1989 Biuletyn OZSzach. Czestochowa
1.Be2? ~ 2.Qb2/Qc3+ 1..Kc2 2.Qb2 Bb2# 1..e5!
1.Bb3! ~ 2.Qb2/Qc3+ 1...e5 2.Qf4 ef4#
Dentist theme, miniature
s#2 4+3
1989 Biuletyn OZSzach. Czestochowa
1.Ka5! Ka2 2.Bb5 Ra1 3.Ka4 Kb1#
black & white Platzwechsel, miniature
h#3 4+3
1989 Bournemouth TT
2. Prize
1...Kh5 2.Qf3# 1.Bg~? ~ 2.Rh4#
1.Bf6? 1..Re5! (2.Sf6#?) 1.Bf4? 1..Re4! (2.Qf5#?)
1.Be3? 1..Be4! (2.Se3#?) 1.Bd2? 1..Be5! (2.Qd1#?)
1.Bc1! ~ 2.Rh4# 1...Re5 ..Re4 ..Be5 ..Be4
2.Sf6#,Qf5#,Qd1#,Se3#
black double Grimshaw, white self-obstruction,
option key by wB
2# 10+6
1989 Tidskrift för Schack
4. Commendation
1.S5~? ~ 2.Re5# 1.Sd7? cd6! (2.Qe7#?)
1.Sf7? gf6! (2.Re7#?) 1.Sc6? Sd3! (2.Qc6#?)
1.Sc4? Ra5! (2.Qb4#?) 1.Sg4? Rf5! (2.Bf5#?)
1.Sd3? Sd5! (2.Qb1#?) 1.Sf3? Qg2! (2.Bg2#?)
1.Sg6! 1...Sd7..Sf7..Sc6..Sc4..Sg4..Sd3..Sf3
2.Qe7#,Re7#,Qc6#,Qb4#,Bf5#,Qb1#,Bg2#
white self-obstruction, option key by S,
knight's full wheel, all 7 defences in all 8
phases, each defence refutes one of tries
2# 11+11
1989 Szachy
1...Se~ ..Bb~ ..Ba5 ..Bb4 ..c3 ..e4 ..Qg3
2.Kc7#,Ka6#,Ka5#,Qe4#,Ka5#,Kb7#,Kb7#
1.Kc5! zz
1...Se~ ..Bb~ ..Ba5 ..Bb4 ..c3 ..e4 ..Qg3
2.Kd6#,Kd4#,Qe4#,Kb4#,Kb4#,Kd5#,Kd5#
1...Bd~ ..a5 ..Kf2 ..Sg~ 2.Qe4x,Kb5x,Rf3x,Rf3x
white to play 5500+, changed mates 2x6 Z-26-69
white king battery (mates from 9 squares)
2# 7+11
1966 Szachy v.2003 Problemista
1. Hon. Mention
1.Bh5 Kg8 2.Bh4! (1°sacrifice) 1..Rf4 3.Ke5 R:h4
4.Kf5!! (2°sacrifice; 4.Bf3? Kh7! 5.Ke6 Rc4 6.Kd7
(6.Bh5 Rc8! 7.Ke7 a3 8.Be8 a2 9.f7 Rc7! 10.Bd7
R:d7! 11.K:d7 K:g7=) 6...a3! 7.g8Q K:g8 8.Bd5
Kf8 9.B:c4 a2 10.B:a2=) 4..R:h5 5.Kg6 Rf5 (5..Rg5
Kh7 7.Kf5 a3 8.Ke6 Kg8 9.Ke7+-) 6.K:f5 Kf7 7.Kg5!
a3 8.Kh6 a2 9.Kh7 a1Q 10.g8Q K:f6 11.Qh8/g7+-
Bishop sacrifice (2x)
win 5+3
1967 Problemista
2. Prize
1.Qh1 Kg7 (1..Qh4 2.Sg4 Kg7 3.Qb7 Kf8 4.Qc8 Ge8
5.Sf6 Kf7 (5..Ke7 6.Qxe8 Gd6 7.Qd7#) 6.Qxe8 Kf6
7.Qf8#) 2.Qb7 Kh6 (2..Bd7 3.Qxd7 Kh6 4.Qxe6 Kh5
5.Qxg6 Kh4 6.Qh7#) 3.Qf7 Be8! 4.Sg4! Qxg4 (4..Kh5
5.Sf6 Kh4 6.Qh7#) 5.Qg8! Bf7 6.Qh8#
4 mates (3 of that model mates)
win 4+7
1969 L'Italia Scacchistica v.2003 Problemista
1.c6! (1.Ra6? Kd3! 2.Rf6 Ba4! 3.Rb6 Kc2 4.h5 Bd7!
5.h6 Be6 6.Ka3 b1Q 7.R:b1 K:b1 8.h7 c2 9.h8Q c1Q
10.Kb4 Qc4-+) 1..B:c6 2.h5 Kd3 (2..Be4 3.Rb5 b1Q
4.R:b1 B:b1 5.K:b1=) 3.Rf5! Ke2! (3..Ba4 4.Rf1!
