[Retros] StrateGems 17, Jan/Mar 2002

[Joost de Heer]

Here are the originals from SG 17, which arrived in the mail today.

R0090 - Nicolas Dupont, Andrew Buchanan
Bb6/kPp1p2p/p1P1P2P/1p1prr2/2pn1qnK/4p3/6P1/5b2 (7+16)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| B |*B |   | . |   | . |   | . |

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

|*K | P |*P |   |*P |   | . |*P |

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

|*P | . | P | . | P | . |   | P |

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

| . |*P | . |*P |*R |*R | . |   |

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

|   | . |*P |*N |   |*Q |*N | K |

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

| . |   | . |   |*P |   | . |   |

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

|   | . |   | . |   | . | P | . |

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

| . |   | . |   | . |*B | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Consequent ser-#28

R0091 - Andrey Kornilov
6b1/P2p1ppq/pp3p1p/P4K2/3p1P1P/3PPkPr/2PRNr1Q/3BbRn1 (14+15)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |   | . |   | . |*B | . |

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

| P |   | . |*P | . |*P |*P |*Q |

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

|*P |*P |   | . |   |*P |   |*P |

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

| P |   | . |   | . | K | . |   |

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

|   | . |   |*P |   | P |   | P |

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

| . |   | . | P | P |*K | P |*R |

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

|   | . | P | R | N |*R |   | Q |

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

| . |   | . | B |*B | R |*N |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Checkmate?

P0091 - Dan Meinking
qnb5/bp1p4/rkpQ1R2/p7/P7/1P6/1P1PPPPP/1NB1KBNR (16+10)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*Q |*N |*B | . |   | . |   | . |

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

|*B |*P | . |*P | . |   | . |   |

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

|*R |*K |*P | Q |   | R |   | . |

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

|*P |   | . |   | . |   | . |   |

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

| P | . |   | . |   | . |   | . |

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

| . | P | . |   | . |   | . |   |

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

|   | P |   | P | P | P | P | P |

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

| . | N | B |   | K | B | N | R |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG in 13.5

P0092 - Gianni Donati
r1n1k1nr/pp3ppp/2p3b1/3p4/6p1/8/P1P1PPPP/RNBQKBNR (14+14)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*R | . |*N | . |*K | . |*N |*R |

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

|*P |*P | . |   | . |*P |*P |*P |

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

|   | . |*P | . |   | . |*B | . |

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

| . |   | . |*P | . |   | . |   |

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

|   | . |   | . |   | . |*P | . |

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

| . |   | . |   | . |   | . |   |

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

| P | . | P | . | P | P | P | P |

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

| R | N | B | Q | K | B | N | R |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG in 14.0

P0093 - Michel Caillaud
Dedicated to Gianni Donati
Q1Bk4/ppp2ppp/1nq3bn/2rpp1r1/4P3/2b5/PPPP1PPP/RNB1K1NR (16+16)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| Q | . | B |*K |   | . |   | . |

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

|*P |*P |*P |   | . |*P |*P |*P |

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

|   |*N |*Q | . |   | . |*B |*N |

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

| . |   |*R |*P |*P |   |*R |   |

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

|   | . |   | . | P | . |   | . |

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

| . |   |*B |   | . |   | . |   |

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

| P | P | P | P |   | P | P | P |

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

| R | N | B |   | K |   | N | R |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG in 20.5

P0094 - Noam Elkies
Dedicated to Richard Stanley
2brkbnq/1p1np1pr/1R2Kprp/B4N1Q/B7/2P1P3/1p3PPP/1R4NR (14+15)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |*B |*R |*K |*B |*N |*Q |

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

| . |*P | . |*N |*P |   |*P |*R |

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

|   | R |   | . | K |*P |*R |*P |

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

| B |   | . |   | . | N | . | Q |

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

| B | . |   | . |   | . |   | . |

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

| . |   | P |   | P |   | . |   |

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

|   |*P |   | . |   | P | P | P |

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

| . | R | . |   | . |   | N | R |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG in 23.5

P0095 - Michel Caillaud
Dedicated to Kevin Begley
rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR (16+16)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*R |*N |*B |*Q |*K |*B |*N |*R |

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

|*P |*P |*P |*P |*P |*P |*P |*P |

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

|   | . |   | . |   | . |   | . |

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

| . |   | . |   | . |   | . |   |

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

|   | . |   | . |   | . |   | . |

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

| . |   | . |   | . |   | . |   |

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

| P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |

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

| R | N | B | Q | K | B | N | R |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Find a game ending in quadruple check and mate on white's 8th move
(Circe Parrain)

Note to P0091:
"Dan challenges composers to find a PG ending in stalemate in less than 13.5
moves, and to find a PG ending in stalemate with all 16 units present for 
the
stalemated side."

Joost
--
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