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PID: 186091 (8/2p2N1p/1q2p2Q/4P3/2R5/1P1PPPBK/1N1kn1RP/1B2n3 w - - 0 1)
de Castro, B
The Observer, 1932
(First published on Sun Aug 28 1932)
#3
14 + 7
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2018 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qxe3
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Qxg5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Qf4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxe4#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Qd4
- 2.exd4#
- 1...Qa5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Qc5
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sxd3
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...Qa7
- 2.d4
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.exd4#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Rc2#
- threat
- 2.d4
- 1...Qxb3
- 2.e4#
- 1...Qb4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Qb5
- 2.e4#
- 1...Qa6
- 2.e4#
- 1...Qc6
- 2.e4#
- 1...Qd6
- 2.e4#
- 1...Qb7
- 2.e4#
- 1...Qb8
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Rxc2#
- 1...Sxg2
- 2.Rc2#
- 1...Sxd3
- 2.Rc2#
- 1...Sxf3
- 2.Rc2#
- 1...c5
- 2.e4#
- 1...c6
- 2.Sd6
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 2...Qd4
- 3.exd4#
- threat
- 2.Sd6
- 1...Qxe3
- Tries
- 1.Sd6?
- threat
- 2.Se4#
- 1...Qxd6
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Rxc2#
- 1...Qd4
- 2.exd4#
- 1...Qc6
- 2.e4#
- 1...Qb7
- 2.e4#
- 1...cxd6!
- threat
- 1.Bh4?
- 1...c6
- 2.Sd6
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 2...Qd4
- 3.exd4#
- threat
- 2.Sd6
- 1...Qc5
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sxd3
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...Qa7
- 2.d4
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.exd4#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Rc2#
- threat
- 2.d4
- 1...Qxe3!
- 1...c6
- 1.Rc5?
- threat
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sxg2
- 2.Rc2#
- 1...Sxd3
- 2.Rc2#
- 1...Sxf3
- 2.Rc2#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Rxc2#
- 1...Qxc5!
- threat
- 1.Qf4?
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 2...Qd4
- 3.exd4#
- 2...Qc6
- 3.e4#
- 2...Qb7
- 3.e4#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Qxe3
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Qxf4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- threat
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Qxf4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sxd3
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- threat
- 2.Rc6
- threat
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Qxf4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sxd3
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- threat
- 2.Rxc7
- threat
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Qxf4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sxd3
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...c6
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 2...Qd4
- 3.exd4#
- threat
- 2.Sd6
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 2...Qd4
- 3.exd4#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Qc5
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sxd3
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...Qa7
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 2...Qd4
- 3.exd4#
- 2...Qb7
- 3.e4#
- 2...Qa8
- 3.e4#
- threat
- 2.d4
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.exd4#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Rc2#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...h6!
- threat
- 1.Qh4?
- threat
- 2.Bxe1+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Bxe1+
- 1...Kxe3
- 2.Bf4+
- 2...Kxf3
- 3.Sg5#
- 3.Qg4#
- 3.Qh5#
- 2...Sxf4+
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Kxf3
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Rxe2#
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Bf4+
- 1...Sxg2
- 2.Rc2+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Rc2+
- 1...Sxd3
- 2.Rc2+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Rc2+
- 1...Sxf3
- 2.Rc2+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Bf2#
- 3.Rcxe2#
- 3.Rgxe2#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Rc2+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Rxc2+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Rxc2+
- 1...Qc6
- 2.Bxe1+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Bxe1+
- 1...Qb7
- 2.Bxe1+
- 2...Kxe3
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kxe3
- 2.Bxe1+
- 1...Qd4!
- threat
- 1.b4?
- threat
- 2.d4
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...Qxd4
- 3.exd4#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Rc2#
- threat
- 2.d4
- 1...Qxe3
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Qxg5
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Qf4
- 3.Bxf4#
- 2...Qe4
- 3.Sxe4#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...c6
- 2.Sd6
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 2...Qd4
- 3.exd4#
- threat
- 2.Sd6
- 1...Qc5
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sxd3
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- threat
- 2.bxc5
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sxd3
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...Qa7!
- threat
- 1.d4?
- threat
- 2.e4#
- 1...Qxd4
- 2.exd4#
- 1...Sxg2
- 2.Rc2#
- 1...Sxf3
- 2.Rc2#
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Rxc2#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Rc2#
- 1...Qxb3!
- threat
- 1.Sd6?
- Keys
- 1.Kg4!
- 1...Qxe3
- 2.Sg5
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Qf4+
- 3.Bxf4#
- 2...Qxg5+
- 3.Qxg5#
- 2...Qxf3+
- 3.Sxf3#
- 2...Qe4+
- 3.Sxe4#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- threat
- 2.Sg5
- 1...Qc5
- 2.Rxc5
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sxd3
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5
- 1...Qa7
- 2.d4
- threat
- 3.e4#
- 2...Qxd4+
- 3.exd4#
- 2...Sxg2
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sxf3
- 3.Rc2#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- 2...Sd3
- 3.Rc2#
- threat
- 2.d4
- 1...c6
- 2.Sd6
- threat
- 3.Se4#
- 2...Qd4+
- 3.exd4#
- 2...Sc2
- 3.Rxc2#
- threat
- 2.Sd6
- 1...Qxe3
- 1.Kg4!
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