[Retros] Traditional Christmas Contest of Stuttgarter Zeitung

[Werner Keym]

Besten Dank und alles Gute für 2015
W. Keym

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Retros [mailto:retros-bounces at janko.at] Im Auftrag von Jens Guballa
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 25. Dezember 2014 12:09
An: retros at janko.at
Cc: Harald Keilhack
Betreff: [Retros] Traditional Christmas Contest of Stuttgarter Zeitung

Hi,

The traditional Christmas Contest of Stuttgarter Zeitung (newspaper) has been published by Harald Keilhack.

Find below my translation of the riddles. The German version is online as well here: http://www.kaniaverlag.de/htm/Weihnachts2014.html

The following prices are drawn by lot among all participants solving A and B correctly:

 * an Apple iPod Touch
 * a Falk Navigation System
 * an Apple iPod Nano

Senders with correct solutions of all 4 problems will get book price. 

Pay attention to preserve a legal position with each retraction and check if more than one solution exists.

A: Werner Keym
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|   |   |   |   |   |   | P | k |
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[1n2B1n1/bp1pp2b/6Pk/1p2q3/8/2pK4/1r6/2B5]
Last two moves?


B: G nther Weeth
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|   | K |   |   |   |   |   |   |
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[4k2r/1pp1p1p1/p3P2P/8/6P1/5P2/BR2P3/1K6]
White retracts one move. Then checkmate in two moves.


C: Klaus Wenda
This composition is cooked and has been withdrawn by the author.


D: Hommage
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|   | p |   | p | Q |   | p | K |
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|   | R |   |   |   |   | B |   |
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| B | P |   | P |   |   |   |   |
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| r | P | P |   | P |   |   |   |
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| n | k | n |   |   |   |   |   |
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[2b2NrN/1p1pQ1pK/4pPpb/8/1R4B1/BP1P4/rPP1P3/nkn5]
White retracts a move so that the position of the diagram contains as much promoted pieces as possible. 


E: G nther Weeth, Version
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| q | P | p | p |   |   | p |   |
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| Q | B | p | p |   |   |   |   |
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| b |   |   |   |   |   | N |   |
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| r | k |   | K | P |   |   |   |
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| P |   |   |   | p |   |   | b |
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| n |   |   |   |   |   | B | N |
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[rn6/qPpp2p1/QBpp4/b5N1/rk1KP3/P2P2P1/P3p2b/n5BN]
Shortest resolution?


Send your solutions latest by 15th Jan. 2014 (postmark!) to:

Stuttgarter Zeitung (Schach)
Postfach 106032
70049 Stuttgart
Germany

Best regards
Jens

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