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PID: 200827 (4k3/2pRP2p/1p2P3/2p4p/2P5/2K1B2P/8/Rb1Qn2q w - - 0 1)
Young, Brian WM
The Observer, 1948
(First published on Sun Nov 21 1948)
#3
9 + 9
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qf3
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Qxh5+
- 2...Qg6
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Qg6
- 2.Qxh5+
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.cxd5
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Ba2
- 3.Qxh5#
- threat
- 2.Qxd5
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Rxa8#
- 1...Qf1
- 2.Ra8#
- 1...Qg1
- 2.Ra8#
- 1...Qh2
- 2.Ra8#
- 1...Qxh3
- 2.Ra8#
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Qxh5#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Ra8+
- 2...Bxa8
- 3.Qxh5#
- 2...Bxa8
- 2.Ra8+
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Qxh5#
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Ra8#
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Qxh5#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Ra8#
- 1...c6
- 2.Ra8#
- 1...h6
- 2.Qxh5+
- 2...Bg6
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Bg6
- 2.Qxh5+
- 1...Qf3
- Tries
- 1.Bg5?
- threat
- 2.Rd8#
- 1...Qf3+
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Rxd5
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Rd8#
- threat
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Qxd8
- 3.Qxd8#
- 3.exd8Q#
- 3.exd8R#
- 2...Qxd8
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.cxd5
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Rd8#
- threat
- 2.Rxd5
- 1...Qxh3+!
- threat
- 1.Rxc7?
- threat
- 2.Qd7#
- 2.Qd8#
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Ra8+
- 2...Qxa8
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Qd8
- 3.Rxd8#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxd8#
- 3.exd8Q#
- 3.exd8R#
- 2...Qxa8
- 2.Qxd5
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.cxd5
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Ba2
- 3.Qxh5#
- threat
- 2.Ra8+
- 1...Bd3!
- threat
- 1.Qf3?
- threat
- 2.Ra8#
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Sxf3
- 2.Ra8#
- 1...Qf1
- 2.Ra8#
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Qxh5#
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qf7#
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Ra8#
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Ra8#
- 2.Qf8#
- 1...Qxf3!
- threat
- 1.Qg4?
- threat
- 2.Qg8#
- 1...Qg2
- 2.Ra8+
- 2...Qxa8
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Qxa8
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Bg5#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Qxg2
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qg8#
- threat
- 2.Qg8+
- 2...Qxg8
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Qxg8
- 2.Ra8+
- 1...Qf3
- 2.Ra8+
- 2...Qxa8
- 3.Qg8#
- 2...Qxa8
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Qg8+
- 2...Qf8
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Qxf8#
- 3.exf8Q#
- 3.exf8R#
- 2...Qf8
- 2.Ra8+
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Bg5#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...hxg4!
- threat
- 1.Qd4?
- threat
- 2.Qh8#
- 1...Qg2
- 2.Ra8+
- 2...Qxa8
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Qxa8
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Qg8
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Qxg8#
- 2...Qg8
- 2.Ra8+
- 1...Qf3
- 2.Ra8+
- 2...Qxa8
- 3.Qh8#
- 2...Qxa8
- 2.Qh8+
- 2...Qf8
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Qxf8#
- 3.exf8Q#
- 3.exf8R#
- 2...Qf8
- 2.Ra8+
- 1...cxd4+!
- threat
- 1.Qd5?
- threat
- 2.Ra8#
- 1...Ba2
- 2.Qxh5#
- 1...Qxd5!
- threat
- 1.Qd6?
- threat
- 2.Rd8#
- 1...Qa8
- 2.Rxa8#
- 1...cxd6!
- threat
- 1.Bg5?
- Keys
- 1.Qe2!
- threat
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Kxe7
- 3.Bg5#
- 2...Kxe7
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Qg2
- 2.Qxg2
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qg8#
- threat
- 2.Qxg2
- 1...Qf3
- 2.Qxf3
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qf7#
- 3.Qf8#
- threat
- 2.Qxf3
- 1...Qe4
- 2.Qxh5+
- 2...Qg6
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Qg6
- 2.Qxh5+
- 1...Qd5
- 2.cxd5
- threat
- 3.Ra8#
- 2...Ba2
- 3.Qxh5#
- threat
- 2.cxd5
- 1...Be4
- 2.Ra8+
- 2...Bxa8
- 3.Qxh5#
- 2...Bxa8
- 2.Ra8+
- 1...h6
- 2.Qxh5+
- 2...Bg6
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Bg6
- 2.Qxh5+
- threat
- 1.Qe2!
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