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PID: 78008 (8/QKp5/pn4B1/5Rp1/2ppkP2/7r/2b1PP2/B1b2N2 w - - 0 1)
Littlewood, Norman
The Sheffield Star, 1964
#3
9 + 10
| 6309 | BCPS Solving Ty. (Torquay) | 2008 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.f3#
- 1...Rh2
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.f3#
- 1...Rb3
- 2.Kc6
- threat
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Bxf4
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rxg5#
- 2...gxf4
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Rb5
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.f3#
- threat
- 2.Kc6
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Re3
- 2.Sxe3
- threat
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.f3#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.f3#
- 2...gxf4
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- threat
- 2.fxe3
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rxg5#
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Sg3#
- threat
- 2.Sxe3
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Sxg3#
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.f3#
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.f3#
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.f3#
- 1...Rh7
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.f3#
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.f3#
- 1...Bb2
- 2.Sd2#
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Sxd2#
- 1...Ba3
- 2.Sd2#
- 1...Bxf4
- 2.Ra5#
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...Bb1
- 2.Kc6
- threat
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Bxf4
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rxg5#
- 2...gxf4
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 2...Rh6
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.f3#
- threat
- 2.Kc6
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Ba4
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Sa4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rf7#
- 2.Rf8#
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Sa8
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...d3
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...gxf4
- 2.Ra5#
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rg5#
- 2.Rh5#
- 1...Rh1
- Tries
- 1.Kxa6?
- threat
- 2.Qb7+
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...c6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Sd5
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rxg5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qb7+
- 1...Re3
- 2.Sxe3
- threat
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.f3#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.f3#
- 2...gxf4
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- threat
- 2.Qb7+
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...c6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Sd5
- 2.fxe3
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rxg5#
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Sg3#
- 2...dxe3
- 3.Sg3#
- threat
- 2.Sxe3
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Qb7+
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...c6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Sd5
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qb7+
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...c6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Sd5
- 2.Qb7+
- 1...Ba4
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rxg5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Bb5+
- 3.Rxb5#
- threat
- 2.Re5+
- 1...d3
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Qb7+
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...c6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Sd5
- 2.Re5+
- 1...g4
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Rb5+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Rh5+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Qxc7#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Qb7+
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...c6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Sd5
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rg5#
- 3.Rh5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Ra3+!
- threat
- 1.Kc6?
- threat
- 2.Rf6#
- 2.Rf7#
- 2.Rf8#
- 1...Bxf4
- 2.Ra5#
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rd5#
- 2.Rxg5#
- 1...gxf4
- 2.Ra5#
- 2.Rb5#
- 2.Rc5#
- 2.Rd5#
- 2.Rg5#
- 2.Rh5#
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sg3#
- 2.f3#
- 1...Ba4+!
- threat
- 1.Qxb6?
- threat
- 2.Qxd4#
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qe6#
- 1...Rb3
- 2.Sg3+
- 2...Rxg3
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Rxg3
- 2.Rf7+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rf8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxb3
- threat
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.f3#
- threat
- 2.f3+
- 2...Rxf3
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Rxf3
- 2.Sg3+
- 1...cxb6!
- threat
- 1.Qb8?
- threat
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...Ba4
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Sd7
- 2.Qxc7
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rxg5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Sc5+
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Se5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Se5
- 2.Qxc7
- 1...Sc8!
- threat
- 1.Qa8?
- threat
- 2.Qe8#
- 1...Ba4
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Sxa8!
- threat
- 1.Kxa6?
- Keys
- 1.Kxc7!
- threat
- 2.Qb7+
- 2...Sd5+
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Sd5+
- 2.Qb7+
- 1...Rh7+
- 2.Kxb6
- threat
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Rb7+
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.Kxb6
- 1...Bxf4+
- 2.Kc6
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rxg5#
- 2...Rh6
- 3.f3#
- 2...Bc1
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Bd2
- 3.Sxd2#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Bh2
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Be3
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Bg3
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Bc7
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...Bb8
- 3.Sd2#
- threat
- 2.Kc6
- 1...Sd5+
- 2.Kd8
- threat
- 3.Rf6#
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Kd8
- 1...Ba4
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Re5+
- threat
- 1.Kxc7!
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