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PID: 28120 (2K1RN1B/pp3n1p/2Nk3q/p2P1p1r/3Qp1n1/8/8/7b w - - 0 1)
Littlewood, Norman
1st HM., British Chess Magazine, 1969
#3
7 + 12
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Qd2
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Qe3
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Qf4
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Qg5
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Qg7
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Qe6+
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...Qf6
- 2.Bxf6
- threat
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Re6#
- threat
- 2.Bxf6
- 1...Qg6
- 2.Sxa5
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sxb7#
- 2...Qe6+
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.dxe6#
- 2...b5
- 3.Sb7#
- threat
- 2.Sxa7
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Qe6+
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.dxe6#
- 2...b5
- 3.Sxb5#
- threat
- 2.Sxg6
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Sg5
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Rxd8#
- threat
- 2.Sxa5
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxa5
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sxb7#
- 2...Qe6+
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.dxe6#
- 2...b5
- 3.Sb7#
- threat
- 2.Sxa7
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Qe6+
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.dxe6#
- 2...b5
- 3.Sxb5#
- threat
- 2.Sxa5
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Sxd8
- 3.Be5#
- 2...Sxd8
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Sxd8
- 3.Be5#
- 2...Sxd8
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Se3
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Sxd8
- 3.Be5#
- 2...Sxd8
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Sge5
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Rxd7#
- 2...Sxd8
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Sd7
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Sfe5
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Rxd7#
- 2...Sd7
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Rd8#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Rxd8#
- 1...Sxh8
- 2.Rd8#
- 1...e3
- 2.Sxa5
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sxb7#
- 2...Qe6+
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...b5
- 3.Sb7#
- threat
- 2.Sxa5
- 1...a4
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qb4+
- 1...f4
- 2.Sxa7
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Qe6+
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Rxd5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...b5
- 3.Sxb5#
- threat
- 2.Sxa7
- 1...bxc6
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Qc1
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Qe3
- 3.Re6#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- 1...b5
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Qc1
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Qe3
- 3.Re6#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- 1...Qc1
- Tries
- 1.Sxa5?
- threat
- 2.Sc4#
- 2.Sxb7#
- 1...Qe6+
- 2.Rxe6#
- 2.dxe6#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Sxb7#
- 1...Sge5
- 2.Sxb7#
- 1...Sfe5
- 2.Sxb7#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...b5
- 2.Sb7#
- 1...b6
- 2.Sc4#
- 2.Sb7#
- 1...Qc1+!
- threat
- 1.Sxa7?
- threat
- 2.Sb5#
- 1...Qe6+
- 2.Rxe6#
- 2.dxe6#
- 1...b5
- 2.Sxb5#
- 1...Qc1+!
- threat
- 1.Se6?
- threat
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sxb7#
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Rxd8#
- threat
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 3.Re6#
- threat
- 2.Sd8
- threat
- 3.Sxb7#
- 3.Sxf7#
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Qxc6+
- 3.dxc6#
- 2...Sxd8
- 3.Rxd8#
- threat
- 2.Sc5
- 1...b6
- 2.Sed8
- threat
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Sxf7#
- 2...Qe6+
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.dxe6#
- 2...Sxd8
- 3.Rxd8#
- threat
- 2.Sed8
- 1...Qe3!
- threat
- 1.Sg6?
- threat
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Qxg6
- 2.Sxa5
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sxb7#
- 2...Qe6+
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.dxe6#
- 2...b5
- 3.Sb7#
- threat
- 2.Sxa7
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Qe6+
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.dxe6#
- 2...b5
- 3.Sxb5#
- threat
- 2.Sxa5
- 1...Qf8!
- threat
- 1.Sd7?
- threat
- 2.Qc5#
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Re6#
- 1...Qe3
- 2.Re6#
- 1...b6!
- threat
- 1.Be5+?
- 1...Sfxe5
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Rxd7#
- 2...Sd7
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Sgxe5!
- 1...Sfxe5
- 1.Qb4+?
- 1...Kxd5
- 2.Se7#
- 1...axb4!
- 1...Kxd5
- 1.Sxa5?
- Keys
- 1.Bg7!
- threat
- 2.Sg6
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Qxg6
- 3.Bf8#
- 2...Sg5
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Rxd8#
- threat
- 2.Sg6
- 1...bxc6
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Qc1
- 3.Bf8#
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Qe3
- 3.Bf8#
- 3.Re6#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- 1...Qf6
- 2.Bxf6
- threat
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Re6#
- threat
- 2.Bxf6
- 1...Qg6
- 2.Sxa5
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sxb7#
- 2...Qe6+
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.dxe6#
- 2...b5
- 3.Sb7#
- threat
- 2.Sxa7
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Qe6+
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.dxe6#
- 2...b5
- 3.Sxb5#
- threat
- 2.Se6
- threat
- 3.Bf8#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Qxe6+
- 3.Rxe6#
- threat
- 2.Sxg6
- threat
- 3.Bf8#
- 3.Re6#
- threat
- 2.Sd7
- threat
- 3.Bf8#
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Sxa5
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxa5
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sxb7#
- 2...Qe6+
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.dxe6#
- 2...b5
- 3.Sb7#
- threat
- 2.Sxa7
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Qe6+
- 3.Rxe6#
- 3.dxe6#
- 2...b5
- 3.Sxb5#
- threat
- 2.Sxa5
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Sg6
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Qxg6
- 3.Bf8#
- 2...Sg5
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Rxd8#
- threat
- 2.Re7
- threat
- 3.Rd7#
- 2...Qe6+
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Bxe5#
- threat
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Sxd8
- 3.Be5#
- 2...Sxd8
- 2.Sg6
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Sg6
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Qxg6
- 3.Bf8#
- 2...Sg5
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Be5#
- 3.Rxd8#
- threat
- 2.Re7
- threat
- 3.Rd7#
- 2...Qe6+
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Bxe5#
- threat
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Sxd8
- 3.Be5#
- 2...Sxd8
- 2.Sg6
- 1...Se3
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Sxd8
- 3.Be5#
- 2...Sxd8
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Sge5
- 2.Sg6
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Qxg6
- 3.Bf8#
- 2...Sg5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Bxe5#
- threat
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Rxd7#
- 2...Sxd8
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Sd7
- 2.Sg6
- 1...Sfe5
- 2.Sg6
- threat
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Qxg6
- 3.Bf8#
- threat
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Sd7
- 3.Rxd7#
- 2...Sd7
- 2.Sg6
- 1...e3
- 2.Sxa5
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sxb7#
- 2...Qe6+
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...b5
- 3.Sb7#
- threat
- 2.Sxa5
- 1...f4
- 2.Sxa7
- threat
- 3.Sb5#
- 2...Qe6+
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Rxd5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...b5
- 3.Sxb5#
- threat
- 2.Sxa7
- threat
- 1.Bg7!
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