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PID: 24306 (5Bq1/2Np3P/KPkP1R1r/2pp2p1/2n3B1/p2N2Q1/4r3/bR6 w - - 0 1)
Copping, Peter F
1st Prize, The Observer, 1960
(First published on Sun Oct 30 1960)
#3
11 + 11
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Re5
- 2.Bd1
- threat
- 3.Ba4#
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Rxb6#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Be5
- 2.hxg8Q
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Rxb6#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.hxg8B
- threat
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Rxb6#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Bd5#
- threat
- 2.hxg8Q
- 1...Sd2
- 2.b7
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.b8S#
- threat
- 2.b7
- 1...Se3
- 2.b7
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.b8S#
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Se5#
- threat
- 2.b7
- 1...Sa5
- 2.b7
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.b8S#
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Se5#
- threat
- 2.b7
- 1...Se5
- 2.b7
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.b8S#
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.b7
- 1...Sxb6
- 2.Rxb6#
- 1...Sxd6
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Re5
- Tries
- 1.Qe3?
- threat
- 2.Qxc5#
- 1...Sxe3
- 2.b7
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.b8S#
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Se5#
- threat
- 2.b7
- 1...d4
- 2.Bf3+
- 2...Qd5
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Qd5
- 2.hxg8Q
- threat
- 3.Bf3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Rxb6#
- threat
- 2.hxg8B
- threat
- 3.Bf3#
- 3.Bd5#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Rxb6#
- threat
- 2.Bf3+
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Rxe3!
- threat
- 1.hxg8Q?
- threat
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Bxe5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sxe5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bxe5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- threat
- 3.Ba4#
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Rxb6#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.Sxe5+
- 1...Se3
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Bxh6
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Qf7
- threat
- 3.Bxd7#
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Sxg4
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sf5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qxe3
- threat
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Bf3#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.b7
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.b8S#
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Se5#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Re6!
- threat
- 1.hxg8B?
- threat
- 2.Bxd5#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Bxe5
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Sxe5
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Bxe5
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- threat
- 3.Ba4#
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Rxb6#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.Sxe5+
- 1...Se3
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Qxe3
- threat
- 3.Bxd5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Bf3#
- 3.Bd5#
- threat
- 2.b7
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.b8S#
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Se5#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Re6!
- threat
- 1.Qe3?
- Keys
- 1.Qe5!
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Sa7#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Rxe5
- 2.Bd1
- threat
- 3.Ba4#
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Rxb6#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- 1...Bxe5
- 2.hxg8Q
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Rxb6#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.hxg8B
- threat
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Rxb6#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Bd5#
- threat
- 2.hxg8Q
- 1...Sxe5
- 2.b7
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.b8S#
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.b7
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Bxd7+
- 2...Kxd7
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kxd7
- 2.Bxd7+
- threat
- 1.Qe5!
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