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PID: 153378 (8/3KBp2/8/Pp1Q3p/1N2p2r/2k2p1p/5N2/2r3n1 w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
The Observer, 1940
(First published on Sun Nov 10 1940)
#3
6 + 10
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2014 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Sxd1#
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Sd1#
- 1...Rd1
- Tries
- 1.Sxe4+?
- 1...Kb2
- 2.Qa2#
- 1...Rxe4!
- 1...Kb2
- 1.Sxe4+?
- Keys
- 1.Qa2!
- threat
- 2.Bc5
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rd1+
- 3.Sxd1#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.Bc5
- 1...Rd1+
- 2.Sxd1+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sxd1+
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Bf6+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sa6#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Bf6+
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Qxc2+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qxc2+
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc2+
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc2+
- 1...Re1
- 2.Bc5
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Qc2#
- 2...Rd1+
- 3.Sxd1#
- threat
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Bc5
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Qc2+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qc2+
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Bc5
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rd1+
- 3.Sxd1#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Sxe4#
- threat
- 2.Bc5
- 1...Rg4
- 2.Bc5
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rd1+
- 3.Sxd1#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Rg5
- 3.Sxe4#
- threat
- 2.Bc5
- 1...Se2
- 2.Bc5
- threat
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Rd1+
- 3.Sxd1#
- 2...Rc2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Sxe4#
- threat
- 2.Bc5
- 1...e3
- 2.Bf6+
- 2...Kxb4
- 3.Sd3#
- 2...Rd4+
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kxb4
- 2.Bf6+
- threat
- 1.Qa2!
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