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PID: 159583 (8/7b/pp4n1/1p1Rp1Q1/1B1pppN1/1B1k1P2/8/5K2 w - - 0 1)
Tomson, Brian
Sunday Times, 1970
(First published on Mon Aug 24 1970)
#3
7 + 10
| 15561 | Fifty Chess Problems (Brian Tomson) | 1983 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sxe5+
- 1...Se7
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sxe5+
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sxe5+
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qxe5
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxe5+
- 1...e3
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qxe5
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...e2+
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Sxe5
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...e4
- 2.Qxg6+
- 2...Bxg6
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...e4
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Bxg6
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...a5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Sh4
- Tries
- 1.Ke1?
- 1...exf3
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bd2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 2...f2+
- 3.Sxf2#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sf2#
- threat
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sxe5+
- 1...Se7
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.Sxe5+
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.Sxe5+
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxe5
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxe5+
- 1...e3
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qxe5
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Sxe5
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...e4
- 2.Qxg6+
- 2...Bxg6
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...e4
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Bxg6
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...a5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Bg8!
- 1...exf3
- 1.Sxe5+?
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Qg1#
- 1...Sxe5!
- 1...Ke3
- 1.Rxd4+?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qd8#
- 1...exd4!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Qh4?
- threat
- 2.Qe1
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Qf2
- threat
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Qh2
- threat
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Qe1
- 1...exf3
- 2.Qe1
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Qb1#
- threat
- 2.Qe1
- 1...Se7
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qe1
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxe5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Qf2
- threat
- 3.Sxe5#
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Qh2
- threat
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Sxe5+
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qe1
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxe5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Qf2
- threat
- 3.Sxe5#
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Qh2
- threat
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Sxe5+
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qe1
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxe5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Qf2
- threat
- 3.Sxe5#
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Qh2
- threat
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Sxe5+
- 1...e3
- 2.Qe1
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qb1#
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...e2+
- 3.Qxe2#
- threat
- 2.Qh2
- threat
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...e2+
- 3.Qxe2#
- threat
- 2.Qe1
- 1...Sxh4!
- threat
- 1.Qh6?
- threat
- 2.Qh2
- threat
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qe2#
- threat
- 2.Qh2
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Qc6
- threat
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qc6
- 1...e3
- 2.Qh2
- threat
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...e2+
- 3.Qxe2#
- threat
- 2.Qxg6+
- 2...Bxg6
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...e4
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Bxg6
- 2.Qh2
- 1...exf3!
- threat
- 1.Qxe5?
- threat
- 2.Rxd4#
- 2.Qxd4#
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...exf3
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Rxd4#
- 2.Qxd4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Rxd4#
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Rxd4#
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Rxd4#
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Rxd4#
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...e3
- 2.Rxd4#
- 2.Qxd4#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Sxe5!
- threat
- 1.Qf5?
- threat
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qc8
- 1...Sf8
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qc8
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qxe5
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qc8
- 1...Se7!
- threat
- 1.Qxg6?
- threat
- 2.Kf2
- threat
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qxh7
- 2...a5
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...a5
- 2.Qc6
- threat
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Kf2
- 1...a5
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qg1#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qc6
- threat
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 3.Qc2#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Sxe5+
- 1...Bxg6!
- threat
- 1.Ke1?
- Keys
- 1.Kf2!
- threat
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Bc2#
- 2...fxe3+
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Sh4
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Se7
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Sf8
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Sh8
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxg6
- threat
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...e3+
- 2.Sxe3
- threat
- 3.Bc2#
- 2...fxe3+
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Sxe3
- 1...exf3
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Bc2#
- 2...fxe3+
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Bg8
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Bc2#
- 2...fxe3+
- 3.Qxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qxg6
- threat
- 3.Sxe5#
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...a5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxd4+
- threat
- 1.Kf2!
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