No. 45, Jan-Mar 2009
R0140v -
Ryan McCracken
StrateGems 45, Jan-Mar 2009
Dedicated to Paul Raican
![[8/8/8/8/8/8/3r4/B2r4]](R0140v.gif)
1+2. Add add wK, bK, 4wP, 2bP for a (6+5) Illegal Cluster
[8/8/8/8/8/8/3r4/B2r4]
Solution
P0236 - James
Soliman
StrateGems 45, Jan-Mar 2009
![[rnBqkBnr/p1pppp1p/6p1/1p6/2P1N3/3P4/P4PPP/R1bQKbNR]](P0236.gif)
14+16. SPG in 9.0 moves
[rnBqkBnr/p1pppp1p/6p1/1p6/2P1N3/3P4/P4PPP/R1bQKbNR]
Solution
P0237c - Michael
Grushko
StrateGems 45, Jan-Mar 2009
(This problem was misprinted: bSc3 instead of bBc3.
This is the corrected version.)
![[r1B1r1NR/pppn1p1p/2k3p1/r7/8/2b5/P1PQPPPP/rNB1KBNR]](P0237c.gif)
16+13. SPG in 9.5 moves (Masand)
[r1B1r1NR/pppn1p1p/2k3p1/r7/8/2b5/P1PQPPPP/rNB1KBNR]
Solution
P0238 - Henryk
Grudzinski
StrateGems 45, Jan-Mar 2009
(This problem was later found to be cooked)
![[r4rk1/pp1ppppp/8/2P5/8/5N2/P1P1PP1P/RB2K1BR]](P0238.gif)
12+10. SPG in 10.5 moves (Take & Make)
[r4rk1/pp1ppppp/8/2P5/8/5N2/P1P1PP1P/RB2K1BR]
Solution
P0239 - James
Soliman
StrateGems 45, Jan-Mar 2009
![[Q5nr/2pp1p1p/np4rk/p1b1p3/2b4K/NP3P2/P1PPPP1P/R1B2BNR]](P0239.gif)
16+14. SPG in 15.5 moves
[Q5nr/2pp1p1p/np4rk/p1b1p3/2b4K/NP3P2/P1PPPP1P/R1B2BNR]
Solution
P0240 - Thomas
Sawyer, Ryan McCracken
StrateGems 45, Jan-Mar 2009
![[rqknKb1r/R1pppp1p/5n2/P5p1/8/2N2P2/1PPP1PPP/2BQ1BNR]](P0240.gif)
16+13. SPG in 16.0 moves
[rqknKb1r/R1pppp1p/5n2/P5p1/8/2N2P2/1PPP1PPP/2BQ1BNR]
Solution
P0241 - James
Soliman
StrateGems 45, Jan-Mar 2009
![[3n3R/1ppk1p2/B2p4/B1q1p3/b1Q1P2P/bP1P2P1/1PP2P2/1N2K1Nr]](P0241.gif)
15+11. SPG in 17.0 moves
[3n3R/1ppk1p2/B2p4/B1q1p3/b1Q1P2P/bP1P2P1/1PP2P2/1N2K1Nr]
Solution
P0242 - Gianni
Donati
StrateGems 45, Jan-Mar 2009
![[rn1q1rnk/B1pppp1p/1pN2p2/5R2/P7/2P4P/1PP1P2P/1N2K1QR]](P0242.gif)
14+13. SPG in 18.0 moves
[rn1q1rnk/B1pppp1p/1pN2p2/5R2/P7/2P4P/1PP1P2P/1N2K1QR]
Solution
P0243 - Itamar
Faybish
StrateGems 45, Jan-Mar 2009
![[6nn/qbkr2b1/pppppppp/7r/7P/6P1/4P3/RN2K1N1]](P0243.gif)
7+16. SPG in 21.0 moves
[6nn/qbkr2b1/pppppppp/7r/7P/6P1/4P3/RN2K1N1]
Solution
