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PID: 153575 (6B1/5N2/1KPNr3/3kp3/1p4PQ/p2pPP2/qpb5/8 w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
The Observer, 1943
(First published on Sun Nov 14 1943)
#3
9 + 9
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2014 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Rxd6
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Sxd6+
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Qxf6
- threat
- 3.Sxe5#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Sh8#
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sxh6+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qxh6
- threat
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Sh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.fxe4#
- threat
- 2.Sxh6+
- 1...Re7
- 2.Qxe7
- threat
- 3.Sxe5#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Sh8#
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxe7
- 1...e4
- 2.Qg5+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Qh5+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Qg5+
- 1...Rxd6
- Keys
- 1.Sxe5!
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Sdc4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Qc4
- 3.Sdxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qg5+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qc5#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qg5+
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qd8+
- 1...Qb1
- 2.Sdc4
- threat
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Sdc4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Sdc4
- 1...Qb3
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Sdc4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Qc4
- 3.Sdxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- 1...Qc4
- 2.Sdxc4
- threat
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.Sdxc4
- 1...Qa1
- 2.Sdc4
- threat
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Sdc4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Sdc4
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Qg5
- threat
- 3.Sec4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Qc4
- 3.Sexc4#
- threat
- 2.Qg5
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Qg5
- threat
- 3.Sec4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Sexc4#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Sdc4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Sdxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qg5
- 1...Ba4
- 2.Qg5
- threat
- 3.Sec4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Sf7#
- 2...Qc4
- 3.Sexc4#
- threat
- 2.Qg5
- 1...b3
- 2.Sdc4
- threat
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Qd8
- threat
- 3.Sdc4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sf7#
- threat
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxe6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxe6#
- threat
- 2.Sdc4
- threat
- 1.Qh7!
- threat
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rxd6
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sxd6+
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Qxg6
- threat
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sh6#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Sh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 3.Qf5#
- 3.fxe4#
- threat
- 2.Qxg6
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sxh6+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Qc7#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxh6
- threat
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Sh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.fxe4#
- threat
- 2.Sxh6+
- 1...Re7
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Re8
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Qc4
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Qxe4
- 3.fxe4#
- 2...Qxe4
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...d2
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.fxe4#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...e4
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 3.fxe4#
- 2...Re5
- 2.Qh5+
- 2...Re5
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Re5
- 2.fxe4+
- 2...Rxe4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Rxe4
- 2.Qf5+
- threat
- 1.g5!
- threat
- 2.Qe4#
- 1...Rxd6
- 2.Sxe5+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sxd6+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sxe5+
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Rh6
- 2.Sxh6+
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Sf5#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qxh6
- threat
- 3.Sd8#
- 3.Sh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.fxe4#
- threat
- 2.Sxh6+
- 1...Re7
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Re8
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...d2
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Bxe4
- 3.fxe4#
- 2...Bxe4
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...e4
- 2.fxe4+
- 2...Rxe4
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Rxe4
- 2.fxe4+
- threat
- 1.Sxe5!
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