Striptease theme

Successive twins where each new position is built by removal of one piece of either color from the position that precedes it.

Zidek, Alexander

Schach-Aktiv, 1989

1st Prize

Example: Striptease theme
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#

bK Rosette.

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

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Molnár, Árpád

Hungarian Chess Federation TT, 1991

1st Prize

Example: Striptease theme
h#2  (7+10)
b) -wRb4 c) -wBg4 d) -wSg6 e) -wSe8 f) -wPc3 g) -wPf2

a) 1.Re2 Se5 2.Re4 Rb5#
b) 1.Ke4 Be2 2.d5 Sd6#
c) 1.Ke6 Se7 2.Bf7 Re4#
d) 1.Ke5 Kxg5 2.d5 f4#
e) 1.Rc8 Bxd7 2.Rc5 Rd4#
f) 1.Rc2 f4 2.Rc5 Se7#
g) 1.d6 Bd7 2.Bc5 Sf6#

Not completely thematic because twins are not successive.

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FEN: 4N2r/q2p3p/1p4NK/3k2pb/1R4B1/2P5/1r3P2/6b1

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Heinonen, Unto

The Problemist, 1987

Example: Striptease theme
h#2  (7+7)
b) -bSc7 +c) -bQa8 +d) -bRh8 +e) -bPf7 +f) -bBg6

a) 1.Sd5 Be6 2.Se3 Sdf2#
b) 1.Qa6 g4 2.Qd3 Bxc6#
c) 1.Re8 Sf4 2.Re5 d5#
d) 1.f5 Be6 2.f4 Shf2#
e) 1.Bf7 Be8 2.Bd5 Bg6#
f) 1.c5 Ra5 2.cxd4 Bf5#

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FEN: q6r/2nB1p2/2p3b1/8/R2Pk3/7N/6P1/3N3K

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Heinonen, Unto

Tehtäväniekka, 2018

1st Prize

Example: Striptease theme
h#2  (8+10)
b) -wQg2 +c) -wRd2 +d) -wBe8 +e) -wSc8

a) 1.Rg8 Qxg3 2.Be4 Qxg8#
b) 1.fxe2 Rxe2 2.c4 Re5#
c) 1.Sc6 exf3 2.Rd4 Bf7#
d) 1.Rd8 cxd8=Q+ 2.Kc6 Sa7#
e) 1.Rb8 cxb8=Q 2.Ke4 Qe5#

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FEN: 2N1B2r/1pP4b/8/2pk4/3n1P2/5pp1/3RP1Q1/3r2nK

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Vorovich, Arkady

Plenkov, Valery

Problemist of Ukraine, Problemist of Ukraine 10 JT, 2014

Spec. Prize

Example: Striptease theme
h#2  (6+9)
b) -bRd6 +c) -bBe5 +d) -wRe6 +e) -bSe4 +f) -bQb8 +g) -bSe7 +h) -bRf6 +i) -wSd8 +j) -wBg5 +k) -wSc7

a) 1.Kxc7 Bxe3 2.Rd7 Bb6#
b) 1.Bxc7 Sc6 2.Ke8 Rxe7#
c) 1.Qxd8 Bf4 2.Sc8 b8=S#
d) 1.Kd6 Sde6 2.Ke5 Bf4#
e) 1.Qxd8 Sd5 2.Ke8 Sxf6#
f) 1.Rd6 Sde6 2.Sc8 b8=S#
g) 1.Ke7 Sf7 2.Bd7 Bxf6#
h) 1.Kxc7 b8=R 2.Bd7 Bf4#
i) 1.Be4 b8=Q 2.Bc6 Qd8#
j) 1.Ke7 b8=Q 2.Bd7 Qf8#
k) 1.Ke8 Kf6 2.Bc8 bxc8=Q#

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FEN: 1q1N4/1PNkn1K1/3rRr2/4bbB1/4n3/4p3/8/8

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