Phénix

No. 113, Dec 2002

4133 - D. Innocenti
Phenix 113, Dec. 2002

1+1. Add 2 black Pawns for an Illegal Cluster. ("Echecs Fusils" - When a capture is made, the capturing unit is reborn on the square it just left)

[8/8/2K5/8/8/5k2/8/8]

Solution

4134 - W. Dittmann
Phenix 113, Dec. 2002

6+9. Retract 4 moves, the mate in one (Proca Retractor, Anticirce Ceylan)

[bb6/8/3P4/p1B2P1p/krn4p/7r/P7/2N1K3]

Solution

4135 - W. Dittmann
Phenix 113, Dec. 2002

5+7. Retract 11 moves, the mate in one (Proca Retractor, Anticirce Ceylan)

[k7/8/6pB/5P2/4N2n/2p1pP1r/7p/4K3]

Solution

4136 - M. Caillaud
Phenix 113, Dec. 2002

16+11. Shortest proof game in 9.0 moves (Circe)

[rn3kn1/1bpp1r2/2q1p3/6p1/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR]

Solution

4137 - N. Dupont
Phenix 113, Dec. 2002
Dedicaded to Andrew Buchanan

10+8. Shortest proof game in 10,5 moves (C+)

[r1b1k1n1/1p1p1p1p/8/8/8/8/3PP2P/RNBQKBN1]

Solution

4138 - D. Meinking
Phenix 113, Dec. 2002
Dedicated to Gianni Donati

14+13. Shortest proof game in 13.5 moves (C+)

[2kr1b1r/p1ppp1pB/1p3pp1/8/3P2R1/7b/1PP2PPP/1NBQK1NR]

Solution

4139 - D. Innocenti
Phenix 113, Dec. 2002
This problem was later found to be cooked.

12+15. Shortest proof game in 20.5 moves

[rnbq2nr/ppp2p1p/8/2Kpp3/1P6/3NN3/P1PPP1PP/Q1R3bk]

Solution

4139c - Didier Innocenti
Phenix 113, Dec. 2002

12+15. Shortest proof game in 19.0 moves

[rnbq2nr/ppp1pp1p/8/7K/1P1p4/2NN4/P1PPP1PP/Q2R2bk]

Solution