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No. 12, Oct-Dec 2000

R0048 - Joost de Heer

StrateGems 12, Oct-Dec 2000

1+1. Add WK and 8 WP's for a 10+1 Illegal cluster

[8/8/3k4/8/8/8/8/1Q6]

Solution

R0049 - Andrei Frolkin & Andrei Kornilov

StrateGems 12, Oct-Dec 2000

12+12. Minumum number of single moves since the first move of Pa2?

[1b3K2/1PPprPQ1/1p2pRNk/1P3prb/6pq/5PRp/5PP1/8]

Solution

R0050 - Àrpàd Molnàr

StrateGems 12, Oct-Dec 2000

13+9. Last 10 single moves?

[2B5/p1pP1ppp/2Rpp3/2QP4/kPP5/PRp3N1/1B1K4/2N5]

Solution

R0051 - Gianni Donati

StrateGems 12, Oct-Dec 2000

14+5. A Tournament Director, following the official chess rules of the country in which the game above was played, properly ruled that Black could not resign. What country was it?

[8/6p1/4p1Pp/5B1p/5BPP/3QPkNP/1P2R2P/6KR]

Solution

P0065 - Mark Kirtley

StrateGems 12, Oct-Dec 2000

11+10. Proof game in 13.0 moves (2 variations)

[2q1kbnr/1p2p1pp/8/p7/8/4P2R/2PP1PPP/1NB2K1R]

Solution

P0066 - Jorge Lois, Julio Pancaldo and Jorge Kapros

StrateGems 12, Oct-Dec 2000

14+15. Proof game in 13.0 moves

[rnbqkbnr/p1ppp1pp/p7/8/1B6/2P1K3/Q2PPPPP/RN3BNR]

Solution

P0067 - Joost de Heer

StrateGems 12, Oct-Dec 2000

13+15. Proof game in 14.0 moves (2 variations)

[r1bqkb1n/p1p1p1p1/rn2p3/2p5/8/8/1PPPPPp1/RNBQKBNR]

Solution

P0068 - Mario Parinello

StrateGems 12, Oct-Dec 2000

15+15. Proof game in 15.0 moves

[rnbqkb1r/1p1ppp1p/5p2/Q1p2n2/2P5/1P6/1P1PPP1P/RNB1KBNR]

Solution

P0069 - Theodore Hwa

StrateGems 12, Oct-Dec 2000

13+15. Proof game in 16.0 moves

[kr4n1/pb1p1pp1/3p2p1/rp2p3/3n3P/Pq2P3/P1PP1PP1/RN1QK1N1]

Solution

P0070 - Paul Raican

StrateGems 12, Oct-Dec 2000

13+14. Proof game in 23.5 moves

[R5rR/2pn1pp1/2kp1p2/5bBq/3P1bB1/4PNr1/bPP2Pp1/R5KR]

Solution

P0071 - Unto Heinonen

StrateGems 12, Oct-Dec 2000

14+12. Proof game in 26.0 moves

[1b3k1N/5pNp/2Rpbn2/4N3/3n4/BPNP1r2/1n2P1P1/n1Q1qBKR]

Solution

P0072 - Unto Heinonen

StrateGems 12, Oct-Dec 2000

14+15. Proof game in 27.0 moves

[Qrb1kr2/RQ2pp1p/2q2n2/2nqb1B1/3pq3/N2PPQ2/4NPQ1/3BKR1q]

Solution

P0073 - Noam Livnat

StrateGems 12, Oct-Dec 2000

14+14. Proof game in 12.0 moves (PatCh)

[rnq1kbn1/ppp2ppp/8/3p4/8/5PKb/PPP1P1PP/1NBQ1BNR]

Solution

P0074 - Étienne Dupuis

StrateGems 12, Oct-Dec 2000

16+15. Proof game in 10.5 moves (Vertical Cylinder)

[rn1qk1n1/ppp2pp1/3pp2B/7r/P6p/R1PK3P/bPP1PPP1/2NQ1BNR]

Solution

P0075 - Étienne Dupuis

StrateGems 12, Oct-Dec 2000

14+14. Proof game in 15.5 moves (Vertical Cylinder)

[3r1b2/1k1ppppn/pp4n1/q4P1p/7R/P1PQ1b2/PPPBP1P1/2KR1B2]

Solution