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Here is the award article for Ortho Retros 2021-22 problems. We are very grateful to our judge, Richard Dunn for the excellent work!
Now here are all the award-winning problems!
Andrew Buchanan (Singapore)
1 Pr Ortho Retros 2021-22
The Hopper 30-Dec-2022
(11+8) H=3 (Set Play)
Andriy Frolkin (Ukraine)
Jeff Coakley (Canada)
2 Pr Ortho Retros 2021-22
The Hopper 24-Dec-2021
(13+13) Each letter represents a different type of piece. Uppercase is one colour, lowercase is the other. Determine the position and, if possible, the last move. b) switch E <--> e on b- & c-files
Silvio Baier (Germany)
1-2 HM e.a Ortho Retros 2021-22
The Hopper 30-Dec-2022
(12+12) PG in 23.0
Silvio Baier (Germany)
1-2 HM e.a Ortho Retros 2021-22
The Hopper 30-Dec-2022
(13+13) PG in 27.0
Andrew Buchanan (Singapore)
3 HM Ortho Retros 2021-22
The Hopper 24-Dec-2021
(15+15) Drawn game. PG in 12.0
Andrew Buchanan (Singapore)
Special HM e.a Ortho Retros 2021-22
The Hopper 24-Dec-2021
(3+5) H#2.5 (2 solutions) Position after Black's 5,207th move
Andrew Buchanan (Singapore)
Special HM e.a Ortho Retros 2021-22
The Hopper 24-Dec-2021
(3+3) H#2.5 (2 solutions) Position after Black's 5,696th move
Andrew Buchanan (Singapore)
Comm e.a. Ortho Retros 2021-22
The Hopper 24-Dec-2021
(15+15) Drawn game. PG in 10.5
Andrew Buchanan (Singapore)
Comm e.a. Ortho Retros 2021-22
The Hopper 28-Dec-2021
(13+13) Drawn game. PG in 14.0 (Assume earlier draws were not claimed.)
Andrew Buchanan (Singapore)
Comm e.a. Ortho Retros 2021-22
The Hopper 24-Dec-2021
(14+15) Drawn game. PG in 11.0. (2 tries)
Velmurugan Nallusamy (India)
Comm e.a. Ortho Retros 2021-22
The Hopper 24-Dec-2021
(10+14) PG in 14.0
Andriy Frolkin (Ukraine)
Jeff Coakley (Canada)
Alexander Zlochevsky (Russia)
Comm e.a. Ortho Retros 2021-22
The Hopper 25-Jun-2022
Each card represents a different type of piece. The red suits are one colour (black or white). The black suits are the other colour. Jokers are wild: they may each be any type of piece of either colour. Determine the position and the last 10 moves.
Joachim Hambros (Austria)
Comm e.a. Ortho Retros 2021-22
The Hopper 25-Jun-2022
(14+16) PG in 15.5
Werner Keym (Germany)
Comm e.a. Ortho Retros 2021-22
The Hopper 25-Jun-2022
(15+5) #1 AP b) -wBh8