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Problem 386: Anatoly Stepochkin - Fairy (Lion)

anatoly stepochkin(01.5.2014) A nice fairy original from Russia. Castling with change of function of Lions! (Seetharaman) Creation of white batteries and activating of the wLih2 combined with two castlings. (Kostadinov)

 

 


386.1


1.Bf4 Liac4 2.0-0-0 Lia6#

1.Bh3 Licc4 2.0-0 Lig4#

 

Lion: hops on Queen lines over any unit (the hurdle) to any square beyond the hurdle. 
 

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0 #1 Miodrag Mladenovic 2014-05-04 10:56
4 black Powns + 2 white Lions could be easily replaced by two white pieces(Rook and Bishop). That would reduce number of pieces by 4. Not sure if it's justified to add Lions here. Otherwise solutions are nice.
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0 #2 seetharaman 2014-05-05 17:04
True. the white lions a2, c2 are essentially doing a white grimshaw of R/B.
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