1. ... Sf5 2. Bd5‡ 284. 1. Sf3
1. ... Qc5 2. b×c5‡ 1. ... S×c2/other 1. ... K×f3 2. Qd3‡
1. ... Q×f6 2. S×f6‡ 2. B×h7‡ 1. ... d3 2. Q×b7‡
1. ... R×f4 2. Re1‡ 1. ... Be3 2. d3‡
1. ... other 2. Qg6‡ 280a. 1. Se5 1. ... g5 2. Qf5‡
[ 1. ... K×c5 2. Be3‡ 1. ... other 2. Sg5‡
276. 1. Se5 1. ... K×e5 2. Bc3‡
1. ... Kc5 2. B×b4‡ 1. ... d×c5 2. Sf3‡ 284a. 1. Qa5
1. ... R×e7 2. Q×d4‡ 1. ... d×e5 2. Bb4‡ [ 1. ... K×e3 2. Qc3‡
1. ... d3 2. Q×b4‡ 1. ... d5 2. Sfd3‡ ] 1. ... Bd3 2. c3‡
1. ... Rd7 or B×g6/f7 1. ... f5 2. Q×e5‡
2. R×c6‡ 281. 1. Qh8 1. ... c3 2. Qb6‡
1. ... Rc7 2. B×b4‡ 1. ... Kg4 2. B×e6‡ 1. ... other 2. Sf5‡ ]
1. ... R other 2. S(×)b7‡ 1. ... Kg6 2. S×e7‡
1. ... Bd7 2. Sef7‡ 1. ... Bg6 2. Qh3‡ 285. 1. Be2
1. ... Bg4 2. Qh7‡ 1. ... Kf5 2. Bd3‡
277. 1. Rb7 1. ... other 2. Q×h5‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Qb4‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Qh1‡ 1. ... R any 2. Sd6‡
1. ... Kd6 2. Rd7‡ 281a. 1. K×d7 1. ... Sf4 any 2. Q×d5‡
[ 1. ... Ke5 2. Qb2‡ 1. ... Se6 any 2. R×f4‡
1. ... Se4 2. c4‡
1. ... Sc5 other 1. ... Kc5 2. Qf2‡ 1. ... B any 2. Qe5‡
1. ... e5 2. Se6‡
2. Sc3‡
1. ... Sc4 any 2. Rd7‡
solutions 231

286. 1. Sc4 [I. 1. Sc4 [IV. 1. b3


1. ... K×c4† 2. d5‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. R×c7‡ 1. ... Kd6 2. Qd2‡
1. ... Q×e6/c8/a8 1. ... c×d6 2. R×d6‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Q×c4‡
2. Sd×b6‡ 1. ... S×c4 2. b×c4‡ 1. ... e4 2. b×c4‡
1. ... Q×c4 2. Rf5‡ 1. ... S other 2. R×c7‡ 1. ... c×b3 2. Qd3‡
1. ... Qd6 2. Se3‡ 1. ... other 2. R×e5‡ ] 1. ... B any 2. Q×e5‡ ]
1. ... Q×b5 2. Q×b5‡
1. ... Q×d7 2. e×d7‡ [II. 1. Rg7 [V. 1. Kg4
1. ... Q other 2. e7‡ 1. ... B×c5 2. Qd2‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Sb6‡
1. ... S×d3 2. Sf6‡ 1. ... Sc3 2. Qg1‡ 1. ... Kc6 2. Sa5‡
1. ... S other 2. Sf6, Rf5‡ 1. ... e4 2. Rd7‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Sf6‡
1. ... other 2. Rg4‡ ] 1. ... K×e6 2. Sbc5‡ ]
286a. 1. Be1
[ 1. ... Kd6 2. Sc4‡ [III. 1. Rd6 [VI. 1. Sf5
1. ... K×d4 2. Sf3‡ 1. ... K×d6 2. Bf8‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Se3‡
1. ... Kf6 2. Sg4‡ 1. ... c×d6 2. Se6‡ 1. ... K×c6 2. Se7‡
1. ... K×f4 2. Sd3‡ ] 1. ... Q×b7 2. S×b7‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Sc3‡
1. ... Qd5/e8 1. ... K×e6 2. Sc7‡ ]
286b. 1. Qf7 2. R(×)d5‡
[ 1. ... c3 2. e7‡ 1. ... Q other
1. ... e3 2. c7‡ 2. S(×)e4‡ ]
1. ... d×c5 2. Qd7‡
1. ... e×d4 2. Qf5‡ ]
232 baird: 700 chess problems

SOLUTIONS: THREE MOVERS

287. 1. Qb8 291. —cont.


1. ... Ke6 2. Bc4†, Kf5 3. Qb1‡ 2. ... Ke5 3. d4‡
2. ... Kd7 3. Se5‡ 1. ... f5 2. Qg7†, Kf4 3. Sd5‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Qb3, Kf5 3. Bd3‡ 1. ... d5 2. Qg3†, Kd4 3. Sb5‡
1. ... Kc6 2. Bc4, Kc5 3. Qc7‡
2. ... Kd7 3. Se5‡ 292. 1. Sh5
1. ... Kc5 2. Bb5, Kd5 3. Qe5‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Sg3†, Kf4 3. Se6‡
2. ... Kd5 3. e4‡
288. 1. Sb4 1. ... f×e5 2. Qd2†, Ke4 3. Sg3‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Qe3†, Kd6 3. Se8‡ 2. ... Kc4 3. b3‡
1. ... f5 2. Qe1†, Kd4/f4 2. ... Sd3 3. Q×d3‡
3. Se6‡ 1. ... c4 2. S×f6†, Kc5 3. Qe3‡
1. ... Bb5 2. Se6 , Ke5/f5 3. Qd5‡
2. ... other 3. Qf4‡ 293. 1. Se2
1. ... B×b3/×c6 1. ... Kd5 2. Qf7†, Ke5 3. d4‡
2. g3, Kf3 3. Qd3‡ 2. ... Kc6 3. Sd4‡
2. ... Ke5 or any 3. Qf4‡ 1. ... Kf5 2. Sd4†, Kf4 3. Qc7‡
1. ... B×g7 2. g3, &c. 1. ... a5/a6 2. Sd4†, Kd5 3. Sb6‡
[ 2. ... Kf3 3. Qd3‡ 1. ... h3 2. Sc7†, Kf5 3. g4‡
2. ... Ke5/f5 3. Qd5‡ 1. ... g4 2. Sc7†, Kf5 3. Sd4‡
2. ... other 3. Qf4‡ ] 1. ... Sf8 2. Sc7†, Kf5 3. Q×g5‡
1. ... Sf6 2. Sc7†, K either
289. 1. Sa5 3. Q×g5‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Sb7†, Kb4 3. Sd5‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Sc4†, Kf6 3. Sh5‡ 294. 1. Kc2
2. ... K×f4 3. Rg4‡ 1. ...Kb5 2. Be2†, K×a5 3. B×c7‡
1. ... Kc7 2. Sc4, Kd8 3. Se6‡ 2. ... Kc5 3. Ba7‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Be2†, &c.
290. 1. Sd7 [ 2. ... Kc5 3. Ba7‡ ]
1. ... Ke6 2. Qe8†, Kd5 3. Sf6‡ 1. ... c6 2. Sb7†, K either
1. ... Kc6 2. Qc8†, Kd5 3. Sf6‡ 3. Be2‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Qa8†, Kf4 3. Bd2‡ 1. ... d4 2. Se3†, Kd6 3. Rd5‡
2. ... Kd3/e3 3. Qf3‡
1. ... other 2. Sf6†, Kc6 3. Qc8‡ 295. 1. Qa7
2. ... Ke6 3. Qe8‡ 1. ... Kf5 2. Qf7†, K×e5 3. Bf4‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Qd7†, K×e5 3. Bd4‡
291. 1. Qg2 1. ... K×e5 2. Qe7†, K either
1. ... Kd4 2. Qf2†, K×c3 3. Q×f6‡ 3. B×e4‡
2. ... Ke5 3. d4‡ 1. ... a2 2. B×e4, K×e5 3. Qe7‡
1. ... Kf4 2. Qg4†, Ke3 3. Sd1‡
solutions 233

296. 1. Qh8 301. —cont.


1. ... K×d5 2. Qf6, Kc4 3. Q×e6‡ 2. ... Kd4 3. Ra4‡
2. ... Ke4 3. Sc3‡ 1. ... S×f2, f6 2. Rc7†, Kd6
1. ... Kf5 2. Qh5†, Ke4 3. Sc3‡ 3. B×f4‡, &c.
1. ... e×d5 2. Sc5†, Kf5 3. Qh5‡ [ 2. ... Kd4 3. Ra4‡
2. ... Kb4 3. Sc2‡ ]
297. 1. Bd8 1. ... other 2. Sd3†, Kc6/c4
1. ... K×d6 2. Q×f6†, Kd7 3. Sb6‡ 3. Sge5‡
1. ... Kd4 2. B×f6†, Kc4 3. Qe4‡
1. ... f5 2. Qe6†, Kd4 3. Q×d5‡ 302. 1. Qc8
1. ... R×a4 or S×a4 or a4 1. ... Kf3 2. Qh3†, Ke4 3. d3‡
2. Q×f6†, Ke4 3. Bg6‡ 1. ... Kd3 2. Qf5†, Kc4 3. Qc2‡
1. ... other 2. Q×f6†, Ke4 3. Sc5‡ 1. ... d4 2. Qe6†, Kf3 3. Qd5‡
2. ... Kd3 3. Sb4‡
298. 1. Kg5 1. ... f3 2. Qg4†, Kd3 3. Sb4‡
1. ... c5 2. Qe4†, K×e4 3. Sf6‡
1. ... other 2. K×f4 , c5 3. Qe4‡ 303. 1. c3
2. ... other 3. e4‡ 1. ... Kf6 2. Se4†, Ke5 3. Bd6‡
1. ... f3 2. e3‡ 1. ... Kf4 2. Sh3†, Ke5 3. Bd4‡
1. ... Sb3/c6 2. Bd6†, Kf6 3. Se4‡
299. 1. Sg6 1. ... B×c4 or Sc×4
1. ... Kd5 2. Qe6†, K×e6 3. Sf4‡ 2. Bd4†, Kd5 3. e4‡
2. ... K×c6 3. Sa5‡ 2. ... Kf4 3. Sh3‡
1. ... Kd3 2. Se5†, Kc2 3. Qc1‡ 1. ... other 2. Bd4†, Kf4 3. Sh3‡
1. ... b4 2. Qe2†, Kd5 3. Se7‡
2. ... Kc3 3. Be5‡ 304. 1. Bd7
1. ... f4 2. Qe4†, Kc3 3. Be5‡ 1. ... K×e5 2. Sb5, Kd5/e4 3. Qf5
[ 2. ... other 3. Qf5 ]
300. 1. Bd8 1. ... Kc5 2. Qf8†, Kb6/d4
1. ... Kd4 2. Bb6†, Kc4/c3 3. Qd6‡
3. Rc7‡ 1. ... c×b3 2. Qb5, any 3. Qd5‡
2. ... Ke4 3. Sg3‡ 1. ... other 2. Qf2†, K×e5 3. Sf7‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Sg3†, Ke6 3. Sc5‡ 2. ... Kd3 3. Bf5‡
2. ... Kg6 3. Rd6‡
2. ... Kg4 3. Rg7‡ 305. 1. Qa8
1. ... d4 2. Sg3†, Ke3 3. Bg5‡ 1. ... Kd6 2. Qd8†, Kc5 3. Sd3‡
2. ... Ke5 3. Sg6‡
301. 1. Sg4 1. ... Kf6 2. Qh8†, Ke7 3. Sf5‡
1. ... Kb4 2. Sc2†, Kc4 3. Rc7‡ 2. ... Kg5 3. Sh3‡
2. ... Kc5 3. Rc3‡ 1. ... Kf4 2. Sf3, Kg3 or any
1. ... Kc6 2. Se5†, Kc5 3. S1d3‡ 3. Qb8‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Rc7†, Kb4 3. Sc2‡ 1. ... d3 2. Qf8, Kd4, b4 3. Sf3‡
234 baird: 700 chess problems

305. —cont. 311. —cont.


1. ... b4 2. Qf8, &c. 2. ... S×c6 3. Bf5‡
[ 2. ... d3 3. Sf3‡ ] 1. ... K×f6 2. Sh5†, Ke6 3. Bf5‡
1. ... c×d4 or any
306. 1. Qf2 2. Bf5†, K×f6 3. Sh5‡
1. ... e3 2. Q×e3, B any 3. Sge7‡
2. ... e5 3. Q×e5‡ 312. 1. Sc4
1. ... B any 2. Sge7†, Ke5 3. Qb2‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Sd2†, Kf5 3. Qc8‡
1. ... e5 2. Sge7†, Ke6 3. Qf5‡ 2. ... Kd5 3. Sf4‡
1. ... Ke6 2. Qc8†, Kd5 3. Sf6‡
307. 1. Bc7 1. ... f6 2. Qb7†, Ke6 3. Sg7‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Rc5†, K×c5 3. Rf5‡ 2. ... K×c4 3. Qb3‡
2. ... Ke6/e4 3. Re5‡ 1. ... f5 2. Qb7†, Ke6 3. d5‡
1. ... Ke7 2. Re4†, K×f8 3. Ree8‡ 2. ... K×c4 3. Qb3‡
1. ... Sg5 2. Re8†, Kf6/f5 3. Rf4‡ 1. ... h2 2. B×g2†, Ke6 3. Qc8‡
2. ... Kd5 3. Re5‡
1. ... other 2. Re4†, Kd5 3. Re5‡ 313. 1. Bg2
[ 1. Re4 1. ... f4 2. Re4†, Kd5 3. R×f4‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Re5†, Kd6 3. Rd8, 1. ... b6 2. c×b6, any 3. Bc5‡
Sf7‡ ] 1. ... b5 2. c×b6 e.p., any
3. Bc5‡
308. 1. Qg2 1. ... b×c6 2. Sd8, K×e5 3. B×c3‡
1. ... K×e6 2. Qg8†, Kd7 3. Sb8‡ 2. ... other 3. S×c6‡
2. ... Kf5 3. Sg3‡ 1. ... h5 2. Sg5, K×e5 3. B×c3‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Qa2†, Kb5 3. Sa7‡ 2. ... other 3. Sf3‡
2. ... Kd3 3. Sf2‡
1. ... K×c6 2. c4, d5 3. b5‡ 314. 1. Sc1
1. ...Kd4 2. Qf6†, Kc5 3. Sd3‡
309. 1. Bh5 2. ... Ke3 3. Sc4‡
1. ... K×d5 2. Rb5†, Kc6 3. Be8‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Sd3, Kd7 3. Sc5‡
2. ... Kc4 3. Be2‡
2. ... Ke6 3. Bg4‡ 315. 1. Bd8
2. ... Ke4 3. Bg6‡ 1. ... Kc6 2. Q×d1, Kb7 3. Qh1‡
2. ... Kd7 3. Qa4‡
310. 1. Sh5 2. ... Kc5 3. Rc8‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Rd5†, Ke6/g6
3. Sf4‡ 316. 1. Sc4
2. ... Ke4/g4 3. Sf6‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Bg4†, Kf7 3. Se5‡
2. ... Kd5 3. Qh1‡
311. 1. Bc2 1. ... Kc6 2. Qc8†, Kb5 3. Qb7‡
1. ... Kd7 2. Q×c6†, K×c6 3. Ba4‡ 2. ... Kd5 3. Bf3‡
2. ... K×c8 3. Q×e8‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Qe5†, Kd3 3. Qf5‡
1. ... other 2. Qe5†, Kc6 3. Be8‡]
solutions 235

317. 1. Sd4 321. —cont.


1. ... Kd6 2. Qh2†, Kc5 3. Qc7‡ 2. ... Kf3 3. Qg2‡
1. ... Kf4 2. Qh4†, Ke5 3. S×f7‡ 2. ... Kh4 3. Qg3‡
1. ... Kf6 2. S×f7, any 3. Qh6‡ 1. ... b5 2. Qf8†, Ke4 3. Sc3‡
1. ... R×c4 2. S×f7†, Kd5 3. Qf5‡ 2. ... Kg4 3. Qf4‡
2. ... Kf4 3. Qh4‡, &c. 1. ... h4 2. Qd5†, Kg4 3. Se3‡
[ 2. ... Kf6 3. Qh6‡ ]
1. ... f5 2. Sf7†, Ke4 3. Q×f5‡ &c. 322. 1. Sb2
[ 2. ... Kf4 3. Qh4‡ 1. ... Kf4 2. Sd3†, Ke3 3. Qe8‡
2. ... Kf6 3. Qh6‡ ] 1. ... Kd5 2. e4†, Kc6 3. Sd4‡
1. ... other 2. S×f7†, &c. 2. ... Ke5 3. Sd3‡
[ 2. ... Kf4 3. Qh4‡
2. ... Kf6 3. Qh6‡ ] 323. 1. Qa1
[ 1. ... f6 2. Sf7†, Kf4 3. Qh4‡ ] 1. ... Ke5 2. Q×c3†, Kf4 3. Qc7‡
2. ... Kd6 3. Qg3‡
318. 1. f3 1. ... Kc7 2. Qa7†, Kd6 3. Qb8‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Sb6†, Kc6/e6 2. ... Kd8 3. Q ‡
3. Sd4‡ 1. ... Sf7 2. S×f7†, Kc7 3. Qa7‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Qf7†, Ke5 3. d4‡ 1. ... e3 2. Q×c3, g5 3. Sf5‡
1. ... Re5 2. Sc7†, Kf5 3. Qf7‡ 2. ... Sf7 3. S×f7‡
1. ... d5 2. Sd4†, Kd6 3. Qc7‡ 1. ... g5 2. Q×c3, &c.
1. ... other 2. Sd4†, Kd5 3. Sb6‡ [ 2. ... g×h4 or e3 3. Sf5‡
2. ... Sf7/g6 3. S×f7/f5‡]
319. 1. Sa7
1. ... Kd4 2. Qf5, Kc4 3. Qe4‡ 324. 1. Be4
2. ... other 3. Q×d5‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Bc7†, Kf6 3. Sd5‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Bh7†, Ke5 3. Sc6‡ 2. ... Kd4 3. Se6‡
2. ... Kd4 3. Qf4‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Sb7†, K×b5 3. Bc6‡
1. ... d4 2. Qf3, d3/any 3. Sc6‡ 2. ... Kd4 3. Sc6‡
1. ... other 2. Sc6†, Ke4 3. Bh7‡ 1. ... a×b5 2. Sbc6†, Kc5 3. Sb7‡

320. 1. Bb8 325. 1. Qg4


1. ... Kc6 2. Sa5†, Kd5 3. Rd7‡ 1. ... K×e5 2. Sd7†, Kd5 3. Sb4‡
1. ... c4 2. Rb5†, Kc6 3. Sd4‡ 1. ... Be6 2. Qf3†, K×e5/d4
1. ... Sf4/e1 2. S×e3†, Kc6 3. Sa5‡ 3. Sc6‡
1. ... other 2. Rc7, Kd6 3. R×c5 1. ... Sc4 2. b×c4†, K×e5 3. Sd7‡
2. ... Ke5 or any 3. Rc5 1. ... other 2. Sb4†, K×c5/×e5
3. Sd7‡
321. 1. Sc4
1. ... Ke4 2. Qd5†, K×d5 3. Bg2‡ 326. 1. Be7
2. ... Kd3 3. Qf5‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Qc4†, Ke5 3. Sf3‡
1. ... Kg4 2. Qg8†, Kf5 3. Sd6‡ 2. ... b×c4 3. Sg5‡
236 baird: 700 chess problems

326. —cont. 329. —cont.


1. ... Kd4 2. Sf3†, Ke3 3. Bc5‡ 2. ... Kc6/c5 3. Qc7‡
2. ... Kd5 3. Sf4‡ 1. ... Kb6 2. Sb5, Ka6/a5
1. ... Kd5 2. Sf3, Ke6 3. Qb3‡, &c. 3. Qa7‡, &c.
[ 2. ... other 3. S(×)f4‡ ] [ 2. ... Kc6/c5 3. Qc7‡ ]
1. ... f4 2. Qc5†, Ke6 3. Sg5‡ 1. ... K×c4 2. Qd4†, Kb3 3. Qb4‡
2. ... Ke4 3. Sf2‡
1. ... other 2. Sf3†, &c. 330. 1. Qg8
[ 2. ... Kd5 3. Sf4‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Qg7†, Ke3 3. Qg1‡
2. ... Ke6 3. Q(×)b3‡ ] 2. ... Kc5 3. Qa7‡
1. ... Kb6 2. Qb8†, Kc5/a5
327. 1. Qb1 3. Qa7‡
1. ... Kc6 2. Sdf6, g×f6 3. Qb7‡ 1. ... f3 2. Sb3†, Kb6 3. Qb8‡
2. ... d×c5 3. d5‡ 2. ... Kc4 3. Qc8‡
2. ... other 3. Qb6‡ 1. ... d4 2. Sb3†, &c
1. ... Ke6 2. Sb6, S any [ f5/h5/e4 ] [ 2. ... Kb6, &c. 3. Qb8‡ ]
3. Q(×)e4‡
[ 2. ... Sh1/f1 3. Qe4/×g6‡ ] 331. 1. Se8
2. ... other 3. Q(×)g6‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Sg7†, Kd5 3. Sc3‡
1. ... d×c5 2. Qb7†, Kc4 3. Se5‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Sd6†, Kd5 3. Sf4‡
2. ... Ke6 3. S×g7‡ 1. ... Sd3 2. Bd7†, Ke4 3. S×f6‡
1. ... Sf5 2. Qb3†, Ke4 3. d3‡ 1. ... S other 2. B(×)c4, Ke4 or any
2. ... Kc6 3. Sb8‡ 3. Sd6‡
1. ... other 2. Qb3†, Ke4 1. ... b6 2. Bc6, Ke6 or any
3. S×d6‡, &c. 3. Sg7‡
[ 2. ... Kc6 3. Sb8‡ ] 1. ... h3 2. Sg3†, Ke6 3. Sc7‡
2. ... Kf4 3. Bd6‡
328. 1. Se3
1. ... Ke5 2. Sc6†, Kf6 3. Qh6‡ 332. 1. Se2
2. ... Kf4 3. Qh4‡ 1. ... Kf5 2. Sd4†, Kf4 3. g3‡
2. ... Kd6 3. Qe7‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Sd4, S×b6 3. S×b6‡
2. ... Ke4 3. Q×f5‡ 2. ... R×c7 3. S×c7‡
1. ... Kf4 2. Qh4†, Ke5 3. Sac4‡ 2. ... other 3. c4‡
1. ... Kd4 2. Sc6†, Kc5 3. Qe7‡,&c. 1. ... d5 2. Qg6†, Ke5 3. d4‡
[ 2. ... Ke4 3. Q×f5‡ ] 1. ... other 2. Sd4†, &c.
1. ... Sf2 2. Q×f5†, Kd4 3. Sb3‡ [ 2. ... Kd5 3. c4‡ ]
1. ... Sg3 2. Sc6, Kf4 3. Qh4‡ [ 1. ... R×c7 2. Sd4†, Kd5 3. S×c7‡ ]
S×2/any 3. Q×f5‡
333. 1. Sc6
329. 1. Qg7 1. ... Kd5 2. Qd3†, Ke6 3. Sg5‡
1. ... Kc6 2. c5, K×c5 3. Qc7‡ 2. ... K×c6 3. Qd6‡
1. ... Kd6 2. Sb5†, Ke6 3. Scd4‡ 1. ... Se4 2. Qa2†, Kd3 3. Sf4‡
solutions 237

333. —cont. 339. 1. Bd8


1. ... Se2 2. Qa2†, Kd3 3. Sf2‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Sf8†, Kf5/d5 3. e4‡
1. ... other 2. Qc2†, Kd5 3. Sf4‡ 1. ... K×g6 2. Sd6, any 3. Sf8‡
1. ... other 2. e4†, K×g6 3. Se5‡
334. 1. Sd8 2. ... Ke6 3. Sf8‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Sb6†, Kb4 3. Sc6‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Sf6†, Kf4 3. Se6‡ 340. 1. Be6
1. ... f4 2. Sb6†, Ke4 3. Bc2‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Sf7†, K any 3. Rc4‡
1. ... c×d6 2. Rc4†, Ke5 3. f4‡
335. 1. Sd2 1. ... B×f2 2. Rc4†, Ke3 3. Re4‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Qg7†, Kd6 3. Se4‡ 2. ... Ke5 3. Sf7‡
2. ... Kf5 3. g4‡ 1. ... other 2. Rc4†, Ke5 3. Sf7‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Qa3†, Kd4 3. Qe3‡
1. ... e5 2. Se4†, Ke6 3. Sg7‡ 341. 1. Bd3
1. ... Kf4 2. Qd6†, K×g5 3. f4‡
336. 1. Qf1 2. ... Kf3 3. Qf8‡
1. ... K×d5 2. Sf6†, Ke6 3. Sg5‡ 1. ... K×d5 2. Qe7, Kc6 or any
2. ... Kc6 3. Qa6‡ 3. Sb4‡
1. ... Ke3 2. Bc1†, Ke4 3. Sf6‡ 1. ... g6 2. Qe7†, Kf4 3. Qf6‡, &c.
1. ... e×d4 2. Sg5†, K×d5 3. Qb5‡ [ 2. ... K×d5 3. Sb4‡ ]
2. ... Ke5 3. Qf5‡
2. ... Ke3 3. Bc1‡ 342. 1. b×a3
1. ... Kf4 2. Sg6†, Kf3 3. Qb7‡
337. 1. Sg5 1. ... Kd6 2. Qb6†, K×e7 3. Qd8‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Sc4†, K×f6 3. Bd8‡ 2. ... Ke5 3. Qd4‡
2. ... Kd4 3. Se6‡ 1. ... Kf6 2. Sc6, any 3. Q(×)g6‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Sb7†, Kb5/c6 [ 2. ... g5 3. h8Q/B‡ ]
3. Be8‡ 1. ... c3 2. Bb8†, Kf6 3. Sg8‡
2. ... Kd4 3. Sf3‡ 2. ... Kd4 3. Qb4‡
1. ... g×f6 2. Se6†, Ke5 3. Sc4‡ 1. ... g6/g5 2. h8Q†, Kd6 3. Qb4‡
1. ... other 2. Sb7, Ke5 3. Bc3‡ 2. ... Kf4 3. Qf6‡
2. ... other 3. Sf3‡ 1. ... g3 2. f4†, K×f4 3. Sg6‡, &c.
[ 2. ... Kd6 3. Qb4‡
338. 1. Bc5 2. ... Kf6 3. Sg8‡ ]
1. ... f5 2. Qg8†, Ke4 3. Qa8‡ 1. ... e1=Q/any
1. ... e4 2. Qf5†, Kc4 3. Qe6‡ 2. R×e1†, Kf4 3. Qe4‡, &c.
1. ... a5 2. Kb5, e4 3. Qf5‡ [ 2. ... Kd6 3. Qb4‡
2. ... other 3. Qc4‡ 2. ... Kf6 3. Sg8‡ ]

338a. 1. Sg3 343. 1. Sf2


[ 1. ... b×a4 2. Se4†, Kb5 3. Q×d5‡ 1. ... Kb4 2. Sd3†, Ka5 3. b4‡
1. ... b3 2. Qe7†, Kd4 3. Se2‡ 2. ... K×b3 3. Sd4‡
1. ... c3 2. Qc7†, Kd4 3. Sf5‡ ]
238 baird: 700 chess problems

343. —cont. 347. —cont.


