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PID: 163737 (6Q1/8/2p1NrP1/2p3r1/2p3N1/2Bk2Pb/3Pp1P1/1K2n3 w - - 0 1)
Howard, Kenneth Samuel
The Observer, 1925
(First published on Sun Oct 11 1925)
#3
9 + 9
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2017 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxg4
- 2.Sxc5#
- 1...Rgf5
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...Rxf2
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rxf2
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...Rgxg6
- 2.Sxc5#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Sxf2#
- 1...Rf3
- 2.gxf3
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Rxg4
- 3.Sxc5#
- threat
- 2.gxf3
- 1...Rff5
- 2.Sxc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Sf2#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Sxc5+
- 1...Rxe6
- 2.Sf2#
- 1...Rfxg6
- 2.Sf2#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sf2#
- 1...Rxg4
- Tries
- 1.Sxf6?
- threat
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Sxg2
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rd5
- 2.Qd8+
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rd5
- 2.Qd8+
- 1...Bxe6!
- threat
- 1.Sf4+?
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Qe6#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Qxc4+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sh6#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Rxf4!
- 1...Ke4
- 1.Sxg5?
- threat
- 2.Se5#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Qe6
- threat
- 3.Qxf5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qd8+
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Rd5
- 2.Qe8
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qe6
- 1...Bxg4!
- threat
- 1.Qd8+?
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sxc5#
- 1...Ke4!
- 1...Rd5
- 1.Qe8?
- threat
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxf4
- 2.Sxc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Sf2#
- threat
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sg7#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Bxg2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxf4
- 2.Sxc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Sf2#
- threat
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Bxg4
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxf4
- 2.Sxc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Sxg2
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Rd5
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxf4
- 2.Sxc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sxe5#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Sf2#
- threat
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Re5
- 2.Sxc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Sxc5+
- 1...Rgf5
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...Rxf2
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rxf2
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxf4
- 2.Sxc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxf4
- 2.Sxc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Sf2#
- threat
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxf4
- 2.Sxc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Rf3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxf4
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe4#
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.gxf3
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Rxg4
- 3.Sxc5#
- threat
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Rff5
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxf4
- 2.Sxc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Re5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxe5#
- threat
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Rf7
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxf4
- 2.Sxc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rxd7
- 3.Sf2#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxf4
- 2.Sxc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Sxg5
- threat
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Rxe8
- 3.Sf2#
- threat
- 2.Sxf8
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Sc2!
- threat
- 1.Sxf6?
- Keys
- 1.Qh7!
- threat
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.g7+
- 2...Rgf5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rgg6
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rff5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rfg6
- 3.Sf2#
- 2...Rgf5
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Ke4
- 2.Sxf6+
- 2...Kd3
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sg7#
- 2...Kd3
- 2.Sxf6+
- 1...Bxg2
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Bxg4
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Rd5
- 2.g7+
- 2...Rdf5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rff5
- 3.Sf2#
- 2...Rg6
- 3.Sf2#
- 2...Rdf5
- 2.g7+
- 1...Re5
- 2.g7+
- 2...Re4
- 3.Se5#
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Ref5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rff5
- 3.Sf2#
- 2...Rg6
- 3.Sf2#
- 2...Re4
- 2.g7+
- 1...Rgf5
- 2.Sf2+
- 2...Rxf2
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rxf2
- 2.Sf2+
- 1...Rh5
- 2.Qxh5
- threat
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Sf2#
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Qxf5#
- threat
- 2.g7+
- 2...Rhf5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rxh7
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rff5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rg6
- 3.Sf2#
- 2...Rhf5
- 2.Qxh5
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.g7+
- 2...Rff5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rgf5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rg6
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rff5
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Rf3
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.gxf3
- threat
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Rxg4
- 3.Sxc5#
- threat
- 2.g7+
- 2...Rff5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rgf5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rg6
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rff5
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Sf2#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.g7+
- 2...Re4
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Rff5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rgf5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rg6
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Re4
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Rff5
- 2.Sxc5+
- 2...Rxc5
- 3.Sf2#
- 2...Rxc5
- 2.Sxc5+
- 1...Rf7
- 2.gxf7+
- 2...Rf5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxc5#
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Rg6
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxc5#
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Rf5
- 2.g7+
- 2...Rgf5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rg6
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rff5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rgf5
- 2.gxf7+
- 1...Rf8
- 2.Qd7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.g7+
- 2...Rgf5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rg6
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rff5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rgf5
- 2.Qd7+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.g7+
- 2...Rgf5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rgg6
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rff5
- 3.Sf2#
- 3.Sxc5#
- 2...Rfg6
- 3.Sf2#
- 2...Rgf5
- 2.g7+
- threat
- 1.Qh7!
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