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Mat Plus Informal Tourney: Selfmates 1994
Judge: Zivko Janevski

There were 7 selfmates in the tourney. The average quality was very high, which gave me as a judge a great pleasure. I decide to rank problems as follows.

W. Alaikow
1st Prize Mat Plus 1994







s#5 8+10
T. Petrovic
2nd Prize Mat Plus 1994







s#18 6+7
1st Prize: No.61 by W. Alaikow (Bulgaria). Triple white battery creation by interferences in an open position. Excellent construction. 1.Se1! ~ 2.Sg6+ hg6 3.Rg4+ Kf5 4.Rg6+ Kf4 5.Rf6+, 1... Bg7: 2.Qh2+ Ke3 3.Rg3+ Kf4 4.Rg7:+ Ke3 5.Re7+, 1... Bg5 2.Rf2+ Ke3 3.Rc2+ Kf4 4.Qh2+ Ke3 5.Rc3+.

2nd Prize: No.12 by T. Petrovic (Yugoslavia). Interesting task, Double "slowed down" Excelsior, with exclusively pawns on the board. 1.d3! Ka2 2.h3! Ka1 ... 7.h8S! Ka2 8.Sg6 9.Se7 10.Sd5: Ka1 11.Sc3! dc3 12.d4 ... 16.d8S! Ka2 17.Sc6 Ka1 18.Sb4! cb2#.

1st Hon. Mention: No.59 by U. Degener (Deutschland). Interesting mechanism of reciprocal change of variations in White to play form. Kf1 Qg2 Ra5 h7 Bh2 h3 Sc7 e5 Pa6 c6 d6 e2 f2 (13) - Kf6 Ra1 Bb1 b8 Sh8 Pa2 a4 a7 f7 g6 (10), s#3*, 1... Bc7 2.Sg4+ Ke6 3.Qe4+, 1... g5 2.Sd7+ Kg6 3.Bf5+, 1.Bd7? Bc7!, 1.Bc8! Bc7 2.Sd7+ Ke6 3.Qe4+, 1... g5 2.Sg4+ Kg6 3.Bf5+, (1... a3 2.Ra3 ~ 3.Rf3+).

2nd Hon. Mention: No.11 by V. Nikoletic & M. Kovacevic (Yugoslavia). The mixed strategy, based around battery play and taking over the control of e3. Kd4 Qe1 Rc3 d6 Bc2 e3 Se4 h2 Pc5 (9) - Kf5 Qh5 Ba6 h8 Pa2 b7 c4 c6 f6 g3 g4 g6 (12), s#3, 1.Bh6! ~ 2.Sg5+ Kf4 3.Qe5+ fe5#, 1... Qh6: 2.Qf1+ Qf4 3.Rf6:+ Bf6:#, 1... Qh2: 2.Sf6:+ Qc2: 3.Qe4+ Qe4:#, 1... a1S 2.Rf3+ gf3 3.Sc3+ Sc2:#.

3rd Hon. Mention: No.60 by W. Tura (Poland). The peculiar selfmate dual avoidance by anticipatory self-pin of black pieces. The idea is not new but the mechanism is interesting. Kc6 Qb3 Re8 f8 Ba1 Sb2 c4 Pb5 b6 b7 c7 d7 (12) - Kc6 Qb3 Re8 f8 Ba1 Sb2 c4 Pb5 b6 b7 c7 d7 (11), s#3, 1.Se3? Qe5!, 1.Sa3! ~ 2.Sc2+ Sc2: 3.Qb4+, 1... Qe5 2.Sd1+! Ke4 3.Qd5:+ (2.Sbc4+? Ke4 3.Sd6:??#), 1... Be6 2.Sbc4+! Ke4 3.Sd6:+ (2.Sd1+? Ke4 3.Qd5:??#!).

Gevgelija, November 12th, 1995
Zivko Janevski
International Judge of FIDE


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