[Retros] Update of the Retro Corner

Otto Janko otto at janko.at
Thu Nov 1 04:52:05 EDT 2007


Dear Retro Friend,

I'm pleaesed to infor you about a major update of the Retro Corner:

Retro Problems:

- Orbit, Jan/Apr/Jul 2007
- Die Schwalbe, No. 224, April 2007
- Die Schwalbe, No. 225, June 2007
- Die Schwalbe, No. 226, August 2007
- Die Schwalbe, No. 227, October 2007
- StrateGems, No. 13, Jan-Mar 2001
- StrateGems, No. 26, Apr-Jun 2004
- StrateGems, No. 27, Jul-Sep 2004
- StrateGems, No. 29, Jan-Mar 2005
- StrateGems, No. 30, Apr-Jun 2005
- StrateGems, No. 31, Jul-Sep 2005
- StrateGems, No. 32, Oct-Dec 2005
- StrateGems, No. 39, Jul-Sep 2007
- StrateGems, No. 40, Oct-Dec 2007
- The Problemist, May 2007
- The Problemist, July 2007
- The Problemist, September 2007

Glossary:

- Annan Chess
- Coucou Circe
- Equipollents Circe
- Duplex
- Equal Last Move
- Magic Square
- Michel Caillaud Christmas Theme (MCC Theme)
- Relay Chess
- Zero Position

Records in Retro Analysis:

- Last Moves Type A, B, C
- Last Moves Type D
- Article on Last Move records by Werner Keym (German Original,
English Translation) taken from Die Schwalbe, issue 225,
June 2007, P.143-145
- Equal Last Move Records
- Shortest Proof Games ending in a Knight Mate
- Shortest Proof Games ending in a Double Mate by a Knight
- Shortest Proof Games ending in a Switchback after Castling
- April 14th, 2007

Many, many thanks to Joost, who provided most of the new Retro problems; and
to Werner Keym, Mario Richter, Roberto Raosorio and Hirokaz Onoda for
contributing the record lists.

Best Regards,

- Otto Janko [mailto:otto at janko.at] [http://www.janko.at]
-- Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security,
- will not have, nor do they deserve, either one." [Benjamin Franklin]




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