1966 Gazeta Czestochowska
1. Prize
1.Sg4! ~ 2.Qg6#
1...Qd5 2.Sge3# (2.Sce3#?)
1...Qd6 2.Sce3# (2.Sge3#?)
1...Rh6 ..Be4 ..Bf6 2.Sh6#,Qe4#,Qf6#
1.Sd5?,Sg8?,Sd7? 1...Qd5! ..Qd6! ..Rh6!
theme D, dual avoidance
2# 10+8
1966 Biuletyn Sl.OZSzach.
1.Sg4! ~ 2.Sf6#
1...Sc6 2.e4# (2.c4#?)
1...Se6 2.c4# (2.e4#?)
1...Se4 2.Qf7#
theme C, dual avoidance
2# 10+6
1966 Szachy
1.Se3! ~ 2.Rfg8#
1...e6 ..Be6 ..Re6
2.Qg2#,Qb2#,Sf5#
Grimshaw, Gamage, pickabish
cook: 1.Sdf6
2# 8+6
1966 Szachy v.2015 PDB Website
version PDB Website 2015 P1310709
1.Bh1! ~ 2.Sd7#
1...Qe4 2.Qb8# A ..Re4 2.Sf3# A ..Be4 2.Sxf7# A
1...Se4 2.Qxd4# A ..Rf3 2.Bxd4# A ..f3 2.Bg3# A
1...Bd~ 2.Rd5#
1.Be4? Bf5! 1.Bf3? Re4! 1.Bg2? hxg2! 1.Bc4? Bf5!
theme A (Barulin) 6x, option key by B
original (9+13) cooked (4 variants of theme A)
1N1R2n1bPp2pK11Q3Rbp1r1Bk1N13p1p23pr32q56B
2# 9+10
1966 Problemista
1...Rc6+ a 2.Sd6# A
1...Rb6+ b 2.Se6# B
1.Qd7! ~ 2.Sg3#
1...Rc6+ a 2.Qc6# C
1...Rb6+ b 2.Sg6# D
1...Rf5 ..Sd4 2.Qf5#,Qd4#
changed mates Z-22-24
2# 11+8
1966 Szachy
2. Hon. Mention
1.Qf1! ~ 2.Rf2#
1...Re5 2.e3# (2.e4#?)
1...Se5 2.e4# (2.e3#?)
1...Sd6/..Sg3 2.Qg1#
Chicco (Moscow) theme, dual avoidance
2# 9+11
1966 Gazeta Czestochowska
1. Hon. Mention
1.Bd5! g5 2.Qd3 g4 3.Be4 Be4 4.Qe4 Kh2
5.Qe5 Kh1 6.Qd5 Kh2 7.Qd6 Kh1 8.Qc6 Kh2
9.Qc7 Kh1 10.Qb7 Kh2 11.Qb8 g3 12.Qg3 Kh1
13.Qf3 Kh2 14.Qf4 Kh1 15.Qe4 Kh2 16.Qe5 Kh1
17.Qd5 Kh2 18.Qd6 Kh1 19.Qc6 Kh2 20.Qc7 Kh1
21.Qb7 Kh2 22.Qb8 Rb8 23.ab8Q Kh1 24.Qb7 Kh2
25.Qc7 Kh1 26.Qc6 Kh2 27.Qd6 Kh1 28.Qd5 Kh2
29.Qe5 Kh1 30.Qa1 Sb1 31.Qa8 Kh2 32.Qb8 Kh1
33.Qb7 Kh2 34.Qc7 Kh1 35.Qc6 Kh2 36.Qd6 Kh1
37.Qd5 Kh2 38.Qe5 Kh1 39.Qe1 Kh2 40.Qg1#
40# 4+13
1967v Szachy
4. Commendation
1.Sd1! ~ 2.Qg3 ~ (..Rg3) 3.Sf2#, 2...f2 3.Qg2#
1...Re8 2.Qe3 ~ (..Re3) 3.Sf2#
1...Rd8 2.Qd4 ~ (..Rd4) 3.Sf2#
1...Rc8 2.Qc5 ~ (..Rc5) 3.Sf2#
1...Rb8 2.Qb6 ~ (..Rb6) 3.Sf2#
1...Ra8 2.Qa7 ~ (..Ra7) 3.Sf2#
opposition duel bR-wQ
3# 3+6
1967 Szachy
1.Re6! ~ 2.Se4#
1...Qg7 ..Rg7 ..Bg7 ..Sg7 ..Qc6 ..Qh7,
2.Sa6#,Rc2#,Qe3#,Qd6#,Rc6#,Sa6#,
1...Re2 ..Sb4 ..Sd6 ..Sf6 ..Se5 ..Sf2
2.Sd3#,Qb4#,Qd6#,Qd6#,Qe5#,Qe5#
Levman-Defence 4x
2# 10+9
1967 Szachy
1. Hon. Mention
1.Sg8! zz
1...Kf8 2.Be6 Ke8 3.Rc8#
1...Kg6 2.Bg4 Kg5 3.Rg7#
1...d5 2.Rc6 Kf8 3.Rf6#
model mates 3x, miniature
3# 5+2
1967 Problemista
3. Commendation
1.Qe7? ~ 2.Qh7x/Qg5#
1...Qa2+ ..Qg8+ ..Sf6
2.Sd2#/Sf2#,Sg3#/Sg5#,Qf6#/Rf6#
1.Qc1! ~ 2.Qg5#, 1...Qa2+ ..Qg8+ ..Sf6
2.Sf2#(Sd2#?),Sg5#(Sg3#?),Rf6#
dual avoidance, reduction of mates, unpinning
2# 8+5
1967 Szachy
1.Se5! zz
1...Kc5 ..Kc7 ..Ke5 ..Ke7
2.Qf8#,Sb5#,Qb8#,Sc8#
king's star
2# 8+5
1967 Szachy
1.Sa6! ~ 2.Be6#
1...Rc4 ..Sec4 2.Rd6#,Sc7# A+B
1...Qc4 ..Sac4 2.Sb6#,Bb7# A
1.Se4? Sec4!
