The mate itself is not the (main) content of a chess problem. Even if some mate alone is very interesting,…
This is a very interesting discussion and maybe it is worth moving to a separate thread (if Julia can do…
This is an interesting discussion about economy in helpselfmates. I generally agree with Nikola's view. I consider helpselfmates primarily as…
There are few points which I understand right or wrong 1. Economy of material, white in the first place In…
Simple but interesting echo! Probably in some other scheme, a better method (other than using wK position) can be found…
Thanks Nikola and Juraj for sharing your views on this important and interesting topic of economy in helpselfmates. Hopefully judges…
I think that everybody could agree with me that the best form of hs# is to have all white and…
Thanks Seetharaman, but it is really only an illustration. My intention was not to criticize the original, I am interested…
The thematic play has been greatly improved compared to No.286, but the Rf4 is indeed expensive. Nikolas version is very…
It looks nice, the question is what is a helpselfmate? Is it a genre in which we can use pieces…