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PID: 15070 (b6n/5p2/1pP2PpB/8/8/Nrp2Q2/1PP1P1K1/n3kN2 w - - 0 1)
Nicklin, John Joseph
2nd Comm., The Observer, 1958
(First published on Sun Jul 20 1958)
#3
10 + 9
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxb2
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kxe2
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxc3+
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kxe2
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxc3+
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kxe2
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxc3+
- 1...Sxc2
- 2.Sxc2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Sxc2+
- 1...cxb2
- 2.Bd2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.e3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Bd2+
- 1...Rxb2
- Tries
- 1.Sd2?
- threat
- 2.Qf1#
- 1...g5
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qf1#
- threat
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Kxd2
- 3.Bxg5#
- 2...Kxd2
- 2.Se4
- 1...Bxc6!
- threat
- 1.Sh2?
- threat
- 2.Qf1#
- 1...g5
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Bxg5#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...Bxc6!
- threat
- 1.Se3?
- threat
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Sb1#
- 3.Sac4#
- 3.Sec4#
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...Kd2
- 2.Sac4+
- 2...Kc1
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Qf1#
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kc1
- 2.Sec4+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Sac4+
- 1...Rxb2
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Sac4#
- 3.Sec4#
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...Rxa3
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...cxb2
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Sb1#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Sb1#
- 3.Sec4#
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...b5
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Sb1#
- 3.Sec4#
- 3.Qd1#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...g5
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Sac4#
- 3.Sec4#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...Bxc6!
- threat
- 1.Sg3?
- threat
- 2.Qf1#
- 1...g5
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qf1#
- threat
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Bxg5#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Se4
- 1...Bxc6!
- threat
- 1.Bd2+?
- 1...Kd1
- 2.e3#
- 2.e4#
- 1...cxd2!
- 1...Kd1
- 1.Bf4?
- threat
- 2.e3
- threat
- 3.Bg3#
- threat
- 2.e4
- threat
- 3.Bg3#
- threat
- 2.e3
- 1...Kd1
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Bg3#
- 2...Ke1
- 2.e4+
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Bg3#
- 2...Ke1
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Rxb2
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kxe2
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxc3+
- 1...Bxc6
- 2.e4
- threat
- 3.Bg3#
- threat
- 2.e4
- 1...Sxc2
- 2.Sxc2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Sxc2+
- 1...cxb2
- 2.Bd2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.e3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.e3
- threat
- 3.Bg3#
- threat
- 2.Bd2+
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kxe2
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.e4
- threat
- 3.Bg3#
- threat
- 2.Qxc3+
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kxe2
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxc3+
- 1...g5!
- threat
- 1.Qxc3+?
- 1...Kd1
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Kxe2
- 2.Qd2#
- 1...Rxc3!
- 1...Kd1
- 1.Qe3?
- threat
- 2.Qc1+
- 2...Kxe2
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Kxe2
- 2.Qc1+
- 1...Kd1
- 2.Qc1+
- 2...Kxe2
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...Kxe2
- 2.Qc1+
- 1...Sxc2
- 2.Sxc2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Sxc2+
- 1...Bxc6+!
- threat
- 1.e4?
- threat
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qd1#
- threat
- 2.Sg3
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qf1#
- threat
- 2.Be3
- threat
- 3.Bf2#
- threat
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Bg3#
- threat
- 2.Bg5
- threat
- 3.Bh4#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...Rxb2
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxc3+
- 1...Bxc6
- 2.Be3
- threat
- 3.Bf2#
- threat
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Bg3#
- threat
- 2.Bg5
- threat
- 3.Bh4#
- threat
- 2.Be3
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qd1#
- threat
- 2.Sg3
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qf1#
- threat
- 2.Be3
- threat
- 3.Bf2#
- threat
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Bg3#
- threat
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Se3
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Sg3
- threat
- 3.Qe2#
- 3.Qf1#
- threat
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Sg3
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Se3
- threat
- 3.Qd1#
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qd1#
- threat
- 2.Be3
- threat
- 3.Bf2#
- threat
- 2.Bf4
- threat
- 3.Bg3#
- threat
- 2.Bg5
- threat
- 3.Bh4#
- threat
- 2.Se3
- 1...g5!
- threat
- 1.Sd2?
- Keys
- 1.Bg5!
- threat
- 2.e4
- threat
- 3.Bh4#
- threat
- 2.e4
- 1...Kd1
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Bh4#
- 2...Ke1
- 2.e4+
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Bh4#
- 2...Ke1
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Rxb2
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kxe2
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxc3+
- 1...Sxc2
- 2.Sxc2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Sxc2+
- 1...cxb2
- 2.Bd2+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.e3#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Bd2+
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kxe2
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxc3+
- 1...Rb5
- 2.Qxc3+
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kxe2
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kd1
- 2.Qxc3+
- threat
- 1.Bg5!
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