Die Schwalbe

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1 - P1182118
Frank J. Marshall
Marshall's Chess "Swindles" , p. 129, 1914
P1182118
(6+3) C+
#2 mit dem Sg6
1. f7 Kxg6 2. f8=S#
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Der gerade geschlagene wSg6 kommt durch die UW wieder aufs Brett und setzt matt; deshalb auch der wSb1.
Originalforderung: White mates in two - with the Knight at KKt6.
Motto: "A La Napier"
A.Buchanan: It's easy to make a miniature ideal mate version of this cheeky problem, e.g. 8/6pk/3N1PN1/6P1/7K/8/8/8 but the charm of Marshall's original is the apparently pointless wSb1 (2020-10-21)
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Keywords: Joke, Constrained problem, Joke promotion (recycle wS), Phoenix
Genre: 2#
Computer test: Popeye v4.85. The only #2 happens to satisfy the constraint
FEN: 8/6pk/4KPN1/6Pp/7P/8/8/1N6
Input: Mario Richter, 2010-12-11
Last update: Rainer Staudte, 2022-09-01 more...
2 - P1268434
Charles Dealtry Locock
No. 2. Knowledge Volume 21, p. 24, 01/01/1898
P1268434
(4+4)
h#2 durch Schwarz
1. bxa8=sT! 0-0-0 2. Tc5 Le8#
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AZW: Weiß zieht und wird unter Mithilfe von Schwarz im zweiten Zug (Selbst)matt. Der sK hat noch nicht gezogen, hingegen hat der sT bereits gezogen. Schachjünger seid gewarnt, es ist ein arger Hereinfall!

Capriccio
James Malcom: Found the original sources!: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Knowledge/T59AAQAAMAAJ?hl (2021-01-02)
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Keywords: Joke promotion (t), Castling (sg), Joke
Genre: h#
FEN: r3k3/1P1b4/2nKP3/1R6/8/8/8/8
Reprints: 42 64 Schach-Scherze 1915
Arbeiter-Zeitung (Wien) 30/07/1933
Input: Mario Richter, 2013-04-25
Last update: James Malcom, 2021-01-02 more...
3 - P1325229
Charles Dealtry Locock
No. 1. Knowledge Volume 21, p. 24, 01/01/1898
P1325229
(6+3)
s#2
1. Tb7+! Kg7 2. fxe8=sS+! Sc7#
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Capriccio
James Malcom: Found the original sources!: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Knowledge/T59AAQAAMAAJ?hl (2021-01-02)
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Keywords: Joke promotion (s), Joke
Genre: s#
FEN: K3bk1r/P3RP1P/3Q4/8/8/8/8/8
Reprints: 41 64 Schach-Scherze 1915
Input: Mario Richter, 2016-09-14
Last update: James Malcom, 2021-01-02 more...
4 - P1372243
Gyula Breyer
Magyar Sakkvilag 1918
P1372243
(10+14) cooked
Gewinn
1. exf8=D+? Kxf8 2. Sd7+ Kg7! Remiss
1. exf8=sS+? Sxe6! Schwarz gewinnt!
1. exf8=sL+? Lf8-e7! 2. Sd7 patt
1. exf8=sT+? Ld8-e7! 2. Kxc7 patt
1. exf8=sD+! De7 2. Sd7 Dxe6+ 3. fxe6 Ke7 4. Sf5+ Kxe6 5. Lg4!
1. ... Le7 2. Kxc7 Dg7 3. Sxe4 Dg6 4. fxg6
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Cook: 1. exf8=D+ Kxf8 2. Kd7! Zugzwang!
Reprints: Outrageous Chess Problems, Burt Hochberg, Page 84

Superproblem.ru: http://superproblem.ru/archive/raznoe/S_umor-1.html (Most of the moves are taken from here)

chessstackexchange.com: https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/21489/how-likely-is-it-that-a-non-orthodox-promotion-is-optimal/26958#26958
James Malcom: How do you add in the author name exactly? It's Gyula Breyer. After about a month of not using my editing powers, here is the first problem I have chosen to enter in! I will be adding more joke promotion problems in here soon and classify them a little bit more. (2020-01-28)
Mario Richter: Fritz 6 gives
1. exf8=N+ Kxf8 2. Kd7 Ng5 3. Nc6 Bxe6+ 4. fxe6 Nxe6 5. Kxe6 Rg8 6. Nxd8 f5 7. Kf6 Rg6+ 8. Bxg6 hxg6 9. Ne6+ Ke8 10. Kxg6 f4 11. exf4 exf4 12. Nxf4
as a win for White (+7.44)
Can somebody with a stronger chess program find a better defense for Black? (2020-02-11)
James Malcom: It seems that 2. Kd7! is the one move that cooks this problem. The Black knight can’t move to release Black’s pieces as then Black will lose their bishop. 2. Nd7+ merely draws. (2020-02-12)
Peter Wong: Not only is there a cook, but the intention doesn't seem to work either. If you manually set up the position after 1.exf8=black queen for the Stockfish engine, it finds no clear win for White. (2020-02-12)
James Malcom: Well in the intention, if 1... Be7? then 2. Kc7 Qg7 3. Nxe4 Qg2 4. Nd6+ Kf8 5. Nd7+ Kg7 6. Ne8#. It's only after 1... Qe7 2. Nd7 Qex6 3. fxe6 Ke7 does it become a draw. It seems that all known tasks with White promoting to a Black queen are cooked. It should not be surprising, but it is indeed sad. Not even Bengston's draw study P1372297 is correct. It shouldn't be to hard to make a new, correct draw study, whether or not it's based on Bengston's work, but now a winning one seems further elusive as this seems to be the only way work of it's kind. (2020-02-13)
SP: After "1... Qe7 2. Nd7 Qex6 3. fxe6 Ke7" instead of a draw there is a mate in 5:
4.Sf5+ Ke6: 5.Lg4 Sd6,Sg5 6.Sc5+ & 7.Lh5+ or
4.-- Ke8 5.Kb7 (6.Kc8 & 7.e7) etc.
Did you perhaps mean 3.-- Le7? Breyer intended 4.Kc7: for that.
Further reprint: LXV p. 52 Boros / Lindner 1939 Anthology. (2022-05-17)
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Keywords: Joke, Joke promotion, Checking key
Genre: Studies
FEN: 1N1bknbr/2p1Pn1p/2K1Rp1p/4pP1B/p3p3/p3P1N1/P6P/8
Reprints: 102 Outrageous Chess Problems , p. 84, 2005
SuperProblem (Website) 08/08/2013
Input: James Malcom, 2020-01-28
Last update: James Malcom, 2023-09-04 more...
5 - P1374643
James Malcom
PDB Website 14/4/2020
“Egg Five”
P1374643
(5+2)
s#1
(-:
1. hxg8=sB! g7#
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Henrik Juel: Here the extra joke is that the (dummy) pawn can move (2020-04-14)
James Malcom: The newly born black pawn is not a dummy pawn, in my opinion. Unlike the dummy, it still has the right to move foward in principal. Since it is new and has never moved, it sill has the right to make a double-step if allowed, as in Horde Chess (https://lichess.org/variant/horde). (2020-04-14)
Henrik Juel: I see your point, James (2020-04-15)
James Malcom: Seems that Gerd might have missed including pawns promoting to opposite color pawns the new update. I'll email him tomorrow morning. With accordance to the rules, they have 4 first moves as a 7th rank pawn does. (2020-05-03)
Gerd Wilts: Promotions to pawns are now also supported. (2020-05-03)
James Malcom: Many thanks Gerd! (2020-05-03)
A.Buchanan: I had missed these 6 miniatures: they are terrific! Can I ask to replace Sg8 in this one with L so that it's not giving check in the starting position. I guess it's kind of crass though economical to replace with pawn! (2020-10-13)
A.Buchanan: Dummy pawns can in principle move imho: it's just that they're usually blocked by the edge of the board. If one was teleported somewhere else on the board by some mechanism, then they would just start moving. So completely different kind of animal from a dummy, which genuinely cannot move :D (2020-10-13)
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Keywords: Joke, Joke promotion, under-promotion (b)
Genre: s#
FEN: 6nk/7P/6PK/6PP/8/8/8/8
Input: James Malcom, 2020-04-14
Last update: James Malcom, 2020-06-02 more...
6 - P1375286
Andrew Buchanan
James Malcom

