Annihilation
Capture of a piece followed by a move of the capturing piece from this square, resulting in a positive effect arising from the disappearance of the captured piece (usually line-opening or vacation of the square).
Sammelius, Carel Johan Robert
The Problemist, 1985
(corr. V. Paliulionis)
1.Bd2
Sxe4
2.Ba5
Sd6
3.Re6
Sxf5
4.Rb6
Sxg7
5.Qh7
Se6
6.Qa7
Sc5#
Jonsson, Bernt Christer
Australasian Chess, 2012
1.Sxd2
Sf4
2.Sb1
Sd2
3.gxf4
Sb3#
1.Sxb4
Sg3
2.Sa2
Sb4
3.hxg3
Sc2#
Jones, Christopher James Austin
Schach, 2011
1st Prize
1.Sc4
Bxa2
2.Ke4
Bxc4
3.Ra2
Be6#
1.Rc4
Rxa4
2.Ke6
Rxc4
3.Sa4
Rxf4#
FEN: 8/3p4/3P2p1/1pP1pk2/bR3p2/1B1pp3/rnrp2P1/1K1n4
External links:
- YACPDB: 377216
Pachl, Franz
Schach, 1982
1.Bxf4+
Kg6
2.Bd6
Re3#
1.Rxe6+
Kg5
2.Re3
Bd6#
Meinking, Dan
U.S. Problem Bulletin, 1993 (v)
1.Rg3
Rf3
2.Qf5
Rxf5
3.Rg2
Rf3#
1.Rf3
Re3
2.Rg3
Rxe6
3.Rg2
Re3#
1.Qg4
Bf5
2.Rd3
Bxd3
3.Qg2
Bf5#
1.Qf5
Be6
2.Qg4
Bxb3
3.Qg2
Be6#
FEN: 8/3B4/2P1q3/8/P6p/Rr5k/4P2n/K7
Paliulionis, Viktoras
M. G. Garcia-65 JT (h#n), 2013
2nd Prize
1...Bd8
2.Qa8
Kb5
3.Kb8
Kc4
4.d5+
Kd3
5.d4
Kxe2
6.d3+
Ke3
7.d2
Kd4
8.d1=B
Kc5
9.Bg4
Kb6
10.Bc8
Bc7#
Meinking, Dan
StrateGems, 2001
1st Prize
1.Qxg3
Ba2
2.Qg8
Rg6
3.Qxb3
Rc6
4.Qg8
Bd5
5.Qb8
Ra6#
1.Qxc2
Rh1
2.Qh7
Bg6
3.Qxh3
Be8
4.Qd7
Rh8
5.Qa7
Bc6#