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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
Moscow Tourney, 2016, 2-й приз
Selfmate in 6 moves
White pieces: 11, black: 2 White to move
Try moving the pieces on the board
Roll the die
: another random puzzle
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1.Re1? 1...Q:e6 2.Rd5+ K:d5 3.Rd1+ Kc5 4.Qa5+ Kc4 5.Se3+ Q:e3 6.b3+ Q:b3#, 1...Kd3! 1.Re2! zz 1...Q:e6 2.Rd5+ K:d5 3.Rd2+ Kc5 4.Qa5+ Kc4 5.Se3+ Q:e3 6.b3+ Q:b3# 1...Kd3/Kd4 2.Rd2+ Kc4 3.Ka4 Q:e6 4.Rb4+ Kc5 5.Rc4+ Q:c4+ 6.b4+ Q:b4#