WINTON
BRITISH CHESS SOLVING CHAMPIONSHIP

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) Rainer Paslack

Mainzer Allgemeine Zeitung, 1992

Mate in 2

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1.Sf4!  (5)

        (2.Qg5#)

1...Kxf4 2.Qg5#
1...Bxf4 2.e4#
1...exf4 2.Be4#
1...Sf7  2.Qxf7#

2) Aleksandr Galitzky

Moskovskis Viedomosti, 1900

Mate in 2

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1.Sh2!   (5)

1...Kxe3  2.Sxf5#
1...S~    2.Q(x)c3#
1...Sxe3  2.Sf3#
1...f4    2.Re4#
1...c5    2.Qd3#
1...d5    2.Sxf5#

3) Herbert Ahues

3rd Prize, Tidskrift för Schack, 1951

Mate in 2

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1.Qh2? (2.Qe5#) 1...Bf4!
1.Qh5? (2.Qe5#) 1...Bg5!

1.Qb8!          (5)

                (2.Qe5#)

1...B~           2.Sb5#
1...Bd2          2.Rd3#
1...Sxa5,Sc5,Sd6 2.Q(x)d6#

4) Wolfgang Pauly

Chess Amateur, 1919

Mate in 3

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1.Kh5!

1...Ke4 2.Bxc6+ @ Kf4,Kf5 3.Rf6#
1...e4  2.Kh6 @   Ke5     3.Bg3#
1...h6  2.Rg6 @          (3.Rg4#)
                  e4      3.Bg3#

(@ 1.5 -> 3.5 -> 5)

5) Leon Tuhan-Baranowski

Prize, Swiat Szachowy, 1931-1932

Mate in 3

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1.Bc6!
        (2.Sf3+ @  Kxc3 3.Qa3#)

1...Kxc3 2.Qa3+ @  Kd4  3.Sf3#
1...Ke5  2.Re3+ @  Kd4  3.Sc2#
                   Kf4  3.Re4#
1...Se7  2.Qf6+ @  Kc5  3.Sd3#

(@ 1 -> 2.5 -> 4 -> 5)

6) Sergio Inostroza

The Problemist, 1990

Draw

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1.gxh5 (1)
1...g5 (i) 2.Kg4 Ne6 3.Kf5 Kg8 4.Kxe6 (1)
4...g4 5.Kf5 (1)
5...g3 6.Kg6 g2 7.h7+ (1)
7...Kh8 8.Kh6= (1)

(i) 1...gxh5 2.Kh4 Kg6 3.h7 =

7) Sergey Kriuckov

Zadachi i Etyudi, 1927

Win

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1.Be5 (i) (1)
1...Bxe5+ 2.Rxe5+ (1)
2...Kf8 3.Re8+ (1)
3...Kxe8 (ii) 4.g7 (1)
4...Rg8 5.f6 1-0 (1)

(i) 1.Kd6? fxg6 2.Ke6 O-O (2...Kf8? 3.f6 Kg8 4.Rc8+ Kh7 5.Rxh8+ Kxh8 6.f7 Bg7 7.Be5)
(ii) 3...Kg7 4.f6+

8) Horst Böttger & Bert Kölske

Comm., Gaudium, 2009-2010

H#2 2 solutions

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1.Sd6 Sg2 2.hxg2 Rf4# (2.5)
1.Sd2 Sg3 2.hxg3 Be2# (2.5)

9) Zdravko Maslar

3rd HM., Mat, 1989

H#3 2 solutions

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1.Bf3 Bf1 2.Be2 Kb3 3.Kd3 Rd1# (2.5)
1.Bf1 Ba6 2.Bb5 Ra1 3.Kc4 Ra4# (2.5)

10) Sonomun Chimedtseren

HM., Probleemblad, 1973

Mate in 4

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1.Ka7!

1...h3 2.Ba8 a4 3.Rb7 Kd5 4.Rb4# (2.5)
1...a4 2.Rb8 h3 3.Bb7 Kb5 4.Bd5# (2.5)

11) Aleksandr Varitski

1st HM., Zvyazda, 1996

Mate in 7

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1.Bc7!

1...e3 2.Bd8 Kd6 3.Sa7 Kd5 4.Bh4 Kd4 5.Sb5+ Kd5 6.Bf2 exf2 7.e4# (2.5)
                                 Kd6 5.Sb5+ Kd5 6.Bf2 exf2 7.e4# (2.5)

12) Hartmut Laue

feenschach, 2017

Selfmate in 2

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1.Sg4!
        (2.Sxf2+ @ Qxf2#)

1...Bxd7 2.cxd3+ @ Qxd3#
1...hxg4 2.Qe3+ @  dxe3#

(@ 1.5 -> 3.5 -> 5)

13) Ilja Mikan

British Chess Magazine, 1965

Selfmate in 3

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1.Re7 ()

1...S any 2.Qd5+ Kg6  3.Qg5+ fxg5# (2.5)
1...Qxd3  2.Sd6+ Qxd6 3.Qg5+ fxg5# (2.5)