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kinguio

  • The reason for me writing is that in my adolescent years (I am 50 now), I
    > participated in many chess problems solutution competitions held in
    > Fortaleza, through our the weekly chess collum by the late Dr. Ronald Camara.
    >
    > There was a problem, a mate in 5 with the Bristol theme, of infinite beauty that I failed to
    > find the right answer. I tried to find it on the old editions of the
    > journal but with no avail.
    >
    > I still remember the geometrical construction and  the first white moves:
    > 1- b8=R, 2- Ra8, 3- Qb8+, 4- Qh8+ and 5- Qh2 Mate!
    >
    > Can this problem be found with these moves? I tried but to no avail...  It is
    > a wonderfull study.
    >
    > It almost seems a Sherlock Holmes History...
    >
    > Can you give any advise or help? Maybe discuss this email with your
    > colleagues?
    >
    > I just have to say that it is a wonderfull problem, and finding it would
    > make an older adolescent very, very happy !
    >
    > My very best regards and thank you for any help you may give!
     
DubroMan

What???

No one figured out what it is?

anselan

I think it's Paul Weyl Skakbladet 1911. PDB has great search facilities, so this was easy to find from the information you gave: pdb.dieschwalbe.de/search.jsp?expression=PROBID='P1284462'

kinguio

Dear Anselan !!!

You are a GENIUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so happy that you were able to find this chess problem of my youth !

What is very interesting is that, in the problem that appeared in the Journal, the h7 pawn was on b7!

Thank you ever so much !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

anselan

You are very welcome, Kinguio grin.png

kinguio

You are a Genius ! I searched this chess problem for 30 years ! Thank you ever so much !!!

 

kinguio

Dear Anselan, Indeed the pawn was on h7! If on b7, as pointed out by Dr. John Nunn, there would be mate in 2:  1- b8N ..., 2, Nc6++

anselan

Yes because 1...e4 is forced.