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1 - helpmate 7# 3 solutions with moa and grasshoppers

Moa Creeping knight, starting with a bishop step and then a rook step

Kotesovec, V.
2018

white Gh1 Kd7 black Gc7 Kd5 MOf4

h#7 3sol.(2+3)
h1, c7: Grasshoppers
f4: Moa

Solution

{

} 1.Kd5-e4 Kd7-d6 2.Ke4-f3 Kd6-e5 3.Kf3-g2 Gh1-f3 4.MOf4-e2 Ke5-f4 {
} 5.Kg2-h1 Kf4-g3 6.Gc7-h2 Kg3-f2 7.MOe2-g1 Gf3-f1 # {

} 1.Kd5-e5 Kd7-c6 2.Ke5-f6 Gh1-b7 3.Kf6-g7 Kc6-d6 4.Gc7-h7 Kd6-e7 {
} 5.Kg7-h8 Ke7-f8 6.MOf4-g2 Gb7-h1 + 7.MOg2-h4 Gh1-h5 # {

} 1.MOf4-d3 Kd7-d8 2.Kd5-c6 Gh1-b7 3.Gc7-a7 Gb7-d5 4.Kc6-b7 Gd5-d2 {
} 5.Kb7-a8 Kd8-c8 6.MOd3-b2 Gd2-a2 + 7.MOb2-a4 Ga2-a5 # {(note that on} 6.MOd3-b4 {, the move } Gd2-a5 + {doesn't mate because of} 7.Ga7-a4 ! {)

Two echo mates and a 3rd typical of the Moa.}

2 - 2# 3 solutions couscous circe with camel and grasshoppers

Camel kind of Knight but (1,3) instead of (1,2).
Couscous circe a captured piece is reborn on the original square of the capturing piece

Pachl, F.
2015

white Gb1c7f4 Ra6h5 Bd1 Sd5g7 Pd3e6 Kh7 CAe4 black Gh4 Pf3d2b2a4b5h6 Ba2b4 Qa3 Sc6 Kd6

#2 3sol. couscous circe(12+12)
b1, c7, f4, h4: Grasshoppers
e4: Camel

Solution

{

} 1.Rh5-e5 {would mate if there was not} Gh4*h7 {
and King cannot be reborn on h8 since it is not in "Rex inclusiv"

} 1.Gb1-b3 ! {(protect e6 and so threatens} 2.Sg7-e8 # {[A])
} 1...Ba2*b3[+wGc8] 2.Ra6*c6[+bSh1] # {[B] as c6 is controlled by the c8 Grasshopper
} 1...a4*b3[+wGb7] 2.Gc7-e5 # {[C] as d5 is controlled by the b7 Grasshopper
} 1...Qa3*b3[+wGd8] 2.CAe4-d7 # {

} 1.CAe4-b3 ! {(protect c6 and so threatens} 2.Ra6*c6[+bSh1] # {[B])
} 1...Ba2*b3[+wCAc8] 2.Gc7-e5 # {[C]
} 1...a4*b3[+wCAb7] 2.Sg7-e8 # {[A]
} 1...Qa3*b3[+wCAd8] 2.CAd8-a7 # {
} 1...Gh4-e4 2.Gf4-d4 # {

} 1.Bd1-b3 ! {(protect d5 and so threatens} 2.Gc7-e5 # {[C])
} 1...Ba2*b3[+wBc8] 2.Sg7-e8 # {[A]
} 1...a4*b3[+wBb7] 2.Ra6*c6[+bSh1] # {[B]
} 1...Qa3*b3[+wBd8] 2.Bd8-e7 # {

ABC-BCA-CAB cycle (Dombro-Lacny theme)}

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