1. ... Kd5 2. Sf4†, Kc5 3. S2d3‡ 2. ... S any 3. S(×)e7‡
1. ... a×b5 2. Qc7†, Kd5 3. Sf4‡ 1. ... Kf5 2. Sd6†, Ke6 3. Q×g8‡
2. ... Kb4 3. Qc3‡ 1. ... Se7† 2. S×e7, Kd4 3. Qg4‡
1. ... R×e6 2. Sd3†, Kd5 3. Sc3‡ 1. ... S other 2. Qg2†, Kf5 3. Sd4‡
1. ... other 2. Sd3†, Kd5 3. Qe5‡
[ 1. ... Se4 2. Sd3†, Kd5 348. 1. Sd7
3. Qe5 or Sef4‡ ] 1. ... K×e6 2. Qd3, any 3. f5‡
1. ... Kc6 2. Sd8†, Kb5/d6/d5
344. 1. Qh4 3. Qd3‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Qe1†, Kd3 3. Ba6‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Qe4†, Kb5 3. Sc7‡
2. ... Kf3 3. d6‡ 1. ... Kd6, any 2. Qd3†, Kc6 3. Sd8‡
1. ... e6 2. d6, f4 3. Qg5‡ 2. ... K×e6 3. f5‡
2. ... d3, any 3. Qh8‡
1. ... d3 2. Qh8†, Ke4 3. d6‡ 349. 1. Be7
1. ... f4 2. Q×e7†, Kf5 3. Sh4‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. S×c7†, Kf5 3. g4‡
1. ... f6 2. g4†, Kg5 3. B×f6‡
345. 1. Bg4 2. ... Ke6 3. Bg8‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Sd7, Kd5, g5 3. Sf6‡ 1. ... Sd5 2. g4†, Ke6 3. Sg7‡
1. ... e4 2. c4†, Ke5 3. Sd7‡ 1. ... S other 2. g4†, Ke6 3. Sf4‡
1. ... g5 2. Sd7, Ke4 3. Sf6‡
2. ... e4 3. c4‡ 350. 1. Qf2
1. ... Kc3 2. Qe1†, K either
346. 1. Se6 3. Sb4‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Sf6†, K×f5 3. Sg7‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Sc5†, Ke5 3. Sf7‡
1. ... Rb5 2. Qd4†, K×c6 3. Sd8‡ 1. ... f4 2. Sb4†, Ke4 3. Qe2‡
1. ... Rc5 2. Q×c5†, Ke4 3. Sg5‡ 2. ... Kc3 3. Qe1‡
1. ... c×b6 2. Sf4†, Ke4 3. Sd6‡ 1. ... other 2. Qe1, &c.
1. ... S×b6 2. S6×c7†, Ke4 3. Sd6‡ [ 2. ... Kc2 or any 3. Sb4‡ ]

346a. 1. Qc3 351. 1. Ba6


[ 1. ... Ke4 2. S×f6†, K×f5 3. Sg7‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Bc4†, Kf5 3. g4‡
1. ... Sc7 2. S6×c7†, Ke4 3. Sd6‡ 1. ... e3 2. Sg3†, Kf4 3. e6‡
1. ... b4 2. Qf3†, Ke5 3. B×f6‡ 2. ... Ke6 3. Bc4‡
2. ... Kc4 3. Sd6‡ 1. ... Se3 2. Sd4†, Kf4 3. e6‡
1. ... g4 2. Sf4†, Ke4 3. Sd6‡ 1. ... other 2. g4†, Ke6 3. Bc4‡
1. ... Sb any 2. Q(×)d4†, K×c6
3. Sd8‡ ] 352. 1. Sd1
1. ... f5 2. Se8, Ke6, f4 3. Qd5‡
347. 1. Qg1 2. ... e3 3. Q×e3‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Qg4, K×c6 3. Qe6‡ 2. ... e6 3. Qd6‡
2. ... b×c6 3. c4‡ 1. ... e6 2. Qh2†, Kd4 3. Qd6‡
1. ... e3 2. Qd5†, Kf4 3. Sh5‡
solutions 239

353. 1. Qg1 357. —cont.


1. ... Kf6 2. B×c3†, Ke7 3. Qc5‡ 1. ... Bc3 2. S×e6†, &c.
1. ... Kd6 2. Qb6†, Ke5 3. S×d3‡ [ 2. ... Ke4 3. Bc2‡ ]
2. ... Ke7 3. Qd8‡
1. ... other 2. Qc5†, Kf6 3. B×c3‡ 358. 1. Bg8
2. ... K×f4 3. Qe3‡ 1. ... Kf6 2. Q×d4†, c×d4 3. B×d4‡
[ 1. ... Bf6 2. Qc5†, K×f4 3. Qe3‡ ] 1. ... K×d6 2. Q×c5†, Ke5 3. Qe7‡
1. ... d×c3 2. B×c5, Kf6 3. Bd4‡
354. 1. Rb7 1. ... c4 2. Q×d4†, K×d6 3. Qf6‡
1. ... K×c4 2. Sf4, any 3. Bd3‡
1. ... Kc6 2. Be4†, d5 3. Sa5‡ 359. 1. Sf7
1. ... e5 2. Bg8†, Ke4 3. Sf2‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Sd6†, Kd4 3. Q×g7‡
2. ... Kc6 3. Sa5‡ 2. ... Kc3 3. Qc4‡
1. ... d×c5 2. Sf4†, Kc6 3. Be4‡, &c. 1. ... Ka6 2. Qa8†, Kb5 3. Sd6‡
[ 2. ... K×c4 3. Bd3‡ ] 1. ... Kc6 2. Qc8†, Kb5 3. Sd6‡
1. ... other 2. Sf4†, &c. 1. ... other 2. Sd6†, Ka6 3. Qa8‡
[ 2. ... Kc6 3. Sa5‡ 2. ... Kc6 3. Qc8‡
2. ... K×c4 3. Bd3‡ ]
360. 1. Bc7
355. 1. Bd1 1. ... Kd5 2. Qd7†, Kc5 3. Sd3‡
1. ... Kd6 2. d4, Kc6 3. Qe6‡ 1. ... Kf6 2. Se4†, Ke6 3. Sf4‡
1. ... Kd4 2. Qh5, K×d3 3. Qd5‡ 1. ... S any 2. Sf4†, Kf6 3. Se4‡

356. 1. Qh3 361. 1. Bd3


1. ... Ke4 2. Qf5†, Ke3 3. d5‡ 1. ... K×f6 2. Qf4†, Ke7 3. Sc6‡
1. ... Kc6 2. Qe6†, Kc7 3. Bb6‡ 2. ... Sf5 3. Sd5‡
2. ... Kb5 3. Qb6‡ 1. ... Kd6 2. Se8†, 3. Qe4‡
1. ... S×b1 2. Qg2†, Ke6 3. Qc6‡ 2. ... Kc5 3. Qg1‡
1. ... Se4 2. Qd7†, Sd6 3. Sc3‡ 1. ... S any 2. Qf5†, Kd6 3. Se8‡
1. ... S×b3 2. Sc3†, Kc4 3. Q×f1‡ 2. ... Kd4 3. Sc2‡
2. ... Kc6 3. Qc8‡ 1. ... other 2. Se8, any 3. Qe4‡
1. ... other 2. Sc3†, &c.
[ 2. ... Kc6 3. Qc8‡ ] 362. 1. Qa4
1. ... K×c5 2. Se6†, K×b6 3. Rb8‡
357. 1. Sf4 2. ... Kd6 3. Qd7‡
1. ... Kc3 2. Q×a1†, K×b4 1. ... d×c4 2. Qd7†, K×c5 3. Sa4‡
3. Sfd3‡ 2. ... Sd5 3. Q×d5‡
2. ... Kd2 3. S×f3‡ 1. ... R×g4 2. B×g1†, Sf2 3. B×f2‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Bc2†, K×f4 3. Seg6‡ 1. ... e4 2. Se6†, Ke5 3. Sd7‡
2. ... Kd4 3. Q×a1‡ 1. ... other 2. Se6†, Ke4 3. B×d5‡
1. ... Bb2 2. S×e6†, Kc3 3. b5‡
2. ... Ke4 3. Bc2‡ 363. 1. Kf6
1. ... b6 2. Be5, d3 3. e4‡
240 baird: 700 chess problems

363. —cont. 369. 1. Sf3


1. ... d3 2. e4†, Kd4 3. Be5‡ 1. ... K×d6 2. Se4†, Ke6 3. Sd4‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Sd2†, Kc5 3. Sge4‡
364. 1. Qh3 1. ... d2 2. S×d2, K×d6 3. Sde4‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Qf5†, Kd6 3. Bf8‡ 2. ... g×f6 3. Sge4‡
2. ... Kc4 3. Sd2‡ 1. ... g×f6 2. Se4†, Kc4 3. Sfd2‡
1. ... Kf4 2. Sh2, Kg5 3. Qg4‡
2. ... Ke4 3. Qf3‡ 370. 1. Qb7
1. ... Kc5 2. Sf3, K×c4 3. Qc6‡
365. 1. Sc6 2. ... Kd6 3. Qb6‡
1. ... K×e6 2. Qc4†, Kf5 3. Qf7‡ 2. ... g1=Q/any 3. Qc7‡
1. ... Kc5 2. b4†, Kd5 3. Qa2‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Qb6, Kf4 3. Qd4‡
1. ... e3 2. Qd3†, K×e6 3. Sd8‡ 2. ... Ke4 3. Qe3‡
2. ... Kc5 3. b4‡
1. ... other 2. Qb5†, K×e6 3. Sd8‡ 371. 1. Sg4
1. ... Kd7 2. Se5†, Ke7 3. S×d5‡
366. 1. Qg6 1. ... Kc5 2. Se6†, Kc6/c4 3. Se5‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Qc6†, Kd4 3. Qe4‡ 1. ... d4 2. Se5†, Kc5 3. b4‡
2. ... Kd3 3. Qc3‡ 1. ... other 2. Se5†, Kc5 3. Se6‡
1. ... Se2 2. B×e2†, Ka4 3. Qc2‡
1. ... Sb3 2. Be2†, Ka4 3. Qc6‡ 372. 1. Sb2
1. ... a5 2. a4†, Ka6 3. Sc5‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. c3, Kd5 3. Qf5‡
2. ... Kb4/c4 3. Qe4‡ 2. ... Kf4 or d5 3. Sd3‡
1. ... other 2. a4†, &c. 1. ... Kd5 2. Qf5†, Kd4 3. c3‡
[ 2. ... Kb4/c4 3. Qe4‡ ] 1. ... Kc5 2. Qe4, K×b5 3. Qd5‡
2. ... d5 3. Qb4‡
367. 1. Qf6 2. ... other 3. Qc4‡
1. ... K×c5 2. d4†, Kd5/b5 3. Sc3‡ 1. ... d5 2. c3†, Kc5 3. Qb6‡, &c.
1. ... Ke4 2. Sdf2†, Kf3 3. Qc6‡ [ 2. ... Ke5 3. Sd3‡ ]
2. ... Kd5 3. Qd6‡
1. ... f3 2. Qd6†, Ke4 3. Sg3‡ 373. 1. Qc4
1. ... other 2. Sc3†, K×c5 3. d4‡ 1. ... Kd6 2. Sg5, Ke5 or any
3. Sf7‡
368. 1. Qc7 1. ... f4 2. Qc5†, Ke6 3. Sg5‡
1. ... K×d5 2. Sf4†, Kd4 3. c3‡ 2. ... Ke4 3. Sf2‡
2. ... Ke4 3. c3‡ 1. ... f2 2. Sg5, f4 3. Qc5‡
1. ... Kd4 2. c3†, K×d5 3. Sf4‡ 2. ... other 3. Sf7‡
1. ... f×g2 2. c4†, Kf3 3. Qf7‡
2. ... Kd4 3. Bg1‡ 374. 1. Kh2
1. ... f2 2. c3†, Kf3 3. S×h4‡, &c. 1. ... Ke4 2. Qe2†, Kf4 3. Bc1‡
[ 2. ... K×d5 3. Sf4‡ ] 2. ... Kd5 3. Bg2‡
1. ... other 2. c3†, K×d5 3. Sf4‡ 1. ... Sf7 2. Bg2†, Ke6 3. Qc8‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Qf4‡
solutions 241

374. —cont. 379. 1. Qh4


1. ... g5 2. Bf5, Bc6 3. Qd3‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Qe1, b3 3. c3‡
2. ... other 3. Qb5‡ 2. ... other 3. Qa1‡
1. ... Bb7 2. Q×b7†, Kc4 3. Bf1‡ 1. ... Be7 2. Q×e7†, Kd4 3. Q×g7‡
1. ... g6 2. Qg5†, Kd4 3. Qf6‡
375. 1. Bf2 1. ... g5 2. Q×g5†, Kd4 3. Qf6‡
1. ... Kd3 2. Qb1†, Ke2/d2 1. ... b3 2. c3, Be7 3. Q×e7‡
3. Qc2‡ 2. ... other 3. Q(×)g5‡
2. ... Kc4 3. Qe4‡
2. ... c2 3. Q(×)c2‡ 380. 1. Sh6
1. ... Kd5 2. Qb3†, Ke4 3. Qc4‡ 1. ... Kf6 2. Qd8†, Kg7 3. Sf5‡
2. ... Kc6/d6 3. Qe6‡ 2. ... Ke5 3. Qg5‡
1. ... Kf4 2. Qb4†, e4 3. Qd6‡ 1. ... Kf4 2. Qd2†, Kg3/e5
1. ... c2 2. Qb3, any 3. Q ‡ 3. Qg5‡
1. ... Bg7 2. Bh2†, Kf6 3. Qd8‡
376. 1. Qg8 2. ... Kd4 3. Sf5‡
1. ... f3 2. Qb8†, Ke6 3. Qe8‡ 1. ... Bf6 2. Bh2†, Kd4 3. Sf5‡
1. ... f5 2. Qg7†, Ke6 3. Ba2‡
1. ... c2 2. Qe8†, Kf5 3. B×c2‡ 381. 1. Be1
1. ... Sg6 2. Qe8†, Se7 3. Q×e7‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Qc4†, Ke4 3. d5‡
2. ... Kd6 3. Qe6‡
377. 1. Qf1 1. ... Kd3 2. Qc4†, &c.
1. ... Kg6 2. f5†, K any 3. Qh3‡ [ 2. ... Ke4 3. d5‡ ]
1. ... Ke6 2. Qh3†, Kd5 3. Qf5‡ 1. ... Kf4 2. Q×e5†, Kg5 3. f6‡
2. ... f5 3. Sc7‡ 1. ... e×d4 2. Qe7†, Kf4 3. g3‡
1. ... Kg4 2. Qg2†, Kf5 3. Sd4‡ 2. ... Kd5/d3 3. Sb4‡
2. ... Kh5 3. Qg5‡ 1. ... other 2. Q×e5†, Kd3 3. Sb4‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Qh3, Kd5 3. Qf5‡
2. ... Bc3 3. S×c3‡ 382. 1. Bb8
2. ... other 3. S(×)f6‡ 1. ... Kc6 2. Q×e4†, Kd7 3. Sb6‡
1. ... Bc3 2. Qh3†, Kg6 3. f5‡ 2. ... Kb5 3. Sc7‡
2. ... Ke4 3. S×c3‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Qg5†, Ke6 3. S×c5‡
1. ... other 2. Qh3†, &c. 1. ... Kc4 2. Q×e4†, Kc3 3. Qc2‡
[ 2. ... Ke4 3. S(×)f6‡ 2. ... Kb3, &c.[ 3. Qd3‡
2. ... Kg6 3. f5‡ ] 2. ... Kb5 3. Sc7‡ ]
1. ... c4 2. Qf5†, Kc6 3. Sd8‡
378. 1. Se5
1. ... K×e5 2. Qc3†, Kf4 3. g3‡ 383. 1. Rg7
1. ... K×c5 2. Qe3†, Kd6 3. Se8‡ 1. ... Kf6 2. Sh5†, Kf5/e5
1. ... f4 2. Qd3†, K×e5 3. Sfg4‡ 3. Rg5‡
2. ... K×c5 3. Sfd7‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Rg5†, e5 3. Sf4‡
1. ... g×h3 2. Rg5†, Kf6 3. Se4‡
2. ... Kf4 3. Bc1‡
242 baird: 700 chess problems

384. 1. Qh1 389. 1. Sf8


1. ... Kf5 2. Qe4†, K×e4 3. Sd6‡ 1. ... Kg5 2. Be7†, Kh6 3. Sf5‡
2. ... Kg4 3. Qe6‡ 2. ... Kf4 3. Sfg6‡
1. ... Kf7/d7 2. Se5†, Ke6 3. Qh3‡ 1. ... K×e5 2. Sd7†, Ke6/d5
2. ... K other 3. Qa8‡ 3. Bb3‡
1. ... h6 2. Se5, Kf5 3. Sd4‡, &c. 2. ... Kf4 3. Be3‡
[ 2. ... other 3. Qh3‡ ] 1. ... e3 2. Sfg6†, Ke4 3. Bf3‡
2. ... Kg5 3. B×e3‡
385. 1. Ba6 1. ... d2 2. Sfg6†, &c.
1. ... Kd4 2. Bf6†, Ke3 3. Sd5‡ [ 2. ... Kg5 3. Be3‡ ]
1. ... K×f5 2. Bc8†, Ke5 3. Sc6‡
1. ... e3 2. Bd3, Kd4 3. Bf6‡ 390. 1. Kb7
2. ... a3 3. Sc6‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Se6†, K×b5 3. S×d6‡
1. ... a3 2. Sc6†, K×f5 3. Bc8‡ 2. ... Kd5 3. S8c7‡
1. ... Kd4 2. Se6†, &c.
386. 1. d7 [ 2. ... Kd5 3. S8c7‡ ]
1. ... Ke4 2. Qb5, K×f3 3. Qd3‡ 1. ... e4 2. Sf7†, Ke6 3. Sd8‡
2. ... Be3 3. d3‡ 2. ... Kd4 3. Q×b2‡
2. ... d3 3. Q×b7‡ 1. ... other 2. Sc7†, K either
2. ... g5 3. Qf5‡ 3. Sge6‡
2. ... other 3. Sg5‡
1. ... d3 2. Be6†, Ke4 3. Q×b7‡ 391. 1. Sb7
1. ... R×d7 2. Qb5†, Ke4 3. Sg5‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Qf5, K×c4 3. Qe4‡
2. ... Kd6 3. R×d7‡ 2. ... other 3. Qd5‡
1. ... Se7 2. Qb5†, Kd6 1. ... Kf4 2. Qg4†, Ke5 3. d4‡
3. d8=Q‡, &c. 1. ... Ke6 2. Sg5†, Ke7 3. Qf7‡
[ 2. ... Ke4 3. Sg5‡ ] 2. ... Ke5 3. Qe4‡
1. ... other 2. Q×b7†, Kd6/c5 1. ... f5 2. Qd6†, Ke4 3. Sg5‡
3. Bb4‡ 1. ... g×h6 2. Q×f6†, Ke4 3. Sc5‡

387. 1. Kf7 392. 1. Be4


1. ... Ke4 2. Qd3†, Kf4 3. Qf3‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Be3, K×f6 3. Bd4‡
1. ... c4 2. Qb5†, Kd6 3. Be5‡ 2. ... e×f6 or b3 3. R×e6‡
2. ... Ke4 3. Qe5‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Sd7†, Kc4/d4
1. ... d6 2. Qb7†, Kc4 3. b3‡ 3. R×b4‡
1. ... Kc4 2. R×b4†, Kc5 3. Sb7‡
388. 1. Qc3 1. ... b3 2. e3†, Kc5/c4 3. Rc6‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Qd3†, Ke5 3. Sg4‡ 2. ... Ke5 3. R×e6, Bc3‡
2. ... Kc6 3. Qd7‡ 1. ... e×f6 2. R×b4†, Kc5 3. Sb7‡
1. ... e6 2. Ba6, Kf5 3. Bd3‡ 2. ... Ke5 3. Sf7‡
Kd5 3. Bb7‡ 1. ... e5 2. R×b4†, Kc5 3. Sb7‡
2. ... e5 3. Qd3‡
1. ... e5 2. Bd7, Kd5 3. Qd3‡
solutions 243

393. 1. Qb6 397. 1. Sb8


1. ... Kd5 2. Q×e6†, K×e6 3. Sf4‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Sa6†, Kd5 3. e4‡
1. ... Kd3 2. Qb3†, K either 1. ... S×e2 or g×f3
3. Qf3‡ 2. Qf5†, Kd6 3. Sb5‡
1. ... e5 2. Qg6†, Kd5 3. Sb6‡ 2. ... Kd4 3. Sc2‡
1. ... d3 2. Q×e6†, Kd4 3. Bf2‡ 1. ... Sb4 2. e4†, Kc5 3. Sd7‡
1. ... other 2. e4†, Kc5 3. Sa6‡
394. 1. Ba4
1. ... Ke4 2. Bg7, K×f5 3. Qd5‡ 398. 1. Sc8
2. ... other 3. Bc2‡ 1. ... Kf4 2. Qh4†, Kf5 3. S×e7‡
1. ... Kc3 2. Bg7†, Kb4 3. Sd3‡ 1. ... K×d5 2. Sa×b6†, Ke4 3. Qg4‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Sb3†, Kb4 3. Bd2‡ 1. ... R×e6 2. Q×e6†, Kf4 3. Be3‡
1. ... d5 2. Qg4†, Kc5 3. Sd3‡ 1. ... B×e2 2. Qg4†, K×d5 3. Sa×b6‡
2. ... Kc3 3. Bd2‡ 2. ... Kd3 3. Q×e2‡
1. ... other 2. Bg7†, &c. 1. ... Rf7 2. Qg4†, Rf4 3. Sc3‡
[ 2. ... Ke4 3. Bc2‡ 2. ... K×d5 3. Sa×b6‡
2. ... Kc5 3. Sd3‡ ] 1. ... Sg6 2. Qg4†, Sf4 3. Sc3‡
2. ... K×d5 3. Sa×b6‡ ]
395. 1. Qd4 1. ... any 2. Qg4†, &c.
1. ... d×e5 2. Qb6†, Kd5 3. e4‡ [ 2. ... K×d5 3. Sa×b6‡ ]
1. ... d5 2. Qb6†, K×e5 3. Sg6‡
1. ... c2 2. e4, d×e5 3. Qb6‡ 399. 1. Kg4
2. ... other 3. Q(×)d5‡ 1. ... Be6† 2. Kf4, any 3. Se7‡
1. ... d6 2. Sf4†, Ke5 3. Qb2‡
396. 1. Qc3 1. ... other 2. Se7†, Ke5 3. f4‡
1. ... Ke4 2. B×e6, Kf4 or any
3. Qe3‡ 400. 1. Bc4
1. ... e4 2. Qe3, Ke5 or 1. ... Ke5 2. Qb8†, Kd4 3. Qf4‡
B×b4/b6 3. Q×g5‡ 1. ... Bg8 2. Qd3†, Ke5 3. S×g6‡
2. ... c×b4 or g4 3. Q ‡ 1. ... h2 2. c3†, Ke5 3. Qb8‡
2. ... other 3. Q×c5‡ 2. ... Ke3 3. Sg2‡
1. ... c×b4 2. Qf3†, Kc5 3. Qc6‡ 2. ... S×c3 3. Q×c3‡
2. ... e4 3. Qf5‡ 1. ... a5/a5 2. Qb6†, K×c4 3. Qc5‡
1. ... B×b4/×b6 2. ... Ke5 3. Q×f6‡
2. Qf3†, e4 3. Qf5‡ 1. ... f5/f×g52. Qb5, Ke3 3. Qe5‡
1. ... S×f7 2. d3, c×d3 3. Q×d3‡ 2. ... other 3. Qc5‡
2. ... e4 3. d×c4‡ 1. ... Sfd2/g3/h2
2. ... Sd6 3. Sc7‡ 2. e3†, Ke5 3. Qb8‡
2. ... other 3. Q×c4‡ 1. ... Se3 2. c3†, &c.
1. ... other 2. d3, &c. [ 2. ... Ke5 3. Qb8‡
[ 2. ... c×d3 3. Q×d3‡ 2. ... S×c3 3. Q×c3‡ ]
2. ... e4 3. d×c4‡
2. ... other 3. Q×c4‡ ]
244 baird: 700 chess problems

401. 1. Qd6 405. —cont.


1. ... c3 2. Q×b6†, Kc4 3. d3‡ 1. ... Se7/b6 2. Q×e7†, Kf5 3. Bh7‡, &c.
2. ... Ke5 3. Sd3‡ [ 2. ... Kd4 3. Qe3‡ ]
1. ... b5 2. f4, c3 3. Qb4‡ 1. ... other 2. Qc5†, &c.
2. ... other 3. Qb6‡ [ 2. ... Ke4 3. Qd5‡
1. ... S×f3/g6 2. Qf6†, Kc5 or Se5 2. ... K×f6 3. Qg5‡ ]
3. Q×b6‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Qe3‡
1. ... other 2. Qf6†, &c.
[ 2. ... Kc5 3. Q×b6‡ ] 406. 1. Qf1
1. ... Ke5 2. Qd3, Kf6 3. Qd4‡
402. 1. Sd7 2. ... Kf4 3. B×d6‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Sg5, Kc4 3. e4‡ 2. ... f4 3. Sg4‡
2. ... f3 3. e4‡ 2. ... Sc6/b3 3. Q×d6‡
1. ... f3 2. d3†, Kd5 3. Sf4‡ 2. ... other 3. Qd4‡
1. ... g5 2. Bg2†, f3 3. B×f3‡ 1. ... Sc3/c6 2. Qd3†, Ke5 3. Q×d6‡
2. ... Sd4 3. Q×d4‡
403. 1. Se5 1. ... other 2. Qd3†, &c.
1. ... Kc5 2. Qa4, d4 3. Qa5‡ [ 1. ... f4 2. Qd3†, Ke5 3. Sg4‡
2. ... K×b6 or any 1. ... other 2. Qd3†, Ke5 3. Q ‡ ]
3. Sd7‡
1. ... Ke3 2. Qe1†, Kd4 3. Se6‡ 407. 1. Bd3
1. ... K×e5 2. Q×c3†, d4 3. Q ‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Qb4†, K×b4
1. ... g5 2. Se6†, Ke3 3. Qe1‡ 3. B×e7‡
2. ... K×e5 3. R×g5‡ 2. ... Kc6 3. Rc3‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Sg6†, Ke6/d6/d4
404. 1. Ba6 3. Qb6‡
1. ... Kd4 2. Qf6†, Ke3 3. Sc4‡ 1. ... Ke3 2. Qe1†, Kd4 3. Se6‡
2. ... Kc5 3. Sa4‡ 2. ... K×f4 [ /f3 ] 3. Q×g3‡
1. ... d2 2. Se2, K×e4 3. Qe6‡ 1. ... B×f4 2. Qb6†, Ke5 3. h8Q‡
2. ... Kd6 or any 1. ... other 2. Qb6†, Ke5 3. Sg6‡
3. Qe7‡
1. ... c5 2. Sc4†, Kd4 3. Q ‡ 408. 1. Se6
1. ... K×e6 2. Q×f3, f5 3. Q×c6‡
405. 1. Bg8 2. ... g5 3. R×f6‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Qf3†, K×f3 3. Bd5‡ 2. ... other 3. Qe4‡
2. ... Kd4 3. Qe3‡ [ 2. ... c5 3. d5, Qe4‡ ]
2. ... Ke5 3. Qf4‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Qd3†, Kd5 3. Sf4‡
1. ... K×f6 2. Qf8†, Kg6 3. Sf4‡, &c. 1. ... f2 2. Qh1†, Kc4 3. Q×c6‡
[ 2. ... Ke5 3. Qf4‡ ] 2. ... K×e6 3. Qe4‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Qc5†, Kg6/×f6 1. ... c5 2. Sf4†, Kc6 3. Qa6‡
3. Qg5‡ 2. ... K×d4/e4 3. Qd3‡
2. ... Ke4 3. Qd5‡
solutions 245

408. —cont. 412. 1. Sh8


1. ... g5 2. Q×f3†, Be4 1. ... Ke5 2. Sf7†, K either 3. Bg2‡
3. Qb3‡, &c. 1. ... Kc6/d52. Bg2†, K moves
[ 2. ... Kc4 3. Q×c6‡ 3. Sf7‡
2. ... K×e6 3. R×f6‡ ] 1. ... f5 2. Sf7†,&c.
1. ... b3 2. Q×f3†, Kc4 [ 2. ... Kc6/d5 3. Bg2‡ ]
3. Q×b3‡, &c. 1. ... other 2. Bg2, &c.
[ 2. ... K×e6 3. Qe4‡ ] [ 2. ... any 3. Sf7‡ ]
1. ... other 2. Q×f3†, &c.
[ 2. ... Kc4 3. Q×c6‡ 413. 1. Qg8
2. ... K×e6 3. Qe4‡ ] 1. ... K×e5 2. Sf3†, Kf6 3. Qf8‡
[ 1. ... f5 2. Q×f3†, Kc4/×e6 2. ... K×f5 3. Qf7‡
3. Q×c6‡ ] 2. ... Kd6 3. Qd8‡
2. ... Kf4 3. Qg4‡
409. 1. Sf2 1. ... a5 2. Qe6, K×d3 3. Qd5‡
1. ... K×c6 2. Qb7†, Kd6 3. Sc4‡ 2. ... a×b4/a4 3. Qd6‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Qc7†, Kf6 3. Se4‡ 1. ... a×b5 2. Qe6, &c.
1. ... S×c6 2. Sc4†, Kd5 3. Q ‡ [ 2. ... K×d3 3. Qd5‡ ]
1. ... S other 2. Q×d7†, Ke5 3. Qd4‡
414. 1. Bd3
410. 1. Be7 1. ... Kd7 2. Bb5†, Ke6 3. Sac7‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Qc1†, Kb5 3. Qc4‡ 2. ... Kc8 3. Sd6‡
2. ... Kd4 3. Ra4‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Sb4†, Kc5 3. Bd4‡
1. ... Kc3 2. Qc1†, &c. 2. ... Ke6 3. Bf5‡
[ 2. ... Kd4 3. Ra4‡ ]
1. ... Ke4 2. Ra4†, Kf3 3. Qh3‡ 415. 1. Bc8
1. ... e4 2. Qf6†, Kc5 3. Qe5‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Q×g7†, Kc5 3. Qc3‡
2. ... Ke3 3. Q×f2‡ 2. ... Ke3 3. Sd5‡
1. ... d5 2. Ra4†, Kc3 3. Qc1‡ 1. ... d5 2. Qg3†, Kd4 3. Se6‡
1. ... d2 2. Q×d2†, Ke4 3. Bd5‡ 2. ... Kf6 3. Q×g7‡
2. ... Kc5 3. Q ‡ 1. ... e3 2. Qf5†, Kd4 3. Sb5‡
1. ... Rb8, a6, g×h6
411. 1. Qg7 2. Q×g7†, Kf4 3. Sd5‡
1. ... Kd6 2. Sf4, Kc5 3. Qe5‡ 1. ... other 2. Qg5†, Kd4 3. Sb5‡
2. ... c5 3. Qc7‡
2. ... other 3. Se4‡ 416. 1. Sf8
1. ... Kf5 2. Sf4, any 3. g4‡ 1. ... Ke3 2. Qe1†, Kd4/f4
1. ... other 2. Sf4†,&c. 3. S×e6‡
[ 1. ... c5 2. Sf4†, Kd6 3. Qc7‡ 1. ... Sd2/g3 2. Q×d2†, K×e5/c5
2. ... Kf5 3. g4‡ 3. Sfd7‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Sf4†, Kd6 3. Se4‡ 1. ... h1=Q/any
2. ... Kc5 3. Qe5‡ ] 2. S×e6†, Ke3 3. Qe1‡
246 baird: 700 chess problems

417. 1. Bc7 421. —cont.


