WINTON BRITISH CHESS SOLVING CHAMPIONSHIP

2007-2008 – The Junior Postal Round Problems and Solutions

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. Thomas Taverner

Manchester Weekly Times, 1919

Mate in 2

1.Bh5!      ()       (5)

1...e2      2.Qf3#
1...Bf4     2.Qb1#
1...Bh6     2.Re8#
1...Bg else 2.Rg4#
1...Bf5     2.Qc4#
1...Bh else 2.B(x)g6#

2. Marjan Kovacevic

2nd Prize, Phenix, 1992

1r6/8/2b5/Q7/1pP1s1p1/6pr/1KPkBPR1/2SS2R1

Mate in 2

1.Bd3?   (2.Sb3#) 1...Ba4!
1.Bf3?   (2.Sb3#) 1...gxf3!
1.Bxg4?  (2.Sb3#) 1...gxf2!  
1.fxg3?  (2.Sb3#) 1...Rxg3!
1.f4?    (2.Sb3#) 1...Sf2!

1.f3!    (2.Sb3#)   (5)

1...Sf2  2.Qg5#
1...Sc5  2.Bd3#
1...Ba4  2.Qd5#

3. Cyril S Kipping

Manchester Weekly Times, 1922

8/3p1p2/1sP5/1B2Sp2/2p3p1/8/3pk1P1/1K1S3R

Mate in 3

1.Kc2!  ()                      (2)

1...g3   2.Sf3  &     3.Sd4#    (½)
1...f4   2.Sxg4       (3.Sc3#)  (½)
                Sa4   3.Bxc4#
                Sd5   3.Bxc4#
1...f6   2.Sg6        (3.Sf4#)  (½)
                Sd5   3.Bxc4#
1...dxc6 2.Sxc6 &     3.Sd4#    (½)
1...d6   2.Sxc4       (3.Sxb6#) (½)
                Sxc4  3.Bxc4#
1...d5   2.Sd3        (3.Sf4#)  (½)
                cxd3+ 3.Bxd3#

4. Laszlo Barna

1st Comm., Tipografia TT, 1968

Helpmate in 2
2 solutions

1.Qxh2 Bf2 2.Ba8 Bc8# (2½)
1.Kxh2 Bc8 2.Qa8 Bc7# (2½)

5. B Sidorov

Razumenko-70 JT

White to play and win

6. Sergey I Tkachenko

3rd Comm., Rossi-80 JT, 2005

White to play and win

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2007-2008 – The Junior Postal Round Problems and Solutions

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