BRITISH CHESS PROBLEM SOCIETY

Message from the Committee
on the Ukraine Crisis.

Rescued Problem 300

Gerard Doukhan

The Problemist, 1975

5B1n/2p3Q1/B3PK2/3P2pp/3k1p2/1R2NP1q/1P4r1/3r4

Mate in 2

COOK: 1.Ke7+!

Luis Zaragozá

Correction

5B1n/2p3Q1/B3PK2/3P2pp/3k1p2/R3NP1q/2P3r1/3r4

Mate in 2

1...Qf5+    2.Kxf5#
1...Qxe6+   2.Kxe6#
1...Rxc2    2.Kxg5#
1...c5      2.Ke7#

1.Qd7!     (2.Qa4#)

1...Qf5+    2.Sxf5#
1...Qxe6+   2.dxe6#
1...Rxc2    2.Sxc2#
1...c5      2.dxc5 ep#
1...fxe3    2.c3#
1...Rd3,Rb1 2.Rxd3#
1...c6      2.dxc6#

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