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PID: 3577 (2B1r2r/3RP2p/2p1kBR1/6p1/1p3p1n/6qP/5N2/1QK2b2 w - - 0 1)
Anderson, Gerald Frank
The Observer, 1939
(First published on Sun Aug 27 1939)
#3
9 + 11
| 5383 | A Tribute to G F Anderson | 1974 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Bxh8+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.exd8Q#
- 3.exd8R#
- 2...Sxg6
- 3.exd8S#
- 2...hxg6
- 3.exd8S#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.exd8Q#
- 3.exd8R#
- 3.e8Q#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.exd8S+
- 2...Rxd8
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Rxd8
- 2.e8Q+
- 2...Rdxe8
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Rhxe8
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Rdxe8
- 2.e8R+
- 2...Rdxe8
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Rhxe8
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Rdxe8
- 2.Bxh8+
- 1...Ref8
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.e8Q#
- 3.e8S#
- 3.e8B#
- 3.e8R#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.exf8S+
- 2...Rxf8
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Rxf8
- 2.e8Q+
- 2...Rxe8
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Rxe8
- 2.e8R+
- 2...Rxe8
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Rxe8
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Reg8
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.e8Q#
- 3.e8R#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.e8Q+
- 2...Rxe8
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Rxe8
- 2.e8R+
- 2...Rxe8
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Rxe8
- 2.Qe4+
- 1...Rhf8
- 2.exf8S+
- 2...Rxf8
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Rxf8
- 2.exf8S+
- 1...Sg2
- 2.Ba1+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...hxg6
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...hxg6
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...hxg6
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Bd4+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...hxg6
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Bxh8+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...hxg6
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Ba1+
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Ba1+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...hxg6
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...hxg6
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Bc3+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...hxg6
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Bd4+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...hxg6
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Bxh8+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...hxg6
- 3.Qxg6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Ba1+
- 1...Rd8
- Tries
- 1.Ba1+?
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Rg7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Rg7+
- 1...Sxg6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...hxg6!
- 1...Kf7
- 1.Bb2+?
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Rg7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Rg7+
- 1...Sxg6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...hxg6!
- 1...Kf7
- 1.Bc3+?
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Rg7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Rg7+
- 1...Sxg6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...hxg6!
- 1...Kf7
- 1.Bd4+?
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Rg7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rd8#
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Rg7+
- 1...Sxg6
- 2.Qf5+
- 2...Kxf5
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Kxf5
- 2.Qf5+
- 1...hxg6!
- 1...Kf7
- 1.Rd3+?
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Rg7+
- 2...Kxf6
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...Kxf6
- 2.Rg7+
- 1...Rxc8!
- 1...Kf7
- 1.Rd6+?
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Be6#
- 2.Rg7#
- 1...Kxd6!
- 1...Kf7
- 1.Ba1+?
- Keys
- 1.Se4!
- threat
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Rg7#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rg7#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Rd6+
- 1...Qe1+
- 2.Rd1+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rg7#
- 2...Rxc8
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Rd1+
- 1...Qa3+
- 2.Bb2+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rf6#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sxg6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...hxg6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bb2+
- 1...Qc3+
- 2.Bxc3+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rf6#
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sxg6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...hxg6
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Bxc3+
- 1...Qe3+
- 2.Rd2+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sxg5#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rg7#
- 2...Rxc8
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Rd2+
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Kf7
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe4#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Rg7+
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Ke6
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Rxe7
- 2.Rxe7+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rxe7+
- 1...Rxc8
- 2.e8Q+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Rcxe8
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Rhxe8
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.e8Q+
- 1...Sxg6
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Rd6+
- 1...hxg6
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Rd6+
- 1...Qd3
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Rg7#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Rd6+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Sc5+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.exd8Q#
- 3.exd8R#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Rxd8+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rg7#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.exd8S+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rdg7#
- 2...Rxd8
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.e8Q+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rxd8#
- 2...Rdxe8
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Rhxe8
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.e8R+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Rdxe8
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Rhxe8
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Sc5+
- 1...Ref8
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rg7#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.exf8S+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Ra7#
- 3.Rb7#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Rf7#
- 3.Rdg7#
- 3.Rxh7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Rxf8
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.e8Q+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Ra7#
- 3.Rb7#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Rdg7#
- 3.Rxh7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Rxe8
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.e8R+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rdg7#
- 2...Rxe8
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Reg8
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.e8Q+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rd3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Ra7#
- 3.Rb7#
- 3.Rc7#
- 3.Re7#
- 3.Rdg7#
- 3.Rxh7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Rxe8
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.e8R+
- 2...Kf5
- 3.Sxg3#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rdg7#
- 2...Rxe8
- 3.Sc5#
- 2...Kf5
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Rhg8
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Rd8+
- 1...Bd3
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Rg7#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Rg7#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Rd6+
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Rg7#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Rd6+
- 1...Sf5
- 2.Qb3+
- 2...Qxb3
- 3.Sxg5#
- 2...Bc4
- 3.Qxc4#
- 2...Qxb3
- 2.Qb3+
- 1...f3
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Rg7#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Rd8+
- 2...Kf7
- 3.Rg7#
- 2...Kf7
- 2.Rd6+
- threat
- 1.Se4!
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