Leave a comment No.1505 Bernd Gräfrath (Germany) Original Retro & PG problems JF – R2019-20 Definition: (click to show/hide) Fuddled Men: No unit can make two moves in succession. This restriction also holds for the effect on the opponent’s King. No.1505 Bernd Gräfrath Germany original – 13.05.2020 Dedicated to Siegfried Hornecker Solution: (click to show/hide) white Bf1c1 Ke1 Qd1 Ph2g2f2e2d2c2b2a2 Sg1b1 Rh1a1 black Bf8c8 Ke8 Qd8 Ph7g7f7e7d7c7b7a7 Sg8b8 Rh8a8 PG 10.5 (15+14) Fuddled Men 1.h2-h4 f7-f6 2.Rh1-h3 Ke8-f7 3.d2-d4 c7-c5 4.Rh3-g3 Kf7-e6 5.d4-d5 Qd8-a5 6.Qd1-d4+ Ke6-d6+ { } 7.Ke1-d1 Qa5*a2 8.Rg3*g7 h7-h5 9.Bc1-f4 Qa2-c4 10.Ra1-a6+ e7-e5 11.d5*e5-e6 {e.p. dia (C+ by Jacobi v0.7.4)} At the website of the “Mat Plus Forum”, Siegfried Hornecker issued a challenge: to compose a proof game with Fuddled Men, ending in a mate with a triple check (using an en passant capture). Here it is! His challenge can be found here (Author)
