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PID: 14895 (br6/3N4/1RBnp3/3Pp3/KpkBP3/bp1R1n2/4P3/8 w - - 0 1)
Matthews, Robin CO
3rd Prize, Problem (Zagreb), 1956
#3
9 + 10
| 14609 | Mostly Three=Movers | 1995 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxb6
- 2.Sxb6#
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Bb5+
- 2...Sxb5
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Sxb5
- 2.Bb5+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Re8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Bc1
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.Rxb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.Rxb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Bxc6+
- 2.Rxc6#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Se1
- 2.Sxe5#
- 1...Sg1
- 2.Sxe5#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Sxe5#
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Sxe5#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Sxe5#
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Sxe5#
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxb5#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Bb5#
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Bb5#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Bb5#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Bb5#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Bb5#
- 1...exd5
- 2.Rb7
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Bxd5#
- threat
- 2.Rb7
- 1...Rxb6
- Tries
- 1.Bg1?
- 1...exd5
- 2.Rb7
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Bd5#
- threat
- 2.Rb7
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Bb5+
- 2...Sxb5
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Sxb5
- 2.Bb5+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Re8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Bc1
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.Rxb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.Rxb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bxd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sxe5+
- 1...b2
- 2.Rxf3
- threat
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Bxc6+
- 3.Rxc6#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Bb5#
- threat
- 2.Rxf3
- 1...Sxg1!
- 1...exd5
- 1.Be3?
- 1...exd5
- 2.Rb7
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Bd5#
- threat
- 2.Rb7
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Bb5+
- 2...Sxb5
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Sxb5
- 2.Bb5+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Re8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Bc1
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.Rxb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.Rxb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bxd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sxe5+
- 1...b2!
- 1...exd5
- 1.Bb7?
- threat
- 2.Rc6#
- 1...Bxb7
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Sxe4
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rc6+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sc5+
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Sxb7
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sc5+
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rc6+
- 2...Sc5+
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Sc5+
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Ba6+
- 2...Sb5
- 3.Bxb5#
- 2...Sb5
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Ba6+
- 1...Sxd4!
- threat
- 1.Bg1?
- Keys
- 1.Bf2!
- 1...exd5
- 2.Rb7
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Bd5#
- threat
- 2.Rb7
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Bb5+
- 2...Sxb5
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Sxb5
- 2.Bb5+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Re8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rb5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Bc1
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.Rxb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.Rxb4#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Rxb4+
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bxd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sxe5+
- 1...b2
- 2.Rxf3
- threat
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Bxc6+
- 3.Rxc6#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Bb5#
- threat
- 2.Rxf3
- 1...exd5
- 1.Bf2!
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