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.
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John M Rice original Mate in 2 |
1.Re3? (2.Se6#) 1...Bg4! 1.Bc4? (2.Sf5#) 1...Rf4! 1.Bd3! (2.Se6#) 1...Bg4 2.Re4# 1...Bd5 2.Sf5# 1...Re4 2.Rd8# |
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Eric E Westbury Birmingham Daily Post, 1923 Mate in 2 |
1.Kd1! (2.Qe2#) 1...Bf2 2.Qxe4# 1...Qd5 2.Bd6# 1...Qc6 2.Be5# 1...Qxb7 2.e4# 1...gxf4 2.exf4# |
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Josef Moravec 4th HM., Casopis ceskych sachistu, 1907 Mate in 3 |
1.Sf2! (2.Bd6 & 3.Qd3#)
1...Sg3 2.Rxf4+ Se4 3.Rxe4#
Ke5 3.Sd3#
1...Sf6 2.Rxf4+ Se4 3.Rxe4#
Ke5 3.Sd3#
1...Bb8 2.Qe3+ Kxe3 3.Bc5#
Kc4 3.Qd3#
Kd5 3.Qe4#
1...Ke5 2.Rg5+ Kd4 3.Bb2#
Kf6 3.Se4#
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Axel Akerblom 2nd Prize, Tidskrift för Schack, 1952 Mate in 3 |
1.Bg4! (2.Rf3+ exf3 3.Rxe5#)
1...Bc5 2.Rb2 & 3.Qd2,Qf2#
1...Bd6 2.Sg7 (3.Sf5#)
d2 3.Qxe2#
1...Sc4 2.Rb3 & 3.Qxe2#
1...Rc5 2.Bf6 (3.Bxg5#)
d2 3.Qxe2#
1...Re6 2.Sf2 (3.Sd1#)
d2 3.Qxe2#
1...Rf6 2.Sxf6 (3.Sd5#)
d2 3.Qxe2#
1...Sc5 2.Sf2 (3.Sd1#)
d2 3.Qxe2#
1...Sd6 2.Rxe5 & 3.Rf3#
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Yakov G Vladimirov 2/3 Place, USSR Team Championship, 1990 Mate in 5 |
1.Rg5! (2.Rxh4+ Kxf3 3.Se5+ Ke2 4.Sg3+ Kxe1 5.Sd3#)
1...Bb8 2.Sf2 (3.Sd3#)
dxc4 3.Sd3+ cxd3 4.Bf2 & 5.Be3#
1...Rh8 2.Bf2 (3.Be3#)
d4 3.Bxd4 (4.Be5,Be3#)
cxd4 4.Sf2 & 5.Sd3#
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Laszlo Apro 1st Prize, Tovaris, 1968 Selfmate in 2 |
1.Qd8? (2.Rf4+ Bxf4#) 1...Se4!
1.Qe8? (2.Rf4+ Bxf4#, 2.Sh6+ Bxh6#, 2.Se3+ Bxe3#) 1...Sd5!
1.Qg8? (2.Qg5+ Bxg5#, 2.Rf4+ Bxf4#) 1...Se4!
1.Qxc7? (2.Rf4+ Bxf4#, 2.Sh6+ Bxh6#, 2.Se3+ Bxe3#) 1...Sd5!
1.Qh8! (2.Rf4+ Bxf4#)
1...Rxe5 2.Sh6+ Bxh6#
1...Se4 2.Se3+ Bxe3#
1...Sh5 2.Qxh5+ Bg5#
2.Se3+ Bxe3#
1...Sd5 2.Qh5+ Bg5#
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Friedrich Chlubna Schach-Echo, 1974 Selfmate in 5 |
1.Qg1! () 1...Qa1 2.Sfd4+ Kc5 3.Sxc2+ Kc6 4.Scd4+ Kc5 5.Qg5+ Bf5# 1...Qxa3 2.Sbd4+ Kc5 3.Sxb3+ Kc6 4.Sbd4+ Kc5 5.Rb5+ Rxb5# |
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William A Shinkman Source? (colours reflected) Helpmate in 4 |
1.Scd6 Rc4 2.Ke5 Bd7 3.Sc5 Re4+ 4.Kd5 Bc6# |
