ISSN A142-7342 Last issue of Volume One CT{_ESSICS L6 INDEXES THE JOURML OF GENERALISED CHESS llultL le Un uLra Arran etnentt 6L6. W. H. DUCE 6T7. S. YLIKARIULA KB ( 63) ',12 KS (128) 740 618. S. YLIKARIULA 619. S. YLIKAzuULA RB ( 32) 35 KQRBS (240) 288 'i.l;i'l'i'l.i lA :.:.:.:.:.:.:. :;:;:i;;:i:j:; (1) j:i:i:;:i:i:j: ..:-:.:.:.:.: c= :.:.:.:-:.:.:. ::0i:: In these construction tasks, first introduced in Chessics L3, you are to arrange A pieces of type A, B pieces of -tlpe B, -... so that AxB... is as great as possible. The pievibus record in each case is shown first in paientheses. Further new iecords follow on Pag es 2 and 3. A11 conespondence and subscriptions to: G. P.JELLISS, 1 GIBSON DRIVE, RUGBY, CV27 4U, WARWICKSHIRE, ENGLAND. Price 50p per issue (92 for four). Subscriptions must be in ste4ing." Giro accbfnt number: 43 1?1 3ZOO. Exclianges welcome. @ CHESSICS ].6, 2 M.U.A. 620. S. YLIKARIULA 62L. S. YLIKARIULA 622. S. YLIKARIULA KQR (40) 48 KQB ( 64) e0 KQS 02) LzB siiii:iiiiii::i s:iiiiiiii:iii: :1:;:;i;i;i;i :i::i::::::::: .1,.t :::::::::i:::: \ L| :.:.:':.:.:.:. :i':':,::::i:: ;:;i;:;i;i;i;i 623. S. YLIKARIULA 624. W. H. DUCE 625O S'YLIKARIULA KRB ((6 64) 100 KRS (24q 256 KBS (480) 504 6?6. W. H. DUCE 627. S. YLIKARIULA 628. S. 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U.A. CHESSICS 16, 3 629. S. YLIKARIULA 630. S. YLIKARIULA 631. S. YLIKARIULA KQRB ( 32) B0 KQRS ( 120) 168 KQBS ( B0) 280 il:,iblti ;::.?-::: :::':;:::::.::6 :;i;i;l;i1l;:; r 'i;l;1;i;i;i;: 632. S. YLIKARIULA 633. S. YLIKARIULA 634. G. P. JELLISS KRBS (5121 560 QRBS (e6) 108 P1ace 6Q and 48 in M. U.A The front cover shows tlree new two-pi.ece records. The other nro-piece records, whictt still stand, are: KQ = KR = 40, QB =Qg = 30. QR = 16, RS = 64, BS = 112. Of the original three and four piece tasks only my QRB = 36 rezult survives the on- slaughtof"mesrsDuceandYlikarjula. MrDrice'iresultswerecirculatedinoneof his last communications to: the Fairy Ches Correspondence Circte before it closed in L982. M Ylikarjula's elmpreherisive results wdre sent to me on 29 December L982, some of his results equiUeA those of Mr Duce but the/record must stay witli W. H. D. Similarly Mr A. Willmott sent a result on 27 May-suggests 1983 whidt equalled the KB S record bi S. Y. with an identical position, which that 504 must probably be ttre