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Problem Display
PID: 153932 (8/8/8/5p2/4pN1p/6pr/1p2R1RP/1KbN1k2 w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
The Observer, 1951
(First published on Sun Sep 16 1951)
#3
6 + 8
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2015 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxh2
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...Kxg1
- 3.Re1#
- 2...Kxg1
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Re1+
- 2...Kxe1
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Bxe1
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Kxe1
- 2.Re1+
- 1...Be3
- 2.Sxe3#
- 1...gxh2
- 2.Rgf2+
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Re1#
- 2...Kg1
- 2.Rgf2+
- 1...Rxh2
- Tries
- 1.Sd5?
- threat
- 2.S1e3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.S5e3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.S1e3+
- 1...gxh2
- 2.Rgf2+
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Re1#
- 2...Kg1
- 2.Rgf2+
- 1...Bd2
- 2.S1e3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.S5e3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.S1e3+
- 1...Bf4
- 2.S1e3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.S5e3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.S1e3+
- 1...Bg5
- 2.S1e3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.S5e3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.S1e3+
- 1...Bh6
- 2.S1e3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.S5e3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.S1e3+
- 1...e3
- 2.S1xe3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.S5xe3+
- 2...Bxe3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Bxe3
- 2.S1xe3+
- 1...f4!
- threat
- 1.Ref2+?
- 1...Ke1
- 2.Rg1#
- 1...gxf2!
- 1...Ke1
- 1.Rgf2+?
- 1...Kg1
- 2.Re1#
- 1...gxf2!
- 1...Kg1
- 1.Sd5?
- Keys
- 1.Re3!
- 1...Rxh2
- 2.Rg1+
- 2...Kxg1
- 3.Re1#
- 2...Kxg1
- 2.Rg1+
- 1...Bxe3
- 2.Sxe3+
- 2...Ke1
- 3.Re2#
- 2...Ke1
- 2.Sxe3+
- 1...gxh2
- 2.Rf2+
- 2...Kg1
- 3.Re1#
- 2...Kg1
- 2.Rf2+
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Re1+
- 2...Kxe1
- 3.Rg1#
- 2...Bxe1
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Kxe1
- 2.Re1+
- 1...Rxh2
- 1.Re3!
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