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PID: 4342 (4B2K/4pNP1/2p1kp2/n4N1p/rPpp4/b5pp/8/n5Q1 w - - 0 1)
Ricketts, Thomas CD
The Field, 1967
(First published on Thu Sep 21 1967)
#3
7 + 13
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxd4+
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Sxd4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sxd4+
- 1...d3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sxe7#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Sh6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sd8#
- threat
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...Kd5
- Tries
- 1.Sxg3?
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qh1+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qh1+
- 1...Rxb4
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Bxb4
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...f5
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Bc1
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...S1b3
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...S5b3
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qh1
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qxc6#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qxc4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sd8#
- 2...f5
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...c3
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...d3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...c5
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Sc2!
- threat
- 1.Sxe7?
- threat
- 2.Qe1#
- 1...Bxb4
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...f5
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Qe5#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.g8S#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Bc1
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Sc2!
- threat
- 1.S7d6?
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.g8Q#
- 3.g8B#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.g8Q+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.g8B+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...e6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.g8Q#
- 3.g8B#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.g8Q+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...e6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.g8B+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...e6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.g8Q#
- 3.g8B#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 1...Rxb4
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.g8Q#
- 3.g8B#
- threat
- 2.g8Q+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.g8B+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Sc2
- 2.g8Q+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.g8B+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.g8Q+
- 1...Bc1
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.g8Q#
- 3.g8B#
- threat
- 2.g8Q+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.g8B+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.g8Q+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.g8B+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...S1b3
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.g8Q+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.g8B+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...S5b3
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.g8Q+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.g8B+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.g8Q+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.g8B+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...g2
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.g8Q#
- 3.g8B#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.g8Q+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.g8B+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...h2
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.g8Q#
- 3.g8B#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.g8Q+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.g8B+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...c3
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.g8Q#
- 3.g8B#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.g8Q+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.g8B+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...d3
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.g8Q#
- 3.g8B#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.g8Q#
- 3.g8B#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.g8Q+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.g8B+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qe3+
- 1...h4
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.g8Q#
- 3.g8B#
- threat
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.g8Q+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.g8B+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...c5
- 2.Qe1+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.g8Q+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.g8B+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qe1+
- 1...exd6!
- threat
- 1.Bd7+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Kxf7
- 2.g8Q#
- 1...Kxd7!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Qe3+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Kxf5
- 2.Sh6#
- 1...dxe3!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Qxd4?
- threat
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qd7#
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Qd7#
- 1...Kxf5!
- threat
- 1.Qe1+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Kxf5!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Qh1?
- threat
- 2.Sxd4#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Kxf5
- 2.Qf3+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kg6
- 3.g8Q#
- 3.g8R#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qf3+
- 1...g2!
- threat
- 1.Qg2?
- threat
- 2.Sxd4#
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Kxf5
- 2.Qf3+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kg6
- 3.g8Q#
- 3.g8R#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qf3+
- 1...hxg2!
- threat
- 1.g8Q?
- threat
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7h6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.S7d6#
- 3.S7h6#
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Sh6#
- threat
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...e6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.S7d6#
- 3.S7h6#
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...Bb2
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...Bc1
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7h6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...S1b3
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...S5b3
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...g2
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7h6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.S7d6#
- 3.S7h6#
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Sh6#
- threat
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...d3
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7h6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sxe7#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Sh6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.S7d6#
- 3.S7h6#
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Sh6#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.S7d6#
- 3.S7h6#
- 3.Sd8#
- threat
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...h4
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7h6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.S7d6#
- 3.S7h6#
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Qdg4#
- 3.Qgg4#
- threat
- 2.Qg4
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sxe7#
- threat
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...c5
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Q1xg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...Kxf5!
- threat
- 1.g8B?
- threat
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7h6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...e6
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.S7d6#
- 3.S7h6#
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...Bb2
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...Bc1
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7h6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...S1b3
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...S5b3
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...g2
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7h6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...d3
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7h6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sxe7#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Sh6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sg7#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.S7d6#
- 3.S7h6#
- 3.Sd8#
- threat
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...h4
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7h6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...c5
- 2.S7d6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.S7d6+
- 1...Kxf5!
- threat
- 1.Sxg3?
- Keys
- 1.Qxg3!
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Sxe7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf3+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxd4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sxe7+
- 1...Kxf5
- 2.Qf3+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kg6
- 3.g8Q#
- 3.g8R#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qf3+
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Sxe7
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Qe1#
- threat
- 2.Sxe7
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- 1...S1b3
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Sxd4#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Sxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- 1...S5b3
- 2.Sd8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Bg6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sd8+
- 1...d3
- 2.Sxe7
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sxe7#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Sh6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sxe7
- 1...c5
- 2.Sxe7
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Qe1#
- threat
- 2.Sxe7
- threat
- 1.Qxg3!
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