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PID: 271576 (3r2q1/2R1N1B1/3p1R1b/1n2kNPp/b1p2p2/2p2P1K/4p3/2Q5 w - - 0 1)
Massingham, HW
The Observer, 1960
(First published on Sun Jun 5 1960)
#2
9 + 12
| 17397 | Ling Notebooks | 2023 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Sg6#
- 2.Rxh6#
- 1...Qe8
- 2.Rxh6#
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...Sxc7
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...e1Q
- 2.Qxe1#
- 1...e1S
- 2.Qxe1#
- 1...e1B
- 2.Qxe1#
- 1...e1R
- 2.Qxe1#
- 1...d5
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Sg6#
- 1...Qd5
- Tries
- 1.Sg3?
- threat
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Qe6+
- 2.Rf5#
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Rxd6#
- 1...fxg3
- 2.Qe3#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Bxg5!
- threat
- 1.Sh4?
- threat
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Qe6+
- 2.Rf5#
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Rxd6#
- 1...Bxg5!
- threat
- 1.Rxd6+?
- 1...Qxg7
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Bxg7!
- 1...Qxg7
- 1.Rxc4?
- threat
- 2.Re4#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Qxc4
- 2.Rxh6#
- 1...Bxg5
- 2.Re4#
- 1...e1Q
- 2.Qxf4#
- 2.Qxe1#
- 1...e1R
- 2.Qxf4#
- 2.Qxe1#
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Sg6#
- 2.Rxh6#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...d5
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Sg6#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sd4!
- threat
- 1.Rc5+?
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Sg6#
- 2.Rxd5#
- 2.Rxh6#
- 1...d5
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Sg6#
- 1...dxc5!
- 1...Qd5
- 1.Qd2?
- threat
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Sg6#
- 2.Qxe2#
- 1...Qxg7
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Qxe2#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Sxc7
- 2.Sg6#
- 2.Qxc3#
- 2.Qxe2#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...e1Q
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Sg6#
- 2.Qxe1#
- 1...e1S
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Sg6#
- 2.Qxe1#
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...e1B
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Sg6#
- 2.Qxe1#
- 2.Qe2#
- 1...e1R
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Sg6#
- 2.Qxe1#
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Sg6#
- 2.Rxh6#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Qf7
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Qxe2#
- 1...Qh7
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Qxe2#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Qe8
- 2.Rxh6#
- 2.Qxe2#
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Sg6#
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Sc6#
- 2.Sg6#
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Sg6#
- 2.Qxc3#
- 2.Qxe2#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Sg6#
- 2.Qxc3#
- 2.Qxe2#
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...cxd2!
- threat
- 1.Qxc3+?
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Sxc3!
- 1...Sd4
- 1.Sg3?
- Keys
- 1.Se3!
- threat
- 2.Sc6#
- 1...Qe6+
- 2.Rf5#
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Rxd6#
- 1...Sxc7
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...fxe3
- 2.Qxe3#
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Rxh6#
- 1...Qe8
- 2.Rxh6#
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Sg6#
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Qxc3#
- threat
- 1.Sd4!
- threat
- 2.Sdc6#
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Qe6+
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Rxd6#
- 1...Qxg7
- 2.Sdc6#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Bxg5
- 2.Sdc6#
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Bxg7
- 2.Sdc6#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sxd4
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sxc7
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Rxh6#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Qe8
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Rxh6#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Rf5#
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...d5
- 2.Sdc6#
- 2.Sec6#
- 2.Re6#
- 2.Qxf4#
- threat
- 1.Sxh6!
- threat
- 2.Qxf4#
- 1...Qe6+
- 2.Rf5#
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Rxd6#
- threat
- 1.Se3!
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