| No.349 Vito Rallo (Italy) |
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No.349 by Vito Rallo – А nice Miniature with ideal mates and Chameleon-Circe fairy condition! (JV)
Definition:
Chameleon Circe: When a piece is captured (King excluded, unless otherwise stated), it transforms according to the scheme Knight – Bishop – Rook – Queen – Knight…. (other pieces don’t transform), then it must be replaced on its rebirth square according to the Circe rules if it is empty, otherwise the captured unit vanishes.
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No.349 Vito Rallo
Italy
original-16.07.2013
 h#2 2 solutions (3+3)
Chameleon-Circe Solutions: (click to show/hide)
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Ideal mates look nice but the repeated rebirth of wBf1 shows that the fairy condition is a wasteful luxury. wB could be initially on f1:
White Kc5 Sh4 Bf1/Black Bd7 Ke6 Bf6
1.Ke5 Bd3 2.Be6 Sg6#; 1.Be8 Sg6 2.Bf7 Bh3#
A bit more of Chameleon-Circe would show a self-defending wB in one variation:
White Se5 Sg4 Kf2/Black Kf5 Pg5 Ph5
1.Kf4 Sg6+ 2.Kxg4 [+wBf1] Bh3# -> 3.Kxh3[+wRh1]-selfcheck
1.hxg4 [+wBf1] Bd3+ 2.Kf4 Sg6#
Two variations might well use Chameleon-Circe, with model mates:
White Be5 Sh5 Kf2/Black Kf5 Pg5 Pe4 Sf4
1.Sh5 [+wBf1] Bg3 2.Kg4 Bh3# -> 3.Kxh3[+wRh1]-selfcheck
1.Kxe5 [+wRa1] Rd1 2.Se6 Rd5# -> 3.Kxd5[+wQd1]-selfcheck
Both wS and wB show 3 Chameleon-phases in a miniature.
The latest variant is interesting but I propose the twin
8/8/8/4Bk1N/4pn2/8/5K2/8
b) Pe4->g5
a) 1.Sh5 [+wBf1] Bg3 2.Kg4 Bh3# -> 3.Kxh3[+wRh1]-selfcheck
b) 1.Kxe5 [+wRa1] Rd1 2.Se6 Rd5# -> 3.Kxd5[+wQd1]-selfcheck
3 Chameleon-phases in a miniature (3+3). Model Mates.
Well, it’s a matter of taste. 2 solutions are worth one extra bP. In case of 7 or 8 pieces, I would (generally speaking) prefere a miniature with a twin. 6 pcs with a twin and 7 pcs with 2 sol. look equally worth to me in this case.