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Bruno's Chess Problem: 12/17/2013

H.Knuppert, Lid.democr, 1962 Mate in 2(**) White to play Tip: Solutions to the chess problem of the day will be made available the following day. 1. R4xe5! ... 2. Rxc3#   1. ... Kd4,Nxa3 2. R3e4#   1. ... Ncxe3 2. Qxc3#   1. ... Qxa3 2. Rb3#   1. ... Qd3 2. Rxd3#   1. ... Qxe3 2. Bxe3#   1. ... Qd4 2. f8=Q#   1. ... Qxe5+ 2. Rxe5#

Register to post comments! 2013-12-17 11:11:25, by slowbut before my seeing comments: White moves to pin to threaten mate by bishop and to exploit pinned black to prepare alternative checkmates like with promotion, double check. My solution: white's refive is start 2013-12-17 09:27:45, by problemist The capturing key gives a flight square, pins the Ne5, clears e4 for the other rook, and threatens a pin mate by discovered check. In the variations the half pin on the c-file is transformed into a pin and several other pin mates follow (in a task like fashion). Nice feature that duals are avoided. FM Hugo Knuppert (13.6.1920-28.4.2007), DK.

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