298. Andrey Selivanov Russia
| 1.Kg2 a4 2.Kf3 a5 3.Ke4 a6 4.Kd5 a7 5.Kc6 a8Q+ 7.Kb6 Qb7#
White and black play consisting of mutually independent series of moves ends with unusual BK-not-on-edge mate. I found nothing similar in Dr. Niemanns Wenigsteiner im Hilfsmatt, but this book is printed twenty years ago... [Milan Velimirovic].
Compare Ke8, Pe4, f2 - Ka1; h#6, 0.1...; by "W. Spé (= André Minost, I suppose) in Problemkiste 99, Juni 1995, p. 70; solution: 1...f4 5...f8-D 6. Ke6 De7# This can also be found as problem no. 211 in "Georges Lestriguel's" (= André Minost, again) compilation "1995 CHM avec 3, 4, 5 pièces". Get it, and its companion piece "1996 CHM avec 6 pièces" - they are remarkable! Together they contain over 11000 h#s!. [HT]
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