1. ... Kd5 2. Q×f7†, Kc6 3. Sd4‡ 2. ... other 3. Bg6‡
2. ... Ke4 3. Sc5‡ 1. ... f×e2 2. Rd3†, Ke4 3. Bg6‡
1. ... Kd7 2. Qd8†, Kc6/e6 3. Sd4‡ 2. ... K×e6 3. Bg4‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Qg5†, Ke6/e4 3. Sc5‡ 1. ... c4 2. B×f3†, Kc5 3. Qe7‡
1. ... Ke7 2. Qd8†, &c. 2. ... K×e6 3. Sd4‡
[ 2. ... Ke6 3. Sd4‡ ] 1. ... S any 2. Sc3†, Kd4 3. Qd6‡
1. ... Kf6 2. Qg5†, &c. 2. ... K×e6 3. Bg4‡
[ 2. ... Ke6 3. Sc5‡ ] [ 1. ... Sd2 2. Sc3†, Kd4 3. Qd6‡ ]

418. 1. Qc8 422. 1. Qg8


1. ... Kd5 2. Sf3, Ke4 3. Q×b7‡ 1. ... K×f6 2. Sd7†, Kf5 3. g4‡
2. ... S×g5/e8 3. Q×f5‡ 1. ... Kd6 2. Qd5†, Kc7 3. Sa6‡
2. ... other 3. Sf6‡ 1. ... Kf5 2. Sd7, f×g2 3. R×f2‡, &c.
1. ... Ke5/d4 2. Sf3†, &c. [ 2. ... other 3. g4‡ ]
[ 2. ... Kd5 3. Sf6‡ 1. ... e6 2. Qg5†, Kd6 3. Sb5‡
2. ... Ke4 3. Q×b7‡ ] 1. ... f×g2 2. d4†, Kd6 3. Sb5‡
1. ... f4 2. Sf6†, Kd4 3. Sf3‡ 2. ... K×f6/f5 3. R×f2‡
2. ... Ke5 3. Bc3‡
1. ... S any 2. Qe6†, Kd4 3. Be3‡ 423. 1. Rd8
1. ... Kc4 2. Qd5†, K×d5 3. B×b5‡
419. 1. Be7 2. ... K×b4 3. Q×b5‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Sf3†, Kd5 3. Se3‡ 1. ... Ka2 2. Be6†, K either
1. ... Kc4 2. Se3†, K×b5 3. Bd7‡ 3. Rd1‡
2. ... Kc3 3. Se2‡ 1. ... K×b4/a4 2. Qd5, any 3. Q×b5‡
2. ... Kd4 3. Bf6‡
1. ... Kd4 2. Se3, Ke5 3. Sf3‡, &c. 424. 1. a4
[ 2. ... Kc3 3. Se2‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Qh5†, Ke6 3. S×c5‡
2. ... other 3. Bf6‡ ] 1. ... Kc6 2. Qe6†, Kb7 3. S×c5‡
1. ... b1=Q/any 2. Se3†, &c. 1. ... c4 2. Qd7†, Ke5 3. d4‡
[ 2. ... Ke5 3. Sf3‡ 1. ... Bb7 2. Qf5†, Kc6 3. Qe6‡
2. ... Kd4 3. Bf6‡ ]
425. 1. Qf1
420. 1. Qh6 1. ... Kc5 2. Qf4, K×b6 3. Qd6‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Qg5, Kd4 3. Qf4‡ 2. ... other 3. Sd7‡
1. ... Kg4 2. Qg6†, Kh4 3. Bf6‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Sd7†, Kd6 3. Qf8‡
2. ... Kf4 3. Bh6‡ 2. ... Kd4 3. Qf4‡
1. ... e4 2. Qh5†, Kf4 3. Bh6‡ 1. ... Sc3/f2 2. Q(×)f2†, Ke5 3. Sc4‡
1. ... other 2. Qf4†, &c.
421. 1. Qc7 [ 2. ... Kc5 3. Sd7‡ ]
1. ... K×e6 2. Bf7†, Kf5 3. Qf4‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Qd6, Kf5 3. Qd5‡
solutions 247

426. 1. Qg3 430. —cont.


1. ... K×d5 2. Qd3†, Kc5 3. Sd7‡ 1. ... Ba4/c2/e2
1. ... Kc5 2. Qb3, Kd4 or any 2. Sc4†, Kf6/f4 3. Qf8‡
3. Se6‡ 1. ... B×f3 2. S×d3†, Kd6 3. Qd8‡
1. ... e4 2. Se6†, K×d5 3. Qb3‡ 2. ... Kf6 3. Qf8‡
1. ... Sc5 2. c4, S any 3. S(×)e6‡ 2. ... Ke4 3. d6‡
2. ... other 3. Qc3‡ 1. ... other 2. S×d3†, &c.
1. ... e×f4 2. Qd3†, K moves [ 2. ... Kd6 3. Qd8‡
3. Sd7‡ 2. ... Kf6 3. Qf8‡ ]
1. ... any 2. Qd3†, Kc5 3. Sd7‡
431. 1. Qh6
427. 1. Qh7 1. ... Kc5 2. Q×d6†, K×d6 3. Se4‡
1. ... K×c6 2. Qc7†, Kb5 3. Sc3‡ 2. ... Kb5 3. Sc3‡
2. ... Kd5 3. Sf4‡ 2. ...Kd4 3. Qb6‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Qd3†, K×d3 3. Sb2‡ 1. ... e4 2. Q×d2†, Ke5 3. Qg5‡
1. ... a5 2. Sec5, K×c6/d6 2. ... Kc5 3. Q×a5‡
3. Qd7‡ 1. ... S×f2 2. Q×d2†, Kc5
2. ... Kc4 3. Qd3‡ 3. Q×a5‡ &c.
[ 2. ... Sd3 3. Qf2‡ ]
428. 1. Sf7 1. ... other 2. Q×d2†, &c.
1. ... Kd5 2. Se3†, Ke6 3. Qc6‡ [ 2. ... Kc5 3. Q(×)a5‡ ]
2. ... Kd4/e4 3. Qc4‡
1. ... Kd4/d3 2. Qd2†, Kc4 3. Sd6‡ 432. 1. f3
2. ... Ke4 3. Sg3‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Qd3†, K×d3 3. Sb2‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Sg3†, Kf6/g6 3. Qh6‡ 1. ... K×e5 2. d4†, Kd5 3. Sb6‡
2. ... Ke6 3. Qc6‡ 2. ... Kf4 3. Qg4‡
2. ... Kg4 3. Q ‡ 1. ... d6 2. Qf7†, K×e5 3. d4‡
2. ... Kc6 3. Sd4‡
429. 1. Sg8 1. ... b3 2. Qd6†, Kc4 3. Sa3‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Se6†, K×d5 3. Sf6‡
1. ... K×d5 2. Sf6†, K either 3. Se6‡ 433. 1. Qb3
1. ... c5 2. c3†, K×d5 3. Se7‡ 1. ... Kf4 2. Qg3†, K×g3 3. Se2‡
1. ... c×d5 2. Se7, Kc5 3. Se6‡ 1. ... K×d4 2. Bd6, e3 3. Qd3‡
[ 2. Bd6, h2 3. c3‡ ] 1. ... e3 2. Se2, Kf5 3. Qd5‡
2. ... Ke4 3. Qe6‡
430. 1. Qa8
1. ... Kd6 2. Sc4†, Ke7 3. Sg8‡ 434. 1. Sc2
2. ... Kc7 3. d6‡ 1. ... Kb5 2. Qh5, Ka6 3. B×d3‡
2. ... Kc5 3. Qc6‡ 2. ... Kc6 3. Sd4‡
1. ... Kf6 2. Qh8†, Ke7 3. Sf5‡ 2. ... Kc4 3. Sa3‡
1. ... Kf4 2. S×d3†, K×f3 3. d6‡ 2. ... Ka4 3. Qe8‡
248 baird: 700 chess problems

434. —cont. 438. 1. Bh2


1. ... Kd5 2. Qh5†, K×e6 3. Bh3‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Qf7†, K×f7 3. Bc4‡
2. ... Ke4 3. Bg2‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Qf3†, K×f3 3. Bb7‡
2. ... Kc4 3. Sa3‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Qf5†, Kc6/b4/b6
2. ... Kc6 3. Sd4‡ 3. Qb5‡
1. ... Kc6, any 2. Qf5, &c.
435. 1. Qa2 [ 1. ... Kc6 2. Qf5, Kb6 or any
1. ... K×d4 2. Sf5†, K×c5/c3 3. Qb5‡ ]
3. Qa5‡ [ 1. ... d3 2. Qf5†, Kd4 3. Qe5, Bg1‡
2. ... Ke5 3. Re1‡ 2. ... Kc6 3. Qb5‡ ]
1. ... Ke2 2. Q×b2†, Ke3 3. Re1‡
1. ... K other 2. Q×b2†, Ke3 3. Re1‡ 439. 1. a4
1. ... c3 2. Re1†, Kd2 3. Sf3‡ 1. ... K×e6 2. Qf5†, K×f5 3. Sg5‡
2. ... Kf2 3. Sd3‡ 1. ... Kc6/c4 2. Qe4†, Kc5 3. Be7‡
2. ... K×d4 3. Se6‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. Qe4, c6 3. Qd4‡, &c.
1. ... f3 2. Sf5†, Kf4 3. Se6‡ [ 2. ... other 3. Be7‡ ]
2. ... K other 3. Q×b2‡ 1. ... B any, S any 2. Qf5†, Kc6/c4
1. ... S any 2. Sf5†, Kf3 3. Q×g2‡ 3. Qb5‡
1. ... c5 2. Qd3†, Kc6 3. Qd7‡
436. 1. Bb8 2. ... K×e6 3. Sg5‡
1. ... Kc6 2. Qf7, B×b7 3. Qe6‡ 1. ... f×e6 2. Qd3†, Kc6/c5
2. ... Bd7 3. Sd8‡ 3. Qb5‡
2. ... Be6 3. Sb4‡ 1. ... c6 2. Qd3†, &c.
1. ... Ke4 2. Qe2†, Kd5 3. Sb4‡ [ 2. ... Kc5 3. Qd4‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Qf7†, Be6 3. Q×e6‡ 2. ... K×e6 3. Sg5‡ ]
1. ... Ke6 2. Qe8†, Kf6 3. Be5‡
2. ... Kd5 3. Bb3‡ 440. 1. Se3
1. ... B×b7 2. Bb3†, Ke4 3. Qe2‡ 1. ... Kf4 2. Qh6†, Ke5 3. Sc6‡
2. ... Kc6 3. Qe8‡ 1. ... Kf6 2. Sg4†, Kg5 3. Se6‡
1. ... Bd7 2. Bb3†, Ke4 3. Qe2‡ 1. ... Kd6 2. Sc4†, Kd5 3. Qd7‡
2. ... Kc6 3. Q, S ‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Sc6†, K×e3 3. Qh6‡
1. ... Be6 2. Qf3†, Kc4 3. Q, S ‡ 1. ... g×h2 2. Qh6, Kd4 3. Sc6‡

437. 1. Ba6 441. 1. Sd6


1. ... K×e5 2. Qe4†, K×f6 3. Sgh7‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Sc6†, K×c5 3. Sb7‡
2. ... Kd6 3. Se8‡ 2. ... Ke3 3. Sc4‡
1. ... Ke3 2. Qc1†, Kf2 3. Sfe4‡ 2. ... Kc3 3. Se4‡
2. ... Kd4 3. Sf3‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Qe1†, Se2 3. Q×e2‡
1. ... a×b4 2. Qe4†, Kc5 3. Sd7‡ 1. ... f5 or any 2. Sc6†, K moves
2. ... Kc3 3. Qd3‡ 3. Q(×)f5‡
1. ... other 2. Qb2†, Ke3 3. Sd5‡
solutions 249

442. 1. f4 446. 1. Sc7


1. ... K×e6 2. f5†, Kd6 3. Se4‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Rc4†, K×c4 3. Rf4‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Qc7†, Kb5 3. c4‡ 2. ... Ke5 3. Bg3‡
2. ... Kd4 3. c3‡ 2. ... Ke3 3. Re8‡
1. ... e2 2. Qd7†, Kc5 3. Qd5‡ 1. ... Ke5/e3 2. Re6†, Kd4 3. Rf4‡
1. ... Sc3/f2 2. B(×)f2, Ke5 or any
443. 1. Se7 3. Re6‡
1. ... Kd6 2. Sc6, Kc5 or any 1. ... other 2. Re6†, &c.
3. Se4‡ [ 2. ... Kd4 3. Rf4‡ ]
1. ... Kf4 2. Se4†, Ke5 3. Sc6‡
1. ... Kd4 2. Sc6†, Kd3 447. 1. Sd7
3. Rd7‡, &c. 1. ... Kd5 2. Sf6†, Kc6/d6 3. Qb6‡
[ 2. ... Kc5 3. Se4‡ ] 1. ... Kf5/f4 2. Qf2†, Kg4/e4 3. Sf6‡
1. ... other 2. Sc6†, Kf5/f4 1. ... other 2. Sf6†, Kf4/f5 3. Qf2‡
3. Se4‡, &c.
[ 2. ... Kd6 3. Se4‡ ] 448. 1. Sg2
1. ... Kd5 2. Qe6†, K×e6 3. Sf4‡
444. 1. Ra4 1. ... Kb3 2. Qb1†, Kc4 3. Se3‡
1. ... Kd4 2. Q×d6†, Ke4 3. Sg5‡ 1. ... d2 2. Q×d2, Kb3 or any
2. ... Kc4 3. Qd5‡ 3. Sa5‡
1. ... Kf4 2. Q×g3†, Ke4 3. Qe3‡ 1. ... a2 2. Se3†, Kb3 3. Qc3‡
1. ... B any 2. Q×g7†, Ke6 3. Sf8‡ 1. ... other 2. Se3†, Kb3 3. Qb1‡
1. ... Sc2 any 2. Q×g7†, Ke6 3. Sf8‡
2. ... Kf4 3. Q×g3‡ 449. 1. Se6
1. ... Sg3 any 2. Q(×)f5†, Kd4 1. ... K×e6 2. Q×c4†, K×e5 3. Sd7‡
3. Qd5‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Qe3†, Kd5 3. Sc7‡
1. ... d5 2. Sc6†, Kf4 3. Qg4‡ 1. ... g6 2. Sd7, K×e6 3. Q×c4‡
2. ... Kc6 3. Qf3‡
445. 1. Sb6 2. ... Ke4 3. Sf6‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Sa4†, Kd6/c6 3. Qa6‡
2. ... Kd4 3. Sc2‡ 450. 1. Qa7
1. ... Kc3 2. Sa4†, Kd2 1. ... Kf5 2. Bg4†, Ke4 3. f3‡
3. B×g5‡, &c. 2. ... K other 3. Qg7‡
[ 2. ... Kd4 3. Sc2‡ ] 1. ... Sd7 2. Q×d7, f3 3. Qg4‡
1. ... Ke3 2. S×d5†, Kd2 3. B×g5‡ 2. ... c5 3. Qd3‡
2. ... Kd4 3. Sb3‡ 1. ... c5 2. Qh7†, Kd4 3. Qd3‡
1. ... d×e4 2. Qc4†, Ke3 3. B×g5‡ 1. ... f3 2. Bg6†, Kf4 3. Qe3‡
1. ... g4 2. Q×f2†, K moves
3. Q ‡ 451. 1. Bb3
1. ... Kc5 2. Qc6†, Kb4 3. Qb6‡
2. ... Kd4 3. Sf5‡
250 baird: 700 chess problems

451. —cont. 455. —cont.


1. ... Ke3 2. Qe1†, K×f4/d4 1. ... Kd2 2. Sf3†, Kc3 3. Qe5‡
3. Se6‡ 1. ... Kb2 2. Qe5†, K either
1. ... d2 2. Se6†, Kd3/e3 3. Qf3‡ 3. Qa1, Ra1‡
1. ... other 2. Se6†, Ke3 3. Qe1‡ 1. ... b3 2. Q×b3†, Kd4 3. Sef5‡
2. ... Kd2 3. Sf3‡
452. 1. Sc1 1. ... other 2. Qe5†, Kd2 3. Sf3‡
1. ... Kd4 2. Qf6†, K×c5 3. Qe5‡
2. ... Ke3 3. Sc4‡ 456. 1. Qh7
1. ... Kf4 2. Qf6†, K×g4 1. ... Kc6 2. Qe4†, Kd7 3. Sb6‡
3. Qf3‡, &c. 2. ... Kb5 3. Sc7‡
[ 2. ... Ke3 3. Sc4‡ ] 1. ... Ke6 2. Qf5†, Ke7 3. Qf7‡
1. ... Bf7 2. Q×g5†, K×e6 3. Bc8‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Qd3†, Kb4 3. Qb3‡
2. ... Kd4 3. Se2‡
1. ... B×e6 2. Qg7†, Kf4 3. Qd4‡ 457. 1. Sf6
1. ... Sb3 2. Se2, S×c5 [ /c1 ] 1. ... Kc5 2. Qa4, K×b6 3. Sd7‡
3. Sc4‡ 2. ... K×d6 3. Qd4‡
[ 2. ... B×e6 3. Qg7/Sd3‡ 2. ... a×b6 3. Sb7‡
2. ... Sa5/d2 3. Sd3‡ 1. ... Kc3 2. Se4†, Kd4 3. Sc6‡
2. ... other 3. Sc4/d3‡ ] 2. ... Kb4 3. Qa4‡
1. ... other 2. Se2, &c. 1. ... Ke5 2. Qd5†, K×6/f4 3. Qf5‡
[ 2. ... B×e6 3. Qg7/Sd3‡ 1. ... a×b6 2. Sc6†, Kc3 3. Se4‡
2. ... other 3. Sc4/d3‡ ] Kc5 3. Qd5‡
[ 1. ... Sc2 2. Se2, B×e6 3. Qg7/Sd3‡
2. ... Sb4/e1 3. Sc4‡ 458. 1. Bh8
2. ... S×a3/e3 3. Sd3‡ 1. ... e6 2. Bg7, Sd6 any 3. S(×)f7‡
2. ... other 3. Sc4/d3‡ ] 2. ... Sd4 any 3. S(×)f3‡
1. ... Sd4 any 2. Sf3†, Ke6 3. Shg5‡
453. 1. Qf2 1. ... S×c4/×e4 or any
1. ... Ke5 2. Qe3†, Kd5 3. c4‡ 2. Sf7†, Ke6 3. Shg5‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Sf6†, Ke5 3. Sc4‡
1. ... e5 2. Sf6†, Ke6/d6 3. Qb6‡ 458a. 1. g3
[ 1. ... e3 2. Sf6†, Ke5 3. Sbd7‡
454. 1. Sa4 1. ... e5 2. Kf7, e3 3. Sf6‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Qc5†, Ke6 3. Sd8‡ 2. ... other 3. S(×)b6‡
1. ... Ke3 2. Qf2†, Kd3 3. Se5‡ 1. ... S any 2. S×b6†, Ke5 3. S8d7‡ ]
1. ... e3 2. Qd1†, Kc4/e4
3. Sd6‡ 459. 1. Sh7
1. ... other 2. Qd2†, Kc4 3. Sd6‡ 1. ... Kc6/e6 2. Sd4†, Kd7/d5 3. Sf6‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Sd4, &c.
455. 1. Qb8 [ 2. ... Kd5, any 3. Sf6‡ ]
1. ... Kd4 2. Qe5†, K×e5 3. Sd5‡ 1. ... c3 2. Sf6†, Kc4 3. Sa3‡
solutions 251

459. —cont. 464. —cont.


2. ... Kc6/e6 3. Sd4‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Q×f6, Kd3 3. Bf5‡
1. ... other 2. Sf6†, &c. 2. ... Kd5 3. Bb7‡
[ 2. ... Kc6/e6 3. Sd4‡ ] 2. ... d5 3. Sf2‡
[ 1. ... Bf5/g4/h3 1. ... Kc6 2. Qf7, Kb5 3. Qd5‡
2. Sf6†, Kc6 3. Sf4‡ 2. ... f5 3. Qc4‡
2. ... Ke6 3. c8=Q, Sf4‡ ] 2. ... d5 3. Qd7‡
1. ... f5 2. Bb7†, K×d4 3. Q×d6‡
460. 1. Be7 2. ... Ke6 3. Qe8‡
1. ... Kd5 2. c4†, K×c6 3. Se5‡
2. ... K×c4 3. Qc5‡ 465. 1. Qh8
2. ... Ke6 3. Sg7‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Sc3†, Ke6 3. Qe8‡
2. ... Ke4 3. Sg3‡ 2. ... K other 3. Qc8‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Qf2†, Kg4 3. Qf3‡ 1. ... Kf3 2. Qh1†, K×g4 3. Se3‡
2. ... Ke6/g6 3. Qf7‡ 1. ... b5 2. Sc3†, K either
2. ... Ke4 3. Sf6‡ 3. Qh3‡

461. 1. Sa6 466. 1. Sb3


1. ... Kb5 2. Bd3†, Kc6 3. Qh1‡ 1. ... Kd7 2. Sc5†, Kc7 3. S×d5‡
2. ... Ka4 3. Qb4‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Sd3†, Ke6 3. Sbc5‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Qe6†, K×e6 3. Ba2‡ 2. ... Ke4 3. Q ‡
1. ... f4 2. Qb4†, Kd5 3. Qe4‡ 1. ... d4 2. Sc5†, Ke5 3. Qb8‡
1. ... f4 2. Sc5†, Ke5 3. Sc6‡
462. 1. Sg2
1. ... Kd5 2. S×e3†, Ke5 3. Sd7‡ 467. 1. Rc8
1. ... S×e6/×f52. Q×d4†, S×d4 1. ... Kd4 2. Sb5†, Ke5 3. Sg4‡
3. S×e3‡ 1. ... Kd6/f6 2. Se8†, Ke5 3. Sf3‡
1. ... S×e8 2. Q×d4†, Kb5 3. a4‡ 2. ... Ke7 3. B×a3‡
1. ... d3 2. S×e3†, Kd4 3. Sc6‡ 1. ... Sf6 2. Sf3†, Kd6 3. B×a3‡
1. ... Sc1 any 2. S×e3†, d×e3 3. Qd3‡ 1. ... other 2. Sg4†, Kd4
[ 1. ... Sb3 2. S×e3†, d×e3 3. Sb5‡, &c.
3. c×b3, Qd3‡] [ 2. ... Kd6 3. B×a3‡ ]

463. 1. Kb3 468. 1. Bd2


1. ... Kd5 2. Qd7†, Ke4 3. Sg5‡ 1. ... K×e6 2. Qg7, Kf5 3. Sd4‡
2. ... Kc5 3. Ba7‡ 2. ... Kd5, any 3. Qf7‡
1. ... Kf6 2. Qd7, any 3. g5‡ 1. ... K×c4 2. Q×e4†, K×b3
1. ... other 2. Qg7, Kd5 3. Qe5‡ 3. Qb4‡
2. ... other 3. S(×)f4‡ 1. ... c5 2. Qg5†, K×e6 3. S×c5‡
2. ... K×c4/c6 3. Sba5‡
464. 1. Bd4 1. ... other 2. Qg5†, &c.
1. ... K×d4 2. Q×d6†, Ke4 3. Sd2‡ [ 2. ... K×c4 3. Sba5‡
2. ... K×e6 3. Sc5‡ ]
252 baird: 700 chess problems