PDB Website 30/4/2020
P1375286
(6+3)
#2
(-:
1. dxc7ep! b4 2. c8=D,T#

R: 1. ... c8-c6?! and earlier c8=sB?!
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Supersession of P1380851

Superseded by P1380851

The 2018 FIDE laws state: "3.7.2 on its first move the pawn may move as in 3.7.1 or alternatively it may advance two squares along the same file, provided that both squares are unoccupied."

Hence Black's newborn 8th rank pawn, which has never been moved before, reserves the right to commence a double-step on its first move, and likewise White receives the right to capture it en passant as they do with a 7th rank pawn.
Henrik Juel: This un-dummy-pawn is like a pawn created on c8 by the Einstein condition
The retroplay looks wrong, what about 1... d8-d6!? 2.d7-d8=sB!? c6xYb5 (2020-04-30)
James Malcom: That makes much more sense Henrik. I have edited it accordingly. (2020-04-30)
A.Buchanan: You don't like Adrian's (: haha? What about :) then? In heraldic terms, it would be described as "regardant". See 270 on https://www.heraldica.org/cgi-bin/atlas.pl?12. I don't know the word for "non-regardant", which is the default direction for the head, e.g. most of the others on that page.
We could replace wBa6a7 with wSa6, but alas having the 3rd knight is non-thematic & distracting. The other thing I would've liked to do is empty b2 so the promotion is forced to be to D. Such a tiny problem should have precision promotion. Needs more thinking. (2020-05-01)
James Malcom: UPDATE: The position has been edited to have one less piece and a precise queen promotion. (2020-10-12)
A.Buchanan: There is dialogue here which is now orphaned by a change of diagram with new matrix. Suggest we revert to the older diagram and mark it superseded by a new PDB entry here (2020-10-12)
James Malcom: I agree-it is now done. (2020-10-12)
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Keywords: En passant as key, Joke, Joke promotion (b), Tolerated dual promotion (D/T), Promotion (D/T), Superseded by (P1380851)
Genre: 2#, Retro
FEN: k7/PN1N4/PKpP4/1p6/8/8/8/8
Input: James Malcom, 2020-04-30
Last update: A.Buchanan, 2022-09-18 more...
7 - P1375431
James Malcom
PDB Website 3/4/2020
"A Midnight Ride"
Gewidmet Gerd Wilts
P1375431
(6+5)
#3
(-:
1. cxb8=sT! Ta8 2. c7 Tb8,Lb8 3. cxb8=sT#

