Six Black Rooks and Five Black Bishops

The aesthetical value of the initial position goes far beyond the compositive value of the problem (nice, anyway). Wonderful.

G. Bakcsi and L. Zoltan

Best Problems, VII, 26 (apr-giu 2003)

H=11

Black must check

Sol. 1. Rbc7 +, Nexc7 2. Ba6 +, Nxa6 3. Rc7 +, Naxc7 4. Ba6 +, Nxa6 5. Rc7 +, Naxc7 6. Ba6 +, Nxa6 7. Rc7 +, Naxc7 8. Ba6 +, Nxa6  9. Rc7 +, Naxc7 10. Ba6 +, Nxa6 11. Rc7 +, Naxc7.

Oh, the obvious solution of Two Men was 1. a4, Kg7 2. a3, Kf6 3. a2, Ke5 4. a1=N, Kd4 =.

Two Men

H=4

Bp a5 Royal piece

Checkless Chess

Solution?

Dragonnade...

...ou pure et simple connerie? :)

H=4

Dragon* d6

No White King

1. De8, d6 2. Kf6, d7 3. Kg7 dxe8=D+ 4. Kh8, Df6 =

* Dragon. Combination of Knight and Pawn. It does not promote upon reaching the eighth rank.

Checkless Chess IV

H=4

Twin Kings

Checkless Chess

1. Ke2, Kxe7 2. d3, Ke6 3. d2, Kf5 4. d1=B, Kg4 =