BRITISH CHESS PROBLEM SOCIETY

Rescued Problem 165

L Worsell & Philip Barron

The Problemist, 1952

4Rb2/4n1p1/4bpP1/5R2/1N4pN/n1PPkpK1/8/4BB2

Mate in 2

COOKS: 1.Ra5!, 1.Rb5!, 1.Rc5!

José Antonio Coello & Miguel Uris

Correction

4Rb2/4n1p1/4bpP1/2P2R2/1N4pN/1pPPkpK1/8/4BB2

Mate in 2
(b) wPc5=bPc5

(a)
1.Kxg4!        ()

1...Sxg6,Sc6    2.Sd5#
1...Sd5,Sc8,Sg8 2.S(x)d5,Rxe6#
1...Sxf5        2.Sd5,Sxf5,Rxe6#
1...Bxf5+       2.Sxf5#
1...Bc4,Bf7,Bg8 2.Rxf3#
1...Bd5,Bd7,Bc8 2.S(x)d5#
1...b2          2.Sc2#
1...f2          2.Sg2#

(b)
1.Rxc5!        ()

1...Sf5+        2.Sxf5#
1...Sc6,Sxg6    2.Sf5,Sd5 #
1...Sd5,Sg8,Sc8 2.Rxe6,Sf5,Sxd5#
1...Bc4,Bg8,Bf7 2.Sf5#
1...Bc8,Bd7     2.Sd5#
1...Bd5,Bf5     2.Sf5,Sxd5#
1...f5          2.Re5#
1...b2          2.Sc2#
1...f2          2.Sg2#