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PID: 270683 (2Nr2nr/N2p3Q/R1p1PR2/3k4/2nP2P1/b3P3/4KP2/8 w - - 0 1)
Andrade, Barry Jack da Costa
The Observer, 1959
(First published on Sun May 31 1959)
#3
11 + 8
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Re8
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxd7+
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxd7+
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...c5
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sxd6
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Sxf6
- 3.Se7#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rf5#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rxd6#
- threat
- 2.Rd6+
- 1...dxe6
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...cxb5
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Sxb6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...d6
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...cxb5
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Sxb6#
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Se5
- 2.Sb5
- 1...Re8
- Tries
- 1.Sb5?
- threat
- 2.Sc3#
- 2.Sc7#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Rxc8
- 2.e4#
- 1...Rxh7
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Sxe3
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Sa5
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Se5
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Sxb6#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Sc7#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Bb4
- 2.Sc7#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Sc3#
- 2.e4#
- 1...cxb5!
- threat
- 1.Rf5+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Re5#
- 2.f3#
- 1...Kxe6
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.d5#
- 1...Se5!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Qxd7+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Rf4#
- 2.f3#
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Qxc6#
- 1...Rxd7!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.exd7?
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Se5
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Rxd7
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Se5
- 2.Qxd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Rxc8
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf7+
- 1...Sxe3
- 2.Kd3
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Kd3
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf7+
- 1...Re8
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf7+
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Se5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf7+
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Sxa5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...c5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Bc5
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Se7
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Sxe7#
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Sxa5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sxe7#
- 2...Bc5
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Sxe7#
- threat
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Rxh7!
- threat
- 1.e7?
- threat
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Se5
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Rxc8
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf7+
- 1...Sxe3
- 2.Kd3
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf7#
- threat
- 2.Kd3
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf7+
- 1...Sxe7
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Sxe7#
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Sxa5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sxe7#
- 2...Bc5
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Sxe7#
- threat
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Se5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf7+
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- 1...Rxh7!
- threat
- 1.Sb5?
- Keys
- 1.Rxc6!
- threat
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Sxb6
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re5#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Se5
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...Rxc8
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re5#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Se5
- 2.Rf5+
- 1...Rxh7
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.f3#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rf5+
- 1...Sxe3
- 2.Kd3
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Kd3
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Sxb6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Se5
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...dxc6
- 2.Sb5
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...cxb5
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Sxb6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qb7#
- threat
- 2.Sb5
- 1...dxe6
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Bxc5
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Sxb6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Se5
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Rxd6+
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sxd6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qf3#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Rxd6+
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Se7#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- 1...Se7
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sxe3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Sxe7#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- 1...d6
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Sxb6
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Bxc5
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Se5
- 2.Sb6+
- threat
- 1.Rxc6!
Anticipated by 80603(1947), 23629(1958)
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