Pawn-Zajic

A special case of the Zajic theme, in which the capturing white unit is a pawn.

See also: Zajic theme.

Degenkolbe, Mirko

Degener, Udo

Schweizer Schach-Magazin, 1992 (v)

3rd Prize

Example: Pawn-Zajic
h#2 3.1... (7+6)

1.Re3 dxe3+ 2.Kxe3 Bc1#
1.Rf5 gxf5 2.Kxf5 Rf6#
1.Se4 dxe4 2.Kxe4 Rd4#

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FEN: 8/6n1/K2R4/4r1n1/5kP1/3P4/1B1P1p2/b2B4

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Jones, Christopher James Austin

Wageningen, 2006

Example: Pawn-Zajic
h#3 2.1... (7+12)

1.Bb3 Bb1 2.Kc4 axb3+ 3.Kxb3 Ba2#
1.Rf6 Rg2 2.Kxe6 gxf6 3.Kxf6 Rg6#

Delayed pawn-Zajic.

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FEN: 5bK1/4p1p1/4P3/3k2P1/pp1P4/n1pB4/P1b1Rr1r/n7

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Feoktistov, Aleksandr

7. Match of Hero Cities, 2015

1st Place

Example: Pawn-Zajic
h#3 3.1... (8+10)

1.Qd5 cxd5 2.Kxd5 Be8 3.Rdd6 c4#
1.Qe5 fxe5+ 2.Kxe5 e3 3.Bd6 cxd4#
1.Qe6 fxe6 2.Kxe6 cxd4 3.Rad6 f5#

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FEN: 8/3rb1p1/r2k1pB1/2n2P1K/2PpqP2/2PP4/4P1n1/8

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