Award in SuperProblem - 2019 Informal Tourney | Helpmates
Published: March 12th, 2021 Опубликовано: 12 марта 2021 Section h#2 | Раздел h#2I thank the SuperProblem’s helpmate director and editor Vitaly Medintsev for inviting me to judge the 2019 informal tourney of this prestigious website whose numerous and quickly completed informal and formal tourneys raised new standards in the problem chess world. In the light of such promptness, I hope that my award does not come too late. During 2019 the following 72 helpmates in two moves (plus 3 versions) were published: 715, 716, 718 (718a), 719, 720, 721, 727, 729 (729a), 735, 739 (739a), 741, 746, 751, 752, 753, 754, 760, 763, 768, 769, 771, 772, 773, 775, 776, 779, 780, 781, 782, 784, 787, 789, 793, 797, 801, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 814, 816, 817, 818, 819, 822, 824, 826, 827, 828, 837, 840, 841, 842, 845, 846, 848, 849, 850, 853, 854, 861, 863, 864, 866, 867, 868, 870, 871 and 872. No. 868 was withdrawn from the competition, so 71 helpmates (+ 3 versions) remained for judging. In making the award I was guided by qualitative criteria relating to the problems’ content and/or form (thematic unity and/or intensity of play, or interplay between black and white pieces; strategic richness, economical and/or aesthetic presentation in well-constructed settings etc.) and originality, as well as quantitative criteria (by paying due attention to the wealth of solutions or other phases, and yet noting that sometimes more quantity unfortunately leads to less quality). Problems with banal or non-matching play, poor use of pieces, repetition of moves, heavy twinning and various shortcomings and imperfections were not considered for the award or were downgraded, but the assessment significantly depended on the overall impression. For example, a heavy twinning can be excused or tolerated in a multi-twin problem, particularly if the content is strategic and/or thematically strong and unified, while the same shortcoming can be less tolerable in a simple two-phase problem. In spite of my opinion that the quality of about half of the participating problems ranged from poor to modest and that therefore it was rather easy to decide not to include them in the preliminary award, I think that the tourney’s level is quite good because, after meticulous analysis of the remaining problems, I realized than many of them matched the traditionally high standard of SuperProblem, while a number of otherwise fine problems could have been more successful in another tourney of a lower quality. The list of entries is far too big to allow me to give elaborated reasons for all of them, yet I find necessary to provide comments on several non-honoured problems:
The originality of the entries was on a satisfactory level, owing to the careful editorial work of Vitaly Medintsev whose notes and links to a number of similar problems were helpful in the course of drafting the judgment. I did not notice many novelties capable of altering my impression that the helpmate genre and notably its shortest stipulation is “exhausted” to a considerable extent, but that does not necessarily should be understood as discouraging the composers to continue to search for new frontiers in the H#2-field or occasionally to “stand on the shoulders of giants” (Isaac Newton) as a way of making some progress (for that reason I awarded one special honourable mention and