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.Sbd7? (2.Qc5#) 1...Kc4 2.Qd5# 1...Ba7! 1.Sfd7? (2.Qe5#) 1...Ke4 2.Qg4# 1...Bxc7! 1.Qf3! (2.Qe3#) 1...Ke5 2.Qf4# 1...Kc5 2.Be3# 1...Se4 2.Qxe4# 1...Sd5+ 2.Qxd5# 1...Sd1 2.Qd5,Qf4,Qe4# (In the line 1...Sd1, only one of the three possible mates need be given.) |
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Michael Lipton Al Hamishmar, 1953 Mate in 2 |
1.Qd3! (2.Qc4#) 1...Se5 2.Sxc7# 1...Sd6 2.Sxf4# 1...Kxe6 2.Qf5# 1...Bf1 2.Qe4# |
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Henry M Prideaux Source? Mate in 3 |
1.Bc5! ()
1...Kxc5 2.Bc6 ()
Kxc6 3.Qc4#
1...Kb5 2.Bd5 (3.Qb4#)
Kxc5 3.Qc4#
1...Kb3 2.Qd2 (3.Qc2#)
Kc4,
Ka4 3.Qb4#
1...Kc3 2.Qc1+ Kb3 3.Qc2#
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Peter F Copping 1st Prize, The Observer, 1958 Mate in 3 |
1.Sa3! [2.Sc2 (3.Sc1,
Sd4#)
c3 3.Bd5#]
1...Rf5 2.Bxe4 & 3.Bc2#
1...Rf6 2.Bd5 & 3.Bxc4#
1...e3,
f5 2.Bxd6 & 3.Sc1#
1...Bg7 2.Bxd6 (3.Sc1#)
Bxb2+ 3.Rxb2#
1...f6 2.Rc2 & 3.Rc3#
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Ernst Baumbgarten Chemnitzer Tageblatt, 1925 Mate in 5 |
1.Rc5! (2.Bd4#)
1...bxc5 2.Bg3 (3.Be5#)
cxd6 3.Be1 (4.Bxc3#)
Qxa5 4.S2f4 (5.Sd5,Sh5#)
gxf4,
g4 5.Bh4#
d5 4.S2f4 (5.Sxd5,Sh5#)
gxf4,
g4 5.Bh4#
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Vukota Nikoletic 2nd HM., Knobi's Knobelecke, 1993-1994 Selfmate in 3 |
1.Se7! (2.Sd6+ Bxd6 3.Qb4+ Bxb4#) 1...Bxc4 2.Qa6+ Kc5 3.d4+ exd4# 1...Qb7 2.Bxd7+ Qc6 3.Rxe5+ Bxe5# 1...Qxc8 2.Rxb6+ Bxb6 3.Qa5+ Bxa5# 1...Bd8 2.Sd6+ Qxd6 3.Qb4+ Qxb4# |
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Klaus Wenda & Friedrich Chlubna 1st HM., feenschach, 1978 Selfmate in 5 |
1.Qf3! () 1...Rxb5 2.Bh7+ Rf5 3.Qb7 Kd3 4.Qd5+ Kc2 5.Bxg3 Sxg3# 1...Rxa6 2.Sge3+ Kd3 3.Sc2+ Kxc2 4.Bh7+ Rg6 5.Qe2 g2# |
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Jakob Mintz Magyar Sakkelet, 1981 Helpmate in 4; 2 solutions |
1.Qc8+ Kd5 2.Kd8 Ke5 3.Re4+ Kd6 4.Re8 Sf7# 1.Kd8 Kd6 2.Rc4 Se4 3.Rc8 Sc5 4.Qe8 Sb7# |
