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PID: 3576 (5r1b/3Bp3/kP2n3/NR1NP1P1/pB2P1bK/8/2P1Q2P/r7 w - - 0 1)
Anderson, Gerald Frank
The Observer, 1939
(First published on Sun Jul 23 1939)
#3
13 + 8
| 5383 | A Tribute to G F Anderson | 1974 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2019 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Re1
- 2.Bxe1
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- threat
- 2.Bxe1
- 1...Raf1
- 2.Be1
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- threat
- 2.Be1
- 1...Rg1
- 2.Be1
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- threat
- 2.Be1
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Bxa3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- threat
- 2.Bxa3
- 1...Rff1
- 2.Bc8#
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Bc8#
- 1...Rf3
- 2.Bc8#
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Bc8#
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Bc8#
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Bc8#
- 1...Rf7
- 2.Bc8#
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Bxc8#
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Sxg5
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Sxc7#
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Re1
- Tries
- 1.Sc6?
- threat
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Ra7#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.b7
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Bxe2
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Ra7#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Bxe5
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Ra7#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Sxg5
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Ra7#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Ra7#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Ra7#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Ra7#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Ra8
- 2.b7
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.bxa8Q#
- 3.bxa8R#
- threat
- 2.b7
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Ra7#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Ra7#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Bh5
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Ra7#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Ra7#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Ra7#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Ra7#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Ra7#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Ra7#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.b7
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Ra7#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.bxc7
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Ra7#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Ra5+
- 2...Kb7
- 3.Ra7#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Kb7
- 2.Ra5+
- 1...Kb7!
- threat
- 1.Bc6?
- threat
- 2.Bb7#
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Sb3
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Sc4
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Sb7
- threat
- 3.Ra5#
- threat
- 2.Sb3
- 1...Bxe2!
- threat
- 1.Bxe6?
- threat
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Rc8
- 2.Bxc8+
- 2...Bxc8
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Bxc8
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Bxe2
- 3.Bxc8#
- 2...Bxe2
- 2.Bxc8+
- 1...Bxe5!
- threat
- 1.Qd3?
- threat
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Be1
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 2...Rb1
- 3.Rxb1#
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Rb3#
- threat
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Rb3#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 2...Rb1
- 3.Rxb1#
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Rb3#
- threat
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rxd3
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Rxd3
- 2.Be1
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Be1
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Rb3#
- 2...Rb3
- 3.Rxb3#
- threat
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Rb3#
- 2...Rb3
- 3.Rxb3#
- threat
- 2.Bxa3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Rb3#
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Rb3
- 3.Rxb3#
- threat
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rxd3
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Rxd3
- 2.Be1
- 1...Be2!
- threat
- 1.Qc4?
- threat
- 2.Rc5#
- 1...Sd4
- 2.Sc7#
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sc7#
- 2.Rxc5#
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Sxc7#
- 1...Be2!
- threat
- 1.b7?
- threat
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Sc6
- 1...Ka7
- 2.Sc6+
- 2...Ka6
- 3.Rb6#
- 2...Ka6
- 2.Sc6+
- 1...Bxe2
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Bxe5
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Sxg5
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Sc7+
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Rff1
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.b8S#
- threat
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.b8Q
- threat
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.b8B
- threat
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Sc6
- 1...Rf2
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Rf3
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Rf4
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Rf5
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.b8S#
- threat
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.b8Q
- threat
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.b8B
- threat
- 3.Bc8#
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Sc6
- 1...Rf6
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Rf7
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Ra6#
- 3.Qa6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Sc6
- 1...Rc8
- 2.bxc8Q+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 3.Rb7#
- 3.Qb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.bxc8S
- threat
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.bxc8Q+
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Bh5
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rb6+
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Sc7+
- 1...Sc5
- 2.Sc6
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Bxc5
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Sc6
- 1...Sc7
- 2.Sxc7+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Sxc7+
- 1...Sg7
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Sc6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Sc7+
- 1...Sd8
- 2.Sc7+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.b8Q#
- 3.b8B#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Bc5
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.b8S#
- threat
- 2.Rb6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.b8Q#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.Qe3
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.b8S#
- threat
- 2.b8Q
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Rb6#
- 3.Qb6#
- 3.Qa8#
- threat
- 2.b8B
- threat
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Rb6#
- threat
- 2.Sc7+
- 1...Sd4!
- threat
- 1.Sc6?
- Keys
- 1.Qf1!
- threat
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Raxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Rfxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Raxf1
- 2.Qxf8
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Sxf8
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Raxf1
- 2.Be1
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- threat
- 2.Be1
- 1...Rfxf1
- 2.Bc8+
- 2...Kxb5
- 3.c4#
- 2...Kxb5
- 2.Bc8+
- 1...Bxe5
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Raxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Rfxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Raxf1
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rbxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Rfxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Rbxf1
- 2.Qxf8
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Sxf8
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Rc1
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rcxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Rfxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Rcxf1
- 2.Qxf8
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Sxf8
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Qxf8
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Sxf8
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Qxf8
- 1...Re1
- 2.Bxe1
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- threat
- 2.Qxf8
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Sxf8
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Bxe1
- 1...Ra2
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Rxf1
- 2.Qxf8
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Sxf8
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Ra3
- 2.Bxa3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- threat
- 2.Bxa3
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Rxf1
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Rb8
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Rxf1
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Rd8
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Rxf1
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Re8
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Rxf1
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Rg8
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Rxf1
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Bd1
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Rxf1
- 2.Qxf8
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Sxf8
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Be2
- 2.Qxf8
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Sxf8
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Qxf8
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Rxf1
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Bh3
- 2.Qxf8
- threat
- 3.Qa8#
- 3.Qc8#
- 2...Sxf8
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Sd8
- 3.Sc7#
- threat
- 2.Qxf8
- 1...Bf5
- 2.Be1
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Rb1#
- 3.Rb2#
- 3.Rb3#
- 3.Rc5#
- threat
- 2.Bd2
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Rb1
- 3.Rxb1#
- threat
- 2.Bc3
- threat
- 3.Sb4#
- 3.Rb1#
- 2...Rb1
- 3.Rxb1#
- threat
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Rxf1
- 2.Qc4
- threat
- 3.Rc5#
- 2...Sd4
- 3.Sc7#
- 2...Sc5
- 3.Sc7#
- 3.Rxc5#
- 2...Sc7
- 3.Sxc7#
- threat
- 2.Be1
- 1...Bh5
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Raxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Rfxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Raxf1
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Bf6
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Rxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Rxf1
- 2.Rc5+
- 1...Bg7
- 2.Rc5+
- 2...Raxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 2...Rfxf1
- 3.Bb5#
- 3.Bc8#
- 2...Be2
- 3.Qxe2#
- 2...Raxf1
- 2.Rc5+
- threat
- 1.Qf1!
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