Tadashi Wakashima 70 JT Award
Theme: Free, but it must include at least one fairy element (fairy pieces or fairy conditions are accepted,
but fairy board (e.g., 9x9 board) is not accepted).
All fairy pieces and conditions are allowed, if the problem is checked by a known solving program.
Stipulation:
Section a): #2-#3.
Section b): H#2-H#3.
Twinning and multiple solutions are accepted; Zeroposition is not accepted.
Closing Date: 31st October, 2022
Judges: Vlaicu Crișan and Eric Huber (Romania)
When Toshi-san invited us to judge the tournament organized for Tadashi-san’s Jubilee, we almost
instantly accepted. We have known Tadashi for more than 20 years and developed a strong friendshipduring the years. The Japanese Sake tournament was an inspiration for us to organize the Romanian Tzuica
tournament.
We eagerly expected to see many interesting compositions submitted for the jubilee tournament. From aquantitative perspective, the number of entries was rather high: 21 in section A and 58 in section B.
Participants:
Section A – Direct
James Quah – 1; Lev Grolman – 2; Georgy Evseev – 2; Alexandre Feoktistov – 2,14; Ladislav Salai Jr – 3;
Michal Dragoun – 3; Igor Kochulov – 4; Atsuo Hara – 5; Sven Trommler – 6,7,8,9; Semion Shifrin – 10; JeanMarc Loustau – 11; Juraj Lörinc – 12,13; Jan Golha – 15; Sébastien Luce – 16; Victor Syzonenko – 17; Bojan
Basic – 18,19,20; Marjan Kovačević – 21;
Section B – HelpmatesĽuboš Kekely – 1,2,3,4; Kankuh Kobayashi – 5; Sébastien Luce – 6,34,35,57,58; Eugene Fomichev – 7;
Anatoly Skripnik – 7; Stephan Dietrich – 8,9; Michal Dragoun – 10,11,32; Franz Pachl – 12,18; Dieter Müller
– 12,18; Igor Kochulov – 13; Sven Trommler – 14,15,16,17,18; Frank Richter – 14; Harald Grubert – 17;
Kenneth Solja – 19,20,21,22,23,24; Semion Shifrin – 25; Pierre Tritten – 26; Theodoros Giakatis – 27,28;
Kostas Prentos – 28; Pietro Pitton – 29,33; Juraj Lörinc – 30,32; Antanas Vilkauskas – 31; Alexandre
Feoktistov – 36,37,38; Themis Argirakopoulos – 39; Jan Golha – 40,41,42; Ricardo de Mattos Vieira –43,44,45,46,47; Hara Atsuo – 49; Kostěj Šoulivý – 50,51; Rolf Kohring – 52,53; Dirk Borst – 54; Bojan Basic– 55,56;(One problem in Section B has been withdrawn. - Ed.)
Section A – Direct

