MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 153372 (3Q4/2pbp3/1p1k1n2/1B1p1P2/3p4/3N1K2/4P3/8 w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
The Observer, 1939
(First published on Sun Sep 3 1939)
#2
6 + 8
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2014 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Se4
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Sh5
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qb8#
- 1...c6
- 2.Qb8#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...e6
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Se4
- Tries
- 1.Ba4?
- 1...Se4
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Sh5
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qb8#
- 1...c6
- 2.Qb8#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...e6
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...b5!
- 1...Se4
- 1.e3?
- 1...Se4
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Sh5
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qb8#
- 1...c6
- 2.Qb8#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...e6
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...dxe3!
- 1...Se4
- 1.Ba4?
- Keys
- 1.Kg2!
- 1...Se4
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Sg4
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Sh5
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Sh7
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Se8
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...c5
- 2.Qb8#
- 1...c6
- 2.Qb8#
- 1...e5
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...e6
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Se4
- 1.Kg2!
FEATURES
- Static
- TYPE = WAITER
- CHANGED MATES = 0
- ADDED MATES = 0
- REMOVED MATES = 0
- Sets
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(F),XB(g)
- P(f);OGATEB::QAB(F)
- P(h);OGATEB::QAB(F)
- Tries
- Try
- B(D);
- Vars
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(F),XB(g)
- P(f);OGATEB::QAB(F)
- P(h);OGATEB::QAB(F)
- Refutation
- P(c);
- Try
- P(A);
- Vars
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(F),XB(g)
- P(f);OGATEB::QAB(F)
- P(h);OGATEB::QAB(F)
- Refutation
- P(a);XP(A)
- Try
- Actual
- K(C);S_FLIGHT
- Vars
- S(e);N_GUARD::QAR1(F),XB(g)
- P(f);OGATEB::QAB(F)
- P(h);OGATEB::QAB(F)
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