String theme
Gradual "stretching" of the movement of a piece in one direction along the same line (horizontal, vertical or diagonal).
Loshinsky, Lev
Korolkov, Vladimir
Problem, 1973
1st Prize
h#5 (2+14)
1.a5
Bg4
2.Ka6
Bxf5
3.Bd5
Be6
4.Sf5
Bd7
5.Bf7
Bc8#
String theme (wB, 5).
Brand, Thomas
Geissler, Norbert
Die Schwalbe, 1993
3rd Prize
h#5 (4+14)
1.Ra2
Rd4
2.Rg2
Rxe4
3.Ba2
Rf4
4.Se4+
Rg4
5.Sg3
Rh4#
String theme (wR, 5).
Turevsky, Dmitry
SuperProblem, 2024
Special Prize, e.a.
h#8.5 (2+4)
1...Bb5
2.R4c3
Bc4
3.b5
Kb6
4.b4
Kc5
5.b3
Kd4
6.b2
Bd3
7.b1=S
Ke3
8.Sd2
Kf2
9.R3c2
Be2#
String theme (wB, 4).