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) Adi Kosovac
StrateGems , 2001
#2
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1.Rc4! (5)
(2.Qc6#)
1...Kxc4 2.Se3#
1...Rxc4 2.Qd6#
(2) Horacio Musante
Xadrez Brasileiro , 1944
#2
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1.Bb7! (5)
(2.Ba6#)
1..Qxc8 2.Qb5#
1..Rd6 2.Qc3#
1..Sd6 2.Qe2#
1..Rd2+ 2.Sxd2#
1..Rd5 2.Bxd5#
1..Sc3 2.Sd2#
1..Sc5 2.Rxd4#
(3) Hubert Gockel
1st Prize, Albrecht MT, 1984
#2
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1.Qe5? (2.Qe4#) 1...Sxf6!
1.Qc7? (2.Qc4#) 1...b5!
1.Qf3? (2.Qe4#) 1...Bg2!
1.Qg2! (5)
(2.Qe4#)
1...Kxd4 2.Qe4#
1...Bxg2 2.Bxe2#
1...Sxf6 2.Bxf6#
1...exf5 2.Bxf5#
1...Sc5 2.Bxc5#
(4) Alex Casa
1st Prize, Europe Echecs , 1970
#3
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1.Qb7! ()
1..Bxb2 2.Sd1+ @ Kxc4 3.Sxb2#
1..b3 2.Sc2+ @ Kxc4 3.Sxa3#
1..Sg~ 2.Sg4+ @ Kxc4 3.S(x)xe5#
1..Se~ 2.Sf5+ @ Kxc4 3.S(x)xd6#
(@ 1.5 -> 2.5 -> 4 -> 5)
(5) Aleksandr Feoktistov
1/3 Prize, Uralski Problemist , 2010
#3
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1.Bd2!
(2.Se3+ @ dxe3 3.Qd5#)
1...Rg5 2.Be2 @ (3.Rc3#)
exd3 3.Bxd3,Qxd3#
1...Sf1 2.bxc7 @ & 3.Sdb6,Scb6#
1...e3 2.Rc3+ @ dxc3 3.Qd3#
1...c6 2.Qe6 @ (3.Se3#)
cxd5 3.Qxd5#
1...e5 2.Sxd6+ @ cxd6 3.Qc8#
1...e6 2.Kxc7 @ & 3.Sxd6#
(@ 1 -> 1.5 -> 2 -> 3 -> 3.5 -> 4.5 -> 5)
(6) Sergei Abramenko
1/2 HM., Chernobyl Ty., 1990
Win
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1.Rc1 (1)
1...Rg1 2.Rc7+ (1)
2...Ke6 3.Nc5+ Kf5 4.Rf7+ (1)
4...Kg4 5.Nd3 (1)
5...f1Q 6.Ne5+ Kh3 7.Rh7+ Kg2 8.Rh2# 1-0 (1)
(7) G Zakhodyakin
1st Prize, Shakhmaty v SSSR , 1951
Draw
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1.Rh7+! (1)
1...Ke6! 2.Rh1 Nc3+ 3.Ka6! (1)
3...Nb1 4.Re1+! (1)
4...Kf7! 5.Bd6! (1)
5...a1Q 6.Re7+ Kg6 7.Re6+ Kf5 8.Re5+ Kf6 9.Rxa5! = (1)
(8) Attila Benedek
Schach , 1995
H#3 2 solutions
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1.Rg3 Bf1 2.Bg4 Sh3+ 3.Kf3 Sfg5# (2.5)
1.Sf6 Sd6 2.Ke5 Bc4 3.Rgf4 Sgf7# (2.5)
(9) Henry Tanner
Original for Tehtäväniekka
H#4 4 solutions
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1.Rf6 Rg1 2.Rf2 Kd6 3.Kf3 Ke5 4.Ree2 Rg3# @
1.Kd2 Rf6 2.Kc3 Rxe6 3.Kc4 Kc6 4.Rc3 Rxe4# @
1.Rc3+ Kd7 2.Ke3 Kxe6 3.Kd4 Kd6 4.e3 Rf4# @
1.Rg3 hxg3 2.Ke3 g4 3.Kd4 c3+ 4.Ke5 Rf5# @
(@ 1.5 -> 2.5 -> 4 -> 5)
(10) Camillo Gamnitzer
Schach , 1990
#4
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1.Bh6!
(2.Rxe5+ Bxe5 3.Sg5+ @ Kf4 4.Qf3#)
1...e2 2.Qxe2+ Kd5 3.Rxe5+ @ Kd6 4.Qd1,Qd2#
Bxe5 4.Qxe5#
1...Ra5 2.Bh3 (3.Qd4+ @ Kxf3 4.Qxe3#)
Rd5 3.Sd4 @ (4.Bg2,Bf5#)
Rxd4 4.Qh1#
(@ 1.5 -> 2.5 -> 4 -> 5)
(11) Oleksandr Postnikov
Probleemblad , 1993
#6
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1.Kh7!
(2.Sh5+ Kf5 3.Sxg3+ Kf4 4.Sh5+ Kf5 5.Sg7+ @ Kf4 6.Bh2#)
1...d5 2.Be3+ Ke5 3.Bc5+ Kf4 4.Se2+ Ke5 5.Sd4+ @ Kf4 6.Sxe6#
1...d6 2.Se2+ Ke5 3.Sc3+ Kf4 4.Be3+ Ke5 5.Bf2+ @ Kf4 6.Bxg3#
Re4 6.Rxe4#
(@ 1.5 -> 3.5 -> 5)
(12) Eugeniusz Iwanow
Sachmatija , 2011
S#3
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1.Sc4!
(2.Rf6+ exf6 3.Qg5+ @ fxg5#)
1...Rxc4 2.Rg4+ Kf5 3.Qg5+ @ Bxg5#
1...Rc5 2.Qh6+ Rg5 3.Bxg3+ @ Qxg3#
(@ 1.5 -> 3.5 -> 5)
(13) Vukota Nikoletic
diagrammes , 1991
S#4
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1.Sf7!
(2.Sh6+ gxh6 3.Rg5+ hxg5 4.Qf4+ @ gxf4#)
1...Bxe2 2.Rf6+ gxf6 3.Sxf2+ Bd3 4.Qxg4+ @ Sxg4#
1...Sf3 2.Sc5+ Sd3 3.Sxe6+ Se5 4.Qxf2+ @ Bxf2#
(@ 1.5 -> 3.5 -> 5)
