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PID: 153494 (3B4/7p/5pp1/6kP/2Q5/5P2/2p3K1/8 w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
The Observer, 1942
(First published on Sun Sep 27 1942)
#3
5 + 5
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2014 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...gxh5
- 2.Qh4+
- 2...Kxh4
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kg6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kxh4
- 2.Qh4+
- 1...h6
- 2.Qg4#
- 1...gxh5
- Tries
- 1.Bxf6+?
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Be7
- threat
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe4#
- threat
- 2.Be7
- 1...Kh6
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxh5
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...g5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Kxh5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Kxf6!
- 1...Kf5
- 1.Qb5+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- 1...Kh4
- 2.Bxf6+
- 2...g5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...g5
- 2.Bxf6+
- 1...Kh6!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Qd5+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Bc7#
- 2...f5
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- 1...Kh4
- 2.Bxf6+
- 2...g5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...g5
- 2.Bxf6+
- 1...Kh6!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.Qf4+?
- 1...Kxh5
- 2.Bxf6
- threat
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qg5#
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...g5
- 3.Qxg5#
- threat
- 2.Bxf6
- 1...Kxf4!
- 1...Kxh5
- 1.Qc5+?
- 1...Kh4
- 2.Bxf6+
- 2...g5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...g5
- 2.Bxf6+
- 1...Kh6!
- 1...Kh4
- 1.Bxf6+?
- Keys
- 1.Be7!
- threat
- 2.Qg4+
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Bf8#
- 2...Kh6
- 2.Qg4+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Qg4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qg4+
- 1...Kxh5
- 2.Qg4+
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Bf8#
- 2...Kh6
- 2.Qg4+
- 1...Kh6
- 2.Bf8+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kxh5
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Bf8+
- 1...gxh5
- 2.Qh4+
- 2...Kxh4
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kg6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kh6
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Kxh4
- 2.Qh4+
- threat
- 1.Be7!
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