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Mat Plus Informal Tourney: Twomovers 1995
It was a pleasure to be the judge of this tourney. The level of the 30 problems was high, and it was not difficult to determine the prize-winners.
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Milan Velimirovic 1.Pr Mat Plus 1995
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Colin Sydenham 2.Pr Mat Plus 1995
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Marjan Kovacevic 3.Pr Mat Plus 1995
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2nd Prize: No.115 by Colin Sydenham (England): Try and key separates the dual-mates (of the set-play) after BK-flights. This idea combined with reciprocal changes is not new, but the unity of this composition is very impressive: the 2 keys are played on the same square with black line-openings. 1... Kd4,Ke5 2.Rc5(Rd3),Rc5(Rd3)#; 1.Sge4? (2.Qd6#) Kd4,Ke5 2.Rd3,Rc5# 1... Rg8!; 1.Sde4! Kd4,Ke5+ 2.Rc5,Rd3#
3rd Prize: No.87 by Marjan Kovacevic (Yugoslavia): Four very nice changes of mates between set and solution. The corrective effects of 1...Sxe5 and Bxd3 gives a good unity to this work. The key and the construction are excellent! 1... S~,Se5:,Bb3,Bd3: 2.Rb4,Be5:,Sb3:,Be3#; 1.Sc5! ~,Kd5 2.Se6:,Scb3#, 1... S~,Se5:,Bb3,Bd3:+ 2.Sf3,Be3,Scb3:,Rd3:#
Efim Ruchlis 4.Pr Mat Plus 1995
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Marjan Kovacevic Spec.Pr. Mat Plus 1995 (v)
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Udo Degener 1.HM Mat Plus 1995
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Special Prize: No.119(v) by Marjan Kovacevic **: Original presentation of the French-Russian. Three WK-tries are refuted by a distinct chess to WK allowed by the key moves. The real-key allowes all the three chess together with changes of the set-mates. Somebody will found the refutations a little brutal. 1... Be4:,Sg5,Qf6: 2.f4,Qd6,Sc7#; 1.Kg2:? Be4:+!; 1.Kh3? Sg5+!; 1.Kh4? Qf6:+!; 1.Kf3! ~ 2.Bh2#, 1... Be4:+,Sg5+,Qf6:+ 2.Re4:, Rg5:,Sf4#
1st Hon. Mention: No.88 by Udo Degener (Germany): Excellent combinaison Short-cut-Lacny + Le Grand in good construction. But the only work of the WQ after the real key is to control f5. 1.Kg6? ~ 2.Bf6#(C), 1... fe4 2,Rf5#, 1... Sd7!; 1.Qd3? ~ 2.Rf5#(B), 1... fe4 2.Bf6#(C), 1... Be3 2.Sg6#(A), 1... Re4!; 1.Sd8! ~ 2.Sg6#(A), 1... fe4 2.Rf5#(B), 1... Be3 2.Bf6#(C) (1... Re4: 2.Rf5#)
Milan Velimirovic 2.HM Mat Plus 1995
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Nikola Stolev 3.HM Mat Plus 1995
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Victor Chepizhny 4.HM Mat Plus 1995
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3rd Hon. Mention: No.122 by Nikola Stolev (Macedonia): A pair of white mats appear after six pairs of black defences (one pair in set-play, five pairs in real-play). A task inspired by the theme A from the 5th WCCT. 1... gf4,g4 2.Sd4,Qe4#; 1.Sd3! (2.Rf6:#) 1... Rf~,Re6: 2.Sd4,Qe4#, 1... S7~,S7e6: 2.Sd4,Qe4#, 1... Kg6:,Ke6: 2.Sd4,Qe4#, 1... fg6,fe6 2.Sd4,Qe4#, 1... Qg6,de6 2.Sd4,Qe4#
4th Hon. Mention: No.110 by Victor Chepizniy (Russia): WB's star vs. BK's star, with checking keys. A little symetrical, but i never see another exemple of this task. Very economical presentation. 1.Ba7+? Kc6! (2.Sa7?); 1.Ba5+? Ka8:! (2.Ra4?); 1.Bc5+? Kc8:! (2.Rc4?); 1.Bc7+? Ka6! (2.Sc7?); 1.Bd8+! Kc6,Ka8:, Kc8:,Ka6 2.Sa7,Ra4,Rc4,Sc7#
Miroslav Subotic 1.Com Mat Plus 1995
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Borivoje Kario 2.Com Mat Plus 1995
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Leonid Makaronets 3.Com Mat Plus 1995
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2nd Com.: No.83 by Borivoje Kario (Yugoslavia): Good Fleck (in three variations) with change between set and solution. But the set defense 1...Rxg4!! gives the way of the solution. 1... Re3+,Rd4,Rf4 2.Re3:,ed4,ef4#; 1.Sf4! ~ 2.Sd3/Sg6/Rd5#, 1... Re3+,Rd4,Rf4: 2.Sd3,Sg6,Rd5#
3rd Com.: No.67 by Leonid Makaronez (Israel): Traditional Zagorouiko after block (1...d4) and line opening (1...f4). The give-and-take key is good. *1... d4,f4 2.Sc5,Qe5#; 1.Qg3? d4,f4,Kd4 2.Bf3,Qd3,Qf4#, 1... Rh3!; 1.Qc5 d4,f4,~/Kf4 2.Qf5,Sc3,Qe3#
Claude Wiedenhoff