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PID: 50116 (B7/P4P2/pPpp1R1K/3krbNR/2pP1p2/2Q2P1P/8/6N1 w - - 0 1)
Matthews, Robin CO
1st Prize, Caissa, 1952
#3
13 + 8
| 3105 | FIDE Album (1945-1955) | 1964 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Re2
- 2.Sxe2
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qa5#
- threat
- 2.Sxe2
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qa5+
- 1...Re4
- 2.Sxe4
- 2...a5
- 3.Rhxf5#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...a5
- 2.Sxe4
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sxe6
- 2...a5
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Rhxf5#
- 3.Qxa5#
- 2...a5
- 2.Sxe6
- 1...Re8
- 2.fxe8Q
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.fxe8S
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Rxd6#
- threat
- 2.fxe8B
- threat
- 3.Baxc6#
- 3.Bexc6#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.fxe8Q
- 1...Bb1
- 2.Se2
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Rxe2
- 3.Se4#
- threat
- 2.Se2
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Se2
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Rxe2
- 3.Se4#
- threat
- 2.Se2
- 1...Bxh3
- 2.S1xh3
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...Re4
- 3.Sxe4#
- 3.fxe4#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Rxf5#
- threat
- 2.S1xh3
- 1...Be4
- 2.Se2
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qa5#
- threat
- 2.Se2
- 1...Be6
- 2.Rxf4
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Re4
- 3.fxe4#
- 2...a5
- 3.Qxa5#
- threat
- 2.Rxf4
- 1...Re2
- Tries
- 1.Se2?
- threat
- 2.Sxf4#
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...Re4
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...a5
- 2.Sxf4#
- 2.Qxa5#
- 1...Rxe2!
- threat
- 1.Se4?
- threat
- 2.Rxd6#
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...dxe5
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...dxe5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Re6
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Be6
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.dxe5
- threat
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Rxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qa5+
- 1...Rxe4!
- threat
- 1.Rxf5?
- threat
- 2.Se2
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qa5#
- threat
- 2.f8Q
- threat
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Se2
- 1...a5
- 2.Se2
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qxa5#
- threat
- 2.f8Q
- threat
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Se2
- 1...Rxf5!
- threat
- 1.dxe5?
- threat
- 2.Se2
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qa5#
- threat
- 2.Rxd6+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Se2
- 1...dxe5
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.f8Q
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Qd2#
- threat
- 2.f8B
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Qd2#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Se6
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qa5#
- threat
- 2.Rxd6+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Se6
- 1...Be6
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Rxd6#
- threat
- 2.Sxe6
- threat
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qa5#
- threat
- 2.Se4
- 1...a5
- 2.Se2
- threat
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qxa5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qxa5#
- threat
- 2.Rxd6+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qxa5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Se2
- 1...Kc5!
- threat
- 1.Se2?
- Keys
- 1.Bb7!
- 1...Bxh3
- 2.S1xh3
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...Re4
- 3.Sxe4#
- 3.fxe4#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Rxf5#
- threat
- 2.S1xh3
- 1...Re1
- 2.Bxa6
- threat
- 3.Bxc4#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8B#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Se4#
- threat
- 2.Bxa6
- 1...Re2
- 2.Sxe2
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qa5#
- threat
- 2.Bxa6
- threat
- 3.Bxc4#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8B#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Se4#
- threat
- 2.Sxe2
- 1...Re3
- 2.Qa5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qa5+
- 1...Re4
- 2.Sxe4
- 2...a5
- 3.Rhxf5#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...a5
- 2.Bxa6
- threat
- 3.Bxc4#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8B#
- threat
- 2.a8Q
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.fxe4#
- threat
- 2.a8B
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.fxe4#
- threat
- 2.Sxe4
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sxe6
- 2...a5
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Rhxf5#
- 3.Qxa5#
- 2...a5
- 2.Sxe6
- 1...Re7
- 2.a8Q
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...Rxb7
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.a8B
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...Rxb7
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Rc7
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.a8Q
- 1...Re8
- 2.fxe8Q
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.fxe8S
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Rxd6#
- threat
- 2.fxe8B
- threat
- 3.Bbxc6#
- 3.Bexc6#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.fxe8Q
- 1...Bb1
- 2.Se2
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Rxe2
- 3.Se4#
- threat
- 2.a8Q
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- threat
- 2.a8B
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- threat
- 2.Se2
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Se2
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Rxe2
- 3.Se4#
- threat
- 2.Se2
- 1...Bd3
- 2.a8Q
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- threat
- 2.a8B
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- threat
- 2.a8Q
- 1...Be4
- 2.Se2
- threat
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Qa5#
- threat
- 2.a8Q
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- threat
- 2.a8B
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- threat
- 2.Se2
- 1...Bg4
- 2.Bxa6
- threat
- 3.Bxc4#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8B#
- threat
- 2.Bxa6
- 1...Be6
- 2.Bxa6
- threat
- 3.Bxc4#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Bb7#
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8B#
- threat
- 2.Rxf4
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Re4
- 3.fxe4#
- 2...a5
- 3.Qxa5#
- threat
- 2.a8S
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Bxa6
- 1...Bg6
- 2.a8Q
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- threat
- 2.a8B
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- threat
- 2.a8Q
- 1...Bd7
- 2.a8S
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.a8S
- 1...Bh7
- 2.a8Q
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- threat
- 2.a8B
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- threat
- 2.a8Q
- 1...Bc8
- 2.a8S
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Re7
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.a8S
- 1...a5
- 2.a8Q
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Qaxa5#
- threat
- 2.a8R
- threat
- 3.Rxa5#
- 2...a4
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.a8Q
- 1...Bxh3
- 1.f8Q!
- threat
- 2.Rxd6#
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sxe6
- 2...a5
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Rhxf5#
- 3.Qxa5#
- 2...a5
- 2.Sxe6
- 1...Re7
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Qxe7
- threat
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Sxe6#
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Be6
- 2.Rxf4
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Re4
- 3.fxe4#
- 2...a5
- 3.Qxa5#
- threat
- 2.Rxf4
- threat
- 1.f8B!
- threat
- 2.Rxd6#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Sxe6
- 2...a5
- 3.Sxf4#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Rhxf5#
- 3.Qxa5#
- 2...a5
- 2.Sxe6
- 1...Re7
- 2.Bxe7
- threat
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Sxe6#
- threat
- 2.Bxe7
- 1...Be6
- 2.Rxf4
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Re4
- 3.fxe4#
- 2...a5
- 3.Qxa5#
- threat
- 2.Rxf4
- threat
- 1.Bb7!
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