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PID: 23403 (2br3b/5N2/4P1R1/8/1P1pkp1q/1K2NrP1/2P1R3/1B5Q w - - 0 1)
Harley, Brian
Heathcote, Godfrey
The Observer, 1948
(First published on Sun Apr 25 1948)
#3
11 + 8
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bxe6+
- 2.Rxe6+
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Be5
- 2.Rxe6+
- 1...Bxe6+
- Keys
- 1.Rg5!
- threat
- 2.c3+
- 2...d3
- 3.Sd1#
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...d3
- 2.c4+
- 2...d3
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...d3
- 2.c3+
- 1...Bxe6+
- 2.c4+
- 2...d3
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...d3
- 2.c4+
- 1...Qxg5
- 2.Qh7+
- 2...Qf5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Qg6
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Qf5
- 2.Qh7+
- 1...Qxh1
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Bxe5
- 3.Sg5#
- 2...Bxe5
- 2.Re5+
- 1...dxe3
- 2.c3+
- 2...Rd3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Rd3
- 2.c3+
- 1...fxe3
- 2.Qxh4+
- 2...Rf4
- 3.Qxf4#
- 2...Rf4
- 2.Qxh4+
- 1...fxg3
- 2.c3+
- 2...Kf4
- 3.Sg2#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Qxh4#
- 2...d3
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Kf4
- 2.c3+
- 1...d3
- 2.Sd5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.c3#
- 2...dxe2+
- 3.c3#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sd5+
- 1...Qh2
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Bxe5
- 3.Sg5#
- 2...Bxe5
- 2.Re5+
- 1...Qg4
- 2.Qh7+
- 2...Qf5
- 3.Qxf5#
- 2...Qf5
- 2.c3+
- 2...d3
- 3.Sd1#
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sxg4#
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...d3
- 2.c4+
- 2...d3
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...d3
- 2.Qh7+
- 1...Rd5
- 2.c3+
- 2...d3
- 3.Sd1#
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sxd5#
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...d3
- 2.c4+
- 2...d3
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...d3
- 2.c3+
- 1...Ba6
- 2.c3+
- 2...Bd3
- 3.Sd1#
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...d3
- 3.Sd1#
- 3.Sf1#
- 3.Sc4#
- 3.Sg4#
- 3.Sd5#
- 2...Bd3
- 2.c4+
- 2...d3
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...d3
- 2.c3+
- threat
- 1.Rg5!
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