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1 - P1312964
Michel Caillaud
chessproblem.net 26/11/2015
1st-2nd Prize e.a
1st chessproblem.net Composing Tournament
P1312964
(10+13)
What were the promotion moves?
R: 1. Db1-d1 Ta8-d8 2. Db8-b1 Ta1-a8 3. Dc8-b8 a2-a1=T 4. Db8-c8 a3-a2 5. Dc8-b8 a4-a3 6. Db8-c8 a5-a4 7. b7-b8=D a7-a5 8. a6xSb7 Sc5-b7 9. a5-a6 Se4-c5 10. a4-a5 Sg5-e4 11. a3-a4 Sh3-g5 12. a2-a3 Sg1-h3 13. Tf1-f2 Lf2-e1 14. Tb1-f1 Le3-f2 15. Tf2-g2 Kg2-h1 16. Tf1-f2+ Kh3-g2 17. f2-f3 Sf3-g1 18. Tb8-b1 Sd4-f3 19. b7-b8=T Sb3-d4 20. Tg1-f1 Sc1-b3 21. b6-b7 c2-c1=S 22. b5-b6 c3-c2 23. b4-b5 c4-c3 24. Th1-g1 b5xLc4 25. Ld5-c4 Kg4-h3 26. Lg2-d5 Lc5-e3 27. Lf1-g2 Kf4-g4 28. g2-g3+ Sg3-h5 29. Kh5-g6 Se4-g3+
play all play one stop play next play all
Henrik Juel: Composer’s solution:
a2-a1=R; n.b7-b8=Q a7-a5 n-1.a6×Nb7 Nc5(d6)-b7 n-2.a5-a6 Ne4-c5(d6) n-3.a4-a5 Ng5-e4 n-4.a3-a4 Nh3-g1 n-5.a2-a3 Ng1-h3 n-6.Rf2-f1 Bf2-e1 just in time. then b7-b8=R; c2-c1=N; b4-b5; b5×Bc4! (precisely; not b7×Bc6?? or b2-b3?? b3×Bc2).and Bf1-c4; g2-g3; Ng3-h5!; Bc8-g8; c7-c8=B! Five promotions: three white : b7-b8=Q, b7-b8=R and c7-c8=B and two black : a2-a1=R and c2-c1=N.
[The judge was Thomas Volet]
Judge’s comments: What is a judge to do with a composition containing so many features valued by that judge? Enjoy it, of course! An elegant arid setting (without obtrusive force or King in check) conceals the depth of the retroplay. The precise timing represents the best exploitation of the Kislyak theme. In addition to his ever-present clarity of logic, Michel often gives us much humor in his compositions. Naturally the Bg8 is not the one that started on f1! The slant pawn on h2 shows Michel’s long memory for tournament stipulations, and thankfully, spares the audience from inventory tedium that we all experience but are reluctant to acknowledge. A fun composition, and what more can be asked? (2015-12-04)
Henrik Juel: The stipulated theme was
Orthodox retroanalysis where the diagram position has at least one open (i.e., unoccupied) file
Here the a-,b-,c-files are open (2015-12-04)
Henrik Juel: Solution by Andrej Frolkin
