Note: 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. The symbol
'S' is used for knight and threats are given in parentheses.
1.1
Mate in 2
This problem was original and unpublished and so can’t be
reproduced here until after it has been published.
1.2
Mate in 2
This problem was original and unpublished and so can’t be
reproduced here until after it has been published.
1.3
Mate in 2
This problem was original and unpublished and so can’t be
reproduced here until after it has been published.
2.1 Lasislav Cimburek
Casopis Ceskoslovensky sachistu , 1907
Mate in 3
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1.Sf6! (1)
(2.Bd2+ Ke5 3.Qa1#) (½)
1...Ke3 2.Kg2 & 3.Qd2,Qf3# (1)
1...Kg5 2.Qg1+ Kh4 3.Be1,Qg3# (½)
Kf4 3.Qg3#
1...cxd5 2.Sxd5+ Ke4 3.Qh1# (1)
Kg5 3.Bf6#
1...Sb5 2.Qxd3 & 3.Qg3# (1)
2.2 Dieter Kutzborski
Tagesspiegel , 1994
Mate in 3
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1.Be6! (1)
(2.Bxd5+ cxd5 3.Qxd5#) (1)
1...Rxf4 2.Bf5+ Rxf5 3.Sc3# (1)
1...Bxd4 2.Re5+ Bxe5 3.Sf2# (1)
1...Rf8 2.Sf6+ Rxf6 3.Re5# (1)
exf6 3.Bf5#
Bxf6 3.Bf5#
3.1 Vladislav Tarasiuk
Ukraine Album , 2005
White to play and win
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1.e7 (½)
1...Nh6+ 2.Kg6 (½)
2...Ng8 3.Be6+ (½)
3...Kd6 4.e8Q (or 4.e8R which leads to the same thing.) (½)
4...Bh5+ 5.Kxh5 (½)
5...Nf6+ 6.Kg6 (1)
6...Nxe8 7.Kf7 (1)
7...Nc7 8.Ne4# (½)
3.2 Pauli Perkonoja
Suomen Shakki , 2004
White to play and win
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1.e7 (i) (1)
1...Bd6+ (ii) 2.Ka2 (iii) (1)
2...Bxe7 (iv) 3.Rb1+ (v) (½)
3...Kd2 (vi) 4.fxg6 (½)
4...Bf8 (vii) 5.Nxf8 (½)
5...Nc6 (or 5...Nc8 which leads to the same thing) 6.g7 (½)
6...Ne7 7.Ng6 (½)
7...Ng8 8.Nh4 wins. (viii) (½)
(i) 1.Rb1+? Kc2 2.Rb2+ Kd3 3.Rxe2 Kxe2 4.e7 Bd6+ 5.Kb3 Bxe7 6.fxg6 Bf8 7.Nxf8 Nc6 8.g7 Ne7 9.Ng6 Ng8 =; 1.fxg6?? Bf4! 0-1
(ii) 1...e1Q 2.Rb1+ Kc2 3.Rxe1 Nb5+ 4.Ka2 Nc3+ 5.Ka1 Bxe1 6.e8Q 1-0
(iii) 2.Ka4? Bxe7 3.fxg6 Nb5! 4.Rxe7
4.Rxb5? Kc2! (4...Kc1? 5.g7 e1Q 6.g8Q Qd1+ 7.Ka5 =) 5.g7 e1Q 6.Rb6 (6.g8Q?? Qa1+ 7.Qa2+ Qxa2#) 6...Qe4+ 7.Ka5 Qxh7 0-1
4.Rd7+? Bd6 5.Kxb5 e1Q 6.Rxd6+ Kc2 7.Nxf6 Qg3 0-1
4.g7? e1Q 5.Rxe7 (5.g8Q? Qb4#) 5...Nc3+ 6.Kb3 Qg3 0-1
