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PID: 50979 (1b2NNnr/2BB1p1b/1Ppp2p1/p1Pk2Pp/R1Rp1P2/1K1p4/3P2P1/8 w - - 0 1)
Williams, E
1st Prize, Sunday Chronicle, 1943
(First published on Sun Oct 17 1943)
#3
13 + 13
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Bxd6
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Bxd6
- 1...Bxc7
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...h4
- 2.Bg4
- threat
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bg4
- 1...dxc5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rxa5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...f5
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...f6
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...Ke4
- Tries
- 1.Ka2?
- 1...Bxc7
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Bxd6
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Bxd6
- 1...h4
- 2.Bg4
- threat
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bg4
- 1...f5
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...f6
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...dxc5!
- 1...Bxc7
- 1.Kb2?
- 1...Bxc7
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Bxd6
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Bxd6
- 1...h4
- 2.Bg4
- threat
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bg4
- 1...f5
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...f6
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...dxc5!
- 1...Bxc7
- 1.Ka3?
- 1...Bxc7
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Bxd6
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Bxd6
- 1...h4
- 2.Bg4
- threat
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bg4
- 1...f5
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...f6
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...dxc5!
- 1...Bxc7
- 1.Sxd6?
- threat
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sb7
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rac4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Se4
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sb7
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rac4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Sb7
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rac4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Se4
- 1...Se7
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rac4#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Se4
- 1...Bxc7!
- threat
- 1.Se6?
- threat
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.S8g7
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Bxc6#
- threat
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.S6g7#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Sf8#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sxd6+
- 1...dxc5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...cxd4
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...fxe6!
- threat
- 1.Sxh7?
- threat
- 2.Shf6+
- 2...Sxf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Sxf6
- 2.Sef6+
- 2...Sxf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Sxf6
- 2.Shf6+
- 1...f6
- 2.Shxf6+
- 2...Sxf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Sxf6
- 2.Sexf6+
- 2...Sxf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Sxf6
- 2.Shxf6+
- 1...Rxh7!
- threat
- 1.Bxd6?
- threat
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Bxd6!
- threat
- 1.Bxb8?
- threat
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bxd6
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sc7+
- 1...f5
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bxd6
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...dxc5!
- threat
- 1.Bd8?
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sc7+
- 1...Bc7
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...h4
- 2.Bg4
- threat
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bg4
- 1...f5
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Be6+
- 1...f6
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Be6+
- 1...dxc5!
- 1...Ba7
- 1.Bg4?
- threat
- 2.Bf3#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...hxg4!
- threat
- 1.Bf5?
- 1...dxc5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rxa5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Bxd6
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Bxd6
- 1...h4
- 2.Bg4
- threat
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bg4
- 1...f6
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Be6+
- 1...gxf5!
- 1...dxc5
- 1.Be6+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...fxe6!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Bc8?
- 1...Bxc7
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Bxd6
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Bxd6
- 1...h4
- 2.Bg4
- threat
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bg4
- 1...f5
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...f6
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...dxc5!
- 1...Bxc7
- 1.cxd6?
- threat
- 2.Bxc6#
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Rxd4#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...c5!
- threat
- 1.b7?
- 1...Bxc7
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...dxc5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Rxa5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...h4
- 2.Bg4
- threat
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bg4
- 1...f5
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...f6
- 2.Sxd6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxd6
- 1...Ba7!
- 1...Bxc7
- 1.Ka2?
- Keys
- 1.Bh3!
- 1...Bxc7
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...dxc5
- 2.g4
- threat
- 3.Bg2#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bg2#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.g4
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Bxd6
- threat
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Bxd6
- 1...h4
- 2.Bg4
- threat
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Bg4
- 1...f5
- 2.g3
- threat
- 3.Bg2#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Bg2#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.g3
- 1...f6
- 2.Be6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Be6+
- 1...Bxc7
- 1.Bh3!
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