Retrograde Analysis
Chess Problems

by Leo Mano


AR07 - Leo Mano
(14x14) b6N - 3p3B - 1q1p2p1 - ppk5 - 5b2 - 1PP1p1pP - P1nBP1RP - 2rRrNKQ

White retracts, Black then retracts and helps White mates in 1 (4 solutions).

Solution:

White and Black retracts / Helpmates in 1
a) 1 Bg8-h7, c7xNd6/ 1 c6, Ne4++
b) 1 Nf7-h8, c7xBd6/ 1 Kc6, Rg3++
c) 1 Rf2-g2, c7xRd6/ 1 Bd5, Qd5++
d) 1 b2-b3, c7xQd6/ 1 Kc4, b3++

If White retracts Bg8xNh7? or Nf7xNh8? then Black can't retracts c7xNd6 or c7xBd6 becose it's illegal and the problem has no solution. There's no other legal White's retract move.

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