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Problem 976: Vladimir Pankov - Helpmate

(12.02.2019) When a senior composer feels that different black play after AUW compensate for the white move repetitions (in this helpmate), perhaps he is right...

976. Vladimir Pankov (Russia)

H#3 5 sol (4+5)

I. 1.b1Q Ke5 2.Qd3 Kxe6 3.Qxf3 Bxf3#
II. 1.b1R Ke5 2.Rb3 Kxe6 3.Rxf3 Bxf3#
III. 1.b1B Ke5 2.Be4 Kxe6 3.Bxf3 Bxf3#
IV. 1.b1S Ke5 2.Sd2 Kxe6 3.Sxf3 Bxf3#
V. 1.e5+ Kf5 2.e4 Ke6 3.exf3 Bxf3#

Allumwandlung, five active sacrifices to unblock the square for
the white bishop. (Author)

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+8 #1 Kostas Prentos 2019-02-12 05:54

This is practically a series-h# idea (with wKe6). The repeated white moves do not really add any value.

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+5 #2 Aleksey Oganesjan 2019-02-12 06:42

Compare to miniature versions:
yacpdb.org/#392419
yacpdb.org/#337786

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+1 #3 Seetharaman Kalyan 2019-02-13 15:17

Quoting Aleksey Oganesjan:

Compare to miniature versions:
yacpdb.org/#392419
yacpdb.org/#337786

Thanks Aleksey. Mr.Vladimir adds a black pawn on g6, so that the fifth solution also has white constant. This is the revised position. Now white constant with five solutions.

I. 1.b1Q Ke5 2.Qd3 K:e6 3.Q:f3 B:f3#;
II. 1.b1R Ke5 2.Rb3 K:e6 3.R:f3 B:f3#;
III. 1.b1B Ke5 2.Be4 K:e6 3.B:f3 B:f3#;
IV. 1.b1N Ke5 2.Nd2 K:e6 3.N:f3 B:f3#;
V. 1.g5+ Ke5 2.g4 K:e6 3.gf B:f3#.

Allumwandlung, five active sacrifices to
unblock the square for white bishop.(Author)

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