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PID: 41065 (6br/b4Q2/1B3pB1/4qr2/2RPNk1P/3pR2P/3p4/3N1K2 w - - 0 1)
Rice, John Michael
2nd Prize, Phenix, 1997
#3
11 + 9
| 23 | Die Schwalbe | 2001 |
| 5174 | Chess Problem Spectrum | 2003 |
| 5417 | FIDE Album (1995-1997) | 2004 |
| 102 | Probleemblad | 2004 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qxd4
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Qd6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Bc7+
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.d5#
- 2...Qxc5
- 3.dxc5#
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.dxc5#
- threat
- 2.Bxc7+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Sc5
- 1...Qb8
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.d5#
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.dxc5#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.d5#
- threat
- 2.Sc5
- 1...Qa5
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.d5#
- 2...Qxc5
- 3.dxc5#
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.dxc5#
- threat
- 2.Sc5
- 1...Qc5
- 2.Sxc5
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.d5#
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.dxc5#
- threat
- 2.Sxc5
- 1...Qxd4
- Tries
- 1.Bc7?
- threat
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.d5#
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.dxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Bxe5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Sc5
- 1...Qxc7
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.d5#
- 2...Qxc5
- 3.dxc5#
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.dxc5#
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.dxc5#
- threat
- 2.Sc5
- 1...Rxh4
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Bxe5#
- 3.Qxh4#
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6
- 1...Bxd4
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sc5
- 1...Qd6
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.d5#
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.dxc5#
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.dxc5#
- threat
- 2.Bxd6+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Sc5
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bxe5#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Sxg5
- 1...Rfh5
- 2.Sxd2
- threat
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Rxh4
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Sef2
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 2...Rxh4
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.d5#
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.dxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.Sxd2
- 1...Rhh5
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.d5#
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.dxc5#
- threat
- 2.Sc5
- 1...Rh7
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.d5#
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.dxc5#
- threat
- 2.Sc5
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Sxc5
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.d5#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.dxc5#
- threat
- 2.Sxc5
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.d5#
- 2...Bxc5
- 3.dxc5#
- threat
- 2.Sc5
- 1...Bb8
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.d5#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.dxe5#
- 3.d5#
- threat
- 2.Sc5
- 1...Bxf7!
- threat
- 1.d5?
- threat
- 2.Sxd2+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sef2+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sec3+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sg3+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sxd2+
- 1...Qxd5
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Qd6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Bc7+
- 1...Bxb6
- 2.Sef2+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sef2+
- 1...Bxf7
- 2.Sxd2+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sef2+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sec3+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sg3+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sxd2+
- 1...Qd4
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Rf3#
- threat
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Sc5
- 1...Qe6
- 2.Sxd2+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sef2+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sec3+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sg3+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Qd6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sxd2#
- 3.Sef2#
- 3.Sec3#
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Qd6
- 3.Sxd2#
- 3.Sef2#
- 3.Sec3#
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sxd2#
- 3.Sef2#
- 3.Sec3#
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Sxd2+
- 1...Qe7
- 2.Sxd2+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sef2+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sec3+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sg3+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...Qd6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Qxc7
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Qd6
- 2.Sxd2+
- 1...Qe8
- 2.Sxd2+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sef2+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sec3+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sg3+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sxd2#
- 3.Sef2#
- 3.Sec3#
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sxd2#
- 3.Sef2#
- 3.Sec3#
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Sxd2+
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sxd2+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sef2+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sec3+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sg3+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sxg5+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sxd2+
- 1...Rfh5
- 2.Sxd2+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sef2+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sec3+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sg3+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sxh5#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sxd2+
- 1...Rhh5
- 2.Sxd2+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sef2+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sec3+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sg3+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sxh5#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sxd2+
- 1...Bh7
- 2.Sxd2+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sef2+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sec3+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sg3+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Qd4
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Rcxe4#
- 2...Qd4
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Sxd2#
- 3.Sef2#
- 3.Sec3#
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sxf6#
- threat
- 2.Sxd2+
- 1...Rxh4!
- threat
- 1.Bc7?
- Keys
- 1.Kf2!
- threat
- 2.Rf3+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Rf3+
- 1...Qxd4
- 2.Bc7+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Qd6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Bc7+
- 1...Qxe4
- 2.Qc7+
- 2...Qe5
- 3.d5#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Rxe4#
- 2...Qe5
- 2.Qc7+
- 1...Qd6
- 2.Rf3+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Bxf5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Rf3+
- 1...Qc7
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Re4#
- 3.d5#
- 2...Qxc5
- 3.dxc5#
- threat
- 2.Bxc7+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Bxe5#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Bxf5
- threat
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Rf3+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Bxf5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qxc7+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Sc5
- 1...Qb8
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Re4#
- 3.d5#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Re4#
- 3.d5#
- threat
- 2.Bxf5
- threat
- 3.Rf3#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Rf3+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Bxf5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sc5
- 1...Qa5
- 2.Sc5
- threat
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Re4#
- 3.d5#
- 2...Qxc5
- 3.dxc5#
- threat
- 2.Sc5
- 1...Qe7
- 2.Rf3+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Bxf5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Rf3+
- 1...Qe8
- 2.Rf3+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Bxf5#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Rf3+
- threat
- 1.Kf2!
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