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A Collection of Fairy Problems

by Philippe Schnoebelen

672 - A. Klibanski and N. Plaksin
2nd Prize feenschach 1977

13+10. (Grid-Chess) (a) Where have the missing men been captured?
(b) First move of the Black King?

671 - M. Caillaud
2nd Prize feenschach 1979

12+10. (Maos g1, e7) Both sides may castle.
The game was played with Maos instead of Knights. (a) Where have the Bishops been captured?
(b) Least number of moves by Mao b8?

F1557R - Peter Fayers and Cedric Lytton
The Problemist, Jul. 1995

11+13. Game played with Equihoppers instead of Knights.
What was captured where?

3309 - René J. Millour
US Problem Bull. 101, May-June 1995

15+15+1. Which were the capture squares? (Imitator g6)

2616 - R. J. Millour
Phénix 54, Jul.-Aug. 1997

9+9. (Plus chess) Which unit necessarily visited d6?

321 - Dr. Niels Høeg
The Chess Amateur, 1928

4+2. Bl. retracts and helpmates in 1 (Grasshopper b4 & Nightrider b1)

2711 - N. Plaksin
3rd Hon. Mention, diagrammes 1991-92

8+8. Is this possible? (Madrasi)

1 - Wolfgang Dittmann
feenschach 91, May 1989
1st Prize feenschach 1989

14+15. (Losing Game) First move of wh. Pawn f2?

R2 - Caillaud, Michel
Comm. Andernach TT, 1993

15+15. Shortest proof game in 3.0 moves (Andernach chess)

2 - Laurent Joudon
Rex Multiplex, 1983

4+3. (Retro-Volages) Mate in 2

3667 - Tschöpe, Jürgen
Problemkiste, 02/1995

15+16. Shortest proof game in 2.5 moves (Dynamo chess)

9067 - Pascal Wassong
Die Schwalbe Heft 156, 12/1995

13+11. Where has the Bl. Queen been captured? (Madrasi)

3 - R. J. Millour
Probleemblad, Jan. 1995

8+7+1. The white King is somewhere on the board. Where is he?
Where have the black Bishops been captured? (Imitator g1)

4 - Luigi Ceriani
La Genesi delle Posizioni, 1961
Ded. D. E. Cohen & F. R. Oliver

12+12. Vertical cylinder. Where is the h-a border?
What was the 1st move of the black QB?

5 - Raymond Smullyan
The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes, 1979

6+4. Monochromatic chess. White to move.
Prove that a promotion and an en passant capture occurred

2104 - J. Lörinc
Phénix 34, Oct. 1995

2+9. Last move?
(a) Orthodox
(b) Patrol chess
(c) Isardam

8950 - René J. Millour
Die Schwalbe Heft 154, 08/1995

2+3. Last 6 single moves? (Martian Circe)

3509 - Caillaud, Michel
Problemkiste, 08/1994

9+16. Shortest proof game in 9.5 moves (Andernach chess)

3300 - Thierry Le Gleuher
diagrammes 113, 04/1995

8+9. Last 23 single moves? (Monochromatic chess)

F1489R - Juraj Lörinc
The Problemist, Sep. 1994

16+14. (Patrol chess) (a) Game score to whose 14th?
(b) Mate in 1 (who?)

3718 - Tschöpe, Jürgen
Problemkiste, 04/1995

16+15. Proof game in 3.0 moves (Dynamo chess)

404 - N. Plaksine
Europe Echecs 283, 07/1982
In memoriam Roger Diot

6+13. Reflex mate in 1

6 - L. A. Garaza
Thèmes 64, Jan. 1962
3rd Prize

12+9. (Maximummer) Mate in 2.
(a) diagram; (b) Pd5 -> c3; (c) Pd5 -> c2