No. 232, August 2008
13819 - Alexander Yarosh
Die Schwalbe 232, August 2008
3+6. Add 14 pawns, 5 officers and both kings for an IC.
[r2n2r1/pp5N/5n2/8/8/8/R6R/8]
Solution
13820 - Guy Sobrecases
(Misprint fixed; in the printed version there was a wSg1)
16+15. Proof game in 11.5 moves. a) diagram b) Sd3->c3
[1krn2nr/pp3ppp/8/1qbppb2/8/3N4/PPP1PPPP/RNBQKB1R]
13821 - Jorge Joaquin Lois, Roberto Osorio
13+15. Proof game in 20.5 moves
[5bnr/p3pppp/1p1p1n2/2p2b2/6kP/P5Pr/KPPPPP2/RN1Q1B2]
13822 - Michel Caillaud
14+13. Proof game in 21.0 moves
[br3bnr/pk1p1p2/pq3p1p/6B1/3Q1PB1/7N/PP2PP1P/RN1K3R]
13823 - Silvio Baier
13+16. Proof game in 26.5 moves
[nb4n1/rppbp2p/4pp2/q2k3p/1r6/1p6/1PP1PP1P/RNBQKBNR]
13824 - Bernd Gräfrath
Dedicated to Wolfgang Dittmann's 75th birthday
13+11. (Losing Chess)
a) Minimal number of king moves? b) Proof game in 10.5 moves
[rnbqK3/p1pppp2/8/8/1p6/4P3/PPPP1P1P/RNBQk2R]
13825 - Dragan Petrovic
15+16. Shortest resolution (Circe)
[8/6p1/6P1/P1PPkPP1/1PRrqNpN/1PKpppBB/1npr1npp/4b1Qb]
13826 - Günther Weeth
Dedicated to Thomas Brand
8+12. -10 & #1 (Proca retractor, Magic square d7, Anticirce)
[N3b3/k1N1PPpp/P5Pq/1n1Kn2p/8/6P1/1p3b2/2rr4]
13827 - Klaus Wenda
8+8. -4 & #1 (Proca retractor, Grasshopper a2, Anticirce)
[8/8/PpK5/bp6/bP6/kr1Q4/qPR1B3/2r1R3]
13828 - Mario Richter, Thomas Brand
1+3. Last move? (Black to move, Isardam)
[8/8/8/8/8/5n2/5kr1/7K]
13829 - Werner Keym
Dedicated to Thomas Brand' introduction
Konstruiere ein Illegal Cluster mit möglichst vielen Steinen auf einer Geraden. Der von seinem Ursprungsfeld am weitesten entfernte Stein steht auf wei?#376;em Feld.
Construct an IC with as many pieces as possible on a straight line. The piece that's farthest away from its homesquare is on a white square.