BDS
Paisley, 1996
#2
Glasgow Chess
GRASSHOPPERs e8, h6. d3, h2;
c5, g2, h1
1.Gd6! (2.Rxf1#) 1...e2=Q,R 2.Gg3# 1...e2=S 2.Bxf2# 1...e2=B 2.Bxf2,Gg3# 1...e2=G+ 2.Qxa5# 1...Ge2+ 2.Sd3# 1...Sd2 2.Sd3# 1...Sg3 2.Sd3#
The requirement for the Fairy composing tourney at the BCPS Residential weekend at Paisley in 1996 was for problems featuring Glasgow Chess, a new invention by Scotch solver/composer Tom Russell. I agreed to direct and judge the tourney and so had to compose an example. This was it. Promotions seemed the natural choice of theme. The key takes a flight on d2, but allows two checks (one of them by promotion) in exchange. These days I would try to do this with bishoppers and rookhoppers instead of grasshoppers where possible.
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