Originals
Vol II, No.16, Winter 1997

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Original Twomovers

360. Tony Lewis
England
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#2* 8+6
1... Sb~,c5 2.Sd2,Sd2#
1.Qd2? (~)
1... Sb~,c5 2.Qd4,Sa5#
1... Sa3:!
1.Kd2! (~)
1... Sb~,c5 2.Qc3,Qb5:#
1... f2,d5 2.Be2:,Se5#
Mutate try (1.Qd2?) is (non-threat) thematic try in a mutate. [Author]
Tony's speciality: not-mutate-like Mutate. [Milan Velimirovic]
A typical TL mutate, pleasant to solve but not especially modern.  [Jorma Paavilainen]

361. Vyacheslav Kopaev
Russia
6B2P1p1Q1p1K1P2sP1R1Sk6sP1P1B1P7P






#2* 13+5
(1.Qf2? ~ 2.Qd4:#, 1... Sf3!)
1.Rb4? (~), 1... Se6!
1... Ke4:,Sd~,Sg~ 2.Qf5,Qf6,Qf4#
(1... Kd6: 2.b8Q/B#)
1.Bh7:! (~)
1... Ke4:,Sd~,Sg~ 2.Qf4,Qf5,Qf6#
Lacny theme. [Author]
Intention to combine Lacny theme with three phase Zagoruiko crashed upon the unavoidable dual 2.Sf6 in try 1.Qf2?. So, this remains only a cyclic shift in well known mechanism. [Milan Velimirovic]
Changed play between 1.Tb4? and solution, not bad. [Jorma Paavilainen]
 
362. Robert Burger
USA
1r1s1sSK1p1p1p3P1k1Sp12B7pR9r3R2b1Q






#2 8+11
1.Rc7? ~ 2.Bc5#, 1... Sc6!
1... Sde6 2.Be5#
1.Re7? ~ 2.Be5#, 1... Sde6!
1... Sc6 2.Bc5
1... Sfe6 2.Rd7#
1.Re5? ~ 2.Se4/Se8#, 1... Rh2+!
1.Rc5! ~ 2.Se8#
1... Sc6 2.Rd5
1... Sde6 2.Se4

Nice tries 1.Tc7/Te7/Te5?. [Jorma Paavilainen]
See the author's anecdote elsewhere!

363. Marjan Kovacevic
Yugoslavia
1B2s2q2SR1r4p1S6bk1P2Qp1P6P1R9bK2s






#2 10+9
1.Re7? ~ 2.Se8:#
1... Be4: 2.d4#
1... Be6: 2.Qc5#
1... Sc7: 2.Bc7:#
1... Re7: 2.Rf5#
1... Sd6!
1.Re3! ~ 2.d4#
1... Be4: 2.Qc5#
1... Be6: 2.Se8:#
1... Sc7: 2.Qd6#
1... Se3: 2.Qc3#
1... cd3 2.Qd4#
1... c5 2.Rd5:#
1.Qc5? ~ 2.Qd4#
1... Bg1!
1.Qe7? ~ 2.Se8:#
1... cd3!
Short-cut Lacny and one additional change. Inspired by M. Velimrovic's article "Shift if shift can" (Mat Plus 6-7/1996). While working I realized that mechanism can be based on 6 critical squares (f5, f4, e4, d4, d5, e6) while 7th (d6) serves for additional change. [Author]
Didn't understand the substance of this one, waiting anxiously for more expert comments and composer! [Jorma Paavilainen]

364. Abdelaziz Onkound
Marrocco
9B1p1pSQ5P1p6Pp4S1P1R4p1k4p2P4B1sK






#2vvv 11+8
1.gh5?(A) ~ 2.Qf5#(B), 1... hg5!(a) [2.Qh5:??(D)]
1.Qf5?(B) ~ 2.gh5#(A), 1... hg5 2.Sg5:#, 1... hg4!(b) [2.Qh6:??(C)]
1.Qh6:?(C) ~ 2.Qh5:#(D), 1... Kg4:!(c) [2.Qf5??(B)]
1.Bc8! (~)
1... hg5(a) 2.Qh5:#(D)
1... hg4(b) 2.Qh6:#(C)
1... Kg4:(c) 2.Qf5#(B)
1... d7~ 2.gh5#(A)
(1... h4 2.Sf2#)
Themes Urania (three tries and actual play), Banny (second and third try) and Hannelius (first and third try). [Author]
Didn't find any decent tries and the solution doesn't thrill. [Jorma Paavilainen]