ultimate atrainable in this case. But I still suspect that furttrer idvanc6ment of some of the records can be achieved. The final diagram shows another approach to multiple unguard arrangements that may be worth-pursuing. The diagrdmmed posirion is ttre 6NLy soluti-on, apart from rotdtions and r6flectioins, other Exampleswittr ttris properry are B2s; ae +ior. Can other examples be found? The prbduct does not have do be maximum. CHES$CS 16, 4 goluti,onr to Chettict | , AFTER I.E.DRIVER 550. (a) 1Qe6 Lc3+ 2Bd6 Lc6 mate. (b) LQf5 td4+ 2Bf4ll,2 mate. 551. (a) 1Bd4 Ge6+ 2Re5 Ge4 mate. 1b1 LBcS Gf?+ 2Rd? Gc? mate. Cook: 1Bc5 Gf'/+ 2Rhb Gf5 mate. (D.Nixon). Add BP g5? 552. (a) LBc5 Ge4+ 2Qc4+ Gc2 mate. (b) 1Bd6 Gf3+ 2Qe6+ Gf6 mate. D.N. points out that the WK e8 is in check from the BGeS. It will have to be repl.aced by,two WKs at h? and h8. The WKs just stop the BQ wandering off to unhelpful places. SEMOR CITIZEN 553. 1Pg5 Pd3 2Pg4 Pd4 3Pg3 Pc4 4Ph,3 Pc5 5Ph2 Pb5 6Pg2 Pb6 ?Pg1-B Pa6 8Ba? PxP mate. WP has to dawdle on first move. 554. lPhb Pdg 2Ph4 Pd4 3Ph3 Pe4 4Ph2 Pf4 5Pg2 Pf5 6Pf2 Pgl 7Pe2 Pg6 8Pd2 Ph6 9Pc2 Ph? 10Pb2 Pe? LlPa2Pf'l L2Pa3Pe? 13Pa4 Pd? 14Pa5 Pc? L5 Pa? Pb?. Each pensioner palses ttuough the other's initial square. m-ove was BP 555. (a) LP'a6 stalemlte. Black's-lasi letiring ^t9 {1. _ iti rpas pcl zpag pd6 .. 4Pa2 Pf6 . .6Pa4 Ph6 . ..- 8Pa7 Ph8=VQ. (c) ffUS (retiring) Pa6 or a5 2PxP (e. P.) Ka? 3Pb6+ and so on. The WP tiere. moles in all directiohs accept the'usuall GMSSHOPPER GALLERY and 1.Kb? Rb1 2.Qa'l Bg2*.-. 556. l.Qb? Ga6 2.Kxa6 Ra1#. M') 5 57. i.dfa [ao z.'c"i no++. i"o i.cus Rbl 2. ddB nbs"*. rine minning(I'w' 55 B. r. SsZ Che 2.BfB Ge81. 1. Bf6 GE? 2.Bxh4 Sf4+. 1. Be5 Gf6 2.8f4 Gf\+. r.nE+ ces 2.BeB Ge2*. 1.8c3 (a+z.Bdz Gdl+. 1.Bb2 g7l 2.8c1 Gd1#. Dual: 1Bd4 GeS 2Se? Ge8* (J.W. Murkin). A happy task (D.N.) 559. 1Sf?l Ke4 2Ge6 Kd3 3Gc4 Pd4 4Se5+ Where does F.M.M. find Pd4 2Gp8 Ke4 3Ge6 Kdg 4Se5+ them all froml (J.W. M.) 5 60. 1Kd2 Gc1 ZreIZ OOt 3Kf2 Gel4Ks1 Gfl+ 5Kh1 Ge1* cook: 1Kd2 Ke4 2KeL/2 CgS sKfI/z Kh3 4Kg1 CgS Srirr Gg2l (I.W.M.) Correction: Liie ttre Gs up-on h6, h5, h4 inst-ead- Same play asintended. This was intended as a companion for a T.R.Dawson problem: from PFCS october 1932: WKf3. BKf6; wcs f,5, e2, 92. Helpmate in 5 by: 1Ke5 Gh5 2Kh4 Kfz 3Khg Gd1 4Kh2 KfL+ 5Kh1 Gf3+. Is it posd.ble to coinpose a twi.n strowing the nvo different mates with this force? 