AntiZielElement

A feature (motif) which appears contrary to the aim of the problem and, consequently, must be removed, either in advance or afterwards.

Zajic, Helmut

Schach-Echo, 1976

3rd HM

h#2 2.1... (6+8)

1.Qf5 Sxf5 2.Kxf5 Rxh5#
1.Qh4 Rxh4 2.Kxh4 Sdxf3#

AntiZielElement (B1, flight obstruction) / Unblock by capture

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FEN: 8/3pK3/3n4/4N1kp/3Nrq2/4Ppp1/6P1/7R

External links:

PDB: P0528102
YACPDB: 371004

Nagnibida, Mikola

Probleemblad, 1989

h#2 2.1... (5+4)

1.Bxc3 Rc2 2.Bg7 Rc8#
1.Sxd5 Rd2 2.Se7 Rd8#

AntiZielElement (B1, flight-unguard) / Self-block

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FEN: 1K3k1N/8/8/p2N4/5n2/2B5/1b5R/8

External links:

YACPDB: 370635

Ott, Markus Johannes

Schach-Aktiv, 1993

1st Prize

h#3 2.1... (4+7)

1.Ra4 Sf5 2.Ke2 b4 3.Rf1 Sd4#
1.Ba4 Sf2 2.Ke3 b3 3.Sf3 Sd1#

AntiZielElement (B1, guard) / Interference

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FEN: 7K/8/8/8/3r1rN1/3p1kN1/1P1p4/3bn3

External links:

PDB: P1005276
YACPDB: 344796

Sobrecases, Guy

Problem-Forum, 2010

h#7.5 (9+9)

1...Kg3 2.Ke4 Kh2 3.Kf4 g3+ 4.Kxg4 Kg2 5.Kxf5 Kf3 6.Kxe6 Kxe3 7.Kd5 Kf3 8.e6 e4#

1... Kxe3 2.?? Kf3 3.?? e4#
Black tempo maneuver including an AntiZielElement (paradoxical capture of the wPf5 guarding e6, this function is replaced by the self-block bPe6).

AntiZielElement (B5, flight-unguard) / Self-block

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FEN: 8/4p3/2p1Pp2/1pPkpPp1/1Pp3P1/2P1pK2/4P1P1/8

External links:

PDB: P1102855

Rotenberg, Jacques

Caillaud, Michel

Phénix, 1995

1st Prize

h#2 2.1... (8+6)

1.Rd4 Bxd4 2.Kxd4 Qe4#
1.Bd5 Sxd5 2.Kxd5 Qe6#

AntiZielElement (B1, flight obstruction) / Flight giving by capture

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FEN: 8/4K3/2P1b1Q1/4B3/1Pk1rp2/2Np1p2/3P1P2/8

External links:

PDB: P0538940

Fougiaxis, Charalampos Harry

Shahmat, Israel Ring Tourney, 1985

1st Prize

h#2 b) bPd6→b5 (10+11)

a) 1.Qxc5 Qxe4 2.Se2 Qxa4#
b) 1.Rxd5 Qxc3 2.Sd2 Qf6#

AntiZielElement (W1, self-pin) / Indirect unpin

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FEN: 8/7r/PPkp4/2NNr1p1/pq2n3/bPn5/2Q2PB1/2R1Kb2

External links:

PDB: P0551613
YACPDB: 45771

Shorokhov, Boris

Turevsky, Dmitry

The Problemist, 2013

h#2.5 2.1... (7+13)

1...Bxf7 2.Bd2 Bxg6 3.Qxb7 Bxh5#
1...Sxd6 2.Sd2 Sb5 3.Rxe6 Sxc3#

AntiZielElement (B2, indirect guard) / Direct unguard

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FEN: 3K4/1N3p1q/1prpB1pb/3P1p1p/2n1P2P/2pN4/2p5/3k4

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YACPDB: 437931

Linss, Torsten

Problem Paradise, 2015

h#6.5 (2+4)

1...Bh5 2.Bb3 Ka3 3.Ba4+ Kxa4 4.Kc2 Kb5 5.Kb3 Kc5 6.Ka4 Kc4 7.Ra3 Be8#

AntiZielElement (W1, pin) / Self-unpin
AntiZielElement (B3, square obstruction) / Annihilation

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FEN: 4B3/8/8/p7/b7/5r2/1K6/3k4

External links:

PDB: P1316469

Abdurahmanović, Fadil

Mat Plus, 2008

3rd HM

h#5 (4+8)

1.Se3 Bxc2 2.Ra1 Bb1 3.Bb3 Bc2 4.Re1 Bb1 5.Bd1 Bd3#

AntiZielElement (W1, self-pin)
AntiZielElement (W2, line obstruction)
AntiZielElement (B3, unblock)
AntiZielElement (W3, line obstruction)

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FEN: 8/8/8/8/p3P3/2K2n2/P1p1kp2/1Brb1n2

External links:

