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PID: 132889 (8/8/3Rp3/4P2N/4K2P/2N2pBk/5P2/8 w - - 0 1)
Whitworth, WHA
The Field, 1959
(First published on Thu Apr 9 1959)
#3
8 + 3
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kg2
- Tries
- 1.Ke3?
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kg4!
- 1...Kg2
- 1.Sb1?
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kg4!
- 1...Kg2
- 1.Sd1?
- threat
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Kg1
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Kg4!
- threat
- 1.Sa2?
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kg4!
- 1...Kg2
- 1.Se2?
- threat
- 2.Sef4+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Sef4+
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Sef4+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Shf4+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sef4+
- 1...Kg4
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...fxe2!
- threat
- 1.Sa4?
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kg4!
- 1...Kg2
- 1.Sb5?
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kg4!
- 1...Kg2
- 1.Rd1?
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Kg4!
- 1...Kg2
- 1.Rd2?
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kg4!
- 1...Kg2
- 1.Rd3?
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kg4!
- 1...Kg2
- 1.Rd4?
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kg4!
- 1...Kg2
- 1.Rd5?
- threat
- 2.Kxf3
- 2...exd5
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Kxf3
- 1...exd5+
- 2.Kxf3
- 2...d4
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...d4
- 2.Kxf3
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kg4!
- threat
- 1.Ra6?
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Ra1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kg4!
- 1...Kg2
- 1.Rb6?
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kg4!
- 1...Kg2
- 1.Rd7?
- threat
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Rg7#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kg4!
- threat
- 1.Rd8?
- threat
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Kg4!
- threat
- 1.Ke3?
- Keys
- 1.Sd5!
- threat
- 2.Kxf3
- 2...exd5
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Sdf4+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Shf4+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Kxf3
- 1...exd5+
- 2.Kxf3
- 2...d4
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...d4
- 2.Kxf3
- 1...Kg2
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Kg1
- 2.Sdf4+
- 2...Kf1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kh1
- 3.Rd1#
- 2...Kf1
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Kg4
- 2.Sdf6+
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Shf6+
- 2...Kh3
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Kh3
- 2.Sdf6+
- threat
- 1.Sd5!
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