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PID: 146499 (4K3/1bNPp3/1r1N2R1/bp2kpR1/1p2q3/7Q/5PBP/7n w - - 0 1)
Kemp, Charles Edward
The Observer, 1924
(First published on Sun Aug 31 1924)
#3
10 + 10
| 15044 | Kemp Archive | 2013 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2017 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Sf7
- threat
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Qxg2
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Sxf2
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...Qf3
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Qe2
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Qxf5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Qxf5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Qxf5
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Qxf5
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Qxe3
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sf7
- 1...Qb1
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Re6+
- 1...Qc2
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Re6+
- 1...Qxg2
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Qd3
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qh8+
- 1...Qf3
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qh8+
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Qc6
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.f4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Qe1
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qh8+
- 1...Qe2
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qh8+
- 1...Qe3
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qxe3#
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxe3+
- 2...Be4
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Be4
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.fxe3
- threat
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Qc4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Qd4
- 2.Rxf5#
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...Qf4
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Qg4
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxg4
- threat
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Qxe4#
- threat
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Re6+
- 1...Qh4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qxh4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Be4
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Qe4
- 2.f4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Qxf4
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.hxg3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qh8+
- 1...Kf4
- Tries
- 1.Sf7+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Qh4#
- 1...Kd4!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Bxe4?
- threat
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Bd5#
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.f4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Bd5#
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Bxe4
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Re6+
- 1...Sxf2
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- threat
- 2.Qg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...exd6
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Bd5#
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Bxb7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Qe3
- 1...e6
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxe6+
- 1...Ra6
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Scxb5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Scxb5#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.f4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Scxb5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Scxb5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Bb1#
- 3.Bxh1#
- 3.Bc2#
- 3.Bg2#
- 3.Bd3#
- 3.Bf3#
- 3.Bd5#
- 3.Bxf5#
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.f4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxd5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sxd5#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.f4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.f4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Ba8
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.f4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Bc8
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Re6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.f4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Se6#
- 3.hxg3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qxg3+
- 1...Rxd6!
- threat
- 1.Re6+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Qh4#
- 1...Kd4!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Qc3+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Rxf5+
- 2...Qxf5
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Qxf5
- 2.Qd2+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Re6#
- 2...Qe3
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qe3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Re6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Qxe3
- 3.Rxf5#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rxf5+
- 1...bxc3!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Qe3?
- threat
- 2.Sf7#
- 2.Rxf5#
- 2.Re6#
- 2.f4#
- 1...Rxd6
- 2.f4#
- 1...Sxf2
- 2.Sf7#
- 2.Rxf5#
- 2.Re6#
- 1...exd6
- 2.Re6#
- 2.f4#
- 1...e6
- 2.Sf7#
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...Bd5
- 2.Rxf5#
- 2.f4#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Sf7#
- 2.Re6#
- 2.f4#
- 1...Qxe3!
- threat
- 1.Sf7+?
- Keys
- 1.Se6!
- threat
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Qxf5
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.d8S#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.d8Q+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.d8Q+
- 1...Qxg2
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Rxf5#
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Rxd6
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Qxf5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Qxf5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...exd6
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Qxf5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Qxf5
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Qf3
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Qxf5
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Rc6
- 2.Sf7+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sf7+
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Qxg3+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bxe4#
- 2...Qf4
- 3.Sf7#
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxg3+
- threat
- 1.Se6!
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