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PID: 271578 (3R4/nB1Rp1N1/2p1p2K/2p3P1/4k3/7N/4PP2/2n5 w - - 0 1)
West, W
The Observer, 1960
(First published on Sun Jun 19 1960)
#3
9 + 7
| 17397 | Ling Notebooks | 2023 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Rxe7
- threat
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxe6#
- threat
- 2.Rxe7
- 1...Sa2
- 2.Rd3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Rd3
- 1...Sxe2
- 2.Rd3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Rd3
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Rd3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Rd3
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Rxd3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd3
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...c4
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Ke5
- Tries
- 1.Kh7?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Rxe7
- threat
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxe6#
- threat
- 2.Rxe7
- 1...Sxe2
- 2.Rd3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Rd3
- 1...Sa2
- 2.Rd3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Rd3
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Rd3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Rd3
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Rxd3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd3
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...c4
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...e5!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Bxc6+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.f4#
- 1...Sxc6!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Rd1?
- 1...Sxe2
- 2.R1d3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.R1d3
- 1...e5
- 2.Rxc1
- threat
- 3.Rc4#
- 2...Sb5
- 3.Bxc6#
- 2...c4
- 3.Rxc4#
- threat
- 2.Rxc1
- 1...Sa2
- 2.R1d3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.R8d3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.R1d3
- 1...Sb3
- 2.R1d3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.R1d3
- 1...Sd3
- 2.R1xd3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.R8xd3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.R1xd3
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...c4
- 2.R1d4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.R8d4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.R1d4+
- 1...Ke5!
- 1...Sxe2
- 1.Rd2?
- 1...Sxe2
- 2.R2d3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.R2d3
- 1...e5
- 2.f3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Sf5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.f3+
- 1...Sa2
- 2.R2d3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.R8d3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.R2d3
- 1...Sb3
- 2.R2d3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.R2d3
- 1...Sd3
- 2.R2xd3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.R8xd3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.R2xd3
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...c4
- 2.R2d4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.R8d4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.R2d4+
- 1...Ke5!
- 1...Sxe2
- 1.Rd3?
- threat
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Re3#
- 1...Sxd3!
- threat
- 1.Rd4+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.f4#
- 1...cxd4!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Rxe7?
- threat
- 2.Rxe6#
- 1...e5
- 2.f3+
- 2...Ke3
- 3.Rxe5#
- 2...Ke3
- 2.f3+
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Rxd3
- threat
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...e5
- 3.f3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd3
- 1...Sxe2!
- threat
- 1.Rf8?
- threat
- 2.Rf3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Rf3
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Rf3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Rf3
- 1...e5
- 2.Rf3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.g6
- threat
- 3.Sg5#
- threat
- 2.Rf3
- 1...Sd3
- 2.exd3+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.exd3+
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...Sxe2!
- threat
- 1.f3+?
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Rxe7
- threat
- 3.Rxe6#
- threat
- 2.Rxe7
- 1...Ke3!
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Kh7?
- Keys
- 1.Ba8!
- 1...Ke5
- 2.Rxe7
- threat
- 3.Rxe6#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rxe6#
- threat
- 2.Rxe7
- 1...Sxe2
- 2.Rd3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Rd3
- 1...e5
- 2.Rxa7
- threat
- 3.Bxc6#
- threat
- 2.Rxa7
- 1...Sa2
- 2.Rd3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Rd3
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Rd3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Rd3
- 1...Sd3
- 2.Rxd3
- threat
- 3.Re3#
- 2...Ke5
- 3.Re3#
- threat
- 2.Rxd3
- 1...Sb5
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...Sc8
- 2.Bxc6+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Bxc6+
- 1...c4
- 2.Rd4+
- 2...Ke5
- 3.f4#
- 2...Ke5
- 2.Rd4+
- 1...Ke5
- 1.Ba8!
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