1st Prize
2nd Prize
Lev Grolman, Georgy Evseev and Aleksandre Jean-Marc Loustau
Feoktistov
Tadashi Wakashima-70 JT
Tadashi Wakashima-70 JT#3h2, a5, g3, b8, b6: Vao
h5, c8, a2: Nao
g5, e5, d3, h3, f7, a3, f1: Pao
e1: Leo
1.PAd4 ? (2.Sf6+ Sxf6 3.Sxf2#)
1...LEd2 2.VAc3+ Bxa2 3.Sxg3#
1...PAfxh1 2.Rd6+ Rxc8 3.Qxf4#
1...PAhxh1 2.Sc5+ Rxc5 3.Rxe3#
1...PAf5 2.PAe6 (3.Qxf5 #)2...PAxa5/PAxh5 3.Se5#
2...Se7/Sh6 3.Sf6#
1...Rxe2!
1.PAf5! (2.Sc5+ Rxc5 3.Sxf2#)
1...LEd2 2.Rd6+ Rxc8 3.Sxg3#
1...PAfxh1 2.Sf6+ Sxf6 3.Qxf4#
1...Rxe2 2.Qxe2+ 2...Sxe2/VAe3 3.Sxf2#
1...PAhxh1 2.VAc3+ 2.Bxa2 3.Rxe3#
1...VAd4 2.Qf3+ PAfxf3/Sxf3/PAhxf3 3.PAg4 ##2
a4, c4, c7, e1: Pao
d4, b7, e8, e6, f2, h2: Vaob2, a8, b6, h6, h3, c8, g7: Nao
1.PA7c6+? Kxe6!
1.PA4c6+? Kd6!
1.PAe5? (2.PA4c6# B)
1...Rxe5 2.Sxf6# M
but 1...Bc5! p
1.VAhe5? (2.PA7c6# A)
1...Be2 2.VAf4#
1...NAe4 2.dxe4#
1...Bd6 2.PA4c6# B
but 1...Qxe5! x
1.VAde5!!? (2.PA4c6 # B)(not 2. PA7c6+ A? Kc5!)
1...Kc5 2.Se3#
1...Bc5 p 2.PA7c6# A
but 1...Rxe5 ! y (2. Sxf6+ M? Kc5!)
1.Se5!!! (2.Sc6 # C)(not 2.PA7c6+ A? nor 2. PA4c6+ B? Kxe5!)
1...Kxe5 2.NAbf4#
1...Rxe5 y 2.PA7c6 # A(not 2. PA4c6+ B? Kxd4!)
1...Qxe5 x 2.PA4c6 # B(not 2. PA7c6 A??)

1st Prize – No 2 (Grolman, Evseev and Feoktistov)This composition deserves a detailed study. In the try, wPAd3 moves to d4 to cut the line of bVAb6 towards
f2. This move facilitates the guard of g3 by bPAa3, respectively of e3 by bVAb6 and threatens mate after
cutting the line of bPAf7.
The main defenses are either captures of the mating piece (wSh1) or adding an extra guard on f2, but eachdefense introduces a weakness:- bPAf1:h1 removes one of the double guards over f4, so White can mate after cutting the guard of bVAb8- bPAh3:h1 removes one of the double guards over e3, so White can mate after cutting the guard of bVAb6- bLEe1-d2 removes one of the double guards over g3, so White can mate after cutting the guard of bPAa3
The refutation of the try is rather brutal, capturing the wRe2.
In the real play, wPAe5 moves to f5 to cut the line of bPAf7 towards f2. This move facilitates the guard of
g3 by bVAb8, respectively of f4 by bPAf7 and threatens mate after cutting the line of bVAb6.
Again, the main defenses are either captures of the mating piece (wSh1) or adding an extra guard on f2,
but each defense introduces a different weakness:- bPAf1:h1 removes one of the double guards over f4, so White can mate after cutting the guard of bPAf7- bPAh3:h1 removes one of the double guards over e3, so White can mate after cutting the guard of bPAa3- bLEe1-d2 removes one of the double guards over g3, so White can mate after cutting the guard of bVAb8
The careful reader will instantly observe the following pattern is realized:
Key Threat a
b c
?
A
B
C D
!
D
A B C
This pattern is actually the notoriously difficult 4-fold Shedey cycle and is realized using an entirely new
mechanism for presenting in #3 using line effects as main motivations – now that’s WCCT-11 theme! It isamazing the author managed to show this cycle without using the standard [half]battery device. To ourknowledge, only Alexandre Kuzovkov 1st Prize Israel Ring Tourney 2016-17 managed to achieve the same
performance in threemovers (see Annex A). Moreover, the usual line symmetry typical for suchcomposition has been transformed to a diagonal symmetry across the h1-a8 diagonal.
Last, but not least, there is also some interesting by-play both in the try and real play, which further
enhances the overall value of the composition.
2nd Prize – No 11 (Loustau)
Another magnificent composition, also worthy of a very detailed presentation! The author claims acomplete 3rd degree arrival-threat correction.
To deliver mate, White wants to put a piece on c6, but nothing works: PAc7-c6 releases the guard of e6,
while PAc4-c6 releases the guard of d6.
The first try placing VAh2 on e5 adds an extra guard on e6 from PAe1 and threatens PAc7-c6, but is brutally
refuted by the bQ capturing the wVA and pinning wPAc7. White tries to correct by placing VAh2 on d6,
but this allows the refutation NA:f2 creating a flight on c5.
The second try placing PAe1 on e5 adds an extra guard on d7 from VAh2 and threatens PAc4-c6, but Blackcan place bB on c5 interfering the wPA. White tries another correction by placing VAd4 on e5, but thisallows another brutal refutation R:e5 creating a prospective flight on d4.
Since both attempts failed, White plays another piece on e5 – the Knight – which threatens to deliver
mate on c6. The key also gives a flight on e5 and explains why the former threats fail. Any black capture
on e5 would theoretically lead to the threatened mates from the tries, but there is a neat dual avoidance:
1… Q:e5 pins wPAc7, so only 2.PAc4-c6 works, while 1… R:e5 removes the guard on d4 by wNAh6, so only
2.PAc7-c6 mates.
The author’s comment sums everything: 3 thematic threats (PA7c6, PA4c6, Sc6) are played on the samesquare (c6): so there is a kind of echo between the three 1st white moves on the same square (e5) and the3 threats on c6. This double feature, combined with tertiary threat correction, is probably achieved here
for the first time.
The only blemish is that the intended theme is slightly obscured by the plausible tries played by the wVAOs
on e3 instead of e5. This inherent flaw doesn’t hinder at all a top classification.
1st Honorable Mention
Marjan Kovačević
Tadashi Wakashima-70 JT

