From: GRIMBERGEN KUNPV1 PSYCH KUN 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 kunpv1 psych kun 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