"Problemista", 1966-1967 (POL)








Win (4 + 7)


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Marcin Banaszek,    2° Prize
"Problemista", 1967 #1616
VIII Championship of Poland 1965-70, 10° Rank

1.Qh1+ Kg7
1...Qh4 2.Ng4+ Kg7 3.Qb7+ Kf8 4.Qc8+ Be8 5.Nf6 Kf7 (5...Ke7 6.Qxe8+ Kd6 7.Qd7 mate) 6.Qxe8+ Kxf6 7.Qf8 model mate.
2.Qb7+ Kh6
(2...Bd7 3.Qxd7+ Kh6 4.Qxe6 Kh5 5.Qgx6+ Kh4 6.Qh7 model mate)
3.Qf7 Be8!
F.Bondarenko comments in his book "Sovremenny shakhmatny etyud" 1987: "Expressive defence against mate with hope for the black queen to be freed in order to give perpetual check, but..."
4.Ng4+! Qxg4
4...Kh5 5.Nf6+ Kh4 6.Qh7 mate.
5.Qg8! Bf7 6.Qh8# model mate.

"The solution is not spectacular, but the number of mates is admirable."
 Judge: A.J. Roycroft, Enland



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