MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 153664 (1N6/8/2B5/k1Pb4/3Pp3/1R2p3/1P2P3/1K6 w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
The Observer, 1946
(First published on Sun Jan 20 1946)
#3
8 + 4
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2015 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bxc6
- 2.Sxc6+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Sxc6+
- 1...Bxc6
- Tries
- 1.Rb6?
- threat
- 2.b4#
- 1...Bxc6
- 2.Sxc6+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Sxc6+
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Ka1
- 2...Bd1
- 3.b4#
- 2...Ba2
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bc2
- 3.b4#
- 2...Ba4
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.b4#
- 2...Be6
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bf7
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bg8
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bd1
- 2.Kc1
- 2...Bd1
- 3.b4#
- 2...Ba2
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bc2
- 3.b4#
- 2...Ba4
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.b4#
- 2...Be6
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bf7
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bg8
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bd1
- 2.Ka1
- 1...Ba2+!
- threat
- 1.Rb7?
- threat
- 2.b4#
- 1...Bxc6
- 2.Sxc6+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Sxc6+
- 1...Bb3
- 2.Ka1
- 2...Bd1
- 3.b4#
- 2...Ba2
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bc2
- 3.b4#
- 2...Ba4
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.b4#
- 2...Be6
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bf7
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bg8
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bd1
- 2.Kc1
- 2...Bd1
- 3.b4#
- 2...Ba2
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bc2
- 3.b4#
- 2...Ba4
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.b4#
- 2...Be6
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bf7
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bg8
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bd1
- 2.Ka1
- 1...Ba2+!
- threat
- 1.Rb6?
- Keys
- 1.Kc2!
- threat
- 2.Ra3+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Ra4#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Ra3+
- 1...Bxb3+
- 2.Kc3
- 2...Bd1
- 3.b4#
- 2...Ba2
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bc2
- 3.b4#
- 2...Ba4
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.b4#
- 2...Be6
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bf7
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bg8
- 3.b4#
- 2...Bd1
- 2.Kc3
- 1...Bxc6
- 2.Sxc6+
- 2...Ka4
- 3.Rb4#
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Ka4
- 2.Sxc6+
- threat
- 1.Kc2!
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