2nd Honorable Mention
Atsuo Hara
Tadashi Wakashima-70 JT#2
Masand#2
g6, d6, c5, c6: Pao
h8, g8: Nightrider
1.PAc2! (2.PAb2#)
1...PAc3+ 2.PAd3#
1...PAc4 2.PAd4#
1...PAc5 2.PAd5#
1...PAa6 2.PAb6#
1...PAb6 2.PAc6#
1...PAc8 2.PAd8#
1...PAc7 2.PAd7#

1.Qc8[c5=w]+? Qe6!
1.Qa8? (2.Qe4[c2=b][f3=w][c4=b][g4=w]#)
1...Qb7 2.Qc8[c5=w][b7=w]#
1...Qc6 2.Qc8[c6=w]#
but 1...g3!
1.Se3[c4=b][g4=w]+? 1...Kf4!
(2.Sd5[c3=b][b6=w]? Ke5!)
1.Re4! (2.Se3[g4=w]#)
1...Qd8 2.Qc8[c5=w][d8=w]#
1...Qh6 2.Qg6[g5=b][h5=b][h6=w]#
1...Qg6 2.Qf6[c3=b][g5=b][g6=w]#
1...Qf6 2.Qe6[e4=b][f6=w] #1st Honorable Mention – No 21 (Kovačević)
Four-fold whitening of the bQ – this idea has been brilliantly realized previously by Marjan Kovacevic, 1stPrize JF10JT 2022 (see Annex B). Here the motivation different: instead of self unpin there is a three-foldLoshinsky magnet. The mechanism is based on Masand effects. After the bQ’s move, 2.Qe6 blackens thewRc4, hence creating a flight on f4 while 2.Qf6 blackens wBc3, enabling the capture of the wQ. Based on
bQ’s arrival square, the wQ must ensure the check won’t create a flight or there will be double checkrecapturing the potential flight.

