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The Problemist, January 2007 |
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Written by Michael McDowell
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Articles in the January issue included a report by Ian Watson on the
2nd European Chess Solving Championship, Michael Lipton on
“Miniatures with the Banny theme”, and an examination by
John Rice of the classic work on selfmates Les Mille et un Mats
Inverses, which was published 100 years ago. Three informal awards
were published; reflexmates for 2003-2004, two-movers for 2005 and
fairies for 2004. Browsing in the library covered Sonatas in chess,
the collection of three-movers by C. A. L. Bull, and this was
complemented by an article in the Supplement presenting 24 of
Bull’s lighter three-movers.
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Yury Gordian & Valentin Rudenko
1st Prize, Birnov Memorial Ty., 1988
Mate in 3
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1.Rd3 (>2.Re3+ Kxd4 3.Rd3+ Ke4 4.Qe1)
1...f4 2.Qe1+ Kxd5 3.Qa5+ Ke4 4.Sf6
1...Sxd6 2.Sf6+ Kxe5 3.Sh5+ Ke4 4.Re3
A problem taken from a new collection of the work of Ukrainian composer
Yuri Gordian. The switchback manoeuvres force the black king to remove a
piece so that a square beyond can be guarded. There is an AB-BC-CA cycle
of white 2nd and 4th moves.
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Stefan Schneider & Herbert Grasemann
3rd HM., Deutsche Schachblatter, 1979-1980
Mate in 6
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1.Rb8 (>2.Qxg8+ Kxg8 3.Bg6+)
1...Rc3+
2.Kb4 (>3.Qg7) Rb3+
3.Ka5 Rg3
4.Rb7+ Kh8
5.Qxh6+ Bh7
6.Qxh7
2...Rc4+
3.Ka5 Rc5+
4.Rb5 Rc7
5.Qxh6+ Kxh6
6.Rh5
A six-mover which provided tough solving for the competitors in the ECSC.
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C. A. L. Bull
Natal Mercury, 3rd November 1917
Mate in 3
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1.Se8 (zugzwang)
1...Kxe6 2.Qe4+ Kd7 3.Sf6
2...Kf7 3.Sd6
1...Kf5 2.S6g7+ Ke5 3.Bf6
2...Kg6 3.Qh5
1...Bxe6 2.Bf6+ Kf5 3.Qb1
1...Bf7 2.Sf6 any 3.Qe4
A typical Bull lightweight, with a flight-giving key leading to four model
mates, including an echo.
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