[Retros] Die Schwalbe 229, february 2008

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13634 - Alexander Yarosh
  r3k2K/1pp2Rp1/s3pp2/s2p2p1/4P3/1bP2P2/PP2P3/7R (9+12)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Add a black piece, -1w & #2

13635 - Roberto Osorio
5bk1/4p1p1/p3P1P1/8/p7/P7/2K5/8 (4+6)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
The white king has, starting with a position similar to the diagram 
position, made a maximal number of pendulum movements between c2 and c8. 
What is that number of pendulum movements? Win?
(a) White to move
(b) Black to move

13636 - Kostas Prentos
1s1S1kb1/2rpp2q/1p3p2/1pb4p/3s4/4r3/P1PPPP2/RSBQKBR1 (13+14)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Proofgame in 21.0 moves

13637 - Michael Grushko
bK6/pBS1S3/1A1Q1S2/pR1k1R2/1SB1BS2/2S1S3/8/8 (15+4)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

|   | A |   | Q |   | S |   | . |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Last 4 single moves? Messigny-chess

13638 - Michael Grushko
bK6/pBS1S3/1S1QBS2/pR1k1R2/1SP1PS2/2SRS3/8/8 (17+4)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Last 4 single moves? Messigny-chess, Hydra-circe

13639 - Dragan Petrovic
8/p7/8/PPPkPP2/prpBbrP1/q1KpppP1/rs1RRpP1/b1s1S2B (14+16)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Release the position. Circe

13640 - Vlaicu Crisan
k4srr/5b2/8/4R3/p7/5K2/1q1p4/6b1 (2+9)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
-7 & #1, Proca retractor, Circe Assassin

13641 - Günther Weeth
S3b3/k3rPpp/P2s3q/3Ks1Pp/8/6P1/5b2/2r5 (6+11)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

|*K |   | . |[*]|*R | P |*P |*P |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
-9 & #1, Proca retractor, Anticirce, magic square d7

13642 - Henryk Grudzinski, Falk Fippmann
r1bqkb1r/8/PPPPPPPP/K7/3P4/5P2/PPPsS1PP/RS1Q1BSR (23+7)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Proofgame in 14.0, Andernach, Circe parrain

13643 - Werner Keym
Construct an illegal cluster with as many as possible pieces on a 
horizontal line, and with a different piece on a white square

I have no idea what 'Hydra-circe' is, does anyone have a definition?