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PID: 3322 (8/QKp5/2B2B2/2p5/1k6/1p1P4/pn2n3/b7 w - - 0 1)

Harley, Brian

The Observer, 1932

(First published on Sun Oct 9 1932)

8/QKp5/2B2B2/2p5/1k6/1p1P4/pn2n3/b7

#3

5 + 8

15290 Harley Scrapbook 2014
15239 Valois Notebooks 2018

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Sd1
      • 2.Qa4#
    • 1...Sxd3
      • 2.Qa4#
    • 1...Sa4
      • 2.Qxa4#
    • 1...Sc4
      • 2.Qa4#
    • 1...Sc1
      • 2.Qa5+
        • 2...Kxa5
          • 3.Bc3#
    • 1...Sg1
      • 2.Qa5+
        • 2...Kxa5
          • 3.Bc3#
    • 1...Sc3
      • 2.Qa5+
        • 2...Kxa5
          • 3.Bxc3#
    • 1...Sg3
      • 2.Qa5+
        • 2...Kxa5
          • 3.Bc3#
    • 1...Sd4
      • 2.Qxc5+
        • 2...Kxc5
          • 3.Be7#
    • 1...Sf4
      • 2.Qa5+
        • 2...Kxa5
          • 3.Bc3#
    • 1...c4
      • 2.Qa3+
        • 2...Kxa3
          • 3.Be7#
  • Tries
    • 1.Kxc7?
      • threat
        • 2.Qb6+
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Qxc5#
      • 1...Sd4
        • 2.Qxc5+
          • 2...Kxc5
            • 3.Be7#
      • 1...c4
        • 2.Qb6+
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Be7#
            • 3.Qc5#
        • 2.Qb8+
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Be7#
            • 3.Qf8#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Qb5#
            • 3.Qb6#
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qb5#
            • 3.Qb6#
            • 3.Qf8#
        • 2.Qa3+
          • 2...Kxa3
            • 3.Be7#
        • 2.Qb7+
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Be7#
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Qb5#
            • 3.Qb6#
          • 2...Kc5
            • 3.Qb5#
            • 3.Qb6#
      • 1...Sc3!
    • 1.Bxb2?
      • threat
        • 2.Qa3#
        • 2.Qa4#
      • 1...Sc3
        • 2.Ba3#
        • 2.Qa3#
      • 1...c4
        • 2.Qa3#
      • 1...Bxb2!
    • 1.Qb6+?
      • 1...Ka3
        • 2.Qxc5#
      • 1...cxb6!
    • 1.Qa6?
      • threat
        • 2.Qb5+
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Qxc5#
      • 1...c4
        • 2.Qb5+
          • 2...Ka3
            • 3.Be7#
            • 3.Qc5#
        • 2.Qa3+
          • 2...Kxa3
            • 3.Be7#
      • 1...Sc3
        • 2.Qa5+
          • 2...Kxa5
            • 3.Bxc3#
      • 1...Sd4!
    • 1.Qa8?
      • 1...c4
        • 2.Qa3+
          • 2...Kxa3
            • 3.Be7#
        • 2.Qf8+
          • 2...Ka5
            • 3.Qc5#
      • 1...Sc1
        • 2.Qa5+
          • 2...Kxa5
            • 3.Bc3#
      • 1...Sg1
        • 2.Qa5+
          • 2...Kxa5
            • 3.Bc3#
      • 1...Sc3
        • 2.Qa5+
          • 2...Kxa5
            • 3.Bxc3#
      • 1...Sg3
        • 2.Qa5+
          • 2...Kxa5
            • 3.Bc3#
      • 1...Sf4
        • 2.Qa5+
          • 2...Kxa5
            • 3.Bc3#
      • 1...Sd4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Bg7!
      • 1...Sd4
        • 2.Qxc5+
          • 2...Kxc5
            • 3.Bf8#
      • 1...Sc1
        • 2.Qa5+
          • 2...Kxa5
            • 3.Bc3#
      • 1...Sg1
        • 2.Qa5+
          • 2...Kxa5
            • 3.Bc3#
      • 1...Sc3
        • 2.Qa5+
          • 2...Kxa5
            • 3.Bxc3#
      • 1...Sg3
        • 2.Qa5+
          • 2...Kxa5
            • 3.Bc3#
      • 1...Sf4
        • 2.Qa5+
          • 2...Kxa5
            • 3.Bc3#
      • 1...c4
        • 2.Qa3+
          • 2...Kxa3
            • 3.Bf8#

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