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PID: 24309 (8/K1QB1pN1/P4p1n/1p1p1pp1/R1pkn3/2p1R1P1/8/2B4b w - - 0 1)
Copping, Peter F
1st Prize, The Observer, 1965
#3
9 + 12
| 136 | Problem Observer | 2004 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Qb6#
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Qb6#
- 1...Sxg3
- 2.Qb6#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Sg4
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Sg8
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Qb6#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Sxf5#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Sxf5#
- 1...Sd2
- Tries
- 1.Se8?
- threat
- 2.Sd6
- threat
- 3.Sxb5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...bxa4
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...b4
- 3.Sb5#
- threat
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sd6
- 1...bxa4
- 2.Sd6
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sd6
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sd6
- threat
- 3.Sxb5#
- 2...bxa4
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...b4
- 3.Sb5#
- threat
- 2.Sd6
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Sd6
- threat
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Sd6
- 1...c2
- 2.Sd6
- threat
- 3.Sxb5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxb5#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...bxa4
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...b4
- 3.Sb5#
- threat
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sd6
- 1...b4
- 2.Sd6
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sd6
- 1...f4
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...Sg4!
- threat
- 1.Qb6+?
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qxf6#
- 1...Ke5!
- 1...Sc5
- 1.Qd8?
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sxg3
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sf2
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...c2
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sxg3
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sf2
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- 1...g4
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sxg3
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sf2
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Sg5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- 1...bxa4!
- threat
- 1.Se8?
- Keys
- 1.Bc6!
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sxg3
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sf2
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Rd3
- threat
- 3.Bxd5#
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Ba8#
- 3.Be8#
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...bxa4
- 3.Ba3#
- threat
- 2.Rd3
- 1...bxa4
- 2.Qa5
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sxg3
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sf2
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qa5
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qxf7
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Sxa4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Sxa6
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Sb3
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Sb7
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Sg4
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...Sg8
- 3.Sxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qxf7
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Ba8#
- 3.Be8#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Sxf5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Ba8#
- 3.Be8#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sxf5+
- 1...c2
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sxg3
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sf2
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...g4
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sxg3
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sf2
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Sg5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 1.Bc6!
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