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PID: 153951 (NkN5/1Pn1p3/2P1p3/1Pp1P3/p1P5/K3Q3/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
The Observer, 1952
(First published on Sun Jul 20 1952)
#3
9 + 6
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2015 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sxb5+
- 2.cxb5
- 2...c4
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...c4
- 2.cxb5
- 1...Se8
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Qa7#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- 1...Sxb5+
- Tries
- 1.Qxc5?
- threat
- 2.Qa7#
- 1...Sxa8
- 2.bxa8Q+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxa8
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Kc7
- 2.bxa8R+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qxe7#
- 2...Kxa8
- 3.Qa7#
- 2...Kc7
- 2.bxa8Q+
- 1...Sxb5+!
- threat
- 1.Qe4?
- 1...Sxb5+
- 2.cxb5
- 2...c4
- 3.c7#
- 2...c4
- 2.cxb5
- 1...Sd5
- 2.b6
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.c7#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.c7#
- 2...Se3
- 3.c7#
- 2...Sb4
- 3.c7#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.c7#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.c7#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.bxc7#
- 2...Sxb6
- 2.b6
- 1...Sa6
- 2.b6
- 2...Sb4
- 3.c7#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.bxc7#
- 2...Sb4
- 2.b6
- 1...Se8
- 2.b6
- 2...Sd6
- 3.c7#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.c7#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.bxc7#
- 2...Sg7
- 3.c7#
- 2...Sd6
- 2.b6
- 1...Sxa8!
- 1...Sxb5+
- 1.Qxc5?
- Keys
- 1.Qf3!
- 1...Sxb5+
- 2.cxb5
- 2...c4
- 3.c7#
- 2...c4
- 2.cxb5
- 1...Sxa8
- 2.bxa8S
- 2...Kxa8
- 3.c7#
- 2...Kxc8
- 3.Qf8#
- 2...Kxa8
- 2.bxa8S
- 1...Sd5
- 2.b6
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.c7#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.c7#
- 2...Se3
- 3.c7#
- 2...Sb4
- 3.c7#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.c7#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.c7#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.bxc7#
- 2...Sxb6
- 2.b6
- 1...Sa6
- 2.b6
- 2...Sb4
- 3.c7#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.bxc7#
- 2...Sb4
- 2.b6
- 1...Se8
- 2.b6
- 2...Sd6
- 3.c7#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.c7#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.bxc7#
- 2...Sg7
- 3.c7#
- 2...Sd6
- 2.b6
- 1...Sxb5+
- 1.Qf3!
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