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h#2 Vertical Moebius

Gaspar J. PERRONE

white Pe4h2 Kb1 Rf3 black Pa6h5 Kg5 Rd5

h#2 Vertical Moebius(4+4)
b) ♜d5=♞

Vertical Moebius: to summarize, if the white king was on a1, it could go to h8 or h7.
. Similarly, if he was on a8, he could go to h1 or h2

Solution

{

a)

still look for

b) Cd5

same}

serial h#8 with Querquisite (or Ulysse)

Ian SHANAHAN

neutral Pa7 black Ka6 white QQb6 Pa4c5 Sa5c8 Kf3

ser-h#8(6+1+1)
b6: Querquisite
a7: neutre pawn

: black plays n moves so that white checkmates in 1 move
. : piece that captures the march of the piece on the file it is on
. examples : if it is on the a or h file, it is the march of the rook, c or f the bishop, etc...

Solution

{

Apparent Play :
} 1...a7-a8=nNQ # {
see the commentary below on the mat in real play

real play :
} 1.nPa7*b6 2.nPb6*c5 3.nPc5-c4 4.nPc4-c3 5.nPc3-c2 6.nPc2-c1=nNQ 7.nNQc1-d2 8.nNQd2-d5 + nNQd5-a8 # {
Very nice, in a8 the neutral Querquisite takes the Rook's march and thus threatens to capture the Ka6 (same if he goes to a7)
if he moves to b8, he captures the Knight's march with the same worry
and finally, if he captures c8, he takes the Bishop's march.}

h#2 Circe Take&Make Kobul Kings

S.K. BALASUBRAMANIAN &
Vlaicu CRISAN

white Pb2 Sd4 Bf1 Kf8 Rh1 black Pf2h4 Kh3 Bg2 Rh2

h#2 Circe(5+5)
Take&Make
Kobul Kings
2 solutions

: a captured piece is reborn on its native square if it is free, otherwise it disappears
. : when a captured piece captures (Take), it is obliged to make a complementary move without capture (Make)
. with the march of the taken piece
. : The King takes the march (and keeps it) of the captured piece of his side
. When it is a pawn that is captured, it resumes its normal march

Solution

{

} 1.Bg2*f1-g2[+wBf1][f8=rB] rBf8-g7 2.Rh2*h1-h2[+wRh1][g7=rR] Bf1*g2-f1[+bBc8][h3=rB] #{
Wonderful : Kh3 as Bishop has no square left !

} 1.Rh2*h1-h2[+wRh1][f8=rR] rRf8-f4 2.Bg2*f1-g2[+wBf1][f4=rB] Rh1*h2-h1[+bRh8][h3=rR] # {
Fabulous : the King transformed into a Rook has no square at all, neither on the 3rd row, nor on the h-file}

serial s=8 Exchange Circe

Klaus WENDA

white Pa6b7 Kf8 Bc5 black Pb6 Kb8 Ra8 Sd6e7 Bf6

ser-s=8(4+6)

: white plays n moves in a row to reach a position where he forces black to mate in 1 move
. : a captured piece is reborn on the square where the capturing piece started its move

Solution

{

} 1.Bc5-d4 2.Bd4*f6[+bBd4] {

} 3.Kf8*e7[+bSf8] 4.Ke7*d6[+bSe7] {

} 5.Bf6*d4[+bBf6] 6.Bd4-c5 {

} 7.Bc5*b6[+bPc5] 8.Bb6-a7 + Ra8*a7[+wBa8] {stalemate}

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