Originals
Vol II, No.15, Autumn 1997

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Original Helpmate Moremovers

345. Gabor Cseh &
Arpad Molnar

Hungary







h#3 W--> 021111 8+7
1... Rd1 2.a1B Rd6 3.Bb2: Bd2#
1... 0-0-0 2.a1S Rd7 3.Sc2 Bg7:#

Tempo promotion with subsequent tempo move by promoted piece. The combination with white castling is charming. [Milan Velimirovic]


346. Dragan Stojnic
Yugoslavia







h#3 211111 4+6
1.Qc3 Se4:(A) 2.Qe5 Bg8(B) 3.Se6 Bh7#(C)
1.Sh5 Bg8(B) 2.Qh6 Bh7+(C) 3.Kg5 Se4:#(A)

Cyclic change of white moves in two solution (ABC-BCA) with only 10 pieces. [Author]


347. Tode Ilievski
Macedonia







h#3 b) BPb2-->b3 3+9
a) 1.Rc2 Kf7 2.Kc3 Rd5: 3.Rc4 Rd3#
b) 1.Rc5 Kf8 2.Kc4 Be4: 3.Sc3 Bd3#

Two analogous solution in recognizible authors style. [Milan Velimirovic]


348. Alexander Zidek
Austria







h#3 b) BSd5-->e4
c) WKg7-->d7
4+10
a) 1.Bb2 Kg6: 2.Ba3 Kf7 3.Bd6 cd4#
b) 1.dc3 Kf7 2.Bb3 Ke7 3.Bd5 d4#
c) 1.Sgf4 Kc6 2.Qg5 Kd7 3.Qf6 ed4#

Three P-mates on d4. [Author]
Note the subtle differentiation, including different kind of tempo-play in positions (a) and (c). [Marjan Kovacevic]


349. Mircea Manolescu
Romania







h#3 311111 4+11
1.Ke6 Bc5(A) 2.Sb6 Rf5(B) 3.Sd7 Sd4(C)#
1.Kd6 Rf5(B) 2.Rd8 Sd4(C) 3.Rd7 Bc5(A)#
1.Ke5 Sd4(C) 2.Re2 Bc5(A) 3.Re4 Rd5(B)#

Cyclic white moves with model mates and extreme white economy. It could be compared with less economical No.182 (Mat Plus 10/1996). It seems its high time for an article about this well explored subject. [Marjan Kovacevic]


350. Michel Caillaud &
Gabor Cseh

France / Hungary







h#3* 5+11
*1... Sd6 2.Sf3:+! Bf3 3.Sb4 Sb7:#
1.Bc6 Bf5:! 2.Sf5: Sc7 3.Sd6 Sa6#

Reciprocal active sacrifice of one piece on another. Maybe a new idea? [Author]

It is good for the helpmate-World to see these two highly creative composers inventing together! [Marjan Kovacevic]


351. Vyacheslav Kopaev
Russia







h#4 3111... 2+7
1.Rf6 Kh4 2.Bf7 Kg5 3.Qe8 Kf6: 4.Bg8 Bg7#
1.Rf3 Bd4 2.Qh7 Kg5 3.Rg3+ Kf6 4.Qg8 Bc5#
1.Qd7+ Kg5 2.Re7 Kh6 3.Bf7 Kh7 4.Qe8 Bg7#

Building of three different mating position with white B-minimal material. Interesting tempo move 1... Kh4 in first solution. [Milan Velimirovic]


352. Genadiy Chymakov
Russia







h#4* 4+10
*1... Bg7:+ 2.Kg8 Bh6: 3.Kh8 Bg5: 4.Bg8 Bf6#
1.Bg8 Be5 2.Qf5 Bf6:+ 3.Bg7 Be5 4.Bf6 Bf6:#

The Round-trip in the set play replaced by double switch-back in the solution, but the strategy in both plays appears somehow identical. [Marjan Kovacevic]


353. Fadil Abdurahmanovic
Bosnia and Hercegovina







h#5 W--> (0111...) 2+10
1... b8S 2.Rc2 Sc6 3.Kd7 Sb4 4.Qd6 Sa6 5.Rc7 Sb8#

The WS promotion in the first move combined with its Rundlauf seems to be on the edge of humans possibilities in the fight against the cooks! This brilliant piece from Fadils new collection of long single-liners could also be commented by the word of the other helpmate master C. J. Feather from his recent book Black to Play: Fashions in helpmate form have often fluctuated, but there is no doubt that the single line type has very little left to offer after seventy years of so intensive cultivation. To achiev e a satisfying unity in this form the problem must either show very intensive strategy (...) or successive repetition.... [Marjan Kovacevic]


354. Albert Grigoryan
Armenia







h#5 b) BKa7-->h6 2+3
a) 1.c1B d5 2.b1R d6 3.Rb7 d7 4.Bf4 d8Q 5.Bb8 Qa5#
b) 1.c1B d5 2.b1R d6 3.Rb6 d7 4.Bg5 d8Q 5.Rg6 Qh8#

Almost identical play leads to echo mates on opposite sides of the board. Looks like series helpmate since there is no interaction between black and white series of moves. [Milan Velimirovic]


355. Fadil Abdurahmanovic
Bosnia and Hercegovina







h#5 4+2
Tries:
1.Kc4 Be8 2.Qa3 B~ 3.Kb5 Kc7 4.Ka4 Kb6 5.?! Be8#
1.Kc4 Be8 2.Qa3 Kd7 3.Kb5 ?! 4.Ka5! Kc6 5.Ka4 Kb6#
Solution:
1.Kc4 Be8 2.Qa3 Kd7 3.Kb5 Kc7+! 4.Ka5 Kc6! 5.Ka4 Kb6#

The old mechanism by Dr. K. Ebercz (2nd Pr. Magyar Sakkvilag 1934) of one critical move and two interferences by the same white piece, in the most economical position. There were many versions of this mechanism, one of which is by C. J. Feather (diagram A below) , and another by R. Weihagen (diagram B below) which is the first one in miniature form. Please, note here two tries with the lack of tempo both for black and white. [Author]

[A] C. J. Feather







h#4 4+6
1.Rc1 Bh5 2.Qe1 Sf3 3.Kd1 Se5+ 4.Re2 Sg4 5.Rd2 Se3#
[B] R. Weihagen







h#5 3+4
1.Qd2 Bh5 2.Ke1 Sf3 3.Kd1 Sh2+ 4.Re2 Sg4 5.Re1 Se3#

356. Arkadi Khaid
Russia







h#6 2+11
1.a1B Kb7: 2.Ra2 Kc6: 3.Sa3 Kd5 4.b1S Ke4 5.Bd4 Kf3 6.Bg1 Kg3#

This is the correction of my incorrect problem (without BPc4 and BPc5) published in Problem 1981. [Author]

The virtual stalemating of promoted BB in the key-move seems to be the puzzling detail of the black strategy. [Marjan Kovacevic]


357. Albert Grigoryan
Armenia







h#8 3+7
1.c2 Kg1 2.c1S Kf1 3.Se2 Ke1 4.Sg3 fg3 5.Kg5 Kf2 6.hg3+ Kf3: 7.Kh4 Kf4: 8.h5 hg3#

White King has to hurry to e1 to avoid check 3.Se2+. Sacrifice of promoted WS. [Milan Velimirovic]


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