2nd Honorable Mention – No 5 (Hara)
An impressive task seemingly effortlessly done: 7 variations duel PA-PA, including a cross against a cross.
This setting extends the record shown by Rehm & Widlert, Comm. Spisska Borovicka Bern 2014 (Annex C).
The author skillfully avoided the duals after 1…PAc5 by adding the static pin wRh5-bSe5 forcing a double
check. The composition has also a didactic value for explaining to a newcomer what a duel is about.
Commendation
James Quah
Tadashi Wakashima-70 JT

Commendation
Sébastien Luce
Tadashi Wakashima-70 JT#3h3, a2, c1: Rose

#2
Take & Makeb8, h7, c2, d4: Grasshopper
1.Ge4! zz
1...Kxd4-a1 2.Ga8#
1...Kxd4-h8 2.Gh1#
1...Kxe4-h1 2.Ga1#
1...Kxe4-a8 2.Gh8#

1.Be8! (2.Qe7+ Rd6 3.Qxd6#)
1...ROc7 2.Qxc7+ Rc6 3.Qxc6#
1...ROd5 2.ROg5+ Qde4 3.ROb7#
1...ROb4 2.ROf2+ Qee4 3.ROa4#

Commendations without orderNo 1 (Quah)
The mechanism is very interesting: two black Queens are initially pinned by the white Rose. In the mainthematic variations, the black Rose anticipatorily interferes one bQ, enabling a spectacular mate after two
consecutive unpins: sheer fireworks! The author’s comment says all the important bits: This problem failed
to qualify for JF10 TT (16 units). Threat and 1...ROc7 both show boring unpinning. The other two variations
show consecutive unpinning. One queen is unpinned with check. After interposition, there is a Gamage
unpin of the other queen, who cannot prevent the check due to an interference by the Rose.
This composition would have been placed higher in the award without the technical cookstopper bROc1.
No 16 (Luce)Another task: all four corners are visited by the black King and two Grasshoppers in a two-mover! This
impressive rendering makes up for the unprovided flight h8 and the en prise key piece, taking into accountit offers two additional flights. Understandably, only Black exploits the fairy condition Take&Make.
Section B – Helpmates
1st Prize
Igor Kochulov
Tadashi Wakashima-70 JT

H#2.5
4 solutions
Madrasi
1...f8=Q 2.nPc1=nQ Qa8 3.nQh1 nQd5#
1...f8=S 2.nPc1=nS+ nSe2 3.nSf4+ nSg6#
1...f8=R 2.nPc1=nR Rxf6 3.nRf1 nRxf5#
1...f8=B 2.nPc1=nB Bxe7 3.nBa3 nBxd6#

2nd Prize
Michal Dragoun
Tadashi Wakashima-70 JT

H#2
4 solutions
d7: Paoa6: Leo
1.Kc2 LEa3 2.Qd6 Rb2#
1.Ke3 PAf7 2.Qb5 Bf4#
1.Qf3 Rb5+ 2.Ke4 PAe7#
1.Qc2 Bd6+ 2.Kc3 LEa5#

3rd Prize
Rolf Kohring
Tadashi Wakashima-70 JT

4th Prize
Jan Golha
Tadashi Wakashima-70 JT

H#2.5
Mars Circeb) Sf3 -> f2
a)
1...B-c1xg5 2.Sfd4 B-c1xb2 3.Bg5 B-c1xg5#b) bSf3-->f2
1...R-h1xh5 2.Sd3 R-h1xb1 3.Bh5 R-h1xh5#

H#2
Take & Make
Circe Take & Make
1.Qxb1-b3[+nRc1] Bxb3-c3[+bQg8]+
h8[+nBd2] nBxc1-c3[+nRh1]#
1.Qxd1-b3[+nBe2] nRxb3-d1[+bQa2]+
a1[+nRd3] nBxd3-c3[+nRd1]#
1.Kxd1-h5[+nBb3] nRxc1-h6[+bQg1]+
h1[+nRe6] nBxe6-e4[+nRh6]#

2.Kxc32.Kxd12.Kxh6-

1st Prize – No 13 (Kochulov)
The most original composition from the tournament: the promoted neutral piece delivers mate while halfparalyzed by a white promoted piece. The Babson task is shown with utmost clarity.
The potential duals are neatly avoided by clever placement of bQ – which must be paralyzed by thepromoted wQ and bS – which paralyzes wSf8 hence forcing the path of nS. The wSc7 guards flights in all
four solutions. the problem reminds us of harmonie’s 12th thematic tourney (the tourney theme was halfparalysis or Halb-Lähmung).

