A selection of four albino problems, mostly fairy. American Chess Bulletin, Volumes 13-15, p.70.

^ Cassell, Hartwig and Helms, Hermann eds.

Encyclopedia of Chess Problems: Themes and Terms.

^ Velimirovic, Milan and Valtonen, Kari (2012).

Problems like this, showing an Albino with fewer than four variations, are very unusual. The first solution has the White pawn moving forward one square, then, after its rebirth on c2, capturing to the right the second solution has the pawn first moving two squares and then capturing to the left. There are two solutions to the problem (note that in helpmates, Black's moves are given first): This problem features grasshoppers (represented here by inverted queens), a fairy chess piece which moves along the same lines as a queen, but which must 'hop' over another piece (friendly or enemy) and land on the square immediately beyond. The problem is a helpmate in 2, which means Black moves first and cooperates with White to move to a position where Black is in checkmate after White's second move.

The problem to the right is an example it is by Adrian Storisteanu and was first published in the British Chess Magazine in 1977. However, if the rules of circe chess are applied, the number of required variations can be reduced to two (circe is a chess variant in which captured pieces, rather than being removed from the board, are returned to their home squares). The nature of the Albino theme is such that in orthodox chess there must be at least four variations to show the four different moves of the White pawn. In each of these cases there are other ways for Black to counter White's threat, but the Pickaninny move is the only one that doesn't give White a new mate (for example, after 1.exf3, Bg6 prevents White's threats, but is not any good because it allows 2.Rxe6#).ДЄn albino chess problem with a fairy chess piece called a grasshopper. 1.e4 (two squares forward threatens 2.1.e3 (one square forward threatens 2.Qf4#) fails to 1.g5 (two squares forward).1.exf3 (capture to the right threatens 2.Qg5# and 2.f4#) fails to 1.gxh6 (capture to the left).1.exd3 (capture to the left threatens 2.Nd7#) fails to 1.gxf6 (capture to the right).The main point of the problem however, is in the Albino tries, each of which is refuted by a Pickaninny defense. It is by Lev Loshinsky and was published in Moskau-Rostow in 1930.

The mate in 2 to the right, which combines the Albino with a Pickaninny, is an example. More about the project here: projectunravel.The Albino pawn moves need not necessarily be in the post-key play of the problem they can instead be tries: moves which almost solve a problem but which fail to a single Black defense. This project would not have been possible outside of the GCD Makerspace, run by senior lecturer Jaap de Maat and artist-studio assistant Mike McShane, at Central Saint Martins, as well as the technical help and support of Rodney Wilson, Specialist Knit Technician, who we sincerely thank. To view the texts visit: /unravel_project The project also explores the communal spirit of a craft a space in which people can share thoughts and opinions: craft as a vehicle for political change. Our aim is to challenge gender stereotypes of male-dominated computer hacking, and the domestic female вЂquick and easyвЂ™ hobby of knitting.Д«y looping together conceptual threads, we will connect the nodes in a network composed of our research and influences. Is a performance of the making of a knitted manifesto which unravels ideas and preconceptions of binarisms:Д¬raft and design, analog and digital, female and male, zeroes and ones.

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