Consecutive Umnov

At least twice in a row a move is played to the just vacated square.

See also: Closed chain of Umnov; Delayed Umnov; FML; Umnov move; Umnov mate.

Alias: Successive Umnov.

Semenenko, Valery

Chorno-bili stezhyny, V. Stankevich-85 JT, 2016

3rd Prize

Example: Consecutive Umnov
h#4.5  (5+14)

1...Rxc1 2.Kg6 Rxd1 3.c1=R Rxe1 4.d1=S Rxf1 5.e1=R Rg2#

Consecutive Umnov (white-black, RpRpRp, 3).

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FEN: 8/b6b/7p/3p1k1p/PP6/2pK4/R1ppp3/R1rnrn2

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Niemann, John

Feenschach, 1963 (corr.)

2nd Prize

Example: Consecutive Umnov
h#3  (5+8)

1.Sd5 Bb6 2.Sf4+ Sd5 3.Sg2+ Sef4#

Consecutive Umnov (black-white, sBsSsS, 3).

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FEN: 8/1r4n1/kn1q3b/8/3B4/4N2b/3KN2r/5B2

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Loustau, Jean-Marc

Ideal-Mate Review, 1986

Prize

Example: Consecutive Umnov
h#7  (2+7)

1.Sc7 Kf1 2.Kd5 Kg2 3.Bd6 Kg3 4.c5 Kf4 5.Sc6+ Kxe3 6.e5 Kd3 7.Se6 e4#

Consecutive Umnov (black-black, skbpsps, 6).

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FEN: 8/8/2pkp3/2bnn3/8/4p3/4P3/4K3

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Wiehagen, Rolf

Linss, Torsten

harmonie, 1990 (v)

1st Prize

Example: Consecutive Umnov
h#5  (4+12)

1.Kg5 Bb4 2.Rg4 Kc5 3.Rfg3 d4 4.f3 d3 5.Kf4 Bd2#

Consecutive Umnov (black-black, krrpk, 4)
Consecutive Umnov (white-white, BKPPB, 4)

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FEN: 2n4b/4n3/2p2p2/1pB2p2/3K1pk1/3P1rr1/1p1P4/8

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Schöneberg, Achimt

Wiehagen, Rolf

Die Schwalbe, 1992

1st HM

Example: Consecutive Umnov
h#4  (5+11)

1.Kb2 Sc1 2.Qa2 Sb3 3.Bc1 Sd2 4.Bb3 c4#

Consecutive Umnov (mixed, kSqSbSbP, 7)
Total Umnov. Task.

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FEN: 8/5K2/r1p5/3p3n/2bB1p2/rqPP4/N1pb4/2k5

Tylor, Christopher Max Bazett

Wiehagen, Rolf

Die Schwalbe, 2004

Example: Consecutive Umnov
h#3.5  (5+12)

1...Bd6 2.Se5+ d3 3.Sd2 Bb3 4.a2 Ba3#

Consecutive Umnov (mixed, BsPsBpB, 6)
Total Umnov

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FEN: 8/6b1/1q5p/4BKp1/2P2p2/pn1n4/B2P1r2/rbk5

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Abdurahmanović, Fadil

Orbit, 2006

2nd Prize

Example: Consecutive Umnov
h#4  (4+9)

1.Sd1+ Sf2 2.Sf6 Se4 3.Sf2 Sd6 4.S6e4 Sf5#

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FEN: 5K2/8/8/8/4n1p1/3pk1Pp/3pbnP1/5r1N

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