Grasshopper Chess: Helpmates in 2

without Pawns

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5 men, 2 types (KG)

C.C.Palmer
Falkirk Herald 7 February 1934
Helpmate in 2

Solution: 1.Ge6 Gh7 2.Gg8 Gh5‡

Comment: Gh7 serves only as hurdle.

5 men 3 types (KQG)

W. E. Lester and A. H. Kniest
PFCS Apr 1935 (1772) and Diagramme und Figuren 1964.
Helpmate in 2, b) interchange the queens (by AHK)

Solution: a) 1.Qf6 Ge5+ 2.Kh8 Qg7‡
b) 1.Qg6 Gg5 2.Kg8 Qg7‡

Comment: Change of axis of symmetry.
These were originally set without the WK, added for legality.

5 men, 3 types (KQG)

J. A. Lewis
Problemist Fairy Chess Supplement #1843 June 1935
Helpmate in 2

Solution: 1.Qe7† Qb4† 2.Qe6 Qe7‡

5 men, 3 types (KQG)

I. Sztankovszky
feenschach 1964
Helpmate in 2

Solution: 1.Qb5 Ga5 2.Qf5 Qg5‡

5 men, 3 types (KQG)

H. Rossler
feenschach 1975
Helpmate in 2, with set play

Solution:
1....Qa8 2.Kh6 Qh8‡
1.Qf4† Ge4† 2.Kh4 Qg4‡

Comment:

5 men, 3 types (KQG)

W. H. Reilly
feenschach 1972
Helpmate in 2, (b) swap queens

Solution:
(a) 1.Qb7 Ga7 2.Qd7 Qg8‡
(b) 1.Qe2 Ge1 2.Qe6 Qe7‡

5 men, 3 types (KQG)

E. J. van den Berg
Fairy Chess Review #3643 April 1039
Helpmate in 2, with set play

Solution:
1....Gd4 2.Qd6 Qd7‡
1.Qb7 Ga7 2.Kc8 Qe8‡

5 men, 3 types (KQG)

E. J. van den Berg
Fairy Chess Review #3644 April 1939
Helpmate in 2, with set play

Solution:
1....Gb7 2.Kd8 Qf8‡
1.Kb8 Qg2 2.Ka7 Qb7‡

5 men 3 types (KRG)

T. R. Dawson
Chess Amateur 1926
Helpmate in 2, with set play, (b) a1,a2 to a2,a3

Solution:
(a) 1....Kd7 2.Kb8 Rb1‡
1.Gc7 Gf7† 2.Kc8 Ra8‡
(b) 1....Kd7 2.Kb8 Rb2‡
1.Kb8 Ga1 2.Ka8 Rb2‡

Comment: Changed mates

5 men 3 types (KRG)

H. P. Rehm
feenschach #3786, 1958
Helpmate in 2, with set play

Solution:
1....Ge4 2.Rg1 Rf3‡
1.Rh2 Rh3 2.Rf2 Rh1‡

Comment: Changed mate.

5 men, 4 types (KQBG)

P. Petrow
feenschach #5078 1960
Helpmate in 2, with set play

Solution:
1....Gh3 2.Bh6 Qh7‡
1.Be7 Ge8 2.Bf8 Qg8‡

Comment: Partial Echo: Reflection in a1-h8 diagonal, with G at different distances (WK bystander)

5 men, 4 types (KQSG)

B. Rehm
feenschach #1912 1953
Helpmate in 2, with set play

Solution:
1....Kf4 2.Kd4 Qc4‡
1.Kd6 Qe3 2.Ke6 Qc5‡

Comment: G not used in set play

5 men, 4 types (KRBG)

P. A. Petkow
feenschach #5173 1961
Helpmate in 2, with set play

Solution:
1....Bc8 2.Gb8 Ra2‡
1.Ga1 Rc2 2.Ga7 Rc8‡

Comment: Echo: Reflection in the a8-h1 diagonal (WK bystander)

6 men 2 types (KG)

T. R. Dawson
Fairy Chess Review #3133 and #3897 April 1938
Helpmate in 2

Solution: 1.Kd7 Gc6 2.Ke8 Ke6 3.Gb7 Ga8‡

Comment: Asymmetry.

