I do not think the answer is so easy. Let's take as an example Julia's helpselfmate that got 2nd Prize…
This is very good, matching the original intention. I like especially the first variation ! Thanks Dmitri Turevski and Georgy…
As initially author wanted to show a Leo movement along the battery line, the following position seems to better match…
Nice! This is getting very interesting !
Sébastien most probably meant direct mate when he had labelled this as probably the longest problem with gnu. With another…
Excellent question Dmitri, what is a genuine helpselfmate?
I don't want to be understood wrongly, I can enjoy a different approach so I quote a part of my…
There are various approaches to chess problems with various preferences. I have used or missused a potential of the basic…
Agreed.
Witty cyclic Zilahi, but imho thematically flawed. The mate 2.Rxe2 is possible only if the black bishop captures on this…