Place exchange in the final positions

(Cyclic) interchange of piece place between the final positions.

See also: Larsson theme.

Larsson, Bror

Springaren, 1953

1st Prize

Example: Place exchange in the final positions
h#3*  (3+4)

1...Sg4 2.Rhh5 Sf2 3.Rhd5 Sf3#

1.Rd5 Sh3 2.Rc1 Sf2 3.Rcc5 Sf3#

Place exchange in the final positions (black, rr) & (white, SS).

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FEN: 8/8/8/2r5/3k4/1K2p3/7N/6Nr

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Velikhanov, Kenan

Problemist of Ukraine, 2018

Spec. Prize

Example: Place exchange in the final positions
h#3 2.1... (4+8)

1.Qd1 Rd8 2.Qd7 Sd3+ 3.Kd6 Rxd7#
1.Qh3 Bc8 2.Qd7 Sg4+ 3.Ke6 Bxd7#

Place exchange in the final positions (white, RBS, cyclic).

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FEN: 8/4np2/2p5/4k3/6B1/3R1p2/5N2/Kb3qr1

Syzonenko, Viktor

RIA-10 JT, 2003

1st Prize

Example: Place exchange in the final positions
h#3 2.1... (4+15)

1.Qd5 Rc8 2.Kd6 Be8 3.Qe5 Rc6#
1.Kf5 Rf8 2.e5 Se8+ 3.Ke6 Rf6#

Place exchange in the final positions (black, kqp, cyclic) & (white, RBS, cyclic).

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FEN: 1r2R1K1/4r3/1pBqpN1p/2n1k3/3p2p1/6pb/5np1/6b1

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Zarur, Almiro Elias

Dalla Rosa JT, 1964

1st Comm.

Example: Place exchange in the final positions
h#2 2.1... (5+10)

1.Sfe2 Sgf4 2.Se6 Se3#
1.Sfe6 Sdf4 2.Se2 Se3#

Place exchange in the final positions (black, ss) & (white, SS).

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FEN: 3Br1b1/8/8/1p1N4/R2n1nk1/5pp1/K5Nq/4r3

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Paliulionis, Viktoras

3rd Maroc Echecs, 2013

2nd HM

Example: Place exchange in the final positions
h#2.5 4.1... (4+2)

1...Rd5 2.Be3 Rc5+ 3.Kd4 Sb3#
1...Re3 2.Kd5 Bb3+ 3.Kd4 Sc2#
1...Ba4 2.Bb6 Rd4+ 3.Kc5 Sb3#
1...Ra3 2.Kb5 Bd3+ 3.Kb4 Sc2#

I-II: Place exchange in the final positions (white, BS) & (bicolor, Rb)
I-III: Place exchange in the final positions (bicolor, Rk)

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FEN: 8/8/8/2b5/2k5/3R4/2B5/N6K

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Krizhanivsky, Vasil

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

2nd Prize

Example: Place exchange in the final positions
h#3 2.1... (5+11)

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

Place exchange in the final positions (bicolor, RBkss, cyclic)

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