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Bruno's Chess Problem: 09/12/2025
T.Amirov, S.N.Machno, 1979
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 1... Nc7 2. Qxd6# 1... Kxe5 2. Rf5# 1... Kxc6 2. Qc5# 1... Ne6, Ne4 2. Qe4# |
- 2025-09-12 08:39:44, by problemist
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- 2025-09-12 07:39:06, by problemist
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Published in Hlas ľudu, 30.8.1979 (909). Shown are changed mates. Not 1. c7? Rd4!; 1. Rf5? Re1! The key is the sacrificial 1. Qb4 (2. Qxb5#) giving two K-flights 1.. Nc7, Ne4 (Ne6), Kxe5, Kxc6 2. Qxd6# (changing the set mate Rxd6) Qxe4# (changing the set mate Be6#), Rf5#, Bb7# (dual Qc5#). Original comment by Ivan Garaj in Hlas l'udu 25.10.1979: "Zvodník 1.Sb7? hr. 2.c7 mat, 1...Jc7, Vd4 2.V:d6, D:d4 mat, viazne na 1...Sc7! Zvodník 1.Vf5? hr. 2.e6 mat, 1...Je6, d:e5 2.Df3, Dc5 mat. viazne na 1...Ve1! Nejde ani 1.c7?, e6? pre 1...Vd4!, Ve1! Rieši 1.Db4 hr. 2.D:b5 mat, 1...K:c6, K:e5 2.Sb7, Vf5 mat. Banného téma spracovaná vo forme trojfázovej zámeny dvoch matov (Z–32–66).
Талип Хасанович Амиров (* 25.10.1931, † 11.6.1983) Russian composer from Находка.
Сергей И. Махно(* 1958, † 7.7.1981) Russian composer from Краснореченский (Приморский край). - 2025-09-12 03:17:36, by schmerl
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