two special commendations). To compose helpmate twomovers is easy for me, but, curiously, I find rather difficult to judge this section, where one can still find a pure beauty and elegance condensed, without a non-thematic play which is almost inherent in forced-type of problems. I am aware that no award is perfect as each one reflects the judge’s subjective interpretation of objective facts and factors. Nevertheless, I still hope that I managed to be as far as possible objective and that many of readers (including hopefully those directly concerned) would share the views and decisions that are presented in my award. Here is the award:
1st Prize – E716 Yuri Gorbatenko (Russia)
1.Qc7*a5 Rf7*d7 2.Kf4*f5 Rd7-f7 # {,} 1.Qc7*c8 Bd6*c5 2.Kf4*e5 Bc5-d6 #
Hideaway by bQ in each solution (the lack of control over f7 in the initial position detracts only slightly) by capturing a white line piece at B1 move determines the choice of W1 move owing to preventive indirect unpin of bRc5 (1.Qxa5 Bxc5? 2.Kxe5 Bd6+ 3.Rxd6!) or of bBe6 1.Qxc7 Rxd7 2.Kxf5 Rf7+ 3.Bxf7!). The black king’s arrival into the mating net by capturing another pair of white aristocratic pieces (Se5 or Sf5) is followed by completion of the annihilation maneuver with switchback of wB (1...Bd6-xc5 ... 2... Bc5-d6#) or wR (1...Rf7-xd7 ... 2... Rd7-f7#) and pin model mates. Although some elements of the mechanism in themselves are not new, their mighty combination with exchange of functions of three pairs of white pieces and orthogonal-diagonal transformation of the play make No. E716 a memorable strategic problem. 2nd Prize – E751 Fadil Abdurahmanović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
a) {diagram} 1.f7*g6 {! (Ree4?)} Kg8-f7 {!} 2.Re1-e4 {display-departure-file} Sh8*g6 # {
} b) wSh8-->g2 {Sh8->g2} 1.f7-f6 {! (Rde4?)} Be6-f7 {!} 2.Rd4-e4 {display-departure-file} Rd7*d5 # { } c) wSh8-->b7 {Sh8->b7} 1.f7*e6 {! (Be4?)} Rd7-f7 {!} 2.Bh1-e4 f2-f4 # { } d) bRe1-->e7 {Re1->e7} 1.f7-f5 {! (Kxe6?)} Sh8-f7 + {!} 2.Ke5*e6 Rd7-d6 # Pickaninny and fourfold arrival of white pieces on a square vacated by bPf7 (Umnov effect or “ушел–пришел”) is nicely combined with threefold self-block on e4 at the B2 moves (the bK’s flight at the B2 move in the fourth phase is inherent in the matrix). The twinning by moving a piece which delivers a mate in the first twin is a slight weakness, which is compensated by the task nature and good construction of this problem. 3rd Prize – E715 Francesco Simoni (Italy)
a) {diagram} 1.Re6-e8 Bd6*e5 2.Bf8-b4 d2-d3 # {,}
b) bPa4-->e7 {Pa4->e7} 1.Bf3-h5 Be4-c2 2.Rh4-d4 a2*b3 # {,
} c) bKc4-->d4 {Kc4->d4} 1.Re6-e7 Be4-d5 2.Qh7-d3 Bd6-c5 # {,} d) bQh7-->d8 {Qh7->d8} 1.Bf3-g4 Kc6-b7 2.Kc4-b5 Be4-d3 # An attractive “Helpmate of the Future” (HOTF) with nice play and interplay: I) anti-dual unpin of a white piece without interfering with a black piece’s line at the black first (B1) move [in a) 1.Re7? prevents 2.Bb4??, in b) 1.Bg4? prevents 2.Rd4??] and gate opening by an unpinned white piece at the white first (W1) move in order to allow self-block on b4 or d4 at the B2 move; II) anti-dual unpin of a white piece interfering with a black piece’s line at the black first (B1) move [in c) 1.Re8? does not interfere with the f8-c5 line; in d) 1.Bh5? does not interfere with the h4-c4 line]. The lack of gate opening in d) detracts slightly, but that does not significantly diminish the problem’s overall value.
