Problem 450: Ladislav Salai jr & Michal Dragoun - Fairy (Equihopper, Pao, Vao) |
![]() ![]() ![]() Equihopper (EQ): Moves along any line over another unit of either color to a square situated such that the hurdle stands at the mid-point between the Equihopper’s departure and arrival squares.
PAO(PA): Chinese piece operating along Rook lines: moves as Rook, but captures only by hopping over a hurdle to any square beyond.
VAO(VA): Chinese piece operating along Bishop lines: moves as Bishop, but captures only by hopping over a hurdle to any square beyond. |
KOBULCHESS.COM
site for chess composition
General editor:
Diyan Kostadinov
Co-editor:
Seetharaman Kalyan
Comments
Bonus is the variation 1...Qe6 showing the interesting dual avoidance mates!
Deferred in try and immediate after key..
W move sequence determined by possibility of Bl check on 2nd move: 2..e3-e2+ in try and 2..Rd7-b7+ after key..
Effective use of Vao/Pao and Pao/Equihopper batteries..
Seems like whether the Equihopper should be non-stop or stoppable does not matter..?
RSS feed for comments to this post