Orthodox reflex mates 5

Last week I received very pleasant e-mail from CCM subscriber Miodrag Mladenovic. He is known as an author of many reflex mates. He attached a number of his works and I'm glad I can present some of them as a part of series showing possibilities of orthodox reflex mates. More to come...
Miodrag Mladenovic
1st Prize The Problemist 1982

1...Qd1 2.g5 Sf7#
1...Qf1 2.c5 Sf7#
1...Qxh1 2.c3 Qxe4#

1.Rxd4? th. 2.Ke4 Qxe3#
1...Qd1 2.c5 Qxd4#
1...Qf1 2.c3 Sf7#
1...Qxh1 2.g5 Sf7#
1...Sg5!

1.Rxf4! th. 2.Ke4 Qxe3#
1...Qd1 2.c3 Sf7#
1...Qf1 2.g5 Qxf4#
1...Qxh1 2.c5 Sf7#

Excellent example of complete Lacny cycle.









r#2 (10+11)
Miodrag Mladenovic
2nd Prize The Problemist 1984

1.Be2? th. 2.Kd3 Qxc3#
1...Qxe2 2.c5 Qd3#
1...Qb1 2.Rc5 Qe4#
1...Kh4! 2.Rh1#

1.Re2! th. 2.Kd3 Qxc3#
1...Qxe2 2.Rc5 Qe4#
1...Qb1 2.c5 Qd3#
1...Qa3 2.Kd5 Qd6#
1...Qd2+ 2.Kc5 Qd6#

Reciprocal change with white Grimshaw, also thematical white moves block the same square c5.

+++ Composition In the Spotlight (CIS) No. 18 +++

Spotlight comment by Juraj Lörinc:

I have almost written: "Reciprocal change is always welcome." But that's not true. Right is: "Reciprocal change is almost always welcome." But well, it is not the rarer case.

What is particularly interesting about this reflex mate? In my view this is the number of flights available to wK. Even try and key do not remove any, rather they show distant block. At the same time there is mutual interference of wR and wB and even interference of bQ by bishop, allowing reflex refutation.

Variations then show blocks again, naturally not distant ones. But again on the same square c5. What is the difference? Defence 1...Qb1 leaves piece on e2 untouched, while the capture on e2 reopens line closed in the first white move.

Finally, note that wK plays on three different flights.









r#2 (8+10)
Miodrag Mladenovic
11th Place G1 4th WCCT 1989-1992

1...Rd3 2.Rc3+ Rxc3#
1...Re4 2.Rc4 Rxc4#
1...Sd3 2.Rc5 Sxc5#
1...Rg6 2.Rc6 Rxc6#

1.Qh2! th. 2.Rxb8 Sc3#
1...Rd3 2.Rd2 Rxd2#
1...Re4 2.Re2 Rxe2#
1...Sd3 2.Rf2 Sxf2#
1...Rg6 2.Rg2 Rxg2#
1...Bxc2+ 2.Kxc2 Qf5#

Z-24-48 with linear moving of wR. The theme was: black defends threat by unpinning of white piece, this white piece plays in 2nd white move. Of course, the scheme is symmetrical, but the economy is perfect.









r#2 (5+11)
Miodrag Mladenovic
1st Prize The Problemist 1990

1.Bd7? th. 2.f4 Qxd5#
1...Rf7 2.Rc5 Rf4#
1...Re6 2.Rd4 Rc6#
1...Qxg1 2.Bxc3 Rxc3#
1...Se4!

1.Bd6! th. 2.f4 Qxd5#
1...Rf7 2.Rd4 Rc7#
1...Re6 2.Rc5 Re4#
1...Qxg1 2.Bxb4 Rxb4#

Reciprocal change and change of one other variation.









r#2 (10+13)
Miodrag Mladenovic
1st Prize The Problemist 1986

1.b8S+? Kd6! 2.Qc6#
1.b8B+? Kb6! 2.Sd7#
1.b8R+? Kc7! 2.Sb5#
1.b8Q+? Kc5! 2.Sd7#, Se6#

1.d3! th. 2.Kxg1! ~ 3.Rh2 f2#
(black defends by counter-threating 2...Qc5 3.b8Q#)
1...Qc3 2.b8S+ K~ 3.Qxf3 Sxf3#
1...Qd4 2.b8B+ K~ 3.Qxf3 Sxf3#
1...Qxa3 2.b8R+ K~ 3.Qxf3 Sxf3#
1...Qe5 2.b8Q+ K~ 3.Qxf3 Sxf3#

AUW tries are refuted by black king's cross. White creates silent long threat by key that allows black to defend in 4 variations in reflexmate typical manner. But 4 defences by queen allow AUW. Great!









r#3 (11+13)
Miodrag Mladenovic
S1818R The Problemist 2000

1.f6! th. 2.f7 ~ 3.f8R ~ 4.Rxf1 e,gxf1R,Q#
1...c1S (defends by counterthreat 2.f7 a1R 3.f8R Ra5 4.b8S#)
2.g8B! th. 3.Bc4+ Ka5 4.Bxe2 Sxe2#
2...Ka5 3.Bc4 th. 4.Bxe2 Sxe2#
3...Sd3 4.Bf2 gxf2#

This reflex mate smells like Gamnitzer's selfmates - interestingly motivated counterplay. Spiced by promotions, of course.









r#4 (7+9)

Comments to Juraj Lörinc.
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