Original Fairy problems
JF-2022-I:
01.01.2022 - 30.06.2022
No. 1712 Michel Caillaud
France
original - 28.05.2022
dedicated to Julia Vysotska
black RNe2 Sg1a1 Pc2d6 Ke5
white RNb2 Sc1 Pg3e4d4g5 Bd7 Kc7 Re8
#2 9+6
Anti-Circe
Rose-Lion b2, e2
Anti-Circe
Rose-Lion b2, e2
Solution: (click to show/hide)
a very nice problem, typical of Michel’s taste for promotions
also very clean :
the key opens the pawn for the promotions
the mate 1…c1=RL+ 2.Re6# is specially nice, it uses the self-block by the RL on c1!
Also the promotions on c1 unpin the rook e8 which is self-pinned by the key!