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PID: 196593 (7b/8/3pqp2/7Q/3Pk1NR/2P4K/4B3/2B5 w - - 0 1)
Sumner, Christopher Richard Benson
The Observer, 1943
(First published on Sun Dec 12 1943)
#2
8 + 5
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- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Qa2
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Sh2#
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sxf6#
- 2.Sh6#
- 1...Qb3
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Sh2#
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sxf6#
- 2.Sh6#
- 1...Qc4
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Sh2#
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sxf6#
- 2.Sh6#
- 1...Qxg4+
- 2.Rxg4#
- 1...Qd5
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Sh2#
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Se5#
- 2.Sxf6#
- 2.Sh6#
- 1...Qf7
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Sh2#
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sxf6#
- 2.Sh6#
- 1...Qg8
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Qe7
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Sh2#
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sxf6#
- 2.Sh6#
- 1...Qe8
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Sh2#
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sxf6#
- 2.Sh6#
- 1...f5
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Qa2
- Tries
- 1.Kg2?
- threat
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Qxg4+
- 2.Rxg4#
- 1...Qf5
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...f5
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Qg8!
- threat
- 1.Kh2?
- threat
- 2.Sf2#
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...Qxg4
- 2.Rxg4#
- 1...Qf5
- 2.Sxf6#
- 1...f5
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Qe5+!
- threat
- 1.Qd5+?
- 1...Qxd5
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sh6#
- 1...Kxd5!
- 1...Qxd5
- 1.Qh7+?
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qb7#
- 1...f5
- 2.Se3#
- 2.Sf6#
- 1...Qf5!
- 1...Kd5
- 1.Kg2?
- Keys
- 1.Qe8!
- threat
- 2.Qxe6#
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Qa8#
- 1...Kf5
- 2.Sh6#
- 1...Qxe8
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Qe5
- 2.Se3#
- 1...Qe7
- 2.Se3#
- 1...f5
- 2.Sf6#
- threat
- 1.Qe8!
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