1. ... bxc6? 2. Dxc6#!
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An old idea of mine finally realized between 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM. Dedicated to Gerd Wilts for his initiation of the update that allows promotion to foreign pieces.
Henrik Juel: 1:00 AM, I guess
With 24 hour notation, between 24 and 01 (2022-02-26)
Henrik Juel: Nice double white promotion to sT (2022-02-26)
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Keywords: Joke, Joke promotion (tt)
Genre: 3#
FEN: 1qk1K3/bpP5/1pP1N3/1P6/2Q5/8/8/8
Input: James Malcom, 2020-05-03
Last update: James Malcom, 2022-02-26 more...
8 - P1375777
James Malcom
PDB Website 10/4/2020
nach Josef Cumpe
P1375777
(1+8)
Last two moves?
(-:
R: 1. 0-0-0# a7-a8=sT
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See P1234039
Henrik Juel: Missing Joke keyword, I guess (2020-05-11)
A.Buchanan: Curious that retro a7-a8=sT discomforts the animation still - maybe you should report to Gerd? (I trouble him with enough stuff already - don't want to be the only one emailing him! :-) (2020-05-11)
A.Buchanan: Maybe +sBe7f7 to refute R. ... e8=sK/fxe8=sK :-) Note this "cook" is actually prevented in the original. (2020-05-11)
A.Buchanan: Oops and a more major cook R: 1. Se8/g8-f6+ (2020-05-11)
James Malcom: This problem was only half-finished before I fell asleep. It’s fixed now. (2020-05-11)
A.Buchanan: Great! You could save another piece I think -sLg6, -sBf7, + sDf7. This also removes the obtrusive promotion (2020-05-11)
James Malcom: Yes, that is true. Position edited. (2020-05-11)
James Malcom: I see nothing wrong with fiddling if it improves economy. (2020-05-11)
A.Buchanan: If promotion to Bl unit is allowed, can’t Bl just have played e8xd7+ or g8xh7+? Can replace bPd7 with bR but eliminating bPh7 is more complicated. Need +wPh7 +bPg6h6. And also bRb7 to prevent discovered check by bPc8 prior to e7-e8=bK. I think that’s watertight now! :-) (2020-10-13)
A.Buchanan: The issue is that there are two or three levels of Bl promotion joke: this problem relies on the "basic" joke where black officers can be created. But where's the line to stop us promoting to Bl pawn or king? If we go that far, then a position like this 2kr3K/1r1r1qrR/7p/8/8/8/8/8 is required. Oh dear: sorry to have brought it up :( (2020-10-13)
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Keywords: Castling in the retro play, Promotion in the retro play (t), Rex solus (w), Joke, Joke promotion, Type C
Genre: Retro
FEN: 2kr3K/1p1ppqrp/8/8/8/8/8/8
Input: James Malcom, 2020-05-11
Last update: Alfred Pfeiffer, 2020-10-14 more...
9 - P1377604
John Derek Beasley
14 Variant Chess 20, p. 215, 1996
P1377604
(3+4)
White to play and win
Grashopper Chess
b) wBa7->b7
wDU,sDU=Grashüpfer
a) 1. a8=G#
b) 1. b8=sG! Gh8 2. Kf1 Gf8 3. Ge8 Gd8 4. Gc8 Gb8 5. Ga8#
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A.Buchanan: Why not sBh3 on h2, removing sTh2? (2020-10-21)
Arnold Beine: Then there is a solution in b) without joke: 1.Kf1 Ga8 2.bxa8=L#. (2020-10-21)
A.Buchanan: Thanks Arnold - I had a blind spot there, but knew there had to be a reason. In a), 1. a8=sG! also wins but not so quickly. More interestingly, I think b) 1. Kf1 Ga8 2. b8=Q! Gc8 3. Qxc8! wins the pawn or 2. ... Rg7 3. Gxa8+! R~ 4. Qb7++! Maybe someone can check this indeed win for White. (2020-10-22)
Arnold Beine: There is no need for checking 2.b8=Q!??, because Q-promotions are not allowed in Grashopper Chess. (2020-10-23)
A.Buchanan: Thanks so now we’ve found an explanation of why it is defined to be grasshopper chess! A lot of time and effort can be saved in chess composition if the default format is “no-cook chess” - a fairy format in which all unintended solutions and defences are by definition illegal! :) (2020-10-24)
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Keywords: Grasshopper Chess, Joke, Joke promotion (sG)
Pieces: du = Grasshopper (G)
Genre: Fairies, Studies
FEN: 6*2Q1/P7/8/8/8/7p/6*2qr/4K2k
Reprints: 6.2 51 Flights Of Chess Fancy 2009
Input: James Malcom, 2020-07-06
Last update: James Malcom, 2020-10-22 more...
10 - P1378636
James Malcom
Facebook 22/07/2020
P1378636
(9+5)
Promotion to king or queen, depending on location (-:
#2
1. h8=DK!
1. ... Lxc3 2. DKxf6xd4xb2#
1. ... Lc5, L~ 2. Lxe5#
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A.Buchanan: Hi James, tiny point. Does 1. ... La7 allow both 2. GKxf6xd4# and 2. Lxe5# ? Can this be fixed by shifting wBc7 to b8? (2023-07-01)
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Keywords: Draughts / Checkers (Englisch), Joke, Joke promotion (draughts king)
Pieces: ku = Draughts King (DK)
Genre: 2#, Fairies
FEN: 8/2B3pP/6P1/4p3/3b4/2P1p2P/4P1Bk/5K1N
Reprints: MatPlus.net Forum 22/07/2020
Input: A.Buchanan, 2020-07-31
Last update: A.Buchanan, 2023-08-11 more...
11 - P1378638
Joost de Heer
MatPlus.net Forum 25/07/2020
P1378638
(4+5)
Unknown Russian composer
Promotion to king or queen, depending on location (-:
#1
Joost de Heer: In russian draughts, a piece promoting to a draughts king may continue the capture as a king if possible.
Solution: 1. e7# (double check by e7xd8=DKxb6xf2/g1 and e7xf8=DKxh6xd2/c1). (2022-01-19)
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Keywords: Draughts / Checkers (Russian), Joke, Joke promotion (DR)
Pieces: ku = Draughts King (DK)
Genre: Fairies
FEN: 3n1n2/2p3p1/4P3/8/8/4kP2/4P3/3K4
Input: A.Buchanan, 2020-07-31
Last update: A.Buchanan, 2023-08-11 more...
12 - P1380523
Nels H. Nelson
760 Los Angeles Times , p. 30, 28/3/1937
"April Fool Joke"
P1380523
(9+5)
#3
1. gxh6ep+! Kxf7 2. 0-0xg1! Sf6 3. e8=sS#!
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28/3/1937-https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25408700/chess-by-herman-steiner/

"NELS NELSON

We have heretofore published many of Nelson's fine problems and should like to show any readers the more humorous side of his talent. This winter our distinguished friend is spending his vacation in Los Angles. It is with his kind permission that we are publishing this story and problem.

Nels Nelson, born in Denmark in 1871, emigrated to the United States when 12 years of age. He learned the moves of chess in Denmark and began solving and composing problems in 1894. He was chess editor of the Minneapolis State Chess Asccostion, 1911-1912, president of the Minnesota State Chess Asccostion, 19229-1930, and lives at Hopkins, Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis.

