Sunday, June 27, 2010

66-Solution SELFMATE in 2.

Solution: 1. Qh4-d8! waiting
1. ... Ba8xb7 2. Qd8-d5 ... Bb7xd5, e6xd5#

White Queen's move will force Black the selfmate in two moves. Black chooses between two different mates.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

65- Mate in 3 Problem Solution

Solution: 1. Kf2! waiting
1. ... Ke4 2. Be6 waiting
2. ... d5 3. Bf5#
2. ... f3 3. Qe3#
1. ... f3 2. Ke3 ad lib 3. Qd4#


In this miniature, White gives Black a flight square. The experts think this concession is meritorious.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

64-Problem SolutionSolution

Solution: 1. Qa4-e8! threat 2. Qe8-e4#
1. ... Bc8-e6 2. Qe8xe6#
1. ... Bd8-e7 2. Qe8xc8#
1. ... Sc4-d6/e5/d2 2. Qe8(x)e5#

The Queen is powerful indeed. Five Black defenses cannot stop the White's Mate.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

63-Problem solution

Solution: 1. Qh1-h8! threat 2. Qh8-d4#
1. ... Sg3-e2 [a] , Rf2-d2 2. Sf1(x)d2 [A] #
In this problem, black defenses show a decoy and an interference.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

62-Problem Solution

Solution: 1. Qa8! [2. Qe4#]
1. ... Re2 2. Sxe2#
A long shot of the Queen threatening Qe4 creates the "decoy" theme.

Monday, June 14, 2010

61- Problem Solution

Solution: 1. Sa3-c4! threat 2. Se8-f6#
1. ... Bf4-e5 2. Sc4-b6#
1. ... Bf4-g5 2. Se8-c7#

Saturday, June 12, 2010

60-Problem's Solution.

The theme of the problem is mutual interference, forced by a white sacrifice in D6.
Solution: 1. Bh2-d6! threat 2. Sb3-c5, Bb1-d3#
1. ... Rd8-b8/xd6 2. Sb3-c5#
1. ... Bf8xd6 2. Bb1-d3#

59-Solution

White plays Sb5-Sb6, a waiting move that will force the self-mate .

Solution: 1. Sb5-d6! waiting
1. ... e7xd6 2. a4-a5 ... d6-d5#

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

58-Problem Solution.

Solution: 1. Bg2-h1! waiting
1. ... Sh8-f7 2. Sg4-e5 ... Sf7xe5#
1. ... Sh8-g6 2. Sg4-e5 ... Sg6xe5#

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

57-Problem Solution.

This is a selfmate, and the Key is Qh1-Qg2 !

Monday, June 7, 2010

56-Problem Solution

The white key is Qe8-Qe2, forming what is called a battery composed by Queen and Bishop.
Enjoy.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

55-Selfmate Solution.

The key is Bd8!

54-Problem Solution.

A waiting move. Ka8-kb8 !

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Problem 53

The solution: Qh1-Qa8.