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PID: 141321 (K1k5/3q4/2ppBB2/3N1p1p/p7/rp6/p2p4/7Q w - - 0 1)
Ryan, RE
The Observer, 1926
(First published on Sun Aug 15 1926)
#3
5 + 11
| 15368 | Ryan Scrapbook | 2011 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2017 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...f4
- 2.Qh3
- threat
- 3.Bxd7#
- 2...Qxe6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qh3
- 1...cxd5
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qb7#
- threat
- 2.Qxd5
- 1...c5
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kc7
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...f4
- Tries
- 1.Qg2?
- threat
- 2.Qg8#
- 1...cxd5
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qb7#
- threat
- 2.Qxd5
- 1...Qxe6!
- threat
- 1.Qe4?
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qxc6#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- 1...cxd5
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qb7#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qb7#
- threat
- 2.Qxd5
- 1...a1Q
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- 1...a1B
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- 1...d1Q
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- 1...b2
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qxc6#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- 1...c5
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kc7
- 2.Bxf5
- threat
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Qe6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qxf5
- threat
- 3.Bxd7#
- 2...Qxe6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Qxe6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...fxe4!
- threat
- 1.Qf1?
- threat
- 2.Qa6#
- 1...cxd5
- 2.Qb5
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qxd7#
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qb7#
- threat
- 2.Qa6+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kc7
- 2.Qb5
- 1...Qxe6!
- threat
- 1.Qg1?
- threat
- 2.Qg8#
- 1...cxd5
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Qd8#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Bxd7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- 1...Qxe6!
- threat
- 1.Qh2?
- threat
- 2.Qxd6
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Bxd7#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 3.Qf8#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Qxd6
- 1...cxd5
- 2.Qxd6
- threat
- 3.Bxd7#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qb8#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Qxe6
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.Qxd6
- 1...f4
- 2.Qh3
- threat
- 3.Bxd7#
- 2...Qxe6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qh3
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxd6
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Bxd7#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 3.Qf8#
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qxd7#
- threat
- 2.Qe2
- threat
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Qxe6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...c4
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qxd6
- 1...Qxe6!
- threat
- 1.Qg2?
- Keys
- 1.Qh4!
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qxc6#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- 1...Qxe6
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Bd8#
- 2...Kc7
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...cxd5
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qb7#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- 1...a1Q
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- 1...a1B
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- 1...d1Q
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- 1...b2
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Qa6#
- 3.Qxc6#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- 1...f4
- 2.Qh3
- threat
- 3.Bxd7#
- 2...Qxe6
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...cxd5
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qh3
- 1...c5
- 2.Bd8
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Bd8
- threat
- 1.Qh4!
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