Sabra 25 theme

H#2: The black piece that moves on B2 interferes with the mate directly or indirectly. White’s first move is a sacrifice, captured by B2 and enabling the mate.

⧖ This is the theme of the 25th SABRA Composing Tourney (Fujairah, 2022).

See also: Sabra 28 theme.

Witztum, Menachem

Problemas, 2022

Example: Sabra 25 theme
h#2 b) bPe2→d2  (6+14)

a) 1.Qa4 Rxc6 2.Qxc6 Bxa5#
b) 1.Sgf3 Bxh4 2.Sxh4 Rxe5#

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FEN: 3B4/6K1/2p1R3/p1ppp3/3p3p/3P3b/4pN1n/q3krnN

Witztum, Menachem

Problemas, 2022

Example: Sabra 25 theme
h#2 b) wSb7  (6+16)

a) 1.Qc3 Bxd5+ 2.Bxd5 Rxc3#
b) 1.Qb2 Sxc5 2.Bxc5 d3#

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FEN: 8/1B2p3/1p2p3/1pnnp2r/prkbb2R/R3Pp2/p1qP4/7K

Witztum, Menachem

Polish Chess Federation, 2022

Example: Sabra 25 theme
h#2 b) wRg1  (7+8)

a) 1.b5 Sf3 2.exf3 Bxf2#
b) 1.b6 Sxg6 2.fxg6 Rg5#

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FEN: 8/1p1pKp2/3P2p1/2k5/1N2pp1N/2PP4/5p2/6B1

Dolginovich, Nikolay

Die Schwalbe, 1993

Example: Sabra 25 theme
h#2 2.1... (9+11)

1.Bg7 Rxh6 2.Bxh6 Rb8#
1.Be5 Rxf4 2.Bxf4 Rb8#

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FEN: 5R1R/2p5/p1P4p/p6P/P4pPK/5P1P/pbp5/rkr5

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Klemanič, Emil

17th Sabra Tourney, 2022

4th Prize

Example: Sabra 25 theme
h#2 4.1... (9+13)

1.Rd7 Be3 2.dxe3 Qxd7#
1.Rh7 Bg4 2.fxg4 Qxh7#
1.Rc8 Sa4 2.bxa4 Qa6#
1.Sxb4 Bd2 2.cxd2 Qa3#

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FEN: 1r1b2K1/Q3r3/1Np1p3/1pP1Pp2/1P1p1P2/2pk1B2/n1p1b3/2B5

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