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Paisley, 1996

#2
Glasgow Chess
GRASSHOPPERs e8, h6. d3, h2;
c5, g2, h1

1.Gd6!     (2.Rxf1#)

1...e2=Q,R  2.Gg3#
1...e2=S    2.Bxf2#
1...e2=B    2.Bxf2,Gg3#
1...e2=G+   2.Qxa5#
1...Ge2+    2.Sd3#
1...Sd2     2.Sd3#
1...Sg3     2.Sd3#

The requirement for the Fairy composing tourney at the BCPS Residential weekend at Paisley in 1996 was for problems featuring Glasgow Chess, a new invention by Scotch solver/composer Tom Russell. I agreed to direct and judge the tourney and so had to compose an example. This was it. Promotions seemed the natural choice of theme. The key takes a flight on d2, but allows two checks (one of them by promotion) in exchange. These days I would try to do this with bishoppers and rookhoppers instead of grasshoppers where possible.