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PID: 135130 (4Q2r/n3p1p1/2p4r/2B2R1b/1p2kn1N/1Np1p3/K1P1P3/4R3 w - - 0 1)
Matthews, Robin CO
5th HM., British Chess Magazine, 1953
#3
9 + 12
| 14609 | Mostly Three=Movers | 1995 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...R6h7
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Se6
- 2.Qxe7+
- 1...Bf3
- 2.exf3#
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Se6
- 2.Qxe7+
- 1...Sxe2
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qxe7+
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qxe7+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.cxd3#
- 2.exd3#
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qxe7+
- 1...e5
- 2.Rxe5#
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...g6
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Se6
- 2.Qxe7+
- 1...R6h7
- Tries
- 1.Bd6?
- threat
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sxe2
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qxe7+
- 1...Re6
- 2.Rd1
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.cxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- threat
- 2.Rxf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rd1
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Rd1
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Sxh4
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Rd1
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Rd1
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Rd1
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Rd1
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sxc5#
- threat
- 2.Rd1
- 1...Se6
- 2.Ref1
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 2...exd6
- 3.R1f4#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.exf3#
- threat
- 2.Ref1
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Rd1
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Sxh4
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sxc5#
- threat
- 2.Rd1
- 1...Rxd6!
- threat
- 1.Rd1?
- threat
- 2.Rd4#
- 1...Sxe2
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qxe7+
- 1...Se6
- 2.Rd3
- threat
- 3.Rxe3#
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Rd3
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...e5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.cxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxc6#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Rxf4#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.cxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxc6#
- threat
- 2.Bd4
- 1...Rd6!
- threat
- 1.Rf1?
- threat
- 2.R1xf4#
- 1...Sxe2
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qxe7+
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qxe7+
- 1...Sh3
- 2.R1f3
- threat
- 3.Rxe3#
- 2...Bxf3
- 3.exf3#
- 2...e5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.R1f3
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.R1f4#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qxe7+
- 1...Se6
- 2.Bd4
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.R1f4#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.exf3#
- threat
- 2.Bd6
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 2...exd6
- 3.R1f4#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.exf3#
- threat
- 2.R1f3
- threat
- 3.Rxe3#
- 2...Bxf3
- 3.exf3#
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.R3f4#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.R3f4#
- threat
- 2.Bd4
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Sxg6
- threat
- 3.R1f4#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...e5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Se5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.R1f4#
- 2...Se5
- 2.Sxg6
- 1...g5!
- threat
- 1.Qd7?
- threat
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Sxd3
- 3.cxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- 2...Sxd3
- 2.Re5+
- 1...e5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Sd5!
- threat
- 1.Qxe7+?
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Qe5#
- 3.Qd3#
- threat
- 2.Qd6
- 1...Re6!
- 1...Se6
- 1.Qb8?
- threat
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qxf4#
- 2.Qe5#
- 2.Qxb4#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Qxb4+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.Qxb4+
- 1...Rxb8!
- threat
- 1.Bd6?
- Keys
- 1.Bd4!
- threat
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sxe2
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qxe7+
- 1...Re6
- 2.Rd1
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.cxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qd7
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Rd6
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.cxd3#
- 3.exd3#
- 2...Sd5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sxc5#
- threat
- 2.Rd1
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qxe7+
- 1...Sh3
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Re6
- 2.Qxe7+
- 1...Sd5
- 2.Rd1
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sxc5#
- threat
- 2.Rd1
- 1...Se6
- 2.Ref1
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Sxd4
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.R1f4#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.exf3#
- threat
- 2.Ref1
- 1...Sg6
- 2.Qd7
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...c5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qd7
- threat
- 1.Bd4!
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