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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
Buletin Problemistic, 2019, 2-й приз
Helpmate in 2 moves
White pieces: 8, black: 9 Black to move
Try moving the pieces on the board
Roll the die
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1) 1.Kd5 Sd2 (A) 2.Qc6 c4# (B) 2) 1.Kb5 c4 (B) 2.Ka6 Sb4# (C) 3) 1.S:c5 (a) Sb4 (C) 2.Rb5 Sd2# (A) 4) 1.K:b3 (b) Ba3 2.Qc4 Sc1# (c) 5) 1.K:d3 (c) Sc1 2.Kd2 Be3# (a)