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PID: 8805 (4b2K/p5B1/2pp3p/5P2/QPN1k2p/n4q2/4P1R1/4nR2 w - - 0 1)
Ricketts, Thomas CD
2nd Prize, The Observer, 1962
#3
9 + 10
| 3747 | FIDE Album (1962-1964) | 1968 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qg4
- 2.Rxg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rxg4+
- 1...Qb3
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rg4+
- 1...Qg4
- Tries
- 1.Rxf3?
- threat
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Sd2
- threat
- 3.e4#
- threat
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rg4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sd2
- 1...Sxg2
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qd1
- threat
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rg4+
- 1...Bh5
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...d5
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...d5
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Sec2
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rxd3#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rxd3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qd1
- threat
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Sxb4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sc1
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Se1
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sf2
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Sxd6#
- threat
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...d5
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Rg4+
- 1...Sac2
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qa2#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qb3#
- 3.Qa2#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...c5
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxe8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...h5
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...a5
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...a6
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Sxf3!
- threat
- 1.Qxc6+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Rxf3+
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Sxf3
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.e3+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Rxf3+
- 1...Kxf5
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bxh6#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.e4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bxh6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe8#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...d5
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxg4
- 3.Qxe8#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Qf4
- 3.Rfxf4#
- 3.Rgxf4#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qxe8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bxh6#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Bxc6!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Rxf3?
- Keys
- 1.Qb3!
- threat
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.e3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxg4
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Qf4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sxd6+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Rxf3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.e3+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rxf3+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Qxb3
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Qxb3
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Kxf5
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.e3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sxd6+
- 1...Qxf1
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sxa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qf4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rg4+
- 1...Qxb3
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rg4+
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qxc4+
- 1...Qf2
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sxa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qf4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rg4+
- 1...Qc3
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rg4+
- 1...Qd3
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rg4+
- 1...Qf4
- 2.Sd2+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qh3#
- 3.e4#
- 2...Qxd2
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Sd2+
- 1...Bh5
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.e3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sxd6+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sxa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxg4
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Qf4
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rg4+
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.e3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Rxf3
- threat
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...d5
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rg4#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Rg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Qxg4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Qf4
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sxd6+
- 1...Sac2
- 2.Rxf3
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Rxf3
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Rxf3
- threat
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Qxf3#
- threat
- 2.Rxf3
- 1...c5
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.e3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sxd6+
- 1...d5
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.e3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Qxe3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...h5
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.e3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sxd6+
- threat
- 1.Qb3!
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