Rosette

Play of the king to all eight adjacent squares. Cross(K) + Star(K)

See also: Cross; Star; Daisy; Knight wheel.

Alias: Octopus theme.

Dieffenbach, Harald

Schach, 1962

1st Prize

Example: Rosette
h#3 8.1... (6+10)

1.Kb6 dxc4 2.Rd4 Bd5 3.Kc5 Rxb5#
1.Kc6 Bh1 2.Kd5 Rg2 3.Rd4 Rg5#
1.Ka6 dxc4 2.Rb7 c5 3.Ra7 Rb6#
1.Ka7 Re2 2.Rd4 Rxe8 3.Rb6 Ra8#
1.Kc7 Bxe4 2.Rb8 Ke7 3.Rc8 Rb7#
1.Ka8 Re2 2.Rb7 Rxe4 3.Ra7 Rxe8#
1.Kb8 Rxa2 2.Re7 Rxa5 3.Rc7 Ra8#
1.Kc8 Re2 2.Re7 Bc6 3.Rc7 Rxe8#

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FEN: 4nK2/1k4N1/3p3b/pr6/2p1rn2/3P3P/bR4B1/8

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Abdurahmanović, Fadil

Club de Guanabara-20 JT, 1979

Spec. Prize

Example: Rosette
h#2 8.1... (5+5)

1.Ke2 Bxg5 2.Qd3 Qg2#
1.Kg2 Qb8 2.Qf3 Qh2#
1.Kg4 Bxg5 2.Qf5 Qg2#
1.Kf2 Rg1 2.Qe3 Qg2#
1.Ke3 Rf1 2.Qd4 Qf3#
1.Kf4 Rh3 2.Qe5 Qf3#
1.Kg3 Rh2 2.Qf4 Qg2#
1.Qd5 Bxg5 2.Ke4 Qxd5#

bK Rosette + wQ Daisy.

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FEN: Q7/8/7B/6n1/K1P1q3/5k2/3b4/1r5R

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Zidek, Alexander

Schach-Aktiv, 1989

1st Prize

Example: Rosette
h#2  (2+14)
b) -bRd5 +c) -bBa4 +d) -bPd7 +e) -bPf7 +f) -bPf3 +g) -bPb6 +h) -bPb5

a) 1.Kd6 Qa3+ 2.Ke5 Qxe7#
b) 1.Kc5 Kd3 2.Kb4 Qc3#
c) 1.Kc7 Qa7+ 2.Kd8 Qb8#
d) 1.Kd7 Qa6 2.Ke8 Qc8#
e) 1.Kd5 Qa2+ 2.Ke4 Qe6#
f) 1.Kb7 Qh1+ 2.Ka6 Qxa8#
g) 1.Kb6 Qg1+ 2.Ka5 Qa7#
h) 1.Kb5 Qf1+ 2.Ka4 Qa6#

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FEN: n7/3ppp2/1pk5/1p1r1p2/b4p2/2K2p2/2n4r/Q7

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