 No.646 Julia Vysotska (Latvia) |
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No.646 by Julia Vysotska – Imitator and nQ – mate by the one neutral piece in two phases! (JV)
Definition:
Imitator(I): Every time a piece moves an Imitator (or a set of Imitators) moves simultaneously in an identical manner. An Imitatorcannot move of itself. If an Imitator cannot imitate the move of a piece, the move is illegal. An Imitator may only pass through or enter an unoccupied square and cannot move off the board. Castling is imitated by decomposing into a King move followed by a Rook move.
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No.646 Julia Vysotska |
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White Kg8
Black Kc1 Ph7 Pc4 Pe2 Ph2
Neutral Qd3 Id5
h#2 b) Kg8→f4 (5+1+1n) |
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Good idea to have a nQ to be the mating piece. It too is subject to the restrictions placed upon the bK. Alas for Black in the final positions the nQ can only move towards the bK – diagonally in (a) and horizontally in (b).
Very nice ODT – WK locks in the imitator to a corner, while also activating the neutral Q.
Nice problem. Julia thinks up a neat way of mating with a neutral piece! I have just one doubt… is the problem a miniature? I hope that experts will find an acceptable answer !
Thanks to all of you! I’ve found it’s not easy to compose with Imitator.. but I liked it!
I also thought if it is a miniature. From the inventor’s point of view it is not as Imitator was defined as a piece. Maybe it would be right to show pieces as (5+1+1n+1i) ?