[Retros] Die Schwalbe Heft 193

[Joost de Heer]

This arrived in the mail today. Have fun solving!

Joost

11407 - Andrei Kornilov
1N1b2B1/r1pRRP1q/p1pppKpp/5p1Q/5k2/5P1P/P2PPP1B/8 (14+12)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | N |   |*B |   | . | B | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*R |   |*P | R | R | P | . |*Q |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*P | . |*P |*P |*P | K |*P |*P |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |   | . |   | . |*P | . | Q |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |   | . |   |*K |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |   | . |   | . | P | . | P |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| P | . |   | P | P | P |   | B |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |   | . |   | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Mate?

11408 - Alexander Yarosh
nnb4R/bqrp2B1/krp4K/1p6/1PB5/Q3P1P1/P1PPNPNP/1R6 (16+11)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*N |*N |*B | . |   | . |   | R |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*B |*Q |*R |*P | . |   | B |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*K |*R |*P | . |   | . |   | K |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |*P | . |   | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | P | B | . |   | . |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| Q |   | . |   | P |   | P |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| P | . | P | P | N | P | N | P |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . | R | . |   | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Mate?

11409 - Werner Keym
Dedicated to Günter Lauinger for 25 year Retro-column
rq5n/BkppKpp1/pp1p4/1b6/1b3P2/8/3PP1PP/r6R (8+14)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*R |*Q |   | . |   | . |   |*N |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| B |*K |*P |*P | K |*P |*P |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*P |*P |   |*P |   | . |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |*B | . |   | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |*B |   | . |   | P |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |   | . |   | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |   | P | P | . | P | P |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*R |   | . |   | . |   | . | R |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
At least how many moves ago could white have castled?

11410 - Alexander Zolotarev
5bRq/1pp1p1Nb/4nppK/1P1p4/5P1k/5Pbb/P2P1PPR/6BQ (13+13)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |   | . |   |*B | R |*Q |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |*P |*P |   |*P |   | N |*B |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |   | . |*N |*P |*P | K |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . | P | . |*P | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |   | . |   | P |   |*K |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |   | . |   | . | P |*B |*B |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| P | . |   | P |   | P | P | R |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |   | . |   | . |   | B | Q |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Release the position (4 bB)
(a) white to move (b) black to move

11411 - Olli Heimo, Unto Heinonen
3n4/R1pppp2/1p2k2B/bN3rp1/N4n2/3B2Pb/r1PPPP1q/1KRQ4 (13+14)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |   |*N |   | . |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| R |   |*P |*P |*P |*P | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |*P |   | . |*K | . |   | B |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*B | N | . |   | . |*R |*P |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| N | . |   | . |   |*N |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |   | . | B | . |   | P |*B |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*R | . | P | P | P | P |   |*Q |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . | K | R | Q | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Proofgame in 24.5 moves

11412 - Kevin Begley, Michel Caillaud
8/1N6/8/1P6/k7/BN6/1P6/R3K3 (7+1)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |   | . |   | . |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . | N | . |   | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |   | . |   | . |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . | P | . |   | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*K | . |   | . |   | . |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| B | N | . |   | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | P |   | . |   | . |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| R |   | . |   | K |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
#1 (Circe Parrain)

11413 - Manfred Seidel
2RNQ3/1P1PPR1n/n1PkPp2/3P1P2/3KQP2/6N1/8/8 (15+4)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . | R | N | Q | . |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . | P | . | P | P | R | . |*N |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*N | . | P |*K | P |*P |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |   | . | P | . | P | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |   | K | Q | P |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |   | . |   | . |   | N |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |   | . |   | . |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |   | . |   | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Legalise the position by removing one piece, in such a way that a #1 is 
possible. How many solutions?

11414 - WolfGang Betzen
r3knR1/2B4p/4P2p/3RK3/8/8/8/8 (5+5)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*R | . |   | . |*K |*N | R | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |   | B |   | . |   | . |*P |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |   | . | P | . |   |*P |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |   | . | R | K |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |   | . |   | . |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |   | . |   | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |   | . |   | . |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |   | . |   | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Mate in how many moves?

11415 - Wladimir Chutornoy
8/8/8/8/8/2K5/8/k7 (1+1)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |   | . |   | . |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |   | . |   | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |   | . |   | . |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |   | . |   | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |   | . |   | . |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| . |   | K |   | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   | . |   | . |   | . |   | . |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*K |   | . |   | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Retract one black and white move for a #1. How many piece combinations are 
possible for the final positions?
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Wartend auf einen schmerzlosen Tod           [Dornen]
Die Flammen der Hölle sind nichts            [Abigor]
Verglichen mit diesem Leben
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