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Problem Display
PID: 199241 (3K1Q2/6pP/2p1p1pb/4p1kn/4P3/4NPp1/3P2P1/7R w - - 0 1)
Young, Brian WM
The Observer, 1945
(First published on Sun Feb 18 1945)
#3
9 + 9
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qe7#
- 1...Sf4
- Tries
- 1.Sd1?
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- 1...Sf6!
- threat
- 1.Sf1?
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- 1...Sf6!
- threat
- 1.Sc2?
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- 1...Sf6!
- threat
- 1.Sc4?
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- 1...Sf6!
- threat
- 1.Sg4?
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qc5
- 1...c5
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- 1...Sf6!
- threat
- 1.Qc5?
- threat
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qe7#
- 1...Kf4!
- threat
- 1.Qd6?
- threat
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Kf6
- 2.Qe7#
- 1...Kf4!
- threat
- 1.Qe7+?
- 1...Kf4
- 2.Rh4#
- 2.Qh4#
- 1...Sf6!
- 1...Kf4
- 1.f4+?
- 1...Sxf4
- 2.Qe7#
- 1...exf4!
- 1...Sxf4
- 1.h8Q?
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Qxh6+
- 2...gxh6
- 3.Qxh6#
- 2...gxh6
- 2.Qxh6+
- 1...c5!
- 1...Sf6
- 1.Sd1?
- Keys
- 1.Sd5!
- threat
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Qe7#
- threat
- 2.Qd6
- threat
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Sc7
- 1...cxd5
- 2.Qc5
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...dxe4
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qc5
- 1...exd5
- 2.Qc5
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kf6
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...dxe4
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Qe7#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...d4
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qe7+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Rh4#
- 3.Qh4#
- 2...Sf6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.Qc5
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sxe6#
- threat
- 2.Sc7
- threat
- 1.Sd5!
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