[Retros] Christmas competition

Joost de Heer joost at sanguis.xs4all.nl
Sat Dec 15 11:50:29 EST 2007


Hello,

I found the following at
http://web.telecom.cz/vaclav.kotesovec/christmas_tourney.doc

Initiated by Michel Caillaud, a Christmas tourney is organized in
parallel to the International Solving Contest 2008. The theme chosen by
the judges is a fairy condition, created by Frederick H. Von Meyenfeldt:

ELLIUORTAP, (or Lortap Chess –anti patrol Chess-)

A piece can capture only if it is not controlled (by a piece of its side).

Example :
Frederick H. Von Meyenfeldt
Probleemblad 1989
8/3S4/3P1p1p/1K1p1P2/3kp1p1/4B1P1/2P5/s2S4
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
‡2 (8+7) C+
Elliuortap (Lortap Chess)

1…S~ 2.Kç4‡

1.Se5! blocus
1…S×ç2 2.Kç5‡
1…Sb3 2.Sç3‡
1…h5 2.Sf3‡
1…f×e5 2.Kç4‡
1…K×e5 2.Bd4‡

Other fairy conditions and pieces are accepted.
The « Elliuortap » fairy condition cannot be tested with Popeye, but is
implemented in Winchloé.
The controller is a happy user of Winchloé, and the composers are
welcome to send their problems to him for testing.

Send to the controller:
Guy Sobrecases : sobrecases at yahoo.fr

Section 1: Any problems but Retro and Proof-games. Judge: Jacques Rotenberg
Section 2: Retro problems and Proof-games. Judge Eric Pichouron.

Closing date : January 20th, 2008.

The awards will be announced at the end of the ISC, on January 27th, 2008.



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