Champagne Tourney

Portorož 2002

 

 

Theme: ProofGame with diagonal-orthogonal correspondence between 2 elements of the solution(s).

Judge: Michel CAILLAUD

 

I received more than 20 entries, again a success for this tourney. I gave importance to the clarity and intensity of the echo. Some good problems were not included because the idea was too diluted among other (sometimes excellent) elements.

 

      R. Aschwanden           P. Einat, G. Costeff & O. Comay    I. Denkovski &G. Denkovski                  J. de Heer

1st Prize                                    2nd Prize                                   Special H.M.                               1st H.M.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPG 17.5        16+12                  SPG 12.5          9+15                  SPG 20.0        13+12               SPG 21.5        12+15

 

       I. Vereschagin                             M. Kolèak                                  B. Enemark

           2nd H.M.                                   1st Com.                                     2nd Com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPG 9.5          16+14                  SPG 7.0          14+15                  SPG 6.0          11+12

 

1st Prize : Reto Aschwanden (Switzerland)

2 promoted pieces, a Bishop and a Rook, perform a ”square” circuit. En passant, the Donati-50 theme, with only the necessary white moves.

1.d4 a5 2.d5 a4 3.d6 a3 4.d×ç7 d5 5.g4 Lé6 6.ç8=L Dd6 7.L×b7 Sd7 8.Lç6

0-0-0 9.g5 Sç5 10.Ld7+ Kb7 11.g6 Ka6 12.g×f7 g6 13.f×g8=T Lh6 14.Tg7 Tdg8 15.Tf7 Tg7 16.Tf8 Lf7 17.Tg8 é6 18.Lç8+ (C+)

 

2nd Prize : Paz Einat, Gady Costeff & Ofer Comay (Israel)

An orthogonal and a diagonal Excelsior. A picturesque idea!

1.ç4 a5 2.ç5 Ta7 3.ç6 b×ç6 4.d4 La6 5.d5 ç×d5 6.é4 d×é4 7.Sf3 é×f3 8.b4 f×g2 9.b5 g×h1=D 10.b6 Lb5 11.b7 Sa6 12.b8=T D×h2 13.T×d8+ (C+)

 

Special H.M. : Ivan Denkovski & Gligor Denkovski (Makedonia)

The thematic elements are the Zepler-Turton manoeuvres with wKa1 and wTb1 on orthogonal line and wPe6 and bLf5 on diagonal line. But other  elements of the rich solution (Ceriani-Frolkin,...) make the theme appear not so clear as in the prized problems.

1.h4 d5 2.Th3 d4 3.Té3 d×é3 4.Sç3 Dd3 5.é×d3 Lh3 6.Df3 é2 7.g4 é×f1=T+ 8.Ké2 T×ç1 9.Dg3 Tf1 10.Té1 h5 11.Kd1 Th6 12.Kç1 Té6 13.Kb1 Té2 14.Ka1 é6 15.Tb1 Lç5 16.Sd1 Lé3 17.f×é3 Tf5 18.g×f5 g5 19.f×é6 Lf5 20.Dé1 g4

 

1st H.M. : Joost de Heer (The Netherlands)

Tempo oscillations performed by wTh1 then by wLf1 with help of a well-known introductive play.

1.Sf3 a5 2.Sd4 a4 3.Sb3 a×b3 4.a3 Ta4 5.Ta2 b×a2 6.Tg1 a×b1=S 7.Th1 Sç3 8.Tg1 Sd5 9.Th1 Sé3 10.Tg1 d5 11.Th1 Lh3 12.Tg1 é6 13.Th1 Df6 14.Tg1 Df3 15.g×f3 Lg2 16.h3 Lh1 17.Tg6 h×g6 18.Lg2 Th5 19.Lf1 Té5 20.Lg2 f5 21.Lf1 Sf6 22.Lg2 (C+)

 

2nd H.M. : Igor Vereschagin (Russia)

Clearcut realization with a diagonal and an orthogonal double check.

1.a4 g6 2.Ta3 Lg7 3.Té3 Lç3 4.d×ç3 Kf8 5.D×d7 Kg7 6.Dé8 Ld7 7.Kd2 Kh6 8.Kd3 Lb5++ 9.Ké4 Dd1 10.Th3++ (C+)

 

1st Com. : Marek Kolèak (Slovakia)

Almost all the moves are thematical in this elementary but ingenious problem! A piece (Rook or Bishop) goes to free a piece that will take its place.

1.h4 é6 2.Th3 Lb4 3.Tb3 Lç3 4.Tb6 a×b6 5.b×ç3 Ta4 6.La3 T×h4 7.Lf8 Th1 (C+)

 

2nd Com. : Bjørn Enemark (Danemark)

The echo runs between the 3 moves of the white and black Queens.

1.d4 é5 2.Lg5 é×d4 3.D×d4 D×g5 4.D×g7 D×g2 5.D×h7 D×f1+ 6.K×f1 T×h7 (C+)

 

 

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