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Articles:

  • Selections from the Bern Tourneys (John Rice)
  • The directmates of Gyrogy Bakcsi (Michael McDowell)
  • Cross-genre themes in problem composition - Turton (Yoav Ben-Zvi)
  • Variations on the square (Sébastien Luce)
  • Browsing in the library – Probleemcomponisten XII: C.J.R.Sammelius (Michael McDowell)

Awards:

  • Twomovers 2013 (judge: Juraj Brabec)
  • Brian Harley Award Twomovers 2011-12

The Problemist Supplement Articles:

  • A discussion that refuses to die (David Shire)
  • More Masters' Own Favourites (Barry Barnes)
  • Letter to an aspiring composer (Jean Oudot)

Special supplement:

  • The chess problem career of Tony Lewis written by Jim Grevatt, with contributions from Geoff Foster, Bob Lincoln, Chris Feather and Ian Shanahan.

Sally Lewis, Tony Lewis and Barry Barnes

Commend, The Problemist, 1995-I

8/8/2p5/1PR3B1/3Pk1s1/2r2S1p/2P2P1S/1Q4KB

Mate in 2

1...Rxc5         2.c4
1...Rc4,Ra3,Rxf3 2.c3
1...Rb3          2.cxb3
1...Rd3          2.cxd3
1...Rxc2         2.Qxc2

1.Qa1 ()

1...R random     2.Sd2
1...Rxc5         2.Sh4   
1...Rd3          2.Sd2
1...Rxc2         2.Se1
1...Rxf3         2.Bxf3
1...S~           2.Re5
1...cxb5         2.Qb8

A Queen + Pawn battery hands over to a Bishop + Knight battery.

Eric Zepler

3rd Prize, Palitzsch MT, 1932

8/1R6/8/8/8/1P1Q4/KPs5/2k5

Mate in 4

1.Qd6?

1...Se3  2.Rd7 Sd5 3.Qxd5
1...Se1! 2.Rd7 Sd3 3.Qxd3 stalemate.
               
1.Qd8! ()

1...Se1  2.Rd7 Sd3 3.Rxd3 Kc2 4.Rc3
1...Se3  2.Rd7 Sd5 3.Rxd5.

The classic example of a Loyd-Turton, where the clearing piece is stronger than the piece which then moves on to the line.

György Bakcsi

2nd HM., Przepiorka MT, 1982

3K3S/8/4k2S/p2pPp2/2pr1Pp1/p2P1PR1/r1RP1P1p/1b1s3B

Mate in 8

1.S6f7 (>2.Sg5) Rxf4 2.d4 Rxd4 3.f4 Rxf4 4.d4 Rxd4 5.f4 Rxf4 6.Rb3 Rb2 7.Rxh2 (>8.Rh6) Rxh2 8.Rb6

A humorous problem which needs no explanation. The choice of key knight is determined by the threat at move 7.

Articles:

  • The 2015 Winton Capital British Chess Solving Championship Final (David Friedgood)
  • Recent two-movers of Marjan Kovačević (David Shire)
  • Dr. Jacob Bronowski (John Rice)
  • Variations on the Square (continued) (Sébastien Luce)
  • Recent British Tourney Successes (John Rice)
  • Browsing in the library: Die Kunst des Mattsetzens by Arne Mangs (Michael McDowell)

Awards:

  • Moremovers 2013 (judge Klaus Wenda)
  • Norman Macleod award for 2012-13

The Problemist Supplement Articles:

  • A Productive Matrix (Michael Lipton)
  • Fall-out from a BCPS Library Day (David Shire)
  • Growing Men: Helpselfmates (Paul Bissicks)
  • Cyclic guard of three squares (Geoff Foster)
  • Alphabetical chess (John Rice)
  • More Masters' Own Favourites (Barry Barnes)

Herbert Ahues

1st Prize, Deutsche Schachzeitung, 1979-80

3SR2B/qpb2p2/Qp6/3p1k1K/2p2p2/5p2/3S3s/r7

Mate in 2

1.Sb3? (>2.Sd4)

1...b5   2.Qf6
1...cxb3 2.Qd3
1...Be5  2.Rxe5
1...Rd1!

1.Se6? (>2.Sd4)

1...b5   2.Sg7
1...fxe6 2.Rf8
1...Be5!

1.Sc6! (>2.Sd4)

1...b5   2.Se7
1...bxc6 2.Qc8
1...Be5  2.Rxe5

In each phase the line-opening after 1...b5 is exploited, twice by allowing a white line closure, while a defence by a second pawn opens another line. Splendid unity and excellent white economy.

John Rice

6th Prize, Winter Ty, 2013-14 Springaren, 2014

b1R2b1r/2S4B/3p2S1/B2p3Q/3P1p2/Ks6/p1k1Ps2/R7

Mate in 2

1.Qh1     (>2.Rxa2)

1...Sxh1    2.Sxh8
1...Sxa1    2.Sxa8
1...Sd3,Sd1 2.Qd1
1...Sxa5    2.Qc1

The tourney required a knight move to a corner square. An amusing problem.

György Bakcsi

1st Prize, BTSB, 1971

2kSSRK1/1R3p2/3pp1Q1/1P6/4P2B/PbPP4/1P5b/3s3r

Mate in 2
(b) Black king c5

(a)
1.Rfxf7 (>2.Rfc7)

1...e5    2.Sxd6
1...d5    2.Qxe6

(b)
1.Rfxf7 (>2.Rfc7)

1...e5    2.Qxe6
1...d5    2.Sxd6
1...Bd5   2.b4
1...Sxc3  2.Bf2

An original example of mates on the same squares by different pieces.


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