4th Prize – E780 Abdelaziz Onkoud (Morocco) dedicated to Viktoras Paliulionis
1.Sd2*c4 Sf8-e6 2.Sc4-d6 Se6-d4 # {,} 1.Qg8*f8 Sf6-d7 {display-departure-rank} 2.Qf8-d6 Sd7-b8 # {,
} 1.Rf4*f6 Sf8-d7 {display-departure-rank} 2.Rf6-d6 Sd7-e5 # {,} 1.Bh6*f8 Bc4-e6 2.Bf8-d6 Be6-d7 # Double Zilahi and fourfold self-block on d6 in a well-constructed setting. The solutions in themselves are not very exciting compared with, for example. E715, but their combination makes a pleasant problem. 5th Prize – E729 Vitaly Medintsev and Anatoly Skripnik (Russia)
1.Rc8-c5 b2*c3 2.Rb1*b6 Sc4*b6 # {,} 1.Sg3-e4 f2-f4 2.Bg1*e3 Sc4*e3 # {,
} 1.Rc8*c4 Sd4-b5 2.Sb8-c6 Sb5-c7 # {,} 1.Bf1*c4 Sd4-e2 2.Rc8-c6 Se2-f4 # Two pairs of solutions with capture of white pieces and black self-blocks are further unified by means of model mates. The position is inherently crowded and the version E729a (in spite of being slightly more economical) seems more congested than E729. 6th Prize – E817 Michal Dragoun (Czech Republic)
1.Ba6*c4 Qe2*c4 + 2.Kd4-e3 Se5-g4 # {,} 1.Bg7*e5 + Qe2*e5 + 2.Kd4-d3 Sc4-b2 # {,
} 1.Ba6-b7 Qe2*e1 2.Bb7-d5 Qe1-e3 # {,} 1.Bg7-f8 Qe2*f1 2.Bf8-c5 Qf1-d3 # {, } 1.Kd4-c5 Qe2*d2 2.Kc5-b5 Qd2-a5 # {,} 1.Kd4-d5 Qe2*f3 + 2.Kd5-e6 Qf3-f7 # Three matching pairs of solutions in a well-constructed problem which is typical of Michal Dragoun’s opus. I particularly like the pairs with Zilahi (I) and black self-blocks + capturing zig-zag play by the wQ (II), which are connected by means of bK’s arrival or wQ’s mates on d3 or e3. The pair with consecutive play by the bK seems rather dull, but it is nevertheless a welcome addition (“the more, the merrier”).
1st Honourable Mention – E841 Fadil Abdurahmanović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
1.Qf1-c4 Se4-g5 {!} 2.Qc4-f4 Qb4-c5 # {,} 1.Qf1-d3 + Se4-d2 {!} 2.Qd3-d6 Qb4-e4 # {
} 1.Ke5-f5 Se4-f2 {!} 2.e7-e5 Qb4-g4 # {,} 1.Rf6-c6 Se4-c5 {!} 2.Ke5-d6 Qb4-d4 # Matching solutions with black self-blocks, ½ wS-wheel and 4 mates by the wQ in an impeccable setting with only two technical units. 2nd Honourable Mention – E784 Abdelaziz Onkoud (Morocco)
1.b6*c5 Kd2-c3 2.c5-c4 b3*c4 # {,} 1.Sd3*c5 Kd2-e3 2.Sc5-e4 f3*e4 # {,
} 1.g4*f3 Sc5-a4 2.Rh4-d4 Sa4-c3 # {,} 1.Rf2*f3 Sc5-e4 2.Bg1-d4 Se4-f6 # Nice HOTF with sacrifices of black units after annihilation of wSc5 with opening of a wB’s line in the first pair of solutions and black line opening for the purpose of self-blocking in the second pair. 3rd Honourable Mention – E721 János Csák (Hungary)
a) 1.Se6-g5 f2-f4 + 2.Kc5-d6 f4*g5 # {,} 1.Se6-f4 Qg1-g2 2.Kc5-d6 Qg2-d5 # {,
} b) bSe6<-->wPf6 1.Sf6-g4 f2-f3 + 2.Kc5-d5 f3*g4 # {,} 1.Sf6-e4 Qg1-g3 2.Kc5-d5 Qg3-d6 # Although the consecutive white battery play with bi-valve in one pair of solutions and indirect self-pin of bSs with exchanged squares of arrival of the bK and the wQ in the second pair, provoke, respectively, déjà vu feeling, their combination seems novel. I like the exchanged functions of the wBs, but I dislike the rather heavy twinning and the repetition of 2.Kd5 and 2.Kd6 which is inherent but still unpleasant.
