Originals
Vol II, No.16, Winter 1997

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Original Three- and Moremovers

370. Vyacheslav Kamenskiy
Russia
5K7S7pR4B3P2P2k6p7P2P






#3 8+3
1.Bh1! (~)
1... Kf5 2.Bf3 Ke6 3.Bg4#, 2... Kf4 3.Rf6:#
1... f5 2.Rg2 Ke4 3.Rg4#
Well known Indian, and two additional mates in by-play. [Milan Velimirovic]
What's new here? [Jorma Paavilainen]

371. Srecko Radovic
Yugoslavia
K1R7S3p1RSkp2P4p7P5p2P4P3P9r






#3v... 10+6
1.Ra5? ~ 2.Scd5:#, 1... Rh8!
1.Rd8? ~ 2.Sbd5#, 1... Ra1!
1.Ka7? ~ 2.Ra5, 1... Ra1! 2.Ra1:? stalemate!
1.Kb8? ~ 2.Rd8, 1... Rh8! 2.Rh8:? stalemate!
1.e4? ~ 2.ed5#, 1... de4!
1.f3? (~), 1... Rh4! 2.Rd8 Rd4:!
1.f4! (~)
1... Rg1..b1 2.Ra5! ~,Kb6: 3.Scd5:,Ra6#
1... Rh2..h7 2.Rd8! ~,Kc7: 3.Sbd5:,Rc8#
1... Ra1 2.Ra1:
1... Rh8 2.Rh8:
Two tries with short threat are defeated by direct guard by BR moves to corners. Further two tries by WK fail due to stalemate motive. Key move puts black in zugzwang: BR must leave its focal position. [Author]

372. Leonid Makaronets
Israel
1sr7P1p1P1b3p3s1P1k1P2P3SP2pPp1P7K1Q






#3* 11+9
1... Sc4 2.Sg6+ Kd5 3.Se7:#
1... Sc6 2.Sg2+ Kd5 3.Se3#
1.Kg3! ~ 2.Qg1/Qf2
1... Sc4 2.Qh6 ~ 3.Qe6:#
1... Sbc6 2.Qh7 ~ 3.Qe4#
1... Bb7 2.Qh6 ~ 3.Qe6:#
(1... Rd8 2.cd8Q/S)
(1... Rf8 2.gf8S)
A good key introduces changes for the defences 1... Sc6/Sc4. [Jorma Paavilainen]

373. Milan R. Vukcevich
USA
q1SbR4b2QK2r2r1pp1Sp1k1p3Pp7P8B1P1R






#3v 10+11
1.Bf4?(A) ~ 2.Qe5+(B) fe5 3.Re5:#
1... Be7: 2.f3(C) Ra5:,Bd8 3.Se7:,Rd2#
1... Ba5: 2.Qe4+(D) fe4 3.Se7#
1... Re6!
1.f3!(D) ~ 2.Qe4+(D) fe4 3.fe4#
1... Be7: 2.Bf4(A) Ra5:,Bd8 3.Se7:,Rd2#
1... Ba5: 2.Qe5+(B) Kc6,fe5 3.Qd6:,Se7#
(1... Rd7: 2.Qd7:+)
A four-fold cycle of keys and second moves. Is this a Djurasevic theme, or did I miss again? [Author]
This is in fact no cycle, only two reciprocal pairs of moves. Keys and 2nd moves after Bxe7 make Salazar, threats and 2nd moves after Bxa5 make Le Grand, summarized it gives (I am not absolutely sure) Lender combination. Anyway nice and clearcut threemover. But no cycle! [Juraj Jörinc]
Reciprocal change of white second moves between try/solution. Solid skill, though WRh2 is rather lonely. [Jorma Paavilainen]

