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Camelrider. (Updated!) Makes a Camel leap, and can make additional leaps in the same direction.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Thu, Apr 3 01:48 PM EDT:Excellent ★★★★★

Evert Jan van den Berg

The Problemist Fairy Chess Supplement

August 1930 (12)

files=8 ranks=8 promoZone=1 promoChoice=RC graphicsDir=/graphics.dir/alfaeriePNG/ squareSize=50 graphicsType=png symmetry=none royal=K stalemate=loss pawn:P:fmW*fceF:pawn:,,a5 rook:R:afafafafafafWkR:rook:,,h1 camelrider:C:mCC:camelrider:h4 white king:K:KafafcabafqafcW:king:a4 black king:K:cK:king:,,c4

Maxi-Selfmate in 3

Solution: 1.Ce5! Rh8 2.Cf8 Rh1 3.Ch2 Ra1#

This problem probably predates Dawson's Camelrider problems.