Avanta

A play of two adjacent pawns from their initial game-array squares without capture to four squares available to them (single- and double-step).

The theme was proposed by Igor Agapov for the SuperProblem TT-77 (2013).

Note: In TT-77, due to the ambiguous initial definition, simplified forms of the theme were allowed, e.g., without single-step pawn moves.

Rice, Russell Ernest

Ideal-Mate Review, 1983

3rd Prize

Example: Avanta
h#4  (3+4)
b) bSc4→d4 c) bSc4→d6

a) 1.Kd5 Kc2 2.Kd4 d3 3.Se5+ Kd2 4.Qd5 e3#
b) 1.Qd6 Ke3 2.Se6 d4 3.Kd5 Kd3 4.Rc6 e4#
c) 1.Rf5 e3 2.Kd5 e4+ 3.Ke5 Ke3 4.Rf6 d4#

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FEN: 8/8/2k1q3/2r5/2n5/3K4/3PP3/8

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Rudenko, Valentin

Melnichenko Viktor

1st V. Archakov MT, 2006

1st Prize

Example: Avanta
h#3 2.1... (5+5)

1.Kd5 d4 2.Re6 e3 3.Rc6 e4#
1.Rd3 e4 2.Rd6 d3 3.Rf6 d4#

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FEN: 8/8/8/1N2k1N1/p1p2p2/4r3/3PP3/7K

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Marandyuk, Mihajlo

Kopil, Valery

Quick tourney, WCCC (Jesi), 2011 (v)

1st Prize

Example: Avanta
h#2  (6+6)
b) wSf5→d4 c) wKb6→b7

a) 1.Se5 d3 2.Be6 e4#
b) 1.Be5 e3 2.Re4 c4#
c) 1.Kc5 c3 2.d5 d4#

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FEN: 6b1/5n2/1K1p4/3k1N2/5b1r/N7/2PPP3/8

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Maksimov, Aleksandr

SuperProblem TT-77, 2013

1st Place (h#3)

Example: Avanta
h#3 4.1... (6+9)

1.c5 Sd6 2.Kd4 Be4 3.Re5 c3#
1.d5 Bh3 2.Ke4 Bg4 3.Re5 d3#
1.d6 Sa3 2.Kd4 c3+ 3.Kc5 d4#
1.c6 Bf1 2.Kd5 d4 3.Re4 c4#

White & Black Avanta.

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FEN: 4r3/K1pp4/b7/1N2kP2/5p2/4p3/r1PP2B1/4q3

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Smits, Gerard

Caillaud, Michel

Probleemblad, 2015

2nd Prize

Example: Avanta
h#3 2.1... (5+8)

1.c6 c3 2.Qb6 e4+ 3.Kc5 d4#
1.c5 e3 2.Be2 d3 3.Sc6 c4#

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FEN: 8/2p1n3/5K2/1r1kPp2/2b5/8/2PPPq2/5r2

Paliulionis, Viktoras

SuperProblem TT-170, 2016

2nd Prize

Example: Avanta
h#4 2.1... (4+2)

1.Qa1 Kd2 2.Kd4 e3+ 3.Ke4 Ke2 4.Qe5 f3#
1.Kd6 Bf7 2.Ke5 f4+ 3.Kf5 Kf3 4.Qf6 e4#

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FEN: 8/8/q3B3/2k5/8/4K3/4PP2/8

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Abrosimov, Viktor

Seven Chess Notes, 2016

1st Prize

Example: Avanta
h#4 2.1... (3+4)

1.Qf5+ Ke2 2.Sg5 f3 3.Kf4+ Kf2 4.Re5 g3#
1.Sf4+ Ke3 2.Sg6+ f4+ 3.Kf5+ Kf3 4.Qf6 g4#

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FEN: 8/8/4r3/4k1q1/8/3K3n/5PP1/8

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