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PID: 12489 (1b1B4/3b2N1/r4p2/r4p1p/p1NR1n1k/2p5/3P2Q1/5nK1 w - - 0 1)
Andrade, Barry Jack da Costa
The Observer, 1925
(First published on Sun Nov 1 1925)
#3
7 + 12
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2017 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Re5
- 2.Rxf4#
- 1...Rd6
- 2.Rxf4#
- 1...Ra7
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Ra8
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Bb5
- 2.Sxf5#
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Be6
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Bd6
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Kxh2
- threat
- 3.Qg3#
- threat
- 2.Kxh2
- 1...Re5
- Tries
- 1.Sd6?
- threat
- 2.Bxf6#
- 2.Rxf4#
- 1...Rxd6
- 2.Rxf4#
- 1...Bxd6
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Sh2
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Sg3!
- threat
- 1.Se6?
- threat
- 2.Bxf6#
- 1...Sg3
- 2.Bxf6+
- 2...Kg4
- 3.Se3#
- 2...Kg4
- 2.Bxf6+
- 1...Be5
- 2.Sxe5
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sg6#
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Rxf4#
- threat
- 2.Bxf6+
- 2...Bxf6
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Bxf6
- 2.Sxe5
- 1...Rxe6!
- threat
- 1.Sd6?
- Keys
- 1.Kf2!
- threat
- 2.Sd6
- threat
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Qxg3#
- threat
- 2.Sd6
- 1...cxd2
- 2.Sxd2
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 2...Sxd2
- 3.Qg3#
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Qxg3#
- 2...Bc6
- 3.Bxf6#
- 2...Sh2
- 3.Qg3#
- threat
- 2.Sxd2
- 1...Re6
- 2.Se5
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sg6#
- 3.Sxf5#
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Qxg3#
- threat
- 2.Se5
- 1...Be5
- 2.Sxe5
- threat
- 3.Sf3#
- 3.Sg6#
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Qxg3#
- threat
- 2.Sxe5
- 1...Ba7
- 2.Sb6
- threat
- 3.Bxf6#
- 3.Rxf4#
- 2...Sg3
- 3.Qxg3#
- threat
- 2.Sb6
- threat
- 1.Kf2!
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