Umnov

Umnov move

1. In a helpmate a piece of any color moves to a square left by another piece.
2. A piece moves to a square left by a piece of the opposite color, which loses control of that square.

Umnov theme

A piece moves to a square vacated by a piece of the opposite color that maintains control of that square.

Umnov mate

A piece mates on a square left by a piece of the opposite color.

Umnov deferred

A move to a square that was abandoned at least two moves earlier by a piece of the opposite color.

Tura, Waldemar
Szachista, 1995-96
1st-2nd Prize
FIDE Album 1995-97

selfmate in 3 moves

Iwanow Eugeniusz; Brzozowicz Jarosław – Uralsky Problemist – 25 – 2018 – selfmates

Iwanow, Eugeniusz; Brzozowicz, Jarosław
Uralsky Problemist – 25, 2018
6th honourable mention

selfmate in 3 moves

Barulin theme

Barulin 1 theme

Dual avoidance by pinning white pieces.

Barulin 2 theme

Dual avoidance by unpinning black pieces.

Wróbel, Marian
Berner Tagwacht, 1947
2nd Prize
FIDE Album 1945-55

mate in 2 moves

Halski Marek – In Memory of Generation (Velimir Kalandadze) – 2021 – studies

Halski, Marek
In Memory of Generation (Velimir Kalandadze), 2021
Special Prize

win

Loshinsky theme

Loshinsky theme

Like-moving black and white pieces stand next to each other in direction of their movement. The former moves away along their common line the latter follows it by moving to the adjacent square.

Retter, Yosi
144 T.T. Probleemblad, 1982
2nd honourable mention
FIDE Album 1980-82

mate in 2 moves

Tura Waldemar – Polski Związek Szachowy – 2017 – threemovers

Tura, Waldemar
Polski Związek Szachowy, 2017
2nd Prize

mate in 3 moves

Luukkonen theme

temat Luukkonena (Luukkonen theme)

In one phase, the same mate occurs in several variations. In the second phase this mate becomes the threat, followed by other mates after the same defenses (or the defense is a refutation).

Scheme:
1.X a 2.A, 1…b 2.A
1.Y(?) ~ 2.A, 1…a 2.B/! , 1…b 2.C/!

Tura, Waldemar
Wola Gułowska, 2004
2nd Prize

selfmate in 2 moves

Jasik Andrzej – Problem Paradise – 2018 – studies

Jasik, Andrzej
Problem Paradise, 2018
honourable mention

draw

Lender combination

Lender combination

Synthesis of Le Grand and Salazar (reversal) themes.

Scheme:
1.A ~ 2.B, 1…a 2.C, 1…b 2.D
1.C ~ 2.D, 1…a 2.A, 1…b 2.B

Lačný, Ľudovít
Die Schwalbe, 1987

mate in 2 moves

Babiarz Andrzej – Polski Związek Szachowy – 2018 – threemovers

Babiarz, Andrzej
Polski Związek Szachowy, 2018
6th honourable mention

mate in 3 moves
b) pe5->c5