Julia, It put all of the fairy chess world into a tizzy too! I looked at the Wayback Machine. But…
Julia, Great to see JF back online! How did you do it?
Compared to 1289, Pros: piece economy(aristocrat Meredith!), 4 solutions Cons: twinning(instead of multi-solutions), more obvious symmetry, 6 repeated moves
Julia, 1289 _was_ in the award. It got 5th commend! 1289.1 is a definite improvement.
Both Ks transported to their final squares alternately on the lines g2-a8 and g7-a7. A total of 7 pieces thematically…
Well, it had to come - a fairy condition to mark the current state of the world. We, in India,…
So, we'll be seeing masked problemists, sitting 6 feet apart, with the attendant paraphernalia: thermal scanners, hand sanitisers..? 😉
The 8th Commend problem by Mikhail Khramtsevich from here: http://www.kobulchess.com/en/tournaments/awards/1282-kobulchess-helpates-2-2016-award.html shows cyclic Zilahi with 4 passive and 2 active sacrifices.
Right! Maybe I unconsciously left it because the line g2-g7 was not used in both solutions.
3 masters of the helpselfmate come together to provide a sumptuous geometrical feast! See line & square diagram: https://imgur.com/a/a0Wam8P