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PID: 205585 (K1kn1Nn1/1Np2pp1/2p2p2/5b2/2Q5/8/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Maclay, J Neil
The Observer, 1953
(First published on Sun Mar 29 1953)
#3
4 + 9
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bb1
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxd8#
- threat
- 2.Qd4
- 1...Bc2
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxd8#
- threat
- 2.Qd4
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Qxd3
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxd8#
- threat
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxd8#
- threat
- 2.Qxd3
- 1...Bg6
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxd8#
- threat
- 2.Qd4
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Bh3
- 3.Qxd8#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Qxd8#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Qxd8#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Qxd8#
- 2...Be8
- 3.Qxd8#
- threat
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Qxd7#
- 2...Bh3
- 3.Qxd8#
- 2...Bg4
- 3.Qxd8#
- 2...Bf5
- 3.Qxd8#
- 2...Be6
- 3.Qxd8#
- 2...Be8
- 3.Qxd8#
- threat
- 2.Qd3
- 1...Bh7
- 2.Qd4
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxd8#
- threat
- 2.Qd4
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Sxf8
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sg5
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc6
- 1...Bb1
- Tries
- 1.Qd3?
- threat
- 2.Qxd8#
- 1...Sxb7
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Bxd3!
- threat
- 1.Qb5?
- threat
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...cxd6
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...cxd6
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Sxb7
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Sxf8
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sg5
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc6
- 1...cxb5!
- threat
- 1.Qd5?
- threat
- 2.Qxd8#
- 1...Sxb7
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...cxd5!
- threat
- 1.Qa6?
- threat
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Sxf8
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sg5
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc6
- 1...Sxb7!
- threat
- 1.Qa4?
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Sxf8
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sg5
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc6
- 1...c5
- 2.Qe8
- threat
- 3.Qxd8#
- threat
- 2.Qe8
- 1...Sxb7!
- threat
- 1.Qd4?
- threat
- 2.Qxd8#
- 1...Bd7
- 2.Qxd7#
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qd7#
- 1...Sxb7!
- threat
- 1.Qd3?
- Keys
- 1.Qc5!
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- threat
- 3.Qb8#
- threat
- 2.Qa7
- 1...Sxb7
- 2.Qxf5+
- 2...Kd8
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kd8
- 2.Qxf5+
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Sxf8
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sg5
- 3.Qe8#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Sd6#
- threat
- 2.Qxc6
- threat
- 1.Qc5!
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