Orthodox reflex mates 3

Nils A. Bakke
2736 Probleemblad 2 - 1995

1.Qb5? th. 2.Qxd5 Sxd5#, 1...c5!
1.Qb7? th. 2.Qxd5 Sxd5#, 1...c6!
1.Sb6? th. 2.Sxd5 Sxd5#, 1...cxb6!
1.Rd6? th. 2.Rxd5 Sxd5#, 1...cxd6!

1.Qd1! th. 2.Qxd5 Sxd5#
1...Bd3 2.Sg4 Rf5#
1...Sf4~ 2.Rc3 Qxe5#
1...Sd4 2.Sb6 Rd6#

4 tries are refuted by Pickaninny.









r#2 (8+15)
Mircea Manolescu
2737 Probleemblad 2 - 1995

1.Sd4? th. 2.Sb2 Sc3#, 1...c5! 2.Rb7#

1.Rd5? th. 2.Sxf2 Sxf2#, 1...c6! 2.Rb7#

1.f7! th. 2.f6 Re5#
1...c5 2.Sb2 Sc3#
1...c6 2.Sxf2 Sxf2#
(1...Be5 2.Sb2 Sc3#)

Pseudo-Dombrovskis (as white continuations are prepared before key, it only forces pc7 to move).









r#2 (13+14)
Abdelaziz Onkoud
2738 Probleemblad 2 - 1995

1.Bh8? Bg7+!
1.Bf6? Be7!
1.Be5? Bd6!
1.Bd4? Bc5!
1.Bc3? Bb4!

1.Bb2! zz,
1...Be7, Bd6, Bc5, Bb4 2.Bf6, Be5, Bd4, Bc3 BxB#

Very known idea, it is the question what new brings this work...?









r#2 (2+5)
Andris Skuja
S1715R The Problemist May 1997

1.c6! th. 2.Kd5 f5#
1...Bh7 2.Kd3 Bxg6#
1...f6 2.Kf5 Sd6#
1...f5+ 2.Kf3 e4#
(1...fxg6 2.Bf3 Sc5#)

Star of white king.









r#2 (5+12)
Abdelaziz Onkoud
2049 Phénix 31 - July 1995

1.Bd7! zz,
1...e3 2.Se4 e2#
1...Sc2 2.d4 Se3#
1...Sb3 2.Sa3 Sxd2#
1...h3 2.Rg2 hxg2#
1...Bg4 2.Rf5 Bh3#









r#2 (8+9)
Abdelaziz Onkoud
dedicated to Yves Tallec
2123 Phénix 34 - October 1995

1...Be7 2.Qc5 dxc5#
1.Qf1! zz,
1...Be7 2.Se5 dxe5#
1...Bf6 2.d3 Bc3#
1...Bg5 2.Bg3 Bxd2#
1...Rb7 2.cxb7 c5#
1...Sb6 2.e5 Sxd5#









r#2 (11+9)
Nils A. Bakke
S1716R The Problemist May 1997

1.Rf7! Kb8 2.Bg3+ Ka8 3.Rf2 h2 4.Be2 h1Q#

Choice of the first move.









r#4 (5+2)

Comments to Juraj Lörinc.
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