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PID: 207831 (2N5/3B4/p7/p1pk4/Q4P2/2P1P1p1/K2n2R1/2Br4 w - - 0 1)
Sumner, Christopher Richard Benson
The Observer, 1954
(First published on Sun Oct 24 1954)
#2
9 + 7
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- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Rxc1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Re1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rg1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Sb1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Se4
- 2.c4#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rxc1
- Tries
- 1.Kb2?
- 1...Rxc1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Re1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rg1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Sb1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.e4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sc4+!
- 1...Rxc1
- 1.Bb2?
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rc1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Re1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rg1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Sb1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.e4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.c4#
- 1...Ra1+!
- 1...Sc4
- 1.Ba3?
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rc1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Re1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rg1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Sb1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.e4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.c4#
- 1...Ra1+!
- 1...Sc4
- 1.Bf5?
- 1...Rxc1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Re1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rg1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Sb1
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.c4#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.c4#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.c4#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.Qe4#
- 2.c4#
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.Qxe4#
- 2.c4#
- 1...c4!
- 1...Rxc1
- 1.Be8?
- threat
- 2.Bf7#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Ke6!
- threat
- 1.Re2?
- 1...Rxc1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qc6#
- 2.e4#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Re1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rg1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Sb1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.e4#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.e4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.c4#
- 1...g2!
- 1...Rxc1
- 1.Rh2?
- threat
- 2.Rh5#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Rxd2#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.e4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.c4#
- 1...gxh2!
- threat
- 1.Rxg3?
- threat
- 2.Rg5#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.e4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.c4#
- 1...Rg1!
- threat
- 1.c4+?
- 1...Sxc4
- 2.Qc6#
- 1...Ke4!
- 1...Sxc4
- 1.Kb2?
- Keys
- 1.Qc2!
- threat
- 2.Qd3#
- 1...Kc4
- 2.Sb6#
- 1...Sb1
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sf1
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sb3
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sf3
- 2.c4#
- 1...Sc4
- 2.e4#
- 1...Se4
- 2.c4#
- 1...c4
- 2.Qf5#
- threat
- 1.Qc2!
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