[Retros] StrateGems 14

[Joost de Heer]

StrateGems 18, Apr/Jun 2002, arrived in the mail today. Nine retro problems 
are waiting for you to be solved! Have fun!

R0092 - George P. Sphicas
8/2P1PP1p/P1k2PpP/1pP5/1p2p3/npp5/p7/4K2B (9+10)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| . |   | . |   | K |   | . | B |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
ssc#27 (Consequent series-selfmate)

R0093 - Andrew Buchanan
Bb1k1b2/bKp1p1p1/1pP1P1P1/1P6/p5P1/P7/8/8 (8+9)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
White to move (3bB). Last move? (Dead Reckoning)

R0094 - Kevin Begley
8/8/8/8/4n3/2nB4/7k/4KQPN (5+3)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
#1, Circe Parrain (Yes, there is a pawn on g1!)

P0096 - Dan Meinking
1B2kbn1/1pp2p2/3pp2r/5bpR/1P2P2r/6PR/2PP1PPq/1N2KBNQ (15+13)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| . | N | . |   | K | B | N | Q |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG in 15.0 moves

P0097 - Kostas Prentos
1n2k1n1/4pp1R/ppp3pp/3p4/2PP4/PPN1P1PP/3KNr2/8 (11+12)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| P | P | N |   | P |   | P | P |

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG in 17.0 moves

P0098 - Mark Kirtley
r2q1rk1/ppp1pp1N/B3R2b/QR1p2np/4P1p1/2PK1N1P/1P1n1P1P/2B5 (14+15)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|   | P |   |*N |   | P |   | P |

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

| . |   | B |   | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG in 18.0 moves

P0099 - Dan Meinking
5k1r/pp1pp2B/1bnr1ppn/2p2q1p/4Q1PP/R1P2P1N/PP1PP3/RNK5 (15+15)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG in 20.0 moves

P0100 - Gianni Donati
3k4/1pq1n1p1/1pp5/P2p2r1/3n1p1r/b1P2P1p/1p1P1PPP/R1B1K2R (11+15)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|   |*P |   | P |   | P | P | P |

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG in 23.0 moves

P0101 - Kevin Begley & Dan Meinking
Dedicated to Kostas Prentos
rnbqkbnr/pppNpppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPnPPP/RNBQKBNR (16+16)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*R |*N |*B |*Q |*K |*B |*N |*R |

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

|*P |*P |*P | N |*P |*P |*P |*P |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| P | P | P | P |*N | P | P | P |

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

| R | N | B | Q | K | B | N | R |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
PG in 8.0 moves, Equipollents Circe
b) c2->c3
--
Wartend auf einen schmerzlosen Tod           [Dornen]
Die Flammen der Hölle sind nichts            [Abigor]
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