BRITISH CHESS PROBLEM SOCIETY

Message from the Committee
on the Ukraine Crisis.

Rescued Problem 248

BW Dennis

The Problemist, 1964

B3r3/1n1QnR2/8/1p2k3/1P2p1p1/2P1b1P1/3N2K1/4R3

Mate in 2

KEY: 1.Sxe4! BUT COOK: 1.Bxb7!

Miguel Uris

Correction

Mate in 2

1.Qd7!         ()

1...Kxe4        2.Qd4#
1...R any       2.Rxe7#
1...Sb any      2.Q(x)d6#
1...Bc1,Bd2     2.S(x)d2#
1...Bg1,Bf2     2.S(x)f2#
1...Bd4         2.cxd4#
1...Bf4         2.gxf4#
1...Bc5,Bb6,Ba7 2.S(x)c5#
1...Bg5,Bh6     2.S(x)g5#
1...Se any      2.Q(x)f5#

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