Zigzag

At least 4 consecutive moves of a piece in shape of zigzag.

Alias: Snake.

Semenenko, Oleksandr

A. Kirichenko-60 JT, 2015

4th-5th Prize

Example: Zigzag
h#5.5  (2+13)

1...e4 2.Be3 exf5 3.a1=B fxe6 4.Bad4 exf7 5.Ba7 fxe8=Q 6.Beb6 Qc8#

wP Zigzag.

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FEN: 1n2r3/5p2/kbn1r3/pb3p2/8/3p1q2/p3P3/4K3

Mihajloski, Zlatko

Abdurahmanović, Fadil

SuperProblem, 2015

1st-2nd Prize

Example: Zigzag
h#9  (2+6)

1.Be3 Bf2 2.g5 Kf1 3.g4 Ke2 4.g3 Be1 5.g2 Bd2 6.g1=S+ Kd1 7.Se2 Kc2 8.Sc3 Bc1 9.Sa2 Bb2#

wK Zigzag, wB Zigzag.

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FEN: 8/4r1p1/8/5qb1/8/3r4/6K1/k5B1

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Caillaud, Michel

Die Schwalbe, 1983

3rd Prize

Example: Zigzag
h#7  (7+9)

1.Bb7 a4 2.Bc8 a5 3.Bd7 a6 4.Be8 a7 5.Bf7 a8=Q 6.Bg8 Qf8 7.Bh7 Qf4#

bB Zigzag.

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FEN: b7/8/2p1p1p1/2P1P3/4P1P1/5p1p/P4P1k/5Knr

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