Problem 854 to 857: Аleksey Ivunin & Аleksandr Pankratiev

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Problem 854 to 857: Аleksey Ivunin & Аleksandr Pankratiev - Helpmate

(21.11.2017) Happy to publish another set of lovely helpmates from the Russian masters. They again show that the white bishop/rook combination can still be interesting!

854. Аleksey Ivunin &
Аleksandr Pankratiev (Russia)

H#2.5 4 Sols. (3+6)

1...Bh4 2.Qc3 Re3 3.Qc6 Be7#
1...Bh2 2.c5 Rg3 3.Qe7 Rg6#
1...Rc3 2.Be6 Rxc7 3.Qf4+ Bxf4#
1...Rb3 2.c6 Rb8 3.Kc7 Bxe5#

855. Аleksey Ivunin &
Аleksandr Pankratiev (Russia)

H#3 4 Sols. (3+6)

1.Rc3 Rg2 2.Kd5 Rd2+ 3.Kc4 Bd5#
1.Rf4 Bd5+ 2.Ke5 Bxf7 3.Se4 Rd5#
1.Rd3 Bc6 2.Rd6 Rd4 3.Sf5 Re4#
1.Ke7 Rd8 2.Rd3 Bc6 3.Rd6 Re8#

(HOTF - Authors)

856. Аleksey Ivunin &
Аleksandr Pankratiev (Russia)

H# 3.5 2 Sols. (3+10)

1...Rxe3+ 2.Kf6 Re8 3.Qg3 Bf4 4.Qg5 Be5#
1...Bxe3 2.Bc4 Bf4+ 3.Kd5 Bxb8 4.Rc6 Re5#

(Battery formation and critical moves - Seetharaman)

857. Аleksey Ivunin &
Аleksandr Pankratiev (Russia)

H#3.5 4 Sols. (3+6)

1...Rb4 2.d4 Rb7 3.Kd5 Kg4 4.Ke4 Re7#
1...Kg4 2.Bd6 Kxg5 3.Bc7 Kf6 4.Kd6 Rxd5#
1...Rxd3 2.Kb4 Rd2 3.Ka3 Bxd5 4.Bb4 Ra2#
1...Bxd5 2.Kb6 Bc4 3.Bb4 Rd6+ 4.Ka5 Ra6#