Chess Problem #3
chessbibliophile
chessbibliophile
09.19.2013
Category: Problems
Tags: chess tactics, chess study, chess composition,

The recently concluded 9th World Chess Composition Tournament (2012-2013) held by WFCC* was a marathon event. 257 composers from 37 countries participated and as many as 553 entries in 7 individual sections were submitted for prize selection. Russia was first, followed by Ukraine and Israel in this prestigious tournament.

The following award winner is for your delectation.

Two-mover Section: First Prize

Pavel Murashev

Anatoly Slerashenko

Aleksandr Feoktistov

Two-mover Section: First Prize

White to play and mate in two moves

*World Federation for Chess Composition (WFCC)

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  1. chessbibliophile
    10.14.2013 at 23:19

    Dear reader,
    Glad to see your interest.
    Yes, we hope to put up a new problem soon.

    Reply
  2. Jason Bourne Chesser
    10.14.2013 at 18:31

    Is a new problem coming out anytime soon? Want to check my tactics skills again 🙂

    Reply
  3. Yury
    09.20.2013 at 14:12

    [quote name=”aNNe”]This is way too hard! Grand-master level chess![/quote]

    Chess isn’t easy! Practice makes perfect!

    Reply
  4. aNNe
    09.20.2013 at 14:07

    This is way too hard! Grand-master level chess!

    Reply
  5. chessbibliophile
    09.20.2013 at 01:56

    Dear friend,
    A nice try.
    It’s met by 1…fxe3.

    Reply
  6. James
    09.19.2013 at 19:30

    1. Ng4 then depending on what black does, Qb1, d3 or Rxd4

    Reply

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