MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 152640 (4K3/5Q2/4P1p1/1P2k3/4r3/BN2p3/2PP1PB1/8 w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
The Observer, 1931
(First published on Sun Dec 6 1931)
#3
10 + 4
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2014 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2018 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Bxb4
- threat
- 3.d4#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Bxb4
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Sxd4
- threat
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Sxd4
- 1...Rb4
- Tries
- 1.Ke7?
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Ra4
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Rb4
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Rg4
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Rh4
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- 1...exd2
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Re1
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Re2
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Re3
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Ra4
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Rb4
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Rg4
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Rh4
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- 1...exf2
- 2.Qf3
- threat
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Re1
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Re2
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Re3
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Ra4
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Rb4
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Rc4
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Rg4
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...Rh4
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Qf3
- 1...e2
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.c4
- threat
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf6#
- threat
- 2.Qf6+
- 1...Kd5!
- threat
- 1.Bxe4?
- threat
- 2.Bh1
- threat
- 3.d4#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Bg2
- threat
- 3.d4#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.d4#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.d4#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Ba8
- threat
- 3.d4#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Qxg6
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Bh1
- 1...exd2
- 2.Qxg6
- threat
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.Qf5#
- threat
- 2.Qxg6
- 1...exf2
- 2.Bh1
- threat
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bg2
- threat
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bf3
- threat
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bc6
- threat
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bb7
- threat
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Ba8
- threat
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Bh1
- 1...Kxe4!
- threat
- 1.Qf6+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Sa5
- threat
- 3.c4#
- threat
- 2.d3
- threat
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.c4#
- threat
- 2.Sa5
- 1...Kxf6!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.d4+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.e7#
- 1...Rxd4!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.fxe3?
- threat
- 2.d4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e7#
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.exd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.d4+
- 1...Ra4
- 2.d4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.exd4#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.d4+
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Bxb4
- 2...g5
- 3.d4#
- 2...g5
- 2.d4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bxb4#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.exd4#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bxb4
- 1...Rc4
- 2.d4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.exd4#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.d4+
- 1...Rg4
- 2.d4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.exd4#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.d4+
- 1...Rh4
- 2.d4+
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.exd4#
- 2...Rxd4
- 2.d4+
- 1...Kd5!
- threat
- 1.f4+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.e7#
- 1...Rxf4!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Ke7?
- Keys
- 1.Kd7!
- threat
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e7#
- 2...Rd4+
- 3.Bxd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Bd6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.f4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e7#
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Rd4+
- 2.Sxd4
- threat
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf4#
- threat
- 2.Sxd4
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qg5#
- threat
- 2.e7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.e8Q#
- 3.e8R#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qe7
- 1...exf2
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e7#
- 2...Rd4+
- 3.Bxd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Bd6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Rd4+
- 3.Bxd4#
- 2...Rd4+
- 2.Bxb4
- threat
- 3.Bc3#
- 3.Bd6#
- 3.d4#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.f4+
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Rxf4
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...g5
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e7#
- 2...Rd4+
- 3.Bxd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Bd6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Bb2+
- threat
- 1.Sa5!
- threat
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.f4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.c4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.fxe3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf6+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.c4#
- threat
- 2.f4
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.e7+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qf6
- 1...exd2
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...exf2
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bxb4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bxb4
- threat
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qg7#
- threat
- 2.f4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Bxb4#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Sxc4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.d4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Rxd4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.f4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qg7#
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sxc4+
- 1...g5
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sc6+
- threat
- 1.Bb2+!
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qc7
- threat
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.d3
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qc7
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Ke7
- threat
- 3.Bxd4#
- 3.Qf6#
- 3.f4#
- threat
- 2.Bxd4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.f4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Ke7
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Kd7!
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