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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
ChessStar, листопад 2011, 1-й почесний відгук
Mate in 2 moves
White pieces: 10, black: 7 White to move
Try moving the pieces on the board
Roll the die
: another random puzzle
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1.Sf3? ~ 2.B:d3# (A) 1...Se3 (a), Se1 (b) 2.Sg5# 1...d:e2 2.Qb1# 1...R:f3 2.B:f3#, 1...S:f4! (c) 1.Rf3? ~ 2.B:d3# (A) 1...S:f4 (c) 2.Re3# 1...d:e2 2.Qb1# 1...R:f3 2.B:f3#, 1...Se1! (b) 1.Qa1! ~ 2.Qa8# 1...Se3 (a) 2.B:d3# (A) 1...S:f4 (c) 2.R:f4#