MESON Chess Problem Database
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PID: 153270 (5Q2/1pB1K3/rN6/kb6/p7/p7/P3BP2/8 w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
The Observer, 1939
(First published on Sun Apr 16 1939)
#3
7 + 6
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2014 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Qf4
- threat
- 3.Qd2#
- threat
- 2.Qf4
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Kxd7
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qf4
- threat
- 3.Qd2#
- threat
- 2.Kxd7
- 1...Be8
- 2.Qf4
- threat
- 3.Qd2#
- threat
- 2.Qf4
- 1...Bc6
- Tries
- 1.Kf7?
- threat
- 2.Sc4#
- 1...Bc4+
- 2.Sxc4+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Bxc4
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Sxc4+
- 1...Rxb6
- 2.Qc5
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Qc5
- 1...Bxe2
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Bb5
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Qxb5#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Bxd3
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Bb5
- 2.Bxd3
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Sxa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Rb6
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...b6
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Rb6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Bb5
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Rb6
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...b6
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Rb6
- 2.Sxd7+
- 2...Rb6
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...b6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Rb6
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Bb5
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Be8+!
- threat
- 1.Sxa4+?
- 1...Kxa4
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Bc4
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Bc4
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...b6
- 2.Qf5
- threat
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kxa4
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qxb5#
- threat
- 2.Qf5
- 1...Rb6!
- 1...Kxa4
- 1.Sd5+?
- 1...Rb6
- 2.Bxb6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qd2#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qa8+
- 2...Ba6
- 3.Bxb6#
- 2...Ba6
- 2.Bxb6+
- 1...b6!
- 1...Rb6
- 1.Qf6?
- threat
- 2.Qc3#
- 1...Rxb6
- 2.Qd4
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Qxb6#
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Bxe2
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ba6
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qxb6#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qxb6#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qxb6#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Be8
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qxb6#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Qd6
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Bxe2
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ba6
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Be8
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Qd4
- 1...Bxe2
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...b6
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...b6
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...b6
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...b6
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qc3+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Bxd3#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc3+
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Qe5+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Bd6#
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qe5+
- 1...Kb4!
- threat
- 1.Kf7?
- Keys
- 1.Kf6!
- 1...Rxb6+
- 2.Qd6
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Bxe2
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ba6
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Bd7
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Be8
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qxb6#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Qd6
- 1...Bxe2
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Bb5
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Qxb5#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Qxa8#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Bb5
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Bb5
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Sc4+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Sb2#
- 3.Sd2#
- 3.Sxa3#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Rb6
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qa8#
- 2...b6
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Rb6
- 2.Qxa3
- threat
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Bb5
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Sc4+
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Bb5
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Rxb6
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qxb6#
- threat
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Be8
- 2.Qc5+
- 2...Bb5
- 3.Qc3#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Bb5
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Rxb6
- 3.Bxb6#
- 3.Qxb6#
- threat
- 2.Qc5+
- 1...Rxb6+
- 1.Kf6!
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