[Retros] Die Schwalbe Heft 195, June 2002
Joost de Heer
ildjarn666 at hotmail.com
Mon Jul 8 12:15:48 EDT 2002
This arrived in the mail last week. Have fun solving!
Joost
11519 - Andrej Frolkin & Andrej Kornilow
5K1N/1PpprP2/2p1pRQk/5pqb/5prb/6BB/3P1PPP/7n
+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
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8 . . . . . K . N 8
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7 . P *P *P *R P . . 7
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6 . . *P . *P R Q *K 6
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5 . . . . . *P *Q *B 5
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4 . . . . . *P *R *B 4
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3 . . . . . . B B 3
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2 . . . P . P P P 2
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1 . . . . . . . *N 1
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+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
Release the position!
11520 - Günther Weeth & Werner Keym
r1bqkb1r/1pppp1p1/5p1p/7K/8/8/4P3/8
+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
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8 *R . *B *Q *K *B . *R 8
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7 . *P *P *P *P . *P . 7
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6 . . . . . *P . *P 6
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5 . . . . . . . K 5
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4 . . . . . . . . 4
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3 . . . . . . . . 3
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2 . . . . P . . . 2
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1 . . . . . . . . 1
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+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
Add 2 white pieces in such a way, that
promotion of the black a-pawn is proven.
How many solutions?
11521 - Günther Weeth
8/4kB2/n2p4/K6Q/8/5p2/8/8
+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
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8 . . . . . . . . 8
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7 . . . . *K B . . 7
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6 *N . . *P . . . . 6
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5 K . . . . . . Q 5
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4 . . . . . . . . 4
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3 . . . . . *P . . 3
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2 . . . . . . . . 2
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1 . . . . . . . . 1
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+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
Shortest possible retro-stalemate?
(White starts the retractions)
11522 - Rustam Ubaidullajew
rnb1kbnr/4p1pp/6P1/pp1p2q1/4P1P1/1p5P/PP1P4/RNBQKBNR
+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
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8 *R *N *B . *K *B *N *R 8
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7 . . . . *P . *P *P 7
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6 . . . . . . P . 6
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5 *P *P . *P . . *Q . 5
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4 . . . . P . P . 4
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3 . *P . . . . . P 3
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2 P P . P . . . . 2
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1 R N B Q K B N R 1
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+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
Proofgame in 17.0 moves
11523 - Antonio Garofalo
rnbqkbn1/ppppppp1/8/8/8/6r1/PPPPPPPP/RNK1r1NR
+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
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8 *R *N *B *Q *K *B *N . 8
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7 *P *P *P *P *P *P *P . 7
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6 . . . . . . . . 6
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5 . . . . . . . . 5
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4 . . . . . . . . 4
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3 . . . . . . *R . 3
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2 P P P P P P P P 2
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1 R N K . *R . N R 1
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+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
Proofgame in 11.0 moves (Circe)
11524 - Wolfgang Dittmann
6Rk/7b/6P1/1P3N2/5P2/8/3P1P1P/R1B1K3
+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
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8 . . . . . . R *K 8
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7 . . . . . . . *B 7
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6 . . . . . . P . 6
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5 . P . . . N . . 5
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4 . . . . . P . . 4
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3 . . . . . . . . 3
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2 . . . P . P . P 2
| |
| |
1 R . B . K . . . 1
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+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
Retract 4 halfmoves for a s#1, Proca Retractor,
AntiCirce Cheylan
11525 - Wolfgang Betzen
1nBb4/2k5/2P1QP2/2KpP3/8/8/8/8
+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
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8 . *N B *B . . . . 8
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7 . . *K . . . . . 7
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6 . . P . Q P . . 6
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5 . . K *P P . . . 5
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4 . . . . . . . . 4
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3 . . . . . . . . 3
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2 . . . . . . . . 2
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1 . . . . . . . . 1
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+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
Mate in how many moves?
11526 - Wolfgang Betzen
8/8/4RPB1/5p2/8/1PPkN3/4N1Q1/R1K5
+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
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8 . . . . . . . . 8
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7 . . . . . . . . 7
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6 . . . . R P B . 6
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5 . . . . . *P . . 5
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4 . . . . . . . . 4
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3 . P P *K N . . . 3
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2 . . . . N . Q . 2
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1 R . K . . . . . 1
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+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
Mate in 1/2 moves.
11527 - Alexander Jarosch
2qrrkb1/K1pppr1B/p3NPRQ/5pRp/P5p1/3P4/1PP1PP1P/8
+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
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8 . . *Q *R *R *K *B . 8
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7 K . *P *P *P *R . B 7
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6 *P . . . N P R Q 6
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5 . . . . . *P R *P 5
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4 P . . . . . *P . 4
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3 . . . P . . . . 3
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2 . P P . P P . P 2
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1 . . . . . . . . 1
| |
+---a---b---c---d---e---f---g---h---+
Release the position.
--
I'm sitting here alone in darkness, waiting to be free [ Solitude ]
Lonely and forlorn I'm crying [Candlemass]
I long for my time to come, death means just life
Please let me die in solitude
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