17th July 2023
Selected by Michael McDowell
Saturnin Limbach & Marian Wójcik
1st Prize, Tijdschrift van den Nederlandschen Schaakbond, 1928
Selfmate in 4
A lucidly constructed selfmate. Don’t miss the set play.
Set 1..gxh6 2.Qe8+ Bd7 3.Bb3 Bxe8 4.Rc7+ Kxc7
1.Bh7 gxh6 2.Qg2+ Bd5 3.Be4 Bxe4 4.Qc2+ Bxc2
A mutate with model mates from two directions.
Ravi Shankar: An interesting solution and enjoyable solving!