MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 153239 (4N1K1/N1Bk1PP1/R2PqP2/7p/4n3/7Q/8/2R5 w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
The Observer, 1938
(First published on Sun Apr 24 1938)
#3
11 + 4
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2014 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qxh3
- 2.f8S+
- 2...Kxe8
- 3.f7#
- 2...Kxe8
- 2.f8S+
- 1...Qg4
- 2.f8S+
- 2...Kxe8
- 3.f7#
- 2...Kxe8
- 2.f8S+
- 1...Qf5
- 2.Qxf5#
- 1...Sxd6
- 2.Rxd6#
- 1...Sxf6+
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Qxh3
- Keys
- 1.Re1!
- threat
- 2.Rxe4
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qxh3
- 3.Re7#
- 3.f8S#
- 2...Qg4
- 3.Re7#
- 3.f8S#
- 2...Qf5
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.f8S#
- threat
- 2.Rxe4
- 1...Qxh3
- 2.f8S+
- 2...Kxe8
- 3.f7#
- 2...Kxe8
- 2.f8S+
- 1...Qg4
- 2.Rxe4
- threat
- 3.Re7#
- 3.f8S#
- 2...Qe6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.f8S+
- 2...Kxe8
- 3.f7#
- 2...Kxe8
- 2.Rxe4
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Qxh5
- 2...Qxf7+
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Qxe8+
- 3.fxe8Q#
- 3.fxe8B#
- 2...Qxe1
- 3.f8S#
- 2...Qxd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...Qxf6
- 3.Sxf6#
- 2...Sxa6
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Qe2
- 3.f8S#
- 2...Qe3
- 3.f8S#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.f8S#
- 2...Qe5
- 3.f8S#
- 2...Qa2
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Qb3
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Qh3
- 3.Re7#
- 3.f8S#
- 2...Qc4
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Qg4
- 3.Re7#
- 3.f8S#
- 2...Qd5
- 3.Re7#
- 2...Qf5
- 3.Re7#
- 3.f8S#
- 2...Qe7
- 3.Rxe7#
- 2...Sb3
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Sa4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Se4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Sb7
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Qxf7+
- 2.Qxh5
- 1...Sg5
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Qxf5
- 3.Re7#
- 3.f8S#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- 1...h4
- 2.Rxe4
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Qxh3
- 3.Re7#
- 3.f8S#
- 2...Qg4
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qxg4#
- 3.f8S#
- 2...Qf5
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.f8S#
- threat
- 2.Rxe4
- threat
- 1.Re1!
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