[Retros] The Problemist September 2008

[Joost de Heer]

R397v - Dragan Stojnic
4k2r/2p1ppsb/1p2p2Q/bP2S1S1/2P2pp1/2P2P2/2PR1PP1/R3K3 (13+12)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
#2

R401 - Mark Thornton
Dedicated to the memory of Tony Miles
3qkbs1/1ppppp2/2s4p/1p5p/4P3/2P5/1P1P1PPP/2Q1K1SR (11+13)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG 11.0

R402 - Nicolas Dupont
Dedicated to Andrei Frolkin & Dmitri Pronkin
1s2b2q/1p1s1p2/1prp1k1b/5pr1/8/3p1p2/1P1P1Pp1/RSBQKBSR (11+16)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG 27.5

F2667 - Charles Frankiss
r1b1qbs1/pp1spppR/2b4P/8/8/3p1S2/PPPPPPP1/RSBQKB1k (16+14)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG 10.0 (Annan chess)

PS2108F - Guy Sobrecases
rsbqkb1r/pppppspp/8/6B1/3P1P2/2SB1S2/PPP1P2P/2RQ2RK (15+15)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Annan chess: If a unit (including king) is directly in front of another 
unit of its own side (one rank higher for white, lower for black) it 
does not move with its usual power but instead of the (original!) power 
of the unit behind it.