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PID: 188370 (2K5/2p2N2/8/Q2p2R1/1n3k2/R4B2/3b4/2r2N2 w - - 0 1)
Braithwaite, Kenneth Holmes
The Problemist, 1980
#3
7 + 6
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Qxc7#
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Qxc7#
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Qxc7#
- 1...Re1
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Qxc7+
- 1...Rxf1
- 2.Qxc7#
- 1...Sa2
- 2.Qxd2#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qxc7#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qxd2+
- 2...Kxf3
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxf3
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Qxd2+
- 1...Sa6
- 2.Qxd2#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qxd2#
- 1...d4
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...c6
- 2.Qc7#
- 1...Ra1
- Tries
- 1.Bh1?
- threat
- 2.Rag3
- threat
- 3.R3g4#
- 2...Rxf1
- 3.Qxc7#
- threat
- 2.Rag3
- 1...Re1
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Qxc7+
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Rag3
- threat
- 3.R3g4#
- threat
- 2.Rag3
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Qxb4+
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rc4
- 2.Qxb4+
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Rag3
- threat
- 3.R3g4#
- threat
- 2.Rag3
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rag3
- threat
- 3.R3g4#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qxc7#
- threat
- 2.Rag3
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Rag3
- threat
- 3.R3g4#
- threat
- 2.Rag3
- 1...Be1
- 2.Rf3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rf3+
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qxc1#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qxc7+
- 1...Be3!
- threat
- 1.Bxd5?
- threat
- 2.Rf3#
- 1...Sxd5
- 2.Qxd2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Qxd2+
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Qxb4+
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Qxd2#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Rc4
- 2.Qxb4+
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Qxb4+
- 2...Bxb4
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bxb4
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Qxc1#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qxb4+
- 1...Be3!
- threat
- 1.Rxd5?
- threat
- 2.Rd4#
- 2.Rf5#
- 1...Sxd5
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.Qxd5
- 1...Rc5!
- threat
- 1.Qxb4+?
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Qxd2#
- 1...d4
- 2.Qxd2#
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Bxb4!
- 1...Rc4
- 1.Qxd5?
- threat
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qxd2#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Rxf1
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qxd2#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Re1
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Qxc4#
- 2.Qxd2#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qxd2#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Be1
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Be3
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qxd2#
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...c5
- 2.Rg4#
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qxd2#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qf5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Sxd5!
- threat
- 1.Bh1?
- Keys
- 1.Bg2!
- threat
- 2.Rag3
- threat
- 3.R3g4#
- 2...Rxf1
- 3.Qxc7#
- threat
- 2.Rag3
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Rag3
- threat
- 3.R3g4#
- threat
- 2.Rag3
- 1...Re1
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Qxc7+
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Qxb4+
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Qxd2#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rc4
- 2.Qxb4+
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Rag3
- threat
- 3.R3g4#
- threat
- 2.Rag3
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rag3
- threat
- 3.R3g4#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qxc7#
- threat
- 2.Rag3
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Rag3
- threat
- 3.R3g4#
- threat
- 2.Rag3
- 1...Be1
- 2.Rf3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rf3+
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qxc1#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qxc7+
- 1...Be3
- 2.Sg3
- threat
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sh5#
- threat
- 2.Sg3
- threat
- 1.Bg2!
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