Cyclic place exchange

Three or more pieces cyclically change their places in a single line of play.

See also: Place exchange.

Alias: Cyclic Platzwechsel.

Sorokin, Evgeny

Schach, 1978

1st Prize

h#4 (4+3)

1.Rd4 Sb4 2.Qd2+ Bc2 3.Kc3 Kb1 4.Rc4 Sa2#

Cyclic place exchange (black, kqr)
Cyclic place exchange (white, KBS)

FEN: 8/8/8/8/2k5/2q1P3/K1Nr4/1B6

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Loustau, Jean-Marc

Ideal-Mate Review, 1986

Prize

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#

Cyclic place exchange (black, kbsspp)

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

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Wiehagen, Rolf

Linss, Torsten

harmonie, 1990 (v)

1st Prize

h#5 (4+12)

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

Cyclic place exchange (black, krrp)
Cyclic place exchange (white, KBPP)

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

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Tylor, Christopher Max Bazett

Wiehagen, Rolf

Die Schwalbe, 2004

h#3.5 (5+12)

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

Cyclic place exchange (bicolor, BBPssp).

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

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