AN APRIL FOOL JOKE

A certain celebrated chess master, who we will designate as Mr. "X," while on in the provinces happened into a tavern which was the mecca of the village chess players. Mr. "X," very fond of practical jokes, conceived a plan of springing on one of the unsuspecting natives. Professing ignorance of the game, the champion of the club offered to teach Mr. "X" its intricacies. After showing Mr. "X' all of the moves with the exception of pawn promotion, pawn takes pawn, etc., and castling, the champion said the following: ""I have purposely omitted three of the maneuvers in chess, which to the beginner are somewhat difficult to grasp. They are pawn promotion-when a pawn reaches the eight rank it ceases to be a pawn but may but it may be converted to any piece on the board and assumes its function at once. It is thus theoretically possible to have as many as nine queens on the board at once, and so on down the line." The champion then went to explain the castling on the king and queen side and emphasized the importance of moving the king first. The act of pawn takes pawn "en passant" was then thoroughly explained and the actual game started with the champion giving odds of queen to Mr. "X," who proved to be a very apt pupil! Mr. "X" lost the first game in short order-walking boldly into a mating net. In the second game he gave the champion quite the battle and won the approbation of that was worthy. In the third game, the champion managed to trap Mr. "X's" queen but had to give up two pieces for it and saw that he had a lost game but continued on in the hope that his experienced opponent would make some mistake. When the game has reached the position in the diagram the champion was dumbfounded to hear Mr. "X" announce mate in three moves. "Impossible!" exclaimed the champion. "You should win, of course, but mate in three cant be done." "Well, if you have interpreted the move and rules correctly, I am certain I see a mate in three," said Mr. "X." "Of course I have interpreted the rules correctly, exclaimed the now irate champion: and I will lay you a wager of dinner for the members of the club that you fail to mate in three moves." "Done!" cried Mr. "X." By this time nearly every member in the club was watching the game with interest. Now, who won this wager? It will be shown in the solution April 11."

11/4/1937-https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25408721/chess-by-herman-steiner/

"SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 760 by N. Nelson: "April Fool Joke."

White: K. on K1 R. on Q7, and KR1: Kt. on KB7 and KB8: B, on QB5: P. on K7, KKt5, and KKt2, Black: K. on KKt2: R. on KKt1: Kt. on K1: B. on KKt8: P. on KR4. (Wh. 9: BL. 5.)

Many members of the club were very fine players and felt their champion would win. Curiously, most of them were pulling for Mr. "X," as the champion was somewhat of a braggard and if he won they felt they would be hearing about it for a long time. They were, therefore, keenly alert when Mr. "X" started to proceed the game. "My first move is pawn takes en passant," said the smiling Mr. "x." "Of course, I anticipated that move," replied the champion, "and I shall meet it with king takes knight." Oh well then I shall make for my second move, castle: taking the bishop," continued Mr. "X." "This move is according to your definition of castling, perfectly legitimate, as the king moves first, and the bishop being on the knight square, certainly is subject to capture." "Well," replied the champion, "I must say your interpretation is far fetched, but I will grant you even this point as I fail to see how you mate on the next move: you evidently overlook the fact that when you promote the pawn the king will be able to capture it. Of course, I am forced to interpose my knight and it is pinned, but the king will still be able to take care of that promoted pawn. " Well," smiled Mr. "X," "I shall, however, mate you by pawn to king eight, discovering check, as I shall claim a black knight for the promoted pawn, which, according to your interpretation of pawn promotion, is perfectly legitimate. You stated I might choose any piece on the board and, of course, as the black knight is the only piece that will mate, I naturally selected it."
Exit champion.

We are publishing the best solution sent in my Ladderite L. A. Post, incidentally only two others solved this April Fool Problem.

Problem 760 to complete the tale that Mr. Nelson started to what I believe to be the logical solution according to the rules given by the local champion.
1. White: Pawn takes pawn "en passant" check.
The local champion then captured the white knight reposing on his "bishop two."
1. Black: king takes knight.
"Now," continued Mr. "X" "I understand to quote you, the king moves firstl in castling."
"That is correct," agreed the champion.
Thereupon Mr. "X" executed the move in the prescribed manner by first moving his king to his king knight square and removing the champion's bishop and then setting his rook down on his king bishop square calling check.
The champion was nonplussed, for in stating the rules for "castling" he had failed to forsee a circumstance of this kind. He was forced to admit that, according to his own statement, such a move was possible But seeing in spite of this that it was still impossible to checkmate on the next move, he conceded the point and interposed his knight.
2. Black: Knight to king bishop three.
"Did you not say," resumed Mr. "X," "that in 'pawn promotion' you could reclaim to any piece on the board?"
"That is correct," conceded the champion, "but since you insist on taking me literally I might add that there is no "queen' on the board you may claim in one."
"In that case," stated Mr. "X," "I will be equally generous and present you with a 'knight.'"Whereupon Mr. "X" removed the pawn at king seven and placed a black 'knight' at king eight discovering checkmate to the champion's "king."
"Such a thing is impossible !" cried the outraged champion.
"Not at all," replied Mr. "X," "for according to your statement that "upon reaching the eight rank a pawn be converted to any piece on the board and assumes its function at once.'"
To this the other members agreed. So the champion held a dinner in honor of Mr. "X," the most apt pupil he had ever taught.

Respectfully yours,

L.A. Post
Seaman, First Class, U.S. Navy,
U.S..S Texas, San Pedro, Cal."
Henrik Juel: Some help is needed here, James
At least for me (2020-10-01)
A.Buchanan: Hi Henrik I am guessing it’s a cheatyface Valladao:
1. gxh6ep+ Kxf7 2. 0-0+ Sf6 3. f8=sS#
No proof for the ep, castling with capture and promotion to black officer (2020-10-02)
James Malcom: Bingo Andrew! (2020-10-02)
Henrik Juel: Even though I ought to stand by my fellow danish author:
This is a most crude 'joke' problem, especially the 'castling' with capture (2020-10-02)
A.Buchanan: It's kind of a running gag: three silly jokettes which do combine relatively harmoniously (2020-10-02)
A.Buchanan: 1. ... Kf6 allows a short mate, robbing White of the Valladao. 4nNbn/3RP1kN/8/6Pp/8/8/8/4K1bR is the best I can find, fixing the problem, and with less material (2020-10-02)
A.Buchanan: I was hoping that someone would spot that I have shifted a unit to h7 - i.e. the e.p. is even more Foolish :-) I claim it "improves" the problem because currently the e.p. *might* be legal :-) If this is too crude for some, then 4nNr1/3RP1k1/6N1/4P1Pp/8/8/8/4K1bR works. Note you need sTg8 to prevent 2. Sh8#, but wSg6 is blocking g-file, so wBg2 is still free to find other duties on e5. (2020-10-03)
James Malcom: Excellent improvements, Andrew! (2020-10-06)
A.Buchanan: Thanks James: do you think the one with Sh7 is excessively silly? (2020-10-06)
James Malcom: Yes, 'd say a bit too silly. (2020-10-16)
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Keywords: Joke, Valladao Task, Joke promotion (s), En passant as key, Castling, Checking key, under-promotion (s)
Genre: 3#
FEN: 4nNr1/3RPNk1/8/2B3Pp/8/8/6P1/4K1bR
Reprints: Los Angeles Times , p. 13, 11/4/1937
Input: James Malcom, 2020-10-01
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13 - P1380746
C. P. Carpenter
The Pittsburgh Gazette 25/12/1910
P1380746
(3+4)
White to play and win
1. g8=D! Gewinn!-See the attached story.
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Reprint: 1911: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25254295/the-royal-game-of-chess/ "Christmas Problems"