6 men 2 types (KG)

B. Rehm
feenschach #127 1950
Helpmate in 2

Solution: 1.Gb2 Kg8 2.Kb1 Gb8† 3.Ka1 Gh8‡

Comment: Three long-stops (G moves prevented by board limits).

6 men 2 types (KG)

J. R. J. Lobo
feenschach #8506 1967
Helpmate in 2, with set play

Solution:
1....Gf4 2.Gg5 Gg4‡
1.Gg1 Gg4 2.Gg5 Gf4‡

Comment: Same mate in each part. Exact Echo. Identity.

6 men 3 types (KQG)

B. Rehm
feenschach #2414 1954
Helpmate in 2, with set play

Solution:
1....Ke7 2.Ke5 Qe4‡
1.Kc6 Qe4† 2.Gd5 Qb4‡

Comment: Antipin. Ga8 not used in set play.

6 men 3 types (KQG)

W. A. Koroljkow
feenschach #8747 1968
Helpmate in 2, (b) swap Gs and Qs of same colour

Solution:
(a) 1.Gh7 Qg8 2.Qh5 Gh8‡
(b) 1.Qg5 Gg4 2.Gh5 Qh8‡

Comment: Quasi-symmetric position. Changed mate

6 men 3 types (KRG)

T. R. Dawson
Die Standaard #200 21 September 1926
Helpmate in 2, with set play

Solution:
1....Rc7 2.Gb6 3.Ra7‡
1.Gd6 Rg7 2.Gh2 Gh8‡

Comment: Changed mate. Immobilised Gb8

6 men 3 types (KRG)

P. A. Petkow
feenschach #5572 1961
Helpmate in 2, with set play

Solution:
1....Rff4 2.Ge6 Gh2‡
1.Ke6 Rf5 2.Ge7 Rdd5‡

Comment: Echo.

6 men 3 types (KRG)

B. Rehm
feenschach #3052 1956
Helpmate in 2, with set play

Solution:
1....Gd4 2.Rdb5 Ra7‡
1.Rd7 Rc5 2.Rdb7 Ra5‡

Comment: Exact Echo, apart from WK. Reflection in 6th rank.

6 men 3 types (KBG)

J. Dohrn-Luttgens
feenschach #1707 1953
Helpmate in 2, with set play

Solution:
1....Bb1 2.Ka1 Bd4‡
1.Ka1 Ga7† 2.Ba3 Bd4‡

Comment: Exact Echo, apart from WK. Reflection in a1-h8 diagonal

6 men 3 types (KSG)

B. Rehm
feenschach #3328 1957
Helpmate in 2, with set play

Solution:
1....Sf5 2.Ke8 Sd6‡
1.Kg6 Sf5 2.Kh5 Sf4‡

Comment: Exact Echo, apart from WK. Reflection in a1-h8 diagonal

6 men 4 types (KRBG) 2G

B. Rehm and A. H. Kniest
feenschach #9138 1969
Helpmate in 2 with set play, (b) f5 = Black Queen (no set play)

Solution:
(a)
1....Gg5 2.Bc8 Gd8‡
1.Be4 Rc7 2.Ba8 Gb8‡
(b) 1.Qg5 Gh5 2.Qh6 Rh7‡

Comment: (a) by Rehm, (b) added by Kniest.

6 men 4 types (KRBG) 2G

B. Rehm
feenschach 1974
Helpmate in 2 with set play

Solution:

1....Gg5 2.Bg6 Rf8‡
1.Be4 Rg3 2.Bh1 Gh2‡

Comment: Contrasting mates.

