Grasshopper Chess: Mate in 5

W. Pauly
T vd NS #4987 March 1928
Mate in 5

Solution: 1.Rg2 Kc/e1 2.Bb3/c4 Kb/d1 3.Gh2/d5 Ka,c/c,e1 4.Gb8/Bd3 Kb/d1 5.Rg1‡

Comments: Echo

W. Pauly
T vd NS #4986 March 1928
Mate in 5

Solution: 1.Se5 Ke/g1 2.Gd6 Kd/f/h1 3.Gd/f/f4 Kc,e1/e,g1 4.Sd/f3+ Kb/d/f/d/f/h1 5.Rb/d/f/d/f/h2‡

Comments: Echoes

W. Pauly
DMSZ #72 November 1931
Mate in 5

Solution: set 1....Gb5 Ga6‡ play 1.Kc2 Gb1 2.Kb3 Gb4 3.Kc2 Gd4 4.Kc1 Gb4 5.Ga4‡

Comments: WK switchback

E. Zepler
FCR #2906 1937
Mate in 5

Solution: 1.Kf6 1...Pc6 2.Ke6 Pc5 3.Gd6 Pc4 4.Gf6 Pc3 5.Qb2‡
1...Pc5 2.Gd6 Pc4 3.Gg6 Pc3 4.Qb3 Pc2 5.Qa3‡

Comments: Contrasting mates

M. Bukofzer
FCR #3722 June 1939
Mate in 5

Solution: 1.Kh5 Gh4 2.Kg6 Gb4 3.Sb8 Gd4 4.Sa6 Gb4 5.Sc5‡

O. de Sinet
De Standaard #709 August 1931
Mate in 5

Solution: 1.Gc6 Kc4 2.Ge6 Kd5 (not Pd5) 3.Ge2 Kc4 4.Ge4+ Kd5 5.Pc4‡

Comments: Nip and G-tour

W. Pauly
T vd NS #4988 March 1928
Mate in 5

Solution: 1.Gg4 Kd/f1 2.Rc/g2 Ke1 3.Bg2/f3 Kd/f1 4.Bf/d1 Ke1 5.Re2‡

Comments: Echo

F. Ross
Aachen Anzeiger May 1928 (version)
Mate in 5

Solution: 1.Bh7 Gf6 2.Gg6+ R~ 3.Gxd3+ Rf5 4.Gxf5 G~ 5.Gd3‡

Comments: WG over BK mate, discovered check

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Stipulation

Solution: 1. ‡

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