[Retros] Phénix 120

[Thierry LE GLEUHER]

Dear retro friends
Here are the problem from the Phénix 120 issue (July-August 2003)
Your questions, solutions, cooks or remarks are welcome.
Enjoy with it.
Best Regards
Thierry LE GLEUHER

Phénix 120, July-August 2003

4301. J-M. CHOREIN
Rn2k2r/4p2p/1p2P3/1p6/6P1/4K3/P7/8
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
(5+7)   #6
Monochromatic Chess

4302. A. KISLJAK
nb6/krpppp2/1p6/RPN3p1/Qp6/qRP3P1/1PrPPP2/1K3B1n?
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
(13+14)
Release the position.

4303. A. BUCHANAN
8/8/8/8/5P2/PPPPPRP1/pppppPpB/brrbk1K1
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|   | . |   | . |   | . |   | . |

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| P | P | P | P | P | R | P |   |

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

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

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

|*B |*R |*R |*B |*K |   | K |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
(11+11) Dead Reckonning
(a) Last move? (b) - wRf3 + bPf3. Is the postion legal?

4304. A. BUCHANAN
rnbq1rk1/pppppp1p/6p1/8/8/3P4/PPPQPPPP/RN1K1BNR
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| P | P | P | Q | P | P | P | P |

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
(15+14) C+
SPG in 5,0 moves.
Before the last move : SPG in 4,5 coups ?


4305. (4044bis). D. INNOCENTI
rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/P5P1/1PPPPP1P/7K
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
(9+16) EINSTEIN CHESS
Remove a black officer and put in same place a white officer of the same
rank(10+15).
SPG in 12,0 moves ?

4306. A. BUCHANAN
Correct version in a next Phénix issue.

4307. J. DE HEER
3q2nr/ppp2pp1/2p1pkp1/2b2b2/8/1P4n1/1PP1PPP1/RNBQKBNR
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
(14+15) C+
SPG in 18,5 moves ?