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Mat Plus Informal Tourney: Selfmates 1995
Judge: Uri Avner

The low number if entries (7) was unfortunately not balanced by a very high level. One may hardly call this a real competition. In such case, a better idea would be to combine two (or more) years. Sorry for the monotonous award, but I know somebody who will be happy...

150. Vukota Nikoletic
Prize Mat Plus 1995







s#3 9+9
1.Re1! ~ 2.Qd2+ cd2 3.Sh3+
1... Qh2: 2.Bh3+ Kg3 3.Rf3:+
1... Bg2 2.Sh3+ Bh3: 3.Sg6+
1... f2 2.Sd5+ Bd5: 3.Bd7+
106. V. Nikoletic
Hon. Mention Mat Plus 1995







s#5 11+13
1.Ba2! ~ 2.Qe2+ Re3 3.Bb1+ c2 4.Qg4+ Kd3 5.Se5+
1... Rh4 2.f3+ Ke3 3.Qc1+ Rd2 4.Sf1+ Kd3 5.Bc4+
1... Rg5: 2.Sf6+ Kf5 3.Se8+ Ke4 4.Bd5+ cd5 5.Sd6+
151. Vukota Nikoletic
Commend Mat Plus 1995







s#4 10+11
1.Rc8! ~ 2.Se5+ Be5: 3.Sd7+ Bc7+ 4.Sb6+
1... Bf8 2.Se6+ Rc5 3.Sc7+ Rd5 4.Qb4+
1... Bh6 2.Qe4+ fe4 3.Sa4:+ Qc8: 4.Rc5+
Prize: No. 150 by V. Nikoletic. A white half pin arragement produces three pins and a double pin. Nice construction.

Hon. Mention: No.106 by V. Nikoletic. Three colourful and complicated lines lacking any unity which makes problem all the more difficult to solve.

Commendition: No. 151 by V. Nikoletic. Another study in white pinning.

Uri Avner
Ramat Gan 25/2/1997


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