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PID: 23492 (8/8/K7/3p1Q2/6p1/2B2Bp1/2pN1b2/2k4n w - - 0 1)
Heathcote, Godfrey
The Observer, 1937
(First published on Sun Nov 14 1937)
#3
5 + 7
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Bg1
- 2.Bd1
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd1
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...cxd1Q
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1S
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1B
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1R
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb1#
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- 1...Be3
- 2.Bd1
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd1
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...cxd1Q
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1S
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1B
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1R
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb1#
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Bd1
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd1
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...cxd1Q
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1S
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1B
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1R
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb1#
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Bd1
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd1
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...cxd1Q
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1S
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1B
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1R
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb1#
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Bd1
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd1
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...cxd1Q
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1S
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1B
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1R
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb1#
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Bd1
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd1
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...cxd1Q
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1S
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1B
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1R
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb1#
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- 1...Bg1
- Tries
- 1.Bd1?
- threat
- 2.Qxc2#
- 1...cxd1Q
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...cxd1S
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...cxd1B
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...cxd1R
- 2.Sb3#
- 2.Qb1#
- 1...Kxd1!
- threat
- 1.Qd3?
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd1
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...cxd1Q
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1S
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1B
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1R
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb1#
- threat
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Be1
- 3.Qxe1#
- 2...Be1
- 2.Bd1
- 1...gxf3
- 2.Qf1+
- 2...Be1
- 3.Qxe1#
- 2...Be1
- 2.Qf1+
- 1...g2
- 2.Bd1
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd1
- 3.Sb3#
- 2...cxd1Q
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1S
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1B
- 3.Qb1#
- 2...cxd1R
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qb1#
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- 1...Be1!
- threat
- 1.Qxg4?
- threat
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qa3#
- threat
- 2.Qb4
- threat
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Qa3#
- 3.Qb2#
- threat
- 2.Qa4
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Qg1#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Qa4
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Ba3
- 3.Qxa3#
- threat
- 2.Qa4
- 1...d4!
- threat
- 1.Qh7?
- threat
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Be1
- 3.Qxe1#
- 2...Bg1
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...Be1
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...Be1
- 2.Qxh1
- threat
- 3.Qxe1#
- threat
- 2.Qxh1
- 1...Bg1
- 2.Qxh1
- threat
- 3.Qxg1#
- threat
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Qa3#
- 3.Qe1#
- threat
- 2.Qxh1
- 1...Be3
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Bg1
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...Bg1
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Bg1
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...Bg1
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Bg1
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...Bg1
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Bg1
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...Bg1
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Qa3#
- 3.Qe1#
- threat
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Bg1
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...Bg1
- 2.Qe7
- threat
- 3.Qa3#
- 3.Qe1#
- threat
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...g2!
- threat
- 1.Qxd5?
- threat
- 2.Qa2
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qa3#
- threat
- 2.Qa5
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qa3#
- threat
- 2.Qa2
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Qa2
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qa3#
- threat
- 2.Qxd4
- threat
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Qg1#
- threat
- 2.Qa2
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Qa2
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qb2#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Qg1#
- 3.Qa3#
- threat
- 2.Qa2
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Qa2
- threat
- 3.Sb3#
- 3.Qa1#
- 3.Qb2#
- 3.Qa3#
- threat
- 2.Qb5
- threat
- 3.Qf1#
- 3.Qb2#
- threat
- 2.Qa2
- 1...gxf3!
- threat
- 1.Qh5?
- threat
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Be1
- 3.Qxe1#
- 2...Bg1
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...Be1
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...Be1
- 2.Qxh1
- threat
- 3.Qxe1#
- threat
- 2.Qxh1
- 1...Bg1
- 2.Qxh1
- threat
- 3.Qxg1#
- threat
- 2.Qxh1
- 1...Be3
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Bg1
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...Bg1
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Bg1
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...Bg1
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Bg1
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...Bg1
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...Bb6
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Bg1
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...Bg1
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Qxh1+
- 2...Bg1
- 3.Qxg1#
- 2...Bg1
- 2.Qxh1+
- 1...g2!
- threat
- 1.Qf8?
- threat
- 2.Qa3#
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Qxc5
- threat
- 3.Qg1#
- 3.Qa3#
- threat
- 2.Qxc5
- 1...gxf3!
- threat
- 1.Bd1?
- Keys
- 1.Sc4!
- threat
- 2.Sa3
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.Sa3
- 1...Kb1
- 2.Bd1
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kc1
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Ka2
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- 1...gxf3
- 2.Sa3
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kd1
- 3.Qxc2#
- threat
- 2.Sa3
- 1...dxc4
- 2.Qa5
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Kb1
- 3.Qa1#
- threat
- 2.Qa5
- 1...Bc5
- 2.Bd1
- threat
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kb1
- 3.Qxc2#
- 2...Kxd1
- 3.Qf1#
- 2...cxd1Q
- 3.Bb2#
- 2...cxd1S
- 3.Bd2#
- 2...cxd1B
- 3.Bb2#
- 3.Bd2#
- 2...cxd1R
- 3.Bb2#
- threat
- 2.Bd1
- 1...d4
- 2.Qa5
- threat
- 3.Qa1#
- 2...Kb1
- 3.Qa1#
- threat
- 2.Qa5
- threat
- 1.Sc4!
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