Miroslav Stosic Memorial Tourney 1995
Threemovers (#3)

Judge: Milan R. Vukcevich (USA)

From the Neutral Judge 22 problems were received. Of those two were cooked, one had no solution, one had major duals, and two were completely anticipated. Fortunately, what was left constituted a very good tournament, and I had hours of enjoyment solving them and analyzing their mechanisms.

 
Milivoj S. Nesic
1.Pr. M. Stosic MT 1995







#312+10
1... ed5++ 2.Kf4 d4 3.Se4#
1... ef5++ 2.Kd4 f4 3.Se4#
(1... e5 2.Sb3)
1.Sb3! (~)
1... ed5++ 2.Kd4 ab3 3.Ra6#
1... ef5++ 2.Kf4 ab3 3Ra6#
(1... e5,ab3 2.d6,Ra6)

Zoltan Labai &
Peter Gvozdjak

2.Pr. M. Stosic MT 1995







#314+12
1.c6? ~ 2.g3+
1... R5d4 2.Rf8+
1... R3d4 2.Se6+
1... Rc5!
1.Qc3! ~ 2.Rf8+
1... R5d4 2.Se6+
1... R3d4 2.g3+

Jorge M. Kapros &
Julio A. Pancaldo

3.Pr. M. Stosic MT 1995







#310+12
1.Be4? ~ 2.Be3/Qh4#, 1... Qb5+!
1.Qg5? ~ 2.Qe3+ Re3: 3.Be3:#
1... Rce4! (2.Be3+?)
1.Bg5? ~ 2.Bh4+ Rh4: 3.Qh4:#
1... Ree4! (2.Qh4+?)
1.Bd2! ~ 2.Sd3+ Qd3: 3.Be1#
1... Rce4: 2.Be3+ Re3: 3.Qh4:#
1... Ree4: 2.Qh4:+ Rh4: 3.Be3#

1st Prize: No.19, Milivoj S. Nesic (Yugoslavia). Good problems with double checks to the white king are very rare. Here we do not only have two variations with double-checks but a mutant with reciprocal change of white continuations! Although the author had to pay a price for the brave conception (white queen does not move at all) this is a truly great problem.

2nd Prize: No.12, Zoltan Labai & Peter Gvozdjak (Slovakia). An excellent "shortened Laccny" with all characteristics of its type: complex motivations, and major white pieces which do not play in all phases. The threemovers with this theme are not often seen, and this one is strategically the best with the mechanism depending exclusively on line opening and closing.

3rd Prize: No.7, Jorge M. Kapros & Julio A. Pancaldo (Argentina). A three-move version of my recent foremover (1st Pr. USPB 1993): White Holtzhaussen tries are refuted by black Holtzhaussen intersections. The construction can be considerably improved if the refutation of the third try (1.Be4?) was made to be different by adding a black pawn on g6 (1... g5!).

Aleksandr Pankratyev &
Yuriy Marker

4.Pr. M. Stosic MT 1995







#37+9
1.Rd3:? Se4!
1.Qb5? Sc6!
1.e7! ~ 2.e8Q+
1... Se4 2.Sc3+ Sc3:/dc3 3.ed8Q/Rd3:#
1... Sc6 2.Sb4+ Sb4:/cb4 3.Qe6,Qb5#

 
Milan Velimirovic
1.HM M. Stosic MT 1995







#39+11
1.Qe8! ~ 2.Sd6+ Bd6: 3.Qb5#
1... Qd2: 2.Sd2:+ Bd2: 3.Bb3#
1... Qb3: 2.Bb3:+ Sb3: 3.Rc2#
1... Qc2: 2.Rc2:+ Sc2: 3.Sd2#
(1... Sf5,Sb3: 2.Sa3+,Sd6+)

 
Zoran Gavrilovski
2.HM M. Stosic MT 1995







#314+10
*1... Qd5 2.Bd5: ba5 3.Qa7:#
1.Qg7? Qa5:,ba5 2.Qb7,Qa7:+; 1... Sf7!
1.Qa7:? Qa5:!
1.Qh6? ~,Bd2 2.Rd5+,Bd2; 1... ba5!
1.Qh5! ~ 2.Rd5+ Ke4,Qd5 3.Qf5,Qd5#
1... Qa5: 2.Rc5! Sf7,Qa2 3.Qd5,Qe5#
1... ba5 2.Rb5! Qd5,Bb4: 3.Qd5:,Qe5:#
(1... Qe6: 2.Bc3:+)

4th Prize: No.14, Aleksandr Pankratyev & Yuriy Marker (Kazakhstan / Russia). A very well constructed Dombrowskis with a classical motivations. Very economical, and the difference in side-mates after two second-move captures by black knights separate this piece from many earlier three-move renderings of the same theme.

