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PID: 204937 (b2r4/4Bn1r/4p1P1/KRn1k1pP/6Q1/2P2pN1/B7/2N3b1 w - - 0 1)
Matthews, Robin CO
The Observer, 1952
(First published on Sun Apr 27 1952)
#3
10 + 10
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxh5
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sxh5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qxe6+
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Bxe6
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sd3#
- threat
- 2.Bxe6
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Sxd3#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.cxd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Sxe4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxe4
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Re8
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Rd5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Sxd3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Sxd3
- 2.Sd3+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Qxg5#
- 1...f2
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Rd5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Rxh5
- Tries
- 1.Bxe6?
- threat
- 2.Qf5#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Sh6!
- threat
- 1.Rxc5+?
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Sd3#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Bxc5!
- 1...Rd5
- 1.Qd4+?
- 1...Bxd4
- 2.Sd3#
- 1...Rxd4!
- 1...Bxd4
- 1.gxh7?
- threat
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.h8S
- threat
- 3.Sg6#
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- threat
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Bxe6
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Sh6
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- threat
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Sxh8
- 2.h8S
- threat
- 3.Sg6#
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- threat
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Sxh8
- 2.Bxe6
- 1...Rd2
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Sxh8
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Sxh8
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.cxd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Sxh8
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Sxh8
- 2.Qxd4+
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Sxe4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxe4
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Sxh8
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Sxh8
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Rd6
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Sxh8
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Sxh8
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Rd7
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Sxh8
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Sxh8
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Bf2
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.h8S
- threat
- 3.Sg6#
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- threat
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Rd5
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.h8S
- threat
- 3.Sg6#
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- threat
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Sxd3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Sxd3
- 2.Sd3+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.h8Q+
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Rxd3
- 3.h8Q#
- 3.h8B#
- 2...Rxd3
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.h8S
- threat
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rg8
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.Sd3+
- 1...f2
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Rd5
- 2.h8Q+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.h8S
- threat
- 3.Sg6#
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- threat
- 2.h8B+
- 2...Rxh8
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sxh8
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Rxh8
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Be3!
- threat
- 1.Bxe6?
- Keys
- 1.h6!
- threat
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sh5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qxe6+
- 1...Rxh6
- 2.Bxe6
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sd3#
- threat
- 2.Bxe6
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Sxe4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Sxe4
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qxe6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sh5#
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qxe6+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Sd3+
- 2...Sxd3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Sxd3
- 2.Sd3+
- 1...f2
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Rd5
- 2.Rxc5+
- threat
- 1.h6!
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