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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
15 Ukraine Team Championship, 2011, 2-ге місце
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...Rb:b1 (a) 2.Rd7# (A) 1...Rf:b1 (b) 2.Rf5# (B) 1.Re~ (e3, e8)? Rf:f7! 1.Ree7? Rf:f7 2.Q:f7#, 1...S:c5! 1.Re4! ~ 2.Rd7, Rf5# (A,B) 1...Rb:b1 (a) 2.Rff4# 1...Rf:b1 (b) 2.Rfe7# 1...Rb:f7 2.a8Q# 1...Rf:f7 2.Sf4#