Perhaps the most popular problem genre today is the HELPMATE, in which both sides work together to produce a checkmate position.
The latest issue of The Problemist includes the British Chess Problem Society awards for the best helpmates in 2 moves published within its pages in 2024 and 2025.
Here’s the 2025 first prize winner.
#2 3 solutions
1st Pr The Problemist 2025
In a helpmate in 2 moves Black plays the first move, and you’re looking for a BWBW sequence ending in mate. In this case there are THREE solutions so you’re looking for three such sequences.
There are several distinct patterns involved here. Once you’ve discovered the solutions you should admire the construction as well.
If you’ve never solved a helpmate before, do have a go at this one!