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PID: 3245 (3n2Bk/6pP/P2p4/1P1P1Q2/5p2/5K2/8/8 w - - 0 1)
Bernard, Henry D'Oyly
The Observer, 1930
(First published on Sun Jun 8 1930)
#3
7 + 5
| 56 | The Problemist | 1937 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2018 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sc6
- 2.bxc6
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.bxc6
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qxe6
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.Qxe6
- 1...Sb7
- 2.axb7
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.axb7
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Qxf7
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.Qxf7
- 1...g5
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...g6
- 2.Qf6#
- 1...Sc6
- Tries
- 1.Qe4?
- 1...Sc6
- 2.bxc6
- 2...g5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...g5
- 2.bxc6
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qxe6
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.Qxe6
- 1...Sb7
- 2.axb7
- 2...g5
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...g5
- 2.axb7
- 1...Sf7!
- 1...Sc6
- 1.Qe6?
- 1...Sc6
- 2.bxc6
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.bxc6
- 1...Sb7
- 2.axb7
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.axb7
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Qxf7
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.Qxf7
- 1...Sxe6!
- 1...Sc6
- 1.Qxf4?
- 1...Sc6
- 2.bxc6
- 2...g5
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.bxc6
- 1...Sb7
- 2.axb7
- 2...g5
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qd4#
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.axb7
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Qxf7
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.Qxf7
- 1...Se6!
- 1...Sc6
- 1.Qf7?
- 1...Sc6
- 2.bxc6
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.bxc6
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qxe6
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.Qxe6
- 1...Sb7
- 2.axb7
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.axb7
- 1...Sxf7!
- 1...Sc6
- 1.Qf8?
- threat
- 2.Qxd8
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.Qxd8
- 1...Sc6
- 2.bxc6
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.bxc6
- 1...Sb7
- 2.axb7
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.axb7
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Qxf7
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.Qxf7
- 1...Se6!
- threat
- 1.b6?
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qxe6
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.Qxe6
- 1...Sb7
- 2.axb7
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.axb7
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Qxf7
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.Qxf7
- 1...Sc6!
- 1...Se6
- 1.a7?
- 1...Sc6
- 2.bxc6
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.bxc6
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qxe6
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.Qxe6
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Qxf7
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.Qxf7
- 1...Sb7!
- 1...Sc6
- 1.Qe4?
- Keys
- 1.Qc8!
- threat
- 2.Qxd8
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.Qxd8
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Qxc6
- 2...g5
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...g5
- 2.Qxc6
- 1...Se6
- 2.Qxe6
- 2...g5
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qf6#
- 2...g5
- 2.Qxe6
- 1...Sb7
- 2.axb7
- 2...g5
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...g6
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...g5
- 2.axb7
- 1...Sf7
- 2.Bxf7+
- 2...Kxh7
- 3.Qh3#
- 2...Kxh7
- 2.Bxf7+
- threat
- 1.Qc8!
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