469. 1. Qb1 471. 1. d6


1. ... Ke5 2. Bc7†, Kd5 3. Qb7‡ 1. ... e×d6 2. R×e5†, K×e5 3. R×e3‡
1. ... Kc6 2. Qb7†, Kd6 3. Sc4‡ 2. ... d×e5 3. Sc5‡
1. ... Sf5 2. Q×f5†, K either 1. ... Sc2 2. R×e3†, K×e3 3. R×e5‡
3. Q×e6‡ 2. ... S×e3 3. Sd2‡
1. ... c4 2. Qb5†, Ke4 3. R×h4‡ 1. ... other 2. R×e3†, &c.
2. ... Kd6 3. S×c4‡ [ 2. ... K×e3 3. R×e5‡ ]
1. ... Kd6 or any [ 1. ... e6 2. Bf6, h5 or S×b3/c2
2. Qd3†, Kc6 3. Be8‡ 3. R×e5‡ ]
2. ... Ke5 3. Bc7‡
472. 1. Qg6
470. 1. g6 1. ... Kd5 2. S7c5, Kc4 3. Qe4‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Q×d6, K×b5 3. Qd3‡ 2. ... Ke5 or any
2. ... Kc3 3. Rc1‡ 3. Q(×)e6‡
2. ... S moves 3. Q ‡ 1. ... e6 2. d3, Kd5 3. Qe4‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Qe5†, Kc4 3. Rc1‡ 2. ... f3 3. Qg5‡
1. ... Rd5† 2. R×d5†, Kc4 3. Rc1‡ 1. ... f3 2. Qg5†, Ke6 3. S3c5‡
1. ... R×d8 2. c×d8Q†, Kc4 2. ... Ke4 3. S7c5‡
3. Qd5‡
1. ... Rd7 2. Rc1, Rd5† 3. R×d5‡ 473. 1. Qh5
2. ... Sd3 3. R×d7‡ 1. ... Ke6/c6 2. Qe8†, Kd5 3. Se3‡
2. ... Sc4 3. Qc3‡, &c. 1. ... Ke4/c4 2. Qe2†, Kd5 3. Sb4‡
[ 2. ... R×d8 3. B×g7, 1. ... Sg5 2. Sb4†, Kc4/e4
c×d8=Q/R, Qc3‡ 3. Qe2‡
2. ... Rd6 2. ... Ke6 3. Qe8‡
3. R×d6, B×g7, Qc3‡ 1. ... S other 2. Q×f5†, Kc6 3. Sd4‡
2. ... Sd1 2. ... Kc4 3. Sa3‡
3. R×d7, S×g7‡ ]
1. ... Sd3 2. Q×d3†, Ke5 474. 1. Bg5
3. Q×d6‡, &c. 1. ... Ke4 2. Sf6†, K×f5 3. Sd4‡
[ 2. ... Kc5 3. B×d6, 1. ... Kc5 2. Be7†, Kd5 3. Sf6‡
Qc3/d5, Rc1‡ ] 2. ... Sd6† 3. B×d6‡
1. ... Sd1 2. Qd3†, Ke5 1. ... e4 2. Sc3†, Kd4 3. Se2‡
3. Q×d6‡, &c. 2. ... Kd6 3. Rd5‡
[ 2. ... Kc5
3. B×d6, Qd5‡ ] 475. 1. Ke2
1. ... Sc4 2. Rc1, Kc5 3. Qe5‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Qd1†, Kc4 3. Sd6‡
2. ... R×d8/d7 3. Qc3‡ 2. ... Ke5 3. Qd6‡
2. ... Se3 3. B×g7‡, &c. 1. ... Kf4 2. Qc3, e3 3. Q×e3‡
[ 2. ... Rd5† 3. R×d5‡ 2. ... other 3. g3‡
2. ... Se5 3. R×d6, Qc3‡ 1. ... e3 2. Be6, any 3. Q×e3‡
2. ... S×a3/b2/d2 [ 2. ... Kd4 3. Q×e3/d5‡ ]
3. R×d6, B×g7, Qc3‡ ]
solutions 253

475. —cont. 480. 1. Sc6


1. ... c4 2. Qg3†, K either 1. ... Kd5 2. Qg4, K×c6 3. Qc4‡
3. Qd6‡ 2. ... B×e7 3. S×e7‡
1. ... a5 2. Ke3, c4 3. Qb5‡ 2. ... other 3. Sb4‡
2. ... other 3. Qe6‡ 1. ... Kf5 2. Qf1†, Ke6 3. Qf7‡
2. ... Ke4/g4 3. Sf6‡
476. 1. Qd2 1. ... Kf3 2. Qf1†, &c.
1. ... Ke5 2. Qe3†, K either [ 2. ... Ke4/g4 3. Sf6‡ ]
3. Se8‡ 1. ... Kd3 2. Qb1†, Ke2 3. Sd4‡
1. ... c3 2. Qe2†, K either 2. ... Kc4 3. Qb3‡
3. Se6‡ 1. ... B×e7 2. Q×g6†, Kf3 3. Sd4‡
1. ... c×b3 2. Se8, Ke5 3. Qe3‡ 2. ... Kd5 3. S×b6‡
1. ... other 2. Qg4†, K either
477. 1. Sa3 3. Sb4‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Qc4†, Kd6 3. Qd4‡
2. ... Kb6 3. Qb4‡ 481. 1. Qf3
1. ... Ka5 2. Qc4, e×d2/e2 or c5 1. ... Kb5 2. Qc6†, K×c6 3. Sc7‡
3. Q(×)c5‡ &c 1. ... Qg3 2. Qc6†, Kb3 3. R×g3‡
[ 2. ... Kb6 3. Qb4‡ ] 1. ... B×e2 2. Rc1†, Kb5 3. Qc6‡
1. ... c5 2. Q×e3, Kc6 or a5 1. ... Q×f4 2. Qd3†, Kd5 3. S×f4‡
3. Qe6‡, &c. 1. ... other 2. Qd3†, Kd5 3. Sc7‡
[ 2. ... Ka5 3. Q×c5‡ ]
1. ... a5 2. Q×e3†, Ka6 482. 1. S5d6
3. Qa7‡, &c. 1. ... Kd4 2. Sa5, Ke5 3. Sc6‡
[ 2. ... c5 3. Qe6‡ ] 2. ... Kc5 3. Sb3‡
1. ... e×d2 2. Qe7, Ka5 3. Qc5‡ 2. ... Kc3 3. Sb5‡
2. ... a5 3. Qa7‡ 2. ... Ke3 3. Sf5‡
2. ... c5 3. Qc7‡
2. ... d1=Q/any 3. Qb4‡ 483. 1. Ba7
1. ... Kd5 2. Qd3†, Kc6 3. Sd8‡
478. 1. Sa7 1. ... Ke3 2. Qd2†, Ke4 3. Sd6‡
1. ... Kd4 2. Sb5†, Kc5 3. Sd3‡ 1. ... c4 2. b7†, Kd5 3. Qg2‡
2. ... Ke5 3. Qe7‡ 1. ... b3 2. Qd2†, Ke4/c4
1. ... K×f6 2. Sc6, Kg5 3. Qg7‡ 3. Sd6‡
2. ... other 3. Qe7‡
1. ... d5 2. Qe7†, Kd4 3. Sb5‡ 484. 1. Sd1
1. ... S any 2. Qe7†, Kd4 3. Q(×)e3‡ 1. ... Kd3 2. Qf1†, Ke4 3. Sc3‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Sc3†, Kc6 3. Qc8‡
479. 1. Re1 2. ... Ke6 3. Qf7‡
1. ... Kd4 2. Qe5†, K×e5 3. Sf5‡ 1. ... Sg3/f2 2. S(×)f2†, Kd5 3. Qd6‡
1. ... Kd2 2. Rd1†, K×e3 3. Q×a7‡ 1. ... g3 2. Sc3†, Kd3 3. Qf3‡
2. ... Kc3 3. R×d3‡
1. ... S any 2. Q(×)b4†, Kd4 3. Sf5‡
254 baird: 700 chess problems

485. 1. Bh5 489. —cont.


1. ... Ke6 2. Sc5†, Kd6/e7 3. Bf8‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Sf6†, Kf4/e3 3. Qd2‡
2. ... Kf5 3. Rf8‡ 2. ... Kd3 3. Qb3‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Rf8, Kd4 3. Rf4‡ 1. ... e4 2. Q×b5†, K×d6 3. Se8‡
1. ... e4 2. Sc5, either 3. Rf8‡
[ 1. ... Kf4 2. Sc5, e4 or Kf5 490. 1. Se8
3. Rf8‡ ] 1. ... Ke5 2. Qe3, any 3. Bc3‡
1. ... h5 2. Qg5†, K×g5 3. Bd2‡
486. 1. Rb1 1. ... f2 2. Q×f2†, Kg5 3. Qf5‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Bg7, Kf5 3. Qd5‡ 2. ... Ke5 3. Bc3‡
2. ... d5 3. Sd6‡ 1. ... Bg7 2. Bd2†, Ke5 3. Q×g7‡
1. ... Kc3 2. Qd5, K×c2 3. Rc1‡ 1. ... Bb1 any 2. Bd2†, Ke5 3. Qa1‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Be3†, Kc6 3. Sa5‡ 1. ... d2 2. Qh2†, Kg5 3. Qe5‡
1. ... d5 2. Bg7†, K×c4/c5 2. ... Ke3 3. Q×d2‡
3. Qc8‡ 1. ... b×a5/b5 2. Qh2†, Ke3
2. ... Ke4 3. Sd6‡ 3. Bc5‡, &c.
[ 2. ... Kg5 3. Qe5‡ ]
487. 1. g3
1. ... Ke5 2. Sc7, h×g3 3. B×g3‡ 491. 1. Kf2
2. ... d3 3. Bc3‡ 1. ... Kf5 2. e4†, Kg6 3. Qg8‡
2. ... c5 3. Qe6‡ 2. ... K×g5 3. Qg7‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Qe6†, Kd3 3. Sb4‡ 2. ... Ke6 3. Qe8‡
2. ... Kb5 3. Qb3‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. e4†, Kd4 3. Qd8‡
1. ... d3 2. Bc3, Kc4 3. Q×c6‡ 2. ... Kc6 3. Qc8‡, &c.
2. ... other 3. Se3‡ [ 2. ... Ke6 3. Qe8‡ ]
1. ... h×g3 2. Sb4†, Kc5/c4 1. ... Sg4† 2. B×g4, Kd5 3. Qa8‡
3. Q×c6‡ 1. ... S other 2. B(×)f3†, Kf5 3. Qf6‡
2. ... Ke5 3. B×g3‡
1. ... c5 2. Sc7†, Ke5 3. Qe6‡, &c. 492. 1. Sc8
[ 2. ... Kc4 3. Qc2‡ ] 1. ... Kg5 2. Qg7†, Kh5 3. g4‡
2. ... Kf5 3. Sd6‡
488. 1. Sh5 1. ... Ke5 2. Bc3†, K×d5 3. Qf5‡
1. ... K×d5 2. Qd6†, Kc4 3. Sa3‡ 1. ... d6 2. Se7, Ke5 3. Bc3‡
2. ... Ke4 3. Sg3‡ 2. ... Kg5 3. Q ‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Sd6†, Kg6 3. Sf4‡
2. ... Kg4 3. Sf6‡ 493. 1. Bc7
1. ... d×c6 2. Qf4†, K×d5 3. Sc7‡ 1. ... Kf5 2. Qf3†, K×e6 3. Sc5‡
1. ... d6 2. Q×d6, Kf5 3. Qe6‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Qe5†, Kc6 3. Sa5‡
2. ... Kc4 3. Qc5‡
489. 1. Sg8 1. ... f×e6 2. Sd2†, Kf5 3. Qf3‡
1. ... Kc6 2. Bc8, Kd5 3. Bb7‡ 2. ... Kd5 3. Qc4‡
2. ... other 3. Se7‡
solutions 255

493. —cont. 497. —cont.


1. ... f6 2. Sd2†, Kf5 3. Qh3‡, &c. 2. ... Kd5 3. Qb7‡
[ 2. ... Kd5 3. Qc4‡ ] 2. ... Ke4 3. Q×e6‡
1. ... f5 2. Sd2†, &c. 1. ... Ke4 2. Q×e6†, Kf4 3. Bc7‡
[ 2. ... Kd5 3. Qc4‡ ] 1. ... g6 2. R×f6, K either or g×h5
3. Q×e6‡
494. 1. Sf4 2. ... e5 3. Q ‡
1. ... f5 2. Qc3†, K×f4 3. Sge6‡ 1. ... f5 2. Qb7†, Ke5 3. Bc7‡
2. ... Kd6 3. S×f5‡ 2. ... Kd6 3. Sc4‡
1. ... e3 2. Qd5†, K×f4 3. Sgh5‡ 1. ... e5 2. Qb7†, K either
3. Qd7‡
495. 1. Bh2
1. ... K×e6 2. Qc8†, Ke7 3. Bd6‡ 498. 1. Qb2
2. ... Kd5 3. Qf5‡ 1. ... Kh5 2. Qh8†, K×g6 3. Sde7‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Sc7, b5 3. Qa7‡ 2. ... Kg4 3. Se3‡
2. ... a4 3. Qf8‡ 1. ... Kf5 2. Qf6†, Ke4 3. Sc3‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Q×c6†, Kf5 3. Qd5‡ 2. ... Kg4 3. Q×f3‡
1. ... a4 2. Qd8†, Ke4 3. Qd3‡ 1. ... Kh3 2. Qh8†, &c.
2. ... K×e6 3. Sg7‡ [ 2. ... Kg4 3. Se3‡ ]
2. ... Kc5 3. Qg5‡ 1. ... f×e2 2. Q×e2†, Kh3 3. Qh5‡
1. ... b5 2. Qd8†, Kc5 2. ... Kf5 3. Sge7‡
3. Qd4‡, &c.
[ 2. ... Ke4 3. Qd3‡ 499. 1. Sf1
2. ... K×e6 3. Sg7‡ ] 1. ... Ke6 2. Qe8†, K either
3. Se3‡
496. 1. Rg8 1. ... Sb8/c5 2. Se3†, Ke6 3. Qe8‡
1. ... Ke6 2. Q×f7†, K×f7 3. Sg5‡ 1. ... other 2. Qd7†, Ke4 3. Sbd2‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Qf3†, K×f3 3. Sg5‡ 2. ... Kc4 3. Sfd2‡
1. ... Kc6 2. Rc8†, Kd7/d5
3. Q×f5‡ 500. 1. Qe2
2. ... Kb5 3. Sc3‡ 1. ... K×d6 2. Qe6†, Kc7 3. Q×e7‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Rc8†, Kd5/d3 2. ..., Kc5 3. Qe5‡
3. Q×f5‡, &c. 1. ... Kd4 2. Qc4†, Ke5 3. Qc5‡
[ 2. ... Kb5 3. Sc3‡ ] 2. ... Ke3 3. Qc3‡
1. ... Sd3 2. Q×f7†, Kc6 3. Qb7‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Qd3†, Kc5 3. b4‡
2. ... Ke4 3. Sg5‡ 2. ..., Ke5 3. f4‡
1. ... Sc4 2. Qf3†, Ke6 3. Sf8‡
1. ... other 2. Q×f5†, Kc6/c4 501. 1. Sa3
3. Rc8‡ 1. ... Kd6/d4 2. Sa×b5†, Ke5 3. Qg5‡
1. ... Kf5 2. e3, any 3. Qc5‡
497. 1. Se1 1. ... b4 2. Qg5†, Kd6 3. Sab5‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Bc7†, Kf5 3. Q×d3‡ 2. ... Kd4 3. Scb5‡
256 baird: 700 chess problems

501. —cont. 506. —cont.


1. ... e3 2. Q×e3†, Kf5 3. Bg6‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. c6†, Kd6 3. Sf7‡
2. ... Kd6 3. Sa×b5‡ 2. ... Kd4 3. Se6‡
1. ... Sf6 2. Qc4†, Ke5 3. S×g6‡
502. 1. Sc2 1. ... B×d2 2. Qc4†, Ke3 3. Qe4‡
1. ... Kd5 2. e4†, K×e5 3. Bc7‡ 2. ... Ke5 3. Sd7‡
2. ..., Kc6 3. Sd4‡ 1. ... other 2. Qc4†, Ke5 3. Sd7‡
1. ... Kb5 2. a4†, K×a4 3. Bd7‡
2. ..., Kc6 3. Sb4‡ 507. 1. Qf7
1. ... R×e5 2. Sb4†, Kd6 3. Sc4‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Qf4†, K×f4 3. Sd3‡
2. ..., Kb5 3. Bd7‡ 2. ... Kd4 3. Se6‡
1. ... other 2. Sb4†, &c. 1. ... Kc5 2. Qa7†, K×d6 3. Sc4‡
[ 2. ... Kb5 3. Bd7‡ ] 2. ... Kb5 3. a4‡
1. ... other 2. Qf2†, Ke5 3. Sc4‡
503. 1. Se3
1. ... Kc5 2. Qf8†, Kd4 3. Bg7‡ 508. 1. Qh2
2. ... Kb5 3. Qb4‡ 1. ... Ke3 2. Qg1†, K×e2 3. Bg4‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Qd7, Kf6 3. Qd6‡ 2. ... Kf4 3. Sg6‡
2. ... c5 3. Sg4‡ 1. ... Kc5/c3 2. Rc8†, Kd4 3. Qf4‡
1. ... Ke7 2. Bf8†, Kf6 3. Qf5‡ 2. ... Kb4 3. Qd6‡
1. ... c5 2. Bf4†, Kc6 3. Qe8‡ 1. ... b5 2. Qf2†, Kc3 3. Qc5‡
2. ... Ke7 3. Sd5‡ 2. ... Ke5 3. Sf7‡
1. ... Sc3 2. Qf2†, &c.
504. 1. Qh6 [ 2. ... Ke5 3. Sf7‡ ]
1. ... Kd4 2. Q×f6†, Kc5 3. Qf2‡ 1. ... other 2. Qf4†, K either
2. ... Ke3 3. Sc4‡ 3. Rc8‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Sc4, Kg4 3. Se3‡
2. ... S any 3. B×h3‡ 509. 1. Qh3
1. ... f5 2. Qg7†, Kf4 3. Qg3‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Q×f5†, K×f5 3. Bf7‡
1. ... Sf3 2. S×f3†, Kf5 3. B×h3‡ 2. ... Kd6 3. Qf4‡
1. ... Se2 2. Sf3†, Kf5 3. B×h3‡ 2. ... Kd4 3. Qf6‡
1. ... Kc3 2. Kc1, Kd4 or any
505. 1. Qf3 3. Qh8‡
1. ... Ke6 2. Sf8†, Ke5 3. d4‡
1. ... Rd5 2. Qe3†, Kf5 3. Se7‡ 510. 1. Rf6
1. ... other 2. d4†, Ke6 3. Sf8‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Sg4†, Ke4/d4
3. Rf4‡
506. 1. Sf8 1. ... Kc4 2. Rf4†, d4 3. Se3‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Qb8†, Kd5/d4 1. ... a×b4 2. R×b4†, Kc5 3. Sd3‡
3. Qd6‡ 2. ... Ke5 3. Sg4‡
2. ... Kf6 3. Qb2‡ 1. ... d6 2. Rf4†, Ke5 3. Re7‡
solutions 257

511. 1. Sc8 515. —cont.


1. ... Kf6 2. Qe4, Kg5 or any 2. ... f5 3. Qd6‡
3. Sh7‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Bf1†, Kd5 3. Qf5‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Qf3†, Kc4 3. Sd6‡ 1. ... other 2. Qf5†, Kc4 3. Bf1‡
2. ... Ke5 3. S×d7‡
1. ... c4 2. S×d7†, Kd5 3. Qf3‡ 516. 1. Qh3
1. ... d6 2. Sd7†, Kd5 3. Se7‡ 1. ... Kd6 2. Qf5, Ke7 3. R×d7‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Q×d7, Kc4 3. Rc7‡
512. 1. Q×b7 2. ... Kb6 3. Qc6‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Qc7†, Kf6 3. Se4‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Qd3†, Kc5 3. S×d7‡
2. ... Kd4 3. Sf5‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Qc3†, Kd5 3. R×d7‡
1. ... Ke3 2. Qb4, B×d3 3. Sd1‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. R×d7, Kf4 3. Sg6‡
2. ... B×f3 3. Sf5‡ 2. ... Kf6 3. Qe6‡
2. ... other 3. Qe4‡ 1. ... d6 2. Sd7, Kd4/c4 3. Qd3‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Sf5, B×d3 3. S×d3‡
2. ... B×f3 3. d4‡ 517. 1. Sd3
1. ... c2 2. Qb2†, Kc5 3. Se4‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Qd7, Rd5 3. Qg4‡
2. ... Ke3 3. Qe5‡ 2. ... other 3. S×g3‡
1. ... B×d3 2. Qb6†, Ke5 3. S×d3‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Q×c5†, Ke6 3. S×g7‡
1. ... other 2. Qb6†, Ke5 3. Sg6‡ 2. ... Ke4 3. S×g3‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Qa4†, Kd5 3. Shf4‡
513. 1. Ba4 1. ... other 2. Q×c5†, &c.
1. ... Ke6 2. Qf2, Ke7 3. Qf6‡ [ 2. ... Ke4 3. S×g3‡ ]
2. ... Kd5 or any 3. Qf7‡
1. ... B×g4 2. Q×g4, K×c4 3. Q×e4‡ 518. 1. Sf6
1. ... Bg2 2. Q×g2, K×c4/e6 1. ... Ke5 2. Qe4†, K×f6 3. g5‡
3. Q×e4‡ 2. ... Kd6 3. Se8‡
1. ... Bf1 2. Q×f1, Ke6 3. Qf7‡ 1. ... Ke7 2. Sg8†, Kd6 3. Qb8‡
1. ... Kc7 2. Se8†, Kb6 3. Qb8‡
514. 1. Sg6 1. ... a6/a5 2. Qb8†, Ke7 3. Sg8‡
1. ... Ke6 2. Bc4†, Kf6 3. Be7‡
1. ... Kd4 2. Se2†, Kd5 3. Sgf4‡ 519. 1. Qc3
1. ... Se6 2. Se7†, Kd4 3. Se2‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. K×c5, Kf5 3. Qf3‡
1. ... B×b5 2. Sf4†, Kc6 3. Be4‡ 2. ... e×d6† 3. S×d6‡
2. ... Kd4 3. Sge2‡ 1. ... e4 2. Qd2†, Ke5 3. Qg5‡
1. ... other 2. Sf4†, &c. 1. ... e×d6 2. Rf7, Ke4 3. Qf3‡
[ 2. ... Kd4 3. Sge2‡ ] 2. ... e4 3. Sc7‡

515. 1. Bg2 520. 1. Qf7


1. ... Ke5 2. Qd7, Kf6 3. Bd4‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Qg6, h5 3. f4‡
2. ... Kf4 3. Bd6‡ 1. ... Kc6 2. Qe7, h5 3. b5‡
2. ... f6 3. Sg6‡ 1. ... h5 2. Qe8, Kc7 3. Sb5‡
258 baird: 700 chess problems

521. 1. Qa5 525. —cont.


1. ... Ke3 2. Q×c5†, Kd2 [ /d4 ] 1. ... Sg3 2. Q×g3†, Kd4 3. Qf4‡
3. Bg5‡ 2. ... Kf6 3. Qg7‡
2. ... Kf4 3. Qd4‡ 1. ... Sf2 2. Qg5†, Kd4/×d6
1. ... K×e5 2. Q×c7†, Kd4 3. Qf4‡ 3. Qc5‡
2. ... Ke6 3. Qe7‡ 1. ... Se6 2. Sf7†, Kf5 3. Bd3‡
1. ... f2 2. Bg3, Ke3 3. Q×c3‡ 1. ... Sd other 2. Sf7†, Kf5 3. Qg5‡
2. ... Kc4 3. Qa4‡
2. ... c4 3. Qa7‡ 526. 1. Bg8
1. ... c4 2. Bg3, &c. 1. ... Ke7 2. Sd5†, Kd6 3. Sc4‡
[ 2. ... Ke3 3. Q×c3‡ 2. ... K other 3. Ra8‡
2. ... f2 3. Qa7‡ ] 1. ... Ke5 2. Sc4†, Kf6 3. Sd5‡
2. ... Kd4 3. Sb5‡
522. 1. Qf8
1. ... Kd7 2. e4, Kc6 3. Qe8‡ 527. 1. Qg6
2. ... Ke6 3. Sc5‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Sf3†, Kc4 3. Sd6‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Qf7†, Ke4 3. Sc5‡ 2. ... Ke3 3. B×d2‡
2. ... Kc6 3. Qb7‡ 1. ... Kf4 2. B×d2†, Ke5 3. Sf3‡
1. ... d4 2. Qg5†, Ke6 3. Sd8‡
523. 1. Ba6 2. ... Ke4 3. Sc5‡
1. ... Kc6 2. Qe6†, Kc7 3. Qd6‡ 1. ... Sf6 2. Sf3†, Ke6 3. Sd8‡
1. ... K×e5 2. Sf7†, Kd5 3. Bb7‡ 2. ... Kf4 3. B×d2‡
1. ... c4 2. Bb7†, Kc5 3. Q×g1‡ 1. ... other 2. Sf3†, &c.
2. ... K×e5 3. Sf7‡ [ 2. ... Kf4 3. B×d2‡ ]
1. ... Bd4 2. Bb7†, Kc4
3. Qe2‡, &c. 528. 1. Bf7
[ 2. ... K×e5 3. Sf7‡ ] 1. ... Kd5 2. e7†, Ke4 3. d3‡
1. ... other 2. Bb7†, K×e5 3. Sf7‡ 1. ... Sf3 2. Qe3†, Kf5 3. Q×f3‡
2. ... Kd5 3. e7‡
524. 1. Qh4 1. ... other 2. d3†, &c.
1. ... Kf5 2. d4, any 3. e4‡ [ 2. ... Kd5 3. e7‡ ]
1. ... Kd6 2. Qf6†, Kc5 3. B×e7‡
1. ... other 2. d4†, Kd6 529. 1. Sb7
3. Q(×)f6‡, &c. 1. ... K×e4 2. Sc3†, Kd4/f4/f3
[ 2. ... Kf5 3. e4‡ ] 3. Qf6‡
[ 1. ... e6 2. d4†, Kf5 3. e4‡ ] 2. ... Ke5 3. Qd6‡
[ 1. ... f5 2. d4†, Kd6 3. Qf6‡ ] 1. ... Ke5 2. Qd6†, K×e4 3. Sd2‡
1. ... f6 2. Q×f6†, K×e4 3. Sc3‡
525. 1. Sa4 1. ... B×b7 2. Qd6†, Bd5
1. ... K×d6 2. Qf4†, Kc6 3. b5‡ 3. Q×d5‡, &c.
2. ... Ke7 3. Qf8‡ [ 2. ... K×e4 3. Sd2‡ ]
1. ... d2 or f5 2. Qd6† &c.
[ 2. ... K×e4 3. S(×)d2‡ ]
solutions 259

530. 1. Sf5 534. —cont.


