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PID: 163886 (8/1N2N3/n1p5/BR6/pbk5/p2R4/4K3/3B4 w - - 0 1)
Milner-Barry, Philip Stuart
The Observer, 1925
(First published on Sun Dec 27 1925)
#3
7 + 6
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2017 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Be1
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Bd2
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Bc3
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Bxa5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sxc5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Sxd6#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sd6#
- 2.Rxb4#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Rxb4#
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Rxb4#
- 1...c5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Be1
- Tries
- 1.Sf5?
- threat
- 2.Sfd6+
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 2.Sbd6+
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Sxb4
- 3.Sfd6#
- 2...Sxb4
- 2.Sfd6+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Sfd6+
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 2.Sbd6+
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kxb5
- 3.Bxa4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Sfd6#
- 3.Sbd6#
- 2...Kxb5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Sfd6#
- 3.Sbd6#
- 2...Sxc5
- 2.Sfd6+
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sfd6+
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 2.Sbd6+
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 2.Rc3+
- 2...Kxb5
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Kxb5
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kxb5
- 3.Bxa4#
- 2...Kxb5
- 2.Sfd6+
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Sfd6+
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 2.Sbd6+
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 2.Rc3+
- 2...Kxb5
- 3.Sd4#
- 2...Kxb5
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kxb5
- 3.Bxa4#
- 2...Kxb5
- 2.Sfd6+
- 1...Kxb5!
- threat
- 1.Sc8?
- threat
- 2.Sbd6+
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Kxb5
- 3.Bxa4#
- 2...Kxb5
- 2.Scd6+
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 2.Rxb4+
- 2...Sxb4
- 3.Scd6#
- 2...Sxb4
- 2.Sbd6+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Sbd6+
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Kxb5
- 3.Bxa4#
- 2...Bxb6
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Kxb5
- 2.Scd6+
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Sbd6#
- 3.Scd6#
- 2...Sxc5
- 2.Sbd6+
- 1...Be7
- 2.Sbd6+
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Kxb5
- 3.Bxa4#
- 2...Kxb5
- 2.Scd6+
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 2.Sbd6+
- 1...Bf8
- 2.Sbd6+
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 2.Sb6+
- 2...Kxb5
- 3.Bxa4#
- 2...Kxb5
- 2.Scd6+
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 2...Bxd6
- 2.Sbd6+
- 1...Kxb5!
- threat
- 1.Bxa4?
- threat
- 2.Sxc6
- threat
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rxc3#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Sg6
- threat
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- threat
- 2.Rb6
- threat
- 3.Bb3#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rxb4#
- threat
- 2.Sxc6
- 1...Bxe7
- 2.Rb6
- threat
- 3.Bb3#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Rb4#
- threat
- 2.Rb6
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Sxc6
- threat
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rxd4#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Sg6
- threat
- 3.Se5#
- 2...Bd4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Bd6
- 3.Sxd6#
- threat
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sxc5
- 2.Sxc6
- 1...a2!
- threat
- 1.Bxb4?
- threat
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...cxb5
- 2.Sd5
- threat
- 3.Sa5#
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sxb4
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Sba5#
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Sxb4
- 3.Sca5#
- 3.Se5#
- threat
- 2.Sd5
- 1...Kxb5!
- threat
- 1.Rc5+?
- 1...Sxc5
- 2.Sd6#
- 1...Bxc5!
- 1...Sxc5
- 1.Rbd5?
- threat
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.R3d4#
- 2...Bxd6
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...Bxa5
- 2.Sxa5+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Sexc6#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Sxa5+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.R3d4#
- 2...Bxd6
- 2.R3d4+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Bxa4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sxc5
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...cxd5!
- threat
- 1.Re5?
- 1...Bxa5
- 2.Sxa5+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Sexc6#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Sxc6#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Sxa5+
- 1...Bxe7
- 2.Re4+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Bxa4#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Re4+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sxc5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Bxa4
- threat
- 3.Bb3#
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- threat
- 2.Bxa4
- 1...Sb8
- 2.Bxa4
- threat
- 3.Bb3#
- 3.Re4#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Bc5
- 3.Rxc5#
- threat
- 2.Bxa4
- 1...a2!
- 1...Bxa5
- 1.Sf5?
- Keys
- 1.Ke3!
- threat
- 2.Be2
- threat
- 3.Rxa3#
- 2...Bd2+
- 3.Rxd2#
- 2...Bc5+
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxb5
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rxa3#
- 3.Rb3#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rxc3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rdd5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rxb4#
- 2...a2
- 3.Ra3#
- threat
- 2.Be2
- 1...Bd2+
- 2.Rxd2
- threat
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Be2#
- 2...Kxb5
- 3.Be2#
- 2...cxb5
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Sb4
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Rxd2
- 1...Bc5+
- 2.Rxc5+
- 2...Sxc5
- 3.Sd6#
- 2...Sxc5
- 2.Rxc5+
- 1...Kxb5
- 2.Be2
- threat
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rxa3#
- 3.Rb3#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Bd2+
- 3.Rxd2#
- 2...Kc4
- 3.Rxa3#
- threat
- 2.Be2
- 1...Bxe7
- 2.Rc3+
- 2...Kxb5
- 3.Be2#
- 2...Kxb5
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Kxb5
- 3.Be2#
- 3.Bxa4#
- 2...Kxb5
- 2.Rc3+
- 1...cxb5
- 2.Sd6+
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Rd5#
- 2...Bxd6
- 3.Rc3#
- 2...Kc5
- 2.Sd6+
- 1...a2
- 2.Be2
- threat
- 3.Ra3#
- 2...Bd2+
- 3.Rxd2#
- 2...Bc5+
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...Kxb5
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Ra3#
- 3.Rb3#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rd5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Ba3
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rxa3#
- 3.Rdb3#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rdd5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Bc3
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rd1#
- 3.Rd2#
- 3.Rxc3#
- 3.Rd4#
- 3.Rdd5#
- 3.Rd6#
- 3.Rd7#
- 3.Rd8#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Sd6#
- 3.Rxb4#
- 2...a3
- 3.Rxa3#
- threat
- 2.Be2
- threat
- 1.Ke3!
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