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Reconstruction Problem:
White and Black have played just 4 moves each. What are they?



Regards, Paul

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Claustrophobic Problem:

Mate in 16



Paul

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1. Nf3 d5 2. Nd4 Nf6 3. Nc6 Nfd7 4. Nxb8 Nxb8

I knew this one

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Agoraphobia Problem:

Mate in 4



Paul

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Bishop Problem:

Mate in 2

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Originally posted by pulern
Agoraphobia Problem:

Mate in 4

[fenfen]

Paul

Illegal position

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Problem B:

Mate in 4

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Where is the illegal position heinzkat?

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Originally posted by pulern
Where is the illegal position heinzkat?
Agoraphobia (by Loyd right?) It is illegal because no pieces have been captured yet the pawn structure suggests captures have occured

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Yes it's Lloyd (1858) and actually called "The Arena"

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Originally posted by heinzkat
It is illegal because no pieces have been captured yet the pawn structure suggests captures have occured
All that have to occur is that White under-promotes 6 pawns in the "Bishop Problem"

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Originally posted by pulern
Reconstruction Problem:
White and Black have played just 4 moves each. What are they?

[fen]rnbqkb1r/ppp1pppp/8/3p4/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 0 5[/fen]

Regards, Paul
Dual: 2.Ne5 or 2.Nd4.

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Originally posted by pulern
Claustrophobic Problem:

Mate in 16

[fen]8/8/8/2p5/1pp5/brpp4/qpprpK1P/1nkbn3 w - - 0 0[/fen]

Paul
1.Kxe1 2.h3 7.h8N 11.Nxc5 14.Nxc4 16.Nxb3#


I prefer this one with Pc5 -> b5, making it dual-free.

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
Dual: 2.Ne5 or 2.Nd4.
Huh? Oh, really a DUAL. I thought you meant two solutions. But then 1... Nf6 and 1... d5 can be exchanged too. What kind of a PG is this 🙄

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Originally posted by pulern
Bishop Problem:

Mate in 2

[fen]5K2/8/3B3B/4pBp1/4BkB1/4pBp1/3B3B/8 w - - 0 0[/fen]
1.Bc3 (2.Bxe5) 1...e2 2.Bd2#


Not very economical 😕 "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with BishopS"

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