1. ... Ke6 2. Qe8†, Kd5 3. Se3‡ 1. ... Kf5 2. Qh7†, Ke6 3. Bb3‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Qe2†, Kd5 3. Se7‡ 2. ... K×g5 3. Be7‡
2. ... Kf4 3. Bc1‡ 1. ... b×c5 or any
1. ... g×f5 2. B×f5, f6 3. c4‡ 2. Qg8, Kf5 3. Sd6‡
1. ... f6 2. f3, Ke6 or any 3. Bg8‡ 2. ... Kd3 3. Qd5‡
2. ... other 3. Bc2‡
531. 1. Sc6
1. ... Ke6 2. Sg5†, Kf5 3. Se7‡ 535. 1. Sg5
2. ... Kd6 3. Qe5‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Bc2, Ke5 3. Bc3‡
2. ... Kd5 3. Qd4‡ 1. ... d4 2. Bc3, d×c3 3. Rd5‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Sg5†, Kd3 3. Se5‡, &c.
[ 2. ... Kd5 3. Qd4‡ 536. 1. Rh7
2. ... Kf5 3. Se7‡ ] 1. ... Kd5 2. Se4, K×e5 3. Rh5‡
1. ... Kc4 2. Qd4†, K×b5 3. Sa7‡ 2. ... other 3. S×b4‡
1. ... e2 2. Q×b3†, Ke4 3. Sd6‡ 1. ... K×c6 2. S×b4†, Kc5 3. Sfd3‡
1. ... B×f7 2. Qd4†, Ke6 3. Q×d7‡ 1. ... f5 2. Sd3†, K either
3. Sa×b4‡
532. 1. Bd2 1. ... f×e5 2. Se4†, K either
1. ... Sc3 2. B×c3, e4 3. Qg8‡ 3. S×b4‡
2. ... c4 3. e4‡
1. ... e4 2. Qd7†,Kc4 3. Sa5‡ 537. 1. Sd8
2. ... Ke5 3. Sg4‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Sb3†, Ke5 3. Sc6‡
1. ... other 2. Qd7†, Ke4 1. ... S any 2. S(×)f7†, Kd4 3. Sb3‡
3. S×c5‡, &c. 1. ... f5 2. Sc6†, Kf6 3. g5‡
[ 2. ... Kc4 3. Sa5‡ ] 1. ... f3 2. Sc6†, Kf4 3. e3‡
[ 1. ... c4 2. Qd7†, Ke4 3. Sc5‡ ] 1. ... e3 2. Sc6†, Ke4 3. d3‡

533. 1. Kg8 538. 1. Sf4


1. ... Se7†/other 2. S(×)e7†, Ke5 1. ... K×f4 2. Re6, Kg5 3. Be3‡
3. B(×)d4‡ 2. ... Kg3 3. Bd6‡
1. ... Sg3 any 2. Q×f5†, Se5 3. Se7‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Sd3, K×d3 3. Bf5‡
1. ... B×b3 2. Qf3†, Kc4 3. Q×c6‡ 2. ... Kd5 3. Bf3‡
2. ... Ke6 or Se43. Qf7‡
1. ... other 2. Qf3†, &c. 539. 1. Qb3
[ 2. ... Ke6 or Se4 3. Qf7‡ ] 1. ... K×e6 2. Q×c4†, Kf5 3. g7‡
2. ... Kd7 3. Sf6‡
534. 1. e3 2. ... Qd5 3. Qc8‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Bb3†, Kc6 3. Qe8‡ 1. ... Kc6 2. Se7†, Kd7 3. Sc5‡
2. ... Ke4 3. Qh7‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Qf3†, K×f3 3. Sg5‡
1. ... Kd3 2. Qd8†, Kc4 3. Be2‡ 1. ... Qb7 2. Q×b7†, K×e6 3. Qf7‡
2. ... Ke4 3. Bc2‡ 1. ... other 2. Qf3†, &c.
[ 2. ... K×e6 3. Qf7‡ ]
260 baird: 700 chess problems

540. 1. e6 545. —cont.


1. ... K×e6 2. Sf8†, Kd5 3. Rh5‡ 1. ... Kd3 2. Qd1†, K either
2. ... Kf6/f5 3. Rf7‡ 3. Sd6‡
1. ... e3 2. Sc5, K×c5 or any 1. ... f2 2. Qe2†, K×d5 3. Sge7‡
3. Rh5‡
1. ... other 2. Rh5†, K×e6 3. Re5‡ 546. 1. Sc6
1. ... Kd5 2. Qb5†, Ke6 3. Sd8‡
541. 1. Bd6 2. ... Ke4 3. Sg5‡
1. ... K×c6 2. Sb6, Kb5 or any 1. ... Kd3 2. S×e5†, Ke4 3. Sf6‡
3. Sd4‡ 1. ... e2 2. Qd2, Kb3 or any
1. ... Kc4 2. Sb6†, Kb3/b5 3. Sd4‡ 3. Sa5‡
1. ... Ke6 2. S×c3, Kf5 or any 1. ... other 2. Sf6, Kd3 or any
3. Sd4‡ 3. S(×)e5‡
1. ... Ke4 2. S×c3†, &c.
[ 2. ... Kf5 3. Sd4‡ ] 547. 1. Qh5
1. ... other 2. Sb6†, Ke4 3. Bg6‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Qe8†, Kf5 3. Sg3‡
2. ... K×c6/e6 3. Sd4‡ 2. ... Kd5 3. Sc3‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Qg6†, K×e3 3. Sd1‡
542. 1. Qd8 2. ... Kd5/×e5 3. Rc5‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Qf6†, Kg4 3. Qg6‡ 1. ... other 2. Q(×)g6 &c.
2. ... Ke4 3. Qf3‡ [ 2. ... any 3. Rc5‡ ]
1. ... e2 2. e6, Ke3 or any
3. Re5‡ 548. 1. Kd6
1. ... c4 2. Rd4†, Kf5 3. Qf6‡ 1. ... Kf5 2. Qc8†, Ke4 3. Qc2‡
2. ... K×f6 3. Qf8‡
543. 1. Qf7 1. ... d4 2. Qc6†, Kd3 3. Sf4‡
1. ... Kd6 2. Sc4†, Kc5 3. Q×f5‡ 2. ... Kf5 3. Q×f3‡
1. ... c×d2 2. Qe7†, Kd5 3. c4‡ 1. ... f2 2. Qe2, d4 3. Sg3‡
1. ... f4 2. g×f4†, Kd6 3. Se4‡ 2. ... Kf5 3. Qf3‡
1. ... c5 2. Sc4†, Ke4 3. Qb7‡
549. 1. Qa3
544. 1. Qh6 1. ... Kb5 2. Qb3†, Kc5 3. d4‡
1. ... Kb4 2. Qc6, K×a3 3. Qc3‡ 2. ... Ka5 3. Bc3‡
2. ... Ka5 3. Qc5‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Qb3†, Ke4 3. Sg3‡ &c.
2. ... a5 3. Sc2‡ [ 2. ... Kc5 3. d4‡ ]
1. ... Kd4 2. Qf6†, Ke3 3. Sc4‡ 1. ... c5 2. Qa4†, Kd5/d3
2. ... Kc5 3. Sd3‡ 3. Sf4‡
1. ... a5 2. Sc2, Kc4 or any 3. Qc6‡
550. 1. Sf3
545. 1. Qe1 1. ... Kd5 2. Sf6†, Ke6 3. S×g5‡
1. ... K×d5 2. Sge7†, Kc4 3. Qf1‡ 2. ... Kc6 3. Sd4‡
1. ... Kb5 2. Sd6†, K any 3. Qa1‡ 2. ... Kc4 3. Ba6‡
solutions 261

550. —cont. 556. —cont.


1. ... Kd3 2. Se5†, Ke4 3. Sf6‡ 1. ... d3 2. Sb6†, Kd4 3. Sf5‡
1. ... Sd5 2. Sg3†, Kd3 3. Se5‡ 1. ... e3 2. Sb6†, Kd3 3. Bf5‡
1. ... Sc4 2. Sf6†, Kd3 3. Se1‡
1. ... other 2. Sf6†, Kd3 3. Se5‡ 557. 1. Sc5
1. ... Kd6 2. Sc×e4†, Ke5 3. Sf3‡
551. 1. Sd8 1. ... Kd4 2. Scb3†, Ke5 3. Sc4‡
1. ... d4 2. Sf7†, Kd5 3. Se7‡ 1. ... e3 2. Sf3†, Kd6 3. Se4‡
1. ... e3 2. Sc6†, Ke4 3. Sd6‡ 1. ... a6/a5 2. Scb3, Kd6 or any
1. ... f3 2. Sf7†, Kf4 3. e3‡ 3. Sc4‡

552. 1. Rg8 558. 1. Sa7


1. ... Ke6 2. c5†, Kf5 3. g4‡ 1. ... Kf6 2. Q×h6†, Ke7/e5
1. ... h5 2. Sd4†, Kf4 3. g3‡ 3. Sc6‡
1. ... Bf2/h2 2. g4†, Ke6 3. c5‡ 1. ... B×c5 2. Sc6†, Kd6 3. Qf4‡
2. ... Kf6 3. Q×h6‡
553. 1. Bh4 1. ... S×d3 2. Sc6†, Ke4
1. ... Kc6 2. Qc8†, Kb5/d5 3. S×c3‡ 3. Qe3‡, &c.
1. ... Ke6 2. Qe8†, Kf5/d5 3. S×e3‡ [ 2. ... Kf6 3. Q×h6‡ ]
1. ... Kc7 or any 2. Scd4, any 3. Qd8‡ 1. ... Qa6/b6/c7/×a7
2. Q×c3†, Kf4 3. Qf6‡
554. 1. Bg6 1. ... other 2. Sc6†, &c.
1. ... B×d3 2. B×d3, Kb6 3. Qd4‡ [ 2. ... Kf6 3. Q×h6‡ ]
1. ... Bb7/b5 2. Q(×)b5†, Kd4 3. Sf5‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Qe3‡
1. ... Bc8/c4 2. Q(×)c4†, Kb6 3. S×c8‡
559. 1. Sc5
555. 1. Kh6 1. ... Ke5 2. Sg4†, Kd4 3. Qd3‡
1. ... Ke3 2. Qc3, K×f4 3. Qd4‡ 2. ... Kd6 3. Qd7‡
2. ... d4 3. Qc1‡ 1. ... Kg5 2. B×b2, d4 3. Sce4‡
2. ... g×h2/g2 3. S(×)g2‡ 1. ... d4 2. Sfe4†, Ke5 3. Qh5‡
2. ... e5 3. S×d5‡
2. ... f1Q/any 3. Qe5‡ 560. 1. Qg2
1. ... Ke5 2. Qc5, K×f4 3. Qd4‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Q×g7†, Kf4 3. Sd5‡
2. ... other 3. Sg6‡ 2. ... Kd6 3. Qf6‡
1. ... other 2. Qb6†, Kc3 3. Qb4‡ 1. ... Kc3 2. Qc2†, Kd4 3. Qc5‡
2. ... Ke5 3. Sg6‡ 1. ... Ke3 2. Sd5†, Kd4 3. Qe4‡
[ 1. ... e5 2. Qb6†, Kc3 3. Qb4‡ ] 1. ... other 2. Qb2†, Ke3 3. Sd5‡

556. 1. Sd7 561. 1. Se4


1. ... Kd5 2. Bb7†, Ke6 3. Sf8‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Qe6†, K×e6 3. Bb3‡
2. ... Kc4 3. Se5‡ 2. ... K×d4 3. Sf5‡
1. ... Kd3 2. Se5†, Ke3 3. Sg2‡
262 baird: 700 chess problems

561. —cont. 563. 1. Bc2


1. ... K×d4 2. Qe6, S×g3 3. Bg1‡ 1. ... Kc6 2. Q×a6†, Kc7 3. B×d6‡
2. ... Ke3 or any 3. Sf5‡ 2. ... Kd5 3. Qb5‡
1. ... Sc3 2. Sd2†, Kd5 3. Qd7‡ 1. ... K×e5 2. Qc4, Kf6 3. Qf4‡
1. ... e5 2. Bb3†, K×d4 3. Sf5‡ 2. ... other 3. Qd4‡
1. ... S×a3 2. Qe6†, Kb4 1. ... d×e5 2. Qg2†, Kc4 3. Qc6‡
3. Qb3‡, &c. 2. ... e4 3. Q×e4‡
[ 2. ... K×d4 3. Sf5‡ ] 1. ... g2 2. Q×g2†, K×e5
1. ... b4 2. Qe6†, Kb5 3. a4‡, &c. 3. Qg5‡, &c.
[ 2. ... K×d4 3. Sf5‡ ] [ 2. ... Kc4 3. Qc6‡ ]
1. ... other 2. Q(×)e6†, &c.
[ 2. ... K×d4 3. Sf5‡ ] 564. 1. Bh4
[ 1. ... S×g3 2. Qe6†, K×d43. Bg1‡ ] 1. ... Kf7 2. Qe8†, K×e8 3. S×d6‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Qe4†, K×e4 3. B×c2‡
561a. 1. Se4 1. ... B×c4 2. Qc8†, Kf7 3. Sh8‡
[ 1. ... Kd5 2. Qe6†, K×e6 3. Bb3‡ 2. ... Kd5 3. Sc3‡
2. ... K×d4 3. Sf5‡ 1. ... other 2. Qc8†, &c.
1. ... K×d4 2. Qe6, Ke3 or any [ 2. .... Kf7 3. Sh8‡ ]
3. Sf5‡
1. ... Sc3 2. Sd2†, Kd5 3. Qd7‡ 565. 1. Sa3
2. ... B×d2 3. Bb3‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. S×c6†, Kd6 3. Sb5‡
1. ... e5 2. Bb3†, K×d4 3. Sf5‡ 2. ... Kf4 3. Bd2‡
1. ... S×a3 2. Qe6†, Kb4 3. Qb3‡ 1. ... Ke3 2. Sc2†, Kf4 3. Qf6‡
2. ... K×d4 3. Sf5‡ 1. ... Sc5 any 2. Q(×)e4†, Kc5
1. ... b4 2. Qe6†, Kb5 3. a4‡ 3. R×c6‡
2. ... K×d4 3. Sf5‡ 1. ... Sf4 2. S×c6†, Ke3 3. Sc2‡
1. ... other 2. Qe6†, K×d4 3. Sf5‡ ] 1. ... other 2. Sc2†, Ke5 3. B(×)g3‡

562. 1. Bd8 566. 1. Qh7


1. ... Kg3 2. S×e4†, Kf4 3. Sd3‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. d5†, Kf6 3. Se4‡
1. ... Kg5 2. Rg6†, Kh4 3. S×e4‡ 2. ... K×d5 3. Qf5‡
2. ... Kf4 3. Bc7‡ 1. ... Kg5 2. Se4†, Kg4 3. Se5‡
1. ... Ke5 2. e3, Kd6/e6 3. Sd7‡ 1. ... f×g3/f3 2. Qh6†, Kf5 3. Se3‡
2. ... b×a4 3. Sd7‡ 1. ... h4 2. g4, Kg5 3. Qg7‡
1. ... b×a4 2. e3†, Kg3 3. S×e4‡ 2. ... Ke6 3. Qf5‡
2. ... Kg5 3. Sg8‡ 2. ... other 3. Qh6‡
2. ... Ke5 3. Sd7‡ 1. ... d×c2 2. B×c2, &c.
1. ... e3 2. Sd3†, &c. [ 2. ... Ke6 3. Qf5‡
[ 2. ... Kg3 3. Se4‡ 2. ... Kg5 3. Qg7‡
2. ... Kg5 3. Sg8‡ ] 2. ... other 3. Qh6‡ ]
solutions 263

567. 1. Qh8 571. —cont.


1. ... Kc6 2. Qc8†, Kd6 3. Sf5‡ 1. ... S any 2. Sc6†, Kc4/e4 3. Sd2‡
1. ... Kd6 2. Qc8, Ke7 or a6
3. Sf5‡ 572. 1. Qh7
1. ... Kd4 2. Qa8, Kd3 or any 1. ... K×g5 2. Be3†, K×f6 3. Sg4‡
3. Qd5‡ 1. ... Ke5 2. Bg3†, Kd5 3. Qb7‡
1. ... a6 2. Sf5, Kc6 3. Qc8‡ 1. ... e5 2. e3†, K×g5 3. Bh4‡

568. 1. Ra6 573. 1. Sg4


1. ... Kd5 2. Qd7†, Kc4 3. Sa5‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Se3†, Kd3 3. Bf5‡
1. ... K×b5 2. Qf1†, Sd3 3. Q×d3‡ 1. ... Ke4 2. Sf6†, Kd3 3. B×b5‡
2. ... Se2 3. Q×e2‡ 1. ... Kd6 2. Qb4†, Kd5 3. Sf6‡
1. ... Sc1 any 2. Q(×)d3†, Kd5 1. ... b4 2. Se3†, Kd6 3. Q×b4‡
3. Se7‡ 2. ... Ke4 3. Bf5‡
1. ... S×c6 2. Qe6†, K×b5 3. Q×c6‡ 1. ... S either 2. Sf6†, Kc4
2. ... K×d4 3. Qe4‡ 3. B×b5‡, &c.
1. ... Sd8 other [ 2. ... Kd6 3. Qb4‡ ]
2. Q(×)e6†, K×b5 [ 1. ... Kc4 2. Bc6, any 3. Se5‡ ]
3. Sa7‡
574. 1. Sf8
569. 1. Sb2 1. ... Ke5 2. Qd7, Kf6 3. Sg4‡
1. ... Kd6 2. Sd3, K×c6 3. Qe6‡ 2. ... Kf4 3. Sg6‡
2. ... f2 3. Qd7‡ 1. ... Kc5 2. f4, Kd6 3. Se4‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Sc4, Kd3 3. Q×f3‡ 2. ... Kd4 3. Se6‡
2. ... f2 3. S×f2‡
1. ... f2 2. Sc4†, &c. 575. 1. Qg1
[ 2. ... Ke4 3. S×f2‡ ] 1. ... Ke5 2. Qe3†, Kf6/f5 3. Qe6‡
2. ... Re4 3. Qg5‡
570. 1. Sg5 2. ... Be4 3. Qf4‡
1. ... Kf4 2. Sg6†, Kg3 3. Bc7‡ 1. ... Kd3 2. Qe3†, Kc4 3. Qe2‡
1. ... Kd4 2. Bf6†, Kc5 3. S×e4‡ 1. ... Kf3 2. Sd2†, Ke2 3. Qf1‡
1. ... Kd6 2. Sf7†, Kc5 3. Se6‡ 1. ... Kf5 2. Qe3, Re4 or Be4
3. Qg5‡
571. 1. Sb8 2. ... Kg6 or any
1. ... Kc4 2. Sd2†, Kd4 3. Sc6‡ 3. Qe6‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Sc6†, Kf6 3. Rf3‡ 1. ... d4 2. Sd2†, Kd3 3. Qf1‡
2. ... Ke4 3. Sd2‡ 2. ... K other 3. Qg5‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Sc6, Be3 1. ... other 2. Qe3†, &c.
3. R×e3‡, &c. [ 2. ... Kf5 3. Qe6‡ ]
[ 2. ... other 3. Sd2‡ ]
1. ... B any 2. R×b4†, Kd3 3. Bg6‡ 576. 1. Kc8
2. ... Kc5 3. Sa6‡ 1. ... Ke7 2. Sd7, Kd6 or any 3. Sf5‡
2. ... Ke5 3. Sd7‡
264 baird: 700 chess problems

576. —cont. 580. 1. Qh8


1. ... Kg7 2. Sg8, Kf8 or any 1. ... Kb4 2. Q×c3†, K×c3 3. Sd5‡
3. Se6‡ 2. ... K×a4 3. B×d7‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Sd7†, Kd6/d4 3. Sf5‡ 1. ... K×d6 2. Qe5†, K×e5 3. Sc4‡
1. ... other 2. Sd7†, Kg7/e7 3. Sf5‡ 1. ... Kb6 2. Qe5, a6 3. Sc8‡
[ 1. ... Bg7 2. Sd7†, Ke7 3. Sf5‡ ] 2. ... other 3. Qb5‡

577. 1. Qh1 581. 1. Se7


1. ... K×c5 2. Qb1, Kd6 3. Qb6‡ 1. ... Ke3 2. Sf5†, Kf3 3. Bb7‡
2. ... d×e4 3. S×e4‡ 1. ... Ke5/c5 2. Rg5†, Kd6 3. Rd5‡
2. ... d4 3. Be7‡ 2. ... Kd4 3. Bf2‡
2. ... d×c4 3. Sb7‡ 1. ... f3 2. Rg4†, Ke3 3. Re4‡
1. ... other 2. Qb1†, &c. 2. ... Ke5 3. Bg3‡
[ 1. ... d×e4 2. Qb1†, K×c5 3. S×e4‡ 2. ... Kc5 3. Bb4‡
1. ... d×c4 2. Qb1†, K×c5 3. Sb7‡
1. ... d4 2. Qb1†, K×c5 3. Be7‡ ] 582. 1. Se3
1. ... Ke5 2. Qf5†, K either
578. 1. Sb5 3. Q×d5‡
1. ... K×d5 2. Qg5†, Kc6 3. Qg2‡ 1. ... d4 2. Sc4†, Kd5 3. Sf6‡
2. ... K×e6 3. Sc5‡ 1. ... S any 2. Q(×)c7†, Ke6
2. ... Ke4/c4 3. S×d2‡ 3. Qe7‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Qg5†, &c.
[ 2. ... Ke4 3. S×d2‡ ] 583. 1. Qh8
1. ... Sc8 any 2. S×d2†, Kf5 3. Qg5‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Qc8†, Kd5 3. Sc3‡
2. ... K×d5 3. Qd6‡ 2. ... Kd3 3. Sf2‡
1. ... Sd1 any 2. S(×)c3†, &c. 1. ... Ke4 2. Sf2†, Kf4 3. Qh4‡
[ 2. ... Kf5 3. Qg5‡ ] 2. ... Kd5 3. Qg8‡
1. ... Ke6 2. Qg8†, Ke7 3. Qe8‡
579. 1. Sf3 1. ... f4 2. Bb3†, Kc6 3. Qe8‡
1. ... Ke6 2. Qc4†, Kf5 3. Sh4‡ 2. ... Ke4 3. Qh7‡
1. ... Ke4 2. Qc6†, Kf5 3. Sh4‡ 1. ... d×e5 2. Q×e5†, Kc4 3. Qb5‡
2. ... Kd3 3. Q×c2‡
1. ... f5 2. Qb3†, Kc6/c5 584. 1. Rb4
3. Qb5‡ 1. ... K×e4 2. Qe3†, K×f5 3. Sh6‡
2. ... Ke4 3. S7g5‡ 2. ... Kd5 3. Qf3‡
1. ... e2 2. Qb3†, Ke4 1. ... Ke2 2. B×h5†, Kd3 3. Qb1‡
3. Sd6‡, &c. 1. ... d5 2. B×h5†, K×e4
[ 2. ... Kc6 3. Qb5‡ 3. Qb1‡
2. ... Kc5 3. Qb5, R×c2‡ ] 1. ... other 2. Qf1†, Kg4 3. Qg2‡]
1. ... other 2. Qd3†, Ke6 2. ... K×e4 3. Sf6‡
3. Qd7‡, &c.
[ 2. ... Kc5/c6 3. Qb5‡ ]
solutions 265

585. 1. Sb6 589. —cont.


1. ... Kd4 2. Bg7†, Kc5 3. Qf8‡ 1. ... c2 2. Q×c2†, Kb5 3. Qc5‡
2. ... Ke3 3. Sc4‡ 2. ... Kd5 3. Qc6‡
1. ... Kd2 2. Bg7, Ke3 or any 1. ... g4 2. Sf4, any 3. Qb4‡
3. Sc4‡ [ 2. ... g3 3. Be2, Qb4‡ ]
1. ... c5 2. B×g5†, Kd4 3. Qf6‡
590. 1. Ke7
586. 1. Sd6 1. ... Kf5 2. f3, any 3. R(×)d5‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Sb7†, Kb5 3. Bc4‡ [ 2. ... h3 3. Rd5, g4‡ ]
2. ... Kd4 3. S×f3‡ 1. ... g4 2. Re2†, Kd3 3. Sf4‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Sdf7†, Kd4 3. Se6‡ 2. ... Kd5/f5 3. Re5‡
2. ... Kf6 3. Bd8‡ 1. ... b4 2. f3†, Ke3 3. Sc4‡, &c.
1. ... S×d6 2. Se6†, Ke5 3. Bc3‡ [ 2. ... Kf5 3. Rd5‡ ]
1. ... Sf6 2. Se6†, Ke5 3. Sf7‡ 1. ... h3 2. Rd4†, Kf5 3. g4‡
1. ... other 2. Sb7, Ke5 3. Bc3‡ 1. ... d6/d6 2. Ke6, any 3. Rd4‡
2. ... other 3. S×f3‡
1. ... c5 2. S×f3‡ 591. 1. d4
1. ... Ke6/e4 2. Sc5†, Kd5/f5 3. Se3‡
587. 1. Sa4 1. ... Kc4 2. Se3†, Kd3 3. Sc5‡
1. ... Kd5 2. f3, d×e5 3. Qd8‡ 1. ... g×f2 2. Sc5, Kc4 or any
2. ... Sc5 3. Sc3‡ 3. Se3‡
2. ... other 3. e4‡ 1. ... c5 2. Se3†, Kc6 3. Sb8‡
1. ... Kf5 2. Qh5†, Ke4 3. Sc3‡ 2. ... Ke6/e4 3. S×c5‡
1. ... d×e5 2. Qh7†, Kd5/d4 1. ... other 2. Se3†, &c.
3. Qd3‡ [ 2. ... Ke4/e6 3. Sc5‡ ]
1. ... h×g3 or any
2. Sc3†, Kf5 3. Qh5‡ 592. 1. Sg5
1. ... Kd6 2. Qd8†, Kc5 3. Se6‡
588. 1. Bf1 2. ... Ke5 3. Sf3‡
1. ... Kc5 2. Qb2, Kd6 3. Qd4‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Qd2†, Kc5 3. Se4‡
1. ... Kc3 2. Se6, Kb4 or any 2. ... Ke5 3. Sf7‡
3. Sd5‡ 1. ... c3 2. Qc5, c2 3. d6‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Qf2, Kd6 3. Qd4‡
1. ... Ke3 2. Se6, Ke4 or any 593. 1. Qa8
3. Qe2‡ 1. ... K×f6 2. Bg3, K×g7 3. h8Q‡
2. ... Ke7 3. Bh4‡
589. 1. Ba3 2. ... Kg5 3. Qd8‡
1. ... Kd5 2. Qb7†, K×e6 3. Qf7‡ 1. ... Kf4 2. Bd2†, Kg3 3. Sf5‡
2. ... Kc4 3. Be2‡ 2. ... Ke5 3. Qa1‡
1. ... S×g2/f5 2. Be2†, Kd5 3. Qf5‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Qa4†, Kc5 3. Bf2‡
1. ... S other 2. Qa2†, Kb5 3. Qd5‡ 2. ... Ke5 3. Bc3‡
2. ... Kd3 3. B×g6‡ 2. ... Kd3/e3 3. Qe4‡
1. ... g3 2. Qa1†, Kf4 3. Bd2‡
266 baird: 700 chess problems

594. 1. Qg2 598. —cont.


