Internet Composing Tourney

 

Committee for Chess Composition of Chess Federation of Slovenia together with Association of Chess Composers of Ukraine and International Union of Ukraine Businessmen organized Internet Composing Tourney.

 

Theme: in an orthodox twomover white piece to search out solution of a composition makes consecutive tries, black piece to refute this tries carries put the parallel moving (pirsuit) of white piece (Veliky theme).

 

Judge: Nikola Veliky (UKR)

 

I received 61 problems from 34 authors from 14 countries: Argentine, Belarus, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Romania, Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Russia, Ukraine, and Yugoslavia. The tourney properly celebrated the 50th anniversary of the theme. My decision is following:

 

M. Kovacevic

1. Prize

#2                         8+7

 

V. Dyachuk & V. Matiko

2. Prize

#2                    11+10

 

S. Radovic

3. Prize

#2                   13+10

 

Lj. Ugren

Spec. Prize

#2                       7+5

 

M. Barth

1. H.M.

#2                         9+6

 

V.Melnichenko & V.Kopyl

2. H.M.

#2                        7+8

 

A. Slesarenko

3. H.M.

#2                   10+15

 

Z. Labai

4. H.M.

#2                     10+8

 

M. Witztum

5. H.M.

#2                     12+10

 

B. Miloseski

1. Com.

#2                        8+5

 

P.A. Petkov

2. Com.

#2                       8+8

 

H. Bartolovic

3. Com.

#2                          8+5

 

 

Y. Aloni & E. Navon

4. Com.

#2                         7+5

 

J. Pasztor

5. Com.

#2                        6+8

 

 

 

1.Prize: Marjan Kovacevic

1.Lb~? zz, Lf6!  1.Lc5? ~ ,Lc7! 2.Sd6#  1.Ld6? ~,Lb6! 2.Sc5#  1.La5? ~,Le7! 2.Sd6/Sc5#

1.Le7! zz, Ld~,Lc7,Lb6,S~,Tc8 2.Sa5,Sc5,Sd6,Le4,dc8D#

In an elegant composition  3 times realization of Veliky Theme natural joined with the  Themes of  Barnes, Hannelius and white and black correction. Bravo, Marjan.

 

2. Prize: Vasyl Dyachuk & Vasyl Matiko

1.Lg5? (2.Th8#) Ld6,Lc7:,Le5! 2.Lf5:,Tc7:# 1.Lf6? Ld6!  1.Le7? Le5,Lc7:! 2.Dg8#

1.Th8! ~,Tg5,Le5,Ld6,Lc7:,Td6 2.Lg5/Lf6/Le7,Lg5:,Lf6,Le7,Lc7:,Db7#

3 times realization of Veliky Theme joined with 3 times changing of first moves, threats and changing of mates with three moves of black bishop and Theme of Flack.

 

3. Prize: Srecko Radovic

1.Sc4? Sd3!  1.S5d3? Se2!  1.S5f3? Sg2!  1.Sc6? Sd5:!  1.Sf7? Sg6:!

1.Sd7! ~,Sd3,Se2,Sg2,Sd5:,Sg6: 2.Te5,Tc4,d3,f3,Ld5:,Dg6:#

Veliky Theme realised here 5 times with using knights as thematic units.

 

Special Prize: Ljubomir Ugren

1.Df8? Te7!  1.De8? Td7!  1.Dd8? Tc7!  1.Db8? Tb7!  1.Da8? Ta7!  1.Dh6? Tg5!  1.Dh5? Tg4!  1.Dh4? Tg3!  1.Dh2? Tg2!  1.Dh1? Tg1!

1.Dc8! ~,a5,Tb7,d4,Tc7,Tg3 2.Da6:/Dc3,Dc3,Dc3,Da6:,Da6:,Da6:#

10 times (Task) realisation of this theme in form of Meredith.

