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PID: 184908 (8/8/5p2/5B1P/6Pk/p4r1N/2Q2P2/K6R w - - 0 1)
Andrade, Barry Jack da Costa
The Observer, 1929
(First published on Sun Mar 24 1929)
#3
8 + 4
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2018 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxf2
- 2.Qxf2#
- 1...Rb3
- 2.Qxb3
- 2...a2
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...a2
- 2.Qxb3
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Qxc3
- 2...a2
- 3.Qxf6#
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...a2
- 2.Qxc3
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Qxd3
- 2...a2
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...a2
- 2.Qxd3
- 1...Re3
- 2.fxe3
- threat
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Qf2#
- threat
- 2.fxe3
- 1...Rg3
- 2.fxg3+
- 2...Kxg3
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kxg3
- 2.fxg3+
- 1...Rxf5
- 2.Qxf5
- 2...a2
- 3.Sg1#
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Sg5#
- 2...a2
- 2.Qxf5
- 1...Rxf2
- Tries
- 1.Sg1+?
- 1...Rh3
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Kg5!
- 1...Rh3
- 1.Sg5+?
- 1...Rh3
- 2.Sf3#
- 1...Kxg5!
- 1...Rh3
- 1.Qc1?
- threat
- 2.Sg1+
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Rh3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Rh3
- 2.Sg1+
- 1...Rxf2
- 2.Qe1
- threat
- 3.Qxf2#
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Qxf2#
- threat
- 2.Qe1
- 1...Rxh3
- 2.Rxh3+
- 2...Kxh3
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Kxh3
- 2.Rxh3+
- 1...Re3
- 2.Sg1+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Kxg5
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Kxg5
- 2.Qxe3
- 2...a2
- 3.Sg1#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...a2
- 2.Sg1+
- 1...Rb3
- 2.Sg1+
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Rh3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Rh3
- 2.Sg1+
- 1...Rc3
- 2.Sg1+
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Rh3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Rh3
- 2.Qxc3
- 2...a2
- 3.Qxf6#
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...a2
- 2.Sg1+
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Sg1+
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Rh3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Sxd3#
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Rh3
- 2.Sg1+
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Sg1+
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Rh3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Rh3
- 2.Qh6
- threat
- 3.Qxf6#
- 2...Rg1+
- 3.Sxg1#
- 2...Rxg4
- 3.Sg1#
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Sg5#
- threat
- 2.Sg1+
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Sxf4+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Se2#
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Sd3#
- 3.Sd5#
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Sg6#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qxf4
- 2...a2
- 3.Sg1#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...a2
- 2.Sxf4+
- 1...Rxf5!
- threat
- 1.Qc3?
- threat
- 2.Qxf6#
- 1...Rxf2
- 2.Sxf2+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qd2#
- 3.Qc1#
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Qe1
- threat
- 3.Qxf2#
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Qxf2#
- threat
- 2.Sxf2+
- 1...Rxc3!
- threat
- 1.Sg1+?
- Keys
- 1.Qe4!
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- 2...a2
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...a2
- 2.Qxf3
- 1...Rxf2
- 2.Qe1
- threat
- 3.Qxf2#
- 2...Kg3
- 3.Qxf2#
- threat
- 2.Qe1
- 1...Rxh3
- 2.Rxh3+
- 2...Kxh3
- 3.Qh1#
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kxh3
- 2.Rxh3+
- 1...Rxf5
- 2.Qxf5
- 2...a2
- 3.Sg1#
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Sg5#
- 2...a2
- 2.Qxf5
- 1...Re3
- 2.Sg1+
- 2...Kg5
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kg5
- 2.Sg5+
- 2...Kxg5
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Rh3
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Kxg5
- 2.Qxe3
- 2...a2
- 3.Sg1#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...a2
- 2.Sg1+
- 1...Rb3
- 2.g5+
- 2...Kxh5
- 3.Bg6#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kxh5
- 2.g5+
- 1...Rc3
- 2.g5+
- 2...Kxh5
- 3.Bg6#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kxh5
- 2.g5+
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Qxd3
- 2...a2
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...a2
- 2.g5+
- 2...Kxh5
- 3.Bg6#
- 3.Qg4#
- 2...Kxh5
- 2.Qxd3
- 1...Rg3
- 2.g5+
- 2...Kxh5
- 3.Bg6#
- 2...Rg4
- 3.Qxg4#
- 2...Kxh5
- 2.g5+
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qxf4
- 2...a2
- 3.Sg1#
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...a2
- 2.Qxf4
- 1...a2
- 2.Qe1
- 2...Rxf2
- 3.Qxf2#
- 2...Rxh3
- 3.f4#
- 2...Rxf5
- 3.f3#
- 2...Ra3
- 3.f3#
- 2...Rb3
- 3.f3#
- 2...Rc3
- 3.f3#
- 2...Rd3
- 3.f3#
- 2...Re3
- 3.fxe3#
- 2...Rg3
- 3.fxg3#
- 2...Rf4
- 3.f3#
- 2...Rxf2
- 2.Qe1
- threat
- 1.Qe4!
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