BRITISH CHESS PROBLEM SOCIETY

Message from the Committee
on the Ukraine Crisis.

Rescued Problem 149

John Lindsay Beale

The Problemist, 1949

3B4/1K3N2/8/5p2/3p1kpp/1p1Q3n/1br1P2P/nBN5

Mate in 2

COOK: 1.Bxc2!

Miguel Uris

Correction

3B4/1K3Nn1/7p/3p4/3p1kpp/1p1Q2NP/1br1P2P/n7

Mate in 2

1.Ka7!     ()

1...S any   2.S(x)h5#
1...h5      2.Bg5#
1...gxh3    2.Qf3#
1...hxg3    2.hxg3#
1...Bc1,Ba3 2.Qxd4#
1...Bc3     2.Bc7#
1...Rc7+    2.Bxc7#
1...Rxe2    2.Sxe2#
1...Rc3     2.Qxd4#
1...Rd2     2.Bc7,Qxd2#
1...R else  2.Qd2#

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