[Retros] Traditional Christmas Contest of Stuttgarter Zeitung

[Jens Guballa]

Hi,

The traditional Christmas Contest of Stuttgarter Zeitung (newspaper)
has been published by Harald Keilhack.

Find below my translation of the riddles. The German version is online
as well here: http://www.kaniaverlag.de/htm/Weihnachts2014.html

The following prices are drawn by lot among all participants solving A
and B correctly:

 * an Apple iPod Touch
 * a Falk Navigation System
 * an Apple iPod Nano

Senders with correct solutions of all 4 problems will get book price. 

Pay attention to preserve a legal position with each retraction and
check if more than one solution exists.

A: Werner Keym
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   | n |   |   | B |   | n |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| b | p |   | p | p |   |   | b |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |   |   | P | k |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   | p |   |   | q |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   | p | K |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   | r |   |   |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   | B |   |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
[1n2B1n1/bp1pp2b/6Pk/1p2q3/8/2pK4/1r6/2B5]
Last two moves?


B: Günther Weeth
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|   |   |   |   | k |   |   | r |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   | p | p |   | p |   | p |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| p |   |   |   | P |   |   | P |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |   |   | P |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |   | P |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| B | R |   |   | P |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   | K |   |   |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
[4k2r/1pp1p1p1/p3P2P/8/6P1/5P2/BR2P3/1K6]
White retracts one move. Then checkmate in two moves.


C: Klaus Wenda
This composition is cooked and has been withdrawn by the author.


D: Hommage
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   | b |   |   | N | r | N |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   | p |   | p | Q |   | p | K |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   | p | P | p | b |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   | R |   |   |   |   | B |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| B | P |   | P |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| r | P | P |   | P |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| n | k | n |   |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
[2b2NrN/1p1pQ1pK/4pPpb/8/1R4B1/BP1P4/rPP1P3/nkn5]
White retracts a move so that the position of the diagram contains as
much promoted pieces as possible. 


E: Günther Weeth, Version
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| r | n |   |   |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| q | P | p | p |   |   | p |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| Q | B | p | p |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| b |   |   |   |   |   | N |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| r | k |   | K | P |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P |   |   | P |   |   | P |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P |   |   |   | p |   |   | b |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| n |   |   |   |   |   | B | N |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
[rn6/qPpp2p1/QBpp4/b5N1/rk1KP3/P2P2P1/P3p2b/n5BN]
Shortest resolution?


Send your solutions latest by 15th Jan. 2014 (postmark!) to:

Stuttgarter Zeitung (Schach) 
Postfach 106032 
70049 Stuttgart
Germany

Best regards
Jens