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[Courtenay Footman]

By the way, thank you for posting these. I am not fond of SPG's, and prefer
retros like this one.  I think I got it: c3, f3, c4, b6.

On Sat, 17 Aug 2002, Joost de Heer wrote:


>

> 3948 - M. Caillaud

> 5Bb1/1pp1p2p/4p2k/8/1Kp2P2/2P3P1/2PP1PP1/8

> +---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+

> |                                   |

> 8   .   .   .   .   .   B  -B   .   8

> |                                   |

> 7   .  -P  -P   .  -P   .   .  -P   7 Last move f8=B+.

> |                                   | Both on board bishops promoted

> 6   .   .   .   .  -P   .   .  -K   6

> |                                   | Black QB captured on f3, after white

> 5   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   5 pawn had reaached f7.

> |                                   |

> 4   .   K  -P   .   .   P   .   .   4 Black on board B promoted on b1.

> |                                   | Black KB captured on c3.

> 3   .   .   P   .   .   .   P   .   3 White has captured eight things, black

> |                                   | seven things with pawns.  All missing

> 2   .   .   P   P   .   P   P   .   2 pieces captured by pawns.

> |                                   | White KB captured on c4.

> 1   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   1 White QB captured on b6.

> |                                   | Black g pawn captured on own file, by

> +---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+ white h pawn.

> Where were the missing bishops captured?


White b pawn captures piece on c3.
Black moves f pawn to b2.  (four earlier captures, on e6, d5, c4, b3)
White a pawn captures piece on b3 and c4
Black promoted bishop moves from b1 to g8.
White a pawn captures piece on f7.
Black d pawn captures white piece on e6.
Black QB captured on f3, freeing white's KB.
White KB captured on c4.
White plays f8=B+

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