No. 43, Jul-Sep 2008
R0146 - Barry Keith
StrateGems 43, Jul-Sep 2008
9+2. a) What result? b) Minimum number of prior e.p. captures? (Monochromatic chess)
[8/8/8/8/2P5/1B1P3p/P1RB1P2/1k2K2R]
Solution
R0147 - Klaus Wenda & Vlaicu Crisan
5+1. -6 & s#1 (Proca, AntiCirce Cheylan)
[8/Q7/5P2/5k1P/8/8/8/4KB2]
R0148 - Vlaicu Crisan
Dedicated to Klaus Wenda
3+4. -10 & #1 (Proca, Circe Assassin)
[rb2Nk2/8/n7/5N2/8/7K/8/8]
P0213v - Joost de Heer
(After J.J. Lois)
15+16. Proof game in 11.5 moves
[1nbq3r/rpp1nppp/kb1p1p2/p7/8/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR]
P0223 - Ladislav Belcsak
15+13. Proof game in 5.0 moves (Einstein)
[r2qkb1r/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKB1R]
P0224 - Andrew Buchanan
16+11. Proof game in 10.5 moves
[rn6/pp1p1p1p/5n2/6q1/6rk/8/PPPPPPPQ/RNBQKBNR]
P0225 - Andrew Buchanan
16+13. Proof game in 12.5 moves
[rnb1qb2/pppp1p2/4p1n1/8/7k/8/PPPPPPRQ/RNBQKBNR]
P0226 - James Soliman
12+12. Proof game in 14.5 moves
[2b3n1/1p1ppk1q/5p2/6p1/3P1r2/bPp5/2P1PPP1/RN1QKBN1]
P0227 - Roberto Osorio & Jorge Lois
14+14. Proof game in 16.0 moves
[rn1qkb1r/p1Bppppp/p7/8/2B1PP2/2nP4/PPQ4P/R2NK1NR]
P0228 - Enzo Minerva
In memoriam of Bobby Fischer
(This problem was later found to be cooked)
12+11. Proof game in 20.0 moves (Maximummer)
[r1bqk2r/ppp3pp/8/5RP1/4N3/5P2/PPP4P/1KB2BnR]
P0229 - Nicolas Dupont
13+11. Proof game in 24.5 moves
[rnbqkbnr/P1p3pp/P2RB3/5K2/R2QP3/2PP2PP/8/N7]