Michel Caillaud

This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.

Michel Caillaud (born 10 April 1957) is a French chess problemist.

In 1993, Caillaud gained the title Grandmaster of the FIDE for Chess Compositions.[1] At 36 years of age, he was the youngest GM for Chess Compositions. He has 200.92 points in FIDE Albums.

Caillaud twice won the World Chess Solving Championship: 1987 in Graz and 2000 in Pula. In 2002, he gained the title International Solving Grandmaster.[2]

Examples

Probleemblad, May/June 1999
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8c8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth88
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7d7 black pawne7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh77
6a6b6c6d6e6f6g6h66
5a5b5c5d5e5f5g5h5 black pawn5
4a4b4c4d4e4f4g4h44
3a3b3c3d3e3f3g3h33
2a2 white pawnb2c2d2e2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
abcdefgh
Position after White's 7th move. How did the game go? (2 solutions)
Comm. Andernach TT, 1993
abcdefgh
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7e7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6b6c6d6e6f6g6h66
5a5b5c5d5e5f5g5h55
4a4b4c4d4e4f4g4h44
3a3b3c3d3e3f3g3h33
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1h1 white rook1
abcdefgh
SPG in 3.0 (Andernach chess)

Solutions

Proof game: 1.b4 h5 2.b5 Rh6 3.b6 Rc6 4.bxc7 Rxc2 5.cxb8=Q Rxd2 6.Qd6 Rxd1+ 7.Qxd1 or 1.b4 h5 2.b5 Rh6 3.b6 Rd6 4.bxc7 Rxd2 5.cxb8=B Rxc2 6.Bf4 Rxc1 7.Bxc1. This is the so-called Pronkin theme.

Second example:1.Nf3 Nc6 2.Ne5 Nxe5 3.Nxd7 Nb8.

Notes


allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Caillaud