[Event "P. Benko"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Christmas Tree Puzzles 01"] [Black "Mate in 3 moves"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Walter Eigenmann (Glarean Magazin)"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K5/2P5/1PkP4/p3P3/P1P1P3/2P5/8/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "5"] [SourceTitle "Glarean Magazin"] [Source "W. Eigenmann"] [SourceDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[#]} 1. Kb8 Kxb6 (1... Kc5 2. c8=Q+ Kxb6 3. c5#) 2. c8=R Ka6 3. Rc6# * [Event "Th. R. Dawson"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Christmas Tree Puzzles 02"] [Black "Mate in 2 moves"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Walter Eigenmann (Glarean Magazin)"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4K3/4B3/4k3/2p1p1p1/4R3/3PNP2/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "3"] [SourceTitle "Glarean Magazin"] [Source "W. Eigenmann"] [SourceDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[#]} 1. Ra3 c3 (1... e3 2. Rxe3#) (1... g3 2. Ra5#) 2. Ra5# * [Event "D. French"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Christmas Tree Puzzles 03"] [Black "Mate in 2 moves"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Walter Eigenmann (Glarean Magazin)"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4K3/4B3/3PkP2/2PpNpP1/2nPrPN1/4R3/4Q3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] [SourceTitle "Glarean Magazin"] [Source "W. Eigenmann"] [SourceDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[#]} 1. Nxc4 dxc4 (1... fxg4 2. Qxg4#) (1... Rxe3 2. Qxe3#) (1... Re5 2. Rxe5# ) 2. Qxc4# * [Event "A. Marroqumn"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Christmas Tree Puzzles 04"] [Black "Mate in 4 moves"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Walter Eigenmann (Glarean Magazin)"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K5/2n5/8/1PkP4/p1P1p3/N3N3/8/2Q5 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "7"] [SourceTitle "Glarean Magazin"] [Source "W. Eigenmann"] [SourceDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[#]} 1. Kxc7 Kd4 (1... Kb4 2. Qb2+ Kc5 3. Nec2 e3 4. Qb4#) 2. Kd6 Kd3 3. Qe1 Kd4 4. Qd2# * [Event "N. N."] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Christmas Tree Puzzles 05"] [Black "Mate in 4 moves"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Walter Eigenmann (Glarean Magazin)"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2n5/2n5/1PQP4/1pRp4/1PpP4/pB1pp3/rpRpr3/qk1Kb3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] [SourceTitle "Glarean Magazin"] [Source "W. Eigenmann"] [SourceDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[#]} 1. R2xc4 bxc4 (1... dxc4 2. Qe4 Nxb6 3. Bc2+ dxc2+ 4. Qxc2#) (1... Nxb6 2. Rc1+ bxc1=Q+ 3. Rxc1+ dxc1=Q+ 4. Qxc1#) (1... Nxd6 2. Rc1+ bxc1=Q+ 3. Rxc1+ dxc1=Q+ 4. Qxc1#) 2. Qa4 cxb3 3. Qxb3 Bg3 4. Qxd3# * [Event "P. Steiner"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Christmas Tree Puzzles 06"] [Black "Mate in 2 moves"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Walter Eigenmann (Glarean Magazin)"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3p4/2RKR3/1p1N1p2/1NPkPp2/1p1P1p2/3P4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] [SourceTitle "Glarean Magazin"] [Source "W. Eigenmann"] [SourceDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[#]} 1. Nxf4 dxe6 (1... dxc6 2. Nxc6#) (1... bxc4 2. Rxc4#) (1... fxe4 2. Rxe4#) 2. Nxe6# * [Event "N. N."] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Christmas Tree Puzzles 07"] [Black "Mate in 2 moves"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Walter Eigenmann (Glarean Magazin)"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2pKp3/2PBP3/8/R1PkP1R1/3p4/3p4/3B4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] [SourceTitle "Glarean Magazin"] [Source "W. Eigenmann"] [SourceDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[#]} 1. Bh2 Ke3 (1... Kc3 2. Be5#) (1... Kc5 2. Bg1#) 2. Bg1# * [Event "A. Marroqumn"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Christmas Tree Puzzles 08"] [Black "Mate in 4 moves"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Walter Eigenmann (Glarean Magazin)"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K5/8/2b5/1PkP4/p1P1p3/N3N3/8/2Q5 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "7"] [SourceTitle "Glarean Magazin"] [Source "W. Eigenmann"] [SourceDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[#]} 1. Qb2 Ba8 (1... Kd6 2. Nf5+ Kc5 3. bxc6 e3 4. Qb5#) (1... Bb7+ 2. Kc7 Bc6 3. Nec2 Be8 