6 men 4 types (KRBG) 2G

P. Kniest
Source ?
Helpmate in 2 with set play

Solution:
1....Rf5 2.Gd4 Bc2‡
1.Gd4 Rf3 2.Ge5 Bc6‡

Comment: Exact echo. Reflection in fourth rank.
(WK was at h8, but at h4 participates in echo)

6 men 4 types (KRSG) 2G

P. Momreal and R. Bedoni
feenschach #6576 1964
Helpmate in 2 with set play, (b) Ge2 to d3

Solution:
set 1....Rc4 2.Sb5 Ra4‡
(a) 1.Se4 Re5 2.Sf6 Ge6‡
(b) 1.Gd4 Gd5 2.Sb5 Rc6‡

Comment: Three contrasting mates

6 men 4 types (KBSG) 2G

B. Rehm
feenschach #4146 1958
Helpmate in 2 with set play

Solution:
1....Ge4 2.Kh6 Sf5‡
1.Kf4 Se2† 2.Ke3 Be4‡

Comment: Symmetric single-file mate. No waiting move in set play.

6 men 4 types (KBSG) 2G

P. A. Petkow
feenschach 1974
Helpmate in 2 with set play

Solution:
1....Ge4 2.Bg8 Sg6‡
1.Be4 Gd5 2.Bh7 Sf7‡

Comment: Exact echo. Reflection in diagonal.

6 men 4 types (KQRG) 1G

C. C. Palmer
Problemist Fairy Chess Supplement #518 August 1932
Helpmate in 2

Solution: 1.Qg2 Q×b8 2.Qh3 Qh2‡

Comment: Type of mate first shown by W. E.Lester. Pin † Antipin.

6 men 4 types (KQBG) 1G

B. Rehm
Caissa's Froehliche Tiefgarage #8L44d 1970
Helpmate in 2 with set play

Solution:
1....Ge2 2.Qe3 Qe4‡
1.Qf3 Qa4 2.Kd5 Qe4‡

Comment: Modal change.

6 men 4 types (KQBG) 1G

P. A. Petkow
feenschach #6577 1964
Helpmate in 2, (a) Gf8, (b) Ge7, (c) Gb8

Solution:
(a) 1.Bf4 Bf7 2.Ke5 Qd5‡
(b) 1.Bf4 Be6 2.Be3 Qc4‡
(c) 1.Bb4 Bb7 2.Kc5 Qd5‡

Comment: Exact echoes, apart from WK. (a)-(b) {1,1} shift, (a)-(c) reflection in d file.
WKa1 stops: 1.Bb4 Be4 2.Bc3 Qd5‡

6 men 4 types (KRBG) 1G

B. Rehm
feenscach #2493 1955
Helpmate in 2 with set play

Solution:

1....Rg2† 2.Kc1 Bc2‡
1.Ke2 Rf1 2.Rd2† Bd3‡

Comment: Changed mate. G mate and G†B Doublecheck mate (although B check is incidental).

6 men 4 types (KRSG) 1G

W. Alaikow
feenschach #7556 1965
Helpmate in 2 (a) Ga3, (b) Ga4, (c) Ga5

Solution:
(a) 1.Rh5 Sf2 2.Kh4 Sf3‡
(b) 1.Rh6 Sf3 2.Kh5 Sf4‡
(c) 1.Rh7 Sf4 2.Kh6 Sf5‡

Comment: Exact echoes apart from WK.

6 men 4 types (KBSG) 1G

T. R. Dawson
Fairy Chess Review #9175 1952
Helpmate in 2 with set mate

Solution:
1....Sg6‡
1.Ge7† Sg5 2.Gg7 Sg6‡

Comment: Interchange of G-block and S-guard

6 men 5 types (KQRBG)

H. Schiegl (after Nagnibida and Kniest)
Caissa's Froeliche Tiefgarage #8L/44a 1970
Helpmate in 2, 2 ways

Solution:
1.Rd4 Gc4 2.Kf4 Qe4‡
1.Rf3 Be7 2.Re3 Qe4‡

Comment: Apart from WK: Exact echo, one-line mate,
reflection in diagonal or 90 degree rotation. WG guards WQ and stops RxQ.

