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.
(1) Godfrey F. Heathcote
1st Prize, British Chess Magazine 15. (Healey MT) , 1909-10
#2
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1.Re3! (Δ 2.Qe4#) (5)
1...Rd4 2.Qa8# 1...Sd2 2.Rd3#
1...Sd4 2.Bc4# 1...fxe3 2.Bg2#
1...c4 2.Qxc4# 1...Re5 2.Rxe5#
1...Bf5 2.Re5# 1...Bxf7 2.Qxd7#
(2) Mikhail Kutznetsov
1st Prize, Pobeba 40 , 1985
#3
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1.Rc8! Δ 2.Bc6+ @ Kxc6 3.Qb5#
1...Be4 2.Qb5+ @ Sxb5 3.Rc5#
1...Se4 2.Qc4+ @ Kxc4 3.Be6#
1...Sc4 2.Qe6+ @ Sxe6 3.Bc6#
(@ 1.5 → 2.5 → 4 → 5)
(3) E. H. Shaw
1st Prize, British Chejss Federation Ty No. 20 , 1936
#3
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1.Qe6! Δ 2.Qxe4+ @ Kc5/Kxe4 3.Qe5/Sd2#
1...Rxa4 2.Qe5+ @ Kxc4 3.Qc3#
1...Rd5 2.Qxf5 @ ~~ 3.Be3#
1...Rc5 2.Be5+ @ Rxe5 3.Qxe5#
1...Sxe6 2.Sb6+ @ Kc5/Rxa4 3.Sd7/Sxe6#
1...Sd7/Sg6 2.Qd5+ @ Rxd5/cxd5 3.Se6#
(@ 1 → 1.5 → 2.5 → 3.5 → 4 → 5)
(4) Viktor Nikolaev
Prize Bulletin CSK , 1975
#4
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1.Bg7! Δ 2.Bh6+ Ke5 3.Rc4 @ ~~ 4.f4#
1...b5 2.Be5+ Kxe5 3.Rc5+ @ Kd4/Kf4 4.Sc2/Sg2#
1...e6 2.Sg2+ Kxf5 3.Sh4+ @ Kf4 4.e3#
(@ 1.5 → 3.5 → 5)
(5) Vladimir Pachman
Commendation, Schweizerische Schachzeitung , 1980
#5
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1.Bg8!
1...g5 2.Sxa5+ Ka1 3.Sb3+ Ka2 4.Rf7 Kxb3 5.Ra7# (2.5)
1...g6 2.Rf6 g5 3.Re6 Kxb3 4.Rxe5+ Kxa4 5.b3# (2.5)
(6) David Gurgenidze
Commendation, F. Bondarenko MT , 1994
Win
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1.Qb8+ (1)
1...Kh4 2.Qh2+ Qh3+ 3.Sxh3 g3 4.Qg2 Bf3 5.Qxf3 (2)
5...g2+ 6.Kxf2 g1Q+ 7.Sxg1 Rf5 8.Kg2 Rxf3 9.Sxf3# (2)
(7) Vukota Nikoletic
Mezija , 1997
S#3
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1.Qe1! Δ 2.d3+ Kxd3 3.Sxe3+ @ Sxa6#
1...Rxf4 2.S4b6+ Ke5 3.Sd7+ @ Sxd7#
1...Qb7 2.Qb1+ Sc2 3.Sb2+ @ Qxb4#
1...Rd8 2.Se5+ Rd4 3.Sd6+ @ exd6#
(@ 1.5 → 2.5 → 4 → 5)
(8) Henry Tanner
Tehtäväniekka , 2024
H#6
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1.d2 Sf2 2.d1B Sxh3 3.h1R Sf4 4.Rh7 Sc7 5.Bb3 Se8 6.Bg8 Sg6# (5)
