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PID: 194669 (8/5p1p/1p3P1K/1P2B3/2P1P3/1P1kp3/4RP2/5B2 w - - 0 1)

Challenger, Alfred Clement

The Observer, 1941

(First published on Sun Jan 26 1941)

8/5p1p/1p3P1K/1P2B3/2P1P3/1P1kp3/4RP2/5B2

#3

10 + 5

15239 Valois Notebooks 2019

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Kxe4
      • 2.Rxe3+
        • 2...Kf5
          • 3.Bh3#
    • 1...exf2
      • 2.b4
        • 2...Kxc4
          • 3.Rb2#
  • Tries
    • 1.Kxh7?
      • 1...exf2
        • 2.b4
          • 2...Kxc4
            • 3.Rb2#
      • 1...Kxe4!
  • Keys
    • 1.b4!
      • 1...Kxc4
        • 2.Rb2+
          • 2...e2
            • 3.Bxe2#
      • 1...Kxe4
        • 2.Rxe3+
          • 2...Kf5
            • 3.Bh3#
      • 1...exf2
        • 2.Kxh7
          • 2...Kxc4
            • 3.Rb2#

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