 

1.H.M.: Michael Barth

1…. Tb2:,Ta3,Tb4,Tb5:,Tc3 2.Db2:,ba,b3,b4,bc#

1.Tg3? (2.Dg1#) Td3:,Tf5:! 2.Tg4#  1.Tf3? Td3:,Tg5! 2.Tf4#

1.Dg1! ~,Tf5:,Tg5,Tb2:,Td3: 2.Tg3/Tf3/Dg7/Dg4,Tf3,Tg3,Dg7,Dg4#

Original free changing of active game with the changing of thematic contents (Albino-Fleck) and combining Veliky Theme with Banny Theme.

 

 2. H.M.: Viktor Melnichenko & Valery Kopyl

1.e3? ~,de,Ld5/Sd5,f6! 2.De7,Lc3:,Sd3:#  1.e4? ~,Le4:,d5,f5! 2.Sd3:;Sc4,Lc7#

1.Ld8! ~,Sd5,Se4 2.D(L)f6,Sd3:,Sc4#

In order to realise Veliky Theme both white and black pawns were used as thematic units. This is interesting.

 

3. H.M.: Anatoly Slesarenko

1.Sb3? Sc3!  1.Sd3:? Se3!  1.Se4? Sf4! 

1.Sa6:! ~,Sc3,Se3,Sf4,Sa6: 2.Dc6,Tb4:,cd,De4,Lb5#

The Theme is realised by 3 times playing of white and black knights with the same tactic contents.

 

4. H.M.: Zoltan Labai

1.Lf7? Lf6:!  1.Lf3? Lf4!  1.Lg2? Lh2!  1.Le4? Sa4!

1.Lh1! ~,Lf6:,Lf4,Lh2,Sa4,Lg3,c5 2.c5,Tf6:,Df4:,Dh2:,Se4,Dg3:,Ta6#

Veliky Theme is shown 3 times with the play of white and black bishops.

 

5. H.M.: Menachem Witztum

1.Ld7? Le6!  1.Lc6? Ld5:!  1.Lf7? Lh7!

1.Lb5! ~,Le6,Ld5:,Lh7 2.Se8,De7:,Dd5:;Sf7#

The Theme is realised by 3 times play of bishops.

 

1. Com.: Bosko Miloseski

1.Le2? ~,Le4! 2.Dg1#  1.Ld3? Lf3:!  1.Db7:? Ta3:!

1.Dg1! ~,Le4,Lf3:,Ta3: 2.Le2/Ld3/Lc4:,Ld3,Le2,Lc4:#

Syntheses of Veliky Theme with Banny. Theme like this has been already realised in more economic form. The Flack Theme is added here.

 

2. Com.: Petko A. Petkov

1.Tg4? (2.Te4:#) Tf4!  1.Tg1? (2.Tc1#) Tf1!  1.Td7? (2.Tc2#) Td6!  1.Tc7? (2.Td4#) Tc6!

1.Tb7! ~,Tb6,Lb6 2.Db5,Dc5:,Da6#

The Theme is realised 4 times in play of white and black rooks vertically and horizontally. The problem is likable.

 

3. Com.: Hrvoje Bartolovic

1.Db7? Lb6!  1.Dc6? Lc5!  1.Dd5? Ld4!  1.Df3? Le3!  1.Dg2? Lf2!  1.Dh1? Lg1! 

1.Sg6! ~,Lc5,Lf2,Kg6:,hg 2.Se7/Sh4,Sh4,Se7,De4,f8D#

All 6 tries of white are combined with the following of white queen by black bishop. The composer has found new motives to realise. A well known mechanism is used in this problem.

 

4. Com.: Yoel Aloni & Emanuel Navon

1…. Ke5,Le5 2.Dg3,Da6# 

1.Dc2? Lc3!  1.De4? Le5!  1.Dg6:? Lf6!  1.De2? Le3!  1.Db5? Lb6!

1.Dc4! ~,Ke5,Lb6(c5) 2.Dc7,Dc7,Df4#

5 times Meredith with 5 times realisation of Veliky Theme.

 

5. Com.: Jozsef Pasztor

1.Da6? (2.De2#) T6b5!  1.Da5? (2.Dd2#) T6b4!  1.Da4? (2.Tc1#) T6b3!

1.Da3! ~,T1b2,T6b2 2.Td2,Tc1,Dd6:#

 

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