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PID: 42795 (2N1KB2/1B1ppp2/1R1pbb2/r1k2r2/1R1p1p2/2P4Q/p7/4n2N w - - 0 1)
Doukhan, Gerard
1st Prize, Europe Echecs, 1978
#3
9 + 13
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ra3
- 2.R6b5#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.R6b5#
- 1...Rb5
- 2.R6xb5#
- 1...Ra6
- 2.R6b5#
- 1...Ra7
- 2.R6b5#
- 1...Ra8
- 2.R6b5#
- 1...Re5
- 2.cxd4#
- 1...Bh4
- 2.cxd4#
- 1...Bg5
- 2.cxd4#
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Sf2
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Se4#
- threat
- 2.Sf2
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sf2
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Se4#
- threat
- 2.Sf2
- 1...d5
- 2.Bxe7+
- 2...Bxe7
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...d6
- 3.Bxd6#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Bxe7
- 2.Bxe7+
- 1...Ra3
- Tries
- 1.Sf2?
- threat
- 2.Se4#
- 1...d5
- 2.Bxe7+
- 2...Bxe7
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...d6
- 3.Bxd6#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Bxe7
- 2.Bxe7+
- 1...Bd5!
- threat
- 1.Sxd6?
- threat
- 2.Se4#
- 1...Ra8+
- 2.Bxa8
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 3.R4b5#
- 2...exd6
- 3.Bxd6#
- 3.R6b5#
- threat
- 2.Bxa8
- 1...Bd5!
- threat
- 1.Bxe7?
- threat
- 2.Bxd6#
- 1...Be5
- 2.Bxd6+
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Bxd6
- 2.Rxd6
- threat
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Bxd6#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Rc6#
- threat
- 2.cxd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Bxd6#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.Bxd6+
- 1...Rd5!
- threat
- 1.Rc6+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Rcc4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Ra6+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rxa5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rc7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rcc4+
- 1...dxc6!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Qf1?
- threat
- 2.R4b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.R6b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.R6xb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.R4b5+
- 1...dxc3
- 2.R6b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.R6xb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.Qg1+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bd4
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bd4
- 2.R6b5+
- 1...d3
- 2.Qg1+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Bd4
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Bd4
- 2.Qg1+
- 1...Sd3!
- threat
- 1.Qg2?
- threat
- 2.Rc6+
- 2...dxc6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...dxc6
- 2.Rc6+
- 1...Sxg2
- 2.Sf2
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Se4#
- threat
- 2.Sf2
- 1...dxc3
- 2.Qg1+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bd4
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bd4
- 2.Qg1+
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sf2
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qxa2
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qxa5#
- 2...Rxa2
- 3.R6b5#
- threat
- 2.Sf2
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Bxe7
- threat
- 3.Bxd6#
- 2...Bxe7
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Bxe7
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sf2
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Se4#
- threat
- 2.Sf2
- 1...d5
- 2.Bxe7+
- 2...Bxe7
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...d6
- 3.Bxd6#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Bxe7
- 2.Qxa2
- threat
- 3.Qxa5#
- 2...Rxa2
- 3.R6b5#
- 2...Ra3
- 3.R4b5#
- 3.R6b5#
- 2...Ra4
- 3.R4b5#
- 3.R6b5#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.R4xb5#
- 3.R6xb5#
- 2...Ra6
- 3.R4b5#
- 3.R6b5#
- 2...Ra7
- 3.R4b5#
- 3.R6b5#
- 2...Ra8
- 3.R4b5#
- 3.R6b5#
- threat
- 2.Bxe7+
- 1...f3!
- threat
- 1.Qxf5+?
- 1...d5
- 2.Bxe7+
- 2...Bxe7
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...d6
- 3.Bxd6#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Bxe7
- 2.Bxe7+
- 1...Bxf5!
- 1...d5
- 1.Qd3?
- threat
- 2.R4b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.R6b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.R6xb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.cxd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.R4b5+
- 1...dxc3
- 2.R4b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.R6b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.R6xb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...exd6
- 3.Bxd6#
- 2...exd6
- 2.R4b5+
- 1...a1Q
- 2.R4b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.R6b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.R6xb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.R4b5+
- 1...a1B
- 2.R4b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.R6b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.R6xb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.Qa6
- threat
- 3.Qxa5#
- 2...Rxa6
- 3.R6b5#
- 2...Ra2
- 3.R6b5#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Ra3
- 3.R6b5#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Ra4
- 3.R6b5#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.R6xb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Rxc4#
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.R4b5+
- 1...Be5
- 2.R4b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.R6b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.R6xb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.cxd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.R4b5+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.R4b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.R6b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.R6xb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.cxd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.R4b5+
- 1...Bh8
- 2.R4b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.R6b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.R6xb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.cxd4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.R4b5+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.R4b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.R6b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.R6xb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.R4b5+
- 1...Sf3
- 2.R4b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.R6b5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Rxb5
- 3.R6xb5#
- 2...Rxb5
- 2.R4b5+
- 1...Sxd3!
- threat
- 1.Sf2?
- Keys
- 1.Qf3!
- threat
- 2.Rc6+
- 2...dxc6
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...dxc6
- 2.Rc6+
- 1...Sxf3
- 2.Sf2
- threat
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Se4#
- threat
- 2.Sf2
- 1...dxc3
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bd4
- 2.Qf2+
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sf2
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Sf2
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Bxe7
- threat
- 3.Bxd6#
- 2...Bxe7
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Bxe7
- 1...d5
- 2.Bxe7+
- 2...Bxe7
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...d6
- 3.Bxd6#
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Bxe7
- 2.Bxe7+
- threat
- 1.Qf3!
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