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PID: 24547 (4R2Q/PB1p4/4q1P1/1nBNN2n/1K2k1P1/1p6/b7/4r3 w - - 0 1)
Heathcote, Godfrey
The Observer, 1938
(First published on Sun Apr 24 1938)
#3
10 + 8
| 3147 | Chess Problems: Introduction to an Art | 1963 |
| 17117 | Bindningsproblem med modellmatter (Froberg) | 1983 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Sc3#
- 1...Sf4
- Tries
- 1.Sf6+?
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Sxh5#
- 1...Kf4!
- 1...Kxe5
- 1.Sf6+?
- Keys
- 1.Qh6!
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Sxd7#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qxe1#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxe1#
- 2...Qxg4
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Qxd5
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...Qxe5
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Qc6
- 3.Qg2#
- 3.Qd3#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Rb1
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Rc1
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Rd1
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Rf1
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Rg1
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Rh1
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Re2
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Re3
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Kxe5
- 2.Qg5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qxh5+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf5#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qg5+
- 1...Qxg4
- 2.Se3+
- 2...d5
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...d5
- 2.Se3+
- 1...Qxd5
- 2.Bxd5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.a8Q#
- 3.a8B#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Bxd5+
- 1...Qxe5
- 2.Sf4+
- 2...d5
- 3.Bxd5#
- 2...d5
- 2.Sf4+
- 1...Qxe8
- 2.Qd2
- threat
- 3.Qxe1#
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qxe1#
- 2...Qxe5
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Ra1
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Rb1
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Rc1
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Rd1
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Rf1
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Rg1
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Rh1
- 3.Qe3#
- 3.Qe2#
- 2...Re2
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Re3
- 3.Qxe3#
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Qd4#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Qf4#
- 2...Sf4
- 3.Qxf4#
- threat
- 2.Qd2
- 1...Sxa7
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Sxd7#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Qc6
- 2.Qf4+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Sxf4
- 3.Sf6#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Qf4+
- 1...Qe7
- 2.Rxe7
- threat
- 3.Sc3#
- 3.Sf6#
- threat
- 2.Rxe7
- 1...Re2
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Sxd7#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Bb1
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Sxd7#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...Sa3
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Sxd7#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Sxc3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Sxd7#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sxc3+
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Sxd7#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...Sd6
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Sxd7#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sf6+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Sxd7#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...b2
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Sxd7#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sc3+
- 1...d6
- 2.Sc3+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sf6+
- 2...Kxe5
- 3.Sd7#
- 3.Qg5#
- 2...Kxe5
- 2.Sc3+
- threat
- 1.Qh6!
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