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 |
|
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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:#