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PID: 134863 (7Q/K2R1p2/8/N1kb4/Pp2pnB1/2p1q3/P1p2p2/1n6 w - - 0 1)
Ricketts, Thomas CD
The Field, 1966
(First published on Thu Sep 15 1966)
#3
7 + 11
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Sb3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sb3+
- 1...Qd4
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Qe1
- 2.Sb3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sb3+
- 1...Qe2
- 2.Sb3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sb3+
- 1...Qf3
- 2.Sb3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sb3+
- 1...Qg3
- 2.Sb3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sb3+
- 1...Qh3
- 2.Sb3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sb3+
- 1...Bxa2
- 2.Qc8#
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Qc8#
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Qc8#
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qc8#
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Ba8
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Se2
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...Sh5
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...Qc1
- Tries
- 1.Rc7+?
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Rxc6#
- 2...Sd5
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Kd6+!
- 1...Bc6
- 1.Qe5?
- threat
- 2.Rc7#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Rxd5#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...b3!
- threat
- 1.Qf6?
- threat
- 2.Qb6#
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qe7#
- 2.Qxc6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qe7#
- 1...Se6!
- threat
- 1.Qb8?
- threat
- 2.Qb6#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Kd4!
- threat
- 1.Qc8+?
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Kd4!
- 1...Bc6
- 1.Rc7+?
- Keys
- 1.Be2!
- threat
- 2.Qb8
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...Bb7
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Qf8+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qb8
- 1...Qxe2
- 2.Sb3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sb3+
- 1...Sxe2
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...b3
- 2.Qb8
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sxb3#
- 2...Bb7
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Qf8+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qb8
- 1...c1S
- 2.Qf8+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qf8+
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Sb3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sb3+
- 1...Qd2
- 2.Sb3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sb3+
- 1...Qd3
- 2.Sb3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sb3+
- 1...Qf3
- 2.Sb3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sb3+
- 1...Qg3
- 2.Sb3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sb3+
- 1...Qh3
- 2.Sb3+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Bxb3
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sb3+
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qf8+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qf8+
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Qf8+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qf8+
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qf8+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd8
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qf8+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd8
- 1...Sh5
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qf8+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd8
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qb8
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...Bb7
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qb8
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Qb8
- threat
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...Bb7
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qb8
- threat
- 1.Be2!
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