Kd2 (4..Kc2 5.h6! Bb3 6.Ka3 Bc4 7.Rh1=) 5.h6! Bd1
6.h7 c2 7.Rf2! Be2 8.R:e2! =) 4.h6! (4.Rf4? Bd5
5.Kb1 Bg8! 6.Re4 Kd2 7.Rd4 Ke3 8.Rd7 Be6 9.Rb7
Bf5 10.Ka2 b1Q 11.R:b1 B:b1 12.K:b1 Kd2-+)
4..b1Q (4..Be4 5.Rb5 b1Q 6.R:b1 B:b1 7.K:b1=)
5.K:b1 Be4 6.Kc1! B:f5 7.h7 B:h7 stalemate.
draw 4+4
1969 Szachy
3. Hon. Mention
1.f6 (1.Kf4? T:g7! 2.hg7 K:g7 3.B:b7 a4! 4.Kg5 a3
5.f6 Kf8 6.Bd5 c6 7.Ba2 d5 8.Kf5 Kf7 9.Ke5 Kf8=)
1..Rh1 (1..Rg1 2.Bf3 Re1 3.Kd3 Re5 4.Be4 Rh5 5.h7
R:h7 6.Bd5x) 2.Bf3 R:h6 3.Kf5 c6 (3..Kh7 4.Ke6
Kg8 7.Ke7+-) 4.Bh5! (4.Kg5? Rh3 5.Bh5 Kh7! 6.Bg6
Kg8 7.Be8 Kh7! 8.Bg6 Kg8=) 4..a4 (4..R:h5 5.Kg6!
Rf5 6.K:f5 Kf7 7.Kg5 a4 8.Kh6+-) 5.Kg5 R:h5 6.Kg6
6.Kg6! (6.Kxh5? Kh7-+) 6..Rf5! (6..Rg5 7.K:g5 Kh7
8.Kf5 a3 9.Ke6 a2 10.Kf7+-) 7.K:f5 Kf7 8.Kg5 a3
9.Kh6 a2 10.Kh7 a1Q 11.g8Q K:f6 12.Qg7(h8) wins.
win 6+5
1984 Szachy v.2003 Problemista
1. Commendation
1.f7 (1.Kc8?ef6 2.b8Q Ke7!) 1..R:f7 (1..Kd8 patt)
2.Kc8 (2.gf7 Kf8 3.Kc8 Qa2 4.b8Q Q:e6 5.Kc7
K:f7-+) 2..R:f4 (2..R:a7 3.gf7 Kf8 4.b8Q+-)
3.b8R! (3.b8Q? R:a7 4.b7 Rd4-+) Line A: 3..Rd4!
(Line B: 3..R:a7 4.b7 Rf7 (4..Rd4 patt) 5.gf7 Kf8
6.Kd7 Q:b8 patt) 4.Kb7 Q:b8 (4..Rd8 5.R:d8 K:d8
patt) 5.ab8Q (5.ab8R? Rd8 6.R:d8 K:d8-+) 5..Rd8
6.Qf4 Sg5 7.Qh4! S:e6 8.Q:e7+ (after 8.Qh8? Sf8
9.Q:f8 K:f8) 8..K:e7 patt)
5 x Stalemate
draw 10+9
1985 Szachy
1...Rb7! A surprising sacrifice! 2.Bb5! A white
sacrifice. (2.R:b7? 0-0-0 3.Kg7 K:b7=) 2..R:b5
3.Re7! (3.Rh8? 0-0-0!) 3..Kd8 4.Kf7 Rf5 5.Ke6 Rf8
6.Rd7 Kc8 7.Rc7 Kb8 8.Rb7 Kc8 9.Rhc7 Kd8 10.Rd7
Ke8 (10..Kc8 11.Ke7 Rh8 12.Rdc7x) 11.Ra7! Rb8
12.Rdb7! Rc8 (12..R:b7 13.Ra8 Rb8 14.R:b8x)
13.Re7 Kd8 14.Rad7x
White domination on the 7th line with the same
material and mate in the end.
(2.Prize was canceled because anticipation)
win btm 4+3
1986 Razem
1.f8Q Qe4 (1..Bf3 2.Kh2 Qh3 3.Kg1 Qh1 4.Kf2 Qg2
5.Ke3!) 2.Kg1 Q:c2 3.Sg6! (3.Sf5? B:f5 4.Qe7
Kg4!) 3..Q:g6 4.Bg3! (4.Qe7? Kh3 5.Qe3 Bf3!)
4..Kh3 (4..K:g3 5.Qf2 Kh3 6.Qh2x) 5.Qf1 K:g3
6.Qf2 Kh3 7.Qh2x
White sacrifices his three pieces and the new
white queen mates the black king.
win 5+4