[Retros] Discovered checkmate (8 bxa5#)

[Christoph Fieberg]

Happy New Year and many thanks to Otto for his excellent Retro Corner.

Here one contribution for the record hunt:

Discovered checkmate bxa5 (C+):
1.b4 a5 2.Ba3 Ra6 3.Qc1 Rc6 4.Qb2 Rxc2 5.Qc3 e5 6.Qxc7 Ke7 7.Qc4 Kd6 
8.bxa5#  (Christoph Fieberg)

Best regards,
Christoph



>Dear Retro Friend,

>

>First of all: A happy New Year to the retro community! One of my resolutions

>for this year is to update the Retro Corner more frequently. Lats start

>today:

>

>- Records in Retro Analysis: Shortest Pawn Mates in Proof Games

>   (compiled by Hirokaz Onoda)

>

>- Probleemblad, Nov-Dec 2006

>- Die Schwalbe, No. 214, August 2005

>- Die Schwalbe, No. 215, October 2005

>- Die Schwalbe, No. 216, December 2005

>- Die Schwalbe, No. 217, February 2006

>- Die Schwalbe, No. 218, April 2006

>- Die Schwalbe, No. 219, June 2006

>

>- New structure of the Retro Glossary

>- Glossary: Graphics

>- Glossary: Zebra

>- Glossary: Vizier (Vizir)

>- Glossary: Rokagogo

>

>Many thanks to all contributors on the Retro mailing list and to Hiro, who

>compiled the Pawn mate record list.

>

>Best Regards,

>

>- Otto Janko [mailto:otto at janko.at] [http://www.janko.at]

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>- will not have, nor do they deserve, either one." [Benjamin Franklin]

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