theme A+B (Barulin+Somov=Isaev)
2# 9+8
1967v Szachy
1.Kc6! ~ 2.Sbd6#
1...f2 2.Sfd6# A+B
1...Se3/..Sf2 2.Sg5# A+B
1...Sc4 2.d3# LD
theme A+B (Barulin+Somov=Isaev) 2x
Levman-Defence
original with bPg6 cooked (1.Sg5+)
2# 9+10
1967 Gazeta Czestochowska
2. Hon. Mention
1.Sg4! ~ 2.Sce3#
1...Re2 ..Ra2 ..Rb2 ..Rd2,
1...Ra7 ..Rb7 ..Rd6 ..Re7
2.Sce3#,Sa3#,Sb2#,Sd2#,
2.Sa5#,Sb6#,Sd6#,Se5#
knight's wheel, 2 flights giving key
2# 11+7
1967 Problemista
1.f8B! d3 2.Be7 d4 3.Bg4 d5 4.Bd6 f5 5.Bf4 fg4#
white under-promotion
s#5 8+6
1967 Szachy
1. Commendation
1.Qb2! ~ 2.c4+ Kh7 3.Qg7#
1...Kh7 2.c4 Kh6 3.Qh8#
1...Bc4 2.Qb8+ Kh7 3.Qh2#
1...c4 2.Kg6 Kg8 3.Qb8#
1...d1Q 2.Qh2+ Bh3 3.Qh3#
model mates 3x
3# 4+9
1967 Szachy
1. Hon. Mention
1.Sg4? ~ 2.Re3#
1...Sf5 a 2.Rc6# A 1...Bf3 b 2.Rc5# B
1..Re5/..Rh3 ..Bd2/..Bf2 2.Se5#,Sf2# 1..Re6!
1.Sfe4! ~ 2.Rd4#
1...Se4 c 2.Rc6# A 1...Be4 d 2.Rc5# B
1...Sc4/..Bc4 2.Bc4#
half-pin, transferred mates
2# 8+12
1967 Gazeta Czestochowska
4. Hon. Mention
1...e2 ..f5 ..B~ 2.Rg3#,Sg5#,Qg4#
1.Qh3! zz
1...e2 ..f5 ..R~ 2.Rf2#,Se5#,Qg3#
after key new problem with key 1.Qh5!
white to play 2211, changed mates Z-22-24
perpetuum mobile
2# 6+8
1967 L'Italia Scacchistica
1.Re3! zz
1...Re~ ..Rd4 ..S~ ..Sc5
2.Sd6#,Re5#,Be4#,Rf3#
1...Re3 ..Rh~ ..e5 2.Se3#,Rg5#,c8Q#
halfpin, black correction, unpinning
2# 10+12
1967v Arbejder-Skak
1.Ra7? ~ 2.c7#
1...0-0-0 2.Ra8# 1...Rb8!
1.Rb7! ~ 2.c7#
1...0-0-0 2.Rfc7#
1...Ra5 ..Rd8 ..Kd8 2.Rb8#,Rbe7#,Rf8#
castling, changed mate
2# 5+3
1967 Szachy
1.Bh4? zz 1...d1Q 2.Sd3
1...d1R 2.Qc3 1...d1S 2.Sd3 1...d1B!
1.Qg3! zz 1...d1Q 2.Qg1 ~ 3.Sd3 Qd3#/Sd3#
1...d1R 2.Bc3 Rd2 3.Se3 Ra1# 1...d1B 2.Sd2
Kd2 3.Qf2 Ra1/Bc2# 1...d1S 2.Sd3 Sd3 3.Bc3
Sc3# 1...Kd1 2.Se3 Ke1 3.Bc3 Ra1#
black promotions, changed continuations
s#3 6+10
1967v Szachy
1.Rd8! ~ 2.Qe6 Ke6 3.Re4#
1...Re1 2.Qc5 Sc5 3.d4#
1...Qe1 2.Qg5 Sg5 3.f4#
1...Qc4/..Qd3/..Qe2/..Qg2/..Qh1
2.Qg5 Sg5 3.f4#
model mates 3x
original (-bQf1 +bRf1 +bBg1) with duals
3# 8+10
1967 Szachy
1.Qf3! ~ 2.Bd2 Kd2#
1...Bd~ 2.Qe2 Ke2#
1...Rf~ 2.Qf2 Kf2#
king battery mates 3x
s#2 5+10
1967v Biuletyn Sl.OZSzach.
1.Rg3! zz
1...f1B ..f1S ..Be4 ..Bg4 ..Bh5
2.Rf3#,Be3#,Qf2#,Rg2#,Rg2#
black under-promotions B/S
original (Se4>f6 Rg4>g3 +wBa8) cooked (1.Rg2+)
s#2 6+11
1967 Problemista
1...Rc~ ..Be7 ..Qe7 ..Bc7 ..Qf8 ..Sc~ ..Sf~ ..Pf~
2.Sf4#,Sf4#,Sf4#,Sc7#,Bd7#,Sd4#,Rf6#,Qh3#
1.Qb3! zz
1...Rc6 ..Rb5 ..Rd5 ..Rc4 2.c5x,cb5x,cd5x,Qc4x
1...Be7 ..Qe7 ..Bc7 ..Qf8 ..Sc~ ..Sf~ ..Pf~
2.Sf4#,Sf4#,Sc7#,Bd7#,Sd4#,Rf6#,Qh3#
white to play 1400, changed mates
2# 12+10
1967 Szachy
1.Bd2! ~ 2.Ra5#
1...Bc3 ..Bc5 ..Bb6 ..Be5 2.Qd1#,Sd4#,Qc4#,Qc4#
1...Rb4 ..Rc5 ..Rc6 2.Rb4#,Rb4#,Bc6#
1.Bc7?,Bd8? 1..Be3! 1.Bc3?,Be1? 1..Bc5!
