Reciprocal capture

Mutual capture of two enemy pieces, which exchange their active (capturing) and passive (captured) role between phases.

See also: Cycle of captures.

Caillaud, Michel

Liga Problemista, Mat Plus, 2009

1st Place

Example: Reciprocal capture
h#3 b) wSc7→g7  (4+8)

a) 1.Ke3 Bd3 2.Ba6 c3 3.Bxd3 Sd5#
b) 1.Bf5 Bc8 2.Ke3 Bxf5 3.gxf5 Sxf5#

Reciprocal capture wB/bB.

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FEN: 2b5/2N5/B5p1/6p1/3kp1p1/6K1/2Prr3/8

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Abdurahmanović, Fadil

Chumakov, Gennadij

4th Azemmour TT, Belgrade, 2016

1st-3rd Prize

Example: Reciprocal capture
h#4 2.1... (8+9)

1.Rxa4 Sxc1 2.Rxa5 Sd3 3.Ra6 Se5 4.Rg6 Sf7#
1.Sxa2 Rxa3 2.Sxc3 Ra1 3.Se4 Rf1 4.Sg5 Rf6#

Reciprocal captures wR/bR and wS/bS.

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FEN: 7K/3p4/7k/Pp1p4/RPp3Pp/r1P1p3/N3P3/2n5

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Abdurahmanović, Fadil

Zajic, Helmut

Schach-Aktiv, 2005

2nd Prize

Example: Reciprocal capture
h#3 2.1... (5+10)

1.b3 Rxg5 2.Qa3+ Bxa3 3.Kxa3 Rxa5#
1.Qxc3+ Bb2 2.Qxb2+ Kxb2 3.Bb5 Ra1#

Reciprocal captures wB/bQ.

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FEN: 7b/2p5/3p4/p1q3p1/kp1p4/2P5/3P4/K1B2bR1

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Kolesnik, Mikola

7th FIDE World Cup, 2019

1st Prize

Example: Reciprocal capture
h#3.5 3.1... (7+15)

1...Rxh1 2.Bxg6 Rxb1 3.Bxe4+ Sxe4 4.Ba3 Sc3#
1...Bxh5 2.Sxg5 Bd1 3.Sxe4 Rxe4 4.Ka3 Rxa4#
1...Sxf3 2.Rxh4 Sxd2 3.Rxe4 Bxe4 4.a3 Bxb1#

Reciprocal captures wB/bB, wR/bR, wS/bS.

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FEN: 1q6/4p3/2K1P1B1/pP2p1Nb/p3P2R/4pn2/kb1p2p1/nr5r

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Gurov, Valery

6th FIDE World Cup, 2018

3rd Prize

Example: Reciprocal capture
h#3 2.1... (10+9)

1.Qd5 Sd2 2.Qxd2+ Bxd2 3.Rxf4 Bxf4#
1.Rd4 Bd2 2.Rxd2 Sxd2 3.Qxf3+ Sxf3#

Reciprocal capture (wB/bR)
Reciprocal capture (wS/bQ)

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FEN: q7/3p4/p7/8/1r3P1p/P1K2P1p/1pP1PPpk/RN2B3

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