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PID: 141326 (2K1B3/8/1PN2Q2/1k1p4/N1r1p3/p1B5/pp1np3/1rn5 w - - 0 1)
Ryan, RE
The Observer, 1931
(First published on Sun Aug 30 1931)
#3
7 + 11
| 15368 | Ryan Scrapbook | 2011 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2018 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxc3
- 2.Qxc3
- threat
- 3.Sb8#
- 2...Kxa4
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Qa5#
- threat
- 2.Qxc3
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sxd4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sa5+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Se5+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Sb8#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Sb8#
- threat
- 2.Sxd4+
- 1...Rxc6+
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Rxc3
- Tries
- 1.Kb7?
- threat
- 2.Sd4#
- 2.Sa7#
- 1...Kxa4
- 2.Sd4+
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Rc6
- 2.Sa5+
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Rc6
- 2.Sd4+
- 1...Rxc3
- 2.Sa7+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qxc3
- threat
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kxa4
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Qb4#
- threat
- 2.Sa7+
- 1...Rxa4
- 2.Sa5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Se5+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sa5+
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Sa5+
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Rc6
- 2.Se5+
- 2...Rc6
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Rc6
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Qb4#
- threat
- 2.Sa5+
- 1...Rb4!
- threat
- 1.Kb7?
- Keys
- 1.Qd4!
- threat
- 2.Kb7
- threat
- 3.Sa7#
- 2...Kxa4
- 3.Sa5#
- 2...Rxc3
- 3.Sxc3#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Rxc6
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Rb4
- 3.Qxb4#
- threat
- 2.Kb7
- 1...Rxc6+
- 2.Kb7
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Qb4#
- threat
- 2.Kb7
- 1...Kxa4
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Sxc4
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sa5#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sa5#
- 2...Sxc4
- 2.Qxc4+
- 1...Ka6
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Sxc4
- 3.Sb8#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sb8#
- 2...Sxc4
- 2.Qxc4+
- 1...Rxc3
- 2.Qxc3
- threat
- 3.Sb8#
- 2...Kxa4
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Qa5#
- threat
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Qxc3
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Sxd4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Sxd4+
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Sxb4+
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Ka5
- 2.Sb8+
- 2...Ka5
- 3.Bxb4#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Ka5
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Kxa4
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Sxb4#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kxa4
- 2.Qxb4+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...Kxa4
- 3.Sxb4#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Sxb4#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kxa4
- 2.Sxb4+
- 1...Rc5
- 2.Kb7
- threat
- 3.Sa7#
- 3.Qb4#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Kxa4
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sb8#
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kxa4
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Kb7
- 1...Scb3
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Sxc4
- 3.Sb8#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sb8#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qxc4+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Sa5#
- 2...Sxc4
- 3.Sb8#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sb8#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qxc4+
- 1...Sdb3
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Se5#
- 2...dxc4
- 3.Sb8#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Qxc4+
- threat
- 1.Qd4!
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