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PID: 153949 (BbNR1B2/p7/2pPp1n1/3kpb2/K1prpPp1/1N2P1P1/4Q1P1/3R4 w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
The Observer, 1952
(First published on Sun Apr 6 1952)
#3
13 + 12
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2015 |
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxd1
- 2.Qxd1#
- 1...Rd2
- 2.Rxd2#
- 2.Qxd2#
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Rxd6#
- 1...Bc7
- 2.dxc7#
- 1...Sxf4
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Sh4
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Sxf8
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Sh8
- 2.Se7#
- 1...cxb3+
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...c3+
- 2.Sxd4
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...exd4
- 2.Sxd4
- 1...exf4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bg7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...a5
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...a6
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Rxd1
- Tries
- 1.Ka3?
- 1...exf4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bg7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Rd3!
- 1...exf4
- 1.Kb4?
- threat
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...exf4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bg7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bg7#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Qa2
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Bxd6+
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...a5+
- 3.Qxa5#
- 2...Bc7
- 3.dxc7#
- threat
- 2.Qa2
- 1...a5+!
- threat
- 1.Ka5?
- 1...exf4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bg7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Rd3!
- 1...exf4
- 1.Sxd4?
- threat
- 2.Sb3#
- 1...Sxf4
- 2.Sb3+
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Sd3
- 2.Sb3+
- 1...exd4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...exf4
- 2.Sb3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bg7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sb3+
- 1...Kc5!
- threat
- 1.Sa5?
- threat
- 2.Qxc4#
- 1...Kc5
- 2.Rxd4
- threat
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.exd4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rxd4
- 1...exf4
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.exd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bg7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb7#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bg7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bg7#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.exd4
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Se7#
- threat
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...Rd3!
- threat
- 1.Bb7?
- 1...cxb3+
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...c3+
- 2.Sxd4
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...exd4
- 2.Sxd4
- 1...exf4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bg7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Rd3!
- 1...cxb3+
- 1.Bh6?
- 1...cxb3+
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...c3+
- 2.Sxd4
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...exd4
- 2.Sxd4
- 1...exf4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bg7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Rd3!
- 1...cxb3+
- 1.Bg7?
- 1...cxb3+
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...c3+
- 2.Sxd4
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...exd4
- 2.Sxd4
- 1...Rd3!
- 1...cxb3+
- 1.Rd2?
- 1...cxb3+
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...c3+
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...exd4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...exf4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bg7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Rd3!
- 1...cxb3+
- 1.Rd7?
- 1...cxb3+
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...c3+
- 2.Sxd4
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...exd4
- 2.Sxd4
- 1...exf4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bg7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Rd3!
- 1...cxb3+
- 1.Qf1?
- 1...cxb3+
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...c3+
- 2.Sxd4
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sb3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...exd4
- 2.Sxd4
- 1...exf4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bg7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Rd3!
- 1...cxb3+
- 1.Qb2?
- threat
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...exd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...exd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...exd4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...cxb3+
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc1#
- 3.Qa3#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Rxd1
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Sxe7
- 2.Qxe5+
- 2...Sxe5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Sxe5
- 2.Se7+
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Sxe7
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...cxb3
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Bc7
- 3.dxc7#
- 2...a5
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Qxa5#
- threat
- 2.Qxe5+
- 2...Sxe5
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Sxe5
- 2.Se7+
- 1...c3+!
- threat
- 1.Qc2?
- 1...cxb3+
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...exd4
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...exd4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...exf4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bg7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Qc3
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...cxb3
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Bc7
- 3.dxc7#
- 2...a5
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Qxa5#
- threat
- 2.Qc3
- 1...c3+!
- 1...cxb3+
- 1.Qd2?
- threat
- 2.Qa5#
- 1...c3+
- 2.Qxd4+
- 2...exd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...exd4
- 2.Qxd4+
- 1...cxb3+!
- threat
- 1.exd4?
- threat
- 2.dxe5#
- 1...exf4
- 2.Sa5
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Se5
- 3.Se7#
- threat
- 2.Sa5
- 1...e3!
- threat
- 1.Ka3?
- Keys
- 1.Qa2!
- 1...cxb3+
- 2.Kxb3
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Rd3+
- 3.Kb4#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Bc7
- 3.dxc7#
- 2...a5
- 3.Qxa5#
- threat
- 2.Kxb3
- 1...c3+
- 2.exd4
- threat
- 3.Sa1#
- 3.Sc1#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Sa1#
- 3.Sc1#
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Rxd4#
- threat
- 2.exd4
- 1...Rxd1
- 2.Kb4
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Bxd6+
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...a5+
- 3.Qxa5#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Bc7
- 3.dxc7#
- threat
- 2.Kb4
- 1...exf4
- 2.Rxd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Bg7#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rxd4+
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Kb4
- threat
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Bxd6+
- 3.Rxd6#
- 2...a5+
- 3.Qxa5#
- 2...Bc7
- 3.dxc7#
- threat
- 2.Kb4
- 1...cxb3+
- 1.Qa2!
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