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Mat Plus Informal Tourney: Selfmates 1996
Judge: Zivko Janevski

In 1996 there were 10 selfmates published. Nevertheless, the level of tourney was very high. The prize-winners are the masterpieces.
Milan R. Vukcevich
1st Prize Mat Plus 1996







s#6 11+9
1.Be4! (~)
1... Sb4:/Sc1 2.Qh3+! Kh3: 3.Rf3:+ Kg2 4.Rd3+ f3 5.Bf3:+ Kg3 6.Bd5+ Sd3:#
1... Sc3 2.Qg2+! Kg2: 3.Bf3:+ Kg3 4.Be4+ f3 5.Rf3:+ Kg2 6.Rd3+ Se4:#
Miodrag Mladenovic
2nd Prize Mat Plus 1996







s#3v 11+9
1.Qe3? (~)
  1... Sc3 2.Sd6+ Se4 3.Sb5
  1... Sd6 2.Sc3+ Se4 3.Sb5
  1... Sc7 2.Sc7: b5 3.Sb5:
  1... Sd4 2.Sd4: b5 3.Sb5:
  1... Sa7!
1.Qe7! (~)
  1... Sc3 2.Sc3: b5 3.Sb5:
  1... Sd6 2.Sd6: b5 3.Sb5:
  1... Sc7 2.Sd4+ Se6 3.Sb5
  1... Sd4 2.Sc7+ Se6 3.Sb5
  1... Sa7 2.Qa7: b5 3.Qa5
1st Prize: No. 251 - M. Vukcevich. A very strong presentation of double reciprocal battery creation and transformation BR/RB with white Novotny on the same square.

2nd Prize: No. 187 - M. Mladenovic. Double reciprocal change of white moves.

1st Hon. Mention: No. 189 - V. Nikoletic. Three unpinnings of BRc7. Kd5 Qe2 Ra3 g1 Bb8 f1 Sd2 e7 Pb5 h4 (10) - Kf4 Rc7 f7 Bc8 f8 Pb6 b7 d7 f6 g5 (10), s#5; 1.Ra2! ~ 2.Qg4+ Ke3 3.Sc4+ Rc4: 4.Re2+ Kd3 5.Qd4+ Rd4#, 1... d6 2.Ra4+ Rc4 3.Sg6+ Kf5 4.Rg5:+ fg5: 5.Qe6+ Be6:#, 1... f5 2.Qh2+ Ke3 3.Ra3+ Rc3 4.Bf4+ gf4: 5.Sf5:+ Rf5:#

2nd Hon. Mention: No. 206 - V. Nikoletic. A nice combination of white battery play with pins and unpins. Kc4 Qh5 Rd3 e6 Bc6 e5 Sd1 Pb3 b5 c3 (10) - Ke4 Rg1 Bf1 Sd5 e1 Pa5 b6 c5 d2 e3 f3 g2 h3 (13), s#5; 1.Re7! ~ 2.Qh4+ Kf5 3.Bd7+ Kg6 4.Be8+ Kf5 5.Se3+ Se3:#, 1... e2 2.Rd4+ cd4 3.Sf2+ Ke3 4.Bg3+ Se7: 5.Sd1+ cd1~#, 1... f2 2.Bf6+ Kf4 3.Qg5+ Kf3 4.Bd5:+ Ke2 5.Rd2+ Kd2:#

1st Commend: No. 188 - V. Nikoletic. Five strategically rich but not quite corresponding full lines. Kd5 Qd1 Ra4 c6 Bh6 Sc4 Pa3 d3 e3 e6 (10) - Kc3 Qa8 Ra6 d7 Bb8 g8 Sa1 f8 Pa5 a7 b3 d6 e7 f5 (14), s#3; 1.Qe2! ~ 2.Sb2+ Rc6: 3.Rc4+ Rc4:#, 1... Rb7 2.Sd6:+ Rc6: 3.Sb5+ Rb5:#, 1... Rc6: 2.Qb2+ Kd3: 3.Se5+ de5#, 1... b2 2.Sd2+ Rc6: 3.Rc4+ Rc4:#, 1... Sc2 2.Bg7+ Sd4 3.Sb6+ Qc6:#

2nd Commend: No. 185 - A. Pangratyev. Cyclic pseudo Le Grand in known mechanism. Kc5 Qc4 Rc6 e2 Sf2 g2 Pb6 c3 (8) - Ke5 Qg1 Rg5 g7 Ba4 f6 Se3 Pa5 b3 b7 e6 e7 g3 g4 g6 (15), s#2vv; 1.Rc7? (2.Qe6:+) Qg2: 2.Qf4+, 1...Bd7!; 1.Se1? (2.Qf4+) Qf2: 2.Qe4+, 1...Rf5!; 1.Sd1! (2.Qe4+) Bc6: 2.Qe6:+, 1... Qg2: 2.Qf4 Kf4#

Thank you for confidence!

Gevgelija, 26.10.1997
Zivko Janevski
International judge of FIDE


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