My works 270 - 275

1.OAg6? th. 2.OAe2# A
1...f7~ 2.OAd2# B
1...RLg7!

1.OAe7? th. 2.OAd2# B
1...f7~ 2.OAc2# C
1...BLg8!

1.OAe6! th. 2.OAc2# C
1...f7~ 2.OAe2# A

Ukrainian cycle. The scheme of the problem is in fact only geometrically transformed idea of two German problemists, whose position had 13 pieces. This thematical tourney for Slovak and Ukrainian composers asked for fairy #2 with at most 10 units on the board and was judged at the meeting of Slovak and Ukrainian composers near Mukachevo by Jurij Gordian and Juraj Brabec.

Personal rating: C.

1.BHd1? th. 2.LIb5# A
1...BHg4, RHg4, LIg4 2.-, LIb7# C, LIb6# B
1...Sf2!

1.RHe5? th. 2.LIb6# B
1...BHg4, RHg4, LIg4 2.LIb7# C, -, LIb5# A
1...Sg3!

1.BHh7! th. 2.LIb7# C
1...BHg4, RHg4, LIg4 2.LIb6# B, LIb5# A, -

My already beloved theme - carousel change with the missing mate in the function of the threat, thus giving le Grand theme between any two of phases. I discovered it probably in my join 1st Prize in Brabec 60 JT, here it is shown with 10 units only!

Vogtlaender chess seems to be generally underused, his possibilities are immense!

Personal rating: A.

a)
1.Rc4! zz, 1...Ke8, Kg8 2.Re4#, Rg4#

b) white bishop c3
1.Bf6! zz, 1...Ke8, Kg8 2.GTd6#, GTh6#

c) white knight c3
1.Sd5! zz, 1...Ke8, Kg8 2.GTe7#, Se7#

d) white grasshopper c3
1.Gh3! zz, 1...Ke8, Kg8 2.Gh5#, Ge6#

e) white double grasshopper c3
1.DGc6! zz, 1...Ke8, Kg8 2.GTf6#, DGg4#

f) white gral (alfil+rookhopper) c3
1.GRc8! zz, 1...Ke8, Kg8 2.GRc6#, GRe6#

g) white moose c3
1.Mb8! zz, 1...Ke8, Kg8 2.GTd7#, Md7#

h) white nao c3
1.NAe4! zz, 1...Ke8, Kg8 2.NAa6#, GTf6#

Forsberg-type twinning gives Z-82-2(15), it looks like record expression in miniature. Despite literally no strategy I liked this idea.

Personal rating: B.

a) 1.Sf6! g5 2.BLe4#
b) 1.Sf4! g5 2.BLe4#
c) 1.Se3! g5 2.BLe4#
d) 1.Sc3! g5 2.BLe4#
e) 1.Sb4! g5 2.BLe4#
f) 1.Sb6! g5 2.BLe4#
g) 1.Sc7! g5 2.BLe4#
h) 1.Se7! g5 2.BLe4#

Wheel of white knight in keys. The alternative tries are refuted by jump of nonparalysed black bishop lion. The idea came from Laco and we worked on it in Panda, cafe, where we meet together and with Juraj Brabec.

Personal rating: D.

1.Rb3(Ih4)? th. 2.Qe2(Ig4)+ (2...Sb2 3.Kd5, Kxc5#)
1...c3(Ih3) 2.Kd5(Ih2)! (th. 3.Qd2#, Qd3#)
1...Kd2(Ih3)!

1.Rb1(Ih2)! th. 2.Kd4(Ih2)! (th. 3.Qd2#, 2...Kc3 3.Qc3#)
1...c3(Ih1) 2.Qe2(Ig1)+ (2...Kc4 3.Ke5#)
1...Kc3(Ig2) 2.Qg1(Ih1)! (zz, 2...Kb4 3.Ke6#)

One of the strangest renderings of well known le Grand theme - reciprocal change of the threat and variation attack after the same defence. - I've ever produced or even ever seen. I was partially inspired by beautiful complete Lacny cycle in with imitator, done by Vaclav Kotesovec in 1986. Yet his position was crowded and my aim was to create something lighter. I succeeded - you see 275 is meredith and all white pieces, including wK, play actively.

Personal rating: B.