<div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><u><span lang="EN-US">1.Ba3?</span></u><span lang="EN-US"> d5 2.Qb1 threat 3.Qb2# but 2...Kd4!</span></font><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">1.Qxd6? Kb3 2.Qa3+ Kc2 3.Qb2# but 1...Kc2!</span></font><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><b><u><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></u></b></font></font></div><div><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><b><u><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></u></b></font></font></div><div><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">1.Qe2!</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US"> Kb3/d5? 2.Qxc4/Qb2# <b>1...Kb4 2.Qxc4+ Ka5 3.Qb5#</b></span></font></font><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><b><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></b></font></font></div><div><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><b><span lang="EN-US">1...Kd4</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> <u>2.Qe6?</u> c3/Kc3/d5 3.Be3/Qxc4/Qe3# but 2...Kc5!</span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><b><u><span lang="EN-US"></span></u></b></font></font></div><div><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">2.Qe3+</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN-US"> Kd5 3.Bg2#</span></b></font></font></div><div><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">b) <u>1.Qe2?</u> Kd4? 2.Qe3# 1...Kb4 2.Qxc4+ Ka5 3.Qb5# but 2...dxc4!</span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US"></span></font></font></div><div><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US"></span></font></font></div><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">1.Be2? d4 2.Qd2+ Kb3 3.Bd1# but 1...Kb4!</span><b><u><span lang="EN-US"></span></u></b></font><font face="Times New Roman"><b><u><span lang="EN-US"></span></u></b></font><font face="Times New Roman"><b><u><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br />1.Ba3!</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN-US"> d4</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> 2.Qa4? threat 3.Qxc4# but 2...d3!</span></font></font><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">2.Qe2? d3 3.Qb2# but 2...Kb3! <b>2.Qb1 d3 3.Qb2#</b></span></font><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br />c) <u>1.Ba3?</u> threat 2.Qb1 threat 3.Qb2# but stalemate!</span></font><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US"><br />1.Be3? Kb2 2.Bxc4 Kc3,Ka3 3.Qb3# but 1...Kb4!</span><b><u><span lang="EN-US"></span></u></b></font><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b><u><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br />1.Qe2!</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN-US"> Kb4</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> 2.Qa2? Kb5! <b>2.Qxc4+ Ka5 3.Qb5#</b></span><b><span lang="EN-US"></span></b></font><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b><span lang="EN-US"><br />1...Kd4</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> 2.Bg2? threat 3.Qe3# 2...c3 3.Qe4# but 2...Kc3!</span><u><span lang="EN-US"></span></u></font><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><u><span lang="EN-US"><br />2.Qe3+?</span></u><span lang="EN-US"> Kd5 3.Bg2+ Kd6! <b><u>2.Qe6!</u> c3 3.Be3# 2...Kc3 3.Qxc4#</b></span></font><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br />All starting positions differ only minimally from each other, which is considered ideal for twins. This represents a novelty for homebase triplets and above (quadruplets and so forth), even beyond seven pieces and at least for the genre of directmates.</span><b><span lang="EN-US"></span></b></font><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b><span lang="EN-US"><br />Keywords: </span></b><span lang="EN-US">homebase (w), characteristic twins (triplet!), 2 flights giving &amp; 1 flight taking key, changed continuations/mates, battery creation/destruction/play, selfblock, switchback (k)</span></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">Award: Commendation. Judge: Ferhat Karmil (Batumi, Georgia)</span></font></div><br />