[Retros] StrateGems 40, Oct-Dec 2007

[CAILLAUDM at aol.com]

Hello,
 
Late reaction, as before Rhodes's meeting, I had no time to study the  
problems; but it is worth underlining that R0141, presented as a "nice orthodox  
retro", is simply one of the most fantastic retros of all times, pulverizing in  
a brillant manner the famous, more than 65-years standing, record by Hugo  
August, Die Schwalbe 1941 (in 54 moves).
If you have time to study only one problem in the year, choose this  one!
 
Best,
 Michel
 
Dans un e-mail daté du 27/09/2007 22:38:45 Europe de l'Ouest,  
joost at sanguis.xs4all.nl a écrit :

R0141 -  Dmitri Baibikov
1q2RqBq/2pRbSQp/P2ppK1P/8/5k5Pq1/p4PPB/6S1  (13+11)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Last 61 single moves?

P0213 -  Jorge J. Lois
rsbqkbsr/pppp1ppp/8/8/P7/KB6/QPP1P1RP/1SB3R1  (12+15)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG in 14.0 moves (C+)

P0214 -  Jorge J. Lois, Roberto Osorio
2s5/2ps2kp/4b1p1/3p1pr1/8/8/rPPPPqPP/RSBQKBSR  (14+12)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|*R | P | P | P | P |*Q | P | P  |

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG in 15.0 moves (C+)

P0215 -  Roberto Osorio
rsb2rqb/pppp4/6p1/7p/6s1/7k/PPPPPPSP/RSBQKBSR  (16+14)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| P | P | P | P | P | P | S | P  |

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG in 15.5 moves (C+)

P0216 -  Roberto Osorio, Jorge J.  Lois
rsbqkbsr/pppppppp/2R5/2Q5/3P2K1/5P2/1PPSB1PP/4BS2  (13+16)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

|   | . | R | .  |   | . |   | .  |

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

| . |   | Q |    | . |   | . |    |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| . |   | .  |   | B | S | . |    |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG in 16.0 moves (C+)

P0217 -  Roberto Osorio, Jorge J.  Lois
7r/pppb2pp/2s5/qk2p3/1s6/4r3/PPPbPPPP/RSBQKBSR  (15+14)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG in 17.0 moves (C+)

P0218 -  Noam D. Elkies
1s2r1s1/1pp1p2p/3p1pp1/p4rbk/3QB3/1PS3Pb/P1PPPP1P/RqB1K1SR  (16+16)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG in 20.5 moves (C+)

P0219 -  René J. Millour
A: rsb3sk/1ppppp1p/8/8/8/8/PPP2RRP/RS6 (8+11)
B:  5r2/8/p7/6B1/2B1P3/8/4S3/3qK2R  (6+3)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+   +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+   +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG in 21.0 moves (C?)
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