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PID: 153496 (3R4/7R/1K3p2/1ppN4/b1knp3/1p1N1P1B/1P2PP2/5n2 w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
The Observer, 1942
(First published on Sun Dec 20 1942)
#3
10 + 9
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2014 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sd2
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Ka5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Ka5
- 1...Sxf3
- 2.Ka5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Ka5
- 1...Se6
- 2.Bxe6
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.S5b4#
- 3.S5f4#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.S5b4#
- 3.S5f4#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Se7#
- 2...exd3
- 3.Rh4#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sxe3#
- threat
- 2.Bxe6
- 1...e3
- 2.Ka6
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Ka6
- 1...f5
- 2.Se5#
- 1...Sd2
- Tries
- 1.Bxf1?
- threat
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Ka5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Ka5
- 1...Sf5!
- threat
- 1.Bxf1?
- Keys
- 1.Rh4!
- 1...Sxe2
- 2.Bxf1
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Bxf1
- 1...Sxf3
- 2.Ka5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Ka6
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Bxf1
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Be6
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.S5b4#
- 3.S5f4#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.S5b4#
- 3.S5f4#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sxe3#
- threat
- 2.Ka5
- 1...exd3
- 2.Bxf1
- threat
- 3.exd3#
- 2...dxe2
- 3.Bxe2#
- 2...d2
- 3.e3#
- threat
- 2.Bxf1
- 1...exf3
- 2.Be6
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.S5b4#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sxe3#
- threat
- 2.Be6
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Ka5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rxe4#
- threat
- 2.Be6
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.S5b4#
- 3.S5f4#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.S5b4#
- 3.S5f4#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rxe4#
- 2...Sfe3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Sce3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.Rxe4#
- threat
- 2.Ka5
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Bxf5
- threat
- 3.Rxe4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Rxe4#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Bxf5
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Be6
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.S5b4#
- 3.S5f4#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rxe4#
- 2...Sxd8
- 3.Rxe4#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sxe3#
- threat
- 2.Be6
- 1...Se6
- 2.Bxe6
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.S5b4#
- 3.S5f4#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rxe4#
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Se3#
- 3.S5b4#
- 3.S5f4#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rxe4#
- threat
- 2.Bxe6
- 1...e3
- 2.Ka5
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Ka6
- threat
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Sxf6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Bxf1
- threat
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...exf2
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Be6
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sxe3#
- 3.S5b4#
- 3.Sxf6#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Se7#
- threat
- 2.Ka5
- 1...b4
- 2.Sxf6
- threat
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Be6#
- 2...exd3
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Sc6
- 3.Be6#
- threat
- 2.Sxf6
- 1...Sxe2
- 1.Rh4!
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