[Retros] No piece on starting square (Not Re: doubled stakes)

[Joost de Heer]

> > Noam D. Elkies :

> > Better yet, one [HG] in which each of the 32 men is

> > still on the board, on a square other than its

> > starting square?

>

>... great idea ! I'll try tonight !


Initial attempt:

The famous '16 double pawn steps' by Heinonen, with one small modification 
(This is untested! Bg7 could of course go via b2 to g7 too, perhaps this 
will allow cooks?)

Unto Heinonen
U.S. Problem Bulletin  1993
3k4/1B4B1/nrQ2R2/pppppppp/PPPPPPPP/NR3N1b/5q2/2K1bn2
SPG 22.5

1. d4 h5 2. Lh6 Sf6 3. f4 Se4 4. Sf3 Sd2 5. e4 a5 6. La6 e5 7. c4 Lb4 8. Da4 
c5 9. Dc6 b5 10. Lb7 Ta6 11. a4 Tb6 12. Sa3 Sa6 13. 0-0-0 Sf1 14. Td3 Le1 
15. b4 Dh4 16. Tb3 Df2 17. h4 Kd8 18. Th3 d5 19. Tg3 Lh3 20. Tg6 f5 21. Tf6 
g5 22. Bg7 Rh6 23. g4

[Modification is the 22nd move]

Joost
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