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Problem Display
PID: 201035 (2b2K2/3p3p/2kP3Q/1R1p4/2P1p3/Pp1p1pn1/5p2/4r3 w - - 0 1)
Challenger, Alfred Clement
The Observer, 1949
(First published on Sun Apr 24 1949)
#3
6 + 12
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Tries
- 1.Qe3?
- threat
- 2.Rb6#
- 2.Qc5#
- 2.Qb6#
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Qh6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qh6+
- 1...d4
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qd5#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Rxe3!
- threat
- 1.Qg5?
- threat
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Qf6+
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kc7
- 2.Qh6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qf6+
- 1...Sf5!
- threat
- 1.Qe6?
- threat
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...dxc4
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...d4
- 2.Qd5#
- 1...dxe6!
- threat
- 1.Qe3?
- Keys
- 1.Qd2!
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Qc5#
- 3.cxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- 1...Kxd6
- 2.Qh6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Kc7
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Qh6+
- 1...dxc4
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qa5
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- 1...Ba6
- 2.cxd5+
- 2...Kxb5
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Kxb5
- 2.cxd5+
- 1...d4
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Qc5#
- threat
- 2.Qa5
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qc7#
- 2...Kxd6
- 3.Qb6#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 1.Qd2!
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