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) Huibrecht van Beek
Tijdschrift vd NSB (when?)
#2
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1.Rf3! (5)
(2.Sg5#)
1..Kxf3 2.Qe2#
1..Sxe6 2.Qa8#
1..Sf7 2.Qa8#
(2) Elmar Abdullayev & Aleksandr Melnichuk
KobulChess , 2014
#2
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1.Rf7! (5)
(2.Qe5#)
1...Ke6 2.Qd7#
1...Bg4 2.Qxg4#
1...g5 2.Rxf6#
(3) Herbert Ahues
Schach-Echo , 1963
#2
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1.Sb6! (5)
(2.Qd5#)
1...Qe5 2.Qxc4#
1...Qf6 2.Qxf6#
1...Qg8 2.Qf6#
(4) Vladimir Sychov
64 Shakhmatnoe obozrenie , 1969
#3
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1.Rc2!
(2.Rd2+ @ exd2 3.e3#)
1...Rc7 2.Sd6 @ & 3.Sb5,Sf5#
1...Bc7 2.Sg7 @ (3.Sf5#)
Be6 3.Sxe6#
Bh7 3.Se6#
1...Sc7 2.Rd8 @ & 3.Rc4#
(@ 1 -> 2.5 -> 4 -> 5)
(5) Damien Grossi
3rd Prize, Stasti un Romani , 1939
#3
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1.Kc1!
()
1...Kb6 2.Bb4 Bxb5 3.Sa8# (2.5)
1...b6 2.Ra2 bxa2 3.b4# (2.5)
(6) Marco Travasoni
L'Italia Scacchistica , 1979
Win
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1.Bh3+ (1)
1...Rg2 2.Sg4 (1)
2...Bh5 3.Sf5 (1)
3...Bxg4+ 4.Bxg4 Rg3 5.Sxg3+ (1)
5...Kg2 6.Sf1 Kxf1 7.Bh3# (1)
(7) Yochanan Afek
2nd Prize, EBUR , 2002 (version)
Draw
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1.Sa4 (1)
1...Rb2! 2.Sxb2 d1Q! 3.Sxd1 (1)
3...h2 4.Sb2 h1Q 5.Sa4! (1)
5...Qb1 6.Sb6+ Qxb6+ 7.Kxb6 a4 8.Ka7! (1)
8...a3 9.Ka8 a2 10.Ba7 = (1)
(8) Unto Heinonen
Springaren , 1988
H#2 3 solutions
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1.dxc5 Qe2 2.Kxd4 Rd6# @
1.dxc6 Qb3+ 2.Kxc5 Se6# @
1.Sxd4 Qc4+ 2.Kxc6 Bxa7# @
(@ 1.5 -> 3.5 -> 5)
(9) Neal Turner
Suomen Tehtäväniekat , 1999
H#3 2 solutions
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1.Se3 Rf1 2.Kd4 Kd6 3.Rc3 Rf4# (2.5)
1.Re8 Rb1 2.Kd5 c3 3.Re4 Rb5# (2.5)
(10) Peter Sickinger
Comm., Schach , 1973
#4
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1.Rh4!
(2.g4#)
1...e3 2.Rd4 (3.g4#)
Bxd4 3.g4+ Ke4 4.Sf6# (5)
(11) Manfred Zucker
Schach , 1990
#6
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1.e4!
(2.Se6 & 3.Sg5#)
1...Bxe4 2.Se6 (3.Sg5#)
Bxh1 3.Sg5 Kg2 4.Ke2 e4 5.Se6 & 6.Sf4# (5)
(12) Friedrich Fricke
Deutsche Schachzeitung , 1980
S#2
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1.Sb6!
(2.Qd2+ exd2#) (1)
1...Sc4 2.Qb1+ Qxb1# (1)
1...Kd4 2.Qxe3+ Bxe3# (1)
1...e2 2.Rd6+ Bd4# (1)
1...Rc2 2.Qxe3+ Bxe3# (1)
(13) Leopold Szwedowski
3rd Prize, Szachy , 1970
S#3
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1.Bg1!
(2.Qxe2+ Kc1 3.Qb2+ @ axb2#)
1...Rxc8 2.Se3+ Ke1 3.Qc1+ @ Rxc1#
1...Rb8 2.Qd3+ Kc1 3.Qb1+ @ Rxb1#
(@ 1.5 -> 3.5 -> 5)