Retract: -1.Qb1-d1 (any side can start the retraction; this is unessential here) Ra8-d8 -2.Qb8-b1 Ra1-a8 -3.Qc8-b8 a2-a1=R -4.Qb8-c8 a3-a2 -5.Qc8-b8 a4-a3 -6.Qb8-c8 a5-a4 -7.b7-b8=Q a7-a5 -8.a6xSb7 Sc5-b7 -9.a5-a6 Se4-c5 -10.a4-a5 Sg5-e4 -11.a3-a4 Sh3-g5 -12.a2-a3 Sg1-h3 -13.Rf1-f2 Bf2-e1 -14.Rb1-f1 Be3-f2 -15.Rf2-g2 Kg2-h1 -16.Rf1-f2+ Kh3-g2 -17.f2-f3 Sf3-g1 -18.Rb8-b1 Sd4-f3 -19.b7-b8=R Sb3-d4 -20.Rg1-f1 Sc1-b3 -21.b6-b7 c2-c1=S
-22.b5-b6 c3-c2 -23.b4-b5 c4-c3 -24.Rh1-g1 b5xBc4 25.Bd5-c4 Kg4-h3 -26.Bg2-d5 Bc5-e3 -27.Bf1-g2 Kf4-g4 -28.g2-g3+ Sg3-h5 -29.Kh5-g6 Se4-g3+; later, Bg8 to c8, c7-c8=B
. (2015-12-04)
James Malcom: Optimal PG: 1. Nc3 Nc6 2. Ne4 Nf6 3. Nd6+ cxd6 4. h4 Qa5 5. b4 Qg5 6. Bb2 Nh5 7. Be5 dxe5 8. Eb1 b5 9. Rb3 Bb7 10. Qa1 e6 11. Qd4 f6 12. Qf4 exf4 13. Rg3 fxg3 14. Nf3 Ne5 15. Nh2 Be4 16. c4 Bg6 17. c5 gxh2 18. c6 Bc5 19. Kd1 Ke7 20. hxg5 Raf8 21. c7 Be8 22. Kc2 Kd6 23. c8=B Rf7 24. Bb7 Re7 25. Be4 Nf7 26. Kd3 h6 27. Bh7 Bd4 28. Ke4 Ng3+ 29. Kf4 Ne4 30. Kg4 Ke5 31. Kh5 Kf4 32. Bg8 Rh7 33. g6 Bc5 34. gxh7 Ng3+ 35. Kg6 Nh5 36. g3+ Kg4 37. Bg2 Bd4 38. Bd5 Kh3 39. Bc4 bxc4 40. b5 c3 41. b6 c2 42. b7 c1=N 43. b8=R Nd3 44. Rf1 Ne1 45. Rb1 Nf3 46. Rbe1 Ng1 47. f3 Kg2 48. Rf2+ Kh1 49. Rg2 Bf2 50. Rf1 Be1 51. Rff2 Nh3 52. a3 Nhg5 53. a4 Ne4 54. a5 Nc5 55. a6 Nb7 56. axb7 a5 57. b8=Q a4 58. Qb1 a3 59. Qd1 a2 60. Qc2 a1=R 61. Qc1 Ra8 62. Qd1 Rd8 (2022-11-12)
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Keywords: Kislyak Theme
Genre: Retro
FEN: 3rb1B1/3prnpP/4ppKp/7n/8/5PP1/3PPRRp/3Qb2k
Reprints: Kislyak Theme: New Developments , p. 5, 2/12/2015
Input: A.Buchanan, 2015-12-04
Last update: James Malcom, 2022-11-11 more...
2 - P1312965
Andrey Frolkin
Kislyak Theme: New Developments , p. 6, 2/12/2015
P1312965
(11+12)
Release the position
Henrik Juel: Solution by author
Retract: -1…Qb7-c8+ -2.a7-a8=B Bc4-a6 -3.a6-a7 Qb1-b7 -4.a5-a6 b2-b1=Q 5.a4-a5 b3-b2 -6.a3-a4 a4xSb3! These 11 single moves were unique ones. -7.Sd4-b3 Bc3-a1 -8.Sb5-d4 Rd1-d3 -9.Sd6-b5 Ra1-d1 -10.Se8-d6 a2-a1=R -11.Sg7-e8 B~ -12.Se8xRg7 Rh7-g7 -13.Qh8-g8 B -14.Kg8-f8 B~ -15.Sd6-e8 B~ … -20.b7-b8=S … -24.b2-b4 b3xRa2! (b3xQa2?) -25.Ra1-a2 … -30.Rf8-a8(b8) Re8-e7 -31.a2-a3! Ra8-e8
The “mobile part” of the upper cage has been released, but the “immovable part” – on the squares e5, e6, f5,
f6, f7, g4, g5, g6, h5 – is yet to be released.
