A – Valery Shanshin &
HM., Shedey-50 JT, 1990
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1...Bxd1 2.Qe3#but 1...Bxd1! but 1...Rxd5! 1.Se6! (2.Rf4#-2.Re5?)
B – Valery Shanshin &
2nd HM., Hlas l’udu , 1992
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1...exd4 2.Rxe7#, 1...Sd3 2.Sc3#2.Sd6# , 1...exf2 2.Qf3#, 1...e2 2.Qxe2# but 1...Rc7! 1.Rd2! (2.Sd6#-2.Sc3?) 1...Sf5 2.Sc3# , 1...Sd3 2.Qxd3#,
C – Valery Shanshin &
3rd Prize, The Problemist , 1990
Mate in 2
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1.Be8? (2.Rd7#-2.Rxc6? Kxd5!)but 1...Rf7! 1.Sb6! (2.Rxc6#-2.Rd7? Kc5!), 1...fxe4 2.Rd7# (2.Rxc6? Ke7!)
C(v) – Valery Shanshin &
3rd Prize, The Problemist , 1990(v)
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One less bB and 1.Bf6? (2.Re7#/2.Rxd6#) Rxf6 2.Qe8# but 1...Rg8+!
Now 1.Bf8? Rg7! pre-closes the 8th rank as a correction. A question remains over the relative demerits of a checking refutation of a try and a refutation capturing the white piece making the try.
D - – Valery Shanshin &
1st Prize, Birnov MT, 1991
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1.Rgd4? (2.Qf5/2.Qxg7) but 1...Rf3! but 1...Bf4! (2.Qxf4??) 1.Sd4! (2.Rf5)2.Qf5 1...Sxd6 2.Qxg7 and 1...Bf4 2.Qxf4
E – Valery Shanshin &
2nd Prize, Magadanski Ty., 1991
Mate in 2
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Set 1...dxe5 2.Rd2(2.Rf4?), 1...Sxe5 2.Rf4(2.Rd2?) and 1...Kxe5 2.Bc31...Se7! 1.Bd5! (2.Qe4/2.Rd2-2.Rf4?)
F – Valery Shanshin &
1st Prize, Melnichenko-60 JT, 1999
Mate in 2
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1.Sde5? (2.Ra5)but 1...Sxc6! but 1...Sg6! 1.Sbxd6! (2.Qe5-2.Be4?/2.Ra5?)
1...Sxc6 2.Be4! (2.Ra5?), 1...Sg6 2.Ra5! (2.Be4??), 1...Bxf4 2.Rxd4 and 1...Kxd6 2.Qe5.
G – Valery Shanshin,
HM., Hlas l’udu , 1992
Mate in 2
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1.Qxf7? (2.Sxd7/2.Bd6)but 1...Rd1! but 1...Bc8! 1.Qh8! (2.Bd6)
H – Valery Shanshin
Sp. Prize, The Problemist , 2019
Mate in 2
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Set 1...Bd3 2.Rg3, 1...Rd3 2.Qg21.Sd3! (2.Bxf7-2.Rg3? 2.Qg2?)
I – Valery Shanshin
4th Prize, Sushkov-80 JT (Zadachi i etudyi ), 2019
Mate in 2
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1.Se4? (2.Rf6)but 1...Be2! (set 2.Rf6)1.Sd5! (2.Rh5)but 1...Ra8!
J – Valery Shanshin
3rd Prize, Odessa Ty., 1986
Mate in 2
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Set 1...Sc6 2.Rf4, 1...Rf3 2.Re5but 1...Rxe3! 1.Sd5! (2.Rf4-2.Re5?)
K – Valery Shanshin
1st HM., Wola Gulowska , 2014
Mate in 2
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Set 1...Rxe3 2.Sxe3, 1...Bf5/Bxd7 2.Rxd6. Follow the role of bRe2!but 1...Rg2! but 1...Rb2! but 1...Rxe3! 1.Sxd6! (2.Qxe5)
L – Valery Shanshin
2nd Prize, Wola Gulowska , 2015
Mate in 2
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1.5S~? (2.Qc3)but 1...exd6! but 1...fxe4! 1.Sf6!! (2.Sxd7-2.Qc3? 2.Sc4?)
M – Valery Shanshin
4th Prize, Basisty-60 JT, 2017
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1.Rf3? (2.Sxe5)but 1...Bc3! but 1...Sg3! 1.Rh3! (2.Qe2)but 1...Sg3!