Gamage, Goethart
2# 8+4
1967 Land og Folk
1.Rh7+! Ka8 2.Rc4+ Bb7 3.Ra4+ Ba7 4.Bh2 Bc6
5.Ra5 Bd5 6.Ra6 Be4 7.Ra1 Bd5 8.Be4 Bc6
9.Bd5 Bb7 10.Bc6 Bc6#
s#10 5+3
1967 Szachy
1.g8R! zz
1...Sh5 ..Sh7 ..Sg8 ..Se7 ..Sd7 ..Sd5 ..Se4
2.Rh8,Rh8,fg8~,fe8B/S,Sd7,Sd5,Be4
white under-promotion
s#2 7+8
1968 Szachy
1.Rc4! zz
1...Kf4 2.Se3 f5 3.Se6#
1...Kf5 2.Be3 Ke5 3.Rc5#
1...Kh5 2.Bf2 gf2 3.g4#
cook: 1.Be3
3# 9+4
1968 Szachy
1.Qa2? ~ 2.R8h7#,Qf7#,Qg8#
1...e6 ..Be6 2.Qg2#,Qb2# 1...b3!
1.Bd5! ~ 2.R8h7#
1...e6 ..Be6 2.Qg1#,Qd4#
Gamage, pickabish, changed mates Z-22-24
2# 6+8
1969 L'Italia Scacchistica
Commendation
1.h8S! ~ 2.Kc8 ~ 3.Sg8# 2...S~ 3.Sf7#
1...Rf4 2.Kb8 ~ 3.Sg8# 2...S~ 3.Sf7#
1...Rf3 2.Ka8 ~ 3.Sg8# 2...S~ 3.Sf7#
1...Rf2 2.Kb6 ~ 3.Sg8# 2...S~ 3.Sf7#
1...Rf1 2.Ka6 ~ 3.Sg8# 2...S~ 3.Sf7#
1...Bf1 2.Ka8 S~ 3.Sf7# 1...d4+ 2.Kb6 3.Sf7#
black interferences, unpinning, duel bR-wK
3# 5+12
1971v Szachy
6. Commendation
1...e3 ..f3 2.Rd3#,Be3#
1.Qg4! ~ 2.Qd1#
1...e3,..f3,..Kd5
2.Be3#,Rd3#,Rd3#
reciprocal changed mates
original (-bSh5 +bPg7) with dual after 1...e3
2# 7+9
1984 Szachy
1.Kc6! ~ 2.Sbd6#
1...Sf2 2.Sg5# A+B 1...f2 2.Sfd6# A+B
1...Sc4 2.d3# LD
1.Sc7? ~ 2.Sfd6#, 1...Sf2 2.Sg5#, 1...f2! .Sfd6#
1.Sd4? ~ 2.Sg5#, 1...ed4 2.Sfd6#, 1...Bd4!
theme A+B (Barulin+Somov=Isaev), Levman-Defence
half-Dombrovskis, pseudo-Le Grand
version to "Szachy" 5/1967 #1103
2# 9+10
1984 Dziennik Baltycki
1.Rg1! zz
1...Kf5 2.Sh2 ~ 3.Rf1# 2...gh2 3.g4#
1...Kh5 2.Sf2 ~ 3.Rh1# 2...gf2 3.g4#
1.Rd6?,Rf1?,Rh1? 1...Kf5! ..Kh5! ..Kf5!
ambush
3# 7+3
1985 Szachy
1.Qc7? ~ 2.Qa5#
1...Bb4 ..ab4 2.Qc2#,Qa7# 1...Kb4!
1.Qe6? ~ 2.Qb3#
1...Bb4 ..ab4 2.Qb3#,Qa6# 1...Kb4!
1.Qd8! ~ 2.Qa5#
1...Bb4 ..ab4 ..Kb4 2.Qd1#,Qa8#,Qd4#
Zagoruiko 3x2, Z-32-26, miniature
anticip. Gerasimenko, Problemista 1970
2# 3+4
1985 Szachy
a) 1.Sc1! zz 1...Kc1 ..Ke1 2.Qa1#,Qg1#
b=a) after key
1.Qd3! zz 1...Kc1 ..Ke1 2.Qc2#,Qe2#
c=b) after key
1.Qd4! zz 1...Kc1 ..Ke1 2.Qa1#,Qg1#
white to play, changed mates Z-22-24
mutate 2200, perpetuum mobile, miniature
erroneously published only position a)
pos. b) anticip. Kvicala, Dt.Schachzeitung 1865
2# a,b,c 4+3
1985 Szachy
4. Commendation
1.Rg3! ~ 2.Qg4#
1...Kd4 ..Kf4 2.Qc4#,Qg4#
1.Kg6? ~ 2.Qc4# 1...Kf4 2.Qf5# 1...Kd4!
1.Ra3?~ 2.Qg4# 1...Kd4 2.Qc4# 1...Kf4!
Dombrovskis, miniature
2# 4+3
1985 Biuletyn OZSzach. Czestochowa
4. Commendation
1..Qf6..Qg5..Qh5..Qh7 2.Qf6#,Sg4#,Sh5#,Sfh7#
a) 1.Qe3! ~ 2.Sf7# ..abcd 2.Qh3#,Qg5#,Sf7#,
Sgh7# 1.Qb1? ..abcd 2.Qh7# 1...e4!
b) Pe5>h4 1.Qb1! ~ 2.Qg6# ..abcd 2.Qh7#
1.Qe3? ..bcd 2.Qg5#,Qh5#,Qh7# 1...Qf6!