1. ... Kd4 2. Qf2†, K×e5 3. Shf7‡ 1. ... Kd5 2. Qa6, K×e4 3. Qc4‡
1. ... Kf4 2. Qh2†, K×g5 3. Rg8‡ 2. ... a4 3. Sgf6‡
2. ... Ke3 3. Sf5‡ 1. ... a4 2. Se7†, &c.
1. ... d2 2. Qf3†, Kd4 3. Qc3‡ [ 2. ... Kb5 3. Sd6‡ ]
1. ... d4 2. Shf7, Kf4 or d2
3. Qf3‡ 599. 1. Sg6
1. ... Kc6 2. B×b5†, Kc5/d5
595. 1. Kg6 3. Qe5‡
1. ... Kd5 2. c4†, Kc6 3. Sge5‡ 1. ... Ke6 2. Sf4†, Kd7 3. B×b5‡
2. ... Ke6 3. Sf8‡ 2. ... Kf7 3. Bh5‡
2. ... Ke4 3. Sf2‡ 2. ... Kf5 3. Q×b5‡
1. ... f×g4 2. Sdf6†, Ke5 3. Re1‡ 1. ... Kd4 2. Qe5†, Ke3 3. Qc5‡
1. ... B×d7 2. Sgf6†, Ke5 3. Re1‡ 1. ... other 2. Qe5†, Kc6 3. B×b5‡
1. ... f3 2. Sdf6†, Kf4 3. Bd6‡
600. 1. Kb7
596. 1. Qg6 1. ... Kd5 2. Qg4, Kc4 3. Qe6‡
1. ... Kf4 2. Sd3†, Kf3 3. Sd4‡ 2. ... other 3. S(×)e3‡
1. ... Bf3 2. Qg5†, Ke4 3. d3‡ 1. ... Kf4 2. Qh4†, Kf5 3. S×g7‡
1. ... Ba8/b7/c6/g2 2. Sd3†, Kd5 1. ... Sd6† 2. S×d6†, Kf4 3. Qh4‡
3. Q(×)g2‡ 2. ... c×d6 3. Qg4‡
1. ... h4 2. Qg4, any 3. d4‡ 1. ... Se5/h6 2. Qh4†, Kf5 3. S ‡
[ 2. ... Bd5 3. Sd3, d4‡ ] 2. ... Sg4 3. Q×g4‡
1. ... Sc8 any2. Qf6†, Ke4 3. S(×)d6‡ 1. ... other 2. Qg4†, &c.
1. ... Sa4 any2. Qf6†, Ke4 3. S(×)c3‡ [ 2. ... Kd5 3. S×e3‡ ]

597. 1. Bd7 601. 1. Rg3


1. ... Kf4 2. Qf2†, Ke5 3. Sf7‡ 1. ... Kc4 2. Qc2†, Kd5 3. Sf4‡
1. ... Kd6 2. Sf7†, Kc7 3. Qa7‡ 2. ... Kb5 3. Qc5‡
1. ... c5 2. Qe3†, Kd6 3. Qg3‡ 1. ... B×d2 2. S×d2†, K×e5 3. Sc4‡
1. ... c×d5 2. Qe3†, Kd6 3. Sb5‡ 1. ... h×g5 2. Sf×g5†, K×e5 3. Sf7‡
1. ... g4 2. Sf7†, Kf5/f4 3. Qf2‡ 2. ... Kc4 3. Qd3‡
1. ... R any 2. S×c7†, Kc5/c4
598. 1. Sg8 3. Qc2‡
1. ... Kb5 2. Se7, Kc4 3. Qa6‡ 1. ... c5 2. Sf4†, Kc4 3. Qd3‡
2. ... Ka4 3. Qd7‡
2. ... a4 3. Sd6‡ 601a. 1. Kb4
[ 1. ... e4 2. Qc3†, Kd5 3. Qc5‡ ]
solutions 267

SOLUTIONS: FOUR-MOVERS
602. 1. Kc3, Kd5 2. Kd3, Kc5 3. Ke4, Kc4 4. Rc6‡

603. 1. c6, Ke5 2. Kc5, Ke6 3. Kd4, Kd6 4. Rf6‡


2. ... Ke4 3. Kd6, Kd4 4. Rf4‡

604. 1. c4, Kd4 2. Sc6†, Ke4 3. h3, Kf5 4. Bd3‡


2. ... Kc5 3. d4†, K×c6 4. Bf3‡
1. ... Kb4 2. Sc6†, Kc5 3. d4†, &c.
[ 3. ... K×c6 4. Bf3‡ ]

605. 1. Sg8, Kf5 2. f4, e5 3. Bd7†, Ke4 4. Sf6‡


1. ... Kd6 2. d4, e5 3. d5, e4 4. Sc4‡

606. 1. a5, K×e5 2. Bg7†, Kd5 3. Bc4†, K×c5 4. Bf8‡


2. ... Kf4 3. Kf2, Kg5 4. Se6‡
1. ... K×c5 2. Bc4, d3 3. Be3†, Kb4 4. Sc6‡
2. ... Kb4 3. Sb7, d3 4. B ‡

607. 1. Kd7, Kc5 2. Ba5, Kd4 3. Sc6†, Kc5 4. b4‡


2. ... d4 3. Ke6, any 4. b4‡
1. ... Ke5 2. S8f7†, Kf6 3. Bc3†, d4 4. B×d4‡
2. ... Kd4 3. Kc6, f3 4. Bc3/e3‡
1. ... f3 2. Be3†, Ke5 3. S8f7†, Kf6 4. Bd4‡

608. 1. Bb6, Kd6 2. Bd8, Kd5 3. e4†, Ke5 4. Bc7‡


3. ... Kd6 4. Sf7‡
2. ... Ke5 3. Bc7†, Kd5 4. e4‡
1. ... Ke5 2. Bc7†, Kd5 3. e4‡

609. 1. Bf3, d2 2. Bd1, K×d5 3. Rd7†, Kc6 4. Ba4‡


3. ... Ke6 4. Bg4‡
3. ... Kc4 4. Be2‡
3. ... Ke4 4. Bc2‡

610. 1. Be3, Ke5 2. Bg5, Kd5/d4 3. e4(†), either 4. Sc6‡


2. ... d5 3. Sf7†, Kd4 4. e3‡

611. 1. Sh3, Ke4 2. Shg5†, Kd4 3. Sf3†, Ke4 4. S7g5‡

612. 1. Sf5, Kc4 2. a4, Kd3 3. g4, Ke4 4. Sc5‡


3. ... Kc4 4. Se5‡
1. ... Ke4 2. g4, Kd3 3. a4, &c.
[ 3. ... Ke4 4. Sc5‡
3. ... Kc4 4. Se5‡ ]

613. 1. Sd6, K×e5 2. g3, K either 3. Rd3†, Ke5 4. f4‡


1. ... Kd4 2. Re3, Kd5 3. f4, Kd4 4. Rd3‡
268 baird: 700 chess problems

614. 1. Se6, Kd5 2. Sd2, Kd6 3. e4, Ke5 4. Sc4‡


2. ... Ke5 3. e4, Kd6 4. Sc4‡
1. ... Ke5 2. e4, Kd6 3. Sd2, Ke5 4. Sc4‡

615. 1. Ke7, Kd4 2. Sc6†, Ke4 3. S×e6, Kf5 4. Bd3‡


3. ... Kd5 4. Bf3‡
2. ... Kc5 3. Kd7, e5 4. b4‡
1. ... e5 2. Sde6†, Kc6 3. Bf3†, e4 4. B×e4‡

616. 1. Sg5, Kc5 2. Se4†, Kd4 3. Sd2, Ke5 4. Sf3‡


3. ... Kc5 4. Sb3‡

617. 1. Sc5, K×e5 2. Kc6, Kf4 3. S×e6†, K either 4. Re3‡


2. ... Kd4 3. Re3, Kc4 or e5 4. Re4‡
1. ... Kd4 2. f4, Kd5 3. Rd3‡

618. 1. Se8, Kd5 2. f5, Ke5 3. d4†, Kf4 4. Bd2‡


3. ... Kd5 4. e4‡
2. ... Kc5 3. d4†, Kd5 4. e4‡
2. ... c5 3. Bb7†, Kc4 4. Sd6‡
3. ... Ke5 4. f4‡
1. ... f5 2. g×f5, Kd5 3. e4†, Kc5 4. d4‡

619. 1. Sa6, Kd6 2. S×c5, Ke5 3. h3, Kf4 4. Sd3‡


3. ... Kd6 4. Sf7‡
1. ... Kf4 2. h3, Ke5 3. S×c5, &c.
[ 3. ... Kf4 4. Sd3‡
3. ... Kd6 4. Sf7‡ ]

620. 1. Bh4, Kd6 2. Re7, Kc5 3. Rc7†, Kd6 4. Bg3‡


3. ..., Kd4 4. Bf6‡
3. ..., Kb4 4. Be1‡
1. ... Kb4 2. Bf6, Ka5 3. Bc3‡
2. ... Kc5 3. Be7‡

621. 1. Se8, Kc3 2. Sc7, Kd4 3. f4, Kc3 4. Sb5‡


1. ... Ke5 2. f4†, Ke6 3. g6, d4 4. Bc4‡
2. ... Kd4 3. Sc7, Kc3 4. Sb5‡
1. ... f4 2. g×f4, Kc3 3. Sc7, either 4. S ‡
[ 2. Sc7 ]

622. 1. Be7, Kf4 2. Sg6†, K×e3 3. Bc5†, Kd3 4. Se5‡


2. ... Kg5 3. f7†, K×h5 4. Sf4‡
1. ... Kd4 2. K×d2, Ke5 3. f7, Kf4 4. Sg6‡
3. ... Kd4 4. Bf6‡
solutions 269

623. 1. Kd2, Ke5 2. d4†, Kd5 3. Kd3, f5 4. Ba2‡


1. ... f5 2. Kc3, Ke5 3. Bd4†, Kf4 4. Se6‡
3. ... Kd5 4. Ba2‡
2. ... f4 3. Ba2†, Ke5 4. Bd4‡

624. 1. Bb2, K×c5 2. Ke3, Kd5 3. c4†, Kc5 4. Ba3‡


1. ... K×e5 2. c4†, Kf5 3. Se4, e5 4. Bd7‡
3. ... d2 4. Bg6‡

625. 1. d3, Ke5 2. Sc6†, Kd6 3. Se7, Ke5 or c4 4. S(×)c4‡


1. ... c4 2. S×c4†, Kd5 3. Sc8, Kc6 4. Se7‡

SOLUTIONS: FIVE-MOVERS
626. 1. g4, Ke5 2. g5, Kd6 3. Sb1, Ke5 4. Sd2, Kd6 5. Sc4‡

627. 1. La7, Kd5 2. d4, Kc6 3. a6, Kd5 4. Bc5, Kc4 5. Se3‡
4. ... Kc6 5. Se7‡
[ 1. a6 1. d3† 1. Ld4 ]
628. 1. Sf2, Ke5 2. Sg4†, Kd5 3. Se7†, Kd6 4. Sf5†, Kd5 5. e4‡

629. 1. Ke2, Kd4 2. Kd2, Kd5 3. Bh2, Kd4 4. Se6†, Kd5 5. Sac7‡

630. 1. Se5, Ka7 2. Sd7, h2 3. Bh1, h3 4. Kc6, Ka8 5. Kb6‡


1. ... h2 2. Sd7†, Ka7 3. Bh1, h3 4. Kc6, Ka8 5. Kb6‡

SOLUTIONS: SELF-MATES

631. 1. Sg6 633. —cont.


1. ... R×c5† 2. Rg3†, Sdf3 or B×g3 or 1. ... R×b4 2. Sc4†, R×c4‡
h×g3‡ 1. ... Rc3† 2. Qc5†, R×c5‡
1. ... Kf3 or any 1. ... Rd3 2. Qd6†, R×d6‡
2. Rg3†, h×g3‡, &c. 1. ... f×g5 2. Qe7†, S×e7‡
[ 1. ... R any 2. Rg3†, B×g3 or h×g3‡ ]
634. 1. Qd6
632. 1. Qh1 1. ... R×d6 or c×d6
1. ... R×f5 2. Kd3†, Rd5 or Rf3‡ 2. B×b3†, Kc5‡
1. ... Q×c4† 2. Sd4†, Q×d4‡ 1. ... Rc6 any 2. Qc5†, K×c5‡
1. ... d×e6 2. Q×c6†, Q×c6‡
633. 1. Sba3 1. ... Rd4 any 2. Q×d5†, K×d5‡
1. ... R×a3 2. Qc3†, R×c3‡ 1. ... Qb6/×b7 2. B×b3, Q×b3‡
270 baird: 700 chess problems

635. 1. Sf3 640. —cont.


1. ... Q×c5† 2. Se5†, 1. ... R×d7 or B×d7
K moves or Q×e5‡ 2. Qd5†, R×d5‡
1. ... Rf8† 2. Sf6†, Kd8 or R×f6‡ 1. ... B×b7 2. Qe4†, B×e4‡
1. ... Bb4 2. Q×c7†, K×c7‡ 1. ... Q×f1† 2. Sf4†, Q×f4‡
1. ... Rc6 2. Qe7†, K×e7‡
1. ... R×c5† 2. Se5†, 641. 1. Qb7
K moves or R×e5‡ 1. ... B×e3 2. K×e5†, Bd4 or Bf4‡
1. ... Qa6/b6 2. Sf6†, Q×f6‡ 1. ... B×d7 2. Qc6†, B×c6‡
1. ... S×f3 or any 2. Qd6†, K×d6‡ 1. ... Bf7 or e6 2. Qd5†, B×d5‡
1. ... Sb3 2. Sd2†, S×d2‡
636. 1. Qf7
1. ... B×f7 2. S×f4†, S×f4‡ 642. 1. Bd7
1. ... S×a6 2. Sb4†, S×b4‡ 1. ... B×d7 2. R×e5†, K×e5‡
1. ... S×c6/d7 2. Q×f5†, Se5 or B×f5‡ 1. ... S×d7 2. Qe4†, K×e4‡
1. ... Qc4† 2. B×c4†, b×c4‡ 1. ... Q×h5 2. Qf3†, Q×f3‡
1. ... any 2. Q×f5†, B×f5‡
643. 1. Be1
637. 1. Qh3 1. ... Sg6 or either Sf3
1. ... Q×b7/d3/e2† 2. Se5†, S×e5‡
2. Se4†, Q×e4‡ 1. ... Sg2 2. Se3†, S×e3‡
1. ... Q×b6 2. R×c5†, Q×c5‡ 1. ... Sf1 2. Se3†, S×e3‡
1. ... any 2. Se2†, Q×e2‡ 1. ... Sf5 2. Qe4†, R×e4‡
[ 1. Qf3† ]
638. 1. Sb8
1. ... R×b8 or B×d3 644. 1. Kf5
2. Q×c5†, S×c5‡ 1. ... Sg6 2. Sd6†, S×d6‡
1. ... Se4 2. Qc3†, S×c3‡ 1. ... R×a4 2. S×g8†, R×e5‡
1. ... Be4/d7† 2. Sc6†, B×c6‡
1. ... any 2. Sd7†, B×d7‡ 645. 1. Rd1
1. ... Sc2 2. Se3†, S×e3‡
639. 1. Bd5 1. ... Sg6 2. Se7†, S×e7‡
1. ... Q×d5 2. Qb3†, Q×b3‡ 1. ... Sf7 2. Q×d6†, S×d6‡
1. ... Qb6/b5/b4 2. Qb1†, Q×b1‡ 1. ... B×d7† 2. Qe6†, B×e6‡
1. ... Q other 2. Qc2†, Q×c2‡
1. ... f×e4 2. Q×d2†, Q×d2‡ 646. 1. Rb6
1. ... B×g2/g4† 2. Rf3†, B×f3‡ 1. ... R×c6 2. Rb5†, K×b5‡
1. ... Rd6 2. Sd3†, R×d3‡
640. 1. Qc6 1. ... Qg5 2. d4†, e×d4‡
1. ... R×c6 2. Sc5†, R×c5‡ 1. ... Qf4/f2/h4 2. d4†, Q×d4‡
1. ... R×e6/d5† 2. Se5†, R×e5‡ 1. ... Q other 2. Sd3†, Q×d3‡
1. ... Rd4 2. Sf4†, R×f4‡
solutions 271

647. 1. Qf5 653. 1. Qc7


1. ... Qg8/f7 2. Q×d5†, Q×d5‡ 1. ... R×c7 2. Sc6†, R×c6‡
1. ... Q×e7 or Sh5† 1. ... R×b4 2. Qb6†, R×b6‡
2. Qe5†, Q×e5‡ 1. ... Rc6† 2. Qd6†, R×d6‡
1. ... Sc7 2. Sb5†, S×b5‡ 1. ... Rc5 or Q×f2†
1. ... Qf8 or any 2. Se6 or Q×Q, ‡ 2. Sf5†, R×f5‡
1. ... g×f2 2. Qe5†, Q×e5‡
648. 1. Rd8
1. ... R×f7 2. Qd7†, R×d7‡ 654. 1. Sb3
1. ... Re8 2. Qe5†, R×e5‡ 1. ... B×b3/b5 2. R×c4†, B×c4‡
1. ... R×d8 2. Qd7†, R×d7‡ 1. ... Q×f1 2. R×c4†, Q×c4‡
1. ... Qh8/g7 2. Qe5†, Q×e5‡ 1. ... Qg2/g1 2. Q×g4†, Q×g4‡
1. ... Q other 2. Qe6†, Q×e6‡ 1. ... Q×h2 2. Qe5†, Q×e5‡
1. ... B×f7† 2. Qe6†, B×e6‡ 1. ... S×f7 2. Sg5†, S×g5‡
1. ... S either 2. Se3†, S×e3‡ 1. ... Sg6 2. Qf4†, S×f4‡
1. ... Sd7 2. Sc5†, S×c5‡
649. 1. Rc8 1. ... Sa6 2. Sc5†, S×c5‡
1. ... Kb2 2. Qc1†, K×c1‡
1. ... Bb2 2. Q×d3†, K×d3‡ 655. 1. Bc6
1. ... d2 2. Qc2†, K×c2‡ 1. ... Sf3 2. Qd4†, S×d4‡
1. ... S either 2. Q(×)d2†, K×d2‡ 1. ... R×c5 2. Qc3†, Rc×c3‡

650. 1. Qh4 656. 1. Bc8


1. ... Bg6 2. Qh5†, B×h5‡ 1. ... Q×g4/×f7/h3†/h1
1. ... Bg8 2. R×d5†, B×d5‡ 2. Sf3†, Q×f3‡
1. ... Sb3/c2 2. Sd4†, S×d4‡ 1. ... Qg6 2. S×d3†, Q×d3‡
1. ... h5 2. Qg4†, h×g4‡ 1. ... Qh4/h2 2. f4†, g×f4‡
1. ... R×a3 2. B×d3†, R×d3‡ [ 1. ... Qh2 2. f4†, g×f4 or Q×f4‡ ]

651. 1. Qg5 657. 1. Ra6


1. ... Qd4 2. Qf4†, K×f4‡ 1. ... Q×a6†/×c8/c6
1. ... Bg4† 2. Qf5†, Kd4 or B×f5‡ 2. Qc4†, Q×c4‡
1. ... Sc any, Bh5/e2/d1 1. ... Qb8/b7 2. Qb5†, Q×b5‡
2. Qg4†, B×g4‡ 1. ... Qa7 2. Q×d4†, Q×d4‡
1. ... Sh3 or any 1. ... B×d7 2. Qb5†, B×b5‡
2. Qf4†, K×f4 (or S×f4)‡ 1. ... any 2. Sf4†, S×f4‡
[ 1. ... Kd4† 2. Qe5†, R×e5‡
1. ... Qc4† 2. Qd5†, Kf4‡ ] 658. 1. Rf5
1. ... e×f5 2. R×d6†, K×d6‡
652. 1. Sb7 1. ... R×f5 2. Q×e4†, K×e4‡
1. ... Bh5 2. Qd5†, c×d5‡ 1. ... B×c2 2. Qd3†, B×d3‡
1. ... R×b3 2. S×d6†, S×d6‡ 1. ... Ba2 2. c4†, B×c4‡
1. ... Rc2 or any 2. B×c4†, d5 or 1. ... B×c7/a7 2. B×c6†, d×c6‡
Q×c4 or R~×c4 ‡
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658a. 1. Re5 665. 1. Qf4


[ 1. ... Sb8 2. B×b6†, c×b6‡ 1. ... Q×g4† or B×g4†
1. ... Sb4 2. B×b6†, c×b6‡ 2. Qf3†, B×f3‡
1. ... d×e5 2. R×c6†, K×c6‡ 1. ... Q×g5/h2 2. Qd2†, Q×d2‡
1. ... R×e5 2. Q×d4†, K×d4‡ 1. ... Rf6 or Qh3/h1†
1. ... B×e5 2. Q×c4†, K×c4‡ ] 2. Qf1†, Q×f1‡
1. ... R×d6 or e×d6 2. Qe3†, Sd×e3‡
659. 1. Sd6
1. ... B×b2 2. Qd2†, K×d2‡ 666. 1. Rb2
1. ... f×e3 2. Sb5†, Q×b5‡ 1. ... S×b2 or Rb3 2. Qc6†, K×c6‡
1. ... Q×e3† 2. Se4†, Q×e4‡ 1. ... S×c3 2. Qd5†, S×d5‡
[ 1. ... B×b2 2. Q×c2†, K×c2‡ ] 1. ... Ra2/a1 2. Bd4†, e×d4‡
1. ... c6 2. Rb5†, K×b5‡
660. 1. Bg1
666a. 1. Bf8
1. ... S×g2 2. Qe5†, K×e5‡
[ 1. ... b×c5 2. b×c5†, Kd7/×c5‡
1. ... B×g2 2. Q×f4†, K×f4‡
1. ... Rd4† 2. Se4†, Kd7‡
1. ... Sf5 2. Qe7†, S×e7‡
1. ... Qf6† 2. Sf5†, Kd5‡
1. ... Q×c4 2. Qe6†, Q×e6‡
1. ... R×b4† 2. Se4†, Kd7 or R×e4‡
1. ... other 2. B×e7†, K×e7‡ ]
661. 1. h4
1. ... Qg4† 2. Sf4†, Kf6‡ 666b. 1. Bf8
1. ... Re8† 2. Se5†, R×e5 or [ 1. ... b×c5 2. b×c5†, Kd7/×c5‡
K moves‡ 1. ... Qf6† 2. Sf5†, Kd5‡
1. ... c3 or any 2. h5†, K×h5/f6‡ 1. ... R×b4† 2. Se4†, Kd7 or R×e4‡
1. ... d3 2. h5 ... Kf6, K×h5‡ 1. ... other 2. B×e7†, K×e7‡ ]

662. 1. Qc6 667. 1. Rh5


1. ... b×c6/d×c6 2. Rb4†, B×b4‡ 1. ... R×g4 2. Qe3†, K×e3‡
1. ... B×b6/b4† 2. Qc5†, B×c5‡ 1. ... S×b5/c8 or Sf5
1. ... R×g6/×f7 2. B×f6†, R×f6‡ 2. Sd6†, S×d6‡
1. ... R×h8/g7 2. Qe4†, S×e4‡ 1. ... other 2. Re5†, S×e5‡
1. ... R×h5 2. Qd5†, R×d5‡
668. 1. Bb6
663. 1. Bh7, B×f2 2. Qe5†, K×e5‡ 1. ... B×b6 2. Sc2†, S×c2‡
1. ... Re3 2. Se6†, R×e6‡ 1. ... B×b4 2. R×c3†, B×c3‡
1. ... Rc3 2. Sc6†, R×c6‡ 1. ... Qg7/g6/g5 2. Qg1†, Q×g1‡
1. ... Qh5 2. Q×e2†, Q×e2‡
664. 1. Qe8 1. ... Q other 2. Qf2†, Q×f2‡
1. ... B×d7 2. c4†, Kc6‡
664. —cont. 669. 1. c8B
1. ... R×d7 2. Qe6†, K×e6‡ 1. ... Sc6 2. b×c6†, d5‡
1. ... S×f3 2. Q×e4†, f×e4‡ 1. ... Sf7/×f3 2. Sg5†, S×g5‡
1. ... S other 2. S×f4†, S×f4‡ 1. ... Sg4 2. Qf6†, S×f6‡
1. ... S×d3 2. Sc5†, S×c5‡
solutions 273

670. 1. Qe7
1. ... Bb8 2. Qg7†, Be5 3. Q×g3†, B×g3‡
1. ... Q×c5 2. Qe3†, Q×e3 3. Rc1†, Q×c1‡
1. ... b×c5 2. Qe3†, Qd3 3. Qd2†, Q×d2‡

671. 1. Se7
1. ... Qe2 2. Qg4†, Q×g4 3. Sg6, Q×g6‡
1. ... Q×f2 2. Qg3†, Q×g3 3. Sg6, Q×g6‡
1. ... Qc2/b1 2. Qf6†, Qf5 3. Qg5, Q×g5‡
1. ... Qb2/a1 2. Be5†, Q×e5 3. Qg5, Q×g5‡
1. ... other 2. S(×)d5†, Q×d5 3. Qg5, Q×g5‡

672. 1. Rd3
1. ... Bg7 2. Rf6†, B×f6 3. S×g5, B×g5‡
1. ... Bf8 2. Re7†, B×e7 3. S×g5, B×g5‡
1. ... S either 2. Rd6†, S×d6 3. Qc4, S×c4‡

673. 1. Ba8
1. ... Q×a8/f7/b7
2. Rc5†, Qd5 3. f4†, g×f4‡
1. ... Qb8/c7 2. Bd6†, Q×d6 3. d4†, Q×d4‡
1. ... Q×a6 2. Qa1†, Q×a1 3. d4†, Q×d4‡
1. ... Q×g7 2. R×g5†, Q×g5† 3. f4†, Q×f4‡
1. ... Qe7 2. Rc5†, Q×c5† 3. d4†, Q×d4‡
1. ... other 2. d4†, Q×d4‡ [ ? ]

674. 1. Sb5
1. ... Q×g2 2. f3†, Q×f3 3. Sc3†, Q×c3‡
1. ... Sf7 2. Sd6†, S×d6 3. Qb7†, S×b7‡

675. 1. Qe2
1. ... Sc6 or Sg4
2. Qe5†, S×e5 3. B×f3†, S×f3‡
1. ... R×f2/d1 2. Qd2†, R×d2 3. B×f3†, S×f3‡
1. ... Sb5 2. Qd2†, Sd4 3. B×f3†, Sh×f3‡
1. ... other 2. Qd1†, R×d1 3. B×f3†, S×f3‡

676. 1. Rd3
1. ... Sb1 2. Sd2†, S×d2 3. Q×c4†, Sd×c4‡
1. ... S×c2 2. Re3†, S×e3 3. Q×c4†, S3×c4‡
1. ... Sb5 2. Sd6†, S×d6 3. Q×c4†, Sd×c4‡
1. ... Bb7 2. B×c6†, B×c6 3. Q×c4†, Sa×c4‡
1. ... other 2. Q×c4†, Sa×c4‡
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677. 1. Qf8
1. ... B×f8 2. Bd6†, B×d6 3. Rc5†, B×c5‡
1. ... B other 2. R×g5†, B×g5† 3. Qf4†, B×f4‡
1. ... Sf7 2. Qd6†, S×d6 3. Sc4†, S×c4‡
1. ... Sg6 2. Qf6†, B×f6 3. R×g5†, B×g5‡
1. ... h6 2. R×g5†, h×g5 3. Qf4†, g×f4‡

678. 1. Rh5
1. ... R×h5 2. Qd5†, R×d5 3. Sd4†, R×d4‡
1. ... Rh7 2. Qd7†, R×d7 3. Sd4†, R×d4‡
1. ... Sge7 2. Qg6†, S×g6 3. Re5†, Sg×e5‡
1. ... Sf6 2. Qd7†, S×d7 3. Re5†, Sd×e5‡
1. ... R×g4† 2. Qe4†, R×e4† 3. Sd4†, R×d4‡

679. 1. Rb6
1. ... S×f8/g5 2. Qe6†, S×e6 3. Sf4†, S×f4‡
1. ... Sf6 2. Qh5†, S×h5 3. Sf4†, S×f4‡
1. ... B×d7 2. Bc6†, B×c6 3. Rb5†, B×b5‡
1. ... B×f7 2. Qe6†, B×e6 3. Rf5†, B×f5‡

680. 1. Qf3
1. ... Sg6 2. Qf4†, S×f4 3. Sd3†, S×d3‡
1. ... Sg8/g4 2. Qf6†, S×f6 3. Sd7†, S×d7‡
1. ... other 2. Bd6†, S×d6 3. Qe4†, S×e4‡

681. 1. Rh7
1. ... B×c7 2. Rd2, any 3. Sf4†, e×f4 or g×f4‡
1. ... Ba5 2. Qc8†, S×c8 3. Sf4†, e×f4 or g×f4‡
1. ... Sd×c6 or Sa×c6
2. Q×e5†, S×e5 3. B×c4†, S×c4‡
1. ... other 2. Qd6†, S×d6 3. B×c4†, S×c4‡

682. 1. Sc2
1. ... d×c2 2. Bc1, either 3. Qd4†, K×d4‡
1. ... d×e2 2. Se1, either 3. Qd4†, K×d4‡
1. ... R×b5 2. B×b7†, B×b7 3. Qc4†, K×c4‡
1. ... B×b5 2. Sb4†, a×b4 3. Qd4†, K×d4‡

683. 1. Bb5
1. ... R×b5/×c1 2. Qc5†, R×c5† 3. Sd5†, R×d5‡
1. ... Ra2/b2 2. Qd2†, R×d2 3. Sd5†, R×d5‡
1. ... Ra3/b3 2. Qd3†, R×d3 3. Sd5†, R×d5‡
1. ... R×a4/b4 2. Qd4†, R×d4 3. Sd5†, R×d5‡
solutions 275

