Festina lente

A pawn's initial double-move is divided into two parts. [FIDE Album]

Kampmann, Bruno

diagrammes, 1998

2nd Prize

Example: Festina lente
h#7 2.1... (2+5)

1.Sf3 Kg7 2.h5 g4 3.h4 g5 4.h3 g6 5.h2 gxf7 6.h1=R f8=Q 7.Rb1 Qa3#
1.Kb2 g3 2.Kc3 g4 3.Kd4 g5 4.Ke5 g6 5.Kf6 Kh5 6.Kg7 gxf7 7.Kh8 f8=Q#

Festina lente (white).

View in Helpmate Analyzer

FEN: 3b4/5b1p/7K/8/8/8/6Pn/k7

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