Orthodox reflex mates 1

Reflex mate is very special genre. It combines selfmate and helpmate elements into sophisticated blend that allows very surprising combinations by both sides. In this file there are a few reflex mates in 2, more to come in the future.
Brian Chamberlain
S1798R The Problemist November 1999

1.Qf5! th. 2.Bc4 e6#
1...Se2~ 2.Bd5 e5#
1...Qxf5+ 2.Kc4 Qxb5#
1...e5+ 2.Kc4 Sf4#
1...e6+ 2.Kc4 Rc3#
1...Rxb3 2.Sc4 Rxb5#
1...Bxb5 2.Kd5 Qxf5#
1...Be6 2.Qf6+ exf6#
1...Sxb6 2.Kb4 e5#

Wealth of variations with varying checkmates.









r#2 (6+11)
Peter Kniest
2nd Prize feenschach 1987

1.Bg7! th. 2.Rf6 e5#
1...Sxg5 2.Bh7 Sxe6#
1...Sh6 2.Bd4 Qg3#
1...Sd8 2.Sf7 Sxe6#
1...Sh8 2.Bf6 Sg6#
1...Qxd2+ 2.Kf5 Qxg5#
1...Qd4+ 2.Kf3 Sxg5#

6 different mates - unexpected in such simple position. Battery creation by Black as a defence motivation of knight moves.









r#2 (9+6)
Ricardo Vieira
4th Comm Phénix 1994

1...Sd3 2.dxe5 Qxe5#
1...Sf7 2.Rxe5 Qxe5#

1.f7? Sd3!
1.Bd3? Sf7!

1.Bf7! th. 2.Rxe5 Qxe5#
1...Qg2+, Rxd4 2.Kxc5 Sa4#
1...Sd3 2.dxc5 Sf2#
1...Sf5 2.Ke4 Qg2#

Helmut Zajic in judgement: "Options are interesting enough."









r#2 (11+14)
Christer Jonsson
2nd Prize Suomen Tehtäväniekat 1993

1.Ra8? Rg7!
1.Ra7? e5!
1.Ra6? Be5!
1.Ra5? Re5!

1.Ra4! th. 2.Qb2 Sb3#
1...Rg7 2.Qg4+ Rxg4#
1...e5 2.Qf4 exf4#
1...Be5 2.Qg4+ Sxg4#
1...Re5 2.Qe4+ Rxe4#

Fourfold dentist with thematical tries.









r#2 (5+13)
Erich Bartel
FEENSCHACH 1965

1.Rd1? Kxd1!, 1.Re1? Bf4!, 1.Rf1? Bg5!, 1.Rg1? Bh6!

1.Rh1! zz,

1...Be3, Bf4, Bg5, Bh6 2.Bd4, Be5, Bf6, Bg7 Bxd4#, Bxe5#, Bxf6#, Bxg7#

Duel wR/bB in tries and duel bB/wB in solution.









r#2 (4+3)
Jan Valuska
1st - 2nd Prize Israel Ring Tourney 1991-93

1...Qh3 2.e6 Qxe6#
1...Qg2 2.Bc4 e3#
1...Qxe2 2.Sxc3 S1xc3#

1...dxc6+ 2.Kxe4 Qxe2#

1.cxd7! th. 2.f5 Qxe5#
1...Qh3 2.Sxc3 S1xc3#
1...Qg2 2.e6 e3#
1...Qxe2 2.Bc4 Qxc4#

1...Rc5+ 2.Kxe4 Qxe2#

Lacny cycle is powered by one more continuation transference after checks.









r#2 (10+13)

Comments to Juraj Lörinc.
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