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PID: 41605 (8/pNp2p2/p4Q1n/3k4/2Np1bp1/3B4/bR1P2K1/8 w - - 0 1)
Rice, John Michael
1st HM., Die Schwalbe, 2000
#3
7 + 10
| 23 | Die Schwalbe | 2002 |
| 56 | The Problemist | 2002 |
| 5174 | Chess Problem Spectrum | 2003 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bxd2
- 2.Sxd2
- threat
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Bb1
- 3.Bc4#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Be4#
- threat
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sxd2
- 1...Be3
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Be4#
- threat
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sca5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.dxe3
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Sxe3#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sca5#
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qxf7+
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sca5#
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qxf7+
- 1...a5
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...c5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...c5
- 2.Rb5+
- 1...c5
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sca5#
- 3.Sba5#
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qxf4
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qd8+
- 1...c6
- 2.Scd6
- threat
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Bb1
- 3.Bc4#
- threat
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxf4
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Scd6
- 1...Bxd2
- Tries
- 1.Sba5?
- threat
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Bxc4
- 2.Qc6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qc6+
- 1...Bd6!
- threat
- 1.Be4+?
- 1...Kxc4
- 2.Qxa6#
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Kxe4!
- 1...Kxc4
- 1.Rxa2?
- threat
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...c5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...c5
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Bxd2
- 2.Sxd2
- threat
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Be4#
- threat
- 2.Rxa6
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qd8#
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Sxd2
- 1...Be3
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...c5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...c5
- 2.Rxa6
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qd8#
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.dxe3
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Sxe3#
- threat
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Bg5
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...c5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...c5
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...a5
- 2.Rxa5+
- 2...c5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...c5
- 2.Rxa5+
- 1...c5
- 2.Sba5
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Sd8
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Ra5
- threat
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Rxa6
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sca5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sba5
- 1...c6
- 2.Scd6
- threat
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...c5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...c5
- 2.Rxa6
- threat
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...c5
- 3.Qc6#
- threat
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxf4
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Scd6
- 1...Bd6!
- threat
- 1.Rb4?
- threat
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...axb6
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...cxb6
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...axb6
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...Bxc4
- 2.Bxc4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bxc4+
- 1...Bxd2
- 2.Sxd2
- threat
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...axb6
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...cxb6
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...axb6
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Be4#
- threat
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sca5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Sxd2
- 1...Be3
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...dxe3
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Be4#
- threat
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sca5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.dxe3
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Sxe3#
- threat
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...Be5
- 2.Se3+
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Be4#
- 2...dxe3
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Bg5
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...axb6
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...cxb6
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...axb6
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sca5#
- 3.Sba5#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qxf7+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sca5#
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...a5
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...axb6
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...cxb6
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Rb5#
- 2...axb6
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...c5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...c5
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...c5
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sca5#
- 3.Sba5#
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qxf4
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Se3+
- 1...c6
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...axb6
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...axb6
- 2.Scd6
- threat
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxf4
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Bd6!
- threat
- 1.Rb5+?
- 1...c5
- 2.Rxc5#
- 1...axb5!
- 1...c5
- 1.Qe5+?
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...Bxe5!
- 1...Kc6
- 1.Qd8+?
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Sca5#
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Sc5#
- 1...Bd6!
- 1...Kc6
- 1.Qxf4?
- threat
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Sca5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Sba5#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Be4#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...f5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Ke6!
- threat
- 1.Qxf7+?
- 1...Kc6
- 2.Sca5#
- 2.Be4#
- 1...Sxf7!
- 1...Kc6
- 1.Sba5?
- Keys
- 1.Rc2!
- threat
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Bxc4
- 2.Bxc4+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bxc4+
- 1...Bxd2
- 2.Sxd2
- threat
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.Scd6
- threat
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...cxd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Sxd2
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Scxd6
- threat
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...cxd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Scxd6
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Se3+
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...dxe3
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Be3
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...dxe3
- 2.Scd6
- threat
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...cxd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.dxe3
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Sxe3#
- threat
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Se3+
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...dxe3
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Be5
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...axb6
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...cxb6
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...axb6
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...Bg5
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sba5#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sba5#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Se3+
- 1...c5
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.Se5
- threat
- 3.Rxc5#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Sca5#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Se3+
- 1...c6
- 2.Se3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.Se5
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Scd6
- threat
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxf4
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Se3+
- threat
- 1.Rc2!
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