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PID: 23414 (3r4/KP1P1B1b/2kpP3/B1p2N1Q/2n1Pn1q/8/6r1/bRR5 w - - 0 1)
Anderson, Gerald Frank
Parkinson, NG
1st Prize, The Observer, 1962
#3
11 + 10
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qe1
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Qf2
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Qg3
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Qe7
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Qh1
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Qh2
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Qh3
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Qg4
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Qxh5
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...cxd4
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Qd1
- threat
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Ra8+
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8B#
- 2...Sxa5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qd1
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Qd1
- threat
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Ra8+
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8B#
- 2...Sxa5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qd1
- 1...Ra8+
- 2.bxa8Q#
- 2.bxa8B#
- 1...Rc8
- 2.bxc8Q#
- 2.bxc8R#
- 2.dxc8Q#
- 2.dxc8R#
- 1...Re8
- 2.dxe8Q#
- 2.dxe8B#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Sxd4+
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...cxd4
- 2.Sxd4+
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Sd4#
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Ra6#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...Kc7
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Ra6#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...Kc7
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Se3
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Ra6#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...Kc7
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Se5
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Ra6#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...Kc7
- 2.Qd1
- threat
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Ra8+
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8B#
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Sd4#
- threat
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Rxb6+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Ra6#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...Kc7
- 2.Rxb6+
- 1...Se2
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Qxe7
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Qxe7
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Qxe7
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Qxe7
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Qxe7
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Qxe7
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qxd5#
- 3.exd5#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Qe1
- Tries
- 1.Sd4+?
- 1...cxd4
- 2.Rxc4#
- 2.Qb5#
- 1...Bxd4!
- 1...cxd4
- 1.Sd4+?
- Keys
- 1.Be8!
- threat
- 2.b8S+
- 2...Rxb8
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8S#
- 3.d8B#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Rxb8
- 2.b8S+
- 1...Sxa5
- 2.b8Q
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Rxd7+
- 3.Bxd7#
- 2...Rxb8
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8B#
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qb7#
- threat
- 2.b8Q
- 1...Rb2
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Rxc4#
- 2...cxd4
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Bb2
- 2.b8Q
- threat
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Rxb8
- 3.d8Q#
- 3.d8S#
- 3.d8B#
- 3.d8R#
- 2...Sxa5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qxb6#
- threat
- 2.b8Q
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Rxb6+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Ra6#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...Kc7
- 2.Rxb6+
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Qd1
- threat
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Ra8+
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8B#
- 2...Sxa5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qd1
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Qd1
- threat
- 3.Qa4#
- 2...Ra8+
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8B#
- 2...Sxa5
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.b8Q
- threat
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Rxb8
- 3.d8S#
- 2...Sxa5
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.b8S+
- 2...Rxb8
- 3.d8S#
- 2...Rxb8
- 2.Qd1
- 1...Bg6
- 2.b8S+
- 2...Rxb8
- 3.d8S#
- 2...Rxb8
- 2.b8S+
- 1...Se5
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Ra6#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...Kc7
- 2.Qd1
- threat
- 3.Qa4#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Ra8+
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8B#
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Sd4#
- threat
- 2.b8Q
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Rxb8
- 3.d8S#
- 2...Rb2
- 3.Sd4#
- threat
- 2.b8S+
- 2...Rxb8
- 3.d8S#
- 2...Rxb8
- 2.Rb6+
- threat
- 1.Be8!
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