Cyril Opalek


Slovak composer. Although he is chess player and in younger he composed mainly #2s, in last years he proved that h#s are not unknown to him :-).
Cyril Opalek
1st HM Hlas Ludu 1971

1.Qb3? zz
1...Sg6, Ke8+ 2.Rd8#, Qe6#, 1...Se6!

1.Qd3? zz
1...Sg6, Ke8+ 2.Sc5#, d7#, 1...Ke6!

1.Qe2! zz
1...Sg6, Ke8+, Se6, Ke6 2.Qg4#, Bf5#, Qb5#, Bc6#









#2 (14+4)

Cyril Opalek
Zemedelske noviny 1974

1...Sxb4+, Sd4, cxd5, d6, Bg7, Qxg3 2.Qxb4#, Qxd4#, Qg6#, Rxe7#, Sd2#, Sfxg3#

1.Qc7 th. 2.Qe5#
1...Sxb4+, Sd4, cxd5, d6, Bg7, Qxg3 2.Rxb4#, Rxd4#, Qc2#, Qxe7#, Qf4#, Shg3#









#2 (11+12)

Cyril Opalek
1st HM Hlas Ludu 1986

1...Rf4, Sf4, Rxd4, Sxd4 2.Re8#, Bf6#, Qe7#, Sc4#

1.Sf5! th. 2.Qe4#
1...Rf4, Sf4, Rd4, Sd4, Rxf5, Bxf5 2.Qe7#, Sc4#, Qxd4#, Qxd4#, Re8#, Bf6#









#2 (9+14)

Cyril Opalek
Comm Sachova Skladba 1987

1.Kh4 Kc3 2.Sg4 Sf4 3.Rd4 Sf5#

1.Kh3 Kd5 2.g4 Sf5 3.Bd4 Sf4#









h#3 (3+11)
2.1.1.1.1.1

Cyril Opalek
4th Place E section 4th W.C.C.T. C 1.3.1990

a) 1.Kd5 c3 2.Bc2 Re8 3.Be4 Bc4#

b) 1.g1B Rf8 2.Bd4 Bd3+ 3.Ke3 Sc4#

c) 1.Rd1 Sb3 2.Rd6 Re8+ 3.Kd5 c4#

d) 1.Kd4 Rc8 2.Rd8 Sg4 3.Rd5 Rc4#









h#3 (5+9)
b) f7 -» a3
c) f7 -» a1
d) f7 -» e3

Cyril Opalek
2nd Prize Pat a Mat 1991

a) 1.fxg1B Sc3 2.Bh2 Sb5 3.Bb8 Bg2#

b) 1.exd1R Ba6 2.Rb1 Bc8 3.Rb8 Ra1#

c) 1.gxf1S Rg7 2.Sg3 Sxe3 3.Sh5 Sf5#









h#3 (4+6)
b) a2 -» f3
c) a8 -» h6

Comments to Juraj Lörinc.
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