[Retros] Die Schwalbe Heft 225

[Joost de Heer]

Werner Keym asked me to translate his article, I will send a translation 
to the list this weekend, I don't have the time for a proper translation 
at the moment.

Here are the originals for this issue.

13393 - Werner Keym
8/ppp3P1/2pp4/8/4P3/7P/p1PPPkPK/4bq2 (8+9)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Last move? Duplex

13394 - Bernd Schwarzkopf
6B1/5pp1/7S/5P2/8/7P/3K2Ps/6Bk (7+4)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13395 - Thierry le Gleuher
(Improvement of 11234 August 2001)
5b1B/1ppppppP/1p3r1r/P6s/8/2PPP3/1Pp2P2/2k2RK1 (10+13)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Last 26 halfmoves?

13396 - Eugene A. Dugas
2K1s1q1/3P4/4B1r1/3Psp2/1rk1ppp1/4Ppb1/P4pPP/3b4 (8+14)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
-3 & h#1

13397 - Alexander Kukush
4k2r/1p1ppp1p/1P3Q1P/KP6/P7/8/1P6/8 (7+7)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
#1 (AP)

13398 - Alexander Liskovets
8/B3Q3/5SP1/3PPSpP/2BpPkPp/3R1p1R/2P2K1P/8 (16+5)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
#1 pRA (RV) Whose move is it?
(b) wKf2 <-> wQe7

13399 - Eyjólfur Ó. Eyjólfsson
rsbqk1sr/pppp1ppp/4p3/8/8/5P2/PPPPP1PP/RSB1K1S1 (13+15)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Proofgame in 9.5 moves

13400 - Andrei Frolkin
r1sRB3/prBKRp2/Skqpp1p1/bPPP2p1/1pp5/8/3P1PPP/8 (13+14)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

| S |*K |*Q |*P |*P | . |*P | . |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Last 3 checks? MCC chess

13401 - Arno Tüngler
8/p2ppp1p/8/8/1P6/kPP2P2/r1pPPP2/K2B4 (9+8)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| K |   | . | B | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Release the position. 11 precisely defined captures, which ones? Isardam

MCC chess: "Michel Caillaud Christmas theme". Unfortunately I don't have 
this theme, so I don't know what this means exactly.
Isardam: A piece may not be observed by an enemy piece of the same kind.