Announcement of the
Liga problemista 1999

The Society of Yugoslav Problemists
invites composers all around the World
to take part in a traditional
4-round competition "Liga problemista" for 1999.


THEME FOR THE 1st ROUND

Type: Direct twomovers (#2).

Judge: Marjan Kovacevic, International judge of FIDE.

Theme: In one of thematic variations black King moves to the flight square and interferes a black line-moving piece, which white utilizes to mate. In another thematic variation the same black line-mover self-blocks the same flight square and again white utilizes this to mate. There may be more than two thematic variations, and the theme can be shown in one of more phases (actual play, set play or try/tries).

Each author can participate with up to three entries which should be sent until March 31st 1999 to the tourney director:
Slobodan Saletic, Sinise Stankovica 13, 11132 Beograd, Yugoslavia

or by e-mail to: liga@matplus.org.yu .

All 8 examples are twomovers rewarded in a 3-hour quick composing tourney held in Belgrade in December 1998, judged also by Marjan Kovacevic. Thematic variations are in bold letters.

Examples:

Quick Composing Tourney
Belgrade, December 1998

Milan Velimirovic
1st Place
5b5Q9R4k5p8rp15B1KB






#2* 5+5
  1... Kb4 2.Qb5#
  1... Rb4 2.Rc6#

1.Qe6! ~ 2.Qc4#
  1... Kb4 2.Qb6#
  1... Rb4 2.Qe5#
  1... Kd4 2.Be3#
  1... Bd6 2.Qd6#
Branislav Djurasevic
2nd place
K1b6sB3P3k1p5p1QP12S






#2v 6+5
1.g8Q? (~)
  1... Kd7 2.Qge6:#
  1... Bd7 2.Qg2#
  1... ef5 2.Qgd5#
  1... c4!

1.Kb8! (~)
  1... Kd7 2.Qe6:#
  1... Bd7 2.Qe4#
  1... ef5 2.Qd5#
  1... S~ 2.Qd6#
  1... c4 2.Qb5#
Miomir Nedeljkovic
3rd place
r5s1p2BkPK3Q4s5p






#2* 4+6
  1... Kd8 2.f8Q#
  1... Rd8 2.Qe6#

1.Be8! ~  (Kd8) 2.Qd7#
  1... Rd8 2.f8QB#
  1... Re8: 2.fe8QR#
  1... Sf6 2.Qf6:#
Dean Miletic
4th place
13pr1Q4prpP1B2k3R8P2Kp






#2v 6+7
1.Bd4? ~ 2.Rb5#
  1... Kg5!

1.Be7! ~ 2.Rb5#
  1... Kg5 2.Qb5#
  1... R6~ 2.Qf6:#

1.Qc4? ~ 2.Qd5#
  1... Kg5 2.Qg4#
  1... Rg5 2.Qe4#
  1... Ke5 2.Qe4#
  1... Rg4!
Igor Spiric
5th place
9p2S7Q7b4KpSk2s4P2P3P1p5b1q






#2*vv 7+8
  1... Qd3 2.Qd5#
1.Sb3? ~ 2.Qd5#
  1... Qd3!
1.Se2? ~ 2.Qd5#
  1... Kd3!

1.Sf3! ~ 2.Qd5#
  1... Kd3 2.Qc4:#
  1... Qd3 2.Sg5#
  1... Kf3: 2.Qg4#
Branislav Djurasevic
6th place
b1R5p7k1p13K11Q






#2 3+4
1.Qc5! (~)
  1... Kb7 2.Qc6:#
  1... Bb7 2.Qa5#
Slobodan Saletic
7th place
11p4Kp1rpp3Bk6p9pPQ






#2 4+8
1.Qe4? ~ 2.Qc4#,  1... Rd5!
1.Qf4! ~ 2.Qc4#
  1... Kd5 2.Qd4#
  1... Rd5 2.Qc7#
  1... R~ 2.Qd4#
Joza Tucakov
8th place
10s7Sp10Q3B1k9P6sK3q1b






#2 5+6
1.Qf6! ~ 2.Qf3#
  1... Ke3 2.Qf4#
  1... Qe3 2.Qg6:#
  1... Qd1 2.Qf4#

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