No. 243, June 2010
14506 - Nikolai Beluhov, Henrik Juel, Andrei Frolkin
Die Schwalbe 243, June 2010
14+12. Last move?
[6n1/3p1P1b/5pnr/5KpQ/3P3Q/2PpNk1B/1Pp1RP1P/b1rB2R1]
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14507 - Werner Keym
3+7. White forces mate. Shortest complete solution?
[Deutsch: Wei?#376; erzwingt Matt. Kürzeste vollständige Lösung?]
[r3k2r/pp4pp/4K3/8/8/2Q5/8/2B5]
14508 - Werner Keym
14+8. Maze in 2 moves
[4Bk2/1p3P2/1R3P1N/N1pPpKpP/nB1p4/p1P5/1R2P1P1/8]
14509 - Guy Sobrecases, Michel Caillaud
13+12. Shortest proof game in 19.0 moves
[rnb1kbnr/p1p1pp2/4p3/8/6B1/P1PP1Q2/P2PKP2/1N1RR1N1]
14510 - Kostas Prentos, Mario Parrinello
14+12. Shortest proof game in 19.5 moves
[2bqkbnr/1ppppRp1/1p6/RB3K2/8/3P1QPP/P1PNNP2/2B5]
14511 - Silvio Baier
Dedicated to Nicolas Dupont
12+16. Shortest proof game in 29.5 moves
[1b6/1ppn2p1/2qk2b1/2rn2p1/1p4r1/2p1p1p1/1PP1P1P1/RNBQKBNR]
14512 - Bernd Gräfrath
11+14. Shortest proof game in 9.5 moves (Losing Chess)
[rn2kbnr/1p2pppp/2p5/8/2bq4/8/1P1P1PPP/1NBQK1NR]
14513 - Bernd Gräfrath
12+12. Shortest proof game in 10.0 moves (Losing Chess)
[2r1k1nr/p1p1pp1p/3p4/8/3n4/6P1/2PPPP1P/bNBQK1NR]
14514 - Wolfgang Dittmann
Dedicated to Günther Weeth's 75th birthday
11+9. -22 & #1 (Proca retractor, Anticirce)
[1kB2K1b/1PpP3P/1Pp3P1/2p5/2p1Pr2/5P1r/6NP/7b]
14515 - Alain Brobecker, Computer
12+4. Rotate the board for a legal position. Mate?
[kB6/R1P3p1/RKP2pp1/1PPP1P2/2PP4/8/8/8]
14516 - Nikolai Beluhov
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | K | S |*K | P | P | | B |*B | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
KSkPP1Bb (5+2)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | K | B | |*B | S | P | P |*K | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
KB1bSPPk (5+2)
At eye level and from two different directions, the pieces appear as shown. Pieces are only hidden by similar pieces (so behind a pawn, only other pawns can hide). Given that White may mate in one, reconstruct the position.
[Deutsch: In Augenhöhe und aus zwei unterschiedlichen Richtungen erscheinen die Figuren auf dem Brett wie dargestellt, dabei werden Steine nur durch gleichartige vollständig verdeckt. Rekonstruiere die Stellung mit dem Wissen, so dass Wei?#376; in einem Zug mattsetzen kann.]
[NOTE JdH: I removed the coloring of the squares in 14515 and 14516, because I believe they are unnecessary.]
[NOTE OJ: Modified German text and English translation according to Thomas Brand's mail on the RML, 27.06.2010.]