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#2 with camels

Fritz HOFFMANN
Die Schwalbe, 1975

white Kc4 Pd6h5 WCb7d1h1 Bh8 Sh3 black Pe5 BCh7 Kf5

#2(8+3)
🨷b7, d1, h1, 🨽h7: Chameaux

{

} 1.Bh8-g7 ? but 1...BCh7-e8 !{
} 1.Kc4-c5 ? but 1...BCh7-e8 !{
} 1.Kc4-b4 ? but 1...BCh7-e8 !{
} 1.Kc4-c3 ? but 1...BCh7-e8 !{
} 1.Kc4-d5 ? but 1...BCh7-g4 + !{
} 1.Kc4-b3 ? but 1...BCh7-e8 !{
} 1.WCh1-e2 + ? but 1...Kf5-g4 !{
} 1.WCd1-g2 + ? but 1...Kf5-e4 !{

} 1.d6-d7 ! zugzwang. 1...e5-e4 2.WCd1-g2 #{
} 1...BCh7-e6 2.WCb7-e8 #{
} 1...BCh7-g4 2.WCh1-e2 #{
} 1...BCh7-e8 2.d7*e8=WC #

#2 with camels and giraffes

Roméo BEDONI
France - RFA, 1984-1989
12th Place

white Qc8 Pe6d7 Kb5 black Ka7 BCf5 BGc4

#2(4+3)
🨓c4: Giraffe
🨽f5: Camel

Solution

{

Tries :
} 1.Qc8-a6 + ? but 1...Ka7-b8 !{
} 1.Qc8-b7 + ? but 1...Ka7*b7 !{
} 1.Qc8-c7 + ? but 1...Ka7-a8 !{
} 1.Qc8-a8 + ? but 1...Ka7*a8 !{
} 1.d7-d8=Q ? but 1...BGc4*d8 !{
} 1.d7-d8=S ? but 1...BGc4*d8 !{
} 1.d7-d8=R ? but 1...BGc4*d8 !{
} 1.d7-d8=B ? but 1...BGc4*d8 !{
} 1.d7-d8=WC + ? but 1...BGc4*d8 !{

} 1.e6-e7 ! zugzwang. 1...BGc4-g3 2.d7-d8=WC #{
} 1...BGc4-g5 2.d7-d8=WC #{
} 1...BGc4-d8 2.e7*d8=WC #{
} 1...BGc4-b8 2.Qc8-a6 #{
} 1...BCf5-e2 2.e7-e8=WG #{
} 1...BCf5-g2 2.e7-e8=WG #{
} 1...BCf5-g8 2.e7-e8=WG #{
} 1...BCf5-e8 2.d7*e8=WG #{
} 1...BCf5-c6 2.e7-e8=WG #{
}

#2 with Zebras

Jan MORTENSEN
Probleemblad, 1963

white Qd7 Pg5g4 Ke3 black Ke5 Zb8g8

#2(4+3)
🨽b8, g8: Zèbres

Solution

{

} 1.Qd7-f5 + ? but 1...Ke5-d6 !{
} 1.Qd7-d4 + ? but 1...Ke5-e6 !{
} 1.Qd7-e7 + ? but 1...Ke5-d5 !{
} 1.g5-g6 ? but 1...Ke5-f6 !{

} 1.Qd7-c6 ! zugzwang. 1...Zb8-d5 2.Qc6-f6 #{
} 1...Zb8-e6 2.Qc6-c5 #{
} 1...Zg8-d6 2.Qc6-e4 #

h#2 with Grasshoppers et Zebras

Unto HEINONEN
The Problemist, 2003
3rd Prize

white Kd3 WZe5 Bf6 WGg7 black Bb3e3 BGh2 Kh8 Pe2f2e6c6h4 Sa4 BZh1h6

h#2(4+12)
8(!!) solutions
🨷e5, 🨽h1, h6: Zebra
🨟g7, 🨥h2: Grasshoppers

Solution

{

} 1.BZh1-f4 Kd3*e3 2.BZf4-d7 WGg7-c7 #{

} 1.f2-f1=BG + Kd3*e2 2.BGf1-f7 WGg7-e7 #{

} 1.Bb3-c2 + Kd3-c4 2.Bc2-g6 WGg7-g5 #{

} 1.Bb3-d5 Kd3-c2 2.Bd5-g2 WGg7-g1 #{

} 1.Be3-f4 Kd3-d4 2.Bf4-g3 WGg7-g2 #{

} 1.Be3-b6 Kd3-d2 2.Bb6-c7 WGg7-b7 #{

} 1.Sa4-c5 + Kd3-c3 2.Sc5-b7 WGg7-a7 #{

} 1.BZh6-e8 Kd3-e4 2.BZe8-g5 WGg7-g4 #

h#2 with jokers

GS
2006

white Kb1 UUf2f7 black Ke4 Rd2e5 Sf5 Bg5

h#2(3+5)
2 solutions
☉f2, f7: Jokers

Solution

{

} 1.Bg5-e3 UUf7-b3 2.Rd2-d5 UUb3*e3 #{

} 1.Rd2-d5 UUf2-e2+ 2.Sf5-d4 UUf7*g5 #

#2 AntiCirce

Miodrag MLADENOVIC
The Problemist Supplement, 2005

white Pf5e4c3 Se6 Rd8c2 Kd3 Bg5 black Qh6 Pd5h4h7 Sb1 Ke5

#2 AntiCircé(8+6)

Solution

{

Tries :
} 1.Se6-d4 ? but 1...Qh6-b6 !{

} 1.Se6-f4 ? but 1...Qh6-f6 !{

} 1.Bg5-f4 + ? but 1...Ke5-f6 !{

} 1.Bg5-f6 + ? but 1...Qh6-c1 !{

} 1.f5-f6 ? but 1...d5*e4[bPe4->e7] !{

} 1.Rc2-e2 ? but 1...d5-d4 !{

} 1.Rc2-d2 ? but 1...Sb1*d2[bSd2->b8] !{

} 1.e4*d5[wPd5->d2] ! threat: 2.Bg5-f6 #{
} 1...Sb1*d2[bSd2->b8] 2.Rc2-e2 #{
} 1...Qh6-f6 2.Bg5-f4 #

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