1910: http://www.chessarch.com/excavations/item.php?=a=1&source=Pittsburgh_Gazette_Times&date=1910.12.25

"The First Christmas Problem"

By C.P. Carpenter

The majority of chess players, familiar as they are with that form of chess joke called "Christmas Problems," may not know until they have read the following beautiful legend just how and when the custom originated nor, for that matter, may they be certain of it then, so cursed is this romantic age with belief.
In the Palace of the World, under the pagan line for December 25, was held the great feast of Brumalia. Upon an occasion of this festival, in the reign of the great King Eshamat, that monarch, his guests and vezers were assembled in the readiness for the festival and whilling away the interval at chess when a regged fakir approached the palace gates and craved admission from Elkanoj Bey, the sentry. That official surveyed him grimly.
"Have you got a card?" he asked with elaborate politness.
"I am a poor man, your excellency," replied the fak. "and the only card I ever had was the two-spot out of my pinochle deck,, but I am fearfully keen for my lunch and no harm, but only good. shall come to you see if you allow me to enter. I swear it as Allah sees it."
"Better beat it while Allah still see you." replied the sentry wearily. "He won't be able to see you if you stick around here long."
"I have traveled far, Effendi," replied the fakir, "and am weary. If the king phrase. I may be able to show him a wonderful play at chess. If he cannot solve it perhaps he may reward his slave with a seat at the banquet."
"In that case." said the sentry,"enter, and be your own usher. If you can get away with it, peace o you: and if noy peace to you."
Now the king fancied himself as a solver. and the fakir was well recieved when he had made known his mission.
"Know. Oh. King," said the fakir. as he set up the pieces, "that this position occured in a game between the great King Mahmud and my friend. Ali Bi, who had the white pieces, and it ran into this puzzling position with white to play, andd though it appears impossbile, netherless my friend Ali Bi did may and win this with one move. Now if his gracious majesty csn tell me how. I forfeit my lucnh: if not, I kick in at the festal board. Is it a bet?"
"You are somewhat shy on collateral,"" replied the kin: "netherless we will at least call it a bargain."

BLACK
(diagram)
WHITE

White to play and win

Long time did King Eshamat pore over the position without avail, while his company shifted about uneasily and the head cook cursed softly, but fluently in his mother tongue. Finally the king arose with a grunt of disgust.
"I pass," he said. 'What's the answer?"
'It was not in the bargain, your majesty," replied the fakir, "thay I should tell. only that your majesty should fail to find."
"Netherless?" said the king, "since we cannot solve, the problem it is our privlege to look in the appendix for answer. Selim, bring an ax."
"Pardon your majesty," cried the faki. "I will explain the mystery."
"I should be charmed," said the king drily. "What was the movr?"
"My friend Ali BI," replied the fakir, "pushed the pawm."
"But what did he call for?"
"He called for a drink but it didn't come," said the fakir, with a smile which didn't fit his face. "I hope it doesn't happen again."
"Quick fool." cried the kinh. "What piece did you call fo>"
"A queen, your majesty"
"But that woulld give stalemate."
"Even so, your majesty, "but it is also won. My frien, Ali Bi, is a weaker player and King Mahmad graciously offered odds of a draw."
King Eshamat sank into a chair and gezed at the faker. He shook himself, unable to rouse. He shook himslef again, but failed to fill. The fakir moistened his lips and glanced at the feast.
'You bargain, your majesty," he suggested timidly.
"True." said he king. "Salim, find this fakir a place at the feast."
"Very good, yout majesty," said the servant, "but the places are full. Where would it please your majesty I should put him/"
'Ah," said the king grimly, "just crack his skull and put him with the rest of the nuts."
James Malcom: In my view, since this has a story about a majesty, and give the board state, that 1. g8=K! would be a far better solution as I thought before I stumbled upon the source today. Sygyzy declares this a draw, even if -bPh2. =Q/R is stale, and =B/S+ is too weak and Black can fortress. =P does nothing of course, so king promotion is just right here it was for Goldilocks. (2020-10-17)
A.Buchanan: Thanks for typing this in, James, although I don’t really understand the joke. And if 1. g8=K how does Wh dislodge bK from g6/h6? (2020-10-18)
Henrik Juel: The joke seems to be that Black has agreed to accept stalemate as a win for White
If we disregard this, I agree that White cannot win with an extra king; it is easy to dislodge black king from g6/h6, but later White cannot dislodge him from g8/h8 (2020-10-18)
A.Buchanan: If the convention is dynasty, then promotion to a king turns both wKs into erlkings until one is captured. I think these can mate bK, no? (2020-10-19)
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Keywords: Joke, Kindergarten Problem, Miniature, Promotion key (K), Joke promotion
Genre: Studies
FEN: 8/6Pp/7k/7p/7P/8/7p/7K
Reprints: Hartford Courant , p. 15, 6/2/1911
Input: James Malcom, 2020-10-07
Last update: James Malcom, 2020-10-17 more...
14 - P1380852
James Malcom
Andrew Buchanan

MatPlus.net Forum 12/10/2020
after Josef Cumpe
P1380852
(1+7)
Last two moves?
(-:
R: 1. 0-0-0+ a7-a8=sT
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See P1234039 and P1375777
The joke here is that pawns may promote to enemy officers (but not to pawns or kings)
Henrik Juel: R: 1... 0-0-0+ 2.a7-a8=sT! (2020-10-12)
A.Buchanan: Maybe this is a moderate joke where we allow promotion to Bl officers, while son-of-P1375777 can be the extreme joke where promotion to any Bl unit is allowed (i.e. pawn & king too), including in the history of the game. What would Josef Cumpe think? :-) He and I are both dressed as clerics in out chesscomposers' blogspot pics: http://chesscomposers.blogspot.com/2012/08/august-16th.html. Perhaps he was a real one though? (2020-10-13)
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Keywords: Last Moves?, Joke promotion (t), Rex solus, Type C, Castling in the retro play, Joke, Promotion in the retro play (t), Castling (sg)
Genre: Retro
FEN: 2kr2K1/1p1p1npr/8/8/8/8/8/8
Input: A.Buchanan, 2020-10-12
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15 - P1380882
James Malcom
Andrew Buchanan

