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5 men, 4 types (KQGP)
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G. Leathem
Solution: 1.Ke5 Pe8=S 2.Ge6 Qa5 Comment: Asymmetry |
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P. A. Petkow
Solution:
Comment: G not used in set, WK not used in play |
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P. A. Petkow
Solution:
Comment: Changed promotion, but G not used in final mate position |
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P. A. Petkow
Solution:
Comment: Changed mate, promotion to G |
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T. R. Dawson
Solution:
Comment: Echo: reflection in a1-h8 diagonal (BP bystander) |
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O. Kaila
Solution:
Comment: Three different promotions. |
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A. Kniest
Solution:
Comment: Partial echo. G not used in set play. |
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B. Rehm
Solution:
Comment: GQ battery set up. Antipin. Gf5 not used in set mate. |
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M. Stosic
Solution:
Comment: Changed mate. BGc6 not used in set play |
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A. H. Kniest
Solution:
Comment: Strange twinning. (c) WK to h8 would do, preserving legality.
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K. F. Kniest
Solution:
Comment: Second G not used in (b) |
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H. P. Rehm
Solution:
Comment: Echo. |
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H. P. Rehm
Solution:
Comment: Changed mate. GQ battery set-up. |
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P. A. Petkow
Solution:
Comment: Echo (would be exact if WKe1). Reflection in e file. |
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A. H. Kniest
Solution: 1.Pe1=S Re2 2.Pb1=G Gd1 Comment: Promotions. Immobilised BG |
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E. Kladnik and A. Kniest
Solution:
Comment: G not used in mate |
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F. Douglas
Solution:
Comment: Echo. |
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A. H. Kniest
Solution:
Comment: Sacrifice key. G switchback |
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M. N. Popov
Solution: 1.Ph1=G Sf3 2.Gc1 Sc3 Comment: Crosscheck |
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M. N. Popov
Solution:
Comment: Apart from WK and BP: Exact echoes. Vertical shift. |
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P. Leibovici
Solution:
Comment: Apart from WK: Exact echoes. Vertical shift. |
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B. Rehm
Solution:
Comment: Discovered mates by Grasshopper. Setting up G-K and G-Q batteries.
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A. Kniest and O. Welgos
Solution:
Comment: Apart from WK: Exact echo. Reflection in f file. 'Pendulum' change. |
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T. Steudel
Solution:
Comment: Apart from WK: Exact echo. Reflection in e file. |
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C. E. Kemp
Solution:
Comment: Switchback by BB. |
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B. Rehm
Solution:
Comment: Changed mate. WB and WS interchange roles. |
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T. Steudel
Solution: Set: 1... Gb7+ 2.Ka1 Ga8 Play: 1.Ka1 Gg2 2.b1=B Gh1 Comment: Trapped BB. Echoed White play. |
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F. Hoffman
Solution: 1... Ge4 2.a2 Ga8 Play: 1.c6 Gd7 2.a2 Ga7 Comment: Only 3 men move. |
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I. Slavicek
Solution: a) 1.Kb2 Rb4 2.Ka3 Rxb3
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T. R. Dawson
Solution: Set: b7 Play: 1.Gb5 Ga5 2.Gb7 a7 Comment: Pawn pair theme. |
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B. Rehm
Solution: Set: 1... Gc6 2.Kd6 Qc5
Comment: Near echo |
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B. Rehm
Solution: Set: 1... Ga3 2.e4 Qc5 Play: 1.e4 Qe5+ 2.Ke3 Qb2 Comment: Discovered mate |
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W. H. Reilly
Solution: Set: 1... g4 2.Gg3 Qh5
Comment: Echoed mate. Gf6 only incidental. |
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A. H. Kniest
Solution: 1.Kd4 g8=Q 2.Qe5+ Qd5 Comment: Crosscheck, Antipin |
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C. C. Palmer
Solution: 1.Qg2 Gh2+ 2.Qh3 Qf1 Comment: Pin mate |
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B. Rehm
Solution: Set: 1... Gd3 2.Gf6 Re4 Play: 1.Gb2 Gc6 2.Ge5 Rf4 Comment: Changed mate |
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P. C. Taylor
Solution: 1.Rf5 Ge4 2.Rh4 Gg6 Comment: Asymmetry |
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B. Rehm
Solution: Set: 1... Gg3 2.Rc4 Rd4 Play: 1.Kf4 Re5 2.Rd4 Re4 Comment: Partial echo |
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P. A. Petkow
Solution: Set: 1... Rg3 2.Gh4 Rg6 Play: 1.Ge5 Gc8 2.Gg5 Rh1 Comment: Changed mate |
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M. N. Popov
Solution: Set: 1... Gf3 2.Ga5 b3 Play: 1.Ka5 Gh4 2.Ga6 b4 Comment: Echo |
