Problème d'il y a 5 jours

Vous aimez les échecs ? Venez tous les jours découvrir et essayer de résoudre ces problèmes de mats gratuits. Ces problèmes d'échecs vous aideront à améliorer votre tactique.

Bruno's Chess Problem: 13/01/2025

M.Havel, Narodni osvobozeni, 1932

Mat en 3(**)
chess problem diagram

Les blancs jouent

Astuce :

Vous pouvez changer l'aspect de l'échiquier (menu Anciens/Préférences)

1. Qb5! ... 2. Ne2+ c1=? 3. Rxc1#
  1... Qxf1 2. Nb3+ c1=? 3. Rxc1#
  1... Qd2 2. Qh5+ Qe2 3. Qxe2#
     2... Ke1 3. Nd3#
  1... Ke1 2. Qe2+ Qxe2 3. Nd3#

2025-01-13 07:37:22, by problemist: "Many people think… that the Christian commandments (for instance, loving your neighbor as yourself) are purposely made too strict—rather like the clock being put half an hour fast to prevent them getting up much too late in the morning."
Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855), Journal entry, 1848.

A Bohemian Meredith without any wPs and including the obligatory three model mates. The square e2 should be guarded by the wQ to allow a discovered check by wNc1 so the key is 1. Qb5 (with an eye to h5). With the threat 2. Ne2+ c1X 3. Rxc1# model mate and on 1.. Qd2 2. Qh5+ (therefore not 1. Qa6?, Qc4?) Ke1, Qe2 2. Nd3#, Qxe2#; 1.. Ke1 2. Qe2+ Qxe2 3. Nd3# model mate; 1.. Qxf1 2. Nb3+ c1X 3. Rxc1# model mate. Reprinted as No. 746 in České granáty, 1943.

Miroslav Havel (* 7.11.1881 in Teplice, † 8.7.1958 in Prague) Czech composer and Grandmaster, see wikipedia de, fr, it, lv, ru. "Miroslav Havel (Miroslav Košťál) composed Bohemian problems with a high degree of mastery and artistry. You can judge by yourself by the selfmate reproduced on wikipedia de. He edited the chess column of newspaper "Čas" (1920-1923) and was honoured by the publication of 500 of his problems in "Bohemian Garnets" in the White Christmas Series. He also wrote "České granáty" (1943)." Both books are available online.
From the "Kalenderblatt" in "Die Schwalbe", August 2008: "Dr. Miroslav Kostal, besser bekannt unter seinem Pseudonym Miroslav Havel (7.11.1881-8.7.1958) ist wohl bis heute der bekannteste Vertreter der böhmischen Problemschule. 1923 widmete A. C. White ihm in seiner Christmas-Serie den Band "Bohemian Garnets". Unter dem Titel "Ceske granaty" erschienen 1936 und 1943 weitere Aufgabensammlungen dieses böhmischen Klassikers."

Depuis l'ouverture en octobre 2000, j'ai publié en ligne plus de 6650 problèmes d'échecs gratuits. Si vous voulez plus de détails, jetez un coup d'oeil à ma page de statistiques.