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PID: 200939 (6Q1/8/8/p7/Kp3P2/1P1PP3/N1pk2B1/2R2bB1 w - - 0 1)
Young, Brian WM
The Observer, 1949
(First published on Sun Mar 20 1949)
#3
10 + 5
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ke2
- 2.Bxf1+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Bxf1+
- 1...Kxd3
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Bxf1#
- 3.Bf3#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qh7+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.Qc4+
- 1...Bxg2
- 2.Qxg2+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qxg2+
- 1...Ke2
- Tries
- 1.Bf3?
- 1...Bxd3
- 2.Qg2+
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Be2
- 2.Qg2+
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qg2
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.Qxg2+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qxc2#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxc2#
- 3.Qd8#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- 1...Bh3!
- 1...Bxd3
- 1.Bh3?
- 1...Ke2
- 2.Bxf1+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kf3
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Bxf1+
- 1...Kxd3
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Bxf1#
- 3.Bg4#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qc4+
- 1...Bxd3
- 2.Qd5
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qd5
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qg2
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qxg2+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Bf5#
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qxg2+
- 1...Bxh3!
- 1...Ke2
- 1.Bb7?
- 1...Ke2
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- 1...Kxd3
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Ba6#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qh7+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.Qc4+
- 1...Bxd3
- 2.Qd5
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qd5
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qg2
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qxg2+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Ba6#
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qxg2+
- 1...Bh3!
- 1...Ke2
- 1.Ba8?
- 1...Ke2
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- 1...Kxd3
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qh7+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qc8
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.Qc4+
- 1...Bxd3
- 2.Qd5
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qd5
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qg2
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qxg2+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qxg2+
- 1...Bh3!
- 1...Ke2
- 1.Qc4?
- threat
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Ke2
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Bxd3!
- threat
- 1.Qd5?
- 1...Ke2
- 2.Bxf1+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Bxf1+
- 1...Bxg2
- 2.Qxg2+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qxg2+
- 1...Bxd3
- 2.Bh1
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Bh3
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Be4
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qxd3#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Bh1
- 1...Be2!
- 1...Ke2
- 1.Qg3?
- threat
- 2.Be4
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qf2#
- threat
- 2.e4
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Be4
- 1...Ke2
- 2.Bxf1+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qf2#
- 3.Qh2#
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Be4
- threat
- 3.Qe1#
- 3.Qf2#
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qe1#
- threat
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.e4
- threat
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qe3#
- threat
- 2.Bxf1+
- 1...Kxd3
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.e4+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qe3#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qg6+
- 1...Bxg2
- 2.Qf2+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qxg2+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qf2+
- 1...Be2!
- threat
- 1.Qc8?
- threat
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Ke2
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Kxd3
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...Bxd3!
- threat
- 1.Bf3?
- Keys
- 1.Bc6!
- 1...Ke2
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- 1...Kxd3
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qd5+
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qh7+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qg6+
- 2...Kd2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd2
- 2.Qc4+
- 1...Bxd3
- 2.Qd5
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Ke2
- 2.Qd5
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qg2
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Qd5#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qg2
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Qxg2+
- 2...Kxd3
- 3.Be4#
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd3
- 2.Qxg2+
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Ke2
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.Qc4
- 1...Ke2
- 1.Bc6!
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