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A Collection of Coloring Problems

by Philippe Schnoebelen

This collection of problems lists all coloring problems scattered here and then in the many pages of the WWW Retro Corner.

I used approximate chronological order. For many problems a solution is included.


1 - G. Husserl
Prize, Isreal Ring Tourney, 1966/71

[b1krn3/pp6/2qk1r2/88888] (solution)

0+9. Colour the pieces. Last move?

 


2 - G. Husserl
feenschach, 1986

[6KQ/8/6RK/88888] (solution)

4+0. Colour the pieces. (a) diagram; (b) Rg6 -> g7

 


567 - A. Kornilov
Europe Echecs 405, 10/1992
Ded. A Kouznetzov for his 60th birthday
4th Hon. Mention Europe Echecs 91-92

[3B1NB1/1PPNP2P/2PPKP1P/P5PP/N1P1RKQR/1P3RP1/P7/1B6] (solution)

27+0. Colour the pieces. (a) Mate in 1. (b) Last 6 single moves? (c) Sequence of captures?

 


6495 - Kornilow, Andreij N.
feenschach, Jan.-Sep. 1993

[2B2BQR/1P1PP1PR/2P1KP1G/P6P/2N1PB1Q/3RKR1B/P1PP1PNP/4N3]

30+0. Colour the pieces. Last 5 single moves? (Grasshopper h6)

 


3196 - A. Kornilov and A. Frolkine
diagrammes 111, 10/1994

[1B3BRN/1P2PRPP/1P2PPBP/1P1N1RQK/4RK2/3NPR2/5PPB/8] (solution)

27+0. Colour the pieces. Last 4 single moves?

 


6744 - Andrej Kornilow
feenschach 113, Nov. 1994

[RK2RK2/R1PPPP1P/P5P1/Q1N5/N4P2/1P4P1/1PPPP1PP/4B2B]

26+0. Last 6 single moves? (Colour the pieces and orientate the board)

 


599 - A. Kornilov and A. Frolkine
Europe Echecs 430, 01/1995

[3BBBQR/1PPPPPPR/2PPBN1K/3PN2Q/4PPKR/6PP/7P/8] (solution)

27+0. Colour the pieces. Last 4 single moves?

 


8884 - Kornilow, Andrej Nikolajewitsch
Die Schwalbe Heft 153, 06/1995
Ded. Dr. Karl Fabel

[3BN2B/PPPRKPPB/3PRPPQ/4P1P1/5P2/1P3R1K/P1PP1NR1/N5NQ] (solution)

30+0. Colour the pieces ! Last 11 single moves?

 


8949 - Andrej Kornilow
Die Schwalbe Heft 154, 08/1995
Ded. G. Husserl for his 70th birthday

[88/4p3/4pp2/1p1pbp2/ppQK1R1p/PP2p1pp/B1KRN2b] (solution)

9+14. Colour the pieces correctly ! Last 2 single moves?

 


8493v - Andrej Kornilow
Die Schwalbe Heft 154, 08/1995 (for the corrected version)

[3B2N1/PPPR1PPB/2NKPPRQ/6PP/P2QPB2/3RK1R1/1NNP2P1/8] (solution)

28+0. Colour the pieces ! Last 5 single moves?

 


9006 - Andrej Kornilow
Die Schwalbe Heft 155, 10/1995

[BBNRRKRK/PPP1B1PP/1PPPPPQN/2P1PPRP/6P1/888] (solution)

27+0. Colour the pieces ! Last 2 single moves?

 


9132 - Juri Arefjew
Die Schwalbe Heft 157, 02/1996

[1X4X1/2pppp2/1p4p1/3R4/2P5/1PrkPPP1/1prNRPp1/n1XQKX1N] (solution)

12+12+4. Colour the bishops! (2 solutions)

 


8699v - Andrej Kornilow
Die Schwalbe Heft 157, 02/1996 (for the corrected version)

[QN1B3B/KRPPPPP1/RPB2KPQ/PP1NPPPN/P1P1P3/6RR/7P/8] (solution)

30. Colour the pieces ! Last 12 single moves?

 


9321 - Andrej Kornilow
Die Schwalbe Heft 160, 08/1996
Ded. Manfred Seidel

[7N/5PP1/6KR/4NQR1/8/1PPPPPPK/PPPPPP1P/BB4BR]

0+0+26. Colour the pieces ! Last 5 single moves?

 


629 - A. Kornilov
Europe Echecs 449, 10/1996

[BB4B1/PPP1PPPP/1PP1PPPK/2P2P1Q/3R2K1/4NR1P/5N2/6R1] (solution)

26+0. Add a piece. Colour the pieces. Last 3 single moves?

 


9376 - Gianni Donati
Die Schwalbe Heft 161, 10/1996
Ded. Philippe Schnoebelen

[8/PP3R2/K1B1P1P1/B1P1P3/NP3B2/Q5P1/R3P1P1/R4K2]

0+0+20. Colour the pieces to obtain an Illegal Cluster

 


9571 - Juri Arefjew
Die Schwalbe Heft 164, 04/1997

[6Xq/2p3pX/1X2p1KP/2Pp2PN/5Pkp/4PrrR/1P3pPR/6XN]

12+10+4. Mate in 1 (Who?) Colour the Bishops !
Zeroposition: (a) wPc5 -> c6; (b) bPd5 -> d4

 


R263 - Jon Bang
The Problemist, May 1997

[QRQNQB1B/N5QR/Q1KP3Q/N7/Q7/Q2N4/RK4QP/BQQ3RB]

27. Mate in 0 (Colour enough units to show who is mate)

 


9724 - Jon Bang
Die Schwalbe Heft 166, 08/1997

[1B1QQ1B1/1PP3PP/PPR3KR/3K2RP/2PRBPP1/3PPP2/2P1P1N1/4N3] (solution)

0+0+28. Who is mate?