684. 1. Qh3
1. ... S×h3/f3 2. Sc1†, B×c1 3. Ra3†, B×a3‡
1. ... Se2 2. Rd4†, S×d4 3. Qf5†, S×f5‡
1. ... Sc6/e6 2. Rd4†, S×d4 3. Qf5†, S×f5‡

685. 1. Qe1
1. ... B×g8 2. Qe6†, B×e6 3. R×f5†, B×f5‡
1. ... g6 2. R×f5†, g×f5 3. Qe4†, f×e4‡
1. ... g5 2. Se7†, S×e7† 3. Qe4†, B×e4‡
1. ... B×b4 2. Q×b4, any 3. Qc4†, b×c4‡
[ 2. ... Bg6 3. R×f5†, B×f5‡ ]
1. ... other 2. R×f5†, B×f5† 3. Qe4†, B×e4‡

686. 1. Qf7
1. ... Sf3 2. S×f3†, B×f3 3. Qd5†, B×d5‡
1. ... S×h3 2. Qh5†, B×h5 3. Sf7†, B×f7‡
1. ... B×d3/h5 2. Qg6†, B×g6 3. Sf7†, B×f7‡
1. ... Bf1 2. Rg2†, B×g2 3. Qd5†, B×d5‡
1. ... Bf3 2. Qg6†‡
[1. ... other 2. Qh5†, B×h5 3. Sf7†, B×f7‡ ]

687. 1. Rf8
1. ... B×c7 2. Sc4†, d×c4 3. Q×d4†, K×d4‡
1. ... S×c7 2. Rf×f5†, g×f5 3. Qf6†, K×f6‡
1. ... Sf7 2. B×f7, either 3. Qf6†, K×f6‡

688. 1. Qg8
1. ... Sb6 2. Qc8†, S×c8 3. Bd6†, S×d6 4. Se4†, S×e4‡
1. ... Sc7 2. Se6†, S×e6 3. Qg5†, S×g5 4. Se4†, S×e4‡

689. 1. Qa5
1. ... Bg1 2. Re3†, B×e3 3. Q×c3†, Bd2 4. Sa6, B×c3‡
1. ... a6 2. R×h2, a×b5 3. S×b5, b×a5 4. Re3†, R×e3‡
2. ... b×a5 3. Re3†, R×e3‡

690. 1. Bf1
1. ... B×d7 2. Sb5†, B×b5 3. Re4†, d×e4 4. Qd7†, B×d7‡

691. 1. Re4
1. ... Be7 or g6/g5
2. Bd6†, B×d6 3. Re5†, B×e5† 4. d4†, B×d4‡
1. ... g×f6 2. Sb2, B×d6 3. Re5†, f×e5 or B×e5†
4. d4†, B×d4‡
2. ... other 3. Re5†, f×e5 4. d4†, e×d4‡
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692. 1. Rd7
1. ... S×d7/a6 2. Sc5†, S×c5 3. Qe4†, S×e4 4. Sg5†, S×g5‡
1. ... Sac6 or Sbc6
2. Sd8†, S×d8 3. Bf7†, S×f7 4. Sg5†, S×g5‡
1. ... Sb5/c8 2. Rd6†, S×d6 3. Qe4†, S×e4 4. Sg5†, S×g5‡

693. 1. Qc7
1. ... Kd3 2. Bd2, b4 3. Qc4†, B×c4 4. Be4†, K×e4‡

694. 1. Bf8
1. ... e×d3 2. Rdc4, b×c4 3. Qg5†, h×g5 4. f4†, g×f4‡
1. ... e×f3 2. Rg4, h×g4 3. Qg5†, h×g5 4. S×g4†, S×g4‡

695. 1. Be3
1. ... Kd8 2. Rh8†, K×d7 3. Bf7, Kd6 4. Rd8†, Ke5 5. Sd5, b4‡

696. 1. Bc3
1. ... Bg2/f3 2. Re×e4†, B×e4 3. Qg6†, B×g6 4. Re4†, B×e4 5. d5†, B×d5‡

697. 1. Bb3
1. ... Bb8 2. S×e5†, B×e5 3. Rd4†, B×d4 4. Rhd8, e5 5. Bg3, e4‡
[ 2. Rd8, Bd6 3. Re3†, Kd4 &c.
2. Re3†, Kd4 &c. ]

698. 1. Ra7
1. ... Bg7/f6 2. S×e5†, B×e5 3. Rc7†, B×c7 4. Sb6†, B×b6 5. Rc3†, d×c3‡

699. 1. Sb3
1. ... Q×f7 2. Qd8†, Qd7 3. Qa8†, Qc6 4. Qg8†, Qe6 5. Qf7, Q×f7 6. Bg3†,
Q×f5‡

700. 1. Ra6
1. ... e4 2. Qa5†, Sc5 3. Qd2†, Sd3 4. Se2, e3 5. f3, e×d2 6. Sf4†, S×f4‡
NOTES

The following notes on sources and the composition


of the problems were collected by C. P. Ravilious from
the notebooks of Mrs. Baird in the Library of the Brit-
ish Chess Problem Society. All direct quotes and value
judgements are taken from the notebooks.

1. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic would be purer if white pawn on Kt5


News, 28 January 1888. (which prevents a cook) was placed on
2. The Morning, 15 May 1895. R6, still preventing the cook’.
3. English Mechanic and World of Sci- 5. Illustrated London News, 19 Decem-
ence, 12 April 1889. The original English ber 1891.
Mechanic position (see below) ‘a little 6. Sheffield Weekly Independent, 16 June
improved on’. 1888.
cuuuuuuuuC 7. British Chess Magazine, January 1889.
{WDRDWDWI} 8. Art and Literature, [February?] 1889.
9. Pen and Pencil, 30 June 1888.
{DWDWdBDW} 10. Chess-Monthly, December 1888.
{WDnDPDWD} 11. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 21 Septem-
ber 1889.
{DWDk)WHR} 12. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement, 7
July 1888.
{W0WhWGWD} 13. Nottinghamshire Guardian, 15 June
{DPDPDWDW} 1889.
14. Shoreditch Citizen, 20 July 1889.
{WDWDWDWD} 15. Norwich Mercury, 21 September
{!WDWDWDW} 1889.
16. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic
vllllllllV
3. Mate in 2. Key: Be3. News, 22 December 1888. Problem 16 is
a better version of the problem pub-
4. Vanity Fair, 27 April 1889. In the orig- lished in the Illustrated Sporting and
inal version there was a white pawn on Dramatic News, which took the follow-
g5 rather than h6. Mrs. Baird: ‘This ing form: (see next page).

277
278 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC cuuuuuuuuC
{WDWgWDWD} {W!WdBDWD}
{DWDW0WDW} {DWDNdWDW}
{B)W)WDWD} {W0WDW0WD}
{DpDkDNDW} {DRhkDpDW}
{NDRDWDW$} {WDWDW)WD}
{hWDp4pDW} {dWDw)wDW}
{KDW)WDWG} {W)WDWIWD}
{DKDWDWDW} {DWDWDWDW}
vllllllllV
16. Mate in 2. Key: Rh6. vllllllllV
20:2. Mate in 2. Key: Qd8.

17. Evening News and Post, 14 Septem- more freedom) to become the version
ber 1889. in 700 Chess Problems.
18. Field, 25 October 1890. 21. Pictorial World, 30 January 1892.
19. Bradford Observer Budget, 4 August 22. Hereford Times, 7 December 1889.
1900. In 700 Chess Problems sourced to 23. Cricket and Football Field, [June?]
the Weekly Gazette (Montreal). 1892. [Bolton Football Field in MS.]
20. Kentish Express and Ashford News, 24. Wit and Wisdom, 18 August 1888.
24 November 1888. The version of this 25. Illustrated London News, 18 June
problem published in the Kentish Ex- 1892.
press (below) was subsequently im- 26. Morning Post, 28 May 1888.
cuuuuuuuuC 27. Manchester Weekly Times, 24 August
{W!WdBDWD} 1900. An earlier version appeared in
the Glasgow Weekly Herald, 13 April
{DWDNdWDW} 1889:
{W0WDW0WD} cuuuuuuuuC
{DRhkDpDW} {QDWdNDWD}
{WDWDW)WD} {DWDp$WDB}
{dW)wdwIW} {WdpDWGnD}
{WDW)WDWD} {DWdk0wDW}
{DWDWDWDW} {WDnDWDWD}
vllllllllV {dWDpDwIW}
20:1. Mate in 2. Key: Qd8
{WDWDNDWD}
proved on for purity as an apparently {DWDWDWDW}
unpublished 2-mover: (see next col-
umn). vllllllllV
27. Mate in 2. Key: Qa4.
This was further modified (by revers-
ing the position and moving it one 28. Vanity Fair, 2 March 1889.
square to the left to give the queen
notes 279

29. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic 55. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic
News, 29 September 1888. News, 27 May 1893.
30. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement, 56. Manchester Evening News, 7 January
27 July 1889. 1893.
31. Field, 3 November 1888. 57. Times Weekly Edition, 3 November
32. Western Magazine and Portfolio, 1893.
June 1891. 58. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement,
33. Bradford Observer Budget, 28 July 21 January 1893.
1900. 59. Standard, 22 August 1892.
34. East Central Times, 19 July 1890. 60. Hereford Times, 10 June 1893.
34a. East Central Times, 8 March 1890. 61. Black and White, 13 May 1893.
Originally published with a WP instead 62. Newcastle Weekly Courant, 4 Febru-
of a WB on e4, and with a WP on b5. ary 1893.
35. Nottinghamshire Guardian, 2 July 63. Sussex Chess Journal, May 1892.
1892. Originally published with a WP on h5
36. Surrey Gazette, [May?] 1892. instead of a BP on g5, and stated by
37. British Chess Magazine, October Mrs. Baird, in a manuscript note, to be
1888. equally sound in this version.
38. Rossendale Free Press, 16 January 64. Pen and Pencil, 11 May 1889. In the
1892. original version all the pieces were one
39. Hereford Times, 23 January 1892. square to the right; additionally, the
40. Sussex Chess Journal, June 1891. position included a WP on a5 and a BP
41. Hackney Mercury, 7 March 1891. on a6.
42. Kentish Mercury, 27 September 1889. 65. Kentish Mercury, [October 1891?].
43. Illustrated London News, 4 April 66. Field, 4 March 1893.
1891. 67. Daily News, 22 May 1901.
44. Standard, 10 January 1894. 68. West Sussex Times and Standard, 15
45. Hackney Mercury, 23 July 1892. A July 1893.
manuscript note in Mrs. Baird’s hand 69. Pictorial World, 3 October 1891.
indicates that problem 45 was original- Originally published with a WB on a4
ly published in the Stamford Mercury, instead of the WP on b5. Mrs. Baird:
and that the Hackney Mercury version, ‘The Pawn is better’.
which is also that in 700 Chess Prob- 70. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic
lems, is slightly revised. News, 29 August 1891.
46. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement, 71. British Chess Magazine, September
16 July 1892. 1890.
47. Weekly Gazette, Montreal, 6 April 72. Brighton Society, 8 September 1894.
1893. 73. Cape Times Weekly Edition, 7 Febru-
48. Field, 13 August 1892. ary 1894.
49. Chess Review, April 1893. 74. Hampstead and Highgate Express, 18
50. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 4 February November 1893.
1893. 75. Nottinghamshire Guardian, 24 Feb-
51. Nottinghamshire Guardian, 8 Octo- ruary 1894.
ber 1892. 76. Cricket and Football Field, 1 Septem-
52. Sunday Special, 10 February 1901. ber 1894.
53. New Zealand Mail, [1893 or 1894]. 77. Advertiser (Natal), [September?]
54. British Chess Magazine, October 1894.
1892.
280 baird: 700 chess problems

78. Times Weekly Edition, [September] problem published in the Morning


1894. Post, which took the form:
79. Hackney Mercury, 10 September cuuuuuuuuC
1892. {WIW!WDWD}
80. Illustrated London News, 2 June
1888. {0WDN0WDW}
81. Oldham Standard, 12 January 1895.
82.Rossendale Free Press, 12 April 1890.
{PdwDWDPD}
Originally published with a WB on f7 {DP)kdwDW}
instead of g8. Mrs. Baird noted that the
version in 700 Chess Problems is nicer.
{BGwDbDPH}
83. Evening News and Post, 6 September {dW)wDwDW}
1890.
84. Daily Gleaner (Jamaica), [before
{WDWhWDWD}
September 1893]. Slightly modified {DWDW$WDW}
version published in Hackney Mercury,
2 September 1893 and in 700 Chess vllllllllV
100. Mate in 2. Key: Sg2.
Problems.
85. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement, 101. New Zealand Mail, 14 October
26 May 1900. In 700 Chess Problems 1897.
sourced to the Illustrated Sporting and 102. Chess Review, March 1893.
Dramatic News, where an earlier ver- 103. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 23 Febru-
sion was published on 5 May 1888. ary 1895. An earlier version was pub-
86. Surrey Gazette, [September 1891?]. lished in Clifton Chronicle, 21 Novem-
87. Manchester Weekly Times, 4 January ber 1888. Mrs. Baird regarded this as
1895. having been ‘much improved on &
88. Bradford Observer Budget, 1 July without dual’ in the Glasgow Weekly
1893. Herald version.
89. New Weekly, 6 January 1894. 104. Western Magazine, December
90. Field, 5 May 1888. 1892.
91. Evening News and Post, 26 October 105. Leisure Hour, 1 March 1900.
1889. 106. Hereford Times, 14 October 1893.
92. Brighton Society, 15 June 1895. 106a. Hereford Times, 19 October 1901.
93. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 30 May 1895. 107. South Australian Chronicle, 27 July
93a. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 11 April 1895. 1895.
94. Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, 20 April 108. Field, 2 February 1895.
1895. 109. Newcastle Weekly Courant, 30 Sep-
95. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic tember 1893. Originally published with
News, 20 January 1893. a WP on a2 and a BP on a3 instead of
96. Reading Observer, 28 July 1900. b3.
97. British Chess Magazine, February 109a. Newcastle Weekly Courant, 14 Jan-
1898. uary 1893.
98. Daily News, 1 August 1901. 110. Brighton Society, 17 April 1897.
99. Womanhood, May 1899. 111. North London Echo, 11 January
99a. Womanhood, May 1899. 1895.
100. Morning Post, 23 July 1888. Pro- 112. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement,
blem 100 is an improved version of the 29 December 1900.
notes 281

113. Manchester Weekly Times, 25 Au- 126. Westminster Gazette, 6 October


gust 1893. 1900.
114. Weekly Gazette, Montreal, 19 No- 127. Kentish Mercury, [April/May] 1894.
vember 1891. Originally published with a white B on
115. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 20 Septem- a8 instead of b7. Mrs. Baird: ‘I prefer
ber 1890. Modified version of the origi- this B on Kt7’.
nal Glasgow Weekly Herald problem: 128. Brighton and Hove Society, 22 De-
cuuuuuuuuC cember 1900.
{KDW$WDQD} 129. Field, 26 November 1892.
130. Hampstead and Highgate Express,
{dWDNdWDP} 19 May 1894.
{W0r)WDWD} 131. Southern Counties’ Chess Journal,
April 1895.
{$WhwdwDW} 132. The Morning, 5 December 1894.
This was originally published in The
{WDwDkHPD} Morning. A note in Mrs. Baird’s hand-
{dPDw)wDW} writing indicates that it was subse-
quently republished in Western Morn-
{W)W0WDWD} ing News and Birmingham Weekly Post.
{DWDBDWDW} 133. Pen and Pencil, 29 September 1888.
133a. Pen and Pencil, 11 August 1888.
vllllllllV
115. Mate in 2. Key: Sg2. 134. Leisure Hour, January 1901.
135. Standard, 25 February 1895. Origi-
A manuscript note referring to the 700 nal version:
Chess Problems version reads: ‘Glasgow cuuuuuuuuC
Herald problem with one pawn less, {WDWDWDWD}
white king could be placed on QRsq, if
preferred.’ {dp!WdWHW}
116. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic
News, 13 July 1895.
{WdwDWDWD}
117. Lady’s Pictorial, 29 June 1895. {DWdk0NDW}
118. Shoreditch Citizen, 15 December
1888.
{WDwDwDWD}
119. Daily News, 20 July 1901. {dWDwDw)W}
120. British Chess Magazine, December
1889. Originally published with a BP in-
{WDKdWDWD}
stead of a BB on c2. Mrs. Baird: ‘A black {DWDWDWDW}
bishop instead of the black pawn on
bishop seventh would be an improve- vllllllllV
135. Mate in #2. Key: Qb6.
ment’.
121. Rossendale Free Press, 12 January The version published in 700 Chess
1895. Problems was preferred by Mrs. Baird
122. Nottinghamshire Guardian, 12 as having a better key.
September 1891. 135a. A1 (New Zealand), 6 July 1895.
123. Standard, 25 October 1893. 136. Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, 9
124. Chess Review, [September?] 1892. March 1895
125. Cape Times, 16 December 1893. 137. Barnet Press, 12 January 1895
138. Times Weekly Edition, 1 March 1895
282 baird: 700 chess problems

139. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic 155. British Chess Magazine, April 1890.
News, 28 October 1899 156. Brighton Society, 9 March 1895.
140. Bradford Observer Budget, 7 Sep- 157. Daily News, 25 October 1900.
tember 1895 158. Hereford Times, 28 November 1891.
141. Cricket and Football Field, 159. Manchester Weekly Times, 22 Feb-
[November?] 1892. ruary 1895.
142. Vanity Fair, 5 January 1889. Pro- 160. Field, 16 September 1893.
blem 142 is a better version of the pro- 161. Cape Times Weekly Edition, 22 Au-
blem published in Vanity Fair, which gust 1894. Original version:
took the form: cuuuuuuuuC
cuuuuuuuuC {WDWDWGWD}
{WDWDKDWD} {dwIWdWDw}
{dwDW0WDp} {WdwHQDwD}
{Wdw)WDn$} {DWdwHW0r}
{!NdwiWDW} {p)wipDWD}
{WHwDwDP)} {0WDwDW)W}
{dWDwDPDW} {WDWdWDWD}
{W)WdWGWD} {DWDWDWDB}
{DWDBDWDW} vllllllllV
161. Mate in 2. Key: Qa2.
vllllllllV
142. Mate in 2. Key: Qd8.
Mrs. Baird considered the version in 700
143. Brighton Society, 9 May 1896. Chess Problems to be better.
144. Hackney Mercury, 11 March 1893. 162. Wallasey and Wirral Chronicle, 2
145. Devon and Exeter Gazette, 29 Janu- June 1894.
ary 1901. 163. Kentish Mercury, 20 November
146. Manchester Weekly Times, 15 Sep- 1891.
tember 1893. 164. Sheffield Weekly Independent, 23
146a. Manchester Weekly Times, 13 De- February 1889.
cember 1901. 165. Standard, 4 June 1894.
147. Hampstead and Highgate Express, 166. Pictorial World, 2 October 1890.
26 January 1895. In the original version of this problem
148. Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, 5 De- a WR was on e7 rather than g7, and a
cember 1891. WB on h7 rather than g6. The key was
149. Times Weekly Edition, 26 May 1893. Rg7. The changes were introduced to
150. Field, 30 January 1892. achieve a better key move.
151. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 16 January 167. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 20 May
1892. 1893.
152. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement, 168. Manchester Weekly Times, 3 August
6 January 1894. 1900.
153. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic 169. Daily Telegraph, 25 August 1900.
News, 30 November 1889. 170. Southern Counties’ Chess Journal,
154. Liverpool Mercury, 2 March 1901. August 1893.
154a. Liverpool Mercury, 6 July 1895.
notes 283

171. West Sussex Times and Standard.


cuuuuuuuuC
Originally published without the WP {WDWDWDWD}
on f3.
172. Hereford Times, 6 August 1892.
{dw$WdWGw}
Originally published with a WS on a4 {KdP)WDwD}
instead of d3. Mrs. Baird: ‘This problem
would be equally sound with the white
{DWdkDWdN}
Kt on Q3 instead of R4, making the key {w)wdwDW)}
better as it would give up the Kt’.
In this improved version the problem {dW)wDN$W}
appeared in the Pall Mall Gazette of 12
February 1901.
{WDWdWDBD}
173. Chess Review, October 1892. {DWDWDWDW}
174. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic
News, 3 November 1888.
vllllllllV
183. Mate in 2. Key: Rd7.
175. Brighton Society, 27 July 1895.
176. Womanhood, 1 February 1901. 189a. Rossendale Free Press, 6 July 1895.
177. Times Weekly Edition, 30 March 190. Dublin Evening Mail, [date?]. Bet-
1894. ter version of a problem published in
178. British Chess Magazine, December the Hereford Times:
1891. In the original version the WQ cuuuuuuuuC
was on c1, and there was an additonal {WDWHWDWD}
WP on f2. The version in 700 Chess
Problems was judged to be better by the {!wDWdWDw}
composer.
179. Manchester Weekly Times, 17 Au-
{WdKDB)wD}
gust 1894. {DWdwiWdW}
180. Surrey Gazette, [February?] 1893.
181. Standard, 19 June 1893.
{wDw$rDP)}
182. Lady’s Pictorial, 13 July 1895. {dWDwhWDW}
183. Shoreditch Citizen, 20 October
1888. Problem 183 is a lighter version of
{WDPHWhWD}
the problem published in the {DWGW$WDW}
Shoreditch Citizen, which took the
form: (see next column) vllllllllV
190. Mate in 2. Key: Qg7.
184. East Central Times, 22 March 1890.
185. Hackney Mercury, 23 December 191. Times Weekly Edition, 9 March
1893. 1894.
186. Brighton and Hove Society, 24 No- 192. Nottinghamshire Guardian, 5 De-
vember 1900. cember 1891.
187. Field, 16 July 1898. 193. Kentish Mercury, [October?] 1892.
188. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic 194. Morning Post, 12 November 1888.
News, 26 July 1890. 195. Surrey Gazette, [October?] 1892.
189. Rossendale Free Press, 25 February 195a. Surrey Gazette, [February?] 1892.
1893. Originally published with the WQ 196. Times, 27 August 1900.
on f7 and a WP on f6. The version pub- 197. Westminster Gazette, 26 January
lished in 700 Chess Problems was noted 1901.
by Mrs. Baird as being equally sound. 198. Field, 13 July 1889.
284 baird: 700 chess problems

199. British Chess Magazine, June 1893.


cuuuuuuuuC
200.Hackney Mercury, 10 January 1891. {QDWDWDWD}
201. Southern Counties’ Chess Journal,
February 1895.
{DWDWHWDW}
202. Brighton, Hove and Sussex Society, {W)WDpDND}
30 December 1899.
203. Hampstead and Highgate Express,
{Dw0pDrDW}
[June 1891?]. {WDWiW)RD}
204. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic
News, 10 May 1890. {DWDnDbDW}
205. Daily Telegraph, 23 February 1901.
Originally published with white Pc4
{W0WDW0WD}
omitted: corrected version published {IW$WDBDW}
in the following week. An improved
version of a problem published in the
vllllllllV
207. Mate in 2. Key: Be2.
Shoreditch Citizen, 2 March 1889:
cuuuuuuuuC 215. Manchester Weekly Times, 25 De-
{WDW$WDWD} cember 1896.
216. Sussex Chess Journal, March 1891.
{DNDbdWDw} The original version had a WR on b3 in-
{BdWDP0w!} stead of a3. Mrs. Baird: ‘Equally sound
with white rook to come from R3 in-
{IWdndPdW} stead of Kt3’.
217. Daily Telegraph, 13 July 1901.
{wDPiwhWD} 218. Hampstead and Highgate Express,
{dW0wdWHW} [February?] 1901.
219. Birmingham Weekly Mercury, 10
{WDWDP)WD} March 1894.
{GRDWDWDW} 220. British Chess Magazine, April 1891.
221. South Western World, 10 February
vllllllllV
205. Mate in 2. Key: Rb5. 18 94.
222.Weekly Gazette, Montreal, 14 March
206. Birmingham Daily Post, [April?] 1895.
1901. 223. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic
207. Times Weekly Edition, 28 July 1893. News, 1 September 1894.
Better version of the problem originally 223a. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic
published in the Times Weekly Edition News, 13 September 1890. Prettier ver-
as: (see next column) sion of the problem originally pub-
208. Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, 29 July lished in Illustrated Sporting and Dra-
1893. matic News. (see next page)
209. Times, 22 March 1901. 224. Vegetarian Review, January 1896.
210. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 23 May 225. Manchester Weekly Times, 30
1891. March 1894. Originally published as:
211. Field, 9 November 1901. (see next page) Mrs. Baird considered
212. British Chess Magazine, February the 700 Chess Problems version better.
1901. 226. Field, 6 October 1900.
213. Hereford Times, 3 August 1895. 227. Daily News, 18 October 1901.
214. Nottinghamshire Guardian, 9 Janu- 228. Brighton & Hove Society, 9 February
ary 1892. 1901.
229. British Chess Magazine, April 1901.
notes 285

cuuuuuuuuC cuuuuuuuuC
{WDWDWDWD} {WDWDRDWD}
{!WDK0WDW} {DWDwDW!W}
{W)p0PDW0} {KDw0wDWD}
{)WDWDWhR} {DwdphPDp}
{WDWiPDpD} {NDWiW0W0}
{DWDWDW)W} {DwDwDWDn}
{WDWHBDWD} {WHPDW)PD}
{DWDNGWDW} {DWDWDWGW}
vllllllllV
223a. Mate in 2. Key: Qb8. vllllllllV
230. Mate in 2. Key: Qg5.

