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The Problemist, September, 2009 |
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Written by Michael McDowell
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The September issue featured various awards; twomovers and helpmate more-movers for 2008,
and the Norman Macleod award for 2006-07. Articles included Barry Barnes' tale from the
BCPS weekend, “Sherlock Holmes in Harrogate”, and Jeremy Morse's twelfth update
of his book Chess problems: tasks and records. Browsing in the library
covered The Golden Argosy, the 1929 collection of problems by W. A. Shinkman. In
the Supplement John Rice presented some joint problems involving the late Viktor
Melnichenko, David Shire investigated double check themes in two-movers, and Michael
McDowell compared different settings of a famous Bohemian problem.
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Hans Peter Rehm
The Problemist, July 2006
Mate in 7
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1.Sd7 (>2.Sf6) Kxd5
2.Sb6+ Ke4
3.d5+ (3.Sd5? Kxd5!) bxc4
4.Sd7 Kxd5 (4...Bc3 5.Sc5+ and 6.Bf3)
5.Sb6+ (5.Bf3+ Kxd6!; 5.Sf6+ Kc6!) Ke4 (5...Kc6 6.Bf3+)
6.Sd5 Kxd5
7.Bf3 (6...exd5 7.Re8 or 6…Bc3 7.Sxc3)
The winner of the Norman Macleod Award for 2006-07. John Rice commented: “An
extraordinary construction, with consecutive sacrifices designed to clear the d-file so that
lines of guard are opened up, with a block of c4 thrown in as well. Norman enjoyed this sort
of problem and would have been delighted had he composed it himself.”
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William Shinkman
v. Blumenthal: Schachminiaturen, 1903
Mate in 5
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1.Bb6 Kd6
2.Rxe4 Kd5
3.Sf6+ Kd6
4.Ba6 Kc6
5.Re6
If 1...e3
2.Sxe3+ Kd6
3.Sf5+ Kd5
4.Ba5 Kc5
5.Re5
A perfect chameleon echo.
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Julius Buchwald
v. 1st Prize, Miskolcsi Magasapitok, 1951
Mate in 2
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1.exf7 (>2.Qe6)
1...cxd5 2.Bd6
1...Rxd5 2.Re8
1...Sxd5 2.Sd7
1...f5 2.Qc3
1...Sf5 2.Sg4
1...Bf5 2.Qg3
(1...Be4 2.Rxe4)
A dummy piece blocking d5 or f5 would in each case allow a choice of three mates, separated
in the play by triple avoidance. A remarkable doubling of the Stocchi theme.
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