[Retros] Traditional Christmas Contest of Stuttgarter Zeitung

[Jens Guballa]

Dear retro fans,

Harald Keilhack's traditional Christmas Contest of Stuttgarter Zeitung
has been published.

The contest can be found online on Harald Keilhack's web site (in
German): http://www.kaniaverlag.de/htm/Sonstige%20Berichte.html



Among the senders of the correct solutions for A and B the following
prices will be drawn by lot:

  - Apple I-Pod
  - Falk Navigation System
  - Apple I-Pod-Nano

Senders with correct solutions of all five problems will receive a book
price.

Pay attention to receive a legal position in case a chess man has to be
added. And check if more than one solution is existing as appropriate.


A: Werner Keym
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[8/8/8/8/1Q3B2/1PN5/2N5/R3K3]
Add the black king so that white checkmates immediately.


B: Günther Weeth
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[1K6/2p5/kP6/p7/P1P5/8/8/8]
Add a chess man so that the last move is unambiguous.


C: Silvio Baier, (Francois Perruchaud)
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[rnbqkbnr/1ppppppp/8/8/8/8/1PPPPPP1/RNBQKBNR]
Shortest proofgame? Two solutions.


D: Günther Weeth/Klaus Wenda
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[r3k3/3p1p2/np1P3P/4p3/4p3/5P2/4B1PP/4bK2]
White retracts 4 moves, Black retracts 3 moves. Then checkmate in two
moves. White begins with the retraction, Black defends (Proca).


E: Günther Weeth/Andrej Frolkin
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[NN6/prPp1ppp/rBp4P/Q1p5/K2p4/4P3/kPP1PP1P/R2n4]
Last move? Release the position (until the black king is freed).


Please send you solutions latest by 15th Jan. 2013 (postmark!) to

Stuttgarter Zeitung (Schach)
Postfach 106032
70049 Stuttgart
Germany

Have fun solving!

Best regards,
Jens