236. Liverpool Mercury, 9 February


cuuuuuuuuC 1901.
{WIWDWDWD} 237. Daily News, 8 March 1901.
238. British Chess Magazine, February
{DWDpDWDW} 1894.
{W$bDwHWD} 239. Reading Observer, 23 February
1901.
{)wipDPDW} 240. Daily Chronicle, 28 February 1901.
{WDW$W)WG} 241. Hereford Times, 11 October 1890.
242. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 14 June
{DpDpDNDW} 1890.
243. Brighton Society, 21 September
{W)WDWdWD} 1895.
{DWDWDWDW} 244. Times, 22 March 1901.
245. British Chess Magazine, July 1894.
vllllllllV
225. Mate in 2. Key: Sd2. 246. Hackney Mercury, 15 July 1893.
247. Field, 30 March 1889.
230. Newcastle Weekly Courant, 12 Jan- 248. Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, 29
uary 1895. 700 Chess Problems cites the April 1893.
Daily Chronicle as the source of this 249. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic
problem. The original version was: (see News, 26 January 1895.
next column) The final version (the one 250. Wallasey and Wirral Chronicle, 10
published in the Daily Chronicle of 23 November 1894. Originally published
July 1901 as well as in 700 Chess Prob- in the Shoreditch Citizen, in a version
lems), gives one more variation, as Mrs. allowing of 5 key moves (for solution
Baird noted in manuscript. tourney purposes): (see next page)
231. Times, 8 February 1901. 251. Eastern Daily Press, 30 April 1901.
232. To-Day, 31 January 1901. 251a. Eastern Daily Press, 3 December
233. Hereford Times, 26 January 1901. 1901.
234. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic 252. Reading Observer, 25 August 1900.
News, 23 January 1892. Improved version of a problem origi-
235. Manchester Weekly Times, 26 Janu-
ary 1894.
286 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC 700 Chess Problems. Originally pub-


{WDWDWDWD} lished with a white R on h6 (replacing
the black P) instead of h4: ‘A better key
{DWDwDW!W} if a black P is placed on KR3 & R to
{WDw0pDW)} come from KR4 instead’.
259. Times Weekly Edition, 23 June 1893.
{$ndwGWhR} 260. Knowledge, [June?] 1901.
{WDWdkdNd} 261. Brighton Society, 23 February 1895.
262. Weekly Gazette, Montreal, 23 No-
{Dw0wDWDP} vember 1893. ‘Rather better if white K
{WDP)NDKD} is placed on KB8, & the white P that is
now on B6 [i.e. f6] placed on KKt3 in-
{DBDWDWDW} stead.’
vllllllllV
250. Mate in 2.
263. Birmingham Daily Post, 5 February
1901.
264. Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, 7 Jan-
nally published in the Leeds Mercury uary 1893.
Weekly Supplement of 26 January 1889: 265. Sunday Special, 7 April 1901.
cuuuuuuuuC 266. Manchester Weekly Times, 15 De-
cember 1893.
{WIW!WDnD} 267. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic
{0WDw0WDW} News, 3 February 1900.
267a. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic
{R0wdwDW0} News, 14 September 1889.
{DwdpiPdB} 268. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 26 May
1894.
{WDWdwdW)} 269. Oldham Standard, 10 November
1894. Originally published with the
{Gw)wDWHW} white K on a8 and a black P on a5. ‘I
{WDWDnDW)} prefer the white King on QR7 as it is still
useful in preventing a cook when Q-Q7
{DWHWDRDW} ch: B covers etc. & then black pawn on
vllllllllV
252. Mate in 2. Key: Bc5. QR4 is not wanted’.
270. Field, 21 April 1900.
271. Knowledge, [May?] 1901.
253. Daily Telegraph, 8 June 1901.
271a. Kentish Mercury, [September?]
254. Bradford Observer Budget, 26 May
1893. In the version of this problem
1894.
published in the Kentish Mercury, the
255. British Chess Magazine, February
WK was on h5 and a WS was on c1 rath-
1890.
er than f2. Mrs. Baird thought the 700
256. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic
Chess Problems version better.
News, 2 June 1894.
272. Daily Telegraph, 22 June 1901.
256a. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic
273. Hereford Times, 31 May 1890.
News, 19 January 1889.
273a. Hereford Times, 26 May 1894.
257. Southern Counties’ Chess Journal,
274. To-Day, February 1901.
June 1894.
275. Daily Chronicle, 9 May 1901.
258. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 9 March
276. Chess Review, February 1893.
1901. Sourced to Kingstown Society in
277. Morning Post, 11 March 1901.
notes 287

278. Field, 23 February 1901. 286b. Hereford Times, 11 November


279. Leisure Hour, 1 March 1901. 1899.
280. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic 287. Manchester Weekly Times, 2 June
News, 31 December 1892. 1893.
280a. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic 288. Morning Post, 18 March 1901.
News, 3 September 1892. 289. Boy’s Own Paper, 11 March 1893. In
281. Nottinghamshire Guardian, [June?] 700 Chess Problems this problem is
1893. sourced to the Hackney Mercury.
281a. Nottinghamshire Guardian, 7 290. British Chess Magazine, April 1901.
September 1889 Originally published with a superflu-
282. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement, ous white P on b4: ‘better without this
26 May 1900. pawn’.
283. Pictorial World, 24 April 1890. Orig- 291. Field, 15 June 1901.
inally published with a WP on g6 and 292. Morning Post, 22 July 1901.
minus the BP on g3. Mrs. Baird: ‘I pre- 293. Illustrated London News, 30 May
fer a black pawn on KKt6, to prevent 1891.
cook, to the white one on KKt6’. 294. Daily Chronicle, 6 June 1901.
284. Brighton & Hove Society, 23 Febru- 295. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic
ary 1901. News, 28 May 1892.
284a. Hereford Times, 2 August 1890. 296. Knowledge, 1 June 1894.
285.Illustrated London News, 9 February 297. Morning Post, 20 August 1894.
1889. In the original version of this pro- 298. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 1 Septem-
blem the Pa2 was white. Mrs. Baird: ‘I ber 1900.
prefer this pawn black’. 299. Times Weekly Edition, 15 Septem-
286. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement, ber 1893.
10 November 1888. Problem 286 is an 300. Illustrated London News, 12 March
improved version of the Leeds Mercury 1892.
problem, and was published in Í Upp- 301. Daily News, 25 April 1901.
námi (Icelandic Chess Journal) in April 302. Morning Post, 3 June 1901.
1902. The original version of the pro- 303. South Western World, [4?] August
blem took the form: 1894.
cuuuuuuuuC 304. Field, 23 March 1901.
{WDWDWGwD} 305.Illustrated London News, 7 Septem-
ber 1901.
{dWHwdWDW} 306. Devon and Exeter Gazette, 19 Feb-
{W1w)wDKd} ruary 1901.
307. Hereford Times, 14 January 1893.
{)wiwdWdW} 308. Manchester Weekly Times, 29
{WHP$wdWD} March 1901. Originally published with
the white K on a8 instead of g1, and
{DwDw)WDW} without the white P on a6, allowing a
second solution by Sb8.
{W)WDwDRD} 309. British Chess Magazine, June 1890.
{DWDWDQDB} 310. British Chess Magazine, June 1890.
‘Prettier’ version of the problem origi-
vllllllllV
286. Mate in 2. Key: Qa1. nally published in the British Chess
Magazine: (see next page)
286a. Hereford Times, 17 January 1891 311. Morning Post, 24 December 1900.
288 baird: 700 chess problems

cuuuuuuuuC the position of the pieces was reversed,


{WDKDWDwD} i.e. White’s king was on e1, Black’s king
on f5, etc.
{dWDwHWDW} 331. Manchester Weekly Times, 17 Au-
{W$wDwDPd} gust 1894.
332. Morning Post, 18 December 1899.
{DwdwGWdN} 333. Illustrated London News, 16 Sep-
{W)kDwdWD} tember 1893.
334. Southern Weekly News, 20 April
{DwDwDWDW} 1889.
{PDWDPDWD} 335. Field, 14 July 1894.
336. East Central Times, 19 July 1890.
{DWDWDWDW} 337. Morning Post, 18 June 1900.
vllllllllV
310. Mate in 3. Key: Sf5.
338. Bristol Times and Mirror, 9 March
1901.
338a. Newcastle Weekly Courant, 6 Oc-
312. Illustrated London News, 6 April tober 1894. Originally included a black
1901. P on a7. ‘This P is not wanted’.
313. Knowledge, [May?] 1901. 339. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement,
314. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement, 2 March 1901.
8 September 1894. 340. Reading Observer, 23 February
315. Bradford Observer Budget, 19 Au- 1901.
gust 1893. 341. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 14 October
316. Morning Post, 22 April 1901. 1893.
317. Times, 22 March 1901. 342. Morning Post, 20 June 1892.
318. Weekly Gazette, Montreal, 3 Sep- 343. Illustrated London News, 3 August
tember 1891. 1889.
319. Southern Counties’ Chess Journal, 344. Daily News, 11 April 1901.
January 1893. 345. Brighton Society, 27 July 1895. Orig-
320. Brighton & Hove Society, 23 Febru- inally published with the white-square
ary 1901. bishop on d7 instead of c8: ‘… equally
321. Morning Post, 10 December 1894. sound with B coming from B8 for key
322. Field, 22 September 1894. move’.
323. Hereford Times, 2 April 1892. 346. Morning Post, 5 March 1900.
324. Daily Gleaner (Jamaica), 7 April 346a. Knowledge, 1 February 1894.
1894. 347. Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, 17
325. Illustrated London News, 6 January February 1894.
1894. 348. British Chess Magazine, April 1901.
326. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement, 349. Daily Chronicle, 4 April 1901.
16 September 1893. 350. Kentish Mercury, 17 March 1893.
327. Morning Post, 22 July 1892. 351. Morning Post, 11 February 1901.
328. Daily Telegraph, 30 March 1901. 352. Birmingham Daily Post, 29 January
In the Daily Telegraph version the posi- 1901.
tion was reversed, i.e. the white K was on 353. Illustrated London News, 5 May
h6 and the black K on d4, etc. 1900.
329. Hackney Mercury, 19 August 1893. 354. Metropolitan Magazine of Sports
330. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic and Pastimes, 1 October 1892.
News, 15 February 1890. In the original
notes 289

355. Cape Times Christmas Number, 384. Manchester Weekly Times, 21 July
[December] 1894. 1893.
356. Morning Post, 10 April 1899. 385. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic
357. Illustrated London News, 15 July News, 22 October 1892.
1893. 386. Morning Post, 5 May 1890. Original-
358. Daily Gleaner (Jamaica), 8 January ly published with a WP on h4 and mi-
1895. nus the BP on h5. Mrs. Baird: ‘This pro-
359. Knowledge, 1 November 1894. blem would be equally sound with a
360. Field, 30 December 1893. black P on KR4 instead of the white one
361. Manchester Weekly Times, 1 Febru- on KR4’.
ary 1901. 387. Illustrated London News, 13 April
362. Morning Post, 28 October 1889. 1895. Originally published without the
This problem was originally published black P on a7.
with a BP on e7 and minus the BB on f1. 388. British Chess Magazine, February
Mrs. Baird: ‘The dual mate can be 1901.
avoided by removing the black P on K2 389. Times Weekly Edition, 3 November
& placing a black B on KB8 instead.’ 1893.
363. Daily Telegraph, 2 February 1901. 390. Westminster Gazette, 16 March
364. Illustrated London News, 2 May 1901. Corrected version of problem
1896. originally published with a black P on
365. Times, 22 March 1901. g2 instead of the black B and P on g1
366. Morning Post, 16 October 1893. and f2 respectively, and in this form
367. Weekly Gazette, Montreal, 29 No- cooked.
vember 1894. 391. Southern Counties’ Chess Journal,
368. Reading Observer, 1 February 1901. August 1895.
369. Cricket and Football Field, 9 March 392. Morning Post, 20 August 1900.
1895. 393. Field, 1 October 1892.
370. Field, 18 August 1900. 394. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement,
371. Hackney Mercury, 2 September 17 October 1891.
1893. 395. Illustrated London News, 20 Janu-
372. Morning Post, 8 January 1894. ary 1900.
373. Brighton Society, 15 December 396. Morning Post, 19 October 1891.
1894. 397. Southern Counties’ Chess Journal,
374. Illustrated London News, 15 March April 1894.
1890. 398. Bradford Observer Budget, 8 April
375. British Chess Magazine, June 1889. 1893.
376. Bristol Times and Mirror, 19 Febru- 399. Standard, 12 November 1894.
ary 1901. 400. Morning Post, 11 June 1894.
377. Morning Post, 11 July 1898. 401. Daily News, 26 January 1901.
378. Field, 22 August 1891. 402. Illustrated London News, 29 De-
379. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 17 Novem- cember 1900.
ber 1894. 403. Pictorial World, 7 February 1891.
380. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement, 404. Hackney Mercury, 7 March 1891.
8 July 1893. 405. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic
381. Morning Post, 30 April 1900. News, 13 December 1890.
382. Illustrated London News, 1 October 406. Evening News and Post, 29 Novem-
1892. ber 1890.
383. Hereford Times, 2 February 1901.
290 baird: 700 chess problems

407. Bristol Mercury, 20 September 424. Daily Gleaner (Jamaica), 6 May


1890. 1893.
408. British Chess Magazine, September 425. Illustrated London News, 4 March
1890. 1893.
409. Ramsbottom Observer, 20 March 426. Pall Mall Gazette, 22 January 1901.
1891. In the Ramsbottom Observer ver- 427. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement,
sion the position is reversed, i.e. the 25 May 1889.
WK is on h1, the BK on e6, etc. (NB. 428. Morning Post, 22 April 1889.
Source cited as Rossendale Free Press in 429. Hereford Times, 15 March 1890.
700 Chess Problems.) 430. Southern Counties’ Chess Journal,
410. Morning Post, 30 March 1891. June 1893.
411. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 25 May 431. Manchester Evening News, 29
1895. March 1890.
412. Field, 4 June 1898. 432. Field, 24 May 1890.
413. Brighton Society, 9 May 1896. 433. Illustrated London News, 23 June
414. Amsterdammer, Weekblad voor 1894.
Nederland, [August?] 1895. 434. Morning Post, 26 February 1894.
415. Newcastle Weekly Courant, 2 No- 435. British Chess Magazine, October
vember 1895. 1889.
416. Illustrated London News, 25 June 436. East Central Times, 21 December
1898. 1889.
417. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic 437. Illustrated London News, 23
News, 14 March 1891. Nove mber 1889.
418. Hackney Mercury, 10 January 1891. 438.Morning Post, 24 August 1891.
419. Pictorial World, 14 March 1891. 439. Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, 19
420. Field, 9 August 1890. September 1891.
421. Morning Post, 25 August 1890. Bet- 440. West Sussex County Times, 10 Feb-
ter version of the problem originally ruary 1894.
published in the Morning Post: 441. Field, 27 January 1894.
cuuuuuuuuC 442. Birmingham Weekly Mercury, 27
{WDWDWDwD} January 1894.
443. Bradford Observer Budget, 13 Janu-
{dWDw!W0R} ary 1894.
{W0PDPDWd} 444. Morning Post, 4 May 1891.
445. Manchester Evening News, 25 Octo-
{DP0kDW)B} ber 1890.
{PDwDwdW0} 446. Illustrated London News, 20 August
1892.
{DPDwDpDR} 447. Daily Gleaner (Jamaica), 22 Sep-
tember 1894.
{W)WDN)WD} 448. Kentish Mercury, 15 April 1892.
{DnDWDWIW} 449. Morning Post, 1 October 1900.
450. Newcastle Weekly Courant, 29 July
vllllllllV
421. Mate in 3. Key: Qc7. 1893.
451. Illustrated London News, 28 No-
422. Cricket and Football Field, July vember 1891.
1893. 452. Sussex Chess Journal, July 1891
423. British Chess Magazine, June 1893.
notes 291

453. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic 485. Rossendale Free Press, 8 July 1893
News, 6 June 1891. 486. Morning Post, 5 September 1892.
454. Cape Times, [April?] 1895. The BP at b7, not in the original, was in-
455. Morning Post, 8 February 1892. troduced to avoid a dual mate.
456. Vanity Fair, 17 November 1888. 487. Times Weekly Edition, [September]
457. Pen and Pencil, 11 May 1889. 1894. Originally published in the form:
458. Times Weekly Edition, 15 February cuuuuuuuuC
1895. {WDWDWDwD}
458a. To-Day, [June 1901?]
459. Boy’s Own Paper, 19 January 1895. {IWDwDWdW}
460. Tinsley’s Magazine, September
1890.
{N)pDWDQd}
461. Field, 28 September 1889. {DWdkDWDW}
462. Morning Post, 5 December 1892.
463. Newcastle Weekly Courant, 27 May
{WDw0wdW0}
1893. {0WDwDw)P}
464. Illustrated London News, 16 August
1890.
{PDWDWGWD}
465. Brighton Society, 23 February 1895 {DwDNDWDW}
466. Morning Post, 26 November 1900
467. Chess Review, April 1893 vllllllllV
487. Mate in 3. Key: Be1.
468. Nottinghamshire Guardian, 7 Janu-
ary 1893 488. Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, 28
469. British Chess Magazine, April 1890 July 1894.
470. Morning Post, 16 December 1889 489. Illustrated London News, 15 June
471. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 26 Novem- 1889.
ber 1892 490. Morning Post, 23 May 1898.
472. Illustrated London News, 12 Sep- 491. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 18 July
tember 1891 1891.
473. Weekly Gazette, Montreal, 30 Au- 492. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement,
gust 1894 26 July 1890.
474. Bradford Observer Budget, 1 Sep- 493. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic
tember 1894 News, 28 May 1898.
475. Morning Post, 2 January 1893 494. Tri-Weekly Gleaner (Jamaica), 7
476. Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, 20 May 1895.
April 1895 495. Amsterdammer, Weekblad voor
477. Manchester Weekly Times, 26 Janu- Nederland, 9 November 1895.
ary 1894 496. Brighton Society, 17 April 1897.
478. Illustrated London News, 10 De- 497. Morning Post, 24 March 1890.
cember 1892 498. Illustrated London News, 19 May
479. British Chess Magazine, October 1894.
1892 499. Field, 11 July 1891.
480. Bristol Mercury, 25 June 1892 500. Pictorial World, 27 November 1890.
481. Morning Post, 21 August 1893 501. Western Magazine and Portfolio,
482. Daily News, 7 June 1901 October 1889.
483. Cricket and Football Field, 11 Feb- 502. Nottinghamshire Guardian, 27 Oc-
ruary 1893 tober 1894.
484. Field, 29 July 1893
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503. British Chess Magazine, August 532. Illustrated London News, 3 October
1901. 1896.
504. Manchester Weekly Times, 22 Feb- 533. Pavilion, August 1896.
ruary 1901. 534. Morning Post, 10 August 1891.
505. Illustrated London News, 2 Febru- 535. Boy’s Own Paper, 7 November 1891.
ary 1895. 536. Daily Chronicle, 17 January 1901.
506. Cape Times, [March?] 1895. 537. Reading Observer, 8 December
507. Morning Post, 25 February 1895. 1900.
508. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 1 March 538. Westminster Gazette, 10 November
1890. 1900.
509. Southern Counties’ Chess Journal, 539. Morning Post, 2 May 1892.
October 1894. 540. Daily News, 29 November 1900.
510. Illustrated London News, 4 August 541. Weekly Gazette, Montreal, 27 Octo-
1900. ber 1892.
511. British Chess Magazine, May 1894. 542. Times, 19 December 1900.
512. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement, 543. British Chess Magazine, July 1897.
5 October 1889. 544. Illustrated London News, 11 May
513. Manchester Weekly Times, 4 May 1889.
1894. 545. Leisure Hour, 1 March 1901.
514. Newcastle Weekly Courant, 21 April 546. Morning Post, 27 November 1893.
1894. 547. Southern Weekly News, 14 Septem-
515. Morning Post, 23 September 1889. ber 1889. Originally published with the
516. Sheffield Weekly Independent, 14 WK on a8. According to Mrs. Baird the
September 1889. problem looks better with the K on a7,
517. Bristol Mercury, 29 September as well as being equally sound.
1894. 548. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic
518. Illustrated London News, 11 August News, 22 July 1893.
1894. 549. Times Weekly Edition, 28 July 1893.
519. Boy’s Own Paper, 9 June 1894. 550. Hackney Mercury, 13 February
520. Morning Post, 16 October 1899. 1892.
521. Kentish Mercury, [April/May] 1894. 551. Illustrated London News, 20 June
522. Field, 3 March 1894. 1896.
523. Illustrated London News, 27 July 552. Brighton and Hove Society, 22 De-
1895. cember 1900.
524. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic 553. Manchester Weekly Times, 16 No-
News, 21 November 1891. vember 1900.
525. Morning Post, 10 April 1893. 554. Field, 10 November 1900.
526. Manchester Weekly Times, 4 Janu- 555. Morning Post, 21 March 1892.
ary 1895. 556. Rossendale Free Press, 28 April 1894.
527. British Chess Magazine, April 1891. 557. British Chess Magazine, February
528. Newcastle Weekly Courant, 1898.
[November?] 1893. 558. Boy’s Own Paper, August 1895.
529. Daily Gleaner (Jamaica), 26 August 559. Illustrated London News, 28 Octo-
1893. ber 1899.
530. Manchester Evening News, 30 Sep- 560. Morning Post, 4 February 1889.
tember 1893. 561. Sussex Chess Journal, August 1892.
531. Pictorial World, 7 November 1891. 562. Kentish Mercury, 16 December
1892.
notes 293

563. Evening News and Post, 13 August was reversed, i.e. the white K was on a7
1892. and the black K on f4, etc.
564. Pictorial World, 11 June 1892. 590. Daily Chronicle, 24 October 1901.
565. Morning Post, 10 June 1889. 591. Cricket and Football Field, 3 March
566. Illustrated London News, 14 June 1894.
1890. 592. Illustrated London News, 10 March
567. Brighton Society, 21 September 1894.
1895. 593. Morning Post, 30 November 1891.
568. Manchester Weekly Times, 25 De- 594. Field, 7 May 1892.
cember 1896. 595. Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, 29 De-
569. Field, 30 March 1895. cember 1894.
570. Morning Post, 24 December 1888. 596.Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic
571. Not found. News, 23 July 1892.
572. British Chess Magazine, February 597. Bristol Times and Mirror, 16 No-
1894. vember 1901.
573. Weekly Gazette, Montreal, 18 Janu- 598. Hackney Mercury, 23 December
ary 1894. 1893.
574. Illustrated London News, 28 May 599. Illustrated London News, 17 No-
1892. vember 1894.
575. Morning Post, 15 August 1892. 600. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement,
576. Boy’s Own Paper, 17 December 12 December 1891.
1892. 601. Morning Post, 15 July 1889. It is not
577. Devon and Exeter Gazette, 14 May clear in what sense this was a ‘Christ-
1901. mas contribution.’
578. Manchester Weekly Times, 15 De- 601a. Standard, 21 June 1895.
cember 1893. 602. Illustrated London News, 18 Octo-
579. Morning Post, 1 June 1891. ber 1890.
580. Illustrated London News, 7 Febru- 603. British Chess Magazine, June 1893.
ary 1891. 604. British Chess Magazine, April 1891.
581. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic 605. Hackney Mercury, 7 March 1891. In
News, 20 July 1889. the original version the S making the
582. Field, 4 November 1899. Originally key move comes from e7 rather than
published with the position reversed h6.
and with the white K on d1. 606. Manchester Weekly Times, 25 De-
583. Southern Counties’ Chess Journal, cember 1896.
August 1894. 607. Morning Post, 16 June 1890.
584. Morning Post, 16 April 1894. 608. British Chess Magazine, February
585. Manchester Weekly Times, 30 1898.
March 1894. 609. Chess Review, April 1893.
586. Illustrated London News, 7 Decem- 610. Hackney Mercury, 11 March 1893.
ber 1901. 611. East Central Times, 19 July 1890.
587. Times Weekly Edition, 30 March 612. British Chess Magazine, April 1890.
1894. ‘A black P on KR5 [omitted in the 613. Manchester Weekly Times, 5 Janu-
original] would render the threat mate ary 1900.
purer when P×P.’ 614. Hereford Times, 9 February 1901.
588. British Chess Magazine, July 1894. 615. Morning Post, 6 October 1890.
589. Morning Post, 4 November 1901. In 616. Pen and Pencil, 11 May 1889.
the Morning Post version the position
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617. Hackney Mercury, 23 December


cuuuuuuuuC
1893. {rDWDWDwD}
618. Reading Observer, 8 September
1900.
{DWhBDWGW}
619. British Chess Magazine, February {pHwDpDWd}
1894.
620. Manchester Weekly Times, 15 De-
{)pdpDkDW}
cember 1893. {WIwdwDRg}
621. Morning Post, 15 December 1890.
The original version included an addi- {)P)wDNDP}
tional WP on a3, and the WK was on h1.
622. British Chess Magazine, October
{WDWDpDnD}
1892. {DwDQ4WDW}
623. Hackney Mercury, 23 July 1892.
624. British Chess Magazine, April 1901.
vllllllllV
638. Selfmate in 2. Key: Sc8.
625. Brighton & Hove Society, 23 Febru-
ary 1901. 642. Reading Observer, 30 March 1901.
626. Chess Review, April 1893. 643. Daily Gleaner (Jamaica), 9 Decem-
627. British Chess Magazine, October ber 1893.
1892. 644. British Chess Magazine, December
628. British Chess Magazine, June 1893. 1890.
629. British Chess Magazine, February 645. Nottinghamshire Guardian, 28
1894. March 1891.
630. British Chess Magazine, February 646. Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, 9 Sep-
1898. tember 1893.
631. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 6 Decem- 647. British Chess Magazine, September
ber 1890. 1898.
632. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement, 648. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement,
9 March 1901. 27 June 1891.
633. British Chess Magazine, August 649. British Chess Magazine, March
1891. 1893.
634. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 8 Septem- 650. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement,
ber 1900. 19 August 1893.
635. Southern Counties’ Chess Journal, 651. Hackney Mercury, 6 January 1894.
March 1893. 652. Manchester Weekly Times, 8 March
636. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement, 1901.
6 April 1895. 653. Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, 1 Sep-
637. British Chess Magazine, May 1892. tember 1894.
638. Morning Post, 17 July 1893. Includ- 654. Hereford Times, 4 June 1892
ed in 700 Chess Problems ‘after im- 655. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement,
provement’. Published in the Morning 18 March 1893.
Post as: (see next column) 656. British Chess Magazine, January
639. Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, Sup- 1891.
plement, 19 November 1892. 657. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 2 April
640. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement, 1892.
14 May 1892. 658. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement,
641. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 16 Febru- 22 October 1892. In the original publi-
ary 1901.
notes 295

cation the position was reversed, i.e. 668. Weekly Gazette, Montreal, 26 May
the WK was on g5 and the BK on e5. 1892.
658a. British Chess Magazine, Novem- 669. Nottinghamshire Guardian, 2 April
ber 1893 1892.
659. Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, Sup- 670. Rossendale Free Press, 21 May 1892.
plement, 28 May 1892. 671. British Chess Magazine, August
660. Brighton & Hove Society, 26 January 1891.
1901. 672. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement,
661. Boy’s Own Paper, 19 February 1898. 31 March 1900.
662. British Chess Magazine, February 673. British Chess Magazine, March
1892. 1893.
663. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement, 674. Bristol Mercury, 22 August 1891.
11 April 1891. 675. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement,
664. Bristol Mercury, 22 August 1891 3 February 1894.
665. Hackney Mercury, before 6 June 676. British Chess Magazine, February
1891. Better version (removing a dual) 1892.
of the original selfmate: 677. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 22 Septem-
cuuuuuuuuC ber 1900.
{WDW$WDWD} 678. British Chess Magazine, January
1891.
{DWDW0WDW} 679. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement,
{WDpDrDpD} 1 August 1891.
680. Boy’s Own Paper, 3 September
{DW)n)W)b} 1892.
{N$WDWDN1} 681. British Chess Magazine, June 1895.
682. British Chess Magazine, September
{gpDkDW)W} 1898.
683. British Chess Magazine, May 1892.
{W0nDW!WD} 684. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement,
{DBDKDWDW} 3 December 1892.
685. Hackney Mercury, before 6 June
vllllllllV
665. Self-mate in 2. Key Qf4. 1891 (see note to 665).
686. British Chess Magazine, November
Problems 665, 685 and 688 were set po- 1893.
sitions in a solving tourney run by the 687. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement,
Hackney Mercury in 1891. They were 29 September 1900.
printed with solutions in the issue of 6 688. Hackney Mercury, before 6 June
June, but must have been offered to 1891 (see note to 665).
solvers at an earlier date. 689. British Chess Magazine, November
666. Glasgow Weekly Herald, 14 October 1893.
1899. 690. British Chess Magazine, February
666a. Brighton Society, 17 July 1897 1892.
667. Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement, 691. British Chess Magazine, March
28 February 1891. Original version con- 1893.
tained a printing error, and a corrected 692. British Chess Magazine, June 1895.
version was published in the issue of 7 693. British Chess Magazine, August
March. 1891.
694. British Chess Magazine, May 1892.
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695. British Chess Magazine, May 1892.


696. British Chess Magazine, November 1893.
697. British Chess Magazine, March 1893.
698. British Chess Magazine, June 1895.
699. British Chess Magazine, June 1895.
700. British Chess Magazine, September 1898. Originally published with an extra, and
unnecessary white P on e2.
FAREWELL

My task is done; and like the bard of old,


My toils are over; and my tale is told;
Yet still I pause beneath the enchanter’s spell–
Still hesitate to say the word “Farewell”:
But howso we may linger o’er the past
The parting word must be pronounced at last.
So, critics all, I thank your kind attention
To these few pages of my poor invention ;
Whether your verdict be for good or ill–
In praise or blame–yea–I would thank you still.
But should I one approving glance descry
My goal is numbered–or, in fact, if I
One smile–one joy–one pleasing look have won,
Then farewell all, my destined task is done.

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