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PID: 190951 (8/K4p2/8/1Np2P1B/4k1r1/7b/2P2R1Q/8 w - - 0 1)
Langstaff, William A
The Observer, 1938
(First published on Sun Oct 9 1938)
#3
7 + 5
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Re2+
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Re2#
- 2...Rxf4
- 2.Re2+
- 1...Rg1
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Rg2
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qxf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxf4+
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...c4
- 2.Re2+
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Sd4#
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Re2+
- 1...Ke3
- Tries
- 1.Re2+?
- 1...Kf3
- 2.Qf2#
- 1...Kxf5
- 2.Qe5#
- 1...Kd5!
- 1...Kf3
- 1.Qf4+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.c4+
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kc6
- 2.c4+
- 1...Rxf4!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Qd6?
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Re2#
- 2...Rxf4
- 2.Qxc5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Rd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Re2+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qxf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Re2+
- 1...Rg1
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re2#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Re2+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Rg2
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Rh4
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re2#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Re2+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Rg5
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re2#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Re2+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Qd4#
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re2#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Re2+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re2#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Re2+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Re2#
- 3.Rf3#
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qxc5#
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Re2+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bf1
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Qd2#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Rg3!
- threat
- 1.Re2+?
- Keys
- 1.Qb8!
- threat
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bxf7#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qe8+
- 1...Ke3
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Rxf4
- 3.Re2#
- 2...Rxf4
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Bxf7+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Bxf7+
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Qxf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qxf4+
- 1...Rg6
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Rg7
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...c4
- 2.Re2+
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kf3
- 2.Re2+
- 1...f6
- 2.Qe8+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Bf7#
- 3.Qe6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qe8+
- threat
- 1.Qb8!
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