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PID: 186970 (6k1/8/6P1/3PpN1R/3n3N/2B5/6K1/8 w - - 0 1)
Bowater, Percy
The Observer, 1934
(First published on Sun Feb 11 1934)
#3
7 + 3
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kf8
- 2.Rh8#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sxf3
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Sxf3
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.Sxf5
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Sc6
- 2.dxc6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.dxc6
- 1...Se6
- 2.dxe6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.dxe6
- 1...e4
- 2.Bxd4
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxd4
- 1...Kf8
- Tries
- 1.Kg1?
- 1...Sf3+
- 2.Sxf3
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Sxf3
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.Sxf5
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sc6
- 2.dxc6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.dxc6
- 1...Se6
- 2.dxe6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.dxe6
- 1...e4
- 2.Bxd4
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxd4
- 1...Se2+!
- 1...Sf3+
- 1.Kh1?
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.Sxf5
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sxf3
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Sxf3
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sc6
- 2.dxc6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.dxc6
- 1...Se6
- 2.dxe6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.dxe6
- 1...e4
- 2.Bxd4
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxd4
- 1...Se2!
- 1...Sxf5
- 1.Kf2?
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.Sxf5
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Se2
- 2.Kxe2
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Kxe2
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sxf3
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Sxf3
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sc6
- 2.dxc6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.dxc6
- 1...Se6
- 2.dxe6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.dxe6
- 1...e4!
- 1...Sxf5
- 1.Kg3?
- 1...Sxf5+
- 2.Sxf5
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sxf3
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Sxf3
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sc6
- 2.dxc6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.dxc6
- 1...Se6
- 2.dxe6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.dxe6
- 1...e4
- 2.Bxd4
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxd4
- 1...Se2+!
- 1...Sxf5+
- 1.Kh3?
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.Sxf5
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Sxf3
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Sxf3
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sc6
- 2.dxc6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.dxc6
- 1...Se6
- 2.dxe6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.dxe6
- 1...e4
- 2.Bxd4
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxd4
- 1...Se2!
- 1...Sxf5
- 1.Bxd4?
- threat
- 2.Ba1
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Bb2
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Bc3
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Bxe5
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Ba1
- 1...Kf8
- 2.Rh8#
- 1...e4
- 2.Rh8#
- 1...exd4!
- threat
- 1.Kg1?
- Keys
- 1.Kh2!
- 1...Sf3+
- 2.Sxf3
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Sxf3
- 1...Sxf5
- 2.Sxf5
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.Sxf5
- 1...Sc2
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Se2
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxe5
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxe5
- 1...Sc6
- 2.dxc6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.dxc6
- 1...Se6
- 2.dxe6
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...e4
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 2.dxe6
- 1...e4
- 2.Bxd4
- threat
- 3.Rh8#
- 2...Kf8
- 3.Rh8#
- threat
- 2.Bxd4
- 1...Sf3+
- 1.Kh2!
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