Sunningdale01

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(1) E H Baird - Mate in 2 Pictorial World, 1892 1.Qb1 [1.Qe1? Kc4! ; 1.b3? Ke4! ; 1.Rxg5? c5! ] 1...Kc4 [1...Ke4 2.Ne1# ; 1...b4 2.Qh1# ; 1...c5 2.Ne5# ; 1...g4 2.Nd6# ] 2.Qa2# *

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(2) I Suvorov - Mate in 2 1st place, Russian Team Champs, 1992 1.Nc5 Threat 2.Qe4 mate 1...Kc6 [1...Kxe5 2.Qf5# ; 1...bxc5 2.Rxc5# ; 1...Bh7 2.Qe6# ; 1...Be6+ 2.Qxe6# ] 2.Qd7# *

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(3) W Bruch - Mate in two Stratagems , 2000 1.Bd7 Threat Qe4 mate [1.Bd5? Be6! ; 1.Bc4? Bd5! ; 1.Bb3? Bc4? ] 1...Be6 [1...Bd5 2.Rcc3# ; 1...Nd6 2.Qxf6# ] 2.Nxe6# *

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(4) C J R Sammelius - Mate in 3 1st Pr Memorial P Koetscheid, 1964 1.Ka4! Threat 2.Nb7+ Kc4 3.Na5 mate or 2...Ke4 3.Nc5 mate 1...Na2+ or 1...Nc2/Na6 [1...Nd3+ 2.Ne4+ Kxe4 (2...Kc4 3.Qxc6+ ) 3.Qxc6# ; 1...cxb5+ 2.Nxb5+ Kc4 (2...Ke4 3.Nbc3# ) 3.Na3# ; 1...Bxe2 2.Nb7+ Kc4 (2...Ke4 3.Nc5# ) 3.Na5# ; 1...Rc4 2.Ne8+ Ke4 3.Nf6# ; 1...Bg1 2.Nf7+ Kc4 (2...Ke4 3.Rxe5# ) 3.Nxe5# ; 1...Bg4 2.Nf5+ Kc4 (2...Ke4 3.Nc3# ) 3.Ne3# ; 1...Rd4 2.Nc3+ Kc5 3.Qa7# ; 1...Kc5 2.Nc8+ Kc4 3.Nb6# ] 2.Nc4+ Kxc4 [2...Ke4 3.d3# ] 3.d3# *

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(5) M Vukcevich - Mate in 3 1st Pr Neue Zurcher Zeitung, 1981 1.Nd3 Threat 2.Qa6+ and 3.Ne5 mate 1...Rb5 [1...Rxf6 2.c8Q+ Qxc8 (2...Qc7 3.Nxb2# ; 2...Rc5 3.Qd4# ; 2...Bc5 3.Ne5# ) 3.Nxb2# ; 1...Qb3 2.Bxb3+ Kxc3 (2...Kb5 3.c4# ) 3.Nxe4# ; 1...Qb5 2.Qd5+ Qxd5 3.Nxb2# ; 1...Qb6 2.Qd4+ Qxd4 3.Nxb2# ; 1...exd3 2.Qf4+ Bd4 3.Qxd4# ] 2.Nc5 and either 3.Qd4 /Qd5 mate *

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(6) V Shavyrin - Mate in 3 1st Pr Bulletin Problemmistic , 1998 1.Be4 Threat 2.Re5+ dxe5 3.d5 mate 1...Ra5 [1...Bb7 2.Bd5+ Kxf5 (2...Bxd5 3.c8Q# ) 3.Qd7# ; 1...Ne3 2.Nd5 Threat 3.Nxf4 mate 2...N3xd5 3.cxd5# ] 2.Rd5 Threat 3.Rxd6 mate 2...Rxd5 [2...gxf5 3.Bxf5# ] 3.cxd5# *

