[Retros] Christmas Contest by Chess Column of "Stuttgarter Zeitung"

[Jens Guballa]

Hi,

the annually Chess Contest by the newspaper "Stuttgarter Zeitung"
was published shortly before Christmas. As always the contest consists
of five computer resistant retro positions. 

Hereafter I tried to translate the issue of the chess column. Otto
already put the problems at the Retro Corner:

http://janko.at/Retros/Additions/Stuttgarter.htm

Happy New Year,
Jens

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Among the contributors of the correct solution of position A and B the
following prices are drawn lots for: a micro stereo system, a Philips
video recorder and an Espresso machine. Additionally numerous book
prices are available.


A: Reprint
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   |   |   | K |   | k |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   |   |   |   |   | b |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   |   |   |   | B |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
[5K1k/7p/6P1/8/8/8/8/8] (2+2)

White retracts his last move, then mate in one.


B: Reprint
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| T | K |   | K |   |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| S | B |   |   | T |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
[RK1K4/NP2R3/8/8/8/8/8/8] (6+0)

White to move, mate in one. Color the pieces!


So far the positions of the contest. Voluntarily the following
problems that were selected by the Stuttgart retro expert Guenther
Weeth may be solved by the retro profis. 

For position E it is sufficient to give the first five moves.

For position E and D a short explanation is expected.

All contributors of completely correct solutions will be mentioned in
the discussion. Additionally, three further book prices are drawn by
lots among the contributors.


C: Werner Keym, Original
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | b |   | b | B |   | B |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   |   | b |   | D | l |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   | L |   | b | B | b |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   | B |   |   | B |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   | k | B |   | T | B |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | B | S |   |   |   |   | b |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| T |   |   |   | K |   | S |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
[8/1p1pP1P1/4p1Qb/3B1pPp/2P2P2/3kP1RP/1PN4p/R3K1N1] (15+8)

Mate in one.
a) diagram
b) wRg3->e8
How many solutions?


D: Josef Hass, version by G. Weeth
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   | s | L | k |   |   | t |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   | b | b | S |   | b |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | b |   |   |   |   |   | b |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| b | K | B |   |   |   |   | D |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   | B |   |   |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | B |   |   |   |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| b |   | B |   | B |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | l |   |   |   |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
[2nBk2r/3ppN1p/1p5p/pKP4Q/2P5/1P6/p1P1P3/1b6] (9+11+1)

Add a black pawn, so that white can mate in one.


E: Reprint
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| t |   |   |   | k | l |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| b |   |   | b | b |   | b |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | b |   | b | b |   |   | b |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | B |   |   |   |   |   | B |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| B | B |   | B | B |   | B |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| s | L |   |   | K |   |   | T |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
[r3kb2/p2pp1p1/1p1pp2p/8/8/1P5P/PP1PP1P1/nB2K2R] (10+12)

White moves and wins.


The solutions have to be sent til January 15th 2002 to:

Stuttgarter Zeitung (Schach)
Postfach 10 60 32
70049 Stuttgart
Germany