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PID: 143160 (3Q4/1RB3b1/4Pp2/P1pN1Kp1/p1Pk2p1/pp4P1/8/5B2 w - - 0 1)
Howard, Kenneth Samuel
US Problem Bulletin, 1963
#3
10 + 9
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Bh6
- 2.Qxf6#
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Qxf6#
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Qxh8
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8
- 1...Bh6
- Tries
- 1.Sc3+?
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Sd1+
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Sd1+
- 1...Kxc3!
- 1...Ke3
- 1.Sxf6+?
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Sxg4+
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Sxg4+
- 1...Kc3!
- 1...Ke3
- 1.Bb8?
- threat
- 2.Rxg7
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Rxg7
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Qxh8
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8
- 1...b2!
- threat
- 1.Rxb3?
- threat
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sb4#
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.Sb6#
- 2.Sxf6#
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Se7#
- 2.Qxf6#
- 1...axb3!
- threat
- 1.Rb5?
- threat
- 2.Bb6
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 2...Bf8
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 2...Bf8
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Bf8
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bb6
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Bb6
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qf8
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bb6
- 1...b2!
- threat
- 1.Qe7?
- threat
- 2.Bb6
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- threat
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Bf8
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qxg7
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bb6
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Bb6
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- threat
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Bb6
- 1...b2!
- threat
- 1.Qd6?
- threat
- 2.Bb6
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Bb6
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...fxe5
- 2.Qxf8
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...b2!
- threat
- 1.Qc8?
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Qxf8
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qxf8
- 1...b2!
- threat
- 1.Qe8?
- threat
- 2.Qh5
- threat
- 3.Qxg4#
- threat
- 2.Qh5
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Qxf8
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qxf8
- 1...b2!
- threat
- 1.e7?
- threat
- 2.e8Q
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.e8R
- threat
- 3.Re4#
- threat
- 2.e8Q
- 1...Bh6
- 2.e8Q
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.e8R
- threat
- 3.Re4#
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.e8Q
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Qxf8
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.exf8Q
- threat
- 3.Qdxf6#
- 3.Qfxf6#
- threat
- 2.exf8S
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.exf8B
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.exf8R
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qxf8
- 1...b2!
- threat
- 1.Sc3+?
- Keys
- 1.Bf4!
- threat
- 2.Be3#
- 1...gxf4
- 2.Rxg7
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Rxg7
- threat
- 1.Bb6!
- threat
- 2.Bxc5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 2...Bf8
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Rxg7
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Bxc5+
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Bxc5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qf8
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bxc5+
- 1...b2
- 2.Bxc5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bxc5+
- threat
- 1.Bd6!
- threat
- 2.Bxc5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 2...Bf8
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 2...Bf8
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Rxg7
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Bxc5+
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Bxc5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qf8
- threat
- 3.Bxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxh8
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bxc5+
- 1...b2
- 2.Bxc5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Bxc5+
- threat
- 1.Qb8!
- threat
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Be3#
- 2...gxf4
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Bf4
- 1...b2
- 2.Rxb2
- threat
- 3.Rd2#
- 2...axb2
- 3.Qxb2#
- threat
- 2.Rxb2
- 1...Bh6
- 2.Be5+
- 2...fxe5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...fxe5
- 2.Be5+
- threat
- 1.Bf4!
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