MESON Chess Problem Database
Problem Display
PID: 153954 (n3k1NK/rN6/1pP1P3/1P1P3p/7P/8/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
The Observer, 1952
(First published on Sun Sep 21 1952)
#3
8 + 5
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2015 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxb7
- 2.cxb7
- threat
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- threat
- 2.cxb7
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kd8
- 3.e7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.e7#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Rxb7
- Tries
- 1.c7?
- threat
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Kf8
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Rxb7
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Ra1
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Ra2
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Ra3
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Ra4
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Ra5
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Ra6
- 2.c8Q#
- 2.c8R#
- 1...Sxc7!
- threat
- 1.c7?
- Keys
- 1.Kh7!
- 1...Rxb7+
- 2.cxb7
- threat
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- 2...Kd8
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8R#
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8R#
- threat
- 2.cxb7
- 1...Kf8
- 2.e7+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Ke8
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.e7+
- 1...Ra1
- 2.e7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.e7
- 1...Ra2
- 2.e7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.e7
- 1...Ra3
- 2.e7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.e7
- 1...Ra4
- 2.e7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.e7
- 1...Ra5
- 2.e7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.e7
- 1...Ra6
- 2.e7
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.e7
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kd8
- 3.e7#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.e7#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Rxb7+
- 1.Kh7!
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