PDB: P1081065
YACPDB: 331415

Trillon, Jean-Michel

feenschach, TT-25, 1972

2nd Prize

h#5 (2+10)

1.Rg8+ Kd7 2.Rb7+ Kxc6 3.Rbg7+ Kb5 4.Rb8+ Ka4 5.Rb2 Sc3#

AntiZielElement (B1, indirect guard) / Self-interference
AntiZielElement (B2, unblock) / Self-block

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FEN: b3K2b/6r1/2p1p3/3p4/8/6p1/kr6/nN6

External links:

PDB: P0501492
YACPDB: 303735

Gurov, Valery

6th FIDE World Cup, 2018

3rd Prize

h#3 2.1... (10+9)

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

AntiZielElement (W1, square obstruction) / Unblock by capture

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

External links:

PDB: P1350107

Krizhanivsky, Vasil

G. Chumakov-70 JT, 2012

3rd Prize

h#2 2.1... (4+14)

1.Sc7 Be4 2.fxe4 Kc6#
1.Se7 Rd3+ 2.cxd3 Kd6#

AntiZielElement (W1, flight-unguard) / Self-block by capture

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FEN: 2r2b2/8/pBBRp3/p1Kn1p2/p1p2p2/4kp2/3nq3/8

Krizhanivsky, Vasil

Chorno-bili stezhyny, Y. Smushkevich-110 MT, 2012 (v)

2nd Prize

h#3 2.1... (5+11)

1.Ke4 d5 2.Sxd5 Bc3 3.Sdf4 Re5#
1.Re3 f6 2.Sxf6 Rh5 3.Sfe4 Be5#

AntiZielElement (W1, line obstruction) / Annihilation

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FEN: 7B/8/1p6/1R3P1n/1bpP1kq1/1pnr1p2/1K2p3/8

Arnold, Randolf

Schach-Aktiv, H. Zajic-70 JT, 2005

1st Prize

h#4.5 (4+8)

1...Re5 2.Ba5 bxa5 3.b4+ Re2 4.Kb5 Rd2 5.Sc6 Rd5#

AntiZielElement (B3, check) / Intereference
AntiZielElement (W3, self-pin) / Unpin

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FEN: 8/2b5/b1k5/1p1R4/1P1n4/1P3pp1/5p2/5K2

External links:

PDB: P1268628
YACPDB: 614576

Zajic, Helmut

Rochade Europa, 2003

h#5 (4+5)

1.Qg6 Kb7 2.f4 Kc6 3.Qe4+ fxe4 4.f3 Kd5 5.Kf4 Bd2#

AntiZielElement (B2, flight obstruction) / Unblock
AntiZielElement (B3, check) / Capture

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FEN: K7/6q1/5p2/5pk1/8/5PpP/8/4B3

External links:

PDB: P1377264

Degener, Udo

Zajic, Helmut

harmonie, 1997 (v 1998)

3rd Comm.

h#3 2.1... (3+10)

1.c1=B+ Se2 2.Bd2 Sf4 3.Bh7 Bf8#
1.c1=S+ Bd2 2.Se2 Bb4 3.Bh7 Bf8#

AntiZielElement (B1, check) x 2
AntiZielElement (W1, self-pin + flight-unguard)
AntiZielElement (W1, self-pin + loss of access)

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FEN: 8/8/7k/6n1/1B1p1N2/1p6/1rp2K1b/1b4rq

External links:

PDB: P0576034
YACPDB: 621410

Chepizhny, Viktor

Shakhmatnaya kompozitsiya, L. Loshinsky-100 & E. Umnow-100 MT, 2012

2nd Prize

h#3.5 b) bPd6→d3 (4+13)

a) 1...Re1 2.Rc4 Re3 3.Kd4 Bf2 4.d5 Rxg3#
b) 1...Bf2 2.Bf5 Be3 3.Ke4 Re1 4.Qd5 Bxd2#

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FEN: 8/b7/2np3p/3kq1p1/3rb3/6pr/3pR1Pp/6BK

External links:

PDB: P1253436
YACPDB: 381187

Degenkolbe, Mirko

Wiehagen, Rolf

Tehtäväniekka, 2021

5th Comm.

h#7 (2+7)

1.Sa5 exd3 2.Sec4 dxc4 3.Ke2 cxb5 4.Kd3 bxa6 5.Kc4 a7 6.Kb5 a8=S 7.Ka6 Sc7#

AntiZielElement (B1, leaving a capture square) and AZE compensation via black Umnov.

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FEN: 1K6/8/bn6/1n2n3/2n5/3n4/4P3/5k2

External links:

PDB: P1388238

Gurov, Valery

Die Schwalbe, 1999

2nd Prize

h#3 (8+12)

AntiZielElement (B1, loss of access).

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FEN: 8/2p4n/8/2PP3K/rpk5/pNNpP1PR/5ppr/6bq

External links:

PDB: P1099840
YACPDB: 445832