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PID: 184464 (3k4/5r2/3PRpB1/8/8/4p3/p7/K1R5 w - - 0 1)

Milner-Barry, Philip Stuart

The Observer, 1928

(First published on Sun Oct 7 1928)

3k4/5r2/3PRpB1/8/8/4p3/p7/K1R5

#3

5 + 5

15239 Valois Notebooks 2018

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Rc7
      • 2.Rxc7
        • threat
          • 3.Re8#
    • 1...Rd7
      • 2.Re8#
    • 1...Re7
      • 2.dxe7+
        • 2...Kd7
          • 3.e8Q#
  • Tries
    • 1.Bxf7?
      • threat
        • 2.Rc7
          • threat
            • 3.Re8#
      • 1...Kd7
        • 2.Rc7+
          • 2...Kd8
            • 3.Re8#
      • 1...e2!
  • Keys
    • 1.Bf5!
      • threat
        • 2.Rxf6
          • threat
            • 3.Rc8#
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Rc8#
          • 2...Rc7
            • 3.Rf8#
          • 2...Rd7
            • 3.Rf8#
        • 2.Re7
          • threat
            • 3.Rc8#
        • 2.Re8+
          • 2...Kxe8
            • 3.Rc8#
      • 1...Kd7
        • 2.Rxf6+
          • 2...Kd8
            • 3.Rc8#
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Rc8#
      • 1...Rc7
        • 2.dxc7+
          • 2...Kd7
            • 3.c8Q#
          • 2...Kc8
            • 3.Rb6#
      • 1...Re7
        • 2.Rxe7
          • 2...e2
            • 3.Rc8#
      • 1...Ra7
        • 2.Rxf6
          • threat
            • 3.Rc8#
            • 3.Rf8#
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Rc8#
      • 1...Rb7
        • 2.Rc8+
          • 2...Kd7
            • 3.Rxf6#
          • 2...Kxc8
            • 3.Re8#
      • 1...Rd7
        • 2.Rxe3
          • 2...Rxd6
            • 3.Rc8#
          • 2...Re7
            • 3.Rc8#
          • 2...Ra7
            • 3.Rc8#
          • 2...Rb7
            • 3.Rc8#
          • 2...Rc7
            • 3.dxc7#
          • 2...Rf7
            • 3.Rc8#
          • 2...Rg7
            • 3.Rc8#
          • 2...Rh7
            • 3.Rc8#
      • 1...Rg7
        • 2.Rxf6
          • threat
            • 3.Rc8#
            • 3.Rf8#
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Rc8#
      • 1...Rh7
        • 2.Rxf6
          • threat
            • 3.Rc8#
            • 3.Rf8#
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Rc8#
      • 1...Rf8
        • 2.Rxe3
          • threat
            • 3.Rc8#
        • 2.Re4
          • threat
            • 3.Rc8#
        • 2.Re5
          • threat
            • 3.Rc8#
        • 2.Rxf6
          • threat
            • 3.Rc8#
            • 3.Rxf8#
          • 2...Ke8
            • 3.Rc8#
        • 2.Re7
          • threat
            • 3.Rc8#
      • 1...e2
        • 2.Re8+
          • 2...Kxe8
            • 3.Rc8#

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