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Problem Display
PID: 22466 (8/5p2/2p2N2/2q2p2/2N2P1p/1nB4K/PPk2pP1/1R1RnB2 w - - 0 1)
Matthews, Robin CO
1st Prize, The Problemist, 1951
#3
11 + 9
| 3147 | Chess Problems: Introduction to an Art | 1963 |
| 3105 | FIDE Album (1945-1955) | 1964 |
| 273 | Mat Plus | 1994 |
| 14609 | Mostly Three=Movers | 1995 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qa3
- 2.Sxa3#
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Qe3+
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Qb4
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Qd4
- 2.Sa3#
- 1...Qb6
- 2.Sa3#
- 1...Qd6
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Bb4
- 2...Qe3+
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Qxa2
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Rbxc1#
- 3.Rdxc1#
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Qc5
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Qb6
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Qb8
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qa3
- 3.Sxa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qa4
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qa5
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qa6
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qb7
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qc7
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qd7
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qe7
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Qa8
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Bxd3#
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Sa1
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...c5
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qe3+
- 2.Bb4
- 1...Qe7
- 2.Bd4
- 2...Qe3+
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Qxf6
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Rbxc1#
- 3.Rdxc1#
- 2...Qa3
- 3.Sxa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qb4
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qc5
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qd6
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qd8
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qf8
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qe2
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Qe6
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Qa7
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qb7
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qc7
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qd7
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qe8
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Bxd3#
- 2...Sf3
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Sa1
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Qe3+
- 2.Bd4
- 1...Qf8
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Qxc4
- 2.Bxc4
- threat
- 3.Bxb3#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Rbxc1#
- 3.Rdxc1#
- 2...Sa1
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- threat
- 2.Bxc4
- 1...Qa5
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Qb5
- 2.Sa3#
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Sa3#
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Sa3#
- 1...Sxg2
- 2.Bd3#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Bxd3#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Bd3#
- 1...Sa1
- 2.Rbc1#
- 2.Rdc1#
- 1...Sc1
- 2.Rbxc1#
- 2.Rdxc1#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Rbc1#
- 2.Rdc1#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Rbc1#
- 2.Rdc1#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Rbc1#
- 2.Rdc1#
- 1...Qa3
- Tries
- 1.Se4?
- threat
- 2.Sxc5
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Rbxc1#
- 3.Rdxc1#
- threat
- 2.Sxc5
- 1...Qxc4
- 2.Bxc4
- threat
- 3.Bxb3#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Rbxc1#
- 3.Rdxc1#
- 2...Sa1
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- threat
- 2.Bxc4
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Rbxc1#
- 3.Rdxc1#
- threat
- 2.Bd4
- 1...fxe4!
- threat
- 1.Sg4?
- threat
- 2.Sa3+
- 2...Qxa3
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxa3
- 2.Sce3+
- 2...Qxe3+
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Qxe3+
- 2.Sge3+
- 2...Qxe3+
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Qxe3+
- 2.Sa3+
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Sa3+
- 2...Qxa3
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxa3
- 2.Sce3+
- 2...Qxe3+
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Qxe3+
- 2.Sge3+
- 2...Qxe3+
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Qxe3+
- 2.Sa3+
- 1...Qe7
- 2.Sa3+
- 2...Qxa3
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxa3
- 2.Sce3+
- 2...Qxe3+
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Qxe3+
- 2.Sge3+
- 2...Qxe3+
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Qxe3+
- 2.Sa3+
- 1...fxg4+!
- threat
- 1.Sd5?
- threat
- 2.Sa3+
- 2...Qxa3
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxa3
- 2.Sce3+
- 2...Qxe3+
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Qxe3+
- 2.Sde3+
- 2...Qxe3+
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Qxe3+
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Qxb4
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxb4
- 2.Sa3+
- 1...Qe7
- 2.Sa3+
- 2...Qxa3
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxa3
- 2.Sce3+
- 2...Qxe3+
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Qxe3+
- 2.Sde3+
- 2...Qxe3+
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Qxe3+
- 2.Sb4+
- 2...Qxb4
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxb4
- 2.Sxe7
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Rbxc1#
- 3.Rdxc1#
- threat
- 2.Sa3+
- 1...cxd5!
- threat
- 1.Bxe1?
- threat
- 2.Bd3#
- 1...Qxc4
- 2.Bxc4
- threat
- 3.Bxb3#
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Rdxc1#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rdc1#
- threat
- 2.Bxc4
- 1...fxe1S!
- threat
- 1.Bb4?
- threat
- 2.Sa3#
- 1...Qxc4
- 2.Bxc4
- threat
- 3.Bxb3#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Rdxc1#
- 2...Sa1
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rdc1#
- threat
- 2.Bxc4
- 1...Qa7!
- threat
- 1.Bd4?
- threat
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Qe7
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxe4
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Rbxc1#
- 3.Rdxc1#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- 1...Qxc4!
- threat
- 1.Se4?
- Keys
- 1.Sd7!
- threat
- 2.Sxc5
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Rbxc1#
- 3.Rdxc1#
- threat
- 2.Sxc5
- 1...Qxc4
- 2.Bxc4
- threat
- 3.Bxb3#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Rbxc1#
- 3.Rdxc1#
- 2...Sa1
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rbc1#
- 3.Rdc1#
- threat
- 2.Bxc4
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Bd3#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Rbxc1#
- 3.Rdxc1#
- threat
- 2.Bd4
- 1...Qe7
- 2.Bb4
- threat
- 3.Sa3#
- 2...Qe3+
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Qxb4
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Rbxc1#
- 3.Rdxc1#
- threat
- 2.Bb4
- threat
- 1.Sd7!
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