4th Honourable Mention – E754 Vitaly Medintsev and Anatoly Skripnik (Russia)
a) {diagram} 1.Be8*f7 Rd7-c7 2.Kd5*d6 Rc7-d7 # {,}
b) wSa4-->f3 {Sa4->f3} 1.Qe5*e6 b3-b4 2.Qe6*f7 e2-e4 # {,}
+c) +wBe7 {wBe7} 1.Qe5*d6 e2*d3 2.Qd6*d7 b3*c4 # {,}
+d) +wRf3 {wRf3} 1.Be8*d7 Bf7-e8 2.Kd5*e6 Be8-f7 #
A mix of strategic themes including Zilahi, annihilation and switchbacks, but the position is crowded and the heavy successive twinning leads to creating “cousins” rather than twins. Special Honourable Mention – E752 Kenan Velikhanov (Azerbaijan)
1.Bc8-b7 Bc6-a4 2.Bb7*d5 Ba4*c2 # {,} 1.Bc8-a6 Bc6-b7 2.Ba6-d3 d5-d6 # {
} 1.Rh8-e8 Kb1*c2 2.Re8-e5 f4*g5 # {,} 1.Rh8-h4 Rg4-g3 2.Rh4*f4 Rg3-e3 # { } 1.Qa3-a6 Sg7-e8 2.Qa6-d3 Se8-d6 # {,} 1.Qa3-f8 Sg7-e6 2.Qf8*f5 Se6-c5 # This problem is reminiscent of a number of earlier achievements with the same basic wP/wB + wP/wR batteries’ set up, which have two pairs of solutions similar to E752, such as V. Medintsev (after A. Styopochkin), 3. Pr. The Problemist 2010 (E103 in FIDE Album 2010-2012, yacpdb/445288); M. Dragoun, 1st Pr. Suomen Tehtäväniekat 2009-2010 (E96 in FIDE Album 2010-2012, yacpdb/362508); and E. Klemanič, L. Salai Jr., M. Dragoun, K. Seetharaman & N. Predrag, 3rd Pr. The Problemist 2014 (E97 in FIDE Album 2013-2015, yacpdb/444762). One pair of solutions of E752 suffers from misbalance created by the unpleasant capturing move 1...Kxc2 which has a different effect (guarding a square) in comparison with the rear battery piece’s move 1...Bb7; and in this pair there is a difference between the effects of 2.Bd3 (self-block) and 2.Re5 (sacrifice). The most original part of the content is the pair of solutions with long-range moves by the bQ. 1st Commendation – E772 Michal Dragoun (Czech Republic)
1.Sf5-d4 Sc7-e6 + 2.Kc4-d5 Se6-f4 # {,} 1.a7-a6 Sc7-d5 + 2.Kc4*b5 Sd5-c3 # {,
} 1.Kc4-c5 a2-a4 2.Bb3-d5 Sc7-e6 # {,} 1.Kc4-c3 Kf1-e2 2.Rb4-d4 Sc7-d5 # A simple position with a self-blocking + battery play and re-appearance of W1 moves in one pair of solutions as mates in the other pair.
2nd Commendation – E727 Vasyl Kryzhanivskyi (Ukraine)
a) {Try: 1. Se5? bxc4?? 2. Scd3 Se6 } 1.Sc5-d7 {!} b3*c4 2.Sd7-e5 {display-departure-file} Sf4-e6 # {,
} b) wBd2-->b8 {Try: 1. Se4? Sxc4?? 2. Sdc5 Be5 } 1.Sd3-f2 {!} Sd6*c4 2.Sf2-e4 {display-departure-rank} Bb8-e5 # A nice but simple play with masked pinning on a diagonal and orthogonal line. The twinning is achieved by transferring a piece that gives the mate in the second twin, which is a slight drawback. 1st Special Commendation – E848 Yuri Gorbatenko (Russia)
1.Ke5-e6 Ra5*d5 2.Bf4*d6 Rd5-e5 # {,} 1.Ke5-f6 Bg3*f4 2.Rd5-g5 Bf4-e5 # {,
