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PID: 154055 (3k4/N4Rp1/KpB1ppR1/p7/3P2r1/P2Q3b/6Pp/4rn2 w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
The Observer, 1953
(First published on Sun Aug 30 1953)
#3
9 + 11
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2015 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ree4
- 2.Qb5
- threat
- 3.Qxb6#
- threat
- 2.Qb5
- 1...Re5
- 2.Rgxg7
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Rxg7
- 3.dxe5#
- threat
- 2.dxe5+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.Rgxg7
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...Rge4
- 2.Rgxg7
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Rg8#
- threat
- 2.Rgxg7
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Rgxg7
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Rg8#
- threat
- 2.Rgxg7
- 1...e5
- 2.Qb5
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qxb6#
- threat
- 2.Qb3
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qxb6#
- threat
- 2.Qb5
- 1...Ree4
- Tries
- 1.Rh6?
- threat
- 2.Rh8#
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Rxh4
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Qh7
- threat
- 3.Qg8#
- 3.Qh8#
- threat
- 2.Rxh4
- 1...gxh6!
- threat
- 1.Qb3?
- threat
- 2.Qxb6#
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Qxe6
- threat
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qc8#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qe7#
- 3.Qe8#
- threat
- 2.Qxe6
- 1...b5!
- threat
- 1.d5?
- threat
- 2.Rgxg7
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Rxg7
- 3.dxe6#
- 2...exd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.dxe6+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.Rgxg7
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Rgxg7
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Rxg7
- 3.dxe6#
- threat
- 2.dxe6+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.Rgxg7
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Rgxg7
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Rxg7
- 3.dxe6#
- threat
- 2.dxe6+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.Rgxg7
- 1...Rc1
- 2.Rgxg7
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Rxg7
- 3.dxe6#
- threat
- 2.dxe6+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.Rgxg7
- 1...Rd1
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.d6
- 1...Re3
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.d6
- 1...Ree4
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.d6
- 1...Re5
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.d6
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Qxb6#
- 3.dxe6#
- threat
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.Qd4
- 1...Ra4
- 2.dxe6+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.dxe6+
- 1...Rb4
- 2.dxe6+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.dxe6+
- 1...Rc4
- 2.dxe6+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.dxe6+
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Qxb6#
- 3.dxe6#
- threat
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Rge4
- 2.dxe6+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.dxe6+
- 1...Rf4
- 2.dxe6+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.dxe6+
- 1...Rh4
- 2.dxe6+
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 2.dxe6+
- 1...Rg5
- 2.dxe6+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Rd5
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.dxe6+
- 1...Se3
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.d6
- 1...e5
- 2.d6
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- threat
- 2.d6
- 1...Bxg2!
- threat
- 1.Rh6?
- Keys
- 1.Qf3!
- threat
- 2.Rgxg7
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Rgxg7
- 1...Rxd4
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...gxf6
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...gxf6
- 2.Qxf6+
- 1...Rxg6
- 2.Qh5
- threat
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Rh6
- 3.Rd7#
- threat
- 2.Qh5
- 1...Rge4
- 2.Rgxg7
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...gxf6
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...gxf6
- 2.Rgxg7
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Rgxg7
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Rg8#
- threat
- 2.Rgxg7
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Rgxg7
- threat
- 3.Rf8#
- 3.Rg8#
- 3.Qxf6#
- threat
- 2.Qxf6+
- 2...gxf6
- 3.Rg8#
- 2...gxf6
- 2.Rgxg7
- 1...f5
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...exd5
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...exd5
- 2.Qd5+
- threat
- 1.Qf3!
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