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Last updated: 27.12.2012
# Problem Solution
HC60 Cornel Pacurar & Arno Tüngler
Canada & Germany
HC60 ChessProblems.ca, 07.02.2012
q7/8/8/3K1k2/3pn3/3r1p2/r4P2/3bn3
ser-+ 71 (2+9) C+



Solution: 

16.Kf1*e1 32.Kc4*d3 49.Ke1*d1 66.Kc4*d4 68.Ke3*f3 69.Kf3-e3 71.f3*e4 +

  • New series-check length record for 11 units. Previous record: 64 moves.
HC59 Arno Tüngler
Germany
HC59 ChessProblems.ca, 07.02.2012
q7/8/8/2p2k2/1p1Kn3/1r3p2/r4P2/1bn5
ser-+ 79 (2+10) C+



Solution: 

18.Kd1*c1 36.Kc4*b3 55.Kc1*b1 76.Ke3*f3 77.Kf3-e3 79.f3*e4 +

  • New series-check length record for 12 units. Previous record: 68 moves.
HC58 Cornel Pacurar & Arno Tüngler
Canada & Germany
HC58 ChessProblems.ca, 07.02.2012
q7/8/3p4/5k2/1b1Pn3/3r1p2/r4P2/3bnK2
ser-+ 84 (3+10) C+



Solution: 

14.Kb5*b4 29.Kf1*e1 45.Kc4*d3 62.Ke1*d1 81.Ke3*f3 82.Kf3-e3 84.f3*e4 +

  • New series-check length record for 13 units. Previous record: 80 moves.
HC57 Arno Tüngler
Germany
HC57 ChessProblems.ca, 07.02.2012
q7/8/3p4/2p2k2/4nP2/1n1r1p2/r4P2/2bbK3
ser-+ 91 (3+11) C+



Solution: 

16.Kc4*d3 33.Ke1*d1 50.Kc4*b3 68.Kd1*c1 88.Ke3*f3 89.Kf3-e3 91.f3*e4 +

  • New series-check length record for 14 units. Previous record: 81 moves.
HC56 Cornel Pacurar & Arno Tüngler
Canada & Germany
HC56 ChessProblems.ca, 07.02.2012
q7/8/3p4/4pk2/1b2n3/3r1p2/r4P2/3bnK2
ser-F 88 (2+11) C+



Solution: 

14.Kb5*b4 29.Kf1*e1 45.Kc4*d3 62.Ke1*d1 81.Ke3*f3 82.Kf3-e3 84.f4*e5 85.e5*d6 87.d7-d8=Q 88.Qd8-d3 F

  • New series-pin length record for 13 units. Previous record: 85 moves.
HC55 Cornel Pacurar
Canada
HC55 ChessProblems.ca, 07.01.2012
8/8/1P6/8/8/1k1p4/3P4/K7
ser-r+ 20 (3+2) C+



Solution: 

9.Kc5-b5 11.b7-b8=S 12.Kb5-c5 14.Sa6-b4 19.Ke1-d1 20.Sb4-c2 d3*c2 +

  • New series reflex-check length record for 5 units.

Also, a new series reflex-check length record for 6 units:

Cornel Pacurar
HC56 ChessProblems.ca, 07.01.2012 8/8/1P6/8/8/1k1p4/3P4/rK6
ser-r+ 21 (3+3) C+
1.Kb1*a1 10.Kc5-b5 12.b7-b8=S 13.Kb5-c5 15.Sa6-b4 20.Ke1-d1 21.Sb4-c2 d3*c2 +

Previous record:

M. Toma?ević
K177 Problemkiste (122) 04/1999 8/8/8/5p2/8/2p2k2/2P5/1BK5
ser-r+ 20 (3+3) C+
12.Kd4*c3 13.Kc3-d3 18.c7-c8=S 20.Sd6-e4 f5*e4 +
HC54 Arno Tüngler
Germany
HC54 ChessProblems.ca, 12.12.2011
8/8/5K2/8/8/2B5/N1kN4/8
ser-h= 37 (4+1) C+
Vertical Mirror Circe



Solution: 

