No.1511 Michael McDowell (Great Britain)
Original Fairy problems JF-2020/I :
Definitions:
LEO (LE) : Chinese piece operating along Queen lines: moves as Queen, but captures only by hopping over a hurdle to any square beyond.
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.
No.1511 Michael McDowell Great Britain original – 27.05.2020
Solutions: (click to show/hide)
white Pg3b5 Kd8 PAd1a6 LEa2 VAh7
black Pe3 Ke5 Bb8 Sf8 VAf1
h#2 3 solutions (7+5)
1.Bb8-d6 {A } VAh7-b1 2.VAf1-d3 {B } LEa2-h2 #
{
(2...LEa5+? 3.Bc5!(a ), 2...LEe2+? VAe4!(b ))}
1.VAf1-d3 {B } PAa6-h6 2.Sf8-g6 {C } LEa2-a5 #
{
(2...LEe2+? VAe4!(b ), 2...LEh2+? Sf4!(c ))}
1.Sf8-g6 {C } PAd1-d7 2.Bb8-d6 {A } LEa2-e2 # {
(2...LEh2+? Sf4!(c ), 2...LEa5+? 3.Bc5!(a ))
(C+ by Popeye 4.83) }
Problem with lions for comparison:
https://juliasfairies.com/problems/jf-2014-ii/no-543/
That was very nice. But McDowell has discovered the ideal fairy piece for that theme! Amazing Meredith.
Interestingly, the play is the same, including the dual-avoidance mates, with one small difference: the black move order is reversed because of the different movements of lions and Chinese men.