Problem 33308

Gamage, Frederick E. & Hassberg, Eric Manfred

Chess World Meredith Tourney, 1946 (117)
3^rd HM



#2

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Solution:

..Qb2 2.Rc7#/Rd7#/Re7#/Rf7#/Rg7#
..Qe7+ 2.Rxe7#
..Qf8 2.Rf7#
..Bd7/Be8 2.Rxd7#

tries skipped1.Rxa3?? (2.Rc7#/Rd7#/Re7#/Rf7#/Rg7#)
..Bc7/Bd6/Be5/Bf4/Bg3/Bh2 2.Rxa4#
but 1...Ba7!

Rxb8+??
..Ka7 2.Ra8#
but 1...Kxb8!

Rc7+??
..Bc6 2.Bxc6#
but 1...Qxf3!

Rd7+??
..Bc6 2.Bxc6#
but 1...Qxf3!

Re7+??
..Bc6 2.Bxc6#
but 1...Qxf3!

Rf7+??
..Bc6 2.Bxc6#
but 1...Qxf3!

Rg7+??
..Bc6 2.Bxc6#
but 1...Qxf3!


Qh8! (2.Qxb8#)
..Qd6 2.Rxa4#
..Qe7+ 2.Rxe7#
..Qf8 2.Rf7#
..Be8 2.Rd7#

References:

ProblemsPGN.rar (pgn)

[Event "Chess World, 1946"]
[Site "Chess World, 1946"]
[Date "1946.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "GAMAGE, Frederick;HASSBERG"]
[Black "#2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "kb6/1R5K/1p4p1/8/b7/q4B2/R7/Q7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1946.??.??"]

1. Qh8 1-0

Problemiste PBM Collections (pbm2py)

Author GAMAGE, Frederick;HASSBERG, Eric Manfred
Origin Chess World, 1946
Title HonourableMention
Remark file://Gamage.pbm/45
Stipulation #2
Forsyth kb6/1R5K/1p4p1/8/b7/q4B2/R7/Q7

Leo Mano Forsyth Collection (forsyth)

[Event "#2"]
[White "GAMAGE, Frederick;HASSBERG, Eric Manfred"]
[Site "Chess World, 1946"]
[Result "HonourableMention"]

kb6/1R5K/1p4p1/8/b7/q4B2/R7/Q7

The Meson by Brian Stephenson (weblink)

http://www.bstephen.me.uk/cgi-bin/meson_display.pl?pid=17335

Gabriel Török Twomovers Collection (csv)

"GAMAGE FREDERICK-HASSBERG ERIC";"CHESS WORLD";1946;"?.u";"2x";"Dh8";"h7";"a1";"a2";"b7";;;"f3";;;;;;;;;;"a8";"a3";;;;;"a4";"b8";"b6";"g6";;;;;;

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