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Collection of Chess Problems 1973–2023. Part 2
International grandmaster Valery Kopyl's account of 50 years in chess composition.
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Composer Valery Kopyl
Проблеміст України, 2015, 5-й почесний відгук Спільно з Diyan Kostadinov
Selfmate in 5 moves
White pieces: 13, black: 6 White to move
Try moving the pieces on the board
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1.Rh1? zz 1...h5 (a) 2.Kd4 (A) h4 3.Kd5 h3 4.Bd4 h2 5.R:c7 S:c7#, 1...h6! (b) 1.Rh3? zz 1...h6 (b) 2.Kb4 (B) h5 3.Ka4 h4 4.Bc5 b:c5 5.Ra5 Sb6#, 1...h5! (a) 1.Rh2! zz 1...h5 (a) 2.Kb4 (B) h4 3.Ka4 h3 4.Bc5 b:c5 5.Ra5 Sb6# 1...h6 (b) 2.Kd4 (A) h5 3.Kd5 h4 4.Bd4 h3 5.R:c7 S:c7#