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PID: 15006 (5r2/PB2p1N1/P3Rpp1/Kp3p2/b2kN2B/2R3p1/2pP4/1r4nn w - - 0 1)
Stevenson, Edward
The Observer, 1957
#3
10 + 13
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rf7
- 2.a8Q
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.a8Q
- 1...Rb8
- 2.axb8Q
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.axb8B
- threat
- 3.Ba7#
- threat
- 2.axb8Q
- 1...fxe4
- 2.Rxe4#
- 1...g5
- 2.Sxf5#
- 1...Rf7
- Tries
- 1.Rxe7?
- threat
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.a8Q
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Rxa8
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Rc8
- 3.Bxf6#
- threat
- 2.Se6+
- 1...c1Q
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se6+
- 1...c1S
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se6+
- 1...c1B
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se6+
- 1...c1R
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.d4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.a8Q
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Rxa8
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Rc8
- 3.Bxf6#
- threat
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Rb3
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Rf7
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Se2
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bxg3
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bxf2#
- 3.Rd7#
- threat
- 2.Se6+
- 1...b4
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Se6+
- 1...f4
- 2.Se6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rd7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.a8Q
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Rxa8
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Rc8
- 3.Bxf6#
- threat
- 2.Se6+
- 1...Bb3!
- threat
- 1.a8Q?
- threat
- 2.Qa7#
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Qa7+
- 2...Rc5
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Rc5
- 2.Qxc8
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.Qa7+
- 1...Rxa8!
- threat
- 1.Rxe7?
- Keys
- 1.Sd6!
- threat
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sgxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Ree3
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Bb3
- 3.Sxb5#
- 2...e6
- 3.Sxe6#
- threat
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 1...exd6
- 2.a8Q
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Rxa8
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Rc8
- 3.Bxf6#
- threat
- 2.a8Q
- 1...c1Q
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sgxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 1...c1S
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sgxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sgxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 1...Re1
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sgxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Ree3
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Bb3
- 3.Sxb5#
- 2...e6
- 3.Sxe6#
- threat
- 2.Ree3
- 1...Rb3
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sgxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Ree3
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 2...e6
- 3.Sxe6#
- threat
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sgxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 1...Rf7
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sgxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.a8Q
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- threat
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sgxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.axb8Q
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- threat
- 2.axb8B
- threat
- 3.Ba7#
- threat
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sgxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sgxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 1...Re8
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sgxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sgxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 1...Se2
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sgxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Rxe2
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Bb3
- 3.Sxb5#
- 2...e6
- 3.Sxe6#
- threat
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sgxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sgxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sgxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 1...b4
- 2.Sdxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sgxf5+
- 2...gxf5
- 3.Sxf5#
- 2...gxf5
- 2.Sdxf5+
- threat
- 1.Sd6!
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