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PID: 8722 (3K2N1/1pP1Bpbp/1Pkp1q1r/1R5r/P1B1ppbp/2p5/4Nn2/1Q6 w - - 0 1)
Matthews, Robin CO
1st Prize, British Chess Magazine, 1961
#3
10 + 15
| 3749 | FIDE Album (1959-1961) | 1966 |
| 14609 | Mostly Three=Movers | 1995 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qxe7+
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Qf5
- 2.Rxf5
- threat
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8R#
- threat
- 2.Rxf5
- 1...Rxb5
- 2.Qxb5#
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Kxc5
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxc5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Bxd5#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Sd4#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Bxe2
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Bf3
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Bd5#
- 1...d5
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Qxe7+
- Tries
- 1.Sxf6?
- threat
- 2.Sd4#
- 1...Rxb5
- 2.Qxb5#
- 1...Bxe2
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Bxd5#
- 1...Bxf6!
- threat
- 1.Bxf6?
- threat
- 2.Sd4#
- 2.Se7#
- 1...d5
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Bxf6+!
- threat
- 1.Rc5+?
- 1...Kxc5
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...dxc5
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Rxc5!
- 1...Kxc5
- 1.Rd5?
- threat
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Qxe7+
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Rxd5!
- threat
- 1.Rf5?
- threat
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Qxe7+
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Rxf5
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Bxe2
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Bxf5
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Qd4
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Qg5
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Qe6
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Qg6
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Bh8
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Sd1
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Sh1
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...c2
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...e3
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...f3
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...h3
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...d5
- 2.Bxd5#
- 2.Qb5#
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Qxf5!
- threat
- 1.Rxh5?
- threat
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Rxe5
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Rxe5
- 1...Qg5
- 2.Rxg5
- threat
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Rxg5
- 1...Qf5
- 2.Rxf5
- threat
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8R#
- threat
- 2.Rxf5
- 1...Rxh5!
- threat
- 1.Qxe4+?
- 1...d5
- 2.Bxd5+
- 2...Rxd5+
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Rxd5+
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...Rxd5+
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Rxd5+
- 2.Bxd5+
- 1...Sxe4!
- 1...d5
- 1.c8S?
- threat
- 2.Sa7#
- 1...Qxe7+
- 2.Scxe7#
- 2.Sgxe7#
- 1...Rxb5
- 2.Qxb5#
- 1...Bxc8!
- threat
- 1.Sxf6?
- Keys
- 1.Qb4!
- threat
- 2.Sxf6
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Bxd5#
- threat
- 2.Sxf6
- 1...Qd4
- 2.Rf5
- threat
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8R#
- 2...Qxb6
- 3.Bd5#
- threat
- 2.Rf5
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Rxe5
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Bd5#
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Rxe5
- 1...Qg5
- 2.Be6
- threat
- 3.Qxd6#
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8R#
- 2...Qxe7+
- 3.Sxe7#
- threat
- 2.Be6
- 1...Qf5
- 2.Rxf5
- threat
- 3.Bd5#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8R#
- threat
- 2.Rxf5
- 1...Qe6
- 2.Bxe6
- threat
- 3.Qxd6#
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8R#
- threat
- 2.Bxe6
- 1...Qg6
- 2.Re5
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Bd5#
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Re5
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...dxc5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...dxc5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxf6
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Bxd5#
- threat
- 2.Sxf6
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Bxf6
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Be7+
- 3.Sxe7#
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Bxe2
- 3.c8Q#
- 3.c8R#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Bxd5#
- threat
- 2.Bxf6
- threat
- 1.Qb4!
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