374. Mirko Markovic
Yugoslavia
K1B3b4SP1s2P2k3sP2S1Pp1r1p3PB1ppb7P1Q






#3 12+10
1... Rc4 2.Sf8+ Ke5: 3.Sg6#
1... Kf5 2.Qf3+ Kf4/Ke4 3.Qf3#
1.Sg6! ~ 2.Sde5+ Kd6 3.Bb4:#
1... Rc4 2.Qd5+ Kd5: 3.Sf6#
1... Kf5 2.Qe4+ Ke4: 3.Sf6#
(1... Kd6 2.Bb4:+ Ke6 3.Sde5#)
(1... Kf7 2.Sde5+ Ke8 3.Bd7#)
(1... Sb3/Sc6 2.Sde5+ Kd6 3.Qc6#)
(1... Bg5: 2.Sde5+ Kf6 3.Qg5:#)
Many variations of which the two WQ-sacrifices are the most impressive. [Jorma Paavilainen]

375. Borislav Stojanovic
Yugoslavia
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#4 7+3
1.Ba6! e5(~) 2.b5 e4 3.b4 e3 4.Rb8#
2... Ka5 3.b4+ Ka4 4.b3#
1... Kc6 2.Bf4 Kd5 3.Bb7+ Kd4 4.Rd8#
2... e5 3.Be5: Kd5,Kb6,Kd7 4.Bb7,Re6,Bb5#
1... Ka6: 2.Rb8 e5 3.Bc7 e4 4.b5#
Good sacrificial key and good variety of mates. Interesting role of wPb2 which guards c3 in one variation and unexpectedely mates in threat. [Milan Velimirovic]

376. Borislav Stojanovic
Yugoslavia
3k1BK2p1p1p3P1Sp6b9pR1Rp2P3r2P4b






#5 8+10
1.Rg1! ~ 2.Ra1: ~ 3.Ra8+
1... Bb2 2.Rc1 Bc1: 3.Kf7: e5+ 4.Kf6
1... Bc3 2.Kf7: e5+ 3.Kf6 e4+ 4.Rc3:
1... Bd4 2.ed4 etc.
1... Be5 2.Kf7: Bd6: 3.Be7+ Be7: 4.Rg8+
1... Bf6 2.Kf7: Bh4 3.Be7+
1... Bh8 2.Rc1 etc.
(1... Bg7 2.Kg7: --> #4)
It would be too ambitious to expect seven different variations after Bishop's defences along the long diagonal, so one shorter variation (after 1... Bg7) and same second move in three variation is not a surprise. Highlights are the Rook sacrifice after 1... Bb2 and consecutive checks after 1... Bc3. [Milan Velimirovic]

377. Hans Peter Rehm
Germany
s2B3RK4kPs1S1pb2P3B11SR2p6p4p6r






#5 9+9
1.Sc4? Bxd5! 2.Se5+ dxe5,
1.Ba2? too slow, hence
1.Ra1 (thr. 2.Rf1+) Rxa1+ 2.Ba2! Rg1! (2...Rxa2+?
3.Kb8) 3.Sc4 (thr. Sxd6#) Bd5 4.Se5+!dxe5 5.Bxd5,
4...Ke6 5.Re8# If 1...c1Q then 2.Rxc1 Bxd5 3.Rf1+ etc.

As far as I know this is the first presentation of a
paracritical move played in Lepushutz form. It is possible
to make the problem more difficult: -c2d3a8h2 +white Pd2
+black sh2 pb7d4 since the solver is reluctant to leave
the free line a3-h3 by Ra3 and he will loose some time
to find 1...Rxg7 2.Bxe6+ Kxe6 3.Re1+ Kf7 4.Sd7!
But there are minor duals, and I do not like unthematical
rather difficult byvariations like 1...Rxg7. So I prefer
the more artistic version as given above. For a solving
contest the more difficult version would be better. [Author]

I am only reading amateur for logic school, but this manoeuvre (Ra1!, Ba2!, Sc4!) is very impressive even for me. The version with free 3rd row would be, in my opinion, absolutely unsolvable within reasonable time on solving competition. [Juraj Jörinc]

I wish I knew what kind of logical manouvres take place here! With 1.Ra1 (Beschaftigungslenkung?!??) white wins the necessary time for 3.La2 , a necessary critical move for 4.Sc4. [Jorma Paavilainen]

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