2nd Prize – No 11 (Dragoun)
The best composition from an aesthetic point of view: two pairs of solutions in diagonal-orthogonalcorrespondence, in which two pairs of pieces mutually exchange their roles: wB/wR and wLE/wPA. Of
course, there is no deep strategy – bQ interferences / selfblocks, but the superb economy provides morethan enough compensation.
3rd Prize – No 53 (Kohring)
An unusual interpretation of Meerane theme (same move as key and mate) using Mars Circe: W1 and W3
are played on the same square. The rich interplay is highlighted by the Follow-My-Leader effects present
in B2 and B3. The mates exploiting the alternative pins of black Rooks are excellent. The tries a) 1… B:b2?
2.Sfd4 B:g5#?? 3.B:b4! and b) 1… R:b1? 2.Sd3 R:h5#?? 3.B:e6! explain why the black Bishops must becaptured. The strategy borrows many ideas initially shown by Geister & Papack (see annex D), but still
deserves its own right to existence.

4th Prize – No 42 (Golha)
The best Wenigsteiner from the tournament displays an exceptional technical virtuosity: there are threemates in three corners, exploiting both fairy conditions in every half-move! Was this the composer’s luckor the result of intensive computation? Regardless of the answer, the result deserves our admiration.
1st Honorable Mention
Michal Dragoun
Tadashi Wakashima-70 JT

2nd Honorable Mention
Franz Pachl and Dieter Müller
Tadashi Wakashima-70 JT

H#2
4 solutions
d1, e1, f8: Leo
g8: Roseb8, f1, h2, h5: Camel
1.CAxe1 Sxd6+ 2.Kb4 ROxe7#
1.CAxg8 LExg4+ 2.Kxd5 Sxe7#
1.Bxb8 LExf1+ 2.Kc5 LExe7#
1.LExf5 LEc1+ 2.Kd4 CAxe7#

H#3
2 solutions
g1, f1: Grasshopper
e1, h3: Camelrider
1.fxg1=G CRc7 2.Gg7 hxg7 3.Gb1 g8=G#
1.fxe1=CR Gg7 2.CRc7 dxc7 3.CRb1 c8=CR#

1st Honorable Mention – No 10 (Dragoun)
Another ambitious task, as the author aptly describes its content: Fourfold cyclic Zilahi with all mates fromthe same square and homogeneous unguard of a square for black king in B1. Well, at a second look we
can see that wLEd1 also guards d4 and d5 and releases the guard of these fields in two solutions. It is apity the wLEd1 doesn’t play W1 in the first solution – this slightly mars the overall unity.
2nd Honorable Mention – No 12 (Pachl and Müller)
Humorous mix of Phoenix and two-coloured Phoenix themes: the captured piece appears twice after theblack and white promotions. There is also a neat dual avoidance in B3: the piece blocking b1 must not beable to interfere on g8-d5 diagonal, respectively on b5. The solid presentation excuses one pair of pawns
useless in each solution.

Commendations without order
Commendation
Theodoros Giakatis
Tadashi Wakashima-70 JT

Commendation
Pietro Pitton
Tadashi Wakashima-70 JT

H#2
2 solutions
Circe
Take & Make
1.exd1-g1=B[+wQd1] Qxg1-a7[+bBf8] 2.Bh6 Rxh6f8#
1.exd1-f1=R[+wQd1] Rxf1-f7[+bRa8] 2.Ra4 Qxa4a8#

H#2
3 solutions
Point Reflection
1.Qb4 g4 2.d1=B g4-c8=Q#
1.0-0 Ke3 2.Kh7 gxh6#
1.Kd7+ Kg4+ 2.f5+ gxf6 ep.#

