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Collection of Chess Problems 1973–2023. Part 2
International grandmaster Valery Kopyl's account of 50 years in chess composition.
Chess dice
Roll the die and solve a problem or study from a book you can buy right here.
Composer Valery Kopyl
Marianka, 2010, 1-й приз Спільно з В. Дячуком
Mate in 2 moves
White pieces: 9, black: 11 White to move
Try moving the pieces on the board
Roll the die
: another random puzzle
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1...Rd3+ (a) 2.S:d3# (A) 1...Re4+ (b) 2.R:e4# (B) 1.Qc3? ~ 2.Sd3# (A) (2.Re4?) 1...Qe4+ (c) 2.R:e4# (B) 1...Sc5 2.Q:d4#, 1...R1:d2! 1.Bc3! ~ 2.Re4# (B) (2.Sd3?) 1...R1d3+ (d) 2.S:d3# (A) 1...Sc5 2.Qc7# (1...Q:c6 2.S:c6#)