Mate in 2

Mate in 2

GEORGE C. ANYFANTIS

SKAKISTIKA DROMENA (Magazine) 9 (1999)

Solution: 1. Qe4! [2. Qd4, Qc4 #] 1. ... Sc6 2. Rd5, Qc4 /d5# 1. ... Sd5+ 2. Rxd5, Qxd5# 1. ... Qxb5 2. Sxb7, Qd4# 1. ... Bxe4 2. Se6# 1. ... Be6 2. Sxe6, Qd4# 1. ... Bd7 , Rd3 2. Qc4 # 1. ... Rc3 2. Qd4/xe7# 1. ... Rxe4 2. Sb3# 1. ... Bc3 2. Sb3, Qc4 #

Mate in 3

Mate in 3

GEORGE C. ANYFANTIS

SKAKISTIKA DROMENA 9 (Magazine) 1999

Solution: 1. Sb6! [2. Sc8, Sc4, Qxd4#] 1. ... cxb6 2. Kd8 ad lib 3. Qxd4# 1. ... c6 2. Sxd7 [3. Qb8#] 2. ... Kc7 3. Qb8# 1. ... Sxb6 2. Qxd4+ 2. ... Sd5 3. Qxd5#

16. Mate in 2

mate in 2

GEORGE C. ANYFANTIS

SKAKISTIKA DROMENA (Magazine) 1999 (10)

Solution: 1. Qc4! [2. Rd5, Sc6 #] 1. ... f5 , Bxc4, Rd1 2. Sc6 # 1. ... Kxd6 2. Sd3# 1. ... Rxc4 2. Rd5#

15 Mate in 2

Mate in 2 moves

"Starflight"

GEORGE C. ANYFANTIS

Strategems 2002 TO 337

Solution: 1. Se6! [2. Sf8#] 1. ... Sf6 2. Rg7# 1. ... dxe6+ 2. Kxe6# 1. ... h5 2. Kg5# 1. ... Bg7 2. Kf4# 1. ... Qa8 2. Kxe5# 1. ... Bxg4+ 2. Kxg4#

14 Mate in 2

Mate in 2

GEORGE C. ANYFANTIS

TA NEA (Newspaper) 12-12-1998

Solution : 1. Qc2! [2. Qe4#] 1. ... Sd6/g5 2. R(x)d6# 1. ... Bxc2 2. Bc6# 1. ... Qxc2/f4, Sg3 2. S(x)f4# 1. ... Sd2 2. Sxe3#

12

Mate in 4

GEORGE C. ANYFANTIS

Magyar Sakkelet 6807 (5-6/2001)

Solution : 1. Sg3! [2. Qf3+ 2. ... Kxe1 3. Qe2#] 1. ... Sf4 2. Se4+ 2. ... Kxe1 3. Qd2+ 3. ... Kf1 4. Qf2/d1# 1. ... Sc3 2. Sg2 [3. Qe3#] 2. ... hxg3 3. Qe3+ 3. ... Kf1 4. Qf3/e1# 1. ... e4 2. Sxe4+ 2. ... Kxe1 3. Qd2+ 3. ... Kf1 4. Qf2/d1# 1. ... hxg3 2. Qd2+ 2. ... Kf1 3. Sd3 [4. Qg2, Qd1, Qe1#] 3. ... Sf4 4. Qd1/e1# 3. ... Sc3 4. Qg2/e1# 3. ... Se3 4. Qe1# 3. ... g2+ 4. Qxg2# 2. ... Kf1 3. Sf3 [4. Qg2, Qe1#] 3. ... Sf4/e3 4. Qe1# 3. ... g2+ 4. Qxg2# 2. ... Kf1 3. Sg2 ad lib 4. Qe1#

10

Mate in 4

GEORGE C. ANYFANTIS

Strategems 2003 M 0298

Solution: 1. Rg4! [2. Rg5 waiting 2. ... e4 3. Se3 waiting 3. ... dxe3 4. Rd5#] 1. ... e4 2. Rg5 waiting 2. ... e3 3. Sxe3 waiting 3. ... dxe3 4. Rd5# 1. ... hxg4 2. Sg3 waiting 2. ... e4 3. Sh5 ad lib 4. Sf4#

