WINTON
BRITISH CHESS SOLVING CHAMPIONSHIP

Note: In these solutions, those moves that were required are given in bold type. All else is given for the sake of completeness and for the interest of solvers. The symbol 'S' is used for knight.

William L. Barclay

Plain Dealer, 1956

Mate in 2

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1.Ra7?  Bf6!
1.Kb1?  Bh7!                      

1.Rd7! (-)    (5)

1...Bg5~ 2.Re7#
1...Bf6  2.Sc7# 
1...R~   2.Rxd6#
1...Rxd7 2.Qxd7# 
1...Bg8~ 2.B(x)f7#
1...S~   2.Bf5#

J. Grande

1st commendation, The Problemist, 1974

Mate in 3

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1.Qb3! 

1...~    2.Se3+ Kf4/Kf6     3.Rxg4/Qf7# 
1...Bxe2 2.Qh3+ Bg4         3.Qxg4# 
1...Bf3  2.Se7+ Kf4/Kf6     3.e3/Qf7# 
1...Ke6  2.Sc7+ Kd6/Kf5(f6) 3.Se8/Qf7#
1...Rg5  2.Rf7+ Ke6/Kg6     3.Rf6/Sf4#

L. A. Isaev

4th Prize, Izvestija, 1928-29

Mate in 3

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1.Qe7!

1...~    2.Qxe6+ Kd4/Be5      3.Qc4/Qxe5# 
1...Sxc3 2.Qb4+  Ke3/Bd4      3.Qf4/Re5# 
1...Kd4  2.Rg4+  Be4/Kd5/Kxc3 3.Rd3/Bc6/Be1# 
1...Bxe7 2.Bc6+  Kd4          3.Be5# 
1...e5   2.Rg4+  Kd5/Kf5      3.Bc6/Qd7#

M. Kuznetsov

3rd Prize, Zadachi i Etyudy, 1999

Mate in 4

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1.Rf5!

1...~       2.Sxg5+ Kd4 3.Se6+ Rxe6/Bxe6 4.Rd5/Bb6# 
1...Rc6(d6) 2.Sg1+  Kd4 3.e3+  ~         4.Se2# 
1...Bxc4    2.Sh4+  Kd4 3.Rd5+ Bd5       4.Sf5# 
1...Se3     2.Sd2+  Kd4 3.Rd3+ Sxd3      4.Bc3#

K. Flatt

2nd HM., Zurcher Illustrierte, 1932

Mate in 6

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Th. Begheijn

3rd Prize, Tijdschrift, 1960

White to play and win

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Eugene Fomichev

StrateGems, 2008

Selfmate in 3

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1.Qb8! 
 
1...~    2.Kb3+  Kd4 3.Rc4+  bxc4# 
1...bxa4 2.Bd3   ~   3.Bxb4+ Bxb4#
1...fxe4 2.Kxd2+ Kd4 3.Ke1+  Sd3#

Toma Garai

Die Schwalbe, 1992

Helpmate in 3
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1.Kxc5 Bxa7+ 2.Sxa7 c3  3.Sb5 Sd7# 
1.Ke5  Bxd6+ 2.Sxd6 Kg4 3.Se4 Sc6#