I remember our Parthasarathy 's a two part article (in our good old magazine "Crosscheck") on the non-thematic uses of…
Excellent problem with rich thematic content!
The solutions are practically identical, but the position is economical and the forced mate is good.
Beautifully matched solutions with typical Locust blocking/unblocking effects. Great problem!
Dear Geoff, Thanks for your pleasing comments.
Locusts can't be captured in Take&Make, because they can't make non-capturing moves. It is hard for a king to escape…
Yes, you are right. I was APWin. It was not listed in it. But there is option to write the…
Two nice problems. Provacation is an interesting condition. Hope it might be implemented in Popeye in future.
Just a short note (because I am very busy right now): I have discussed Nicolas's question about superfluous kings in…
As far as the white King plays no role (in both problems), I wonder if it would not be simpler…