Zagoruiko 4x3, Z-34-49 & 3x3, Z-33-37
2# a,b 8+4
1985 Biuletyn OZSzach. Czestochowa
1.Qb2? zz 1...h2 2.Qh2# 1...Kh5!
1.Qb1? zz 1...Kh5 2.Qh7# 1...h2!
1.Qh2? zz 1...Kh5!
1.Qh7? zz 1...h2!
1.Qc7! zz 1...h2 ..Kh5 2.Qh2#,Qh7#
Hannelius, Banny, shift of focus, miniature
2# 4+3
1985 Biuletyn OZSzach. Czestochowa
1.Ba7! Kh6 2.Qb6#
1.Rf4? Kh6 2.Rf6# 1...Kg5!
Bristol, changed mate, miniature
twin b) rows 7+8 = 1+2, see next problem
2# a) 6+1
1985 Biuletyn OZSzach. Czestochowa
1.g7! Kh7 2.g8S#
1.Rf6? Kh8 2.Rf8# 1...Kg7!
white under-promotion, miniature
twin a) rows 1+2 = 7+8, see preview problem
2# b) 6+1
1985 Biuletyn OZSzach. Czestochowa
1.Sh5! zz
1...Kf5 2.Bf6 gf6 3.Sg7# 2...Ke6 3.Sd4#
1...Kh5 2.Bf2 gf2 3.g4#
1.Bf6? zz
1...Kf5 2.Sh5 gf6 3.Sg7# 2...Ke6 3.Sd4#
1...gf6 2.g7 f5 3.g8Q# 1...h5!
Salazar, half-battery
3# 10+4
1985v Biuletyn OZSzach. Czestochowa
Commendation
1.Rc1 Kg4 2.Rg1 Kf5 3.Sh2 gh2 4.g4#
2...Kh5 3.Sf2 gf2 4.g4#
Set: 1...Kg4 2.K~3 Kf5 Rf4# 2...Kh5 3.Rh4#
1.Rc8? Kg4 2.Rf8 Kh5 3.Rf4=
white to play, ambush
4# 10+7
1985 Razem
1.Sd3! ~ 2.Sh6#
1...d6 ..Bd6 ..Sd6 2.Qf2#,Qa2#,Se5#
Gamage, pickabish
2# 8+8
1985 A feladvany
1...Bb8 ..de6 ..ef6 2.Qb8#,Qd8#,Qf8#
1.Qh5? ~ 2.Qe5#,Qd5#,Qc5#
1...Bb8 ..de6 ..ef6 2.Qe5#,Qd5#,Qc5# 1..g5!
1.Qh3! ~ 2.Qg3#,Qd3#,Qa3#
1...Bb8 ..de6 ..ef6 2.Qg3#,Qd3#,Qa3#
Zagoruiko 3x3, Z-33-39
Karlström-Fleck without total defences
2# 10+7
1985 Razem
1...Bf6+ ..Bf8+ 2.Sf6#,Sef8#
1.Qb5? ~ 2.Sd~#
1...Bf6+ ..Bf8+ 2.Sf6#,Sdf8# 1...fe6!
1.Qc5! ~ 2.Qe7#
1...Bf6+,Bd6,Bc5 2.Sf6#
1...Bf8+,Bd8,Bg5,Bh4 2.Qf8# 1...f6 2.Qh5#
changed mates 3x1, Z-31-13
2# 6+4
1985 Biuletyn OZSzach. Czestochowa
1...Kd6 ..Kf6 2.Bf4#,Bd4#
1.Se4! zz
1...Kd5 ..Kf5 2.Qb5#,Qh5#
white to play 0022, radical change
2# 6+4
1985 Biuletyn OZSzach. Czestochowa
1.Sd~? ~ 2.Qd7# 1.Sf8? Sf6!
1.Sdf6? Sf8! 1.Se5? c6! 1.Sc5? Bc6!
1.Sb8! ~ 2.Qd7#
1...Sf6 1..Sf8 1..c6 1..Bc6
2.f8Q# 2.Bg5# 2.Qe4# 2.Qa3#
white self-obstruction, theme A2 3.WCCT
option key, pickabish
2# 10+11
1985 Biuletyn OZSzach. Czestochowa
1.Sc4! ~ 2.Qc8#,Rh8#
1...Bc4/..Ke8/..Kg8/..Rg1 2.Qc8#
1...Rc4/..Rd1/..Re1/..Rf1 2.Rh8#
Novotny, miniature
2# 4+3
1985 Scacco
4. Commendation
1.Sb7? zz 1..cb5 2.Qf6# 1...c5!
1.Qb1? zz 1..cb5..c5/..Ka5 2.Qb5#,Sc4# 1..Kc5!
1.Qf5? ~/Ka5 ..cb5 2.Sc4#,Qb5# 1..c5!
1.Qf6! zz 1..cb5 1..c5 1..Ka5 1..Kc5
2.Sb7# 2.Qd8# 2.Qd8# 2.Qd4#
Salazar, changed mates Z-31-13, miniature
anticip. Reimann, La Strategie 1912
2# 5+2
1967 Gazeta Czestochowska v.2015
5. Commandation (version PDB Website)
a) 1.Se6 Bd1 2.Kf4 Bd2#
b) Ka2>a7 and Qg8>g1
1.Se3 Rd3 2.g2 Bd1#
half-pin, unpinning, double pin-mates
original twins (-bRh4 +bRe5) cooked
h#2 a, b 5+8
1985v Schach
1.Re5! zz 1...Sc7 2.Bd6 ~ 3.Bc7 Be5 4.Bb6#
2...Bb6 3.Rc5 zz 3...S~,Bc5 4.Bb8#,Bc5#
1...Be3 2.Re3 Sa3 3.Re8 ~ 4.Ra8#
1...Bb6 2.Re8 ~3.Ra8# 2...Sc7 3.Rc8 zz
3...S~,B~ 4.Ra8#,Rc7#
mousetrap
original with duals
(Kc8 Re4 Bf3 h6 Se2 - Kh2 Be5 Sg4 Ph3 h4 h5)
4# 6+6
1986 Problemas
1.Rd7?..Kc4..Ke4 2.Qb4#,Qf4# 1..Ke6!
