Original Fairy problems
JF-2022-I:
01.01.2022 - 30.06.2022
No. 1693 Ya’aqov Mintz &
Hans Gruber
Israel / Germany
original - 28.02.2022
white Ph2 Kh1
black Rh7c4 Pg6g3f2e2c2b2a2c5 Sg4 Kb1
h=8 2+12
Solution: (click to show/hide)
Excellent. Addition of white excelsior makes it special.
It was:
Tivadar Kardos
Karácsonyi lap, 1957
k7/5p2/5p2/8/3K3p/2p5/1pp1pp1P/8
white Ph2 Kd4
black Pf2c3e2c2b2h4f6f7 Ka8
h=9 2+9
1.f1=S K×c3 2.Sg3 h×g3 3.c1=B g×h4 4.Bg5 h×g5 5.e1=R g×f6 6.Re7 f×e7 7.b1=Q e8=Q+ 8.Qb8 Q×f7 9.Qc7+ Q×c7=
This is special too
A delayed excelsior starts with two single steps, not a capture.