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Mat Plus Informal Tourney: Twomovers 1995
Judge: Claude Wiedenhoff

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.
Milan Velimirovic
1.Pr Mat Plus 1995
1B3b3rr3s2R1qp1K2B2k1S2S2P7P6R






#2v 9+7
Colin Sydenham
2.Pr Mat Plus 1995
3K1Q7p2s3p2p3k9s4R3Sr2BS1P2Bb1q2r






#2*v 8+10
Marjan Kovacevic
3.Pr Mat Plus 1995
9B5Kr1s1p4R2P1p4kSB5P3R1PbS






#2* 10+6
1st Prize: No.68 by Milan Velimirovic (Yugoslavia): Excellent and very rare combination of Lacny and halfpin. The echo between the try (1.Bc6? blocks c6 and close b6-d6) and the solution (1.Bd3! blocks d3 and close d2-d6) is very fine. The good economy of white figures excuses the inactivity of the WRd2 after the solution. The best problem of the tourney. 1.Bc6? Qd5!, 1... Qc6:,Qd3,Rf7 2.Sc6:,Sf7,Sd3#; 1.Bd3! ~ 2.Sf3#, 1... Qc6,Qd3:,Rf7 2.Sf7,Sd3:,Sc6#

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
8Kp2p2rpR4Q2pk1p8S9qB1S3p1B4s






#2*vvv 7+10
Marjan Kovacevic
Spec.Pr. Mat Plus 1995 (v)
7q5s1p2s2R4QSk6pP1R7K6Pp2b4B






#2*vvv 8+8
Udo Degener
1.HM Mat Plus 1995
1s3S3Sp1BP2Rb5Kr3kp2r3PR6P16Qs






#2v 10+8
4rd Prize: No.112 by Efim Ruchlis (Israel): One very nice composition based on the focals' theme. The BQ must guard the focal fields e6 and d3. The two first tries are selfblocks on this squares and introduce two new focal fields : c8 and c3. The 3rd try and the solution introduce threats on the focal fields e6 end d3 after BQs' interferences. A very harmonius complex in a beautiful position without WP. 1... Qf3,Se3 2.Se6,Sd3#; 1.Qe6? Qb3,Se3 2.Qc8,Sd3#, 1... Qf3!; 1.Qd3? Qd7,Qf3 2.Qc3,Se6#, 1... Se3!; 1.Qg4? (2.Se6#) Qb3,Qg4: 2.Qc8,Sd3#, 1... Rh6!; 1.Qg3! (2.Sd3#) Qd7,Qg3: 2.Qc3,Se6#

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
KS2R3P6Q3k5r5p1P3P1bB4B1b4S






#2 10+5
Nikola Stolev
3.HM Mat Plus 1995
b4rRb1B1p1ps4PRrPq4Pkpp5S1P12S1Q1K5s






#2* 11+12
Victor Chepizhny
4.HM Mat Plus 1995
S1S1K4k7B7R4b4R






#2v... 6+2
2nd Hon. Mention: No.85 by Milan Velimirovic (Yugoslavia): A task-record (of BR corrections) in a very beautiful position. The moves 1...Tb6 /b7 can be considered as random. The position "mirroir" of the BK excuses the position "out" of the WS before the key. 1.Sd4? Rd5!; 1.Sc3! ~ 2.Sb5:#, 1... R~,Ra5,Rb4:, Rb8:+,Rc5,Rd5,Re5,Rf5,Rg5 2.b5,ba5,Bb4:,ab8Q,bc5,Se4,fe5,Qd7,Qe7#

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
2S1k6pPs19K19Q






#2vvv 4+3
Borivoje Kario
2.Com Mat Plus 1995
9p1R5S3p5SkB4P1r1P3K1P7R






#2* 9+4
Leonid Makaronets
3.Com Mat Plus 1995
12Kb5Q7p1pRrS3k5p3p3P8B1S






#2* 7+7
1st Com.: No.64 by Miroslav Subotic (Yugoslavia): Excellent Zagorouiko in miniature form. All the 3 refutations are distincts and the real key is fine. 1.Qa2? S~,d6 2.Qg8,Qa4#, 1... Sh6!; 1.Qe2? S~,d6 2.Sd6,Qb5#, 1... Se5!; 1.Qf3? S~,d6 2.Qf8,Qc6#, 1... d5!; 1.Qf1! S~,d6 2.Qf8,Qb5#

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


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