[Retros] Die Schwalbe 230, april 2008

[Joost de Heer]

This is the last issue where Günter Lauinger is the retro section 
editor. The new editor is Thomas Brand (t.brand at gmx.net).

13690 - George Teodoru
Dedicated to all German and Rumanian problemists
1b2k2r/Bpp1ppr1/BRp2p1p/1pS5/B7/1PR2P2/P1PP2P1/sK6 (13+13)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| B | . |   | . |   | . |   | . |

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
#5

13691 - Valeri Liskovets
4k2r/2pp1p1p/pp6/r1p5/8/P1B5/PpP1PP2/Rs2K3 (8+12)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
(a) h#3
(b) h#1.5 after the key of (a)

13692 - Robert Osorio
8/8/3P4/3pk1PP/1pp3p1/6Pp/2P2PPr/3s1RK1 (9+8)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
What was the position exactly 2 single moves ago?

13693 - Alexander Yarosh
8/3ppp1p/6bR/1p3PRQ/5pr1/2P2Pk1/2PPPrP1/6Kq (11+11)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Add a piece on h4, a knight on g7 and a pawn. Release the position.

13694 - Alexander Yarosh
8/3p1p2/1p3P1P/pP3p2/bp1P4/Q1krP3/RSRqrP2/BK1sb3 (12+13)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Add a piece and release the position.

13695 - Thomas Volet
SrRb1q2/QbR1pp2/BK3p1p/Pp6/pk3Ps1/3PP1P1/PP4P1/2B5 (15+12)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| . |   | B |   | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Release the position.

13696 - Dmitri Baibikov
2S1k2K/8/1p6/8/8/8/8/8 (2+2)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Add 2wR, wB, wS, bS, 7bP for an illegal cluster.

13697 - Klaus Wenda
8/pp6/1p2P3/1p2P2K/bP6/krQ4B/gPR5/R7 (9+8)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| R |   | . |   | . |   | . |   |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
-4 & #1, Proca retractor, Anticirce cheylan
(Grasshopper on a2)

13698 - Bernd Gräfrath
Dedicated to Thomas Brand for his 50th birthday
rsbqkbsr/pppppp1p/8/8/2BP4/4PQS1/PPP4P/RSB2R1K (14+15)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Proofgame in 8.5 (Köko) C+

13699 - Hauke Reddmann
Spiele eine möglichst kurze Beweispartie, in der Weiss und Schwarz 
symmetrisch spielen, wobie eine Lücke in der FIDE-Notationsregel E9 
aufgedeckt wird. Wie sieht die Schlussstellung aus?
Give the shortest possible symmetrical proofgame, which shows a hole in 
the FIDE notation rule E9. What does the final position look like?
(Fide rule E9 can be found at: 
http://www.fide.com/info/handbook?id=32&view=category)

13700 - Werner Keym
Konstruiere ein Illegal Cluster mit wKDTTL(5) und sK(1). Die Summe der 
Abstände zwischen den Steinen ist möglichst gross.
Construct an Illegal Cluster with WK, WQ, 2 WRs, WB (5) and BK (1). The 
sum of the distances between the pieces is to be as large as possible.

13701 - Werner Keym
Konstruiere ein Illegal Cluster mit wKTLSSSSSS(9) und sKL(2). Die 
weissen Steine stehen auf weissen Feldern.
Construct an Illegal Cluster with  WK, WR, WB, 6 WSs (9) and BK, BB (2). 
The white pieces stand on white squares.

13702 - Werner Keym, Bernd Schwarzkopf
Konstruiere ein Illegal Cluster mit wKDTLLBBBBBB(11) und sK(1). 
Möglichst viele Bauern stehen auf derselben Reihe wie der Randturm.
Construct an Illegal Cluster with WK, WQ, WR, 2 WBs, 6 WPs (11) and BK 
(1). The rook stands on an edge square; as many pawns as possible are to 
stand on the same rank as the rook.