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The Problemist, September 2003 |
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Written by Michael McDowell
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The September issue contained a full report on the 46th World Congress
of Chess Composition at Moscow, detailing the results of the World
Solving Championship and various composing tourneys. An article by Nils
Adrian Bakke examined the AUW theme in maximummer selfmates. John Rice
presented some recent Russian prizewinners, while an assortment of book
reviews included John's personal collection Chess Problem Spectrum.
John Beasley's “In the Library” article looked back at the
work of a past BCPS President, Brian Harley.
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T. R. Dawson
1st Prize, The Gambit, 1928
Selfmate in 3: Maximummer
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The first example of the Babson task in a maximummer (Black must play the
longest move available), composed by the inventor of the form.
1.h5
1...fxe1Q 2.b8Q Qa1 3.Qe5+ Qxe5
1...fxe1R 2.b8R Ra1 3.Rb1 gxh5
1...fxe1B 2.b8B Bxg3 3.Bxg3 gxh5
1...fxe1S 2.b8S Sxg2 3.Rxg2 gxh5.
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John Rice
2nd Place, GB v Hungary, 1993-1995
Serieshelpmate in 7
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Over thirty years ago John wrote a definitive work on the serieshelpmate.
Here is an example of his skill in that genre.
White would like to play Sxd6 mate, but how can the knight be unpinned?
1.O-O 2.Rxd8 3.Kf7 4.Rh8 5.Qg8 6.Rf8 7.Ke8 Sxd6.
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Brian Harley
Chess Amateur, 1922
Mate in 2
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The variations 1…exf2+ 2.Bxf2 and 1…exd2+ 2.Kxd2 are set.
The key 1.Kd1 gives one change: 1…exf2 2.Kc2.
Not 1.O-O-O+ Kxf2 2.Rf1? as the white king had to vacate e1 in order to
let his counterpart pass behind the unmoved pawns.
The pioneer example of a standard idea.
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