DGT2026 Calendar Puzzle Solutions

Solution

White to move: Mate in two.

1 Da4-a8! Key move 2.Pb7-b6# or 2..,Pb7-c5# depends on black move.

Solution

White to move. Mate in two.

1.Le5-b2! Key move. Zugzwang 1..,Tg8xb8 2.Dxh2xb8#

1..,h7-h6 2. Dh2xh6#

1..,Lg7xb2 2.Dh2-xb2#

Solution

White to move. Mate in two.

1.Df3xc6+, b7xc6 2. Lc4-a6#

Solution

White to move. Mate in two

1.Te3-g3! Key move. 1..,h4xg3 (or Kd4xe5,Txf6xf2,Tc1xd1,d6xe5) 2.Da3-e3#

1..,c4-c3 2.Tg3-d3#

Solution

White to move. Mate in two.

1.Dg6-b1! Key move. Zugzwang. 1..,a2xb1D (L,P,T) 2.Ta1-a8#

Solution

White to move. Mate in two.

1.Te7-b7! Key move. Zugzwang 1..,La8xb7 2. De4-b1#

1..,Tb8xb7 2.De4-h1#

1..,Tb8-e8 2.Tb7-b1#

Solution

White to play. Mate in two.

1.Dd6-d5! Key move. 1..,Kd8-c7 2.d7-d8D#

1..,Kd8-e7 2.d7-d8D#

Solution

White to move. Mate in three.

1.Dh5xh7+!, Kg8xh7 2.Te5-h5+,Kh7-g8 3.Th5-h8#

Solution

White to move. Mate in two.

1.Lb8-d6! Key move. 1..,e7xd6 2.Df3xf6#

1..,c6xb5 2.Df3xd5#

1..,f6xe5 2.Df3-f7#

1..,f6-f5 and other moves 2.Pb5-c7#

Solution

White to move. Mate in two.

1.Th4-f4! Key move. Zugzwang 1..,Lg5xf4 2.Dxc1-f4#

1..,Lg5xf6 2.Tf4xf6#

1..,Dg6xf6 2.Tf4xf6#

1..,h5-h4 2.Tf4xh4#

1..,Lg5-h4 2.Tf4xh4#

Solution

White to move. Mate in two.

1.Tf3-b3! Key move. Zugzwang. 1..,Ka6-a5 2.Tb3-a3#

Solution

White to move. Mate in two.

1.De1-b4! Key move. 1..,Tb7xb4 2.Pg6-e7#

1..,Lf7xg6 and other moves 2.Db4-f8#