Commendation
Bojan Basic
Tadashi Wakashima-70 JT

H#2.5b) nPd6 -> d7
Circe
GlasgowChessa)1...nPd7=nB 2.nBg4 nPc7=nR 3.nBh5 nKxe8[+nPe7]#b) nPd6-->d7
1...nPc7=nS 2.nPf6 nPf7=nQ 3.nQe6 nSxe8[+nPe7] #No 27 (Giakatis)
This miniature earns its place due to a curious effect: in the combination Take&Make with Circe, therebirth of the captured piece occurs only after the “Make” part of the capturing piece is finished. Thisfeature is exploited on the mating move. In fairy chess it is very important to specify the order of every
single movement slice in order to avoid ambiguity or theoretical interpretations!
No 29 (Pitton)
Simple and amusing: the Valladao theme in Point Reflection with minimal white force. The author was
unlucky to have the 13th piece set on the board, spoiling an appealing Meredith setting. Nevertheless thecharm of the solutions is not lost, with the en-passant solution being by far the most spectacular.
No 56 (Basic)
The combination of Glasgow and Circe allows a neutral AUW and specific mates to a neutral King. Of
course, only a neutral Pawn can mate the neutral King. The presence of neutral Pawns on the last rank issurely illegal, but hey – we are in the fairies world, not in the retros, so we should not worry at all about
legality concerns!

AnnexesA - ref. Section A - 1st Prize
Alexander Kuzovkov
1st Prize Israel Ring Tourney 2016-17#3(7+12)

B - ref. Section A - 1st HM
Marjan Kovacevic
1st Prize Julia's Fairies-10 JT 2022

#2

(10+5)
Masand

1.S1f2? [2.fxe5+ A Kd5 3.Rxc5#]
1…Sc4 a 2.bxc5+ B Kd5 3.Sb4#
1…Kd5 b 2.Rxc5+ C Kd6 3.fxe5#
1…Se4 c 2.Rxe5 D [3.Sxe4#] Se~ 3.bxc5#
but 1…e4!
1.S1b2! [2.bxc5+ B Kd5 3.Rxe5#]
1…Sc4 a 2.Rxc5 C [3.Sxc4#] Sc~ 3.fxe5#
1…Rd5 b 2.Rxe5+ D Kd6 3.bxc5#
1…Se4 c 2.fxe5+ A Rd5 3.Sf4#

1.Qb5[a4=b][g5=w]+?
but
1...Kxc3!
1.Qd4[f2=b][c3=b][a4=b][d6=b] +? but 1...Kxd4 !
1.Qe3[d2=b][f2=b][f3=b][g5=w][e7=b] +? but
1...Kxe3 !
1.d7 ! threat: 2.Qg6[g5=w][h5=w][h6=w][h7=w] #1...Qf6
2.Qd4[f2=b][c3=b][a4=b][f6=w][d7=b]#
1...Qe6 2.Qe3[d2=b][f2=b][f3=b][g5=w][e6=w]#
1...Qd6 2.Qd4[f2=b][c3=b][a4=b][d6=w] #1...Qc6 2.Qb5[a4=b][g5=w][c6=w] #1...Qxb6[f2=b] + 2.d8=Q[b6=w][e7=b] #1...Qf8 2.d8=R[f8=w] # (2.Qb5? 2.Qd4? 2.Qe3?
2.Qg6? 2.Qd6? 2.Qb1? 2.d8=Q?)
1...Rxe7 2.Qd6[h6=w][d7=b][e7=w] #C - ref. Section A - 2nd HM
Hans Peter Rehm & Kjell Widlert
Comm. 26th Spisská Borovicka, Bern 2014

#2

(8+7)
Rose a2, h2 ; Vao g3 ; Pao b4

1.Qa6! [2.Qxc4#]
1…Rg4 2.PAf4#
1…Rf4 2.PAe4#
1…Re4 2.PAd4#
1…Rd4 2.PAc4#
1…Rc6 2.PAb6#
1…Rc5+ 2.PAb5#
1…c5 2.Qd6#

D - ref. Section B - 3rd Prize
Armin Geister & Daniel Papack
Gaudium 2018hs#2.52.1.1.1...
MarsCirce(6+9)

1... Bf4! 2.Be7-c1xb2 Sa3-b8xd7 3.Bb2-c1xf4+
Sb2#(1... Bb~? ... 3... B-f8xb4!)
1... Bh7! 2.Rd7-h1xb1 Sa4-g8xe7 3.Rb1-h1xh7+
Sb1#(1... Bg~? ... 3... B-c8:g4!)

