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PID: 197449 (K7/2BB4/p3NR2/n2kp1P1/8/1p3P2/1N6/8 w - - 0 1)
Holroyd, GC
The Observer, 1944
(First published on Sun Feb 6 1944)
#3
8 + 5
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sa4
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Sb6+
- 3.Sxb6#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Sa4
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Kxb7
- threat
- 3.Bc6#
- threat
- 2.Kxb7
- 1...e4
- 2.Rf5#
- 1...Sc4
- Tries
- 1.Ka7?
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sd1
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Sa4
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Sxb6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Sd1
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Kxb7
- threat
- 3.Bc6#
- threat
- 2.Kxb7
- 1...Sc6+!
- 1...Sc4
- 1.Kb8?
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sd1
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sxe3#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Se3#
- threat
- 2.Sa4
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Sxb6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Sd1
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Kxb7
- threat
- 3.Bc6#
- threat
- 2.Kxb7
- 1...Sc6+!
- 1...Sc4
- 1.Sd1?
- threat
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Kc4!
- threat
- 1.Sa4?
- threat
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Kc4!
- threat
- 1.Bb6?
- threat
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...e4
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Sc7+
- 1...Kd6!
- threat
- 1.Bb8?
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sa4
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Sb6+
- 3.Sxb6#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Sa4
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Kxb7
- threat
- 3.Bc6#
- threat
- 2.Kxb7
- 1...Sc6!
- 1...Sc4
- 1.Rf4?
- threat
- 2.Sa4
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Sa4
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sa4
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Sb6+
- 3.Sxb6#
- threat
- 2.Sxc4
- threat
- 3.Se3#
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Rxc4
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Sa4
- 1...exf4!
- threat
- 1.Rf5?
- threat
- 2.Rxe5#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sa4
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Sb6+
- 3.Sxb6#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Sa4
- 1...Sc6!
- threat
- 1.Rh6?
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sa4
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Sb6+
- 3.Sxb6#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Sa4
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Kxb7
- threat
- 3.Bc6#
- threat
- 2.Kxb7
- 1...e4
- 2.Rh4
- threat
- 3.fxe4#
- 2...exf3
- 3.Rd4#
- 2...e3
- 3.Rd4#
- threat
- 2.Rh4
- 1...Sc6!
- 1...Sc4
- 1.g6?
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sa4
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Sb6+
- 3.Sxb6#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Sa4
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Kxb7
- threat
- 3.Bc6#
- threat
- 2.Kxb7
- 1...Sc6!
- 1...Sc4
- 1.Ka7?
- Keys
- 1.Be8!
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Sa4
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 2...Sb6+
- 3.Sxb6#
- 2...Sb2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd2
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sa3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Se3
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sa5
- 3.Sb6#
- 2...Sd6
- 3.Sb6#
- threat
- 2.Sa4
- 1...Sc6
- 2.Bg6
- threat
- 3.Be4#
- 2...e4
- 3.Bxe4#
- 3.fxe4#
- threat
- 2.Bg6
- 1...Sb7
- 2.Kxb7
- threat
- 3.Bc6#
- threat
- 2.Kxb7
- 1...e4
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kxe6
- 3.Re5#
- 2...Kxe6
- 2.Rf5+
- 1...Sc4
- 1.Be8!
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