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Mat Plus Informal Tourney: Helpmates 1995
The average quality of helpmates published during 1995 was very good. Among the twomovers there was not a clear favourite. I had dilema whether to split the award in to parts, but finally I came to the conclusion that there was not sufficient number for high quality entries for two sets of prizes. I ranked them together, althow it was very difficult to compare i.e. h#2 and h#7. |
C. J. Feather 1st Prize Mat Plus 1995
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Z. Maslar 2nd Prize Mat Plus 1995
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2nd Prize: No.105 - Z. Maslar. Excellent achievement with 6 distinct promotions, two different Excelsiors and two model mates.
Z. Janevski 3rd Prize Mat Plus 1995
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Z. Gavrilovski 4th Prize Mat Plus 1995
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4th Prize: No.140 - Z. Gavrilovski. Cyclic functions of white pieces: passive pinning - active pinning - execution of mate. Three fold double pin mates. Three mobile white pieces look excellent.
1st Hon. Mention: No.138 - Z. Janevski. Anticipatory active black self-pins on different lines are quite unexpected. Kh7 Rf2 h6 Bg1 g6 Pd5 (6) - Kb6 Qe4 Rc3 Bd3 Sb4 e7 Pa6 b5 d2 (9), h#2 2111, 1.Qd5: Bd3: 2.Kc5 Rf5#, 1.Sed5 Rf7 2.Kc6 Be4#.
2nd Hon. Mention: No.147 - O. Comay, P. Einat & M. Erenburg. Active black sacrifices. Black minor promotion in the first move determines the play although it does not move afterwards and it is captured on the mating move. Kc2 Qe7 (2) - Kd4 Qa2 Ra3 h6 Bh7 Sb3 c6 Pb2 e2 f3 f5 f7 g2 g7 (14), h#3 211111, a) 1.e1R Qh4+(Qb4+?) 2.Ke3 Kc3 3.f4 Qe1:#, b) e1B Qb4+(Qh4+?) 2.Ke3 Kd1 3.Kf2 Qe1:#.
3rd Hon. Mention: No. 103 - T. Ilievski. Reciprocal bicolor promotions and mates from different direction along the same line. Kg1 Pb7 (2) - Ka6 Sb5 d6 Pa2 b6 d5 g3 h3 (8), h#4 211..., 1.Sa3 Kf1 2.a1R+ Ke2 3.Rb1 b8Q 4.Rb5 Qa8#, 1.Sc8 bc8R 2.a1Q+ Rc1 3.Qg7 Rc4 4.Qb7 Ra4#.
4th Hon. Mention: No.143v - Z. Janevski. The contents is similar to the third prize. In spite of black interference on c5 and transformation of white direct battery to indirect one, the aesthetic impresion is not very high. Kh4 Qf1 Rd3 Ba3 a8 Pa6 c3 (7) - Kb5 Qf5 Rc5 c7 Bb1 h2 Sa7 c6 Pb2 b6 f3 (11), h#2 2111, 1.Re5 Bc6:+ 2.Kc6: Rd6#, 1.Se5 Bc5: 2.Kc5: Rd5#.
Commend: No.80 - T. Ilievski. Three-fold creation of white batteries and their transformation to indirect combined with switchback theme. Kf7 Re6 f5 Bh8 Se4 Pg4 (6) - Kd4 Qb7 Bc4 e7 Sh7 Pb4 d5 f6 (8), h#2 3111, 1.Qb5 Sf6: 2.Kc5 Se4#, 1.Bd3 Ref6: 2.Ke4: Re6#, 1.de4 Rff6: 2.Kd5 Rf5#.
Commend: No.95 - N. Stolev. Halfpins, Grimshaw interference on c4 and nice harmonious play. Kb2 Rb3 Bc2 e1 Se8 Pf2 (6) - Ke4 Rb4 Bd3 Sc3 Pe2 f4 (6), h#2 b) Ke4-->b5, a) 1.Kf3 Sf6 2.Bc4 Be4#, b) 1.Ka5 Sc7 2.Rc4 Rb5#.
Commend: No.141 - V. Chepizniy. Well know sheme with three halfpins in good construction. Kc3 Rd1 Bd3 h2 Sa6 e3 (6) - Kd6 Qe5 Rf4 h3 Bd5 Sd4 Pc6 e2 f2 f5 g4 g5 (12), h#2 b) +WPe6, a) 1.Qe7 Bf5: 2.Sf3 Sc4#, b) 1.Bf3 Bc4 2.Re4 Sf5:#.
Commend: No.142 - T. Petrovic. Two minor promotions, set play and en passant key, Refreshing. Ka1 Ba5 Pb4 b7 h2 (5) - Kc4 Qc8 Rc3 h6 Bg6 Sc5 h7 Pa2 a3 a4 b5 b6 d4 h3 h4 (15), h#2*, 1... bc8B 2.Sd3 Be6#, 1.ab3(ep) bc8S 2.Rd3 Sb6:#.
Ljubljana, Sept. 5th 1997
Marko Klasinc
International judge of FIDE