Gamage theme

Black (or White in bicolor Gamage theme) closes the line of a black pinned piece allowing White to unpin it directly on the mating move (by white pinning piece). Unlike the Gothart theme where the unpin is indirect.

See also: Goethart theme.

Abdurahmanović, Fadil

Probleemblad, Dutch Association of Chess Problem Friends-60 JT, 1991

1st Prize

Example: Gamage theme
h#2 2.1... (6+10)

1.Sd4 Rb8+ 2.Kc7 Qf4#
1.e5 Rd8 2.Kc6 Qh6#

View in Helpmate Analyzer

FEN: 2R5/n3p2R/1k6/1n3p1p/BP6/r1bK1b1r/8/2Q5

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Seider, Shlomo

The Problemist, 1972

1st Prize

Example: Gamage theme
h#2 2.1... (9+14)

1.Kc6 d4 2.Be3 Qc2#
1.Kc5 Be6 2.Rf6 Sf5#

Gamage theme, Goethart theme.

View in Helpmate Analyzer

FEN: b6q/4BP1p/pp1N3p/1p1k2bR/1p5P/5rnB/K2P2Qn/4r3

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