Balbo theme

  1. The same kind pieces making every move for both sides, black and white.
  2. Black moves are followed by moves of a white unit of the same kind.

Sonnenfeld, Felix Alexander

Schach-Echo, 1976

Example: Balbo theme
h#2 4.1... (8+13)

1.Rxg3 Rb1 2.Rxg5 Rf1#
1.Bxd2 Bf1 2.Bxg5 Bh3#
1.h6 d3 2.hxg5 dxe4#
1.Se6 Sg6 2.Sxg5 Sh4#

View in Helpmate Analyzer

FEN: 4bnnN/3p2pp/1R3N2/b3pkPp/r1B1p3/r5P1/2KP4/8

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Piliczewski, Bogusz

The Problemist, 2013

2nd HM

Example: Balbo theme
h#3 4.1... (6+9)

1.Sb1 Sxe4 2.Sc3 Sc2 3.Sexd5 Sd2#
1.Sxd5 Sd1 2.Sc3 Sc2 3.Sb3 Sde3#
1.Sb3 Sxf3 2.Sd4 Sa2 3.Sxd5 Sd2#
1.Sc2 Sxf5 2.Sd4 Sa2 3.S2b3 Se3#

View in Helpmate Analyzer

FEN: 4B2K/8/q7/3P1p2/1PkNp3/2Npnp2/3n4/b7

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