365. Salvador Bosch Perez
Spain
5K11Pp1PQ2R1pkSs4SqR1P1P1p2r4P3B






#2 12+7
1.Sd7! (~)
1... Kc4:,Ke4: 2.Rc5:,Qf5:#
1... Q~,Qf6:+,Qe4: 2.Qe5,Sf6:,Rc5:#
1... R~/S~ 2.Rd4:#
Flight giving key, pin-mates after king's flights and correction play by BQ. Nice, though not too ambitious. [Milan Velimirovic]
Nice, though obvious key. [Jorma Paavilainen]

366. Gyorgy Bakcsi
Hungary
1rbBs3RqPksS1R1r1bp13Q1p1S8B1p7K






#2 9+11
1.Qd5! ~ 2.Sge5/cb8S/Sfe5#
1... Qd5: 2.cb8S#
1... Sd5: 2.Sfe5#
1... ed5 2.Sge5#
(1... S8~ 2.Sf6#)
(1... Qc7:,Sc6 2.Sge5,Sfe5#)
Double-check mates after captures of WQ, is that all? [Jorma Paavilainen]

367. Zoran Gavrilovski
Macedonia
2RR3br2b1P3B2P2p1p5K3Sk4Bs1ppQ2S1p






#2*v 10+10
1... Be5(x),Be6:(y) 2.Qf3:(A),Bc2(B)#
1.Sc6? ~ 2.Qg4#
1... Se2!
1... Be5(x),Kf5,Sd5 2.Qe5:,Qf3:(A),Bc2#
1.Sd3! ~ 2.Qg6#
1... Be6:(y),Kd3:,e2 2.Sc5,Bc2(A),Qf3:(B)#
Distributed change and transference of mates. [Author]
Interesting idea with the thematic, flight-giving try 1.Sc6?. [Jorma Paavilainen]

368. Milan R. Vukcevich
USA
3s5pp1S4s2R2pp3b1R3Pk8S1P1PP1p1Q3B1K






#2 11+9
1.b3? ~ 2.S3d5#
1... Kc5 2.Sc2#
1... Kc3 2.Qd2:#
1... Bf4/Bg3: 2.Qd2:#
1... Sc4:!
1.Qf8! ~ 2.S7f5#
1... Kc5 2.Sc6#
1... Ke3: 2.Qf4#
1... Bd6 2.Re4#
Self-pin by the BK move with unpin-anticipation in try and actual play. [Author]
Schiffman in try 1.b3? and solution after 1... Kc5. Very nice! [Jorma Paavilainen]

369. Milan Velimirovic
Yugoslavia
7s3p1PP3pSk1P3p1S2R2s6BrPB1Q3p7K1R






#2 12+8
1.Bd4! ~ 2.Sec4:/Sf3/Sg4/Sc6:#
1... Kd5,Kd6:,Ke7,cd4 2.Sf3,Sc4:,Sc6:,Sg4#
1... Kf6,Rd3:,Sf7:,Sg6: 2.Sd7:,Sd3:,Sef7:,Sg6:#
(1... Rb3: 2.Sec4:#)
Knight tour opens four white batteries to control four BK flights, with four Fleck and four Karlstrom mates. [Author]
Fleck and WS-wheel. The threats 2.Sf3/Sxc4/Sxc6 are separated by 1... Kd5/Kxd6/Ke7, total defences 1... Kf6/Sxg6/Sxf7/Rxd3. (1... Rxb3 2.Sxc4) The fourth threat 2.Sg4 is virtual, as any black move refutes wrong, check out 1... cd4! - ed. note). A very interesting conception! [Jorma Paavilainen]

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