Internet Composing Tourney

                     Portoroz 2002

                                  1st July – 31st August 2002

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Committee for Chess Composition of Chess Federation of Slovenia together with Association of Chess Composers of Ukraine and International Union of Ukraine Businessmen organize Internet Composing Tourney as a pre-congress activity of Portoroz 45th World Congress of Chess Composition.

 

Tourney is open for all composers from all over the world.

 

Theme: In an ortodox twomover (#2) white piece to search out solution of a composition makes consecutive tries, black piece to refute this tries carries out the parallel pursuit of white piece (Veliky theme).

 

Judge: Nikola Veliky (UKR)

 

Example No. 1                                                    Example No. 2

Nikola Veliky                                                    Colin Sydenham

"Molod Ukrainy",1952                              Pr. ALKO-Congress-97TT, 1997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


#2                                       7+3                           #2                                   11+11

 

1.Qd3? Be3!, 1.Qc2? Bd2!, Qb1? Bc1!                 1.Be6? Bc6! 1.Bd7? Bb7!, 1.Be4? Be6!

1.Qh7! zz 1…S~, B~, Kc6 2.Qb7, Qh1, Qe4#        1.Bc8! (2.Rf5#) 1…Bc6, Bb7, Be6 2.Rf6, Qf7, Re4#

 

 

Example No. 3                                                    Example No. 4

Zoltan Labai                                                                    Vladimir Poponin

1 Pr. Veliky-65 jc, 2001                                   Sp. prize Veliky-65 jc, 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


#2                                       9+5                           #2                                       4+3

 

1.Rd8? (2.Qd5#) Bd6 (b8) 2.Qb7#, 1…R: e5!        1.Bb3? Bd3!, 1.Bc4? Bc2!

1.Qe6? (2.Qc6#) R:e5 2.Bg2#, 1…Bd6!                 1.B:a2! (2.Bb1#) Bc2, Bd3 2.Bb3, Bc4#

1.Qb3? (2.Qb7#) R:e5 2.Sf2#, 1…Bb4!                

1.Qa2? (2.Qa8#) R:e5 2.Qg2#, 1…Ba3!

1.Qc4! (2.Qc6#) R:e5, Bc5 2.d5, dc5#                  

 

Closing date: 31st August 2002

 

Diagrams and algebraic notation of compositions, their solutions and commentaries together with author's name are to be send to the Organizing Committee of the Congress on e-mail address:

marko.klasinc@guest.arnes.si

 

 

Answers to some questions about the theme:

 

Q: Can be nights also thematical pieces?

A: The parallel pursuit is possible only along a line.

 

Q: Is this pattern of moves thematical: 1.Dc8/Dd8/De8?  Lc3/Ld4/Le5!

A: No, because it is not a parallel pursuit.

 

Q: Is it necessary that white piece moving in tries makes a key-move?

A: Yes.

 

Q: If the same white piece makes a key-move, must it be on the same line of play as in tries?

A: Yes.

 

Q: Is it enough to have two tries?

A: Yes.

 

Q: Is it allowed that two or more complexes are present? For example: 1.De3/Dd4? Le4/Ld5! and 1.Dc5/Db6? Ld5/Lc6!

A: Yes. Each complex should be present by at least two attempts.

 

 

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