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Bruno's Chess Problem: 10/08/2025
M.Havel, Zlata Praha, 1918
Mate in 3(**)White to play
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 2... Kb3 3. Qa3# 1... Kb5 2. Qc2 ... 3. Qc5# 2... Kb4 3. Qxb2# 2... Na4, Nc4, Nd3 3. Qxa4# 1... Kb3 2. Qc2+ Kxa2 3. Rca6# 2... Kb4 3. Qxb2# 1... Ne5 2. Qxd4+ ... 3. Rb6# 2... Kb3 3. Qxb2# 1... Na4 2. Qb1+ Nb2 3. Qxb2# 2... Ka5 3. Qb6# 1... Nc4 2. Qb1+ Nb2 3. Qxb2# 2... Kc3 3. Ra3# 1... Nd3 2. Qxd3 ... 3. Qc4# 2... Ne5 3. Qb1# |
- 2025-10-08 17:59:13, by problemist
- Additions and correction:
1.. Nd3 2. Qxd3
The mate 1.. Nc4 3. Ra3# is no model mate as b3 and d3 are guarded twice.
In yacpdb the white material QRR is called "Hertzsprung material" after an often reprinted miniature threemover from 1884 by the Danish composer S. Hertzsprung (1839-1893). - 2025-10-08 07:13:13, by problemist
- "Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?"
Douglas Adams (1952-2001) "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy," 1979.
A Bohemian threemover. The key should activate the wQ, but not 1. Qc8 (Qd7)?, Qf5? Nc4!, Ne5! instead 1. Qe4 with the double threat 2. Qe7+, Qc2 and the variations 1.. Kb3 2. Qc2+ Kxa2 3. Ra6# pin model mate; 1.. Nc4 2. Qb1+ Kc3 3. Ra3# pin model mate; 1.. Na4 2. Qb1+ Ka5 3. Qb6# pin model mate; 1.. Kb5 2. Qc2; 1.. d1Q 2. Qe7+; 1.. Ne5 2. Qxd4+ Nb(e)c4 3. Rb6# pin model mate.
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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