Theme: | Helpmates in 2 moves are required with the theme: a white unit captures a black unit and it is subsequently captured by another black unit, which is self-pinned. Pawns are allowed as thematic units.
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Judge: | Harry Fougiaxis (Greece)
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Closing date: | February 1st, 2007
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Send problems to: |
Slobodan Šaletic, Siniše Stankovica 13, 11132 Beograd, Serbia
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or by e-mail to: | mivel@sezampro.com (with subject LP1/2007)
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or online: | fill the input form Originals..LP1 MatPlus.Net site - ensure that correct section (LP3) is selected! You should sign-in first (if you are not registered member) to be able to access this form.
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Up to three entries per author are allowed. Joint compositions are not accepted!
Although the number of examples which follow might suggest the opposite, the judge, the tourney director and the administrator of MatPlus pages feel that there is still a lot of possibilities for original composing.
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Examples
1. Chris Feather 2.pr Schach-Echo 1980-81
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1.Sec3: Qd5:+ 2.Sd5: Rc1# 1.Sdc3: Re4: 2.Se4: Qc1#
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2. Andrey Lobusov 2.pr Hungarian Chess Federation Ty 1984
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1.Rf7 Qd4:+ 2.Sd4: Bf7:# 1.Bd2 Qe6:+ 2.Se6: Rd2:#
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3. Toma Garai 3.pr Buletin Problemistic 1986-87
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1.Kc4 Sd3: 2.Rd3: Rh4# 1.Kc6 Se6: 2.Re6: Bg2#
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4. Chris Feather Moultings 1991
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1.Sb6 Se6: 2.Re6: Sh1:# 1.Qa6 Sd5: 2.Bd5: Se2:#
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5. Mario Parrinello 2.pr Scacco! 1995
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1.Bf1 Rgg5:+ 2.Rg5: Qf3# 1.Se7 Qg5:+ 2.Bg5: Rh7#
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6. Toma Garai 1.hm diagrammes 1994
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a) 1.Kb3 Bb4: 2.Rcb4: Qg8# b) 1.Ka3 Rb4: 2.Rab4: Qa5:#
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7. Franz Pachl 3.cm Phoenix 2000
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1.Kd6 Rf4: 2.Sf4: Rd1# 1.Kf5 Bd5: 2.Sd5: Rf1#
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8. Mario Parrinello 3.pr C.J. Feather-50 JT, The Problemist 1997-98
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1.Kf3+ Rdd3:+ 2.Rd3: c7# 1.Kd4+ Rad3:+ 2.Sbd3: Qb4#
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9. Zivko Janevski 1.pr Schach 1994
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a) 1.Ka5: Rb4: 2.Sab4: Ra7# b) 1.Kb3: Bb4: 2.Scb4: Qd1#
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10. Toma Garai Die Schwalbe 1988
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1.Rc2 Sb3: 2.Qb3: Bb4:# 1.Rd2 Sb4: 2.Qb4: Rb3:#
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11. Mario Parrinello Mat 1989
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1.Bc2 ab4 2.Bb4: Rd5# 1.Rc2 Rdb4:+ 2.Rb4: a4#
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12. Mario Parrinello 2.pr Best Problems 2002-03
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1.Kd3 Sf5: 2.Ref5: Rd7# 1.Kb4 Sb5: 2.Rb5: Qe7#
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13. Franz Pachl 1.pr Thema Danicum 2001
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a) 1.Sf8: Bd3: 2.Bd3: Re5:# b) 1.Qd5: cd3 2.Sd3: Bh6:#
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14. Franz Pachl 2.pr idee & form 2000-01
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a) 1.Ke4 Rd5: 2.Bd5: Re8# b) 1.Kd4 Bd5: 2.Sd5: Ba7#
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15. Mario Parrinello 5.pr StrateGems 2003
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a) 1.Kd6 Rc5: 2.Sc5: Rg6# b) 1.Ke4 Bd4: 2.Sfd4: Bg6#
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16. Mario Parrinello StrateGems 2003 (v)
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a) 1.Kd4 Rc3: 2.Sc3: Rg4# b) 1.Ke2 Bd2: 2.Sfd2: Bg4#
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17. Mario Parrinello hm Moskovskaya Matreshka, Moscow 2003
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a) 1.Sb7 Rg4: 2.Rg4: Qf3:# b) 1.Sb6 Bg4: 2.Qg4: Qh6:#
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18. Udo Degener harmonie 1992
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a) 1.Kd4 Se3: 2.Rde3: Qa1# b) 1.Kf5 ef3 2.Sf3: Qh5#
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19. Michal Dragoun Umenie 64 2000
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1.Rf5: Qd4:+ 2.Bd4: Re2# 1.Bf5: Rdd4:+ 2.Rd4: Qb7:#
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20. Toma Garai Themes-64 1985
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1.Kb3 dc4 2.Rc4: Bd1# 1.Kb5 Bc5: 2.Rc5: Be8#
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21. Mario Parrinello Shakhmatisty Rossy 1995-96
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1.Qa2 Qh4:+ 2.Bh4: Rf5:# 1.Qc2: Rfh4:+ 2.Sh4: Qe8#
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22. Waldemar Tura 1.pr Szachista 1996
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1.b1B Rff5:+ 2.Sf5: Qc3# 1.b1S Bf5: 2.Bf5: Qe3:#
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23. Toma Garai 3.pr D. Wertheim MT 1994-97
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1.Ke2 Bd3:+ 2.Sd3: Rh2# 1.Kd1 Re1:+ 2.Se1: Qd6#
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24. Toma Garai 1.cm Sredba na Solidarnosta 1985
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1.Kc6: Bc5: 2.Sbc5: Qa8# 1.Kd4 Rc5: 2.Sdc5: Qd2#
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25. Toma Garai Orbit 2003
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1.f5 Rd4: 2.Red4: Qe2:# 1.de6 Qd4:+ 2.Rdd4: Rc5:#
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26. Chris Feather 1.hm The Problemist 1980
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1.S3d4: Sf5: 2.Sf5: Qa1# 1.S5d4: gf3 2.Sf3: Bc3#
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27. Chris Feather Thema Danicum 1984
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1.Bg8 Sc6: 2.Sc6: Re7# 1.Se7 Bc4: 2.Sc4: Rg8#
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28. Zivko Janevski Die Schwalbe 2001
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1.Ke3 Sc5: 2.Sc5: Re7# 1.Kc4 Se4: 2.Se4: Rc7#
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Note: there was a related theme in LP 3/1995. You can click here to view the result. Note that only the problem ranked as 3rd Place fulfills the requirements of theme proposed for LP 1/2007 (black capturing unit self-pins, i.e. an active self-pin is mandatory).
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