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[Event "3#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1961.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popov, G."]
[Black "+4285.47d7d4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3BN2n/3K4/2BNP3/Ppppp3/1pqkbp2/1R1P4/1R3Pp1/b6Q w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1961.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "4#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Maruta, H."]
[Black "4758.35"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "b4nq1/5pp1/3K1Np1/2N5/1n1P1kBP/1r3pR1/1r1p1B1P/7Q w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "h#4 2 sol"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Decker, D."]
[Black "0111.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/7K/p4R2/P2Bk3/3N4/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
1... -- 1-0
[Event "s#2 "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1972.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tura, W."]
[Black "4457.26"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2Q4n/p2pRpkp/6p1/r3N1K1/2BB1PnP/p4b2/6q1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1972.??.??"]
1. -- 0-1
[Event "s#3"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1970.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karpov, V."]
[Black "1551.67"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2B1N3/3R3P/3p1p2/1Qp2k1p/Rp5P/4PpB1/p1PP1P2/rb3K2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1970.??.??"]
1. -- 0-1
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparian, G."]
[Black "+0714.22h2d4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2R5/8/2P1B1rp/4n1r1/3kP1Np/8/7K/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.30"]
1. Rd8+ $1 (1. c7 $2 Nxg4+ 2. Bxg4 Rc6 (2... Rc5)) 1... Kxe4 (1... Kc3 2. Nxe5
Rxe5 3. c7 Rc5 4. c8=Q Rxc8 5. Bxc8) 2. Bd5+ Kf4 (2... Kf5 3. Nxe5 (3. Rf8+ {
texte}) 3... Kxe5 4. c7) 3. Rf8+ (3. Nxe5 $2 Rxe5 4. c7 $2 Re2+ 5. Kh1 (5. Kh3
Rg3+) 5... Kg3) 3... Kxg4 (3... Rf5 4. Rxf5+ (4. Nxe5) 4... Kxf5 5. Nxe5) 4. c7
Kh5 (4... Rf5 5. c8=Q) 5. c8=Q Ng4+ 6. Qxg4+ $3 {[#]} (6. Kh3 $2 Rxd5 7. Rf5+ Rxf5 8.
Qxf5+ Rg5 $11) (6. Kg1 $2 Nf6+ 7. Kf1 Nxd5) 6... Rxg4 (6... Kxg4 7. Bf3# $1) 7.
Rf5+ R6g5 (7... R4g5 8. Bf3# $1) 8. Bf7# $1 {Given at the French Solving Championship
2009.} 1-0
[Event "Add a unit in a5 for 2#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Caillaud, M."]
[Black "4521.86"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1B4Br/pp3P1p/qpP4R/1Q1Pp1P1/1N1P2p1/4P1k1/2P3P1/4K2R w K e6 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
{3 solutions} 1-0
[Event "Shortest path of Nd8 ?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Donati, G."]
[Black "3211.77"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "RB1Nk3/RPp2pp1/K1p1p3/p1P5/4p3/1P6/P1PP1P2/2q5 w - - 0 13"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
*
[Event "PG 8"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Caillaud, M."]
[Black "4555.86"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnRqkb2/2pp1pp1/4p3/7p/P7/8/1PPPPPPP/1NBQKBNR w K - 0 9"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
*
[Event "PG 14"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Osorio, R & Lois J"]
[Black "4478.67"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3q2nr/kpp2ppp/n7/p1p3B1/Pb6/N2b2PN/1P2PP1P/R2Q2K1 w - - 0 15"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
*
[Event "PG 19"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Donati, G."]
[Black "4588.57"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn1b4/p3p2p/1n1pp2p/7k/p7/1q5b/PPP1P2P/RNBQKBNR w KQ - 0 20"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
*
[Event "2#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1911.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shinkman, W."]
[Black "1020.02"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/8/8/8/KBBkpQp1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1911.??.??"]
{Dedicated to good sleepers and some other devotees of the
horizontal position.} 1. -- 1-0
[Event "2#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1939.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kubbel, L."]
[Black "1110.02"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/B7/4p3/1Q6/1K2kp2/3R4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1939.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "h#5 2 sol"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stepochkin, A."]
[Black "0440.58"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5p2/2p1pK2/2PpP3/3P4/pp1Pp3/rpB1P3/kbR5 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
1... -- 1-0
[Event "h#4,5"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Feather, Ch"]
[Black "3163.33"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3b4/p6b/P2p4/4pn1K/R7/PP6/k7/q7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "3#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1875.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shinkman, W."]
[Black "0015.32"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2K5/p1N5/N7/p1P5/k7/P7/1BP5/2n5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1875.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "3#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1958.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Whyatt, WA."]
[Black "4854.36"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4b1r1/3pR2n/4pp1r/3B3p/3B4/3p3N/2PQPPRp/1q3k1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1958.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "3#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1930.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hannemann, K."]
[Black "4752.74"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3b1q2/3p1P2/4p3/1Pp1B1pN/Q1P1k1P1/3N3P/2KPPR1r/5Br1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1930.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "4#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Guljaiev, AP."]
[Black "0141.02"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "b7/k2N4/1R6/2B5/3K4/5p2/1p6/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "4#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1910.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kubbel, L."]
[Black "1035.46"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1K4b1/p4pPn/5P2/3NN1pp/3k4/4pQ2/2Pp2P1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "10#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kirillov, V & Popov G"]
[Black "0142.34"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4N3/8/K3Np2/p2Bk1p1/1bP5/5P1R/p4P2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "s#7"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1981.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Swindley, C."]
[Black "1525.35"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "Qr1n4/1p2Rp2/2k1pP2/K3P3/1Pp4N/2B2N2/5p2/3R1B2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1981.??.??"]
