Knight wheel

All eight possible moves of a knight standing near the middle of the board.

See also: Rosette; Daisy.

Oudot, Jean

Tidskrift för Schack, 1969

3rd Prize

Example: Knight wheel
h#2 8.1... (8+12)

1.d2 Sc3+ 2.Kf4 Se2#
1.c3 Sb4+ 2.Kf4 Sxd3#
1.Qg6 Sxe3+ 2.Kxf6 Sg4#
1.Rxf6 Sxf6+ 2.Kf4 Sxh5#
1.Rg6 Sf4+ 2.Kxf6 Sxh5#
1.Bg6 Se7+ 2.Kxf6 Sg8#
1.Sxe6 Sc7+ 2.Kf4 Sxe6#
1.Sg6 Sb6+ 2.Kxf6 Sd7#

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FEN: 4Rn2/6pb/2n1PP1r/rR1Nk1bq/2p1P3/3ppP2/6K1/8

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Virtanen, Kauko

1st WCCT, 1972

1st Place

Example: Knight wheel
h#3 8.1... (5+14)

1.Sb4 Sd2 2.Kc3 Sxd6 3.Sd4 Sb1#
1.Sde3 Bd5 2.Kd3 exd6 3.Sd4 Se5#
1.Sc3 Sf2 2.Kc5 Sxd6 3.Kb4 Sd3#
1.Sf4 Sxh6 2.Kxe5 Sg3 3.Sd4 Sg4#
1.Sf6 Sh8 2.Kxe5 Sg3 3.Sd4 Sg6#
1.Sc7 Sc3 2.Kc5 Sxa4+ 3.Kc6 Sd8#
1.Sb6 Sexg5 2.Kc5 Se6+ 3.Kc6 Sfd8#
1.Sde7 Sh8 2.Kxe5 Sf2 3.Kf6 Sg4#

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FEN: b7/3p1Np1/3p3p/p2nPnp1/q1BkN3/p7/2r1r3/K7

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Csák, János

The Problemist, 1987

Example: Knight wheel
h#1 8.1... (6+6)
b) wBe3

a)
1.Rb1 Sd1#
1.Rb2 Sc2#
1.Rb4 Sc4#
1.Rb5 Sd5#
1.Rh1 Sf1#
1.Rh2 Sg2#
1.Rh4 Sg4#
1.Rh5 Sf5#
b)
1.Rb1 Bc1#
1.Rb2 Bd2#
1.Rb4 Bd4#
1.Rb5 Bc5#
1.Rh1 Bg1#
1.Rh2 Bf2#
1.Rh4 Bf4#
1.Rh5 Bg5#

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FEN: 2K1k3/6Pb/prp3Pr/P7/8/4N3/8/4R3

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