StrateGems

No. 20, October-December 2002

R0098 - Arpad Molnar

StrateGems 20, 2002

12+11. Last 9 single moves?

[1Rb5/1pRP2pp/1Nprp1p1/kP1p4/NpQB4/K7/P1P1P3/8]

Solution

R0099 - Wolfgang Dittmann

StrateGems 20, 2002

4+3. Retract 8 moves for a #1 (Proca-retractor, Anti-Circe Type Cheylan)

[8/2p2PP1/8/1p6/k7/2P5/8/4K3]

Solution

R0100 - Wolfgang Dittmann

StrateGems 20, 2002

5+8. Retract 12 moves for a #1 (Proca-retractor, Anti-Circe Type Cheylan)

[k6n/8/8/p1P5/p2p1p2/5r2/1N2p1NP/4K3]

Solution

P0111 - Kostas Prentos

StrateGems 20, 2002

15+15. Shortest proof game in 16.5 moves

[rnbqkbnr/ppp1pppN/3p4/7K/4P2B/2P3PN/P1PP1P1P/R2Q3R]

Solution

P0112 - Kostas Prentos

StrateGems 20, 2002

15+13. Shortest proof game in 17.0 moves

[rn1b3r/qppp1Bpk/3p4/2nK3p/6P1/2P2P2/PP1PP2P/RNB3NR]

Solution

P0113 - Dan Meinking

StrateGems 20, 2002

15+13. Shortest proof game in 17.5 moves

[n3k2n/p1p2p2/1p1p1pp1/4bq2/P7/7p/1PPPPPPP/NNBQKB1R]

Solution

P0114 - Nicolas Dupont

StrateGems 20, 2002

15+4. Shortest proof game in 24.5 moves

[r3k3/p6p/8/3PP3/2NPP3/2BPPK2/R1QPP2R/7B]

Solution

P0115 - Dan Meinking

StrateGems 20, 2002

12+14. Shortest proof game in 27.0 moves

[5rk1/r1bp2p1/1p1ppBpn/1n2p3/8/1P2PP2/N1P1PP1R/2KRqN2]

Solution

P0116 - Nicolas Dupont

StrateGems 20, 2002

16+12. Shortest proof game in 27.0 moves

[2bqkb1r/1pppppPp/p7/R1R3B1/P1P2PBK/2N3PP/1P2P3/3Q2N1]

Solution

R0088cc - Thierry le Gleuher

StrateGems 20, 2002

8+9. Where was the white king's bishop captured? (Monochromatic chess)

[rn6/pp1p4/4p3/2p5/4P3/2P5/P4PP1/R1rk1RK1]

Solution

P0100c - Gianni Donati

StrateGems 20, 2002

11+15. Shortest proof game in 22.5 moves

[1q1k2n1/1p3p2/bpp3p1/3pQ1r1/Pn5r/2P4p/1PP2PPP/R1b1K2R]

Solution