1st Hon. Mention: No.5, Milan Velimirovic (Yugoslavia). An interesting cycle that did not get a prize because in one of the major variations (1... Qb3:) the half-pin does not play any role. The brutality is actually charming and extends to the side-show 1... Sb3: 2.Sd6+ Kd4 3.Rf4:#, where the existence of white queen is finally justified.

2nd Hon. Mention: No.11, Zoran Gavrilovski (Macedonia). A brave attempt to produce a triple Bristol between the same two pieces. This feat has been achieved only recently, and this is a welcome, albeit heavy addition to the small portfolio of Bristol tasks.

 
Zoran Gavrilovski
3.HM M. Stosic MT 1995







#314+12
1.Re7? d4 2.Re6+, 1... Bf5!
1.Kb3:? d4 2.ed4+. 1... Bh7!
1.Qa1? d4!
1.Qc1! ~ 2.Qc3+
1... Bf5,Bh7 2.Be4,Bg6
(1... d4 2.Se4:)

Aleksandr Pankratyev &
N. M. Glinskih

4.HM M. Stosic MT 1995







#39+12
1... Qf3: 2.Rd3:+ Ke4 3.Qc6:#
1... Bf3: 2.Se6:+ Ke4 3.Qc6:#
1.Qc6:! ~ 2.Bc5:+
1... Qf3: 2.Se6+ Be6:,Se6: 3.Sf3:,Rd3:#
1... Bf3: 2.Rd3:+ Qd3:,Sd3: 3.Sf3:,Se6:#

 
Zoran Gavrilovski
1.Com. M. Stosic MT 1995







#312+12
1... Bd6:+ 2.Qd6:+
1.Bc6? Ke5 2.Sd3+, 1... Kc3!
1.Bf5? Ke5!
1.Bg6:! ~ 2.Bf6+ Kd5 3.Qb7:#
1... Kc3 2.Sa4+ ba4: 3.Qc5#
1... Ke5 2.Sc4+ bc4: 3.Qd6#
1... Kd5 2.Qb7+ Kd4,Ke5 3.Bf6,Qe4#

3rd Hon. Mention: No. 9, Zoran Gavrilovski (Macedonia). Only the second double "Magnet Nowotni", but seriously spoiled by the cruel short-mate after another magnet-move (1... Bg6?? 2.Bf6:#). Still, when I recall how difficult it was to achieve this theme, it is impossible to ignore this weighty piece.

4th Hon. Mention: No.13, Aleksandr Pankratyev & N. M. Glinskih (Kazakhstan / Russia). A very nice, but standard, reciprocal change achieved by the well-known Treffpunkt mechanism.

1st Commend: No.10, Zoran Gavrilovski (Macedonia). Square vacations by unpinned white knights. Very little side-play which is important in heavy classical pieces.

Dieter Müller
2.Com. M. Stosic MT 1995







#39+7
1.Sb4+/Be6+/Re5+? Bb4:+/fe6/fe5!
1.Kb3! ~ 2.Sb4+ Bb4: 3.Bc6#
1... Rg4: 2.Be6+ fe6 3.Rd7#
1... Qg4: 2.Re5+ fe5 3.S6e6#

Mirko Markovic
3.Com. M. Stosic MT 1995







#36+4
1.Rh2! ~ 2.Rh4
1... Ke4 2.Sg5+ Kd3 3.Bb5#
1... Kg4 2.Sd4+ Kg3:/Kg5 3.Be5/Sf3#
1... g5 2.Sd4+ Ke4/Kg6 3.Bf5/Be8#

Lars Larsen
4.Com. M. Stosic MT 1995







#313+8
1.Qc3 ~ 2.e6+ Se5 3.Qe5:#
(1... Bg3: 2.e6+ Kf4 3.Sg6:#)
1... Bh3: 2.Qf3: e1Q/Se5:+ 3.Qh5/Be5:#
1... ba6 2.Qc6 Bg3:/Se5:+ 3.Qf6/Re5:#
1... Bg1 2.Qc8 Se5:+/Sf4: 3.Ke7/g4#

2nd Commend: No.17, Dieter Müller (Germany). This is partly anticipated by problems published in and around 1st WCCT. However, the skillful composing, and the unification of weakening elements justify inclusion of this problem in the award.

3rd Commend: No.2, Mirko Markovic (Yugoslavia). A small but charming presentation of echo motifs.

4th Commend: No.6, L. Larsen (Denmark). A very much neglected idea: a threemover with the same second black move appearing in all main variations followed by different mates. Here the thematic black move is 2... Se5:+, with four different mates in four variations (3.Qe5#, Re5#, Be5:# and Ke7#). Unfortunately, the construction is too heavy with three pieces in the upper right corner there only to guard a single square - g6.

University Heights,
December 28, 1995
Dr. Milan R. Vukcevich


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