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What the die can land on

# mate, h# helpmate, s# selfmate, + study to win, = study to draw; the number counts the moves. With nothing chosen, the die rolls every kind.

Mate in 2 moves
Helpmate in 2 moves
Selfmate in 3 moves
Selfmate in 4 or more moves, selected

Composer Valery Kopyl

Jubilee Valery Kirillov-65, 2016, 4-й приз Спільно з М. Марандюком

Selfmate in 4 moves

White pieces: 9, black: 10 White to move

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1.Rc5? ~ 2.Q:a5+ Q:a5 3.Sc3+ Q:c3 4.Bb3+ Q:b3#, 1...d4! 1.Sa7! ~ 2.Q:a5+ Q:a5 3.Bb5+ Q:b5 4.b3+ Q:b3# 1...d4 2.Sc5+ R:c5 3.Qc2+ B:c2 4.Bb3+ B:b3# 1...Sd6 2.Bb5+ S:b5 3.Rc4+ d:c4 4.Qb3+ c:b3#

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Collection of Chess Problems 1973–2023. Part 2

V. Kopyl

International grandmaster Valery Kopyl's account of 50 years in chess composition.

Chess dice

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From the book

Collection of Chess Problems 1973–2023. Part 2

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