4. Qb4#) (1... Kb6 2. bxc6+ Ka6 3. c7 Ka5 4. Qb5#) 2. Kc7 Bc6 3. Nac2 Be8 4. Qa3# * [Event "D. French"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Christmas Tree Puzzles 09"] [Black "Mate in 2 moves"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Walter Eigenmann (Glarean Magazin)"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4b3/3PPP2/2KPkPP1/2ppppp1/4P3/8/8/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "3"] [SourceTitle "Glarean Magazin"] [Source "W. Eigenmann"] [SourceDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[#]} 1. f8=N+ (1. exd5+ $2 Kxf6 2. f8=Q+ Kxg6 3. dxe8=Q+ Kh7 4. Qh5#) 1... Kxf6 2. dxe8=N# * [Event "P. Benko"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Christmas Tree Puzzles 10"] [Black "Mate in 2 moves"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Walter Eigenmann (Glarean Magazin)"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4B3/4P3/3pkP2/3b1R2/2r1N1p1/2p1Q1B1/4N3/4K3 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "3"] [SourceTitle "Glarean Magazin"] [Source "W. Eigenmann"] [SourceDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[#]} 1. Qc5 dxc5 (1... c2 2. Qxd5#) (1... Bxe4 2. Nf4#) (1... Rxc5 2. Nd4#) 2. Re5# * [Event "N. N."] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Christmas Tree Puzzles 11"] [Black "Mate in 3 moves"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Walter Eigenmann (Glarean Magazin)"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4K3/4p3/4k3/3pPp2/3P1P2/2P1R1P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [SourceTitle "Glarean Magazin"] [Source "W. Eigenmann"] [SourceDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[#]} 1. Re3 fxe3 (1... dxe3 2. c3 e2 3. d4#) 2. g3 e2 3. f4# * [Event "E. Papadrosos"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Christmas Tree Puzzles 12"] [Black "Mate in 2 moves"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Walter Eigenmann (Glarean Magazin)"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3N4/3p4/3K4/2ppp3/3k4/1PpbpP2/8/3Q4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] [SourceTitle "Glarean Magazin"] [Source "W. Eigenmann"] [SourceDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[#]} 1. Kxd7 c2 (1... e2 2. Qg1#) (1... c4 2. Ne6#) (1... e4 2. Nc6#) 2. Qa1# * [Event "N. N."] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Christmas Tree Puzzles 13"] [Black "Mate in 3 moves"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Walter Eigenmann (Glarean Magazin)"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4R3/8/3PpP2/1P2k2P/4P3/1N5N/4B3/4K3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [SourceTitle "Glarean Magazin"] [Source "W. Eigenmann"] [SourceDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[#]} 1. Re7 Kxf6 (1... Kxe4 2. Rxe6+ Kf5 3. Nd4#) (1... Kxd6 2. Bg4 e5 3. Rd7# ) 2. Bc4 e5 3. Rf7# * [Event "A. Marroqumn"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Christmas Tree Puzzles 14"] [Black "Mate in 2 moves"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Walter Eigenmann (Glarean Magazin)"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3K4/8/8/2PkP3/PP1P1PP1/3P4/8/3Q4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] [SourceTitle "Glarean Magazin"] [Source "W. Eigenmann"] [SourceDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[#]} 1. Qa1 Ke6 (1... Kc6 2. Qh1#) 2. Qa2# * [Event "N. N."] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Christmas Tree Puzzles 15"] [Black "Mate in 2 moves"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Walter Eigenmann (Glarean Magazin)"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3K4/2rPr3/1RPkPR2/1PpbpP2/3p4/3Q4/3B4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] [SourceTitle "Glarean Magazin"] [Source "W. Eigenmann"] [SourceDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[#]} 1. Qxd4 exd4 (1... cxd4 2. Bb4#) (1... c4 2. Bb4#) (1... e4 2. Bf4#) ( 1... Re8+ 2. dxe8=N#) (1... Rc8+ 2. dxc8=N#) 2. Bf4# * [Event "N. Pergialis"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Christmas Tree Puzzles 16"] [Black "Mate in 2 moves"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Walter Eigenmann (Glarean Magazin)"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3Q4/8/8/3p4/2p1p3/2PkP3/8/3K4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] [SourceTitle "Glarean Magazin"] [Source "W. Eigenmann"] [SourceDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.12.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[#]} 1. Qd6 Kxc3 (1... d4 2. Qxd4#) (1... Kxe3 2. Qg3#) 2. Qa3# *