1.Sc1?Se1?..Kc4..Ke4 2.Be2#,Bc2# 1..Ke4!..Kc4!
1.Be2?Bc2?..Kc4..Ke4 2.Sc1#,Se1# 1..Ke4!..Kc4!
1.Qb2?Qf2?..Kc4..Ke4 2.Qb3#,Qf3# 1..Ke4!..Kc4!
1.Ba4?Bg4?..Kc4..Ke4 2.Sb2#,Sf2# 1..Ke4!..Kc4!
1.Sd4! zz 1..Kc4..Ke4 2.Bb3#,Bf3#
changed mates 6x2, Z-12.1-2.12, Salazar
Dombrovskis:
1.Qc1?Qe1? ~ 2.Bf3#,Bb3# 1..Ke4!..Kc4!
2# 9+4
1986 Razem (Ring Tourney)
1. Hon. Mention
1...Kf6 ..Kh6/..gf6 ..fg6 2.Qe7#,Qe3#,Sg4#
1.Qa3? zz 1..Kf6..Kh6/..gf6 2.Qe7#,Qe3# ..fg6!
1.Kh3? zz 1..Kf6 ..Kh6/..gf6 ..Kf4
2.Qe7#,Qe3#,Sd3# 1...fg6!
1.Qc2! zz 1...Kf6 ..Kh6/..gf6 ..fg6
2.Qf5#,Sf7#,Qg6#
white to play 3300, changed mates Z-23-36
2# 7+4
1986 JT40 Polish People's Republic
1. Prize *** FIDE Album 1986-88
1.Kb6? ~ 2.Sc6#
1...Qe5 ..Bc5 ..Sc4 2.Be5#,Qc5#,Qc4# 1..Rc3!
1.Bf3? ~ 2.Rd5#
1...Qe5 ..Rh5 ..Sf3 2.Be5#,Bg7#,Qc4# 1..Sc3!
1.Bb7! ~ 2.Sf5# 1...Rc3 ..Sc3 ..Sc4
2.Rd5#(Sc6#?),Sc6#(Rd5#?), Qc4#
Isaev (theme A+B), Hannelius, dual avoidance
2# 11+10
1986 Razem
1.Qa2! ~ 2.Qh2#
1...R~ ..Rf7 ..Ra7 2.Qg8#,Qf7#,Qa7#
1.Bf6? ~ 2.Qg7#
1...Rf7 2.Rh8# 1...Kh6!
Loyd's idea, changed mate Z-21-12, miniature
2# 4+3
1986 Biuletyn OZSzach. Czestochowa
1...Qe4 ..Be4 2.Sg2#,Sf5#
1.Qg4? ~ 2.Rd3#
1...Qe4 ..Be4 2.Qg1#,Qg5# 1...c4!
1.Qc4! ~ 2.Qd3#
1...Qe4 ..Be4 2.Qc1#,Qc5#
Zagoruiko 3x2, Z-32-26
2# 9+7
1986 Szachy
1...Rf7 ..Bg4 ..Be4 ..Bd3 ..Bc2 ..Be6
2.Bf7#,Sf4#,Qe4#,Qd3#,Qc2#,Qe6#
1.Qf4! ~ 2.Qf5#
1...Rf7 ..Bg4 ..Be4 ..Bd3 ..Bc2 ..Be6
2.Bf5#,Qg5#,Bd5#,Bc4#,Bb3#,Re6#
1...Rf4 ..Bh3 2.Sf4#,Bh3#
changed mates 6x2, Z-26-6.12
after Hermanson 1957
2# 11+10
1986 JT40 Polish People's Republic
3. Commendation
1.Rh1! zz 1..g5 2.Bg1 Ka1 3.Ra8 Ka2 4.Ba7 Ka3
5.Bc5# 1...Bg5 2.c7 Bc1 3.c8Q g5 4.Qc4 Ka1
5.Rc1# 1...Bf6 2.c7 Be7/d4 3.c8Q Bc5 4.Qc5
g5 5.Qc4# 1.Be3? Bg5! 2.c7 (2.Bg5=) Be3!
1.c7? g5! 2.Bf2 gf2 3.c8Q f1Q 4.Rf1 Be1!
1.Rf1? g5! Bf2 gf2 3.c7 Bg3 4.c8Q Bc7!
Indian 2x
5# 10+7
1986 Szachy
2. Hon. Mention
1.Ba3? ~ 2.Rg6# 1...Qg1 ..Bc5 ..Se7 ..c5
2.Qf3#,Qe5#,Be7#,Rb6# 1...Sf8!
1.Qb4! ~ 2.Rg6# 1...Qg1 ..Bc5 ..Se7 ..c5
2.Rf3#,Be5#,Qe7#,Qb6#
1...Sf8 ..Qg5 2.Qf8#,Rf7#
changed mates 4x2, Z-24-48
2# 8+10
1986 Relaks (Ring Tourney)
4. Hon. Mention
1.g6? ~ 2.Rh3# A 1...Kh4! a
1.Rf4? ~2. Bf7# B 1...Kg6! b
1.Qb1? zz 1...Kg6 ..Kh4 2.Sg3#,Qh1# 1...b3!
1.Qe5? zz 1...Kg6 ..Kh4 2.Qe8#,Qh2# 1...b3!
1.Qb3! zz 1...Kg6 b ..Kh4 a
2.Bf7# B, Rh3# A
Dombrovskis, Zagoruiko 3x2, Z-32-26
2# 9+3
1986 Relaks
1.Bd~? ~ 2.Re8# 1...Bf5!