} 1.Sc7-e6 Rf3*f4 2.Rd7-b7 Ra5*d5 # {,} 1.f7-f5 Bb3*d5 2.Sg4-f6 Bg3*f4 # The author added a second pair of solutions to the familiar play shown by F. Pachl, 2nd Pr. Scacco! 1988 (no. P0553624 in the Problem Database (PDB), also quoted next to the solution of E848), thus creating a HOTF whose pairs of solutions are connected by exchanged functions of the white moves on d5 and f4. 2nd Special Commendation – E763 Aleksandr Pankratiev (Russia) and Evgeny Gavryliv (Ukraine)
1.Rb1*b4 + Sd5*b4 + {(A)} 2.Ke4*d4 Sb4-c2 # {,} 1.Sd3*b4 Sd4-b3 2.Ke4-d3 Sd5*b4 # {(A)} {,
} 1.Qc8*c6 + Sd4*c6 + {(B)} 2.Ke4*d5 Sc6-e7 # {,} 1.Se5*c6 Sd5-c7 2.Ke4-e5 Sd4*c6 # {(B)} The authors managed to combine the solutions of the h#2 by Jörg Varnholt, 3rd H.M. feenschach 1990 (no. P0541583 in the PDB, quoted next to the solution of E763) and the h#2 by Michal Dragoun, 2nd H.M. Feoktistov-50 JT 1998 (no. P1079940 in the PDB, quoted next to the solution of E763) for the purpose of showing fourfold destruction of white batteries, which is “spiced” with exchanged functions of the white moves on b4 and c6. I thank the participating authors for their contribution to the tourney and I congratulate the authors whose problems entered the award. International Judge: Zoran Gavrilovski (North Macedonia) 10.03.2021Международный арбитр: Зоран Гавриловски (Северная Македония) 10.03.2021 Section h#2.5 & 3 | Раздел h#2.5 & 3В разделе h#2.5 & 3 имеются 48 задач для судейства, включая 3 версии: 714, 714a, 717, 722, 723, 726, 731, 732, 733, 734, 738, 740, 742, 743, 744, 744a, 750, 756, 758, 759, 761, 778, 783, 786, 790, 796, 798, 799, 802, 810, 811, 813, 815, 815a, 820, 823, 829, 830, 834, 839, 843, 844, 847, 851, 858, 859, 865, 869. 835 - понятно, исключается из-за предшественника. Замеченные недостатки:
Отличия распределились следующим образом:
1st Prize − E743 Nikolay Kolesnik (Ukraine) dedicated to Viktor Chepizhny-85
1.Qe4*e7 Rc6-c7 2.Qe7*d6 {display-departure-square} Rc7*d7 3.Qd6*d2 Rd7*d2 # {,} 1.Qe4*c6 Be7-d8 2.Qc6*d6 {display-departure-square} Bd8-c7 3.Qd6*g3 Bc7*g3 #
Украшение данного соревнования. Фирменный стиль автора. Разрушение батарей. Красивые и неожиданные засадные ходы белых передних фигур в батарее. 2nd Prize − E813a Borislav Atanasov (Bulgaria) in Memoriam Vadim Vinokurov (1953 - 2018) a) {diagram} 1.Kb4-a4 Rf8-h8 2.Rb5-b4 Rh8-h1 3.b7-b5 Rh1-a1 # {,
} b) -wRf8 bKb4-->a4 bRb5-->b4 bPb7-->b5 +wBa1 {in mate position of a) mating unit = WB} 1.Ka4-a3 Ba1-c3 2.Rb4-a4 Bc3-d2 3.b5-b4 Bd2-c1 # {, } c) -wRf8 bKb4-->a3 bRb5-->a4 bPb7-->b4 +wSc1 {in mate position of b) mating unit = WS} 1.d3-d2 Sc1-b3 2.d4-d3 Sb3*d2 3.Bg7-b2 Sd2-b1 # Самобытная, штучная задача. Ивановская тема (маты с исходных полей шахматной партии), правильные маты. Движение белых фигур по часовой стрелке. Серийная игра в первых двух близнецах небольшая плата за реализацию таска! 3rd Prize − E810 Valery Kopyl (Ukraine) dedicated to Mark Erenburg
