11th ISC – Problems with Solutions – Category 2

11th International Solving Contest (ISC)
25th January, 2015

Category 2 – Problems and Solutions

1	#2	Frank W. MARTINDALE Watertown Re-Union 1874 1.Dd1! [5] 1…S~ 2.Dd3# 1…Ke3 2.Dd4# 1…Kf5 2.e4# Notation: King=K Queen=D Rook=T Bishop=L Knight=S Pawn=P
2	#2	Živko JANEVSKI 6th Comm. Mat 1977 1.Db8? (2.Tbc5#) Ta5! 1…cb5 2.Db5:# 1…cd5 2.Tb4# 1.Dd8! [5] (2.Tdc5#) 1…cb5 2.Td4# 1…cd5 2.Dd5:#
3	+	Pekka MASSINEN 1st H.M. Israel Ring Tourney 1994 1.d7 [1] Lg5 2.Sf4! [+1=2] (i) c4 3.Se6 [+1=3] Ke6: 4.Kg6 [+1=4] c3 5.h7 c2 6.h8D c1D 7.Dc8! [+1=5] +- (i) 2.Sc7? f4! 3.Se6 Ke6: 4.Kg6 f3 5.Kg5: Kd7:
4	s#2	Ivan DENKOVSKI 7th Pl. League of Macedonian Problemists 2000-2001 1.Tg2? Dc8! 1.Tg3! (2.Dc4+ [1,5] Kc4:#) 1…Tc7 2.Sc5+ [1,5] Tc5:# 1…Dc8 2.Tf3:+ [1,5] Tf3:# For all three lines: [5]
5	#2	Oskar WIELGOS Thema Danicum 1976 1.Kg4? Sf5! 1.Kg5? Th2! 1.Kg6! [5] (2.Dh8#) 1…Sf5 2.Sc6# 1…Th2 2.ed4# Notation: King=K Queen=D Rook=T Bishop=L Knight=S Pawn=P
6	#2	Karl POHLHEIM, Stefan DITTRICH 4th H.M. Schach 1976 1.Da8? (2.Dd5#) Lg2:! 1…e6 2.Dd8# 1…Le6 2.Dh8# 1.Se3! [5] (2.Sc2#) 1…Ke3: 2.Dc5:# 1…Le3: 2.Da1# 1…fe3 2.Le5# 1…Se3: 2.Td2:#
7	#3	Joseph John WARTON v. 5th H.M. The Problemist 1957 1.Tg1! 1…dc5 2.Te5 [1,5] (3.Tg5#) 1…Kf5 2.Sh2 [1,5] (3.Tf1#) gh2 3.g4# 1…Kh5 2.Sf2 [1,5] (3.Th1#) gf2 3.g4# For all three lines: [5]
8	h#2 2 sol.	Bertil GEDDA 3rd Pr. Mat 1982 1.Kf4 Te3 2.Sb6+ Sd5# [2,5] 1.Kd4 Da1 2.Se3+ Tc4# [2,5] Notation: King=K Queen=D Rook=T Bishop=L Knight=S Pawn=P