MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 153713 (8/1Q6/RN6/1n3P2/Np3pB1/Pk2P3/p1p1p3/n1R1K3 w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
The Observer, 1947
(First published on Sun Jul 27 1947)
#3
10 + 8
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2015 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sxa3
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Sc4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Sc4
- 2.Qg7
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Qb2#
- threat
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Qg7
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...Kxa3
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...bxa3
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qg7
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Qg7
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...Kxa3
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...bxa3
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qg7
- 1...bxa3
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc6
- threat
- 3.Qxb5#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qd5+
- 1...Sxa3
- Tries
- 1.Sc5+?
- 1...Kc3
- 2.Sba4+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Bxe2#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Qg7+
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Sd4
- 2.Sba4+
- 1...Kb2!
- 1...Kc3
- 1.Sd5?
- threat
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxa3
- 3.Qxb4#
- threat
- 2.Qxb5
- 1...Kxa3
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...b3
- 3.Qb4#
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxb5
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Qxb5+
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxb5
- 3.Bxe2#
- 2...Kb3
- 2.Qxb5+
- 1...fxe3
- 2.Qxb5
- 2...Kxa3
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxa3
- 2.Qxb5
- 1...f3!
- threat
- 1.Qe4?
- threat
- 2.Qxb4#
- 1...Sxa3
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...bxa3
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Kxa3!
- threat
- 1.Qe7?
- threat
- 2.Qxb4#
- 1...Sxa3
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Qb2#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Qb2#
- threat
- 2.Qg7
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Qb2#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- 1...bxa3
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qe6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qc5
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...Kxa3
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...bxa3
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qe5
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...Kxa3
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...bxa3
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qg7
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...Kxa3
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...bxa3
- 3.Qc3#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- 1...Kxa3!
- threat
- 1.Qg7?
- threat
- 2.Sc5#
- 2.Qb2#
- 1...bxa3
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qg8+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Qf7+
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxa3
- 3.Sc5#
- 3.Qb2#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Sc3!
- threat
- 1.Sc5+?
- Keys
- 1.Sc4!
- threat
- 2.Qxb5
- threat
- 3.Qxb4#
- threat
- 2.Qxb5
- 1...Kxc4
- 2.Qxb5+
- 2...Kb3
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxb5
- 3.Bxe2#
- 2...Kb3
- 2.Qxb5+
- 1...fxe3
- 2.Qe4
- 2...Sxa3
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...bxa3
- 3.Sa5#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Sxa3
- 2.Qe4
- 1...f3
- 2.Bxf3
- 2...Kxc4
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Sxa3
- 3.Sd2#
- 2...bxa3
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Sa7
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Qxb4#
- 2...Kxc4
- 2.Bxf3
- threat
- 1.Sc4!
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