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3rd HM., The Problemist, 1977-1978

H#2
2 solutions

1.Bd3 Sd5 2.Qd4 Sxb6#
1.Bd5 Sd3 2.Qe4 Se5#

As the judge (G Bakcsi) said, “After self-blocks by the black bishop, interferences by the pinned black queen. A pity so many pawns on the b-file”.

Of course, the judge’s second sentence criticism is fully justified. In those pre-computer days this construction owed much to my fear of cooks. Years later I managed to produce the following cleaner version.

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3rd HM., The Problemist, 1977-1978 (v)

H#2
2 solutions

1.Bd3 Sd5 2.Qd4 Sxb6#
1.Bd5 Sd3 2.Qe4 Se5#