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Ivo Slavicek
Solution: (a) Set: 1... Rh3 2.c2 Ra3
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W. Alaikow
Solution: 1.Ga4 Qe1 2.Ra2 Qc3 Comment: Said to be anticipated by Popov. |
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C. Becker
Solution: Set: 1... Gc7 2.Rb6 Ga5 Play: 1.Rc7 Gc8 2.Rb7 Ga6 Comment: Only change is distance of G&R from K. |
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H. P. Rehm
Solution: Set: 1... Ka6 2.Gb7 cxb7
Comment: No mate set for other BG moves |
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P. A.Petkow
Solution: Set: 1... Gd6 2.b6 Bc6 Play: 1.Kb8 Ga5 2.Kc8 Bd7 Comment: Changed mate |
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P. A. Petkow
Solution: Set: 1... Gf4 2.Ga6 Bd8 Play: 1.Ka6 Bd8 2.Ga7 Bc8 Comment: Echo |
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P. A. Petkow
Solution: Set: 1... de+ 2.Kf3 Bh5 1.Kd3 f3 2.Gc2 Bb5 Comment: Echo |
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M. Charosh & D. Nixon
Solution: a) 1.Bf6 Gc5 2.g5 Gh5
Comment: Part c) is due to Dennison Nixon. |
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G. Erdos & F. Meisl
Solution: 1.Ga6 Kb4 2.Kb6 Sd5 Comment: Mating move covers 4 flight cells. |
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E. Holladay
Solution: Set: 1... Sh4+ 2.Ke1 Shf3 1... Se3+ 2.Ke1 Sdf3
Comment: Asymmetry |
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W. Hagemann
Solution: Set: 1... Sd4 2.Gd5 Sf3 Play: 1.Gg6 Sd4 2.Ge4 Sc6 Comment: Permutate |
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P. A. Petkow
Solution: (a) Set: 1... Sa6 2.Ga7 Sc7 Play: 1.Ka7 Kc7 2.Ga8 b6
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T. Kolodzig
Solution: 1.c4 Gb5 2.e4 Se6 and symmetrically Comment: Symmetry |
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C. E. Kemp
Solution: 1.fxe1=R Gd1 2.Re2 Sg4 Comment: Near Symmetry |
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Xavier Yzarn
Solution: 1.Qb3 Gc4 2.Qa2 00
Comment: No change to Black play. |
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J. Kricheli
Solution: 1.Qb3 Qe1 2.Ka4 Qa5
Comment: Echoes. Antipins. |
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C. C. Palmer
Solution: 1.Qc6 Gb7 2.Qf3 Qg2 Comment: Pin, Unpin and Antipin |
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H. P. Rehm
Solution: Set: 1... Qc4+ 2.b5 Qc7
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G. Leathem
Solution: 1.Qd2 Ge1 2.Qd4 Sf6 Comment: Asymmetry of board (also of pawn, but e5 could be just a block instead of a BP) |
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J. Krijtenburg
Solution: Set: 1... e8=S 2.Sb7 Sc7 Play: 1.Se6 Kc6 2.Sf8 e8=G Comment: Changed promotion. |
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B. Rehm
Solution: Set: 1... Gh7 2.Qg6 Qf5 Play: 1.Qh5 Sb4 2.Qg4 Qf4 Comment: Modal change of axis. Antipin. |
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P. A. Petkow
Solution: Set: 1... Qc4 2.Sd6 f4 Play: 1.Sd5 Qc3+ 2.Ke4 f3 Comment: Echo |
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P. A. Petkow
Solution: Set{ 1... b5 2.Gb4 Bb3 Play: 1.Gf4 Ge6 2.Ga4 Rb3 Comment: Changed mate. |
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P. A. Petkow
Solution: Set: 1... Re5+ 2.g5 Re6
Comment: Markedly changed mate (different mating square and checking piece, etc). |
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W. Pauly
Solution: Set: 1... Ba5 2.Ge6 Bc7 Play: 1.Gg6 Ba5 2.Ge6 Bc7 Comment: Same mate each time |
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P. Sola
Solution: 1.Ke7 Rf8 2.Gd7 Ba3 Comment: Pawn asymmetry |
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E. Sorokin & P. Moutecidis
Solution: Set: 1... Gf1+ 2.Sd1 Gc1
Comment: Echoes |
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B. Rehm
Solution: Set: 1... Ge2+ 2.Kd4 Rd3 Play: 1.Sd6 Re3+ 2.Kd5 Re4 Comment: Changed mate |
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E. Kladnik
Solution: Set: 1... Gg4 2.Kf6 Bb2 1.Gd5 Gc4 2.Kd5 Bf4 Comment: Pendulum |
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G. Erdos & F. Meisl
Solution: 1.Be7 Gh4+ 2.Sf6 d6xe7 |
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N. I. Nagnibida & A. H. Kniest
Solution: 1.Rg4 Gc4 2.Kf4 Qe4
Comment: Modal relationship |
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A. Popovski
Solution: 1.Gd8 Be5 2.00 Se7 Comment: Castling |
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F. Douglas
Solution: Set: 1... Gg6 2.Ge6 Rf5
Comment: Pendulum.
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R.McClure
Solution:
Comment: Modal changes. |
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C. C. Palmer
Solution:
Comment: The second solution was found as a cook. Contrasting mates. |
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J. E. H. Creed
Solution:
Comment: A complete change in the mate. |
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Ronald Brain
Solution: a) 1.f1=B Gg1 2.Bd3 Gh8
Comment: Escapes of BG hurdles prevented. |
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Composer
Solution: 1. Comment: |