[Retros] Die Schwalbe Heft 244

[Joost de Heer]

14572 - Valeri Liskovets
1B6/5p2/4Q1P1/3BPSKP/8/7k/7P/8 (9+2)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Consequent h#1.5

14573 - Gerd Wilts
Dedicated to Hans Gruber's 50th birthday
6S1/4p2b/6pr/3P1p1k/5PRb/6pR/1PPPPPPq/2B1QK1s (14+10)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
First move of wK?

14574 - Nikolai Beluchov
qS6/r1pp4/K1p2pp1/pP4P1/k2p2p1/sRP5/QPP3P1/SB6 (12+12)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
First move of white queen bishop?

14575 - Dustin Bachstein
r3k2r/1pp1pp1p/6p1/8/6P1/3P3b/PP2PPPs/R3KBbs (10+13)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Who may castle?

14576 - Silvio Baier
Dedicated to Nicolas Dupont
b2r1ss1/8/1k6/p1b2rps/3q2pp/4P3/5PPp/RSB1KBSR (10+14)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
SPG 28.5

14577 - Bernd Gräfrath
Dedicated to Hans Gruber's 50th birthday
rsbqkbs1/pp1pp3/5p2/2p3p1/8/4P3/PPPP1P2/RSB1KB1r (11+15)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
SPG 9.5 Plusvalue chess (Mehrwertschach)

14578 - Bernd Gräfrath
Dedicated to Günther Weeth's 75th birthday
1skr1bsr/1bppppp1/1p6/p7/8/4P3/PPPP1PPP/RSB1K1SR (14+14)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
SPG 5.0 Antisupercirce Calvet

14579 - Andrei Frolkin
Dedicated to Per Olin
BSkr1K1s/Rp1ppp2/1p4p1/p7/5p2/6P1/PPPP2PP/5SQ1 (13+11)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Last 5 single moves? First white capture?
Chess960

14580 - Per Olin
Dedicated to Andrei Frolkin
2k5/bb3q1p/1ppppppp/2s3sr/1rP5/1P6/P2PPPPP/6K1 (9+16)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
SPG 20.0 Chess960

14581 - Joaquim Crusats, Andrei Frolkin
Dedicated to Hans Gruber's 50th birthday
bk5b/7p/1Pp1p1P1/2K2p1r/S6P/1P1p2q1/2p2r1P/R5BR (10+12)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
-6 & #1, Proca retractor, Chess960

14582 - Wolfgang Dittmann
Dedicated to Hans Gruber's 50th birthday
2B5/k3B1b1/Pp1PP1r1/3P4/1P5p/5p2/P7/2K3S1 (10+6)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
-16 & #1, Proca retractor, Anticirce

Plusvalue chess (Mehrwertschach): Black must play the move with the highest 
value: Capture, check, pawn double move, promotion and castling have value 1, 
an ep capture has value 2. Values are additive, so e.g. a move c2xd1=S+ has a 
value of 3 (capture, promotion, check). If more moves have the same value, 
black can choose
Chess960: The white pieces are randomly placed on the first row, and the black 
pieces mirror the white position. The king must be between the rooks, and the 
bishops must be on different coloured squares. After 'kingside' castling, the 
king ends up on the g-file and the rook on the f-file, and 'queenside' castling 
results in the king on the c-file and the rook on the d-file.