MESON Chess Problem Database
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PID: 152637 (4K3/6p1/2Q5/1pb1kp2/1B6/7P/1PN1PP2/8 w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
The Observer, 1931
(First published on Sun Mar 15 1931)
#3
8 + 5
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2014 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2018 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bxf2
- 2.Bd6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bh2#
- 3.Bg3#
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Bb8#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bd6+
- 1...Be3
- 2.Bd6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bh2#
- 3.Bg3#
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Bb8#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bd6+
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Bd6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bh2#
- 3.Bg3#
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Bb8#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bd6+
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Bd6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bh2#
- 3.Bg3#
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Bb8#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bd6+
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Bxd6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bh2#
- 3.Bg3#
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Bb8#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bxd6+
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Bd6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bh2#
- 3.Bg3#
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Bb8#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bd6+
- 1...g6
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Bxf2
- Tries
- 1.Kf7?
- threat
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.e3
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.f4#
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Bd6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5+
- 1...Bxb4
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.e3
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Qe6+
- 1...Be7
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.e3
- threat
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Bd2
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.e3
- threat
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Bd2
- 1...g5
- 2.Bxc5
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...f4
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.e3
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bxd6#
- threat
- 2.Bxc5
- 1...Kf4!
- threat
- 1.Bxc5?
- threat
- 2.Bd6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bh2#
- 3.Bg3#
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Bb8#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bd6+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Be3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Be3+
- 1...g5
- 2.Ke7
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...f4
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Kf7
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...f4
- 3.Qe6#
- threat
- 2.Bd4+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qf3#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.f4+
- 2...Kxf4
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...gxf4
- 3.Bd4#
- 2...Kxf4
- 2.Ke7
- 1...g6
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd6+
- 1...f4!
- threat
- 1.Qxc5+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Qd4#
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Qe3#
- 1...Ke6
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Kf6!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Qe6+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Bd2+
- 2...Be3
- 3.Bxe3#
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Be3
- 2.Bd2+
- 1...Kxe6!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.e3?
- threat
- 2.f4#
- 1...Bxe3
- 2.Bd6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bh2#
- 3.Bg3#
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Bb8#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bd6+
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Bxd6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bh2#
- 3.Bg3#
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Bb8#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.f4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bxd6+
- 1...g5
- 2.Kf7
- threat
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bxd6#
- threat
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Bxd4#
- 2...Bd4
- 2.Kf7
- 1...f4!
- threat
- 1.Kf7?
- Keys
- 1.Sd4!
- threat
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe6+
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Bc3+
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Bd2+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bd2+
- 1...Bxb4
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.e3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Bxd4
- 2.Bd6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Bh2#
- 3.Bg3#
- 3.Bf4#
- 3.Bc7#
- 3.Bb8#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Bf4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Bd6+
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.Bxd6#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.e3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.e3
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Sf3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Sf3+
- 1...f4
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe6+
- 1...g5
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.e3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe6+
- 1...g6
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bc3#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bd2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qe6+
- threat
- 1.Sd4!
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