BRITISH CHESS PROBLEM SOCIETY

Message from the Committee
on the Ukraine Crisis.

Rescued Problem 270

Michael Lipton

The Problemist, 1969

B7/1R1r1RnQ/p1NrN3/pP1k1P2/3P3K/3P3n/8/8

Mate in 2

KEY: 1.Qg8! BUT COOKS: 1.Sb4+!, 1.Se7+!

Miguel Uris

Correction

8/B2N2Q1/1R1r1Rn1/p1prN3/pP1k1P2/3P3K/3P3n/8

Mate in 2

1.Sxc5!    ()

1...Rxc5    2.Rbxd6#
1...Rxe5    2.Rfxd6#
1...Rxb6    2.Se6#
1...Rxf6    2.Sc6#
1...Rc6     2.Sxc6#
1...Re6     2.Sxe6#
1...Rd7,Rd8 2.Se6,Sc6#
1...Sg~     2.Qg1#
1...Sxf4+   2.Rxf4#
1...axb4    2.Rxb4#
1...Sh any  2.S(x)f3#
1...a3      2.Sb3#

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