German Championship    Dinslaken   12-13.04.2025     Runde 1
1  Guida, Marco
2008  Die Schwalbe
3. Hon. Mention
 
1. Bf3! @5









2x   15+7
2  Knuppert, Hugo
1978  The Problemist
2. Prize
 
1. Bc5! @5









2x   12+11
3  Andrade, Barry * Watney, Charles
1923  British Chess Magazine

 
1. Rb5! @5









2x   9+6
 
 
German Championship    Dinslaken   12-13.04.2025     Runde 2
4  Matthews, Robin
1988  Problemisten
1. Prize
 
1. Bf1! ~ 2. Rgd7 @
1... Ra3 2. f7 @ 1... R:f1 2. S:a4+ @
1... Rd5 2. S:d5 @ 1... Rb3 2. Rg4 @
1... Re2 2. B:e2 @



1@=1p 2Q=2p 3@=2.5p 4@=3p 5@=4p
6@=5p

3x   8+10
5  Touw Hian Bwee
1975  Het Parool
2. Hon. Mention
 
1. Qe2! ~ 2. Sc4 @
1... Qe4 2. Qc4+ @ 1... Qf7 2. c4 @
1... B:e2+ 2. S:e2+ @ 1...Rc3 2. d:c3+ @
1... Q:h4,Qh5,Qf5 2. Sef5 @ 1...Qb7,Qc7,Qe7 @



1@=1p 2Q=1.5p 3@=2p 4@=3p 5@=3.5p
6@=4p 7@=5p

3x   10+8
6  Reinhold, Frank
1985  Sächsische Zeitung
4. Prize
 
1. Qc6! ~ 2. S:f5+ @
1... Qd3 2. Qc5+ @ 1... Sfg5 2. Qc4+ @
1... d5 2. D:c3+ @ 1... S:e5,d:e5 2. Rd2+ @
1... Seg5 2. Qb8 @ 1... Qe3 2. R:e3 @
1... Qf3 2. S:f3 @


1@=1p 2Q=1.5p 3@=2p 4@=2.5p 5@=3p
6@=3.5p 7@=4p 8@=5p

3x   10+11
 
 
German Championship    Dinslaken   12-13.04.2025     Runde 3
7  Hergert, Volker
2025  Original for DLM

 
1. Rc6! (1) e1Q 2. B:e1 d2 3. B:d2 (1) R:d2
4. g7+! (1) K:g7 5. h6+! (1) B:h6 6. Rg6+ Kh7
7. Bb1! (1) 1-0







win   7+5
8  Gurgenidze, David
1987  Mat Pat
2-3. Prize
 
1. Rh1! a1Q 2. R:a1 (1) Kb2 3. Sd3+ (1) K:a1
4. Sc1 Kb2 5. Sge2 (1) Ka3 6. Kb5 Kb2
7. Kb4,Ka4 Ka1 8. Kb4 (1) Kb1 9. Ka3 Ka1
10. Sb3+ Kb1 11. Sc3+ 1-0






win   4+3
9  Hergert, Volker * Minski, Martin
2025  Original for Tehtäväniekka

 
1...Bg3+ 2. Ke2 h2! 3. Rh8 (1) Kg2! 4. R:g2+ B:h2
5. T:d4 (1) Te5 6. Sh3!! (2) K:h3 7. Ke3 Bg1+
8. Kf4 (1) Bh2+ 9. Ke3 Bg1+ 10. Kf4 B:d4 stalemate







draw - black to move   4+6
 
 
German Championship    Dinslaken   12-13.04.2025     Runde 4
10  Bakcsi, György
1970  Magyar Sakkszövetség
2. Prize
 
a) 1. Dg6! ~ 2. Rd1+ (0.5) R:d1#
1... g:f1B 2. Dd3+ (1) B:d3#
1... g:f1S 2. S:f3+ (1) S:f3#
b) 1. Dh2! ~ 2. Rd1+ (0.5) R:d1#
1... g:f1B 2. Dh3+ (1) B:h3#
1... g:f1B 2. Dd2+ (1) S:d2#




sx2 b) Kd5>d7   12+7
11  Gamnitzer, Camillo
2013  9. WCCT
7-8. Place
 
1. Ba4! ~ 2. Qg5+ Ke4 3. De5+ (1) B:e5#
1... B:f6 2. Q:f6+ Ke4 3. B:c6+ (1) R,Q:c6#
1... Rc3 2. Sg2+ Kf3 3. Qd3+ (1) R:d3#
1... Sd4 2. Sd3+ Kf3 3. Qf5+ (1) S:f5#
1... Sc3 2.Bg5+ Kg4 3. Qe4+ (1) S:e4#





sx3   14+9
12  Labai, Zoltan * Fica, Alexander
1975  Sachove umeni

 
1. Ra5! d1S 2. Sf7+ K:c4 3. Ra4+ Kc5
4. Rc7+ Kd5 5. Qd2+ (2.5) S:d2#
1... d1B 2. Sb5+ K:c4 3. Qd4+ Kb3
4. Ra3+ Kc2 5. Da1 (2.5) Be2#






sx5   8+5
 
 
German Championship    Dinslaken   12-13.04.2025     Runde 5
13  Auhagen, Ulrich
2006  Die Schwalbe

 
1. Ra1! ~ 2. Sc4+ Kd5 3. Se3+ @ Kd6 4. Ra6#
1... Be2 2. Rh1 Bh5 3. e4 @ e:f3ep 4. Rd1#
3... c4 4. Bb4#
2... Bc4/c4 3. Rh6+ @ Be6/Kc5 4. R:e6/Rc6#
1... e3 2. Rd1+ B:d1 3. f4 @ c4 4. Lb4#
1... c4 2. Ta5,Sab8+


1@=1.25p 2@=2.5 3@=3.75 4@=5

4x   8+5
14  Lepuschütz, Hans
1951  Sahovy Vjestnik
1. Prize
 
1. R:h4! R:h4+ 2. Kg1 Rh8 3. Ra8+ Q:a8 4. Bb6 (5)
4... Qb8 5. Qc8#








5x   5+16
15  Akimov, Nikolai * Müller, Winus
2018  Schach in Schleswig-Holstein
Version
 
1. Kb7! Kd7 2. Sc7 K~ 3. Bd2 Kd7 4. Bc6+ Kd8
5. Sb5 e4 6. Sa3 (5) b:a3 7. Ba5#
4... Kd6 5. Be1 e4 6. Bg3#







7x   8+6
 
 
German Championship    Dinslaken   12-13.04.2025     Runde 6
16  Petkov, Petko
2003  feenschach

 
a) 1. Kh2 Bc5 2. Sge5 Sf1# (2.5)
b) 1. Qa5 Rg7 2. Sc5 Bd6# (2.5)








hx2 b) +bPf2   5+8
17  Moutecidis, Pavlos
1976  Thémes-64
5. Prize
 
1) 1. Kf6 Sc5 2. Rb7 B:e6 3. Re7 Bc3# @
2) 1. Kf5 Bc3 2. Rf2 Sc5 3. Rf4 B:e6# @
3) 1. Sf4 Be6 2. Bf3 Bc3+ 3. Ke4 Sc5# @




1@=1.5 2@=3.5 3@=5


hx3 3 sol.   4+9
18  Maslar, Zdravko *
Abdurahmanovic, Fadil
2004  StrateGems

 
1. Kg8 Ba1 2. Re3 Bh8 3. Re5 fxe5
4. a1Q e6 5. Qg7 e7 6. Qh7 e8Q# (5)







hx6   3+6