PDB Website 14/10/2020
after Josef Cumpe
P1380882
(2+7)
Last two moves?
(-:
R: 1. ... 0-0-0+ 2. a7-a8=sT
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See P1234039, P1375777 and P1380852.
The joke here is that pawns may promote to *any* unit (friend or enemy; officer, king or pawns).
Henrik Juel: R: 1... 0-0-0+ 2.a7-a8=sT
not 2.e7-e8=sK, because then sTa8 would have moved, and castling not allowed (2020-10-14)
A.Buchanan: Exactly, Henrik. Also: sB on 7th rank could retract to 8th rank, so we need sT instead (2020-10-14)
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Keywords: Last Moves? (2), Type C, Castling in the retro play, Non-standard material (tt), Joke, Joke promotion (t), Promotion in the retro play (t), Minimal, Castling (sg)
Genre: Retro
FEN: 2kr3K/1r1r1qrR/7p/8/8/8/8/8
Input: A.Buchanan, 2020-10-14
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16 - P1380896
Andrew Buchanan
MatPlus.net Forum 12/10/2020
P1380896
(13+13) C+
PG in 6.5
(-:
1. b4 g5 2. b5 g4 3. b6 g3 4. bxa7 gxh2 5. axb8=sS! hxg1=wT! 6. Txh7 Txh7 7. Th1
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The joke here is that pawns may promote to foreign units.
Henrik Juel: The testers probably do not work here, but this seems unique
1.b4 g5 .. 4.bxa7 gxh2 5.axb8=sS hxg1=wT 6.Txh7 Txh7 7.Th1 (2020-10-14)
A.Buchanan: According to Joost De Heer, WinChloe has a category “promotions adverses”, and under this, the problem is C+. Looking now for a full Homebase without utilising promotion to enemy pawn, which makes it too easy (2020-10-15)
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Keywords: Unique Proof Game, Joke, Joke promotion (sT), Homebase (w), Phoenix (s), Prenix (T), Impostor (sT)
Genre: Retro, Fairies
Computer test: C+ WinChloe
FEN: rnbqkbn1/1ppppp1r/8/8/8/8/P1PPPPP1/RNBQKB1R
Input: A.Buchanan, 2020-10-14
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17 - P1380941
Doug Brown
Chess Life and Review 8/1976
P1380941
(6+1)
#2
1. Tc7! Ke7 2. d8=sS#!
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Here's an illegitimate 2-mover for all you illegitimate problem lovers. Submitted by Doug Brown, Moorestown, NJ. Solution below.

(diagram)


(Incidentally, Doug, your mate position on 3 ranks does not need the King. Try again.)
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Keywords: Joke, Joke promotion, Miniature, Rex solus (s)
Genre: 2#
FEN: 3k4/3P3N/N7/4K3/B7/8/8/2R5
Input: James Malcom, 2020-10-15
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18 - P1380947
anonymous
Pittsburgh Gazette Times 19/3/1911
P1380947
(4+5)
White to play and what?
1. g8=sS##?!
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http://www.chessarch.com/excavations/item.php?a=1&source=Pittsburgh_Gazette_Times&date=1911.03.19

"OFFICER HE IS IN AGAIN"

A few weeks ago we publishd a problem by the late Russian master, Tchigorin, in which, owing to the wording of the rule at the time covering promotion, white played 1-P-Kt8 (black knight) and mate. Now one of the leading composers of this country (his name is withheld for his own good) sends us the following position. Try the same key move on this and note carefully the result. The effect cannot but bring a smile. Who was mated first?
Henrik Juel: 1.g8=sS is an illegal self-check (2020-10-15)
A.Buchanan: There’s a implicit notion of atomicity - a move somehow is indivisible. Otherwise one might argue that Bl is checked before the promotion part of the move etc. It’s interesting to peer over the edge once and see the impact of evaluating the game state before the move is finished. This is different from looking at a diagram and seeing that it’s illegal, and realising that a resolution is to think that one is mid-move (2020-10-16)
Mario Richter: Inspired by a discussion at chessgames.com (www.chessgames.com/player/sam_loyd.html?kpage=16) one could create a twin by adding a white rook on (e.g.) g1 ... (2020-10-16)
James Malcom: Thank you Mario for posting that Link! I was going to link it eventually, as that's where I found this wonderful twist on the, by then, already ancient and classic mate in one. (2020-10-16)
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Keywords: Joke, Joke promotion
FEN: 2q4r/2p1KRPk/7p/7P/8/8/8/8
Input: James Malcom, 2020-10-15
Last update: A.Buchanan, 2021-10-31 more...
19 - P1381267
James Malcom
(1) Mat Plus 21/10/2020
P1381267
(9+13)
#12
(-:
1. a8=sS! Sb6 2. cxb6 cxb6 3. c7 b5 4. c8=S b4 5. Sd6 exd6 6. e7 d5 7. e8=S d4 8. Sf6 gxf6 9. g7 f5 10. g8=S f4 11. Sh6 Sg5 12. Sg4#
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Keywords: Joke, Joke promotion (s), konsekutive Umwandlungen 4 (sSSS), under-promotion key (s)
Genre: n#
FEN: 7R/P1p1p1p1/2P1P1P1/2P5/8/1B1P1ppn/4prqk/4Kbnr
Input: James Malcom, 2020-10-24
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20 - P1381700
A. H. Bobbins
154 American Chess Magazine Vol. 1, p. 443, 12/1897
P1381700
(6+3)
=2 durch Schwarz

