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PID: 82614 (1N4n1/5b2/4RBp1/1B1kp1K1/p2P4/4p3/8/1Q1n4 w - - 0 1)
Havel, Miroslav
The Observer, 1926
(First published on Sun Apr 11 1926)
#3
7 + 8
| 6490 | yacpdb | 2009 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2017 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Kxe6
- 2.Bc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bc4+
- 1...exd4
- 2.Qa2+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...Bxe6
- 3.Bc6#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qa2+
- 1...e4
- 2.Qa2#
- 2.Qxe4#
- 1...Kxd4
- Tries
- 1.Be2?
- threat
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Rd6+
- 2...Kc3
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Bd5
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kc3
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qb4+
- 2...Kd5
- 3.Rxe5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kd5
- 2.Rd6+
- 1...Kxe6
- 2.Bc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Bc4+
- 1...Bxe6
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qb5+
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qb5+
- 1...exd4
- 2.Bf3+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rc6#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Re5+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qa2+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qe4+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...Bxe6
- 3.Bf3#
- 3.Qxd4#
- threat
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Qb6
- threat
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd6#
- threat
- 2.Qb7+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sa6#
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Bf3+
- 1...Be8
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Bc4#
- 2...exd4
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Re5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qc4#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Ra5#
- 3.Rb5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxe5+
- 1...Se7
- 2.Qb5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qd7#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qb5+
- 1...Sb2!
- threat
- 1.Bc4+?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qd3+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Sa6#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Qd3+
- 1...Kxc4!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Bc6+?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Bxe5+
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qb5#
- 2...Kc4
- 2.Bxe5+
- 1...Kxe6
- 2.Qe4
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qb5
- threat
- 3.Qd5#
- 3.Qxe5#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qxe5#
- threat
- 2.Qe4
- 1...Kc4!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Bxe5?
- threat
- 2.Rd6#
- 1...Bxe6
- 2.Sa6
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Bd3
- threat
- 3.Qa2#
- 3.Qb5#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Qh1#
- threat
- 2.Qa2+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qg2#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd3
- threat
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Bc6#
- threat
- 2.Sa6
- 1...Kxe6!
- threat
- 1.Rxe5+?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Kd6!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Rc6?
- threat
- 2.Bc4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Rd6#
- threat
- 2.Bc4+
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Bc4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Bc4+
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Qh1#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Be6
- 2.Bc4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rd6#
- threat
- 2.Bc4+
- 1...Be8
- 2.Bc4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Bc4+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Bc4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Bc4+
- 1...Se7
- 2.Bc4+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Bc4+
- 1...Sf2!
- threat
- 1.Qa2+?
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Ke4!
- 1...Kxd4
- 1.Qd3?
- threat
- 2.Bc4#
- 1...Kxe6
- 2.Qc4+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qc6#
- 3.dxe5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.dxe5
- threat
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Bd7#
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qd6#
- 3.Qd7#
- threat
- 2.Qc4+
- 1...Bxe6
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Bc4#
- 3.Bc6#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sb2!
- threat
- 1.Qe4+?
- 1...Kxe6
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Kxe4!
- 1...Kxe6
- 1.Qf5?
- threat
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...Kxd4
- 2.Qxe5#
- 1...gxf5!
- threat
- 1.Qb4?
- threat
- 2.Rxe5#
- 1...Kxe6
- 2.Bc4#
- 1...Bxe6
- 2.Bc6#
- 1...exd4
- 2.Bc4#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...e4
- 2.Bc4#
- 2.Re5#
- 2.Rd6#
- 2.Qd6#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Ke4!
- threat
- 1.Be2?
- Keys
- 1.Sa6!
- threat
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sc7+
- 1...Kxe6
- 2.Qa2+
- 2...Kd6
- 3.dxe5#
- 2...Kd6
- 2.Qa2+
- 1...Bxe6
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sxf6
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sc7+
- 1...Be8
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd3#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sc7+
- 1...Sb2
- 2.Qh1+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Bxe5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Qc6#
- 2...e4
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qxe4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Qh1+
- 1...Sf2
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qb2#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sc7+
- 1...Sh6
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Be7#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sc7+
- 1...Se7
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Rd6#
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Rc5#
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Bxe7#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Sc7+
- 1...e2
- 2.Rxe5+
- 2...Kxd4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Kd6
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kxd4
- 2.Rxe5+
- threat
- 1.Sa6!
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