The Retrograde Analysis Corner

23^rd RIFACE, Messigny, 2002

Awarded Problems

This composition tourney was held during the 23^rd RIFACE (an annual French meeting for chess composition enthusiasts) in Messigny, 2001. The tourney asked for "Alsatian".

Awarded by Michel Caillaud.

1 - Daniel Joffart & Claude Wiedenhoff
Messigny 2002
1st price

[B2bb3/p1p2p2/1P6/1PB2r2/2Rppp2/1p2kP2/4P3/2R1K3]

9+11. (Circe, Einstein, Alsatian) ‡2

[B2bb3/p1p2p2/1P6/1PB2r2/2Rppp2/1p2kP2/4P3/2R1K3]

Solution

2 - Thierry le Gleuher
Messigny 2002
2nd price

[8/1p1pp2K/4p1p1/8/PP2pPPp/PP2p2k/4P3/8]

8+9. (Circe, Alsatian) h‡4

[8/1p1pp2K/4p1p1/8/PP2pPPp/PP2p2k/4P3/8]

Solution

3 - Bernd Ellinghoven & Hans Peter Rehm
Messigny 2002
Dedicated to O. Ronat
Honorable mention

[4q3/8/p5rp/2p3B1/1rp1bn1p/pR1pkn1p/8/3K4]

3+15. (Anticirce, Alsatian) h‡2 a) Diagram b) Be4 -> d4

[4q3/8/p5rp/2p3B1/1rp1bn1p/pR1pkn1p/8/3K4]

Solution

4 - Christian Poisson
Messigny 2002
Recommendation

[r1bqkbnr/ppppp1pp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR]

16+14. (Einstein, Alsatian) Proof game in 4.5 moves

[r1bqkbnr/ppppp1pp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR]

Solution