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Original Problems, Julia’s Fairies – 2015 (II): July – December →Previous ; →Next ; →List 2015(II) Please send your original fairy problems to: julia@juliasfairies.com |
No.884 
No.884 by N.Shankar Ram – Dombrovsk
Definitions:
PAO(PA): Chinese piece operating along Rook lines: moves as Rook, but captures only by hopping over a hurdle to any square beyond.
VAO(VA): Chinese piece operating along Bishop lines: moves as Bishop, but captures only by hopping over a hurdle to any square beyond.
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No.884 N.Shankar Ram |
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white VAc1 PAf1g1g2 Kc7 Qg8 Pe2d2c4h5 Sh8e8 Rg3h6
black Pg4 Kh4 PAf8a5 Sf5 VAb1c8
#2 (14+7) |
While 0-1-2 motivation of change is very standard, anti-dual effects (allowing only one mate of four to be possible) are beautiful. I would only have wished that three parasitic knight defences were somehow disabled.
The anti-dual effect (four-fold!) is outstanding and makes the problem very special!