1.Bf3? ..Re4! 1.Bh1? ..f3!
1.Bg2! ~ 2.Re8#
1...Bf5/..Be4..Re4..f3..Rf3..Rg2..Sc6..f5..d3
2.Sf7#,Sf3#,Bh2#,Bd4#,Qd4#,Rd5#,Re6#,Qb2#
white correction 3. degree
2# 9+8
1986 Tygodnik Ostrolecki
1.Bd4? ~ 2.Re5# 1...Kd5 ..S~ ..Sf7 ..Bd4
2.Re5#,Bg6#,Bc6#,Qd4# 1...hg2!
1.Sd4! ~ 2.Re5# 1...Kd5 ..S~ ..Ke3 ..Bd4
2.Bc6#,Qf3#,Qe1#,Qd4#
changed mates 2x2, Z-22-24
2# 11+9
1987 Panorama
1.Qa4! zz
1...d1Q ..d1S ..Kd3 2.Qe4#,Qc4#,Qc4#
1.Qa2?,Qc6?,Qb1?,Qb3?
1...Kd1!..Kd1!..d1S!..d1Q!
black promotions, option key by Q
2# 4+6
1987 Relaks (Ring Tourney)
3. Commendation
1.Re6? ~ 2.Ke7#
1...Sd7 ..Rb7 ..Rg2 2.Kd7#,Sd3#,Qe3#
1.Bb6! ~ 2.Sce6#
1...Rf3 ..Bf3 ..Rg2 ..Rb6
2.Sfe6#,Sg6#,Qe3#,Sd3#
Isaev (theme A+B), radical change
2# 8+13
1987 Spala TT
3. Commendation
1...Bb7 ..Bc6 ..Bd5 ..Be4
2.Qb7 2.Sc6 2.Sd5 2.Qe4
1.Sfg6! zz 1...Bb7 ..Bc6 ..Bd5 ..Be4
2.Qb7 2.Sc6 2.Sc4+ 2.Sd3+
2...Sg3# ..Sg3# ..Bc4# ..Bd3#
Fata Morgana, changed continuations 2x2
s#2 6+10
1987 Szachy
1...Be3 ..e5 2.Sg3#,Sc5#
1.Bd4? ~ 2.Sc5# 1...cd3 ..cd4 ..Kd3
2.Sg3#,Rd4#,Qb1# 1...Bf4!
1.Bf4! ~ 2.Sg3# 1...ef5 ..Bf4 ..Kf5
2.Sc5#,Rf4#,Qh7#
pseudo-Le Grand, radical change
transferred mates
after Pankratiev 1985
2# 7+8
1987 Szachy
1.Sb3? ~ 2.Qf7# 1...Rhe3 ..Rh6
2.Qe3#,Re1# 1...Ra5!
1.Sf3? ~ 2.Qf7# 1...Rae3 ..Ra5
2.Qe3#,Re1# 1...Rh6!
1.Re1! ~ 2.Qf7# 1...Rh6 ..Ra5 ..Sc7
2.Sb3#,Sf3#,Qc7#
Salazar, Banny, transferred mates 2x2
changed mates 2x2, Z-31(112)-24
after Markovsky 1986
2# 8+5
1987 Neue Zürcher Zeitung
1.Rc1? ~ 2.Sd2#
1...Sde4 2.Rd1# 1...de4!
1.Qc8! ~ 2.Sf6#
1...Sfe4 ..de4 2.Qh8#,Qc4#
white switchback 2x, unpinning 2x,
self-pinning 2x
2# 8+10
1987 Probleemblad
1.Sd3? zz 1..Kc4..Ke4 2.Qc5#,Qe5# 1..f2!
1.Se3? zz 1..Kc3..Ke3 2.Qe5#,Qc5# 1..d1~!
1.Qd8! zz 1..Kc5..Ke5 2.Qb6#,Qh8#
2 flights giving key 3x, duel bK-wQ 6x,
transferred mates, 3.WCCT theme A1
2# 11+6
1987 JT60 Pol.Ch.Fed. & City Gdynia
2. Prize *** FIDE Album 1986-88
1...Sc5 ..Se6 2.Rd6#,Bc6#
1.Bb4? ~ 2.Rd6# 1...Sc5 2.Sc3# 1...ed3!
1.Rf6? ~ 2.Bc6# 1...Se6 2.Rf5# 1...Qd3!
1.Qe3! ~ 2.Rd4#
1...ed3 ..Qd3 2.Bc6#,Rd6#
1...Be3 ..Se6 2.Se3#,Bc6#
Hannelius, Dombrovskis-Paradox, theme B
transferred & changed mates, Z-31(112)-24
2# 11+11
1987 JT60 Pol.Ch.Fed. & City Gdynia
1. Prize (miniatures)
1.Sd2? zz 1...Ke1..Ke3 2.Qf1#,Qf3# 1...c4!
1.Kb3! zz 1...Kd1..Kd3 2.Qf1#,Qf3#
2 flights giving key 2x, transferred mates
3.WCCT theme A1, miniature
2# 4+3
1987 JT60 Pol.Ch.Fed. & City Gdynia
1. Commendation (miniatures)
1.Rc7? zz 1...c3 2.Rc3# 1...e3!
1.Re7? zz 1...e3 2.Re3# 1...c3!
1.Rf4? zz 1...e3 2.Rd4# 1...c3!
1.Kc5? ~ 2.Rd7# 1...e3!
1.Ke5? ~ 2.Rd7# 1...c3!
1.Rd7! 1...c3..e3 2.Kc5#,Ke5#
Banny, Salazar, changed mates Z-41(1112)-25
miniature
2# 4+3
1987 Mat (Belgrad)
7. Commendation
1.Sef6? zz 1...Kh4 2.Qh5# 1...Kg2!
