No.1319
Ladislav Salai jr., Emil Klemanič, Ladislav Packa (Slovakia) &
Michal Dragoun (Czechia)
Original Fairy problems
JF-2018/II :
July – December’2018
Definition: (click to show/hide)
Locust (L) : Moves along Queen lines only by capturing an enemy unit, arriving on the square immediately beyond that unit, which must be vacant.
No.1319 Ladislav Salai jr.,
Emil Klemanič, Ladislav Packa,
Michal Dragoun
Slovakia/Slovakia/Slovakia/Czechia
original – 11.08.2018
Solution: (click to show/hide)
white Kg1 Bc8 Sf1 pd2 Ld1d8f3f5
black Kf4 pg4 ph5 Lb3b4c2h1
#3 (8+7)
Locust d1,d8,f3,f5,b3,b4,c2,h1
1.d2-d3 ! zugzwang.
1...Lc2*d3-e4
2.Lf3*e4-d5 +
2...Kf4-e5
3.Ld5*b3-a2 #
1...Lb3*d3-e3
2.Lf3*e3-d3 +
2...Kf4-e4
3.Ld3*c2-b1 #
1...g4-g3
2.Lf3*g3-h3 +
2...Kf4-g4
3.Lh3*h5-h6 #
1...g4*f3
2.Ld1*f3-g4 #
1...h5-h4
2.Lf3*g4-h5 +
2...Kf4-g5
3.Lh5*h4-h3 # {
(C+ by Popeye 4.79) }
Fourfold transformation of LOf5-LOf3 battery to four new lines. Twice reciprocal captures of two black locusts, twice sequential captures of the same black pawns. (Authors)