MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 153072 (8/K7/3N4/5PB1/2p2Pbp/2p1k1bR/4P2R/1Q6 w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
The Observer, 1936
(First published on Sun Aug 30 1936)
#3
9 + 6
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2014 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kd2
- 2.Sxc4#
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qb6+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.e4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qb6+
- 1...c2
- 2.Qg1+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qg1+
- 1...Kd2
- Tries
- 1.Bf6?
- threat
- 2.Qc1#
- 1...Kd2
- 2.Sxc4#
- 1...Kxf4
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.Qc1#
- 1...Bxe2!
- threat
- 1.Qc2?
- threat
- 2.Qxc3#
- 1...Bxe2
- 2.Kb6
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bd1
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Bf1
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Bh5
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Kb6
- 1...Kd4!
- threat
- 1.Bf6?
- Keys
- 1.Kb6!
- threat
- 2.Sxc4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sxc4+
- 1...Bxe2
- 2.Qc2
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bd1
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Bf1
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Bf3
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Bh5
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qxc3#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Qc2
- 1...Bxf5
- 2.Kc5
- threat
- 3.Sxc4#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Sxc4#
- 2...Bxb1
- 3.f5#
- threat
- 2.Kc5
- 1...c2
- 2.Qc1+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qg1+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qc1+
- threat
- 1.Kb6!
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