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Bruno's Chess Problem: 20/11/2024

T.Zirkwitz, Sachsische Zeitung, 1997

Mat en 3(***)
chess problem diagram

Les blancs jouent

Astuce :

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1. Ne4! ... 2. Qxg5+ Kxe4 3. Qf4#
  1. ... Kxe4 2. Qxe6+ Be5 3. Qxg6#
  1. ... Qxc2 2. Nc5 ... 3. Qxe6#
     2. ... Qf5 3. Nd7#
  1. ... Bxc2 2. Nd6 ... 3. Nxg4#
     2. ... Bf5 3. Nf7#

2024-11-20 12:51:21, by problemist: "A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that’s just how the world will come to an end: to general applause from wits who believe it’s a joke."
Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855), Either-Or, pt 1, 1843.

Today is the 100th anniversary of the publication of Thomas Mann's great novel "The magic mountain".

1st HM. The problem-like key is the sacrificial 1. Ne4 which threatens 2. Qxg5+ KxN 3. Qf4# If the bK takes 1.. KxN 2. Qxe6+ Be5 3. Qxg6# There are two defenses by capturing on c2 creating a flight on d3: 1.. Qxc2 now 2. Nc5 (3. Qxe6#) Qf5 3. Nd7#; 1.. Bxc2 2. Nd6 (3. Nxg4#) Bf5 3. Nf7# using the black self-blocks on f5 and the discovered guard by wBb1.

Thorsten Zirkwitz (* 26.4.1965, † June 2016 in Berlin) German composer and International Master. "Thorsten Zirkwitz has mostly composed direct mates in collaboration (mainly with Keller) and has obtained many prizes. His personal webpage proposes a collection of his own problems classified by genres and themes, a list of chess problems links." See chesscomposers.blogspot.com for more. His obituary by Jörg Kuhlmann is to be found in "Die Schwalbe" (Heft 280, August 2016, p. 585 ff) available online.

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