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Mat Plus Informal Tourney: Selfmates 1997
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Zoran Gavrilovski 1.Pr Mat Plus 1997
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1st Prize: No.359 by Zoran Gavrilovski (Macedonia). Big WB star in combination with BK battery. Excellent settings without white pawns. It is interesting how WB is going zigzag in several variations. Nice task achievement. 1.Rh~? cd3!; 1.Rg8! ~ Bg1+ cd3 3.Bh2:+ Kh2:#, 1... Be6: 2.Bg5:+ cd3 3.Bf4+ Kf4:#, 1... Sf2 2.Bc5:+ cd3 3.Bf2:+ Qf2:#, 1... hg2 2.Bc1:+ cd3 3.Qg2:+ Kg2:#, 1... cd3 2.Bf4+ gf4 3.Rg4:+ Kg4:#. |
Milan Velimirović 2.Pr Mat Plus 1997
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2nd Prize: No.394 by Milan Velimirovic (Yugoslavia). WR has to close line of WB(h8-a1). At the same time it has to hide behind BR. Very humorous problem where there are four thematic variations. Nice waiting key move by WQ. Perfect construction. 1.Qf2! (~) 1... Ra3 2.Rc4+ Rd3 3.Rd4 Kc1 4.Qc2+, 1... Ra4 2.Rc5+ Re4 3.Re5 Kc1 4.Qc2+, 1... Rb5: 2.Rc6+ Rf5 3.Rf6 Kc1 4.Qc2+, 1... Ra6: 2.Rc7+ Rg6 3.Rg7 Kc1 4.Qc2+. |
Aleksandr Azhusin 3.Pr Mat Plus 1997
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3rd Prize: No.302 by Aleksandr Azhusin (Russia). Two Chameleon-echo mates. Very nice and interesting play by white. I like the fact that first white moves rook into the corner and then soon later bishop goes to the opposite corner on the board. Excellent problem. 1.Ra8! (~) 1... fe5 2.Qe5: Kc5: 3.Rc8+ Kb6 4.Qf6+ Sf6: 5.Sd7+ Sd7:#, 1... f5 2.Bh1! fg4 3.Kc8 g3 4.Rb8 g2 5.Se7+ Se7:#. |
Waldemar Tura 4.Pr Mat Plus 1997
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4th Prize: No.303 by Waldemar Tura (Poland). Another great problem. I like authors comment "gallop of white horses". Its great description for white play. Nice full length threat. Excellent problem. 1.d7! ~ 2.Sc6+ Ke6 3.d8S+ Kd7 4.Qe7+ Kc8 5.Qb7+ Rb7:#, 1... ed3 2.Qg7+ Ke4 3.Sf6+ Ke5 4.Sg4:+ Ke4 5.Sf2+ Rf2:#, 1... fe3 2.Qe7+ Kf4 3.Se6+ Ke5 4.Sd4+ Kf4 5.Se2+ Re2:#, (1... Sf7 2.Sf7:+ Ke6 3.d8S+ Kd7 4.Qe7+ Kc8 5.Qb7+). |
Aleksandr Azhusin 1.HM Mat Plus 1997
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1st Hon. Mention: No.304 by Aleksandr Azhusin (Russia). Another Chameleon-echo problem. This time mates are by black bishops. Nice and interesting play. 1.c8B! (~) 1... Bf7: 2.Qf5+ Bd5+ 3.Kh2 Bg7: 4.Rc5+! Kb6 5.Rb5++ Kc7 6.Qe5+ Be5:#, 1... Bg7: 2.Qd2+ Bc3 3.Qg5+ Be5 4.Kh1! Bf7: 5.Qd8+! Bc7 6.Qd5+ Bd5:#. |
Valery Kirillov, Vladimir Zheltonozhko & Andrey Selivanov 2.HM Mat Plus 1997
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2nd Hon. Mention: No.301 by Valery Kirillov, Vladimir Zheltonozhko & Andrey Selivanov (Russia). Dual avoidance in two main lines on second and third white move and rich by-play. Somehow this problem looks to me like an ortodox threemover extension. 1.f3! ~ 2.Bb5+ Kd5 3.Bc4+ Bc4:#, 1... Qe5: 2.Sd7+ Kd6 3.Sc4+ Bc4:#, 1... Se5: 2.Se6:+ Kd6 3.Sb5+ Bb5:#, 1... Qh4 2.d4+ Qd4: 3.Qb5+ Bb5:#, 1... Ra7: 2.Be4+! Rc7: 3.Ra5+ Bb5#, 1... Ra4: 2.Ba4:+ Kd5 3.Bb3+ Bc4#. |
Belgrade, June 25th 2006
Miodrag Mladenović