(1) Posted by Raffi Ruppin [Sunday, Oct 13, 2019 09:13]
Retter 85 JT Erratum
In some sources the announcement of this JT contained an error in the email address. Here is the corrected announcement:
Jubilee Tourney "Yosi Retter 85"
The Israel Chess Composition Society announces a thematic tourney to celebrate the 85th Jubilee of Yosi Retter. The tourney is for orthodox three-movers showing the Dombrovskis theme with quiet thematic threats in the tries and quiet thematic continuations in the variations. Schematically, the requirement is as follows:
Tries: 1.T1? [2.A (non-checking) but: 1...a! 1.T2? [2.B (non-checking) but: 1...b!
Solution: 1.S! [2.N or zugzwang] 1...a 2.A (non-checking) 1...b 2.B (non-checking)
Three prizes of €150, €100 & €50 will be given.
Please send entries to the tourney director, Raffi Ruppin, ruppinr@013net.net , until December 18, 2019 (Yosi’s birthdate).
Example:
Yosi Retter
3rd Place, Israel - Saint-Petersburg 1998-2000
B7/b4p2/p3p3/1PP1P1P1/p2k2S1/B1pP2P1/S1P1K3/8 (12+7)
#3
1.Be4 ? [2.Sh2 A ~ 3.Sf3# but 1...f5 a !
(1...axb5 2.Bc1 ~ 3.Be3# 1...Bxc5 2.Bc1 ~: 3.Be3#)
1.Bc6 ? [2.Bc1 B ~ 3.Be3# but 1...axb5 b !
(1...f5 2.Sh2 ~ 3.Sf3# )
1.Kf2 ! [2.Sc1 ~ 3.Se2#]
1...f5 a 2.Sh2 A ~ 3.Sf3#
1...axb5 b 2.Bc1 B ~ 3.Be3#
(1...Bxc5 2.Bc1 ~ 3.Be3#)