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PID: 106776 (8/n2p1Q2/3k4/4N3/8/1n3K2/5B2/7R w - - 0 1)
Andrade, Barry Jack da Costa
The Field, 1955
(First published on Thu Apr 28 1955)
#3
5 + 4
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sa1
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxd7+
- 1...Sc1
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxd7+
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxd7+
- 1...Sa1
- Tries
- 1.Bb6?
- threat
- 2.Rh6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Rh6+
- 1...Sd2+
- 2.Kf4
- threat
- 3.Rh6#
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Kf4
- 1...Sd4+
- 2.Ke4
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Ke4
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Rh5+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Rh5+
- 1...Sc5!
- threat
- 1.Bxa7?
- threat
- 2.Kf4
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Bb8#
- threat
- 2.Rh6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Kf4
- 1...Sd2+
- 2.Kf4
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Kf4
- 1...Sd4+
- 2.Ke4
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Ke4
- 1...Sa1
- 2.Ke4
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Kf4
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Rd1+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Re1
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Rh5
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Rh6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Ke4
- 1...Sc1
- 2.Ke4
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Rh5
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Rh6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Ke4
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Ke4
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Kf4
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Rd1+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Re1
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Rh5
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Rh6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Ke4
- 1...Kxe5!
- threat
- 1.Rh6+?
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qh5#
- 1...Kc7!
- 1...Kxe5
- 1.Qg6+?
- 1...Kc7
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Ke7
- 2.Bh4+
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Sxd7#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Bh4+
- 1...Kd5!
- 1...Kc7
- 1.Qf6+?
- 1...Kc7
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kc8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kc8
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Kd5!
- 1...Kc7
- 1.Bb6?
- Keys
- 1.Rc1!
- 1...Sd2+
- 2.Kf4
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Kf4
- 1...Sd4+
- 2.Ke4
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Bxd4
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Ke4
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Ke3
- threat
- 3.Bg3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bg3#
- threat
- 2.Bg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Ke3
- 1...Sxc1
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qxd7+
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Rxc6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...dxc6
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Rxc6+
- 1...Sa1
- 2.Ke4
- threat
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Kf4
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Ke4
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Ke4
- threat
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Kf4
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- threat
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Ke4
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Rc6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...dxc6
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Rc6+
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Rc6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...dxc6
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Rc6+
- 1...Sd2+
- 1.Rc1!
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