1.Sd2? zz 1...Kg2 2.Qf1# 1...Kh4!
1.Kg5? ~ 2.Qf1# 1...Kg2!
1.Kf3? ~ 2.Qh5# 1...Kh4!
1.Sg3! zz 1...Kh4..Kg2 2.Qh5#,Qf1#
Dombrovskis, Hannelius, miniature
2# 6+1
1987 Szachy
1. Prize
1.Qe6? ~ 2.Qd6# 1...Sc4! (2.Be6?)
1.Be6? ~ 2.Bd5# 1...Bc4! (2.Se6?)
1.Se6? ~ 2.Sd4# 1...Rc4! (2.Qe6?)
1.Bf5! ~ 2.Qd5 Kd5 3.Bd5# 1...Sc4 2.Be6 ~
(2..Bc4?) 3.Bd5# 1...Bc4 2.Se6 ~ (2..Rc4?)
3.Sd4# 1...Rc4 2.Qe6 ~ (2...Sc4?) 3.Qd6#
white self-obstruction, black self-obstruction
pieces move to one square, dual avoidance
3# 10+14
1987 Relaks (Ring Tourney 3-n#)
1. Hon. Mention
1.h8Q? ~ 2.Qf6# 1...Rf4! 1.h8S? ~ 2.Sg6#
1...Re4 2.Sg6 Kf5 3.Sg7# 1...Sf4!
1.Rf1! ~ 2.Sg4 hg4/Rg4 3.Rf5#
1...Rf4 2.h8S ~ (2...Sf4?) 3.Sg6# 2...Re4
3.Sd3# 1...Sf4 2.h8Q ~ (2...Rf4?) 3.Qf6#
1...Sg3 2.h8S 1...Sd4 2.h8Q
black self-obstruction
3# 7+9
1987 Biuletyn OZSzach. Czestochowa
1. Hon. Mention
1.Rc~? ~ 2.Sc6# 1...Sa5!
1.Bc~? ~ 2.Rc5# 1...Sb6!
1.Sd~? ~ 2.Bd4# 1...Sf3!
1.Qg8! ~ 2.Qg3#
1...Qc6 ..Qc5 ..Qd4 2.Sc6#,Rc5#,Bd4#
1...Qe6 ..Se4 ..Sf1 2.Qe6#,Sf3#,Sf3#
threat-recurrence 3x, unpinning
2# 9+9
1987 Szachy
1.Bb6? Sb3 2.Bb3=
1.Qc5? Sf3 2.Bb6 Sd4 3.Qd4=
1.Qa7! zz Sf3 2.Bb6 Sd4 3.Bd4 Kd2 4.Bc3#
1...Se4 2.Bb6 Sc5 3.Bc5 Kd2 4.Bb4#
1...Sb3 2.Bb3 Kd2 3.Qd4 Kf1 4.Ba5#
Loyd clearence
4# 13+5
Tomasz
1987 Razem
1...Kd5 ..Kf5 2.Qc4#,e4#
1.Qc4+? or 1.Qa6?
1...Kf5 ..Ke3 2.Qe6#,Qd3# 1...Kf3!
1.Qg4! zz 1...Ke3..Kd5 2.f5#,Qf5#
white to play, changed mates Z-32-36
king defence-cycle AB BC CA
2# 9+4
1987 Mat (Belgrad)
1...Se~..Sg~ 2.Sg2#,Qe2#
1.Qb5! zz 1...Se~..Sg~..Sd1..Kd1
2.Qb1#,Qe2#,Sg2#,Qb1#
white to play, changed mates
2# 5+4
Grzegorz
1987 Razem
1...c2, 1...e2
2.Qb4#, 2.Qf4#
1.Qd8! zz 1...c2 ..e2 ..Bb1 ..Sb~ ..Sg~
2.Qa5#,Qg5#,Sb3#,Qd3#,Se4#
white to play 2200, changed mates Z-22-24
2# 5+10
1987 Die Schwalbe
1. Hon. Mention
1.Se7? A ~ 2.Qg8# 1...Be7! a
1.Sh6? B ~ 2.Qg8# 1...Bh6! b
1.Qa8? Bd6! 1.Qf7? Bh6!
1.Qd8! zz 1...Be7 a (..Ba3) 2.Se7# A
1...Bh6 b 2.Sh6# B
1...Bg7..Kg8 2.fg7#,Qf8#
Vladimirov, miniature
2# 5+2
1987 Sinfonie Scacchistiche
a) diagram b) Sf7>h3 c) Sf7>d1 d) Sf7>b3
a) 1.Se5! zz 1...Sb~ ..Sh~ 2.Se5-c6#,Se5-g6#
b) 1.Sf4! zz 1...Sb~ ..Sh~ 2.Sf4-d5#,Sf4-g6#
c) 1.Se3! zz 1...Sb~ ..Sh~ 2.Se3-d5#,Se3-f5#
d) 1.Sd4! zz 1...Sb~ ..Sh~ 2.Sd4-c6#,Sd4-f5#
Zagoruiko 4x2 Z-42-28, miniature
2# a,b,c,d 4+3
1987 Sinfonie Scacchistiche
1.Sc~? ~ 2.Qe4# 1...B~ 2.Rf6# 1...K~!
1.Sb6? ~ 2.Qe4# 1...Ke6 ..B~ 2.Qd7#,Rf6#
1...Kf4! 1.Sd2? ~Qe4# 1...Kf4 ..B~ 2.Rf3x
2.Rf6# 1...Ke6!
1.Sce5! ~ 2.Rf6# 1...Ke6 ..Kh4 ..fe5
2.Qd7#,Rf3#,Qe4#
white correction, pseudo-Le Grand
2# 6+4
1988 Biuletyn OZSzach. Czestochowa
a) diagram b) duplex
a) 1.Kf8! Kc7 2.Rf7 Kd6 3.Ke8 Rc8#
b) 1.Kc8! Kf7 2.Rc7 Ke6 2.Kd8 Rf8#
symmetry, miniature
h#3 a,b 2+2
1988v The Problemist
1.Bf3? ~ 2.Re6# 1...Qa1! (2.Qg3#?)
