14 SEPTEMBER 1956, Page 28

Chess

BY PI-1ILIDOR

No. 67. G. GUIDELLT

,„0„ mate in two moves: solution next week. g Solution to last week's problem by Fink and Tane: R-B 8!, no threat. 1 . . . Kt x P; 2 Kt-B 7 (set R x P). 1...QP x P;2 R-Q 8 (set R-Q 7). 1 . .

WHITE (9 men) P-K 6. 1 . . .

P-K 3; 2 Q-K 4.

I...BPxP;2QxQP.I...R-Q5; 2 Kt-B 3. I . Kt-Q 5; 2 Kt-B 4. 1 ... Kt-B 4; 2 Kt x Kt. Fight self-blocks all with different mates, two changed. Extraordinary virtuosity: still more remarkable, one of the composers (in San Franc;sco) is said to have dreamed the position and the other (in Tahiti) the key!