5 61. 1.Gc5 Gf4 2.K65 (tempo) Kb5 3.Kdb Sg5 (Sc5?) 4.Ge5 Pe4*. 562. 1... Kd4 2.Kf5 Kb5 3;Ka4 Sd6+. 1.Gd4 Kf4 2.Kd5 Kg5 3.Ke4 Sf6#+ echo 5 63. 1... Sc6 2.Sf4 Sd4 3.Gd5 Pe4 4.592+. 1.Ga5 Sd5 2.Sd4 Sf4 3.Gf5 Pe4 4.Sc2#. echo 5 64" 1.Rg4 (Rgs?) Gf5 2.Rg5 Ghs 3. Rf5 (Rf4?) Gez 4.N4 Gc4*. BR circuit. Fine - tempted to promote d3. (J. W. M. ) 9olverr The feading solver in Chessics 15 is Mr J.W. Murkin with a score of 58, which just puts him ahead of Mr D. Nixon who scored 55. CHESSICS 16, 5 GMSSHOPPER TOURS 565. Toui dialrammed in text. 566. Ttris tour was ,"t by T. R. Dawson in chess Amateur, Jan 19.27, ---- "-problem reason did not-pub- Uut ire wrote in fiiry", btress Revi'ew, Aug 1950: "Ttre I - lish the solurion of 6ZSS in the GA is be-cause I solved it only a month ago"l 56?. Gi was diagrammed, 1b1. (c), (d) are diagrammed below. Ihe tours 567 (a) - (d) are all by T.w. \4ABLOq and.sho-w Grasstropper and 2, 3, .i,-oiS ii"toniry nooirs placed 6n the board so ttrat the G, in a seri.es of moves, cin visit as many squarei as posible in as few moves as possibler. J-0, 9, 11. In ( c)^ 9'-10'-?t 11' o In (b) proceed: . 9r . -t ' ' ' ' ',' '^2-3' \8'?3118' ?5' ' ' In (d):'... ,Z0rtirZirzzrzgr22r?+rir25r.. o ,28r27 r29, 30 r29r 31r 32, 31, 331 .. GRA SSHOPPER A SY MME TRICS 568. Left: 1a; L,Bfg GeZ 2.88!!{3* 3.KtI5 Wg *' iui r- sft* *qb 2."GeL Be4 C. Ph4+ rc--trs 4.sg3{. pd4 mates. night) i. sfiE" z- zTcda Bg4 sl cha Bfg 4. Be4 5. se3#. Ideal 569. (a) tBe4 Gd3 2Bh7 KxhB 3ch6_Kgs aBg-6 Gh3* ini 1Kg6 Gxh3 2Kh6 Kg3 gchb Kg 4Gh7 Phs*. Echo ideals. i.'W. lrf., re:rding the line under ilre diagram (which applies to 568) interchanged Bhl and Gh? and found: 1Kxh3 GhG 2K...h2 8g6 3Kg3i 5?0. upper: 1.Kl]s rg! ?._!q!-G19 3._Sg4 qh_3 4.Pg!.gfqt'.. Lower: L. Gd4 Pds 2.Kd5: Sf6+ 3.xc5 GeA 4.-Sd5 Sd?+. 5?1. (a) L. Sf4+ Keb 2.GgA Rf6 3.596 Sg3.4.Kc6 Sfs 5.W4+. ab) 1.RfO Ne6 2.Ke5 KcG 3.Nfb P{4+. Near echo ideal mates. sTz. i.'Sfg Bbs 2,Ga4 GeS g.Gf4 C"eg 4.Gdz Bd3 5. sg5#. Ideal. b?9. Upper: 1.Sc4 KaAJ' 2. Ses GdO 3.Kc4 Gf4 4.Kdf Kbs 5.8e6 Pe lL. L6wer: 1"PbL=B Ka3 2.8e4 Gd5 3.Kc3 Gf3 4.Kd4 Kb4 5. Be5 Pe3*. golving P1ease note that there are no problems for solving in this issue. since it is the last issue in Vo1ume 1, wtrich is therefore compl-ete in itself.