6 men 5 types (KRBSG)

P. Sola
Problemist Fairy Chess Supplement #1779 April 1935
Helpmate in 2

Solution: 1.Kd3 Rc2 2.Ge3 Bh7‡

Comment: Asymmetry.

7 men 3 types (KQG)

P. A. Petkow
Feenschach 1963 (6109)
Helpmate in 2 in 2 ways

Solution: 1.Gb4 Qf1 2.Kd5 Qc4‡
1.Ge4 Qh8 2.Gb5 Qd4‡

Comment: Echo.

7 men 3 types (KRG) 4G

A. H. Kniest
DMSZ Feb-Mar 1932 (237)
Helpmate in 2 with set play

Solution: Set: 1... Rd2 2.Ge2 Rd1‡
Play: 1.Kd1 Rc2 2.Gd2 Rc1‡

Comment: Near Echo. (Could be set as twin: Gh5 to h6?)

7 men 3 types (KRG) 4G

W. Pauly
DMSZ Apr 1932 (318)
Helpmate in 2 with set play

Solution: Set: 1... Kc3 2.Gd6 Rb5‡
Play: 1.Gc6 Ra4 2.Kc5 Ra5‡

Comment: Near Echo.

7 men 3 types (KRG) 4G

P. A. Petkow
Feenschach 1963 (6218)
Helpmate in 2 with set play

Solution: Set: 1... Rd1 2.Gd2 Re1‡
Play: 1.Gf4 Ke6 2.Ke4 Re2‡

Comment: Exact Echo.

7 men 3 types (KRG) 3G

T. R. Dawson
PFCS Feb 1935 (1672)
Helpmate in 2

Solution: 1.Ke8 Ke6 2.Rf8 Gd7‡

Comment: Asymmetry. Rb4 purely ornamental.

7 men 3 types (KRG) 3G

B. Rehm
Feenschach 1970
Helpmate in 2 with set play

Solution: Set: 1... Rb1+ 2.Ka5 Rb5‡
Play: 1.Kc3 000 2.Rb4 Rd3‡

Comment: Castling.

7 men 4 types (KQSG) 2G

B. Rehm
Feenschach 1965 (7139)
Helpmate in 2 with set play

Solution: Set: 1... Kb5 2.Se5 Qd6‡ Play: 1.Se5 Qg2 2.Qe4 Qg8‡

Comment: Double check mate in actual play.

7 men 4 types (KQSG) 2G

B. Rehm
Feenschach 1959 (4511)
Helpmate in 2 with set play

Solution: Set: 1... Gd2 2.Kd4 Gd3‡ Play: 1.Sf7 Gf3 2.Sd6 Qe4‡

Comment: Change of axis of symmetry of mate formation.

7 men 4 types (KRBG) 2G

B. Rehm
Feenschach 1954 (2415)
Helpmate in 2 with set play

Solution: Set: 1... Gh6 2.Rd5 Re5‡ Play: 1.Rxb5! Ge3 2.Re5 Rf4‡

Comment: Changed mate.

7 men 4 types (KRSG) 2G

F. Rose
Fairy Chess Review Dec 1946 (7084)
Helpmate in 2

Solution: 1.Rd6 Ge6 2.Se4 Rd5‡

Comment: Antipin

7 men 4 types (KBSG) 2G

P. A. Petkow
Feenschach 1961 (5275)
Helpmate in 2 with set play

Solution: Set: 1... Bg4 2.Kh1 Bf3‡ PLay: 1.Sg4 Bd3 2.Kh3 Bf1‡

Comment: Partial echo.

7 men 4 types (KBSG) 1G

H. Doormann
Feenschach 1955 (2477)
Helpmate in 2 with set plays

Solution: Set: 1... Sf2+ 2.Kh2 Sxf3‡ 1... Se2 2.Sh2 Sxg3‡
Play: 1.Bh2 Ge2 2.Sxg1 Sf2‡

Comment:

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Composer
Source Number of Problem and date of publication
Helpmate in 2

Solution: 1. ‡

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