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PID: 14974 (6bb/4B3/3P3r/K1P1kB1N/1R2P1Pp/2P1NR2/Q1p5/3r4 w - - 0 1)
Matthews, Robin CO
2nd Prize, Magasinet, 1957/I
#3
13 + 7
| 3976 | FIDE Album (1956-1958) | 1961 |
| 273 | Mat Plus | 1994 |
| 14609 | Mostly Three=Movers | 1995 |
| 56 | The Problemist | 2010 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Qxg8
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.cxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxg8
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Qxg8
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rxc3
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.cxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxg8
- 1...Rd4
- 2.cxd4#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Rdxd6
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Rdxe6
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rhxe6
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Bxe6
- 3.Bxd6#
- 2...Rdxe6
- 2.Qe6+
- 1...Rhxd6
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...R1xd5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...R6xd5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Bxd6#
- 2...R1xd5
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Sxc4#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...Rxd5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rxd5
- 2.exd5
- threat
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.cxd4#
- threat
- 2.g5
- threat
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...Rg1
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qxd5+
- 1...Be6
- 2.Bg5
- threat
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Rxh5
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rxe6
- 2.Bg5
- 1...Bh7
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...c1Q
- 2.Qh2#
- 1...c1S
- 2.Qh2#
- 1...c1B
- 2.Qh2#
- 1...c1R
- 2.Qh2#
- 1...Rd2
- Tries
- 1.Qc4?
- threat
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.Qd4+
- 1...Rdxd6
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Rdxe6
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rhxe6
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Bxe6
- 3.Bxd6#
- 2...Rdxe6
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.Qe6+
- 1...Rhxd6
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...R1xd5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...R6xd5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Bxd6#
- 2...R1xd5
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Qxg8
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.cxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.g5
- threat
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...Rg2
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxg8
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Bxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qxg8
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rxc3
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.cxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.g5
- threat
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...Rxe3
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxd3
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sxd5
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qd4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.exd5
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Sxd5
- 1...Ra1+!
- threat
- 1.Qd5+?
- 1...Rxd5
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Bxd5!
- 1...Rxd5
- 1.Qe6+?
- 1...Rxe6
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Bxe6!
- 1...Rxe6
- 1.Qxg8?
- threat
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.cxd4#
- 1...Ra1+!
- threat
- 1.Qc4?
- Keys
- 1.Sf4!
- threat
- 2.g5
- threat
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...Rg1
- 3.Sd3#
- threat
- 2.g5
- 1...Rdxd6
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Rxd5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rxd5
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Rhxd6
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Bxe6
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Rxe6
- 2.Qe6+
- 1...c1Q
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Rxd3
- 3.Qh2#
- 2...Rxd3
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Rxg6
- 3.Qh2#
- 2...Rxg6
- 2.Sd3+
- 1...c1S
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Rxg6
- 3.Qh2#
- 2...Rxg6
- 2.Sg6+
- 1...c1B
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Rxd3
- 3.Qh2#
- 2...Rxd3
- 2.Sg6+
- 2...Rxg6
- 3.Qh2#
- 2...Rxg6
- 2.Qh2
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sfg2#
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sh3#
- 3.Sfd5#
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sg6#
- threat
- 2.Sd3+
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Qxg8
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.cxd4#
- threat
- 2.g5
- threat
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...Rg2
- 3.Sd3#
- threat
- 2.Qxg8
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Sfxd5
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.cxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...Rxd5
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rxd5
- 2.exd5
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.cxd4#
- threat
- 2.g5
- threat
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Rxe4#
- 2...Rg1
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Sfxd5
- 1...Be6
- 2.Sxe6
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.cxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Rxe6
- 2.Sxe6
- 1...Bf7
- 2.g5
- threat
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...Rg1
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Bh5
- 3.Sc4#
- threat
- 2.g5
- 1...h3
- 2.g5
- threat
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...Rg1
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rh4
- 3.Sg6#
- threat
- 2.g5
- threat
- 1.Sf4!
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