No. 226, August 2007
13431 - I.M. Reedes-Smith
Die Schwalbe 226, August 2007
4+14. h#4 (0.1;1.1...)
a) Diagram b) -wPd4
[r3k3/7P/3n1p1n/5Ppr/2bPpKp1/q1b1p1p1/8/8]
Solution
13450 - Alexander Kukush
7+8. Mate in one
a) DR and AP, PRA b) wPd5->d4 AP, PRA and DR
[4k2r/2pppp1p/5Q1P/3P1p1K/2N2P2/8/7P/8]
13451 - Eyjólfur ?#8220;. Eyjólfsson
14+12. Shortest Proof Game in 9.0 moves (2 solutions)
[2b1kbnr/p1pn1ppp/8/4p3/7P/8/PPPP1KPP/RNBQ2NR]
13452 - Michael Schlosser
16+16. Shortest Proof Game in 4.0 moves (Fischer Random Chess)
[bqnrnkrb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BQRKNRNB]
13453 - Klaus Wenda
2+8. Retract 3 moves; then mate in one (Anti-Circe Cheylan, Proca Retractor)
[n3k3/8/b7/8/3p3b/2B3p1/2rr4/4K3]
13454 - Werner Keym
3+8. Black to move. Last move?
a) Diagram b) wQb8=wRb8
[nQr1B3/1ppKpp2/kp6/8/8/8/8/8]
13455 - Werner Keym
3+9. Equal last move?
[nQr1B3/1ppKpp2/kp6/8/8/8/8/7q]
13456 - Bernd Schwarzkopf
9+7. Left: Equal last move? Right: Equal last move?
[6Nk/4pP1n/6KP/6P1/1P6/pk6/Nr1P4/Kn6]
13457 - Andreas Witt
3+16. Which move should black retract that leaves him with 80 possible moves?
[8/k1p3pp/p1Pp4/p3n1b1/8/rn5p/b4q1p/1r4BK]
13458 - Alexander George
16+14. Add the black king for h#2
[rnb2bnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/3NN3/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKB1R]
13459 - Frank Fiedler
What's the shortest game in which the black king (on g8) is mated by a pawn move?
13460 - Frank Fiedler
What's the shortest game in which white, starting with 1. e4, mates the black king (on a7) by a queen move to c7?