From: GRIMBERGEN <at> KUNPV1 <dot> PSYCH <dot> KUN <dot> NL
Date: 21 aug 1990
Subject: New Tsume Shogi Problems

Here are some new tsume shogi problems (3-7 moves). I'll be in Japan from August
24th until September 27th so everybody has plenty of time to solve them.
Please send the solutions directly to <grimbergen <at> kunpv1 <dot> psych <dot> kun <dot> nl>.
 
a) Black: +R5a, R2c, B1d, P5b                No pieces in hand
White: K3b, B5d, N3a
b) Black: B4d, +P3c         In hand: R
White: K3a, +R2b, B4a
c) Black: +B1a, S1e, S3a        i.h: G, S
White: K2c, S3c, P4c, P3b, P1c
d) Black: S4b, +P4a, P2d        i.h.: G, S
White: K2a, N4c, P4d, P3d
e) Black: R4d, L3c     i.h.: R,G
White: K2a, +B1d, L1a, P4b, P1c
f) Black: S2e, +P4a, P1d         i.h.: B, G, N
White: K2c, N2a, L1a, P3c, P2b
 
 
Solutions Tsume Shogi 1-8-90:
a) 1.B3e Rx3e 2.G'2c
b) 1.G'2g K1e 2.R3e
c) 1.G'3c Rx3c 2.B3a+ Kx3a 3.B2a+
d) 1.B'1c Px1c 2.Rx2c+ Kx2c 3.L'2d
e) 1.R'2a K1b 2.N'2d S1cx2d 3.B3d+ Sx3d 4.R2b+
f) 1.+B1d Kx1d 2.S'1e Sx1e 3.+R2e K1c 4.+R2c
 
Solvers:
Atkinson: a
Blumberg: all tsumes solved correctly
Aizawa: a
Kenney: a,b,e
Sterritt: a,(d),e
 
For all solvers: Please give as many variations as possible. Seeing all possible
defences is one of the important parts of solving a tsume shogi problem. It
might be some more typing, but it will pay off and make it easier for me to
decide when a problem is really solved.
 
 
Reijer Grimbergen