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1 - h#2 2 sol circe

Caillaud, M.
2012

white Qd1 Pb7 Ka1 black Qg8 Pc7 Sc6 Kf4
h#2 circe(3+4)
: captured unit is reborn on its native square if free

Solution

 

2 - h#2 circe

Rimkus, M.
2012

white Se1 Bf1 Kb3 black Pf2 Kd1
h#2 circe(3+2)
b) move everything one column left
Solution

 

3 - serial h#5 2 sol circe

Bakcsi, G & Zoltan L
2002

white Rh6 Ka2 Bb1e3 Sf1 black Pe5 Sd2 Kd5
ser-h#5 2sol.(5+3)
: black plays n moves in a row, after which white checks in 1 move

Solution

 

 

4 - h#2 exclusive chess with locust

Cheylan, Y.
2016

white Pa7f7 Kd2 black Pg4c2 Sf5f2 Bg3 Kf3 Lg1
h#2 exclusive chess(3+7)
🨐g1: Locust
: a mat is only legal if it is unique

Solution

 

5 - h#2 mars circe

Trillon, J.M.
1984

white Pe6 Ka6 black Pg3 Ke1
h#2 mars circe(2+2)
b) ♟g3-->d3
: to capture, a piece "virtually" passes through its native square if it is free

Solution

 

6 - h#2 2 sol couscous anti-circe

Tritten, P.
2016

white Qh4 Pc4 Kh3 Rg4 black Pg5f5d7d6c6 Sb7 Kc7
h#2 couscous anti-circe(4+7)
2sol.
couscous anti-circe : the capturing piece is reborn on the native square of the captured piece

Solution

 

7 - 9# with siren & marine mao

Tribowski, M.
2003

white Pd7d6g7c4f3g3h4 Se8f8 Bb3 Ka1 WMe6e1 black Bb8 Kf5 Ph7h5d4d3e3 SIc1 Rg8d8 BMb4
#9(13+11)
🨷e6, e1, 🨽b4: marine Maos
🨺c1: Siren
Siren : Queen capturing as a Locust

. : Mao capturing the unit during its rook step
. Reminder: the Mao is a creeping Knight doing a rook step, then a bishop step.

Solution

 

8 - losing chess

Beasley, J.
1997
(Après G. Evseev 1992)

white Sc2g1 black Pd3
losing chess(2+1)
: In losing chess, the aim is to lose all his units knowing that a capture, when it is possible, is mandatory.

Solution

 

9 - 2# functionnaries

Gockel, H.
2015

white Sc8c3 Rf8b3 Kb1 black Qe5 Pe6a4b5c6e4e3 Bg7f5 Rc7g3 Kd7
#2 functionnaries(5+12)
: to move (and a fortiori capture) a unit must be "observed" by an opponent unit

Solution

 

10 - h#2 2 sol isardam einstein

Harris, P.
2007

white Qc8 Kc6 Bc4 black Qf6 Rg4 Kg8 Be7
h#2 isardam einstein(3+4)
: It is illegal for 2 opposing pieces of the same kind to "observe" each other
. : a unit (other than the King) changes at each move into the unit immediately stronger in case of capture,
immediately less strong in case of no capture.

The bR is in check by the wQ, but not by the Bishop, which would become a R after BxK. Similarly, the wK is not in check by the bQf6
Solution

 

11 - inv 9# with Royal Grasshoppers

Turner, N.
2007

white Bf8 Rg3d8 white Royal WGd1 black Pd2 Bg6 black Royal BGg8
s#9(4+3)
🨟d1, 🨥g8: Royal Grasshoppers
: moves along the Queen's lines with the help of a sautoir behind which it lands
. : piece invested with royal prerogatives with the grasshopper march

Solution

 

12 - aidé 2# isardam

Smits, G.
2010

white Pe2 Sg2c6 Ra7 Kd8 Be8 black Bd5g5 Ke4 Qb3 Pf6 Sa8h1 Re5
h#2 Isardam(6+8)
b) ♘c6-->e7
Solution

 

13 - 2# with rose

Quah, J.
2015
Version J. Dupin & M. Kerhuel

white Bh7 Kg7 Qf6 Pe3 Sg1d6 Rh3d7 ROa4 black Sc4f8 Pg5h6e6c2c3 Be2e1 Rd1f2 Kg4
#2(9+12)
󼎜a4: Rose
: Rounded nightrider.
If there was nothing on d7 and f6, the Rose a4 would check through b6, d7 and f6

Solution

 

14 - h=12 2 solutions with nightriders hopper

Kotesovec, V.
2016

white NHh1d1a8e8f7 black Kg3
h=12 2sol.(5+1)
🨷h1, d1, a8, e8, f7: nightriders hopper
: moves like a Nightrider, but only with the aid of a sautoir,
behind which it lands at a knight's step
. For example, NHh1 controls f5 by passing by g3.

Solution

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