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Mat Plus Informal Tourney: Moremovers 1998/99
Judge: Milan Velimirović

Among 25 original moremovers there were not less than 11 miniatures. The overall quality was hardly average. There was not a single problem with attractive mechanism or complex strategy, which is expected in modern composition, so the selecion resembles to a 100 or more years old awards. Problem No.536 had to be excluded due to the illegal position pity since it was a candidate for high ranking.


Borislav Stojanović
1.Pr Mat Plus 1998/99
10p4p2P7Q1p2K3rk1B5p1P3R






#4* 6+6
1st Prize: No.531 by Borislav Stojanovic (Yugoslavia).
A wonderful mutate Meredith with surprising withdrawal key. The most interesting and refreshing problem of the tourney.1... Rd8 2.Rc4+ Kd3 3.Rc3+ Kd2,Ke4 4.Qe3:,Re3:#; 1.Ra2! (~) 1... Rd8 2.Ra4+ Kd3 3.Ra3+ Kd2 4.Qc3# (2... Rd4 3.Rd4:+ ed4 4.Qf5#), 1... Rb4 2.Qb4:+ Kd5 3.Bd7 ~ 4.Ra5#, 1... h6 2.Re2 (~) Rd3 3.Re3:+ Re3: 4.Qc4#.

Gábor Cseh
1.HM Mat Plus 1998/99
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#7 10+10
1st Hon. Mention: No.449 by Gabor Cseh (Hungary).
Five successive sacrifices are necessary to clear the way for WBf1. 1.ef6! (~ 2.fe4#) Bd3 2.fe4+ Be4: 3.d3 Bd3: 4.e4+ Be4: 5.Rd3+ Bd3: 6.e4+ Be4: 7.Bc4# (1... Qg2 2.Rg5+ Qg5: 3.fe4#) (3... Qg2 4.Rg5+ Qg5:,Bf5 5.de4,Rf5:#).

Zoran Gavrilovski & Boško Milošeski
2.HM Mat Plus 1998/99
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#5 12+12
2nd Hon. Mention: No.446 by Zoran Gavrilovski & Boko Miloeski (Macedonia).
Provocative fore-foreplan is an interesting introduction to "Lepushutz" finale. An ambitious conception, but 15 pawns...@#&*!grrr?! (*1... c4 2.Bd8 ~ 3.Bb6:#); 1.Bd8? Rh3! 2.Bb6: Rf3:!; 1.Sb8? Be8 2.Kc2 c4 3.Sa6: f4 4.e3+, 1... c4! 2.Be8 Be8! 3.Kc2? e4!; 1.Kc2? f4+! 2.Kb3 Rg5:!; 1.Kb3! ~ 2.Bb1 c4+ 3.Kb2 c3+ 4.dc3+ Kc4 5.Bd3#, 1... c4+ 2.Kc2! f4+ 3.Kb2 Rg5: 4.Bd8 ~,c3+ 5.Bb6:,dc3# (2.Kb2? Be8! 3.Bb1 Bd7:!, 3.Bd8 Re6:!).

Yuri A. Sushkov
Com. Mat Plus 1998/99
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#5 4+3
No.443 by Yuri A. Sushkov (Russia).
A WR v. BP duel in virtual and actual play corresponds to "Vladimirov" theme pattern (once defered, 1... c5 ... 4.Rd8), but in a moremover all the sharpness of the theme is deadened. 1.Rd8(A)? c5(a)!, 1.Rd1(B)? c6(b)!; 1.Rd3! c6(b) 2.Rd1(B)! c5 3.Sc7 Kb4 4.Ra1 c4 5.Sa6#; 1.... c5(a) 2.Sc7 Kb4 3.Sc6 Ka3 4.Rd8(A)! Ka4 5.Ra8#

Marjan Kovačević
after H. Hultberg
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#5 8+1
No.445 by Marjan Kovacevic (Yugoslavia) - after H. Hultberg.
Interesting extension to famous Hultbergs manoeuvre. 1.d4! Kg1: 2.e4! Kh1: 3.f4! Kg1 4.Rf3 Kh1 5.Rf1#.

Srećko Radović & Nebojša Joksimović
Com. Mat Plus 1998/99
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#4 4+2
No.527 by Srecko Radovic & Nebojsa Joksimovic (Yugoslavia).
Nice key and two variations with chameleon echo mates. 1.Ra1! ~ 2.Rhg1 ~ 3.Rf1#, 1... Kf3 2.Rg1 Kf4 3.Ra5 Kf3 4.Rf5#, 1... Kg3 2.Ke3 Kg4: 3.Ra5 Kg3 4.Rg5#.

Nebojša Joksimović
Com. Mat Plus 1998/99
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#4 6+1
No.528 by Nebojsa Joksimovic (Yugoslavia).
Attractively constructed miniature featuring nice long moves of the WQ and echo mates. 1.Qa8! (~) 1... Kd4: 2.Kd2 Kc5 3.Qb8 Kd4 4.Qb4# 1... Kf4: 2.Kf2 Kg5 3.Qh8 Kf4 4.Qh4#.

Yuri A. Sushkov
Com. Mat Plus 1998/99
13p3K3P3S7k1p5P8P8B






#7 6+3
No.535 by Yuri A. Sushkov (Russia).
Pseudo twomover with two switchbacks and two model mates.1...d3 2.c3#; 1.Kc6! Ka5 2.Sd4: Kb4(a6) 3.Sb5! Ka5 4.c3 Ka6 5.Bg4! Ka5 6.b4+ Ka4 7.Bd1#.

Belgrade, July 2006
Milan Velimirovic


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