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PID: 185272 (4kB2/3pP3/n6n/2pB2NK/r3p1pp/8/1pQ5/q4b2 w - - 0 1)
Andrade, Barry Jack da Costa
The Observer, 1930
(First published on Sun Dec 28 1930)
#3
6 + 12
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2018 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Sxe4
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Sxe4
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Sxe4
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Sxe4
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Kxh6
- threat
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...d6
- 3.Bc6#
- threat
- 2.Kxh6
- 1...Ra5
- 2.Sxe4
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Sxe4
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Sxe4
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Sxe4
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Bf7#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Bxf7#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Bf7#
- 1...e3
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sf7
- 2.Qg6+
- 1...c4
- 2.Kxh6
- threat
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...d6
- 3.Bc6#
- threat
- 2.Sxe4
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Kxh6
- 1...d6
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...Ra2
- Tries
- 1.Sxe4?
- threat
- 2.Sd6#
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...d6
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...b1Q
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...b1S
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...b1B
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...b1R
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Sg8
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Rxe4!
- threat
- 1.Qf2?
- threat
- 2.Kxh6
- threat
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Qf7#
- 2...d6
- 3.Bc6#
- threat
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Kxh6
- 1...b1Q
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...b1S
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...b1B
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...b1R
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Qd1
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Qe1
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Qa3
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Sxe4
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Sxe4
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Sxe4
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Sxe4
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Sb4
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...e3
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Qf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Qa2!
- threat
- 1.Sxe4?
- Keys
- 1.Qb3!
- threat
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- threat
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...b1Q
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...b1R
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Qd1
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Qe1
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Qa2
- 2.Sh7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Sg8
- 3.Bf7#
- threat
- 2.Sh7
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Rc4
- 2.Kxh6
- threat
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...d6
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Kxh6
- 1...Rd4
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Be2
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Bc4
- 2.Sxe4
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Sxe4
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Sb4
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...g3
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...c4
- 2.Kxh6
- threat
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...d6
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Qb5#
- threat
- 2.Sxe4
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Qd8#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- threat
- 2.Qb7
- threat
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Sf7
- 3.Bxf7#
- threat
- 2.Kxh6
- threat
- 1.Qc4!
- threat
- 2.Sxe4
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Sxe4
- 1...Rxc4
- 2.Kxh6
- threat
- 3.Bf7#
- 2...d6
- 3.Bc6#
- threat
- 2.Kxh6
- 1...Bxc4
- 2.Sxe4
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Sxe4
- 1...b1Q
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...b1S
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...b1B
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...b1R
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Qb1
- 2.Sh7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Sg8
- 3.Bf7#
- threat
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Sh7
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Qd1
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Qe1
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Qa2
- 2.Sxe4
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Sh7
- threat
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Sg8
- 3.Bf7#
- threat
- 2.Sxe4
- 1...Rb4
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Be2
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Sb4
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- 1...e3
- 2.Se4
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Se4
- 1...g3
- 2.Bf7+
- 2...Sxf7
- 3.Qxf7#
- 2...Sxf7
- 2.Bf7+
- threat
- 1.Qb3!
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