[Retros] The Problemist July 2010

[Joost de Heer]

R424F - Alain Brobecker, Thierry le Gleuher
pppp/P2s/pP1p/rP1r/PbPP/KBks (8+12)
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|*P |*P |*P |*P |

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| P |   |   |*S |

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|*P | P |   |*P |

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|*R | P |   |*R |

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| P |*B | P | P |

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| K | B |*K |*S |

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On which square of the original board is the white king? Shrink chess

R425 - Dragan Stojnic
r3k1S1/1ppppSpp/8/B2Q4/8/3P2P1/PPPrPpP1/2K2B2 (13+10)
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|*R | . |   | . |*K | . | S | . |

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

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

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| B |   | . | Q | . |   | . |   |

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

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

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

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| . |   | K |   | . | B | . |   |

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#4

F2831 - Vlaicu Crisan, Klaus Wenda
2s2s2/4RS1p/Q7/4Pk2/5b2/2P5/8/1b2KS2 (7+6)
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|   | . |*S | . |   |*S |   | . |

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

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| Q | . |   | . |   | . |   | . |

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

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

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

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

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

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-5 & s#1 Proca, Anticirce
b) Pc3->h2

F2832 - Alain Brobecker
Find unique Fischer Random Chess initial setup and games ending in
a) 4. Qc1xPc6
b) 4. Qb1xBf5

F2833 - Paul Raican
r1bqkbs1/3ppppp/p7/8/8/2K5/1PPPPPP1/R4B2 (9+12)
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|*R | . |*B |*Q |*K |*B |*S | . |

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

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

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

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

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

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| . |   | K |   | . |   | . |   |

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

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

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