Black forces a draw in two moves
1. ... c1=wL!
2. Sb1 axb1=wL! Patt
2. Db1+ axb1=B! Patt
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James Malcom: I've added in the solution now. (2020-11-11)
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Keywords: Joke promotion, under-promotion key, konsekutive Umwandlungen 2 (LL, Lb), Dummy Pawn, Golden Age (Dummy Pawn)
Genre: Fairies
FEN: 8/P7/8/5B2/8/K1NQ4/pPp5/k7
Input: James Malcom, 2020-11-10
Last update: A.Buchanan, 2023-08-04 more...
21 - P1381916
James Malcom
PDB Website 14/11/2020
P1381916
(13+9)
s#11
(-:
1. h8=T+! Sh6 2. exd8=K! b3 3. a8=sS! b2 4. b8=sL! La7 5. e4 Lb8 6. e5 La7 7. e6 Lb8 8. e7 La7 9. e8=B! Lb8 10. Ta4 La7 11. Txa7 g4#
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A rather... complicated "joke."
A.Buchanan: If one allows promotion to sB (and there seems no reason to disallow it since promotion to pawn, king and foreign units are allowed) then the problem is cooked. There is no universally agreed notion of how a pawn can move if it starts on the first rank. Does it get a double hop, and if so on which rank? But the problem is unsound in any case. (2022-02-10)
James Malcom: That is if, yes. But I don't think this problem ought to be left as is: a demonstration of the levels of absurdity and tomfoolery old rules used to allow. Promotion to a piece of another color and dummies were loopholes, yes, but promotion to a black pawn was never included, not even implicitly. All pawns are pieces, but not all pieces are pawns. (2022-02-10)
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Keywords: Joke promotion (Ksl), Dummy Pawn, konsekutive Umwandlungen 5 (TKslB), under-promotion key (T), Excelsior white, Golden Age (Dummy Pawn), Illegal position (no wK), Joke
Genre: s#, Fairies
Computer test: Difficult to test at the moment because no engine allows both normal and adversarial promotion.
FEN: 2Rr2n1/PPpBP2P/1pP5/1N4pk/1p4Rb/6pP/4P1P1/1Q6
Input: James Malcom, 2020-11-14
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22 - P1384869
Charles Dealtry Locock
No. 3. Knowledge Volume 21, p. 24, 01/01/1898
P1384869
(6+4)
Remis
1. e8=sS##! Remis!
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James Malcom: The 3rd and final one of the trio: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Knowledge/T59AAQAAMAAJ?hl (2021-01-02)
Henrik Juel: Why is this considered remis?
Even when we accept that White may promote to a black officer, the prohibition of putting your own king in check is in effect, so the move is illegal (2021-01-02)
James Malcom: Henrik, that's precisely why it's a joke; they can have numerous meanings. as well.

The solution, on page 47, says this about it: "Both sides being mated simultaneously, the game seems a fair draw."

Compare to the later P1380947. (2021-01-02)
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Keywords: Joke, Joke promotion, under-promotion key
Genre: Studies
FEN: 2r5/2PkPR2/5K1p/1P2P3/8/8/8/1q6
Input: James Malcom, 2021-01-02
Last update: James Malcom, 2021-01-02 more...
23 - P1384929
John Augustus Miles
Sussex Chess Magazine 28/02/1883
P1384929
(10+4)
White to move, s#2
Black to move, Remis
a) 1. gxh8=sS! Sf7 2. Se5+ Sxe5#

b) 1. ... Dc8+ 2. Sf5 Dxf5+ 3. Kg3 Dxh3+ 4. Kf2 Df1+ 5. Kg3 Dh3+ Remis
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Originalforderung:
This Problem's thus enunciated;
And in the statement is no flaw:
White, with first move, can get checkmated;
Black, moving first, can only draw.

