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PID: 196278 (2N1Q3/2b2K2/2Pr1p2/2k5/2B5/P2PP3/2R2r2/8 w - - 0 1)

Jacobs, Walter William

The Observer, 1943

(First published on Sun Feb 14 1943)

2N1Q3/2b2K2/2Pr1p2/2k5/2B5/P2PP3/2R2r2/8

#3

9 + 5

15239 Valois Notebooks 2019

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Rf1
      • 2.Ba6+
        • 2...Kd5
          • 3.Qe4#
    • 1...Rf3
      • 2.Ba6+
        • 2...Kd5
          • 3.Qe4#
    • 1...Rf5
      • 2.Ba6+
        • 2...Kd5
          • 3.Qe4#
    • 1...Rxc6
      • 2.d4#
    • 1...Re6
      • 2.d4#
    • 1...Rd7+
      • 2.Qxd7
        • threat
          • 3.Qd5#
          • 3.d4#
    • 1...f5
      • 2.Qe5+
        • 2...Kxc6
          • 3.Qb5#
        • 2...Rd5
          • 3.Qxd5#
  • Tries
    • 1.Ba6+?
      • 1...Kd5
        • 2.Qe4#
      • 1...Rxc2!
    • 1.Qe5+?
      • 1...Kxc6
        • 2.Qb5#
      • 1...Rd5
        • 2.Qxd5#
      • 1...fxe5+!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qe4!
      • threat
        • 2.d4+
          • 2...Rxd4
            • 3.exd4#
      • 1...Rd7+
        • 2.cxd7
          • threat
            • 3.Qd5#
            • 3.d4#
      • 1...Rxc2
        • 2.Qf5+
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Qb5#
          • 2...Rd5
            • 3.Qxd5#
      • 1...Rxd3
        • 2.Qd5+
          • 2...Rxd5
            • 3.Be2#
      • 1...Rd2
        • 2.Qf5+
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Qb5#
          • 2...Rd5
            • 3.Qxd5#
      • 1...Rd8
        • 2.d4+
          • 2...Rxd4
            • 3.exd4#

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