Place exchange

In the course of the solution, two pieces of the same or different color exchange their places.

See also: Cyclic place exchange; Rovno theme.

Alias: Platzwechsel (Ger.); Exchange of places; Interchange.

Trillon, Jean-Michel

feenschach TT-25, 1972

2nd Prize

Example: Place exchange
h#5  (2+10)

1.Rg8+ Kd7 2.Rb7+ Kxc6 3.Rbg7+ Kb5 4.Rb8+ Ka4 5.Rb2 Sc3#

Place exchange bR/bR.

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FEN: b3K2b/6r1/2p1p3/3p4/8/6p1/kr6/nN6

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Steudel, Friedrich Theodor

Staudte, Hans Hilmar

Aachener Nachrichten, 1970

Example: Place exchange
h#4  (4+15)

1.Bd5 0-0-0 2.Ke4+ Kb1 3.Ra1+ Kxa1 4.Rf4 Re1#

Place exchange wR/wK.

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FEN: 8/8/2np3q/5p2/1b1pbk1n/p1pp2pP/r4rP1/R3K3

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Kniest, Peter

Kennst du die Bibel? TT-17, 1966

4th Prize

Example: Place exchange
h#4  (4+4)

1.Kf2 Sg7 2.Ke3+ S3f5+ 3.Ke4 Sh5 4.Rf4 Shg3#

Place exchange wS/wS.

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FEN: 5K2/8/8/3rpN2/8/6N1/4P3/4kr2

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Piliczewski, Bogusz

The Problemist, 2013

2nd HM

Example: Place exchange
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#

Place exchange wS/bS (4x).

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

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