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PID: 36200 (3K4/2ppp2p/R6R/8/5P2/p5kP/r3P1N1/4N1B1 w - - 0 1)
Andrade, Barry Jack da Costa
Sunday Times, 1933
#3
9 + 7
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Rxa3+
- 2...Rb3
- 3.Rxb3#
- 2...Rb3
- 2.Rxa3+
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Rxa3+
- 2...Rc3
- 3.Rxc3#
- 2...Rc3
- 2.Rxa3+
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Rxa3+
- 2...Rd3
- 3.Rxd3#
- 2...Rd3
- 2.Rxa3+
- 1...Rxe2
- 2.Rxa3+
- 2...Re3
- 3.Rxe3#
- 2...Re3
- 2.Rxa3+
- 1...Rb2
- Tries
- 1.Ra5?
- threat
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...c5
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rg5#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...e5
- 2.Rxe5
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 3.Rg5#
- threat
- 2.Rxe5
- 1...d5!
- threat
- 1.Rac6?
- threat
- 2.Rc3#
- 1...Rxe2
- 2.Rc3+
- 2...Re3
- 3.Rxe3#
- 2...Re3
- 2.Rc3+
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Rxc2
- threat
- 3.Rc3#
- threat
- 2.Rxc2
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Rc3+
- 2...Rd3
- 3.Rxd3#
- 2...Rd3
- 2.Rc3+
- 1...dxc6!
- threat
- 1.Rae6?
- threat
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Rxe2
- 2.Rxe2
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Rxe2
- 1...dxe6!
- threat
- 1.Ra5?
- Keys
- 1.Ra8!
- 1...Rxe2
- 2.Rxa3+
- 2...Re3
- 3.Rxe3#
- 2...Re3
- 2.Rxa3+
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Kxe7
- threat
- 3.Rg8#
- threat
- 2.Kxe7
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Rxa3+
- 2...Rb3
- 3.Rxb3#
- 2...Rb3
- 2.Rxa3+
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Rxa3+
- 2...Rc3
- 3.Rxc3#
- 2...Rc3
- 2.Rxa3+
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Rxa3+
- 2...Rd3
- 3.Rxd3#
- 2...Rd3
- 2.Rxa3+
- 1...c5
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Rg8#
- threat
- 2.Kc7
- 1...c6
- 2.Kc7
- threat
- 3.Rg8#
- threat
- 2.Kc7
- 1...d5
- 2.Kd7
- threat
- 3.Rg8#
- threat
- 2.Kd7
- 1...d6
- 2.Kd7
- threat
- 3.Rg8#
- threat
- 2.Kd7
- 1...e5
- 2.Ke7
- threat
- 3.Rg8#
- threat
- 2.Ke7
- 1...e6
- 2.Ke7
- threat
- 3.Rg8#
- threat
- 2.Ke7
- 1...Rxe2
- 1.Ra8!
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