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1 - 2# anti-Kings with rose

Davaine, A.
2003

white Ka2 Pe2f3f4h5 Bf6g8 Rh6b1c1h8 Qh2 black Kb7 Pc2e3h3 Ra1 Bg7 ROg1

#2 Anti-Kings(12+7)
󼎝g1: Rose

: Each King must always be observed by at least an opponent's unit and is checkmated when it can no longer be observed.
: moves along an octagon (not regular, but harmonious), each side of which is a Knight's move.

Solution

{

} 1.Ka2-b3 {illegal
} 1.Qh2-g2 ? ROg1*f3 ! {
} 1.Qh2*g1 ? h3-h2 ! {and } 2.Ka2-b3 {is impossible
} 1.Rh6-g6 ? Bg7-h6 ! 2.Bf6-b2 + Kb7-b6 ! {
} 1.Bg8-b3 + ? Kb7-c8 ! 2.Rh8-h7 + {display-departure-rank} Kc8-d8 ! {
} 1.Bf6-b2 + ? Kb7-c6 ! 2.Rh6-h7 + {display-departure-rank} Kc6-d5 ! {
} 1.Rc1-d1 ? {(or elsewhere on the first, threats} 2.Rb1-c1 # {display-departure-file} {)} 1...c2-c1=R ! {
Please note that any other promotion would allow } 2.Ka2-b2 # {ou} 2.Ka2-b3 # {
And finally} 1.Ka2-a3 ? ROg1*e2 ! {(} 1...ROg1*f3 ? 2.Ka3-b3# {)

} 1.Qh2-g3 ! {(blocus)
} 1...Ra1*b1 {illegal just like} 1...c2*b1=Q {
} 1...h3-h2 {(Rose now controls b3 via h3-g5-e6-c5) or} 1...ROg1*f3 2.Ka2-b3 # {
} 1...Bg7-f8 {or} 1...Bg7*h8 {or} 1...Kb7-b6 2.Bg8-b3 # {
no more } 2...Kb6-b8 {
} 1...Bg7*h6 {or} 1...Kb7-b8 2.Bf6-b2 # {
} 1...Bg7*f6 2.Ka2-b2 # {: wK remains observed.
} 1...ROg1*e2 {(checking wK and thus freeing up Rb1)}2.Rb1*a1 #

2 - serialh#3 4 solutions take & make

Caillaud, M.
2006

white Rb8g7 Pc7e7d5b3g3 Sc4 Kc3 black Kd7 Pf3f2

ser-h#3 Take&Make(9+3)
4 solutions

: After a capture, tribute must be paid to the captured unit by performing a movement without capture with the march of that unit.

Solution

{

} 1.f2-f1=Q 2.Qf1*c4-b6 3.Qb6*b8-d8 e7*d8-f8=Q # {

} 1.f2-f1=S 2.Sf1*g3-g4 3.Sg4-f6 e7-e8=S # {

} 1.f2-f1=R 2.Rf1-h1 3.Rh1-h5 e7-e8=B # {

} 1.f2-f1=B 2.Bf1-d3 3.Bd3-e4 e7-e8=R # {

Babson partially commuted.}

3 - serial 2# with bestiary 7 solutions

Bedoni, R & Luce S
2024

white Pc7d7g7h7c5c3e3 Kc2 black Pb6g6a2a4 Ka3 Zb8 GId8 Gc8 Mf8 EAh8 SCe8 KLg8

ser-#2(8+12)
🨽b8: Zebra
🨓d8: Giraffe
🨥c8: Grasshopper
🨼f8: Moose
🨻h8: Eagle
🨨e8: Beetle
🨐g8: Kangaroo Lion

: bouncer (2,3)
: bouncer (1,4)
: moves along the Queen's lines using a jumper behind which she lands
: Grasshopper forming a 45° angle with the jumper
: Grasshopper forming a 90° angle with the jumper
: Grasshopper making a Knight step from the jumper
: Lion with 2 jumpers

Solution

{

} 1.h7*g8=KL 2.KLg8-g3 # {
} 1.g7*f8=M 2.Mf8-b5 # {
} 1.g7*h8=EA 2.EAh8-b4 # {
} 1.d7*c8=G 2.Gc8-a8 # {
} 1.d7*e8=SC 2.SCe8-d1 # {
} 1.c7*b8=Z 2.Zb8-d5 # {
} 1.c7*d8=GI 2.GId8-e4 # {

Nature of promotion and that of the captured piece coincide.}

4 - h=4 with cachalot

Bedoni, R & Luce S
2022

white Pe6 Ka1 CAe7 black Pg4g2h2 Kg3

h=4(3+4)
🨷e7: Cachalot

: Runner Zigzag Cavalier-Fers

Solution

{

} 1.g2-g1=B CAe7-g8 {
} 2.h2-h1=R e6-e7 {
} 3.Kg3-h2 e7-e8=CA {
} 4.g4-g3 CAe8-e2 {stalemate!

Cae2 pins g3 & g1, Cag8 controls g2 & h3.}

5 - h#3 4 sol super-anti-circe PWC with lion

Storisteanu, A.
2022

white WLb3d1 black BLc8f1 Ke1

h#3(2+3)
super-anti-circe PWC
🨴b3, d1, 🨺b8, f1: Lion

: the capturing unit is reborn ad libitum on an empty square.
And in Circe exchange (PWC) : The captured unit is reborn where the capturing unit was located at the start of the capture move.

Solution

{

} 1.BLf1*d1-f7[+wWLf1] WLb3-g8 2.Ke1*f1-e7[+wWLe1] WLe1-e8 3.Ke7*e8-h8[+wWLe7] WLg8-a8 # ! {
But not} 3...WLg8-b8 + ? 4.BLc8-a8 ! {
} 1.BLf1*d1-b4[+wWLf1] WLb3-b7 2.BLc8-a6 WLb7-b1 3.Ke1*f1-a8[+wWLe1] WLe1-a1 # ! {
and not} 3...WLe1-a5 + ? {
} 1.Ke1*d1-d2[+wWLe1] WLe1-c3 2.BLc8-c2 WLb3-d1 3.Kd2*c3-a1[+wWLd2] WLd1-h1 # ! {
But not} 3...WLd1-g1 + ? 4.BLf1-h1 ! {
} 1.Ke1*d1-c3[+wWLe1] WLe1-b4 2.BLc8-c2 WLb4-b2 3.Kc3*b3-h1[+wWLc3] WLc3-a1 # ! {and not} 3...WLc3-c1 + ? {

Quadruple echo: the four corners.}

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