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Problem Display
PID: 152484 (1R2b1n1/NQ2b1PB/3Pk2p/1p2P2P/1P1n4/2B2N2/6R1/7K w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
The Observer, 1928
(First published on Sun Aug 26 1928)
#3
13 + 7
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2014 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2018 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Sxd4
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Bxg8#
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Bxg8#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 3.e6#
- threat
- 2.Qd7
- 2...Bxd7
- 3.Bxg8#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.e6#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.e6#
- 2...Se2
- 3.e6#
- 2...Sb3
- 3.e6#
- 2...Sf5
- 3.e6#
- 2...Sc6
- 3.e6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe8#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Bxd7
- 2.Sxd4
- 1...Bf8
- 2.gxf8S#
- 1...Kf7
- Tries
- 1.Sxd4+?
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...Kxe5!
- 1...Kf7
- 1.Rxe8?
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Bxg8+
- 2...Kxe8
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxe8
- 2.Rxe7+
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Qxe7#
- 3.g8Q#
- 2...Sxe7
- 2.Rf8+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bxg8#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qd7
- threat
- 3.Bxg8#
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Rxe7#
- 2...Sxe7
- 2.Bxg8+
- 1...Sxf3
- 2.Bxg8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rg6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf3#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Rxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bxg8+
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qxc6
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Bxg8#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Rxe7#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Qxc6
- 1...Sc2
- 2.d7
- threat
- 3.d8S#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Bxg8#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.d7
- 1...Sb3
- 2.d7
- threat
- 3.d8S#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Bxg8#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.d7
- 1...Se2!
- 1...Kf7
- 1.Qe4?
- threat
- 2.Sxd4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Bf5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sxd4+
- 1...Kd7
- 2.Bf5+
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Sxf5
- 2.e6+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Sxe6
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Bf5+
- 1...Bxh5
- 2.Sxd4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Bf5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Bxg8#
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sxd4+
- 1...Sxf3
- 2.Bf5+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.e6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Bf5+
- 1...Bg5
- 2.Sxd4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Bf5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sxd4+
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Sxd4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Bf5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.e6#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sxd4+
- 1...Bd8
- 2.Sxd4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Bf5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sxd4+
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Sxd4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Bf5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.gxf8S#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Bxg8+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.gxf8S#
- 2...Bf7
- 3.gxf8S#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sxd4+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Sxd4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Bf5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Bxg8#
- 3.Qg6#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sxd4+
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Sxd4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sxd4+
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Sxd4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sxd4+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Bf5+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.e6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Bf5+
- 1...Se2
- 2.Bf5+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.e6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Bf5+
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Bf5+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.e6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Bf5+
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Bxf5+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.e6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Bxf5+
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Bf5+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.e6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Qg4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.e6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Bf5+
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sxd4+
- 2...Kd7
- 3.Bf5#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qg6#
- 3.e6#
- 2...Kd7
- 2.Sxd4+
- 1...Bxd6!
- threat
- 1.Qd5+?
- 1...Kd7
- 2.Sxd4
- threat
- 3.Bf5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 3.e6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Bf5+
- 2...Sxf5
- 3.e6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Bxe6#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qxe6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Sxf5
- 2.Rb7+
- 2...Kd8
- 3.dxe7#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.e6+
- 2...Sxe6
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Sxe6
- 2.dxe7+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Rb7#
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Sc8#
- 2...Kc7
- 2.Sxd4
- 1...Kxd5!
- 1...Kd7
- 1.Qc8+?
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Bxd4
- threat
- 3.e6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Qxe8#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Bxg8#
- 3.Qxg8#
- threat
- 2.Qd7
- 2...Bxd7
- 3.Bxg8#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.e6#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.e6#
- 2...Se2
- 3.e6#
- 2...Sb3
- 3.e6#
- 2...Sf5
- 3.e6#
- 2...Sc6
- 3.e6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe8#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Bxd7
- 2.e6+
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Bxd4#
- 2...Sxe6
- 3.Bg6#
- 3.Qxe8#
- 2...Kf6
- 2.Bxd4
- 1...Kd5!
- 1...Kf7
- 1.Sxd4+?
- Keys
- 1.Rg4!
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Qd7
- 2...Bxd7
- 3.Bxg8#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.e6#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.e6#
- 2...Se2
- 3.e6#
- 2...Sb3
- 3.e6#
- 2...Sf5
- 3.e6#
- 2...Sc6
- 3.e6#
- 2...Se6
- 3.Qxe8#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Bxd7
- 2.Qd7
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Bxg8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bxg8+
- 1...Bxh5
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Bxg8#
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc8+
- 1...Sxf3
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.e6#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc8+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Bxg8#
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc8+
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc8+
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.e6#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc8+
- 1...Bh4
- 2.Bxg8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qxe8#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Bxg8+
- 1...Bg5
- 2.Bxg8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bxg8+
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qxe8#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc8+
- 1...Bd8
- 2.Bxg8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bxg8+
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Bxg8+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bxg8+
- 1...Bf7
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc8+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.e6#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc8+
- 1...Se2
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.e6#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc8+
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Qc8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be4#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.e6#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qc8+
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rxb5#
- 2...Kxd7
- 3.Bxf5#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.e6#
- 2...Bxd7
- 3.Bxg8#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Qxe7+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxe7+
- 1...Kf7
- 1.Rg4!
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