Christmas puzzles 2002

(1) Bridgewater,G - [#6] Chess, 1936 1.Bb1! b2 2.Ra2 b3 3.Ra3 b4 4.Ra4 b5 5.Ra5 b6 6.Be4# Such "staircase" problems are always a lot of fun! 1-0

(2) Fabel,K - [+] Deutsche Schachblaetter, 02.1950 [Friedel,Frederic] 1.Ke2 Kb2 2.Kd2 Kb1 3.Bc2+ Kb2 4.Kd1 Ka1! 5.Kc1 Ka2 6.Bd1 Ka1 7.Kc2 Ka2 8.Be2 Ka1 9.Bf1 Ka2 10.Bh3 Ka1 11.Bg2 Ka2 12.Bf1 to lose a tempo 12...Ka1 13.Be2 Ka2 14.Bd1 Ka1 15.Kc1 Ka2 16.Bc2 c6! [ 16...Ka1? 17.Bb1 ; 16...Ka3? 17.Kb1 both lead to faster mates.] 17.Bd1 Ka1 18.Kc2 Ka2 19.Be2 Ka1 20.Bf1 Ka2 21.Bh3 Ka1 22.Bg2 Ka2 23.Bf1 Ka1 24.Be2 Ka2 25.Bd1 Ka1 26.Kc1 Ka2 27.Bc2 c5 28.Bd1 Ka1 29.Kc2 Ka2 30.Be2 Ka1 31.Bf1 Ka2 32.Bh3 Ka1 33.Bg2 Ka2 34.Bf1 Ka1 35.Be2 Ka2 36.Bd1 Ka1 37.Kc1 Ka2 38.Bc2 c4 39.dxc4 d3 40.c5 d2+ 41.Kxd2 Kb2 42.c6 Ka3 43.Kc1 Ka2 44.c7 Ka3 45.c8Q Ka2 46.Qa8# 1-0

(3) Fabel,K - [const] Deutsche Schachblaetter, 04.1950 [Friedel,Frederic] Task: Insert the black king so White can mate in one. There is only one place on the board for the black king where White can mate in one. It cannot be on c1 because then the white king must have moved to let it in, and so castling is illegal and there is no mate in one. 1.0-0# *