[Retros] StrateGems 43, Jul-Sep 2008

[Joost de Heer]

R0146 - Barry Keith
8/8/8/8/2P5/1B1P3p/P1RB1P2/1k2K2R (9+2)
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+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Monochromatic chess
a) What result?
b) Minimum number of prior ep captures?

R0147 - Klaus Wenda & Vlaicu Crisan
8/Q7/5P2/5k1P/8/8/8/4KB2 (5+1)
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+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
-6 & s#1 Proca, AntiCirce Cheylan

R0148 - Vlaicu Crisan
Dedicated to Klaus Wenda
rb2Sk2/8/s7/5S2/8/7K/8/8 (3+4)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
-10 & #1 Proca, Circe Assassin

P0213v - Joost de Heer
After J.J. Lois
1sbq3r/rpp1sppp/kb1p1p2/p7/8/8/PPPP1PPP/RSBQKBSR (15+16)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG 11.5

P0223 - Ladislav Belcsak
r2qkb1r/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RSBQKB1R (15+13)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG 5.0 Einstein

P0224 - Andrew Buchanan
rs6/pp1p1p1p/5s2/6q1/6rk/8/PPPPPPPQ/RSBQKBSR (16+11)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| P | P | P | P | P | P | P | Q |

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG 10.5

P0225 - Andrew Buchanan
rsb1qb2/pppp1p2/4p1s1/8/7k/8/PPPPPPRQ/RSBQKBSR (16+13)
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|*R |*S |*B | . |*Q |*B |   | . |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG 12.5

P0226 - James Soliman
2b3s1/1p1ppk1q/5p2/6p1/3P1r2/bPp5/2P1PPP1/RS1QKBS1 (12+12)
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|   | . |*B | . |   | . |*S | . |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG 14.5

P0227 - Roberto Osorio & Jorge Lois
rs1qkb1r/p1Bppppp/p7/8/2B1PP2/2sP4/PPQ4P/R2SK1SR (14+14)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| R |   | . | S | K |   | S | R |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG 16.0

P0228 - Enzo Minerva
In memorian of Bobby Fischer
r1bqk2r/ppp3pp/8/5RP1/4S3/5P2/PPP4P/1KB2BsR (12+11)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG 20.0 Maximummer (C?)

P0229 - Nicolas Dupont
rsbakbsr/P1p3pp/P2RB3/5K2/R2QP3/2PP2PP/8/S7 (13+11)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*R |*S |*B |*A |*K |*B |*S |*R |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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PG 24.5