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.
1. Neal Turner
Suomen Shakki , 1985
Mate in 2
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1...Qxd2 2.Qe5#
1...Qxc5 2.Qe3#
1.Bc4? (>2.Sb3#) 1...Rb6!
1.Qf3? (>2.Sb3#/Qc3#) 1...Se4!
1.Qb5! (>2.Sb3#) (5)
1...Rxb5 2.Sxb5#
1...Sc4 2.Qxc4#
1...Qxd2 2.Se4#
1...Qxc5 2.Bxc5#
2. A. Grin
Schach-Aktiv , 1992
Mate in 3
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1.Qa5!
(2.Ba6+ Ke4 3.Sg5# (1)
Ke6 3.Bc8#
Kc6 3.Qb5#)
1...Bd7 2.Bc4+ Kxc4 3.Se5# (1)
Ke4 3.Sg5/Qd5#
Kc6 3.Bd5#
1...d3 2.Qc3 (3.Qe5/Qc4#) (1)
Ke4 3.Qxd3#
1...Ke4 2.Qa8+ Kf5 3.Bd7# (1)
1...Ke6 2.Bc6 (3.Qe5/Qd5#) (1)
3. Ernesto Ferrón De La Fuente
3rd Prize, The Problemist , 1976
Mate in 3
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1.Rh7!
2.Sh6 (3.Sf7#) (1)
f5 3.Qd8#
1...Bxg4 2.Qd8 & 3.Qxf6# (1)
1...Bf3 2.Qe1 & 3.Qxh4# (1)
1...Bxc4 2.Sh5 (3.Bxf4#) (1)
gxh5 3.Rg7#
1...Bd3 2.Qd2 & 3.Qxf4# (1)
4. Evgenij Bogdanov & Leonid Makaronez
64 , 1978
Mate in 4
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1.Qc1!
(2.Qb2+ Kc4 3.Qxb3+ @ Kd4 4.Rd5#
1...Sc4. 2.Se6+ Ke4 3.Qf4+ @ Rf4 4.Sg5#
1...Rxf2 2.Rb4+ Kd5 3.Qc4+ @ Sxc4 4.Rb5#
1...d2 2.Qb2+ Kd3 3.Rd5+ @ Ke2/Kc4 4.Qxd2/Qd4#
(@ 1.5 → 2.5 → 4 → 5)
5. Alois Johandl
Rochada Europa , 1999
Mate in 7
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1.Sc4! (2.Sd2#)
1...Se4 2.Bf2 (3.Qxe1#)
Kxf2 (i) 3.Qa7+ Kf1 (ii) 4.Se3+ Kf2 5.Sd1+ Kf1 6.Qf2+ Sxf2 7.Se3# (5)
(i) 2...Sf6+ 3.Kf7 Kxf2 4.Qa7+ Kf1 5.Sd2#
(ii) 3...Sc5 4.Qxc5+ Kf1 5.Sd2#
6. A. Grin & O. Pervakov
2nd Prize, 64 , 1988
White to play and win
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1.Sg3! (1)
1...hxg3 2.h8Q h1Q+ 3.Qxh1 g2 4.Qh2! (2)
4...Rb1+ 5.Kxd2 g1Q 6.Kc3+ Ka3 7.Qa2+! Kxa2 8.Ra4# (2)
- 1.Rf1? Rb1+
- 1.Rxh4? h1Q+ 2.Rxh1 Rb1+
- 4.Qxg2? Rb1+ 5.Kc2 Rb2+ 6.Kc3 d1S+ =
- 4.Qg1? Rb1+ 5.Kc2 Rc1+ =
7. Vukota Nikoletic
3rd HM., Problem Bulletin , 1993
Selfmate in 3
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1.Qa4!
(2.Se2+ Kd3 3.Qc4+ @ Qxc4#)
1...Rxb2 2.Sf3+ Rb4 3.Sd2+ @ exd2#
1...Rd2 2.Sb5+ Rd4 3.Sd6+ @ cxd6#
1...Rxg2 2.Se6+ Kf3 3.Sxe5+ @ Qxe5#
(@ 1.5 → 2.5 → 4 → 5)
8. A. Pankratiev
1st-3rd Place, Moscow Ch., 2003
Helpmate in 3; 4 solutions
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1.Rg5 Rh4 2.Qg6 Bxd6 3.Kf5 Rf4# @
1.Sg5 Bc7 2.Rf4 Bd8 3.Kf5 Rxg5# @
1.Bc7 Ba7 2.Rd7 Rxf5 3.Kd6 Bc5# @
1.Sc7 Rh7 2.Bc5 Rxf7 3.Kd6 Bxc7# @
(@ 1.5 → 2.5 → 4 → 5)