Compositions In the Spotlight

Since the beginning of 2003 I started to bring into attention of readers individual compositions that are burried in older CCM files, but in my opinion worth of second or third look.

No. 1: s#2 in Mars Circe by Frantisek Sabol: Very instructive problem showing many Mars Circe properties, but also very artistical and analogous, worthy first prizewinner containing AUW in two pairs of similar variations. (Lighted 1.1.2003)
No. 2: h#2 by Roman Fedorovich: Double switchback in two solutions without unpin of white pieces - possible example for Wakashima 50 JT. (Lighted 12.1.2003)
No. 3: #2 by Juraj Brabec: Pseudo-carousel theme as one special case of changes in 3x2 variations can be shown e.g. with Grimshaw mechanism. Look at it... and perhaps you can try to find some other... (Lighted 6.4.2003)
No. 4: h#4 in Circe with pao by Unto Heinonen: Only 3+3 units on the board, nevertheless the content is very rich - beginning with some promotions, having Circe rebirths during the play and finishing with mirrored final positions containing a Circe tension. (Lighted 7.6.2003)
No. 5: #2 with chinese pieces by Mircea Manolescu: Shedey cycle with very complicated fairy motivation with intensive use of antibatteries. (Lighted 13.9.2003)
No. 6: h#2 in Madrasi with grasshoppers by Michal Dragoun: Mates by indirectly unparalysed grasshopper are given over the paralysed black queen and in echo diagonal-orthogonal. (Lighted 29.12.2003)
No. 7: #3 with Chinese pieces by John Rice: Very chinese motivation of #3 variations includes mates over immobilized black unit, line clearance for mao and pin mates. (Lighted 25.9.2004)
No. 8: #2 in Madrasi by Narayan Shankar Ram: You need just one fairy condition to show blend of two very classic themes - star of bK and cross of wK. (Lighted 12.2.2005)
No. 9: h#14 in Monochromatic chess by Göran Wicklund and René J. Millour: Some excelsiors, some en passant captures, but above all far-reaching cooperative strategy. (Lighted 25.12.2006)
No. 10: r#2 by Michel Caillaud: Djurasevic cycle in orthodox reflexmate with ingenious use of castling. (Lighted 13.2.2007)

Comments to Juraj Lörinc.
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