In these solutions, those moves that were required are given in bold type.
All else is given for the sake of completeness and for the interest of
solvers. Threats are given in parentheses. All problems carry 5 points.
1. Rainer Paslack
Schach-Atkiv , 2000
Mate in 2
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1.Sg6? (2.Qe5#) 1...Sf7!
1.Sf3? (2.Qe5#) 1...Bc3!
1.Sg4! (2.Qe5#)
1...Bf4 2.Bxf4#
1...Bc3 2.c5#
1...c5 2.Qc7#
1...Sf7 2.Be7#
2. Karl A K Larsen
1st HM., Good Companions (April), 1921
Mate in 2
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1...Sd3 2.Qxf6#
1...Sd5 2.Qc5#
1.c5! ()
1...Sd3 2.Qe4#
1...Sd5 2.Qa4#
1...f5 2.Se5#
3. Vukota Nikoletic & Dragoljub Mirkailo
Source?
Mate in 3
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1.Qh8! (2.Bxf5+ Rxf5 3.d5#)
1...hxg6 2.Qh1+ Rf3 3.Qb1#
1...d6 2.d5+ Kxe5 3.Sc6#
1...d5 2.Sd3 (3.Sc5#)
Rc6 3.Qe5#
4. Leonid Makaronets
Probleemblad , 2000
Mate in 4
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1.Bc7! (2.Sxf6+ Ke5 3.Sd7+ Kd5 4.Rc5#)
1...Bd3 2.Sxe3+ Bxe3 3.Rxf5+ Kd4 4.Se6#
Ke5 3.d7+ Sd6 4.Bxd6#
1...Rd3 2.Rxf5+ Be5 3.Sxe3+ Kd4 4.Rxc4#
5. Harold M Lommer
1st Comm., Isenegger MT, 1966
White to play and win
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1.Re2+ (1.Bd5? Rc7 2.Re2+ Kc1) 1...Kb1 2.Kb3 Kc1 3.Kc3 Kd1 4.Bf3 Rc7+ 5.Kb2! Rb7+ 6.Ka2!
(6.Ka1? Rb3! 7.Re3+ Kc2 8.Bd1+ Kxd1 9.Rxb3 Ke2=) 6...Ra7+ 7.Kb1 Rb7+ 8.Rb2+ 1-0
6. Vukota Nikoletic
Idee & form , 2000
Selfmate in 3
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1.Sa6! (2.Be3+ Kd5 3.Qe6+ fxe6#)
1...Sf4 2.d8=R+ Sd5 3.Qxf6+ Qxf6#
1...Rxg4 2.Rd2+ Kc3 3.Qe3+ Sxe3#
1...Kd5 2.Sb4+ Kd4 3.Qd6+ Sxd6#
7. Peter Sickinger
1st Prize, East German Championship, 1986
Selfmate in 4
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1.Qc4! (2.Sc6+ Bxc6 3.Qd4+ Kxf5+ 4.Qf4+ Bxf4#)
1...exf5 2.Qe6+ Bxe6 3.Sxf3+ gxf3 4.Kh3+ f4#
1...Sxg6 2.Qe2+ fxe2 3.Sc6+ Bxc6 4.Kxg4+ Sf4#
8. Wolfgang A Bruder
Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung , 2001
Helpmate in 5 2 solutions
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1.Sc2 Bc3 2.Rd7 Kxc2 3.Kd6 Kd3 4.Rcc7 Kd4 5.Bc6 Bb4#
1.Ra3 Kxa3 2.Rc8 Kb4 3.Bc6 Kc5 4.Kd8 Kd6 5.Be8 Bg5#