-32.Re8-f8 Ra5-a8 -33.e7-e8=R! ~ -34.d6xSe7 (d6xQe7 is also possible) Sc6-e7+ -35.~ e7-e6. (2015-12-04)
James Malcom: Shortest proof game: 1. Nc3 a5 2. Nd5 a4 3. Nf6+ gxf6 4. e4 Bh6 5. Be2 b5 6. h4 Nc6 7. h5 Ne5 8. d4 Ng6 9. hxg6 Bf4 10. Bh5 Be5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Nf3 hxg5 13. Kd2 Ba6 14. Re1 Bh2 15. e5 Kf8 16. e6 Kg7 17. Re5 g4 18. Rg5 f5 19. Ne5 f6 20. Qf3 Ra7 21. Qa8 fxe5 22. d5 b4 23. Re1 b3 24. Re4 Kh6 25. Rb4 Rh7 26. Rb8 Qf8 27. Kc3 Qg7 28. Rf8 Bc4 29. Rf6 Qf7 30. exf7 e6 31. d6 Ne7 32. Kb4 Bd5 33. Kb5 Rb7+ 34. Ka6 Rb4 35. Qh8 Rc4 36. dxe7 Rc6+ 37. Kb7 Rb6+ 38. Kc8 Bc4 39. Kd8 Bf4 40. Ke8 Bd2 41. Kf8 Bc3 42. Kg8 Rb8+ 43. e8=R Rd8 44. Rf8 Re8 45. a3 Re7 46. Rb8 Bb4 47. Rb5 Ba5 48. Rd5 Bc3 49. Rd1 Bd5 50. Ra1 Bc4 51. Ra2 bxa2 52. b4 Bd4 53. b5 a1=R 54. b6 Rd1 55. b7 Rd3 56. b8=N Ba1 57. Nc6 Ba6 58. Na7 Bb5 59. Nc8 Ba6 60. Nd6 Bb5 61. Ne8 Ba6 62. Kf8 Bc4 63. Qg8 Rg7 64. Nxg7 Bb5 65. Ne8 Bc4 66. Nd6 Bb5 67. Ne4 Ba6 68. Nd2 Bc4 69. Nb3 axb3 70. a4 b2 71. a5 b1=Q 72. a6 Qb7 73. a7 Ba6 74. a8=B Qc8+ (2023-02-11)
Bob Baker: Proof game in 71.0 posted in a chess.com forum by EvinSung (screen name): 1. d4 h6 2. Bg5 hxg5 3. h4 f6 4. e4 Kf7 5. e5 Kg6 6. e6 b5 7. h5+ Kh6 8. Qf3 Nc6 9. Kd2 Ne5 10. Kc3 Rb8 11. Qa8 Bb7 12. Kb4 Bf3 13. Nc3 Bg4 14. Re1 Ng6 15. hxg6+ Bh3 16. Be2 Rb6 17. Bh5 Qe8 18. Nf3 Qf7 19. exf7 Bf5 20. Re6 Bd3 21. Rhe1 Rd6 22. R1e5 g4 23. Rg5 f5 24. Nd5 Be2 25. Nf6 gxf6 26. Ne5 fxe5 27. Rf6 e6 28. Ka5 Rd5 29. Ka6 Rd6+ 30. Kb7 Rc6 31. d5 Bc5 32. d6 Ne7 33. dxe7 Rh7 34. Qh8 Bc4 35. Kc8 Rd6 36. Kd8 Rc6 37. Ke8 Rd6 38. Kf8 Rb6 39. Kg8 Rb8+ 40. e8=R a5 41. Rf8 Re8 42. a3 Re7 43. Rb8 a4 44. Rb6 b4 45. Rd6 b3 46. Rd1 Bd4 47. Ra1 Bc3 48. Ra2 bxa2 49. b4 Bb2 50. b5 a1=R 51. b6 Rb1 52. b7 Rc1 53. b8=N Bc3 54. Nc6 Ba1 55. Nd4 Rd1 56. Nb5 Rd2 57. Nd6 Rd3 58. Ne8 Rd4 59. Kf8 Rd5 60. Qg8 Rg7 61. Nxg7 Rd6 62. Ne8 Rd5 63. Nd6 Rd4 64. Nb5 Rd2 65. Nd4 Rd3 66. Nb3 axb3 67. a4 b2 68. a5 b1=Q 69. a6 Qb7 70. a7 Ba6 71. a8=B Qc8+ (2024-02-02)
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Keywords: Kislyak Theme, Non-standard material
Genre: Retro
FEN: B1q2KQ1/2pprP2/b3pRPk/4ppRB/6p1/3r4/2P2PP1/b7
Input: A.Buchanan, 2015-12-04
Last update: A.Buchanan, 2015-12-04 more...
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