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PID: 58499 (b2r4/p3p3/Q2PBN1R/2p1kP2/r7/p1P1P2P/3NP3/2B1K3 w - - 0 1)
Michalak, Withold
Chess Life, 1959
#3
13 + 8
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Sxc4#
- 1...Rd4
- 2.cxd4+
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...cxd4
- 2.exd4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sde4#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.cxd4+
- 1...Re4
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Rg4
- 2.Sxg4#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Sc4#
- 2.Sg4#
- 1...Rxa6
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Rd7
- 2.Sxd7#
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Sd7#
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Sd7#
- 1...Re8
- 2.Sd7#
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Sd7#
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Sd7#
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Sd7#
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Sxf3#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Sg4#
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qxa4
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Sxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxa4
- 1...c4
- 2.Sg4#
- 1...exd6
- 2.Qxa4
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Rg8
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Sxf3#
- threat
- 2.Qxa4
- 1...Rc4
- Tries
- 1.Sfe4?
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Rxa6
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Rxd6
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sxc4+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sxc4#
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sf2
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sg4#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qxb7
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...c4
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Bxe4!
- threat
- 1.Qxa4?
- threat
- 2.Sc4#
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...exf6
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qf4#
- 1...c4
- 2.Sxc4#
- 1...Kxd6!
- threat
- 1.Qb6?
- threat
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Rxd6
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Rd5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...exd6
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Rg8
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Sxf3#
- threat
- 2.c4
- 1...exf6
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Rd5
- 2.cxd4+
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...cxd4
- 2.exd4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sde4#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Bh1
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...axb6!
- threat
- 1.Qc6?
- threat
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Rxf3
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...Rxf3
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Rxg4
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Rxg4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Bxc6!
- threat
- 1.Qxa7?
- threat
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Rxd6
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sd7#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Rd5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...exd6
- 2.Qxa4
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Qg7
- threat
- 3.Sfe4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Sh5#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Sh7#
- 3.Se8#
- 3.Sg8#
- threat
- 2.Qxa4
- 1...exf6
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Qxe7
- threat
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Bxc8#
- threat
- 2.Qxe7
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.cxd4#
- 2...Rd5
- 2.cxd4+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.exd4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sde4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Rg4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sxg4#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Rd7
- 2.Sxd7+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sxd7#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Sxd7+
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qxb8
- threat
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.dxe7#
- 3.d7#
- 2...Ra7
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.dxe7#
- 3.d7#
- threat
- 2.Qxe7
- threat
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Bc8#
- threat
- 2.Sd7+
- 1...Re8
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.dxe7#
- 3.d7#
- threat
- 2.Sd7+
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.dxe7#
- 3.d7#
- threat
- 2.Sd7+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Sd7+
- 1...Rh8
- 2.Sd7+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxc5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.dxe7#
- 3.d7#
- threat
- 2.Qxe7
- threat
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Bc8#
- threat
- 2.Sd7+
- 1...Bh1
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Sxf3+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Sxf3#
- 3.d7#
- threat
- 2.Sxf3+
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qxa4
- threat
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...c4
- 3.Sxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Bb7
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bd5
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Kxd6!
- threat
- 1.e4?
- threat
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Rxc4
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...Rxc4
- 2.Sg4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sf1#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...exf6
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kxe4
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kxe4
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sc4#
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sc4#
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Kf4!
- threat
- 1.Sfe4?
- Keys
- 1.Qd3!
- threat
- 2.e4
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sc4#
- threat
- 2.e4
- 1...Rxd6
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Rxe4
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...Rxe4
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...cxd4
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...cxd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Rxf3
- 3.Sg4#
- 2...Bxf3
- 3.exf4#
- 2...Rxf3
- 2.exf4+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Sc4#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Sfe4
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sc4#
- threat
- 2.Sfe4
- 1...Bh1
- 2.Sde4
- threat
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Sde4
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Sde4
- threat
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Sde4
- threat
- 1.Qd3!
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