Zilahi

A white piece which is captured in one phase mates in the other and vice versa.

Active Zilahi: all thematic white pieces are actively sacrificed.

Passive Zilahi: all captured thematic white pieces are static.

Mixed Zilahi: there are both static and active captured white pieces.

See also: Cyclic Zilahi; Double Zilahi.

Zilahi, Zoltán

Problem, 1956

1st Prize

Example: Zilahi
h#2*  (4+5)

1...h6 2.exf6 Sxf6#

1.Rxh7 fxe7 2.Kh8 exf8=Q#

Passive Zilahi.

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FEN: 5bkr/4pn1N/5P2/7P/6K1/8/8/8

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Zilahi, Zoltán

Rakéta, 1944

2nd Prize

Example: Zilahi
h#2*  (5+9)

1...Kg4 2.Rxh6 Qxg5#

1.Qxg8 h7 2.Bg7 hxg8=S#

Passive Zilahi.

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FEN: 6Qb/5r1q/4pkrP/4p1n1/4P3/6Kp/7P/8

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Fuhlendorf, Gerhard

Deutsche Märchenschachzeitung, 1931

1st Prize

Example: Zilahi
h#3*  (6+5)

1...Rxd4 2.Kc5 Rh5+ 3.Kxd4 Rd5#

1.Kc5 Rxe3 2.dxe3 Rh5+ 3.Kd4 Rd5#

Active Zilahi.

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FEN: 8/7p/7P/8/1kPp3R/2pPp2R/7K/8

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Nilsson, Yrjö Sten

Ajan Sana, 1932

Example: Zilahi
h#2*  (4+4)

1...Kd7 2.Kxb7 Bc6#

1.Qb6+ axb6 2.Bxb5 Ra7#

Passive Zilahi.

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FEN: kr6/qR6/b3K3/PB6/8/8/8/8

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Oniţiu, Valerian

Bajtay, József

Deutsche Märchenschachzeitung, 1933

Example: Zilahi
h#2 2.1... (8+14)

1.Bd3 Sxc4+ 2.Bxc4 Sxf5#
1.Qd3 Sxf5+ 2.Qxf5 Sxc4#

Active Zilahi.

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FEN: 8/4N3/1N6/3Q1p2/2p2Pp1/1pp1k1P1/1pbpqp1P/1n1nrB1K

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Latzel, Gerhard Paul

Hamburgischer Correspondent, 1930 (corr.)

Example: Zilahi
h#2 2.1... (5+12)

1.Bf3 e4+ 2.Bxe4 hxg4#
1.Qf3 hxg4+ 2.Qxg4 e4#

Active Zilahi.

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FEN: 8/8/2p3R1/5k1P/2pK1npp/4P1bP/2p4p/3b2nq

Kahl, Hermann

Aachener Anzeiger, 1927 (1937?) (corr.)

Example: Zilahi
h#2*  (5+4)

1...Bxf4+ 2.Kxf4 Qh6#

1.Kd4 Qxe5+ 2.Kxe5 Bg7#

Active Zilahi.

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FEN: 7Q/3K4/7B/4p3/4Bp2/4kPb1/8/8

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Miltner, Vratislav

Sach, 1943

Example: Zilahi
h#3*  (3+2)

1...Sb1 2.cxb1=B Sg5 3.Bh7 Sf7#

1.c1=R Sc4 2.Rh1 Se5 3.Rxh7 Sg6#

Mixed Zilahi.

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FEN: 5K1k/7N/8/8/8/N7/2p5/8

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Niemann, John

Schachmatt, 1947

1st Spec. Prize

Example: Zilahi
h#2*  (6+4)

1...Qxd4+ 2.Kxd4 Bc3#

1.Rxa5 Qc8 2.Kd5 Qf5#

Mixed Zilahi.

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FEN: 8/8/1K1p4/B2rk3/2Qp4/3P4/2PP4/8

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Pachl, Franz

Schach, 1982

Example: Zilahi
h#2 2.1... (9+8)

1.Bxf4+ Kg6 2.Bd6 Re3#
1.Rxe6+ Kg5 2.Re3 Bd6#

Passive Zilahi.

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FEN: 6B1/p5PP/r3R2K/p6P/P4B1R/k7/1pp5/1qb5

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Jonsson, Bernt Christer

Mat Plus, 2009

2nd Prize

Example: Zilahi
h#3.5 2.1... (3+10)

1...Sf3 2.Kd5 Sxe5 3.Kxe5 Sg1 4.Rd5 Sf3#
1...Sc3 2.Rb4 Sxa4 3.Kb5 Se2 4.Kxa4 Sc3#

Active Zilahi.

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FEN: 8/8/2kpp3/p3p1K1/p2rr3/pp6/4N3/6N1

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