[Retros] Phénix 106, april 2002

[Joost de Heer]

I received this in the mail today. Here are the retro compositions from this 
issue.
Please note that Thierry le Gleuher has taken over the retro column in 
Phénix! His address:

Thierry le Gleuher
34 rue de la Lignière
37540 Saint Cyr sur Loire
FRANCE
thierry.legleuher at club-internet.fr
thierry_legleuher at club-internet.fr

3943 - A. Buchanan
rnbq1rk1/pppppp1n/8/3P4/8/8/PPP1PPPP/RN1QKBNR
+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+

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8  -R  -N  -B  -Q   .  -R  -K   .   8

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7  -P  -P  -P  -P  -P  -P   .  -N   7

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6   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   6

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5   .   .   .   P   .   .   .   .   5

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4   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   4

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3   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   3

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2   P   P   P   .   P   P   P   P   2

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1   R   N   .   Q   K   B   N   R   1

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+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
SPG 6.0
b) Is the position before black's last move a correct SPG5.5?

3944 - A. Buchanan
rnbq1bnr/pp1pp1pp/2k5/5p2/1B6/3Q4/PPP1PPPP/RN2KBNR
+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+

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8  -R  -N  -B  -Q   .  -B  -N  -R   8

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7  -P  -P   .  -P  -P   .  -P  -P   7

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6   .   .  -K   .   .   .   .   .   6

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5   .   .   .   .   .  -P   .   .   5

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4   .   B   .   .   .   .   .   .   4

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3   .   .   .   Q   .   .   .   .   3

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2   P   P   P   .   P   P   P   P   2

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1   R   N   .   .   K   B   N   R   1

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+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
SPG 6.0
b) Is the position 2 halfmoves ago a correct SPG5.0?

3945 - P. Wassong
rnbqkbnr/ppQ2ppp/8/3pp3/3BP2P/1RP4B/PPP1NPP1/4KN2
+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+

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8  -R  -N  -B  -Q  -K  -B  -N  -R   8

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7  -P  -P   Q   .   .  -P  -P  -P   7

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6   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   6

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5   .   .   .  -P  -P   .   .   .   5

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4   .   .   .   B   P   .   .   P   4

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3   .   R   P   .   .   .   .   B   3

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2   P   P   P   .   N   P   P   .   2

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1   .   .   .   .   K   N   .   .   1

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+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
SPG 15.0

3946 - M. Caillaud
rnbq2nk/p1pppp1B/6pq/8/8/2PQ1P1P/PPPBP2P/2KR2N1
+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+

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8  -R  -N  -B  -Q   .   .  -N  -K   8

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7  -P   .  -P  -P  -P  -P   .   B   7

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6   .   .   .   .   .   .  -P  -Q   6

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5   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   5

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4   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   4

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3   .   .   P   Q   .   P   .   P   3

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2   P   P   P   B   P   .   .   P   2

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1   .   .   K   R   .   .   N   .   1

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+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
SPG 16.5

3947 - T. le Gleuher
4rb2/p1p1p3/2p5/4q1n1/6Pp/1K3n1p/p1r1bPkP/8
+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+

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8   .   .   .   .  -R  -B   .   .   8

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7  -P   .  -P   .  -P   .   .   .   7

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6   .   .  -P   .   .   .   .   .   6

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5   .   .   .   .  -Q   .  -N   .   5

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4   .   .   .   .   .   .   P  -P   4

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3   .   K   .   .   .  -N   .  -P   3

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2  -P   .  -R   .  -B   P  -K   P   2

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1   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   1

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+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
shc#17

3948 - M. Caillaud
5Bb1/1pp1p2p/4p2k/1Kp2P2/2P3P1/2PP1PP1/8
+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+

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8   .   .   .   .   .   B  -B   .   8

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7   .  -P  -P   .  -P   .   .  -P   7

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6   .   .   .   .  -P   .   .  -K   6

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5   .   K  -P   .   .   P   .   .   5

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4   .   .   P   .   .   .   P   .   4

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3   .   .   P   P   .   P   P   .   3

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2   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   2

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1   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   1

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+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
Where were the missing bishops captured?
--
I'm sitting here alone in darkness, waiting to be free [ Solitude ]
Lonely and forlorn I'm crying                          [Candlemass]
I long for my time to come, death means just life
Please let me die in solitude

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