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PID: 201043 (8/8/2Br4/1K6/8/1Q6/p7/kq5R w - - 0 1)
Holladay, Edgar Dinwiddie
The Observer, 1949
(First published on Sun Jul 10 1949)
#3
4 + 4
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qc1
- 2.Rxc1#
- 1...Qe1
- 2.Rxe1+
- 2...Rd1
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...Rd1
- 2.Rxe1+
- 1...Qf1+
- 2.Rxf1+
- 2...Rd1
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...Rd1
- 2.Rxf1+
- 1...Qg1
- 2.Rxg1+
- 2...Rd1
- 3.Rxd1#
- 2...Rd1
- 2.Rxg1+
- 1...Rd5+
- 2.Bxd5
- 2...Qf1+
- 3.Rxf1#
- 2...Qxh1
- 3.Qxa2#
- 2...Qc1
- 3.Rxc1#
- 3.Qxa2#
- 2...Qd1
- 3.Rxd1#
- 3.Qxa2#
- 2...Qe1
- 3.Rxe1#
- 3.Qxa2#
- 2...Qg1
- 3.Rxg1#
- 3.Qxa2#
- 2...Qf1+
- 2.Bxd5
- 1...Qc1
- Keys
- 1.Be4!
- threat
- 2.Rxb1+
- 2...axb1Q
- 3.Qxb1#
- 2...axb1S
- 3.Qxb1#
- 2...axb1B
- 3.Qxb1#
- 2...axb1R
- 3.Qxb1#
- 2...axb1Q
- 2.Rxb1+
- 1...Qf1+
- 2.Rxf1+
- 2...Rd1
- 3.Rxd1#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Rd1
- 2.Rxf1+
- 1...Rd5+
- 2.Bxd5
- 2...Qf1+
- 3.Rxf1#
- 2...Qxh1
- 3.Qxa2#
- 2...Qc1
- 3.Rxc1#
- 3.Qxa2#
- 2...Qd1
- 3.Rxd1#
- 3.Qxa2#
- 2...Qe1
- 3.Rxe1#
- 3.Qxa2#
- 2...Qg1
- 3.Rxg1#
- 3.Qxa2#
- 2...Qf1+
- 2.Bxd5
- 1...Rb6+
- 2.Kxb6
- 2...Qg1+
- 3.Rxg1#
- 2...Qxh1
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Qc1
- 3.Rxc1#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Qd1
- 3.Rxd1#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Qe1
- 3.Rxe1#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Qf1
- 3.Rxf1#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Qg1+
- 2.Kxb6
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Rxd1
- 2...Qxd1
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Qc1
- 3.Rxc1#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Qxd1
- 2.Rxd1
- 1...Rd3
- 2.Bxd3
- 2...Qxh1
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Qc1
- 3.Rxc1#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Qd1
- 3.Rxd1#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Qe1
- 3.Rxe1#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Qf1
- 3.Rxf1#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Qg1
- 3.Rxg1#
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Qxh1
- 2.Bxd3
- threat
- 1.Be4!
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