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(7) M Gromov - Win 5th Pr Schakhmatnaya Nedelya, 2003 1.Qh7+! [1.Qg7+? Ka6! ] 1...Ka8 [1...Ka6 2.Qd3++- ] 2.Qg8+ Rb8 [2...Ka7 3.Ra2+- ] 3.Qa2! [3.Qd5? Qa6+ 4.Kc7+ Qb7+= ] 3...Rb3 [3...Rc8+? 4.Kd7 Rc3 5.Qd5+ Ka7 6.Ra2+- ] 4.Rh8+ Ka7 5.Qf2+ Re3 6.Rh7+! Ka6 [6...Ka8 7.Qg2! Rf3 8.Rh8++- ] 7.Qf1+! Qd3 [7...Rd3 8.Ra7+! Kxa7 9.Qf7+ Ka6 10.Qb7+ Ka5 11.Qb5# ] 8.Qa1+! [8.Ra7+? Kxa7 9.Qf7+ Re7! 10.Qxe7+ Ka6 ] 8...Qa3 9.Ra7+! Kxa7 10.Qd4+ Ka8 11.Qd8+ Ka7 12.Qc7+ Ka6 13.Qb6# *

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(8) J Polasek - Win 4 Comm Moderny Schach (version), 2009 1.Be6+ [1.Qxh3? Rb6+ 2.Bb7 Rbxb7+= ] 1...Rexe6 [1...Rgxe6? 2.dxe6+ Kxe6 3.Qg8+ Kd6 4.Rxh3+- ] 2.dxe6+ Ke7 [2...Kg7? 3.Rg8+ Kxg8 4.Qxg6+ Kh8 5.e7+- ; 2...Kf6? 3.Rf8+ Kg7 4.Rf7++- ] 3.Re8+ Kxe8 [3...Kd6? 4.Qd1++- ] 4.Qxg6+ Ke7 5.Kc7! Qxg3+ 6.Qxg3 a1Q 7.Qd6+ Kf6 8.e7+ Kf7 9.Qe6+! Kxe6 10.e8Q+ Kd5 [10...Kf6 11.Qh8+ ] 11.Qc6+ Kd4 [11...Ke5 12.Qd6# ] 12.Qf6++- *

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(9) M & R Tomasevic - Helpmate in 2, 4 solutions 7th pl. tt Liga Problemista, 1984 1...d6 [1...Qh7 2.Bxh7 Rc5 3.Qd3# ; 1...Kd4 2.Rb3 Rd6 3.Qxd6# ; 1...Ne6 2.Rb5 Rd4 3.Rc5# ] 2.Rf7 Rb5 3.Rf4# *

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(10) C Jones - Helpmate in 3 Original, 2010 This problem is a twin. The second half involves moving the black knight from f4 to c5, whereupon it is again helpmate in 2: 1.Kxe5 e4 2.Qe3 d4 3.Kf4 Rg4 mate 1...fxe2 2.dxc3+ Ke3 3.cxd3 Rd2 4.Rg3# *

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(11) M Ylijoki - Helpmate in 5, 3 solutions Strategems, 2002 1...Qd1+ [1...Qg3 2.Be8 Bh3+ 3.Ke2 Bg2 4.Kd2 Kf3 5.Bb5 Rf4 6.Be2# ; 1...Qe3 2.Kg2 Bf3+ 3.Kh3 Bg2+ 4.Kh4 Kf3 5.Bf5 Nf4 6.Bg4# ] 2.Kg2 e3 3.Kh2 Kf3 4.Bd3 Rf4 5.Bf1 Qe2 6.Bg2# *

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(12) J Vladimirov - Mate in 4 1sr Pr Kubbel 100 MT, 1991 1.Kf7 Threat 2.Nf6, h5 3.Rxh5, (threat 4.Ng4 mate) Nf2 4.Qc5 mate 1...c1Q [1...e1Q 2.Nb2 Qe2 (2...c1N 3.c5 Threat 4.Nc4 mate 3...Nxb2 (3...Ba6 4.Qxe6# ) 4.Bxf4# ) 3.Nxd3+ Qxd3 4.Bxf4# ; 1...Bb4 2.Ng7 and 3.Rxf5+ followed by 4.Qd5 mate; 1...h6 2.Rg6 and 3.Rxe6+ and mate; 1...Bd7 2.Qxd7 Ke4 (2...Nc5 3.Nxc5 and mate ) 3.Qc6+ Ke5 4.Qxe6# ] 2.Nc5 Threat 3.Nxd3 mate 2...Qc2 [2...e1N 3.Ke7 Threat 4.Qe4 mate 3...Nf2 (3...Nxc5 4.Bxf4# ; 3...Bb7 4.Qxe6# ) 4.Bxf4# ] 3.Nxd3+ Qxd3 4.Bxf4# *