1.Kc2-d3 2.Kd3-e3 3.Ke3-f4 4.Kf4-g4 5.Kg4-h5 6.Kh5-h6 7.Kh6-h7 8.Kh7-g8 9.Kg8-f8 10.Kf8-e8 11.Ke8-d7 12.Kd7-c6 13.Kc6-b5 14.Kb5-a4 15.Ka4-a3 16.Ka3*a2 [+wSg1] 17.Ka2-a3 18.Ka3-a4 19.Ka4-b5 20.Kb5-c6 21.Kc6-d7 22.Kd7-e8 23.Ke8-f8 24.Kf8-g8 25.Kg8-h7 26.Kh7-h6 27.Kh6-h5 28.Kh5-g4 29.Kg4-f4 30.Kf4-e3 31.Ke3-d3 32.Kd3*c3 [+wBf1] 33.Kc3-d4 34.Kd4-e3 35.Ke3-f2 36.Kf2*g1 [+wSb1] 37.Kg1-h1 Sd2-f3 =

  • Serieshelpstalemate Vertical Mirror Circe move-length record for 5 units.
HC53 Arno Tüngler
Germany
HC53 ChessProblems.ca, 12.12.2011
7B/8/8/8/7k/1N3K2/8/8
ser-h= 27 (3+1) C+
Vertical Mirror Circe



Solution: 

1.Kh4-g5 2.Kg5-f5 3.Kf5-e6 4.Ke6-d5 5.Kd5-c4 6.Kc4*b3 [+wSg1] 7.Kb3-c4 8.Kc4-d5 9.Kd5-e6 10.Ke6-f7 11.Kf7-g8 12.Kg8*h8 [+wBf1] 13.Kh8-g7 14.Kg7-f6 15.Kf6-e5 16.Ke5-d4 17.Kd4-c3 18.Kc3-d2 19.Kd2-e1 20.Ke1*f1 [+wBc1] 21.Kf1*g1 [+wSb1] 22.Kg1-f1 23.Kf1-e1 24.Ke1-d1 25.Kd1*c1 [+wBf1] 26.Kc1-d1 27.Kd1-e1 Bf1-e2 =

  • Serieshelpstalemate Vertical Mirror Circe move-length record for 4 units.
HC52 Ivan Skoba
Czech Republic
HC52 ChessProblems.ca, 11.10.2011

Position a:
6r1/3p4/rn3P2/1pbp1p2/1P1p4/np1k4/3P2Bq/3KB2r

Position b:
6r1/3p4/1n3P2/2bp1p2/1P1p4/1p1k4/3P2Bq/3KB2r
ser-a=>b 112 (6+14)/(6+11) C+





Solution: 

2.Kc1-b2 4.Bf2-g1 9.Kf2-f3 11.Bf2-g3 12.Kf3-f4 15.Bh5-g6 16.Kf4-g5 20.Bg6-e8 22.Kg6-f7 24.Bf8-d6 29.Kb7*a6 34.Ke7-f7 36.Bf8-g7 38.Kg6-g5 42.Bd6-g3 43.Kg5-f4 46.Bf3-g2 47.Kf4-f3 49.Bf2-g1 55.Kb2*a3 61.Kf2-f3 63.Bf2-g3 64.Kf3-f4 67.Bh5-g6 68.Kf4-g5 72.Bg6-e8 74.Kg6-f7 76.Bf8-d6 82.Ka6*b5 88.Ke7-f7 90.Bf8-g7 92.Kg6-g5 96.Bd6-g3 97.Kg5-f4 100.Bf3-g2 101.Kf4-f3 103.Bf2-g1 108.Kc1-b2 110.Bf2-e1 112.Kc1-d1 a=>b

HC51 Zoran Sibinović
Serbia
HC51 ChessProblems.ca, 10.04.2011
1NB5/2p5/2P2K1k/BR1P3Q/1P6/1R1N2P1/3PP1P1/8
ser-h# 51 (15+2) C+



Solution: 

1.Kh6*h5 8.Kd8*c8 17.Kg4*g3 18.Kg3*g2 20.Kf1*e2 21.Ke2*d2 25.Kc4*b5 27.Kc4*d5 39.Kc8*b8 43.Kb5*c6 44.Kc6-d6 47.c4*d3 49.d2-d1=R 51.Rc1-c6 Rb3-d3 #

  • New ideal serieshelpmate length record - last move by Rook.
  • For previous record see T52.
  • 01.06.2011: New record by Vladimír Janál - 54 moves