4.Kxb5? e1Q 5.Rd7+ Kc2 6.Rc7+ Kb2 0-1; 4...Nc3+ 5.Kb3 Nd5 =
(iv) 2...e1Q 3.Rb1+ Kd2 4.Rxe1 Bxe7 5.Rxe7 gxf5 6.Rxa7 1-0
(v) 3.Rd7+? Kc2 4.Rxe7 Kd1 5.Rxe2 Kxe2 6.fxg6 Nc8 7.Nxf6 Ne7 =; 3.fxg6? Bb4! 4.Rxb4 Nc6 5.Rb1+ Kd2 =; 3.Rxe7? gxf5 4.Nxf6 h4 0-1
(vi) 3...Kc2 4.fxg6 Nb5 5.Rb2+ Kd3 6.Rxe2 Nc3+ 7.Kb2 Nd1+ 8.Kb3 Kxe2 9.g7 1-0
(vii) 4...Nb5 5.Rb2+ Kd3 6.Rxe2 Nc3+ 7.Kb2 Nd1+ 8.Kb3 Kxe2 9.g7 1-0; 4...h4 5.Rb2+ Ke3 6.Rxe2+ Kxe2 7.g7 1-0; 4...e1Q 5.Rxe1 Kxe1 6.g7 1-0
(viii) e.g. 8...Ke3 9.Ng2+ Kf2 10.Nf4 h4 11.Rb8 Ne7 12.Re8 1-0
4.1 J M Kapros & J J Lois
Comm., Poltava-825 JT, 1999
Helpmate in 2
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1.Rc5 Qxg6 2.Bb4 Qd3# (2½)
1.Rb5 Kh8 2.Bb3 Qd4# (2½)
4.2 Marko Klasinc
Original for WCBCSC
Helpmate in 6
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(a) 1.Qd6+ Kc4 2.c5 Kb5 3.Ke5 Sd7+ 4.Kd5 Ka5 5.Kc6 Ka6 6.Bd5 Sb8# (2½)
(b) 1.Kf5 Sd7 2.Ke6 Sc5+ 3.Ke7 Ke5 4.Bd5 Kf5 5.Kd6 Kf6 6.Qd7 Sb7# (2½)
5.1 Mikhail Marandiuk
1st Prize, Shavirin-50 JT, 2003
Mate in 4
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1.h3! (1)
(2.Be6+ Ke4 3.Bxc4+ Kf3 4.Bd5#) (1)
1...Sf3 2.Re3 (3.Be6#)
Se5 3.Bxe5 & (4.Be6,Sf6#) (½)
Sxe3 3.Be6+ Ke4 4.Sc5# (½)
1...Sd3 2.Bc3 (3.Sf6#)
bxc3 3.Sf6+ Kd4 4.Re4# (1)
1...Rd2 2.Re5+ Kd4 3.Rxe1+ Kd3 4.Sxb4# (½)
Kd5 4.Be6#
1...Re2 2.Rxe2 (3.Be6#)
Se3 3.Rxe3 & 4.Be6# (½)
5.2 Michael Herzberg
Die Welt , 2001
Mate in 5
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1.Bc1! (2.Qxf4#) (1)
1...Rd2 2.Sf7 (3.Sd6#)
Sxc4 3.Sh6+ gxh6 4.Bf7 & 5.Bxe6# (2)
1...Bd2 2.Bf7 (3.Bxe6#)
Bxc4 3.Bxg6+ hxg6 4.Sf7 & 5.Sd6# (1)
1...Rxc1 2.Bf7 (3.Bxe6#)
Bxc4 3.Bxg6+ hxg6 4.Sf7 & 5.Sd6# (1)
6.1 Michel Caillaud
diagrammes , 1991
Selfmate in 2
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1...Bxb7 2.Qb5+ Kxb5#
1.Qa3! () (2)
1...Bxb7 2.Qxc5+ Kxc5# (1)
1...Kb5 2.Kd5 Bxb7# (1)
1...Kxb7 2.Rc8 Kxc8# (1)
6.2 Marcel Tribowski
Schach-Aktiv , 1992
Selfmate in 5
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1.Rb8! (1)
(2.Rd7+ Kc6 3.Qxb5+ Sxb5 4.Rxd3+ Kc7 5.Bd6+ Sxd6#) (1)
1...Qxb3 2.Bc6+ Kc4 3.Bxb5+ Kd5 4.Bxd3+ Sb5 5.Be4+ Bxe4# (1½)
1...Rxg6 2.Rc5+ Kd6 3.Rxc3+ Kd5 4.Rxd3+ Rxd3 5.Se3+ Rxe3# (1½)
