From abrobecker at yahoo.com Thu May 7 05:15:40 2009 From: abrobecker at yahoo.com (Alain BROBECKER) Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 02:15:40 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Retros] Lengths records, again In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <958155.40465.qm@web56208.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Hi dear retro-fans, A new update was made to the lengths records in "last single moves" problems, with some new cutting edge problems by Dmitrij Baibikov. You can find it there: http://abrobecker.free.fr/chess/lengths.pdf Hope you'll enjoy. Best regards, Alain Alain Brobecker (abrobecker at yahoo.com) |_ _ _ |_ http://abrobecker.free.fr/ |_)(_|(_|| ) of Arm's Tech From joost at sanguis.xs4all.nl Wed May 13 16:03:33 2009 From: joost at sanguis.xs4all.nl (Joost de Heer) Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 22:03:33 +0200 Subject: [Retros] The problemist, May 2009 Message-ID: <4A0B2795.7080905@sanguis.xs4all.nl> First a composition with a very tiny retro element: F2724 - Anatoly Steposhkin 4k2r/8/4KQ2/6p1/8/8/8/8 (2+3) +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . |*K | . | |*R | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | . | | . | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . | K | Q | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | . | | . | |*P | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . | | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | . | | . | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . | | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | . | | . | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ s#5 K?ko, blackmax And now the real stuff: F2694v - G?nther Weeth Rs1k4/p1p1r3/3bp3/7P/4P3/P1P5/1P1PPKP1/2B1q2r (11+9) +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | R |*S | |*K | | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ |*P | |*P | |*R | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | |*B |*P | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | . | | . | | . | P | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . | P | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | P | | P | | . | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | P | | P | P | K | P | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | B | |*Q | | . |*R | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ -10 & #1 Anticirce Proca F2725 - Valeriu Petrovici K7/8/kq2S3/p7/8/8/8/8 (2+3) +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | K | . | | . | | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | . | | . | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ |*K |*Q | | . | S | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ |*P | | . | | . | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . | | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | . | | . | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . | | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | . | | . | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ -2b & ser-h#2 Pacific retractor (b) wBe6 F2726 - Klaus Wenda Bbr3b1/2B5/8/8/3rp2s/1q5k/6p1/4K3 (3+9) +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | B |*B |*R | . | | . |*B | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | B | | . | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . | | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | . | | . | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | |*R |*P | . | |*S | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . |*Q | . | | . | | . |*K | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . | | . |*P | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | . | | K | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ -4 & #1 Anticirce Proca F2727 - Bernd Gr?frath rsb1kb1r/ppp1pp1p/8/6p1/3Ps3/8/PPP1P1PP/2KR2BR (11+14) +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ |*R |*S |*B | . |*K |*B | |*R | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ |*P |*P |*P | |*P |*P | . |*P | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . | | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | . | | . | |*P | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | P |*S | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | . | | . | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | P | P | P | . | P | . | P | P | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | K | R | . | | B | R | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ SPG 9.5 White maximum F2728 - Paul Raican r1bqkb2/ppp1ppp1/8/R7/p7/3rP3/1PPP1PP1/1SBQK1SR (13+13) +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ |*R | . |*B |*Q |*K |*B | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ |*P |*P |*P | |*P |*P |*P | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . | | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | R | | . | | . | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ |*P | . | | . | | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | . |*R | P | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | P | P | P | | P | P | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | S | B | Q | K | | S | R | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ SPG 8.5 Annan Julius Sunyer (version Gianni Donati) 8/pppppp1p/8/5PS1/8/5PPP/P1S1P1rk/rb3Kss (9+13) +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . | | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ |*P |*P |*P |*P |*P |*P | . |*P | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . | | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | . | | . | P | S | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . | | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | . | | . | P | P | P | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | P | . | S | . | P | . |*R |*K | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ |*R |*B | . | | . | K |*S |*S | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ Add 2 white pieces for #1 Joaquim Crusats (after Julius Sunyer) 8/1pp1pp2/p6p/2p3P1/1S1SS2P/P3P2P/1p3SP1/1k2K2R (12+9) +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . | | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . |*P |*P | |*P |*P | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ |*P | . | | . | | . | |*P | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | |*P | | . | | P | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | S | | S | S | . | | P | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | P | | . | | P | | . | P | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | |*P | | . | | S | P | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . |*K | . | | K | | . | R | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ Colour two knights black for #1 R409 - Paul Raican (after J-C. Dumont & J.C. Gandy) 8/p7/kPP5/s7/1R6/8/7P/K5B1 (6+3) +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . | | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ |*P | | . | | . | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ |*K | P | P | . | | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ |*S | | . | | . | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | R | | . | | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | . | | . | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . | | . | | P | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | K | | . | | . | | B | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ -3 & #1 R410 - Ronald Turnbull & Mark Ridley r3k3/8/4p3/8/8/8/8/R3K3 (2+3) +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ |*R | . | | . |*K | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | . | | . | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . |*P | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | . | | . | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . | | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | . | | . | | . | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | | . | | . | | . | | . | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | R | | . | | K | | . | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ Castling rights? (a) Orthodox (b) Monochrome (a1->h1) (c) Kamikaze (d) Circe (e) Circe Parrain (f) Alice (board B empty) SOLUTIONS November 2008 ----------------------- R403: 1. f3 d6 2. Kf2 Bh3 3. gxh3 g5 4. Bg2 g4 5. Qf1 g3+ 6. hxg3 Nh6 7. Rh2 Rg8 8. Bh1 Rg4 9. hxg4 Nf5 10. Qh3 h6 11. Qxh6 e5 12. Rh5 Nh4 13. gxh4 f5 R404: I) 1. d4 g5 2. Bxg5 Bh6 3. Bxh6 d6 4. Bf4 Bg4 5. Bxd6 Bxe2 6. Bb4 Qxd4 7. Nxe2 Qf4 8. Nec3 Qc1; II) 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Bh3 3. Nxh3 g5 4. Nxg5 Bh6 5. Ne4 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2 Qxd5 7. Bb4 Qg5 8. Nec3 Qc1 F2683: -1. Kg3*Ph4[-bBh7,+bPh7] h5-h4 -2. Kf4*Bg3[-bBf8,+bBf8] B~-g3 -3. Ke4*Pf4[+bPf7] Rf5-e5 -4. Kd4-e4 and now: -4...Sa3-c2 -5. Kc5*Bd4[-wRf8,+bBf8] Be5-d4 -6. Ra8-f8 & 1. Ra7# -4...Se1/a1-c2 -5. Kc5*Bd4[-wQf8,+bBf8] Be5-d4 -6. Kb5-c5 & 1. Qb8# F2684: 1. h4 Nh6 2. h5 Ng4 3. h6 Nxf2 4. hxg7 Nxh1 5. gxh8=B a5 6. Bd4 Ra6 7. Bb6 cxb6 8. c4 Qc7 9. c5 Qxc5 10. Na3 Qxa3 11. bxa3 Kd8 12. Bb2 Kc7 13. Bh8 From retros at janko.at Mon May 18 15:04:23 2009 From: retros at janko.at (VIAGRA ® Official Site) Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 15:04:23 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Retros] DISCOUNT ID69098 74% 0FF on Pfizer Message-ID: <20090518190423.2FFEF61E72@mailwash39.pair.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From t.legleuher at hotmail.fr Mon May 25 19:17:39 2009 From: t.legleuher at hotmail.fr (Thierry LE GLEUHER) Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 01:17:39 +0200 Subject: [Retros] Messigny 2009 - retro composition contest Message-ID: Dear retro friends. This year, Messigny?s meeting will give place to a retro composition contest for which participations by Internet will be authorized. The subject will be given on Friday evening (the 29th of May), on the retro list and on Kotesovec web site. The compositions will be accepted until Sunday evening. A special address email will be creates for Messigny 2009. 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Evaluation: the problems will be evaluated as a balance of their thematic contents, originality and general quality. Please indicate the thematic moves in the solution. Closing date: june 30th 2009 Director: Jorge Lois Judge: Roberto Osorio Entries: to be sent to Jorge Lois indicating subject RO55JT. Award: the Award will be published simultaneously in Die Schwalbe and Orbit. The participants will receive a corresponding copy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best, Jorge Lois ____________________________________________________________________________________ ?Obt?n la mejor experiencia en la web! Descarga gratis el nuevo Internet Explorer 8. http://downloads.yahoo.com/ieak8/?l=e1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: