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PID: 175969 (7Q/b2pN3/br1p2KB/1P1R4/2rn4/P1k2P2/B2R4/8 w - - 0 1)
Matthews, WG
Busmen's Chess Review, 1962
#3
10 + 8
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Rcc6
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Rc7
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Rxb5
- 2.Rxb5
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Rb3#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Rxb5
- 1...Rb7
- 2.R5xd4
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.R4d3#
- 3.Rxc4#
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.R5xd4
- 1...Rc5
- Tries
- 1.Kf7?
- threat
- 2.R5xd4
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.R4d3#
- 3.Rxc4#
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Sf5
- 3.R5d3#
- threat
- 2.R5xd4
- 1...Rxb5
- 2.Rxb5
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Rb3#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Sf5
- 3.R5d3#
- threat
- 2.Rxb5
- 1...Bxb5
- 2.R5xd4
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.R4d3#
- 3.Rxc4#
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.R5xd4
- 1...Ra4
- 2.R5xd4
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.R4d3#
- 3.Rxa4#
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc4#
- threat
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rc4
- 2.R5xd4
- 1...Rb4
- 2.R5xd4
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.R4d3#
- 3.Rxb4#
- 3.Rc4#
- threat
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rc4
- 2.R5xd4
- 1...Rbc6
- 2.R5xd4
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.R4d3#
- 3.Rxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Sf5
- 3.R5d3#
- threat
- 2.R5xd4
- 1...Bb7
- 2.R5xd4
- threat
- 3.R4d3#
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...Bd5+
- 3.Sxd5#
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Bxd5+
- 3.Sxd5#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Sf5
- 3.R5d3#
- threat
- 2.R5xd4
- 1...Rb8!
- threat
- 1.Sf5?
- threat
- 2.Sg3
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Se4#
- threat
- 2.Sxd4
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sg3
- 1...Rxb5
- 2.Sg3
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Se4#
- threat
- 2.Sg3
- 1...Bxb5
- 2.Sg3
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Se4#
- threat
- 2.Sxd4
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sxb5#
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sg3
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Sg3
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Rxa3
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxd4
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 2...Rxa3
- 3.Sc2#
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sg3
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Sg3
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Rb3
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sg3
- 1...Rbc6
- 2.Sg3
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Se4#
- threat
- 2.Sg3
- 1...Rb7
- 2.Sg3
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Se4#
- threat
- 2.Sg3
- 1...Rb8!
- threat
- 1.R2xd4?
- threat
- 2.Rxc4#
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Kc2
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kc2
- 2.Qxd4+
- 1...Kb2!
- threat
- 1.R5xd4?
- threat
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.R4d3#
- 2.Rxc4#
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Rxb5
- 2.R4d3#
- 2.Rxc4#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.R4d3#
- 2.Rxa4#
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.R4d3#
- 2.Rxb4#
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.R4d3#
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Rd5#
- 1...Rcc6
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.R4d3#
- 2.Ra4#
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Rh4#
- 2.Rd5#
- 2.Rxd6#
- 1...Rc7
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.R4d3#
- 2.Ra4#
- 2.Rb4#
- 2.Rc4#
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Rh4#
- 2.Rd5#
- 2.Rxd6#
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Sd5#
- 2.R4d3#
- 2.Rc4#
- 1...Bb7
- 2.R4d3#
- 2.Rxc4#
- 1...d5+!
- threat
- 1.Qf6?
- threat
- 2.R5xd4
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.R4d3#
- 3.Rxc4#
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...d5
- 3.Sxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.R5d3#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.R5xd4
- 1...Rxb5
- 2.Rxb5
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Rb3#
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.R5d3#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.Rxb5
- 1...Bxb5
- 2.R5xd4
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.R4d3#
- 3.Rxc4#
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...d5
- 3.Sxd5#
- threat
- 2.R5xd4
- 1...Ra4
- 2.R5xd4
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.R4d3#
- 3.Rxa4#
- 3.Rb4#
- 3.Rc4#
- threat
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rc4
- 2.R5xd4
- 1...Rb4
- 2.R5xd4
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.R4d3#
- 3.Rxb4#
- 3.Rc4#
- threat
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rc4
- 2.R5xd4
- 1...Rbc6
- 2.R5xd4
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.R4d3#
- 3.Rxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.R5d3#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.R5xd4
- 1...Rb7
- 2.R5xd4
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.R4d3#
- 3.Rxc4#
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.R5d3#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.R5xd4
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.R5d3#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- 1...Rb8!
- threat
- 1.Kf7?
- Keys
- 1.Kh5!
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Sf5
- 3.R5d3#
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- 1...Rxb5
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Rxd5+
- 3.Sxd5#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Sf5
- 3.R5d3#
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- 1...Bxb5
- 2.R5xd4
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.R4d3#
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...Rc5+
- 3.Rd5#
- threat
- 2.R5xd4
- 1...Ra4
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rc4
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rc4
- 2.Rc5+
- threat
- 1.Kh5!
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