BRITISH CHESS PROBLEM SOCIETY

Message from the Committee
on the Ukraine Crisis.

Rescued Problem 289

Zivota Tanic

The Problemist, 1973

K2R4/5p1B/1P5Q/8/4NP2/p2PkN2/Rq2Pp2/3r1r2

Mate in 2

INTENTION: 1.Re8? but 1...Qxa2!

José Antonio Coello & Miguel Uris

Correction

1K1R4/1p3p1B/7Q/3p4/4NP2/p2PkN2/Rq2Pp2/3r1r2

Mate in 2

1.Re8!        (2.Sc3#

1..Qe5+        2.fxe5#
1..Kxe2        2.Seg5#
1..Qxe2        2.Sed2#
1..Qd4         2.f5#
1..Qf6,Qg7     2.S(x)f6#
1..Qh8,Qb4,Qb5 2.f5#
1..Qb6         2.Sd6#
1..dxe4        2.Rxe4,f5#

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