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Bruno's Chess Problem: 09/10/2025
M.Havel, Zlata Praha, 1914
Mate in 3(**)White to play
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 2... Ke3 3. Nf5# 1... Kg3 2. Nh4 ... 3. Qg2# 2... Kg4, Kh3 3. Qg2# 1... Ba7 2. Bxe5+ Kg4 3. Qc8# 2... Ke3 3. Qe2# 1... e4 2. Qg2 ... 3. Qg5# 2... exf3 3. Qxf3# 2... Kf5, e3 3. Nd4# 2... Ke3 3. Qd2# 1... h4 2. Nxe5+ Kg3 3. Rf3# 2... Ke3 3. Qd3# 1... Kg4 2. Nh2+ ... 3. Rf3# |
- 2025-09-10 08:56:06, by problemist
- "If you turn into a monster, is it still you inside?"
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A Bohemian threemover, the default of this composer :-) In view of 1.. Nb2, Nc5 2.. Nd3+ a forced threat is needed. The key 1. Qc2 threatens 2. Nh4+ Kg3 (Kg4) Ke3 3. Qg2#, Nf5# (this works on 1.. Nb2, Nc5), a second threat is 2. Nxe5+ Ke3, Kg3 3. Qd3#, Rf3#. On 1.. e4 the quiet 2. Qg2 (3. Qg5#) exf3, e3, Kf5, Ke3 3. Qxf3# (model mate), Nf3~#, Nd4# (double check), Qd2#; 1.. Kg4 2.. Nh2+3. Rf3# (a model mate on 2.. Kh3); 1.. Ba7 2. Bxe5+ Kg4, Ke3 3. Qc8# (switchback and model mate, the star variation), Qe2#; 1.. Kg3 2. Nh4 3. Qg2#; 1.. h4 2. Nxe5+ Kg3, Ke3 3. Rf3#, Ng4# (mirror mate) and Qd3#; on 1.. Ke3 the short mate 2. Bg5#. Reprinted in "Bohemian Garnets" 1923.
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."
Since the opening in October 2000, I had published online more than 6650 free chess problems. If you want more details, look at my chess figures pages.
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