BK moves only

Black makes all his moves by the King.

See also: Durbar theme; Super Durbar.

Meinking, Dan

StrateGems, P. Petkov-60 JT, 2002

Spec. Prize

Example: BK moves only
h#3.5 2.1... (4+8)

1...Rc4 2.Kd5 Ra4+ 3.Ke4 Ra3 4.Kf3 Bd5#
1...Bc4 2.Kc5 Be2+ 3.Kb4 Bd1 4.Ka4 Rc4#

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FEN: 8/8/3k4/bq2n3/3n1pp1/1B6/1PRr4/4K3

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Krizhanivsky, Vasil

Cherkassy-50 JT, 2004

1st Prize

Example: BK moves only
h#3 2.1... (3+8)

1.Kc4+ Kb6 2.Kxb3 Kc5 3.Ka3 Kc4#
1.Ke6+ Kc8 2.Kxe7 Rb8 3.Kf8 Kd7#

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FEN: 8/1K2Bpp1/8/3k4/p7/1Rp5/pb6/7b

Abdurahmanović, Fadil

Chumakov, Gennadij

4th Azemmour TT, Belgrade, 2016

Spec. Prize

Example: BK moves only
h#5 2.1... (2+13)

1.Ke7 Bxc5+ 2.Ke6 Bxe3 3.Kd5 Bc1 4.Kd4 Ba3 5.Ke3 Bc5#
1.Bf1 Kxc3 2.Bh3 Kxc4 3.Bf5 Kxc5 4.Bh7 Kd6 5.Bg8 Kd7#

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FEN: 5k2/5pb1/8/2p1p3/1Bp1pn2/2p1pp2/2K1bn2/8

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Grubert, Harald

Schachmaty (Baku), 1990

1st Prize

Example: BK moves only
h#4 b) wSd4→f5  (5+1)

a) 1.Kf1 S4e6 2.Ke2 Kb4 3.Kd3 Sf4+ 4.Kd4 Sc6#
b) 1.Kg2 f4 2.Kf3 Se6 3.Ke4 f3+ 4.Kd5 Sc7#

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FEN: 3N4/8/8/1K6/3N4/5P2/5P2/6k1

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