Julia's Fairies

Original Problems (43)

Original Problems (page 43)

Original fairy problems published during 2012 will participate in the informal tourney JF-2012

The site is mostly about fairies, but h# and s# are also welcomed for publication! Please send your problems to my e-mail: julia@juliasfairies.com

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Welcome to the well-known Slovakian author – Jaroslav Štúň!

No.93 – h#4 by Jaroslav Štúň –  An elegant aristocratic octet with cycle of anti-batteries. (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.


You can сlick on “Solutions” to show or hide the solutions!


 

No.93 Jaroslav Štúň
Slovakia
original – 15.08.2012
 
h#4                                               (4+4)
b) wBa5->b4; 2 solutions
Grasshoppers: b6, c3, e3
 
 
Solutions: (click to show/hide)
 
The cycle of anti-batteries:
rear → front → blocking field
Ge3 → Gb6 → Gc3
Gb6 → Gc3 → Ge3
Gc3 → Ge3 → Gb6
In b) after moving black king on d8 is the horizontal checkmate, but that does not fit into the cycle. (Author)
 

The diagrams are made on WinChloe and its Echecs font is used for Logo design

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