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[Joost de Heer]

Here are the retro compositions from StrateGems 24 (Oct-Dec 2003)

R0108 - Dmitrij Baibikov
Dedicated to A.A. Troitzky and L. Ceriani
SSs1k3/BQRRPp2/Kr1bp3/1rPspp2/1Pp5/1p3P2/2P1P3/8 (13+12)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Can the position exist wihtout the possibility of en-passant?

P0132 - Robert Osorio, Jorge J. Lois
rs1qkbsr/ppp1ppp1/3p4/3b4/8/5P1p/PPPPP1PP/RSBQKBSR (16+16)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*R |*S |   |*Q |*K |*B |*S |*R |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| R | S | B | Q | K | B | S | R |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
SPG 6.5 (Koeko)   (b) Bd5->e4

P0133 - Cornel Pacurar
Dedicated to Paul Raican
1s3rk1/5p1p/4p3/pppp2p1/1P1P2P1/4P2q/P1P2P1P/RSBQKBSR (16+12)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| R | S | B | Q | K | B | S | R |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
SPG 11.5

P0134 - Robert Osorio, Jorge J. Lois
rs1qkbs1/pp1ppp2/2p2B2/7p/4P3/2PP4/PP2K1PP/RSSQ1B2 (14+13)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*R |*S |   |*Q |*K |*B |*S | . |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| R | S | S | Q | . | B | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
SPG 14.5

P0135 - Cornel Pacurar
rsb5/1p1pp2q/p4kpp/5p1K/7P/5P2/1PPPP1P1/RSBQ1BSR (15+12)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| R | S | B | Q | . | B | S | R |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
SPG 15.0

P0136 - Henryk Grudzinsky
rSbQ1b1r/4sk2/S7/7q/8/6K1/pppppppp/RSB2B1R (9+15)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|*R | S |*B | Q |   |*B |   |*R |

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

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

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

| S | . |   | . |   | . |   | . |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| R | S | B |   | . | B | . | R |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
SPG 15.0 (Mirror Circe)

P0137 - Pascal Wassong
1s4s1/1p3pp1/1p1Bp3/1kp5/3pP3/P3b1Pb/P1PPSPP1/RS1QKB1r (15+13)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

|   |*S |   | . |   | . |*S | . |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| P | . | P | P | S | P | P | . |

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

| R | S | . | Q | K | B | . |*R |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
SPG 15.5 (2 solutions)

P0138 - Reto Aschwanden
1k6/p2ss3/br1b1p2/qp5p/6P1/4p3/P1rPPP2/RSBQKBSR (13+13)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| R | S | B | Q | K | B | S | R |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
SPG 17.5

P0139 - Unto Heinonen
3k4/p2p1ppp/2s2s1r/2p5/1bb4P/q1P1P3/P1P1PPP1/RS1QKBS1 (14+13)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| R | S | . | Q | K | B | S |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
SPG 18.0

P0140 - Henryk Grudzinsky
RSbqk1sr/2p2ppp/2s5/8/8/S2P1SRr/3KbqPP/2BQ1Bb1 (12+14)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| R | S |*B |*Q |*K | . |*S |*R |

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

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

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

|   | . |*S | . |   | . |   | . |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
SPG 19.0

P0141 - Ryan McCracken
8/4kprs/b1s4r/1Bpp2p1/7b/1q2P3/PPPP1PPP/RSBQ1KSR (16+12)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| P | P | P | P |   | P | P | P |

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

| R | S | B | Q | . | K | S | R |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
SPG 19.5   Andernach chess

P0142 - Rustam Ubaidullaev
r1R5/s2ppp1p/bp4p1/qpp3K1/kP1PP1R1/b1P2PP1/s1R1S2P/rB2QS2 (15+16)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
SPG 30.0


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