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.
1. Christopher J A Jones
Original
Mate in 2
Show solution
1.Sxc6? (2.Re5,Rd4#) 1...Sxc6!
1.Se6? (2.Re5,Rd4,Sc5#) 1...Sb7!
1.Sb5? (2.Re5,Rd4,Sd6#) 1...Sb7!
1.Sdf5? (2.Re5,Rd4,Sd6#) 1...Sb7!
1.Sb3? (2.Re5,Rd4,Sc5,Sd2#) 1...Sxb3!
1.Sf3? (2.Re5,Sd2#) 1...Sc4!
1.Se2? (2.Re5,Rd4#) 1...Sb7!
1.Sg4? (2.Sf6#) 1...Kxd5!
1.Rh4! (2.f5#)
1...Sxd4 2.Re5#
1...Se5 2.fxe5#
1...Kxe3 2.f5#
2. Giovanni Prestigiacomo
5th HM., L'Italia Scacchistica , 1975
Mate in 2
Show solution
1.Qf8? (2.Qf4,Bf4#) 1...Re3!
1.Rf6? (2.Bf4#) 1...Re7!
1.Be3? (2.Qd4,Sd3#)
1...Rf3+ 2.Sxf3#
1...Rd7 2.Rxe6#
1...Rf7+ 2.Sxf7#
1...Bd7 2.Sf7#
1...Rxh7!
1.Qd7! (2.Rxe6,Sf7#)
1...Be3 2.Sd3#
1...Rf3+ 2.Sxf3#
1...Re3 2.Qd4#
3. Hilding Fröberg
Tidskrift för Schack , 1985
Mate in 2
Show solution
1.Se3? (2.Sxg4#) 1...Bf6!
1.Sf6! (2.Sxg4#)
1...Qd7, Qc4 2.S(x)d7#
1...Qh3, Qxg3, Qd4, Qf5, Qc8 2.Q(x)d4#
1...Qg6, Qa4 2.Qe6#
1...Bxf6, Rg6, Rxh7 2.Qxa5#
1...Ra4 2.Rd5#
1...Sxf6 2.Qd6#
1...Qf3, Qh5, Qg5 2.Qe6,Qd4,Sd7#
1...Qxh4, Qf4, Qe4, Qb4 2.Qe6,Sd7#
1...Qe6 2.Qxe6,Qd4#
4. Christopher J A Jones
Original
Mate in 3
Show solution
1.Bb3! ()
1...exd6 2.Sc3 ()
dxc5 3.Se2#
Kxc3,
Kxc5 3.d4#
1...e6 2.Re5 ()
Kxe5 3.d4#
1...e5 2.Re4+ dxe4 3.dxe4#
5. Bernhard Schauer
Sächsische Zeitung , 1993 (version by BDS)
Mate in 6
Show solution
1.Sd4! (2.Sxb3#)
1...Sa1 2.Sb5 (3.Bb4,Bd4#)
Sc2 3.Sed6 (4.Sxb7#)
exd6 4.Sd4 (5.Sxb3#)
Sa1 5.Se6+ fxe6 6.Rc7#
6. Attila Koranyi
4th Prize, Tipografia JT, 1984
White to play and win
Show solution
1.Sf3 Be6+ 1...Bg6+!? 2.Kxg6 Bf4 3.g5
(3.Bxf4? Kxg4=) 3...Kg4 4.Sd4 1-0 2.Kxe6
Bf4 3.g5 3.Bxf4? Kxg4 = 3...Kg4 4.Se5+ Kh5
5.Sf7 5.Kf6? Bxg5+! 6.Bxg5 = stalemate; 5.Kf5?
Bxg5 = 5...Kg6 6.Sh8+ Kh7 6...Kh5 7.Kf6 Be3
8.Sf7 Bd4+ 9.Kf5 1-0 7.g6+ Kxh6 8.Kf6 Bc1
(or Be3, Bd2) 8...Be5+ 9.Kxe5 Kg7 10.Ke6 Kxh8
11.Kf6 1-0 9.Sf7+ Kh5 10.g7 Bb2+ (Bd4+, Bc3+)
11.Se5 1-0
7. Frithiof Lindgren
Chemnitzer Tageblatt , 1925
Selfmate in 2
Show solution
1.Qc2! ()
1...Rb3 2.Sxb3 Bxc2#
1...Rc3 2.Bxc3 Bxc2#
1...Rd3 2.Qe2+ Rf3#
1...Re3 2.Bxg6+ hxg6#
1...Rf3+ 2.Sf4+ Rxf4#
1...Rg3 2.Bxg3 Bxc2#
1...Ra4 2.Sf4+ Rxf4#
1...Rxa5+ 2.Bxa5 Bxc2#
8. Michael Keller
Magyar Sakkelet , 1983
Selfmate in 4
Show solution
1.Bh8? 1...Ra8!
1.Bg7! (2.Sef6+ Kd4 3.Sg4+ Kd5 4.Se3+ Bxe3#)
1...Qxc5 2.Rd6+ Sxd6 3.Sc3+ Sxc3 4.Rxc5+ Bxc5#
1...Sbxc5 2.Sc3+ Sxc3 3.Bxb3+ Qxb3 4.Rxc5+ Bxc5#
1...Saxc5 2.Bxb3+ Qxb3 3.Rd6+ Sxd6 4.Rxc5+ Bxc5#
9. Wichard von Alvensleben
Die Welt , 1994
Helpmate in 2
Show solution
1.Rxe1 Sxg1 2.Re3 Se2#
1.Rxf3 Sxg2 2.Rb3 Se3#
10. Randolf Arnold
The Problemist , 2000
Helpmate in 3
Show solution
1.Qh3 Bxf5 2.Qxf5+ Kxd4 3.Qg5 fxg5#
1.Ra5 Rxf5+ 2.Rxf5 exd4 3.Re5 dxe5#
