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PID: 152396 (4RB2/2PPrQNp/p1Np2R1/KPkn4/8/pB6/3Pr3/6bb w - - 0 1)
Alexander, Frederick Forrest Lawrie
Andrade, Barry Jack da Costa
Harley, Brian
The Observer, 1926
(First published on Sun Dec 19 1926)
#3
12 + 10
| 15290 | Harley Scrapbook | 2014 |
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2017 |
SOLUTION
- COOKED
- Sets
- 1...Rf2
- 2.d4#
- 1...Rg2
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Rh2
- 2.Qxe7
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qxe7
- 1...R2e3
- 2.d4#
- 1...R2e4
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...R7e3
- 2.Bxd6#
- 2.d4#
- 1...R7e4
- 2.Bxd6#
- 2.Qxd5#
- 1...Re5
- 2.Bxd6#
- 1...Re6
- 2.Qxe6
- threat
- 3.Bxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Bh2
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Qxe6
- 1...Rxd7
- 2.Re4
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rc4#
- 3.Qxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qxd7
- threat
- 3.Bxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Bh2
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Re4
- 1...Rxf7
- 2.Bxd6#
- 1...Rxe8
- 2.Bxd6#
- 1...Bf2
- 2.Qxf2+
- 2...Rxf2
- 3.d4#
- 2...R2e3
- 3.d4#
- 2...R7e3
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Bxd6#
- 3.d4#
- 2...Se3
- 3.d4#
- 2...Rxf2
- 2.Qxf2+
- 1...Bh2
- 2.d4#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qxe7
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qxe7
- 1...Sc3
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Se3
- 2.d4#
- 1...Sb4
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sf4
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Qf4
- threat
- 3.Qxd6#
- 3.Qb4#
- 2...Sc4+
- 3.Qxc4#
- threat
- 2.Qf4
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sxc7
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Rf2
- Tries
- 1.Rxg1?
- threat
- 2.d4#
- 1...axb5
- 2.Rc1+
- 2...Sc3
- 3.Rxc3#
- 2...Sc3
- 2.Rc1+
- 1...Rxd2!
- threat
- 1.Qf2+?
- 1...Rxf2
- 2.d4#
- 1...R2e3
- 2.d4#
- 1...R7e3
- 2.Se6#
- 2.Bxd6#
- 2.d4#
- 1...Se3
- 2.d4#
- 1...Bxf2!
- 1...Rxf2
- 1.Qf4?
- threat
- 2.Qxd6#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Rxd7
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...axb5
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...hxg6
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Bd4
- 2.Qxd6#
- 2.Qxd4#
- 1...R2e4
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...R2e5
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...R2e6
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...R7e4
- 2.Bxd6#
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...R7e5
- 2.Bxd6#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...R7e6
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Bh2
- 2.Qc4#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.d4#
- 1...Be4
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Se3
- 2.Qxd6#
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qd4#
- 2.d4#
- 1...Sb6
- 2.Qxd6#
- 2.Qb4#
- 1...Sf6
- 2.Qb4#
- 2.Qc4#
- 1...Sxf4!
- threat
- 1.Qf6?
- threat
- 2.Qxd6#
- 1...Rxd7
- 2.Bxd6+
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Rxd6
- 2.Qxd6+
- 2...Rxd6
- 3.Bxd6#
- 2...Rxd6
- 2.d4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.Bxd6+
- 1...hxg6
- 2.d4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.d4+
- 1...R2e6
- 2.d4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.d4+
- 1...R7e6
- 2.Qxe6
- threat
- 3.Bxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Bh2
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.d4+
- 2...Bxd4
- 3.Qxd4#
- 2...Bxd4
- 2.Qxe6
- 1...Sxf6!
- threat
- 1.d8S?
- threat
- 2.Sb7#
- 1...Rxc7
- 2.Bxd6#
- 1...axb5!
- threat
- 1.Rxg1?
- Keys
- 1.Bxe7!
- threat
- 2.Bxd6#
- 1...Rxe7
- 2.Qxe7
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qxe7
- 1...axb5
- 2.Bxd6+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.d8S#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Bxd6+
- 1...hxg6
- 2.Qe6
- threat
- 3.Bxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Sxe7
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...Bh2
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Qe6
- threat
- 1.Rg5!
- threat
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bxd5
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Bxd5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 1...Rxd2
- 2.Qxe7
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Qxe7
- 1...Rxf7
- 2.Re3
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Rc3#
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Re3
- 1...axb5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Kxc6
- 3.c8Q#
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Kxc6
- 2.Rxd5+
- 1...R2e5
- 2.Qf1
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 2...axb5
- 3.Qxb5#
- 2...Re2
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Re4
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Se3
- 3.d4#
- 2...Sb6
- 3.Qxg1#
- threat
- 2.Qf1
- 1...R2e6
- 2.Qf1
- threat
- 3.Qc4#
- 3.Qc1#
- 2...Re4
- 3.Rxd5#
- threat
- 2.Qf1
- 1...R7e5
- 2.Qf6
- threat
- 3.Bxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Sxf6
- 3.Se6#
- 2...Re6
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Re7
- 3.Qc3#
- 2...Se7
- 3.Se6#
- threat
- 2.Qf6
- 1...R7e6
- 2.Qxe6
- threat
- 3.Bxd6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- 2...Rxe6
- 3.Sxe6#
- 2...Bh2
- 3.d4#
- threat
- 2.Qxe6
- 1...Bg2
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bxd5
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Bxd5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 1...Bf3
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bxd5
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Bxd5
- 2.Rxd5+
- 1...Be4
- 2.Rxd5+
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Qxd5#
- 2...Bxd5
- 2.Qxd5+
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Rxd5#
- 2...Bxd5
- 2.Qxe7
- threat
- 3.Se6#
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Rxd5+
- threat
- 1.Bxe7!
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