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(13) NA Macleod and RCO Matthews - mate in 5 12 pl 3rd WCCT 1984-88 1.Bf6 Threat 2.Bc8 and 3.Be6 mate 1...Qh4 [1...Rxg6 2.Bxb5 Threat 3.Bc4 mate 2...Rxd4 3.Ba6 Threat 4.Rxc5 mate 3...Rh4 4.d4 Rxd4 (4...Bxd4 5.Bc4# ) 5.Rxc5# ] 2.Rxb5 Threat 3.Rxc5 mate 2...Bxd4 3.Ra5 Threat 4.Bc4 mate 3...Bf2 4.d4 Rxd4 [4...Bxd4 5.Bc4# ] 5.Rxc5# *

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(14) A Pankratiev - Mate in 6 1st pr L=Echiqier Belge , 1983 1.Qf4 Threat 2.Nb-anywhere mate 1...Qe4 [1...Be4 2.Na5+ Kxd4 3.Nc6+ Nxc6 4.Nb3+ Kd5 5.Na5+ Kd4 6.Nxc6# ; 1...R1e4 2.Nc1+ Kxd4 3.Ne2+ Nxe2 4.Nb3+ Kd5 5.Nc1+ Kd4 (5...Rc4 6.Bxc4# ) 6.Nxe2# ; 1...R8e4 2.Nc5+ Kxd4 3.Ne6+ Nxe6 4.Nb3+ Kd5 5.Nc5+ Kd4 (5...Rc4 6.Bxc4# ) 6.Nxe6# ] 2.Nd2+ Kxd4 3.Nf3+ Nxf3 4.Nb3+ Kd5 [or 4...Kc4 ] 5.Nd2+ Kd4 [5...Qc4 6.Bxc4# ] 6.Nxf3# *

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(15) V Smirnov - Selfmate in 2 3rd HM, Stratagems, 1999 1.Bh3 Threat 2.Rd5+ Rxd5 mate 1...Rxe5 [1...Rxf6 2.Re6+ Rxe6# ; 1...hxg5 2.Re6+ Kxe6# ; 1...Bxf6 2.Rxc6+ Kxc6# ; 1...Nxc3 2.Nxb5+ Nxb5# ] 2.Ne4+ Rxe4# *

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(16) E Fomichev & J Gordian - Selfmate in 3 Comm Schach-Aktiv (version), 1988 1.Nb5 Threat 2.Re3+ Kxe3 3.Qf3+ Bxf3 mate 1...Bc8 [1...Bd5 2.Qd4+ cxd4 3.Rxe6+ Bxe6# ; 1...Nc6 2.Re3+ Kxe3 3.Qe5+ Nxe5# ; 1...Nd5 2.Qe5+ Kxe5 3.Re3+ Nxe3# ] 2.Rd4+ cxd4 3.Qxe6+ Bxe6# *

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(17) C Gamnitzer - Selfmate in 6 The Problemist , 1997 1.Qg2 Threat 2.Na3+ Rxa3 3.Rc3+ Rxc3 4.Bxb5+ Bxb5 mate 1...Rxb1 2.Rxb5 Threat 3.Rc5+ dxc5 4.Bb5+ Bxb5 mate 2...d5 3.e4 Threat 4.Rc5+ Kxd4 5.Rxd5_ Kc4 6.Bb5+ Bxb5 mate 3...dxe4 [3...Qxc6 4.d3+ Kc3 5.Nd1+ Rxd1 6.Rb3+ Bxb3# ] 4.Rc5+ Kxd4 5.Rf5+ Kc4 6.Bb5+ Bxb5# *

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(18) M Ylijoki - Helpmate in 5, 3 solutions Strategems, 2002 *