a) 1.Ba4 Rd4 2.Bc2 Bb2#
b)1.Be3 Be2 2.Bd2 Rc4#
Loss of tempo by black with Ideal checkmates. [Author]
Elegant black tempo moves and model mates. [Mario Parrinello]
Very nice tempos! [Jorma Paavilainen]
379. Pier Giorgio Soranzo & Vito Rallo Italia
h#2
2111
4+4
1.Kf5 Re7: 2.Rg6 Re5#
1.Ke6 Rd8 2.Rf7 Sd4#
Meredith con schiodature bicolori e matti modello. [Author]
Attractive unpins of a black and white piece at the same time and model mates in an almost miniature position. [Mario Parrinello]
Unpins and blocks by bR, otherwise not especially convincing. [Jorma Paavilainen]
380. Mihailo Stojnic Yugoslavia
h#2
2111
3+8
1.Rc7 Qg4 2.Kc8 Ra8#
1.e6 Rb7: 2.Ke7 Qg5#
Two totally analogous solutions: Black performs square vacation for BK and interference of BQ, while white pieces exchange their roles in pinning the BS and delivering the mate. [Milan Velimirovic]
Familiar change of functions of two white pieces and pin mates. [Mario Parrinello]
Unblocks & blocks & interferences & square-vacations by B 1. moves, WR and WQ reverse roles. Quite OK. [Jorma Paavilainen]
381. Mircea Manolescu Romania
h#2
2111
5+6
1.Qc3+ Re5+ 2.Kd4 Rd5#
1.Qd4+ Rf6+ 2.Ke5 Rf5#
The checks to White are not pure because Re6 can reach the mating squares only via e5 or f6; for instance, in the following position (381v) the solutions and the motivations of the Re6 moves remain unchanged. [Mario Parrinello]
382. Zoran Gavrilovski Macedonia
h#2
b) BPa5-->a4
4+8
a) 1.Se1:+ Kd4+ 2.Ka4 Kc3#
b) 1.Sf4:+ Kc3+ 2.Ka5 Kd4#
Elegant reversal white moves. [Mario Parrinello]
Interesting motivation of captures, transposition of white moves. [Jorma Paavilainen]
383. Gyorgy Bakcsi Hungary
h#2
b) BKa1-->f3
5+7
a) 1.Rb3: Sd2 2.Rc3: Bc3:#
b) 1.Bg7: Sf2 2.Bc3: Rc3:#
Zilahi theme. What is attractive is the sacrifices of two black pieces on the same mating square but facilitated by the twinning. [Mario Parrinello]
Pleasant, would be even better if there were dual avoidance also in a), as b: 1.Lxg7 Sf6?. [Jorma Paavilainen]
384. Valery Kirilov & Nikolay Pletenev Russia
h#2
b) BPf2-->b6
c) BPe6-->a6
d) WSc4-->c5
4+12
a) 1.Kd7 Sd6 2.Rc7 Qc7:#
b) 1.Kb7 Sd2 2.Rc8 Qc8:#
c) 1.Kb5 Sb6 2.Rc5 Qc5:#
d) 1.Kd5 Sd7 2.Rc6 Qc6:#
BK's star and four-fold BR-WQ annihilation-Bristol (which would be more interesting if there is at least one "side-step" for the Rook). WS closes four different black lines the purity of which is not spoiled by additional guard of e5 in position (d) since the dual avoidance motivation (i.e. 2.Sd3?) seems to be sufficient motivation. [Milan Velimirovic]
Black king star, unusual line-closing by Sc4 (but unpin in B) and black sacrifices on the crowded c-file with an almost magnet-movement. [Mario Parrinello]
385. Zivko Janevski Macedonia
h#2
3111
6+11
1.Rg2 Rf6:+ 2.Kg4 Sh2#
1.Sg2 Ra7 2.Kg6 Sh4#
1.Sc6 Rg7 2.Ke6 Sd4#
Three-fold unpin of WS and three-fold anticipatory self-pin of black. Each line ends with model mate. [Author]
Very interesting strategy: three unpins of Sf3 and three
anticipatory selfpins of the unpinning piece. [Mario Parrinello]
Anticipatory self-pins with models, impressive but seems somehow familiar. [Jorma Paavilainen]
386. Tony Lewis England
h#2
b) BPa4-->g6
+c) WRe4-->e5
+d) WKd4-->f4
+e) WBc7-->c5
+f) WRe5-->e4
7+12
a) 1.Kd2 Qh6 2.Rd1 Sf1#
b) 1.Kf3 Qa3 2.Rf2 Sc2#
c) 1.Kf3 Qd6 2.Kf4 Rf5:#
d) 1.Kf2 Qb6 2.Rf1 Sd1#
e) 1.Kd3 Qf6 2.Kd4 Rd5#
f) 1.Rc4: Rc4: 2.Re1 Rc2#
Six battery creations but a little bit boring; bad repetition of 1.Kf3. [Mario Parrinello]
Theme of the 5. WCCT in forceful interpretation. [Jorma Paavilainen]