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PID: 196284 (8/3p2R1/6N1/1p1K2Pk/5Pp1/p6p/r2p3R/3B2n1 w - - 0 1)
Holroyd, GC
The Observer, 1943
(First published on Sun Apr 11 1943)
#3
7 + 9
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Rh7+
- 2...Kxg6
- 3.Bc2#
- 2...Kxg6
- 2.Rh7+
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Rh7+
- 2...Kxg6
- 3.Bxc2#
- 2...Kxg6
- 2.Rh7+
- 1...Se2
- 2.Rxh3+
- 2...gxh3
- 3.Bxe2#
- 2...gxh3
- 2.Rxh3+
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Rxh3+
- 2...Sh4
- 3.Rxh4#
- 2...gxh3
- 3.Bxf3#
- 2...Sh4
- 2.Rxh3+
- 1...Ra1
- Tries
- 1.Ke4?
- threat
- 2.Kf5
- threat
- 3.Bxg4#
- 3.Rh7#
- threat
- 2.Kf5
- 1...Se2
- 2.Rxh3+
- 2...gxh3
- 3.Bxe2#
- 2...gxh3
- 2.Rxh3+
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Rxh3+
- 2...Sh4
- 3.Rxh4#
- 2...gxh3
- 3.Bxf3#
- 2...Sh4
- 2.Rxh3+
- 1...Rc2!
- threat
- 1.Ke5?
- threat
- 2.Kf5
- threat
- 3.Bxg4#
- 3.Rh7#
- threat
- 2.Kf6
- threat
- 3.Rh7#
- threat
- 2.Kf5
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Rh7+
- 2...Kxg6
- 3.Bxc2#
- 2...Kxg6
- 2.Rh7+
- 1...Se2
- 2.Kf6
- threat
- 3.Rh7#
- 2...g3
- 3.Bxe2#
- threat
- 2.Rxh3+
- 2...gxh3
- 3.Bxe2#
- 2...gxh3
- 2.Kf6
- 1...Sf3+!
- threat
- 1.Ke4?
- Keys
- 1.Rh1!
- threat
- 2.Rxg1
- threat
- 3.Bxg4#
- threat
- 2.Rxg1
- 1...Ra1
- 2.Rh7+
- 2...Kxg6
- 3.Bc2#
- 2...Kxg6
- 2.Rh7+
- 1...Rc2
- 2.Rh7+
- 2...Kxg6
- 3.Bxc2#
- 2...Kxg6
- 2.Rh7+
- 1...Se2
- 2.Rxh3+
- 2...gxh3
- 3.Bxe2#
- 2...gxh3
- 2.Rxh3+
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Rxh3+
- 2...Sh4
- 3.Rxh4#
- 2...gxh3
- 3.Bxf3#
- 2...Sh4
- 2.Rxh3+
- 1...h2
- 2.Rxh2+
- 2...Sh3
- 3.Rxh3#
- 2...Sh3
- 2.Rxh2+
- threat
- 1.Rh1!
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