1.Be4? ~ 2.Re6# 1...Sa1! (2.Qe3#?)
1.Bd5? ~ 2.Re6# 1...Rc3! (2.Qd5#?)
1.Bb7? ~ 2.Re6# 1...Bc3! (2.Qb7#?)
1.Ba8! ~ 2.Re6# 1...Qa1 ..Sa1 ..Rc3 ..Bc3 ..Bg8
2.Qg3#,Qe3#,Qd5#,Qb7#,Rg5#
white self-obstruction, black self-unpinning
option key by wB
2# 11+11
1988v Die Schwalbe
1.Ke4? zz 1...Kb4 ..Kc6 2.Kd5#,Kd4# 1...f5!
1.Re4? zz 1...Kc6 ..Kd5 2.Re5#,Rc4# 1...h4!
1.Sf4! zz 1...Kb4 ..Kd4 2.Se6#,Qg1#
2 flights giving key (3), changed mates 2x2
3.WCCT theme A1, Anderssen
2# 11+5
1988 Lubliniec Quick TT
1. Hon. Mention
1.Qg8? ~ 2.Rf5#
1...Be5 ..Rf7 2.Rf6#,f4# 1...Ke5!
1.Rf5? ~ 2.Qg8#
1...Rf5 2.f4# 1...Be5!
1.Rf6! ~ 2.Rd6#
1...Be5 ..Rf6 ..Ke5 2.Qg8#,f4#,Rf5#
Dombrowskis, Banny, Salazar, Urania,
threat reversal
2# 10+6
1988 Lubliniec Quick TT
Special Mention e.a.
1.Sb3? ~ 2.Bb1# 1..Rb3 ..Rf1 2.Qc6#,Qf8# 1..Rc2!
1.Bb1? ~ 2.Sb3# 1..Ra3 ..Rb1 2.Qc6#,Qf8# 1..Rc2!
1.Bf7? ~ 2.Qf8# 1..Rd3 ..Rf7 2.Qc6#,Sb3# 1..Rd1!
1.Bc4? ~ 2.Qc6# 1..Sf4 ..Se1/..Rf6 2.Qf8#,Sb3#
1..Rc4! 1.Sc4! ~ 2.Qc6# 1..Sf4 ..Se1/..Rf6 ..Rc4
2.Qf8#,Bb3#,Bb1#
threat reversal 4x, Urania 2x, transferred mates
2# 6+12
1988 Lubliniec Quick TT
3. Commendation
1.Sde4 ~ 2.Qc1 Rc1# 1...Be1 2.Qf3 Sf3# 1...Rc1!
1.Qc1? ~ 2.Sde4 Rc1# 1...Be1!
1.Sb1! ~ 2.Qf3 Sf3# 1...ab1Q 2.Qc1 Qc1#
1...ab1R 2.Qc1 Rc1# 1...ab1S 2.Qc1 Sd2#
1...ab1B 2.Qd3 Bd3# 1...Rb1 2.Qc1 Rc1#
threat-reversal 2x, threat-recurrence 2x, Urania,
black promotions
s#2 6+9
Szczep, Zbigniew
1988 Lubliniec Quick TT
1. Prize
a) diagram b) Pb7>b5 c) Ra4>d5 d) Ra4>d6
a) 1.b5! Sc7 A 2.b4 Sc4# B
b) 1.Rb4! Sc4 B 2.Ka4 Sc5# C
c) 1.Rb5! Sc5 C 2.b6 Sc6# D
d) 1.Rb6! Sc6 D 2.Ka6 Sc7# A
white move-cycle AB-BC-CD-DA, miniature
h#2 a,b,c,d 3+3
1988 Schweizerische Schachzeitung
Prize
1.Sd~? ~ 2.Qe4# 1..Re2 ..Se6 2.Qe2#,Qe6#
1.Sc6? 1..Bb6 2.Sce5# 1.Se6? 1..Bb6 2.S7d6#
1.Sb5? 1..Bb6 2.Sbd6#, for all 1..Sd2!
1.Sf5? 1...Bb6 ..Sd2 2.Sfd6#,Sfe3# 1..Se6!
1.Sf3? 1...Bb6 ..Sd2 2.Sfe5#,Sfd2# 1..Re2!
1.Sb3! 1...Bb6 ..Sd2 2.S7d6#,Sbd2#
1.Sc2? 1...Sd2 2.Sce3# 1...Bb6!
white correction 3.degree, changed mates
2# 10+11
1988 Litwin-Staszewski MT
Commendation
1..d6 ..Kc5 ..Ke5 ..S~ 2.Rf5#,Qc4#,Qf5#,Qd4#
1.Rb6! zz 1..d6 ..Kc5 ..Ke5 ..S~
2.Rb5#,Qb5#,Qe4#,Qd4#
white to play 3300, changed mates 3x2, Z-23-36
2# 6+4
1988 Biuletyn OZSzach. Czestochowa
a) diagram
1.Kc8! Rg3 2.Kb8 Rc3#
1.Be5! Rg3 2.Bb2 Rc3#
b) Kb8>g8
1.Kh8! Bg3 2.Kg8 Be5#
1.Bg7! Bg3 2.Bb2 Be5#
black switchback 2x2
h#2 2 sol. a,b 3+10
1988 Wola Gulowska
3. Prize
a) diagram
1.Bf8! g6 2.Be7 g7 3.Bd7 g8Q#
b) changed colour of all units
1.Rh4! Bc4 2.g4 Bf4 3.Kh3 Bf1#
black self-blocks, miniature
h#3 a,b 3+3
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