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PID: 4114 (1rn5/1pRB2pK/3BR1N1/1p1k2P1/N6p/1nP2P2/Q3pb2/2qbr3 w - - 0 1)
Andrade, Barry Jack da Costa
Watney, Charles Gold
The Observer, 1924
(First published on Sun Dec 28 1924)
#3
11 + 13
| 56 | The Problemist | 2004 |
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qb2
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Qd2
- 2.Qxd2+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Sxd2
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Bd4
- 2.Qxd2+
- 1...Qa3
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Qe3
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Qxb6
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Se7#
- 2...Qxb6
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...Qf4
- 2.Sxf4#
- 1...Qa1
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Qc2
- 2.Qxb3+
- 2...Qxb3
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Qxb3
- 2.Qxb3+
- 1...Qxc3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Be3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Bxf4
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Bxf4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Bg3
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rxc5#
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Sxb6+
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Sxb6
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Sxb6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 2.Sxb6+
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Sxd6
- 2.Se7#
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Sa7
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Se7
- 2.Sxe7#
- 1...Qb2
- Tries
- 1.Sb6+?
- 1...Sxb6
- 2.Se7#
- 1...Bxb6!
- 1...Sxb6
- 1.Bb4?
- threat
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Qxc3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bxc3#
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Qe3
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Qxb6
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Qxb6
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Bxb6
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bxb6
- 2.Bxc8
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- threat
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...Qxg5!
- threat
- 1.Be7?
- threat
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Qxc3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Qe3
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Qxb6
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Qxb6
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Bxb6
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bxb6
- 2.Bxc8
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Qa3
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Qf4
- 3.Sxf4#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Sb6#
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Re4
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Bxe5
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Bxe5
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...Qxg5!
- threat
- 1.Bf8?
- threat
- 2.Re5#
- 1...Qxc3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Bxg7#
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Qe3
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Qxb6
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Qxb6
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Bxb6
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bxb6
- 2.Bxc8
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Qa3
- 3.Sf4#
- threat
- 2.Re4
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Be5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Bxe5
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Bxe5
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...Qxg5!
- threat
- 1.Qd2+?
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Sxd2
- 2.Sf4#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Sf4#
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Qxd2!
- 1...Bd4
- 1.Sb6+?
- Keys
- 1.Be5!
- threat
- 2.Bxc8
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Qa3
- 3.Sf4#
- threat
- 2.Bxc8
- 1...Qxg5
- 2.c4+
- 2...bxc4
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...bxc4
- 2.c4+
- 1...bxa4
- 2.Qd2+
- 2...Qxd2
- 3.c4#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Sxd2
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Qxd2
- 2.Qd2+
- 1...Qd2
- 2.Bxc8
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qxd2+
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Sxd2
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Bd4
- 2.Bxc8
- 1...Qe3
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Qxb6
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Qxb6
- 2.Sb6+
- 1...Qb1
- 2.c4+
- 2...bxc4
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...bxc4
- 2.c4+
- 1...Qc2
- 2.Qxb3+
- 2...Qxb3
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Qxb3
- 2.Qxb3+
- 1...Bc2
- 2.c4+
- 2...bxc4
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...bxc4
- 2.c4+
- 1...Bg1
- 2.Bxc8
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Qa3
- 3.Sf4#
- threat
- 2.Bxc8
- 1...Be3
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...Bxf4
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Bxf4
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Bxc8
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Qa3
- 3.Sf4#
- threat
- 2.Bxc8
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Sxb6+
- 2...Sxb6
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Sxb6
- 2.Se7+
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Sxb6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 2.Rxb6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- 3.Rxb5#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Sxd6
- 3.Sxb6#
- 2...Sxd6
- 2.Sxb6+
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Bxc8
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Qa3
- 3.Sf4#
- threat
- 2.Bxc8
- 1...b4
- 2.Bxc8
- threat
- 3.Se7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- threat
- 2.Qd2+
- 2...Qxd2
- 3.c4#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Sxd2
- 3.Sf4#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Sf4#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Qxd2
- 2.Bxc8
- 1...b6
- 2.Rec6
- threat
- 3.Be6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Rxd6#
- threat
- 2.Rec6
- threat
- 1.Be5!
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