1. -- 0-1
[Event "s#6"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1977.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Swindley, C."]
[Black "0022.16"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/7p/B6B/3pN3/3pp3/Pp1p3N/1K2k3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1977.??.??"]
1. -- 0-1
[Event "Blacken 2 wNs for 1#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Crusats, J."]
[Black "0109.68"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1pp1pp2/p6p/2p3P1/1N1NN2P/P3P2P/1p3NP1/1k2K2R w K - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
{After J. Sunyer 1930.} 1-0
[Event "PJ 13"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Faybish, I."]
[Black "4555.86"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn1qkb2/ppp5/3p3Q/4pp1R/6PP/5P2/PPPPPK2/RNB3NB w q - 0 14"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
*
[Event "4# vertical cylinder 7x8"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1962.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mandler, A."]
[Black "0090.01"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2K5/2p5/8/8/8/4k3/1B6/B7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "1962.??.??"]
{Columns "a" and "h" are merged. Pictures : Ba4-Ba6, Bc4-Bc6, Bf4-Bf6
in (a), Bb5-Bd5, Bb5-Bg5, Bé5-Bg5 in (b).} 1. Bc1+ {1 Bb7+? Kf2 2 Bd7+ c6!}
(1. -- {twin : Pc7 on d7 : 1 Bb7+} Kf2 {2 Bxd7+} (1... Ke2 2. Bg7 {+} Kd1 {3
Bg5+} (2... Kf2 {3 Bb5+} 3. -- Kg1 {4 Bd5# : see main line}) (2... Ke1
{3 Bb5+} 3. -- Kd1 {4 Bg5# : see main line}) 3. -- Ke1 {4 Bb5#! :
main line with bKé1 instead of d1}) (1... Kd3 2. Bg7 {+} Kc2 {3 Bg5+} 3.
-- Kb1 4. Bge5 {#! : picture Bé5-Bg5}) 2. -- Ke2 {3 Bb5+} (2... Kf1 {3 Bb5+} 3.
-- Kg1 {4 Bd5#! : picture Bb5-Bd5}) (2... Kg1 {3 Bd5+} 3. -- Kf1 {4 Bb5#! :
same location of the Bishops, but change of roles, the bK being in f1 instead of
of g1}) 3. -- Kd1 {4 Bg5#! : picture Bb5-Bg5}) 1... Ke2 (1... Kd3 2. Bh6 {
(=a6+)} Kc2 3. Bf6 {+} Kb1 4. Bf4 {#! : picture Bf4-Bf6}) (1... Kf2 {2 Bc6+
(in b, Pd7 would capture)} 2. -- Ke2 (2... Kf1 3. Bh6 {(=a6+)} Kg1 {4 Bc4#! :
see text 2...Kf2}) (2... Kg1 {3 Bé6+} 3. -- Kf1 {4 Bc4#! : picture Bc4-Bc6})
3. Bh6 {(=a6+)} Kd1 {4 Fa4#! : picture Ba4-Ba6}) 2. Bh6 {(=a6+)} Kd1 (2... Kf2
{3 Bc6+} 3. -- Kg1 {4 Bc4#! : picture Bc4-Bc6 already seen with bK on f1}) (2...
Ke1 {3 Bc6+} 3. -- Kd1 {4 Ba4#! : same picture than with 1...Kf2}) 3. Bf6 {+} Ke1
4. Bh4+ {=a4#!. Picture Ba4-Ba6 already seen with bK on d1.} 1-0
[Event "h#4 b) thema ?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Feather, Ch"]
[Black "3667.17"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn2k3/q2pp3/Np6/2p1K1n1/1pp1p3/2n5/b2P2P1/b3r3 b q - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
1... Nd5+ {This could have been a catch. On the other hand, ...bxa1B+ would imply
an excess of captures, even forgetting the fact that the Pa2 had to be captured on
its file so as not to break black castling.} 2. d4 exd3+ {[#]} 3. Kxd5 {Diagram.}
Be5 4. Nxb8 Qa3 $1 5. Nxd7 O-O-O {[#]} 6. Kc6 Bb8 7. Nxb6# {The theme is Valladao :
castling, an en passant capture and... a promotion (to Black Knight !).} 1-0
[Event "2# marseillais"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1972.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Millour, RJ."]
[Black "0011.30"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5N2/2B5/kP6/3PP3/2K5/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "1972.??.??"]
1. e6 $1 (1. d6 $2 -- 2. d7 Kb7 $1 3. -- Ka8 $1) (1. Nd7 $2 -- 2. Nc5+ Ka5) (1.
b7 $2 -- 2. b8=R Ka7 3. -- Ka6) 1... -- 2. e7 Ka5 (2... Kb7 3. -- Ka8 (3... Kc8
4. e8=N {[#]} -- 5. Nd6#) 4. e8=B {[#]} -- 5. Bc6#) 3. -- Ka6 (3... Ka4 4. e8=R {[#]} -- 5. Ra8#)
4. e8=Q {[#]} -- 5. Qa8# 1-0
[Event "3#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Millour, R & Kerhuel M"]
[Black "1118.33"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3nR3/3n4/2P1P3/4kBp1/N2N2p1/KQ4p1/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1966.??.??"]
1. e7 {(2 exd8Q+)} Kf6 (1... Kxd4 2. exd8=B {[#]} Nc5 (2... Ne5 3. Bb6#) 3. Bf6#) (
1... Kd6 2. exd8=R {[#]} Kc7 3. Rxd7#) (1... Kf4 2. exd8=N {[#]} Ne5 3. N8e6#) (1... Nf6 2.
exd8=Q+) (1... Nxc6 2. Qe6+ Kxd4 3. Qe4#) 2. exd8=Q+ {[#]} Kg7 3. Qxg5# 1-0
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