| No.390 Mario Parrinello (Italy) |
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No.390 by Mario Parrinello – A very unique Miniature with exotic construction and play! (JV)
Definitions:
Grasshopper(G): Moves along Q-lines over another unit of either color to the square immediately beyond that unit. A capture may be made on arrival, but the hurdle is not affected.
Contra Grasshopper (CG): Moves like a G but in reverse: the hurdle must be adjacent to the CG, which may land anywhere on the line beyond.
LEO(LE): Moves as Queen, but captures only by hopping over a hurdle to any square beyond.
PAO(PA): Moves as Rook, but captures only by hopping over a hurdle to any square beyond.
NAO(NA): Moves along a straight line on squares lying a Knight’s move away from each other (as Nightrider), but captures only by hopping over a hurdle to any square beyond.
Royal Piece: Every piece that executes Royal function on the board. Every side can play with only one Royal piece when it doesn’t have its own King on the board.
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No.390 Mario Parrinello
Italy
original-09.10.2013
 hs#3 b) rCGe7↔NAd7 (3+2+2)
royal Grasshopper f4 royal ContraGrasshopper e7 LEO a8; PAO g8; NAO d7 neutral Grasshoppers f2, h2 Solutions: (click to show/hide)
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It takes a lot of effort just to understand the solutions!
In the first solution 1…NAg1 must be played to stop 4.rCGc7xe5 (the bNAg1 guards e5, using the wLEf3 as a hurdle). Also 2.PAf8 is needed to stop 3…rGf4xf2 (the wPAf8 guards f2, also using the wLEf3 as a hurdle).
In the second solution 1…Nah1 must be played to stop 4.rCGf7xf5 (the bNAh1 guards f5, using the wPAg3 as a hurdle). Also 2.LEb8 is needed to stop 3…rCGf4xh2 (the wLEb8 guards h2, also using the wPAg3 as a hurdle).
In each solution one neutral G checks the black royal G, then the other neutral G mates the white royal CG.