Fairy Definitions
Camel: (1,3) leaper.
Camelrider: a rider along a straight line on squares lying a camel’s move away from each other, e.g.
a1-b4-c7.
Circe: when captured, a piece (other than king) is reborn on its game-array square: rook, bishop andknight are reborn on the square that is the same colour as the square of the capture, pawns on thefile of the capture. If the game-array square is occupied, the captures piece disappears, as in a normal
capture. Castling is permitted with a reborn rook. Fairy pieces are regarded as begin the result of
promotion and so are reborn on the promotion-square on the file of the capture.
Circe Take & Make (Anti Take & Make)*: After a capture, the CAPTURED unit must immediately, as
part of the same move, play a non-capturing move, starting from the capture square. If no such moveis available, the capture is illegal. The CAPTURING side chooses where to move the captured piece(even though it's not of his color). Checks are as in normal chess: after the notional capture of thechecked King, the King does not move away from its square.
GlasgowChess*: Pawns are promotes on their seventh (white) or second (black) rank instead of theeight or first. Therefore, the white Pawns standing on the 1st, 7th and 8th rank are illegal, while theblack Pawns are illegal on 1st, 2nd and 8th rank.
Grasshopper: moves along queen-lines over another unit of either colour to the square immediately
beyond that unit. A capture may be made on arrival, but the hurdle is not affected.
Leo: the Chinese queen, which moves like a normal queen but captures like a lion.

Mars Circe: in order to capture, any unit (including king) is first replaced on its rebirth-square (as for
captured units in circe) and then captures from this square. The captured unit disappears.
Masand: as a part of the checking move, a moving piece which directly attacks the opposite kingchanges the colour of the pieces it guards or attacks, except the kings.
Nao: the Chinese nightrider, moving like a nightrider but capturing like a nightrider-lion.
Neutral piece: belongs to whichever side chooses to uses it. It can therefore be moved or captured
by White or Black, and in circe it is reborn according to the capture. A king may not be moved on toa square controlled by a neutral piece, because of self-check.
Nightrider: a rider along a straight line on squares lying a knight’s move away from each other.
Pao: the Chinese rook, which moves like a normal rook but captures like a lion, on rook-lines only.
Point Reflection*: When ANY two units of EITHER color stand on squares that are diametrically
opposite with respect to the center of the board [e.g., a1-h8 or b3-g6], they exchange their powersof movement.
Special cases:
A pawn on its 1st rank and its corresponding piece on the 8th rank cannot move by themselves.
Only a non-reflected King and Rook can castle.
Only a non-reflected pawn can capture en passant.
Rose: moves like a nightrider but on a circular path, e.g. a1-b3-d4-f3-g1, or a1-c2-d4-c6-a7.
Take & Make: having captured, a unit must immediately, as part of its move, make a non-capturing
step in imitation of the captured unit from the capture-square. If no such step is available, the capture
is illegal. A pawn cannot be placed on its 1st rank either in the diagram or as the results of a
take&make step after capture. Promotion by capture occurs only when a pawn arrives on the
promotion rank as the result of a take&make move. Checks are as in normal chess: after the notional
capture of the checked king, the checking unit does not have to step away from the king’s square.
Vao: the Chinese bishop, which moves like a normal bishop but captures like a lion, on bishop-lines
only.
(Definitions from FIDE Album except those with asterisk (they are from Strategems website.))(If there is any mistake on this award, please inform the tournament director (Hiroaki Maeshima):
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19th October 2023
Hiroaki Maeshima and Toshimasa Fujiwara
Revised on 21st October 2023 (v2)
Revised on 26th October 2023 (v3)