No.510 (TP)

No.510 by Thomas Pantalacci – Nice to see KoBul Kings condition and thematic mates! (JV)

Definitions:

KoBul Kings: When a piece (not a pawn) of his own side is captured, a King transforms into a Royal piece of the same type as the captured one. When the King is in the form of any Royal piece and there is a capture of one of the pawns of his own side, he becomes a normal King again. Captures are illegal if their result is self-check because of the transformation of the Кings according to KoBul rules. Castling is allowed only if the KoBul King is on his initial square in the form of a normal King and if he has not already moved; however he may already have been transformed. In the case of capture by a King in AntiCirce he is reborn on his initial square and may castle. If the capture is by a King which is in the form of some Royal piece, he is reborn on the initial square of that piece.

No.510 Thomas Pantalacci France original – 07.03.2014   h#2                 b) wRe4               (3+5) KoBul Kings     Solutions: (click to show/hide)     a) 1.Ra5-f5 Sc4xb6[c8=rB] + 2.rBc8-e6 Be4-d5 # b) 1.Bb1-d3 Sc4xa5[c8=rR] 2.rRc8-c3 Re4-c4 # (C+ by Popeye 4.65 and WinChloe 3.24) Specific pin in the final position of both solutions. (Author)