2-Movers Collection - WCCT Challenge

Hello everybody. It is the 25th puzzle I've made and I challenged myself to do the same themes as in the WCCT:

The World Chess Composing Tournament.

The WCCT has the following themes:

- 2-mover

- 3-mover

- More-mover

- Endgame Study     I didn't made one of these 

- Helpmate

- Selfmate

- Fairies

I've made them and challenge you to solve them

Without an engine please. The chess diagrams on chess.com doesn't support fairy chess pieces.

Here are the puzzles:

Mate in 2: White to move

Mate in 3: White to move

Mate in 4: White to move

Helpmate in 2: Black to move and white mates

Selfmate in 2: White to move and forces black to mate

Mate in 2: White to move

Grasshopper: d8 - e8 - d7 - h7 - e5 - a2 - e2 - b1

~~ Adriandmen ~~

Mate in 2:            Solved by: y2721

Mate in 3:            Solved by: MrComposer

Mate in 4:            Solved by: Shoopi

Helpmate in 2:     Solved by: s0030135

Selfmate in 2:      Solved by: Rooperi

Fairy mate in 2:   Solved by: Shoopi

The grasshopper:

The grasshopper can only move by hopping over a piece. If a grasshopper can't hop over a piece, it can't move!! The grasshopper moves just like a queen, but it has to hop over another piece:

 Grasshopper: a4

Hmmm, if your selfmate solution is 1f8 (N), I think it fails to 1... b1( N)!

(2 Bc3 NxB)

[edit] ah ok, I see the solution now, cool

Sorry s0030135, but it isn't mate:

But thanks for participating

It's Rb4, blocking the bishop, right?

Yes Rooperi. 1.Rb4 is the right answer

(Normal) Mate in 2:

1. Qh7!! Nxh7(anything else 2. Qh4#) 2. h3#

I think this is right.

Fantastic s0030135. 1.Ne8!! is the answer,

Congrats 

Thank you MrComposer for your compliments . And yes you solve them all . Try some other puzzles if you like.

~~ Adriandmen ~~

Great Work y2721. 1.Qh7 is the right answer. The unsolved puzzles:

  - Mate in 4

  - Fairy mate in 2  (This one must be very hard, isn't it)

Pretty puzzles!

Mate in 4:

1. f3 gxf3 (forced) 2. Qg1 Bh5 (...Kg4 3. Nf2+) 3. g4+ Bxg4 4. Ng3#.

Could you perhaps write a guideline to the grasshopper one, for those unfamiliar with the concept?

Excellent job Shoopi. 1.f3 leads to a beautiful mate:

I made a guideline for a grasshopper below the puzzles

Thanks!

I assume you cannot jump over two pieces, and that if you "hop" over a piece, you must land on the square immediately after it (possibly capturing a piece in the process).

Yes indeed shoopi. Here are some examples. Assume that the queen is a grasshopper:

Ok I'm not sure, but I'm thinking:

1. Bc2, threatening 2. Nf2#, therefore 1... Rxg4, and now Gxh3#.

Sorry Shoopi. 1.Bc2 is almost correct and to every move black does, white follows with mate. However, black can defend this with: 1.Gf1!!.

But thank you for trying .

~~ Adriandmen ~~

Haha I see now, 1... Gf1 breaks communication with the rook, allowing the g1 knight to be captured.

Hmm, I don't seem to find a defence for black against the straight-forward 1. Bxb1 though. The threat is 2. Ge4#, if 1... Rxg4 2. Gxh3# or 1... Gd5 2. Nf2#. Am I missing something?

For the fairy mate in 2:Bxb1 threatening Ge4# and Nf3#

Is this the answer?

Edit:Looks like shoopi got it before me

Now you have it shoopi and Frankwho. 1.Bxb1 is the answer. Threadning 2.Ge4#, 2.Nf2#, 2.Gc6# and 2.Gxh3# and.

Congratulations for both of you. This was a very hard puzzle so good job.

Stay tuned for more puzzles

~~ Adriandmen ~~

Thank you all for responding on this topic. Leave comments if you like or suggestions.

Thanks,

~~ Adriandmen ~~