Das 'Sussex Chess Magazine' merkt dazu an: "There is a touch of brimstone about this. Strict disciplinarians had better not try it, if they value their peace of mind."
Und da keine Lösungen eingingen, wurde in der Ausgabe vom 14.03.1883 ergänzt: "... we will hint that, in the first part, White takes advantage of the lax wording of the law of promotion by claiming a black piece, and thus 'qui perd gagne'. The second part is plain sailing ..."
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Keywords: Joke, Joke promotion, under-promotion (s), under-promotion key (s)
Genre: 2#
FEN: 7q/6Pp/6kP/8/4rRKR/5NNP/2B5/7Q
Input: James Malcom, 2021-01-03
Last update: James Malcom, 2021-07-17 more...
24 - P1404281
Mikhail Mikhaylov
3 Shakhmatna Misl , p. 160, 10/1956
P1404281
(8+6) cooked
#2
1. d8=sS! droht 2. g8=S#
1. ... Sb7 2. Sd7#
1. ... Sc6 2. Te6#
1. ... Se6 2. Se4#
1. ... Sf7 2. Sg4#
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Cook: (found by Henrik Juel, 2022-09-12)
1. d8=sL! droht 2. g8=S#
1. ... Lc7 2. Sd7#
Henrik Juel: Popeye 4.61 finds no solution (2022-09-11)
Henrik Juel: Joke problem
1.d8=sL?? thr. 2.g8=S#
1... Lc7 2.Sd7# (2022-09-12)
Mario Richter: Does Henrik's answer show that the problem is cooked? (2022-09-12)
Henrik Juel: Yes, Mario (2022-09-12)
A.Buchanan: Could it be that bRb6 is meant to be on a6? (2022-09-13)
A.Buchanan: The point being that with bRa6, 1. d8=sL? La5! (not Lc7/Lb6 2. Sd7#/Te6#) So bishop promotion becomes a thematic try. (2022-09-13)
Mario Richter: I have access to the original issue of 'Shakhmatna Misl', so I can confirm that the black rooks are on a7 and b6. I checked some of the following issues to see, if there was a mentioning a of the cook and/or a correction, but without success.
Changing the cook 1. d8=sL! into a try would be nice, but I think the purpose of black Tb6 is to prevent the defense 1. ... Db3!, so unless I'm missing something, Andrew's suggestion doesn't work. (2022-09-13)
A.Buchanan: Thanks Mario - I didn't check enough. If further one swaps bQb8 with bRa7, and pushes wK to h2 further out of harms way, then I think the =S solution & =L try are sound: 1r6/q2Pp1P1/r4k1N/2N3R1/5p1P/8/4R2K/8 (2022-09-13)
James Malcom: Nice find, Mario; sweet fix, Andrew. (2022-09-14)
A.Buchanan: Thanks James. r7/q2Pp1P1/r4k1N/2N3R1/7P/8/8/4RK2 further saves a pawn and has better positions for the remote units. I suggest attribution is MM correction HJ,MR,AB. (2022-09-15)
A.Buchanan: Alternatively r7/q2Pp1P1/r4k1N/2N3R1/5p1K/8/8/4R3 economizes a wP rather than a bP. I don't know which version my esteemed co-creators would prefer to record this momentous achievement for posterity. I don't see a way to reach Meredith (2022-09-17)
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Keywords: Joke promotion, Joke, Superseded by (P1404422)
Genre: 2#
FEN: 1q6/r2Pp1P1/1r3k1N/2N3R1/5p1P/8/4RK2/8
Input: Mario Richter, 2022-09-11
Last update: A.Buchanan, 2022-09-18 more...
25 - P1404282
Mikhail Mikhaylov
2 Shakhmatna Misl , p. 160, 10/1956
P1404282
(6+1)
#2
1. a8=sS (Zugzwang)
1. ... Sc7 2. Sb8#
1. ... Sb6 2. Tc5#
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Henrik Juel: Popeye 4.61 finds no solution (2022-09-11)
SCHRECKE: 1. a8=sS!
1. ... Sb6 2. Tc5#
1. ... Sc7 2. Sb8# (2022-09-12)
Henrik Juel: A joke problem, I see... (2022-09-12)
Mario Richter: Sorry, Henrik, I thought you've learned from the past that I sometimes can't resist to present a little trap. I was sure you would detect that popeye finds no solution to this seemingy simple position, but I expected that you - knowing me - would conclude that there must be something more about it (even more, since I presented it at Weekend). So I hope you can forgive me my little joke ... :-) (2022-09-12)
Henrik Juel: No problem, Mario
And Michael saw the trick (2022-09-12)
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Keywords: Rex solus (s), Joke promotion, Miniature, Joke
Genre: 2#
FEN: 2B5/PN6/N1k5/1R6/1K6/8/8/8
Input: Mario Richter, 2022-09-11
Last update: A.Buchanan, 2022-09-13 more...
26 - P1404283
Mikhail Mikhaylov
1 Shakhmatna Misl , p. 160, 10/1956
P1404283
(4+5)
#2
1. Tf7 droht 2. gxh8=sT#
1. ... e1=D 2. gxh8=sT#
1. ... Se7,Sf6 2. g8=sS#
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Henrik Juel: Popeye 4.61 finds no solution (2022-09-11)
Henrik Juel: A third joke problem with two fake mates
No zugzwang, but the threat 2.gxh8=sT??# (2022-09-12)
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Keywords: Joke promotion, Joke
Genre: 2#
FEN: 6nr/R5Pk/7p/7P/8/8/K3p3/8
Input: Mario Richter, 2022-09-11
Last update: A.Buchanan, 2022-09-14 more...
27 - P1404422
Mikhail Mikhaylov
Henrik Juel
Mario Richter
Andrew Buchanan

PDB Website 17/09/2022
MM, correction HJ, MR & AB
P1404422
(7+6) C+
#2v (-:
1. d8=sL? droht 2. g8=S#
1. ... Lc7 2. Sd7#
1. ... Lb6 2. Te6#
but 1. ... La5!

1. d8=sS! droht 2. g8=S#
1. ... Sb7 2. Sd7#
1. ... Sc6 2. Te6#
1. ... Se6 2. Se4#
1. ... Sf7 2. Sg4#
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Henrik Juel: Try 1.d8=sL? thr. 2.g8=S#, 1... Lc7/Lb6 2.Sd7/Te6#, but 1... La5!
Solution 1.d8=sS thr. 2.g8=S#, 1... Sa7/Sc6/Se6/Sf7 2.Sd7/Te6/Se4/Sg4#
Thanks for your efforts, Andrew (2022-09-18)
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Keywords: Joke, Joke promotion (sl)
Genre: 2#
Computer test: C+ Popeye v4.87, using PostKeyPlay option to simulate promotion to foreign officers
FEN: r7/q2Pp1P1/r4k1N/2N3R1/5p1K/8/8/4R3
Input: A.Buchanan, 2022-09-18
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28 - P1406967
Georg August Kohlrausch
Bremer Nachrichten 1949
P1406967
(5+4)
#3
1. h8=K! (Zugzwang)
1. ... f6 2. Kg7 Kg4 3. Kxh6#
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'Schach-Echo' empfiehlt, zum Lösen Hochprozentiges einzusetzen: "... eine lustige Aufgabe, die aber nur am Silvester-Abend richtig gelöst werden kann. Wir geben allen, die sich mit dem Stück befassen wollen, den gut gemeinten Rat, erst in gehobener Stimmung zu versuchen, das Rätsel zu lösen. Mit König Alkohol im Bunde dürfte es am besten gelingen."
SCHRECKE: 1. h8=K! f6 2. Kg7 Kg4 3. Kxh6# - Hinweis: Alkohol schadet der Gesundheit!
Wünsche allen ein gesundes neues Jahr!! (2023-01-02)
Henrik Juel: This problem should be labelled joke, I think (2023-01-02)
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Keywords: Joke promotion, Joke
Genre: 3#
FEN: 6R1/5p1P/7p/5p1k/5P2/6P1/6K1/8
Reprints: Schach-Echo , p. 383, 1968
Input: Mario Richter, 2023-01-02
Last update: Rainer Staudte, 2023-01-02 more...
29 - P1413561
Saturnin Limbach
95 Slowo Polskie 134 18/05/1925
P1413561
(8+1)
#2
nach Bliguer-Regeln
1. Sd8-b7! Ke8xd7 2. e7-e8=sS#
1. ... Ke8xf7 2. e7-e8=sS#
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Autor: Saturnin Limbach, Lwów
Henrik Juel: another joke:
it is Black to move, because he has no last move (2023-11-17)
Ladislav Packa: Henrik: In the spirit of the joke, it would be -Sa7, +wRc1 (it has no orthodox solution). The last move would be 0. ...c1wR. (2023-11-17)
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Keywords: Joke promotion (s), Rex solus (s)
Genre: Fairies
FEN: 3Nk2K/N2RPRB1/8/5P2/8/8/8/8
Input: Marcin Banaszek, 2023-11-17
Last update: Gunter Jordan, 2023-11-17 more...
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