9

Mate in 5

GEORGE C. ANYFANTIS

"The Problemist's Supplement" PS 1328 November 2002

Solution: 1. Sd4! [2. Sde2 waiting 2. ... Kxf1 3. Sg3+ 3. ... Kf2 4. Kh3 waiting 4. ... Kxg1 5. Be3# 2. ... Kxf1 3. Kh3 waiting 3. ... Kf2 4. Sg3 waiting 4. ... Kxg1 5. Be3# 2. Bg2 [3. Sh3#] 2. ... cxd4 3. c5 waiting 3. ... d3 4. Kh3 waiting 4. ... Kxg1 5. Be3#] 1. ... cxd4 2. Bh3 waiting 2. ... c5 3. Bg2 waiting 3. ... d3 4. Kh3 waiting 4. ... Kxg1 5. Be3# 2. ... d3 3. Bg2 waiting 3. ... c5 4. Kh3 waiting 4. ... Kxg1 5. Be3# 1. ... Kxf1 2. Sxf5 waiting 2. ... Kf2 3. Sg3 waiting 3. ... f5 4. Kh3 waiting 4. ... Kxg1 5. Be3#

8

Mate in 4

GEORGE C. ANYFANTIS

The Problemist C 9809 (July 2002)

Solution: 1. Rd2! waiting 1. ... g5 2. Sf5 [3. Se5 ad lib 4. Rd4#] 2. ... g4 3. Se5 ad lib 4. Rd4# 2. ... h4 3. Se5 ad lib 4. Rd4# 2. ... Kxf3 3. Se5+ 3. ... Kf4/e4 4. Rd4# 1. ... Kg3 2. Se3 [3. Sf1+ 3. ... Kh3/xh4 4. Rh2# 3. ... Kf4 4. Rd4#] 2. ... g5 3. Sf1+ 3. ... Kh3/xh4 4. Rh2# 3. ... Kf4 4. Rd4# 2. ... Kh3 3. Sf1 [4. Rh2#] 3. ... Kxh4 4. Rh2# 2. ... Kf4 3. Sf1 ad lib 4. Rd4# 2. ... Kxh4 3. Sf1 [4. Rh2#] 3. ... Kh3 4. Rh2#

4

Mate in 3

GEORGE C. ANYFANTIS

Ths Problemist's Supplement PS 1001 (September 2000)

Solution: 1. Sxd6 ( 2. Sf7#) If 1...Sxd6 2 Rxc5 Sxc5/Kd4 3. Qd5# /Qg1# , If 1...Bxc4 2. Sf7 + Kd4 3. Qg1 , If 1...Bxd6 2. d4 + Sxd4 3. Qd5 #

3

Mate in 4

GEORGE C. ANYFANTIS

"The Problemist" C 9593 (November 2000)

Solution: 1. Qg2 (> Sf2+ , Qg6) 1... Sg4 2. Sf2 + Sxf2 3.Qg6 + Ke3 4. Qd3# , If 1...Sd4+ 2. Rxd4+ Bxd4 3. Qg6+ Sf5 4 Qxf5# , If 1.... Sg3 /Sxg1 2. Sf2+ Ke3 3. Sxd1+ Ke4 4 Qc2# If 1...fxQg2 2. Sf2 + Kf3 3. Rf3#

Tricky sacrificial key problem

2

GEORGE C. ANYFANTIS

"The Problemist" (C 9444) November 1999

Mate in 4

Solution: 1. Re3 ! (2.Se5#) 1.... Rxe3 2. Sxd2+ Rxd2 3. Sb3 + Kd3 4 Sd1 # , 1...Rxa2+ 2.Sa4 + Kd5 3. Sxh2 + Rg2 4. Bxg2 #

Two sacrifices to force distant selfblocks . Two batteries (one masked)

1

GEORGE C. ANYFANTIS

"The Problemist" C 9404 (September 1999)

Mate in 2

Solution : 1. Sf4 (2.Sd3) 1...Kxf4 2. Qh2# , 1...Bxf4 2. Qc5# , 1....gf4 2. Rh5 # , 1...Bf1 2. Qxg5 # , 1...Se1 /Sb4 2. Qe3#

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