[Retros] Die Schwalbe Heft 226

[Joost de Heer]

13431 - I.M. Reedes-Smith
r3k3/7P3s1p1s/5Ppr/2bPpKp1/q1b1p1p1/8/8 (4+14)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|*Q |   |*B |   |*P |   |*P |   |

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
h#4 (0.1;1.1...)
b) -wPd4

13450 - Alexander Kukush
4k2r/2pppp1p/5Q1P/3P1p1K/2S2P2/8/7P/8 (7+8)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|   | . | S | . |   | P |   | . |

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
#1 (a) DR+AP, pRA
(b) wPd5->d4 AP, pRA+DR

13451 - Eyjólfur Ó. Eyjólfsson
2b1kbsr/p1ps1ppp/8/4p3/7P/8/PPPP1KPP/RSBQ2SR (14+12)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |*B | . |*K |*B |*S |*R |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| P | P | P | P |   | K | P | P |

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

| R | S | B | Q | . |   | S | R |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
SPG 9.0 (2 solutions)

13452 - Michael Schlosser
bqsrskrb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BQRKSRSB (16+16)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*B |*Q |*S |*R |*S |*K |*R |*B |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| B | Q | R | K | S | R | S | B |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
SPG 4.0 (Fischer Random Chess)

13453 - Klaus Wenda
s3k3/8/b7/8/3p3b/2B3p1/2rr4/4K3 (2+8)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*S | . |   | . |*K | . |   | . |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| . |   | . |   | K |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
-3 & #1 (AntiCirce Cheylan, Proca retractor)

13454 - Werner Keym
sQr1B3/1ppKpp2/kp6/8/8/8/8/8 (3+8)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*S | Q |*R | . | B | . |   | . |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Last move? Black to move
(b) wQb8=wRb8

13455 - Werner Keym
sQr1B3/1ppKpp2/kp6/8/8/8/8/7q (3+9)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*S | Q |*R | . | B | . |   | . |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Equal last move?

13456 - Bernd Schwarzkopf
6Sk/4pP1s/6KP/6P1/1P6/pk6/Sr1P4/Ks6 (9+7)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |   | . |   | . | S |*K |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| K |*S | . |   | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Left: Equal last move?
Right: Equal last move?

13457 - Andreas Witt
8/k1p3pp/p1Pp4/p3s1b1/8/rs5p/b4q1p/1r4BK (3+16)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| . |*R | . |   | . |   | B | K |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Which move should black retract that leaves him with 80 possible moves?

13458 - Alexander George
rsb2bsr/pppppppp/8/8/8/3SS3/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKB1R (16+14)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*R |*S |*B | . |   |*B |*S |*R |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| . |   | . | S | S |   | . |   |

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

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

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

| R |   | B | Q | K | B | . | R |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Add the black king for h#2

13459 - Frank Fiedler
What's the shortest game in which the black king (on g8) is mated by a 
pawn move?

13460 - Frank Fiedler
What's the shortest game in which white, starting with 1. e4, mates the 
black king (on a7) by a queen move to c7?