1...Qd3*d5 + {(A)} 2.Ke6*d5 Rh3-d3 + 3.Kd5-c4 Bd1-b3 # {(B),} 1...Bd1-b3 {(B)} 2.Qe5-c7 Rh3-e3 + 3.Ke6-d6 Qd3*d5 # {(A),
} 1...Qd3*f5 + {(C)} 2.Ke6*f5 e2-e3 3.Kf5-e4 Bd1-c2 # {(D),} 1...Bd1-c2 {(D)} 2.Bh4-e7 Rh3-h6 3.Qe5-d6 Qd3*f5 # {(C)} «Две пары решений. Чередование первых и третьих ходов белых в каждой паре. В каждой паре перемена функций в игре белого ферзя: W1 одного решения - жертва, W3 во втором решении - матующий ход, и все на одном поле. Также, аналогично, перемена функций в игре белого слона в каждой паре: W3 матующий ход в одном решении - и этот же ход - первый в другом решении, (упреждающая поддержка матующего ферзя), игра также на одном поле» (автор)
4th Prize − E742 Aleksandr Semenenko (Ukraine) dedicated to Viktor Chepizhny-85
a) 1.d5-d4 g4-g5 2.f6*g5 c3*d4 + 3.Ke5-f6 Rb1-f1 # {,}
b) bPe6-->d4 1.f6-f5 c3-c4 2.d5*c4 g4*f5 3.Ke5-d5 Rb1-b5 #
Возможно, впервые представлены взаимные активные тихие жертвы двух пар пешек обеих сторон. Автор доказывает, что и работа со «скучным» материалом - пешками - может приносить дивиденды – находки и моральное удовлетворение. Следующую задачу хотелось бы видеть в схеме с переменой двух матующих фигур, а не маты одной ладьёй. Honorable Mention (as equal) − E802 János Csák (Hungary)
a) 1.Qc1-e3 Re1-b1 2.Rh5*e5 Rb1-b4 3.Sc5-b3 c4-c5 # {,}
b) +wBe1 1.Bf2-e3 Be1-h4 2.Ba2*c4 Bh4-f6 3.Se6-g5 e5-e6 #
Интересна геометрия белых фигур вкупе с игрой двух коней, слона а2 и ладьи. Вступительные ходы являются простой растяжкой из задания h#2,5 до h#3, а потому и дают ощущение склеенных двух задач из-за «простаивания» то слона f2, то ферзя. Honorable Mention (as equal) − E820 Misha Shapiro (Israel)
a) 1...Qe7-e8 {! tempo (Qxf8?)} 2.Kd4-e5 Qe8*f8 {display-departure-square} 3.Ke5*e6 Qf8-e7 # {display-departure-square} {,
} b) bQe4-->e5 1...Qe7*f8 {! tempo (Qe8?)} 2.Kd4-c5 Qf8-e8 {display-departure-square} 3.Kc5*d6 Qe8-e7 # {display-departure-square} Точный темпоход ферзя определяет его маршрут по треугольнику то в одну, то в другую сторону - Rundlauf.
Honorable Mention (as equal) − E823 Gennady Kozura (Ukraine)
1...Qh8-h7 2.Se4-c3 + Kd5-c4 3.d3-d2 Qh7*c2 # {,} 1...Qh8-g8 2.Se4-f6 + Kd5*e5 3.Rc2-d2 Qg8-c4 #
Ещё одна нестандартная стратегия. На двойной шах белые готовят засадные ходы ферзя, то за чёрные фигуры, то за белого короля. Honorable Mention (as equal) − E865 Vitaly Medintsev (Russia)
a) 1.Bg7-f8 Bc6*b5 2.Sd5-f4 {(A)} Bb5-f1 3.Sf6-e4 {! (B)} Rf7*f4 # {,}
b) bPg3-->c2 1.Rb5-b6 Rf7*g7 2.Sf6-e4 {(B)} Rg7-g2 3.Sd5-f4 {! (A)} Bc6*e4 #
Развязывание (B1) и взятие чёрной фигуры (W1) выдаёт задачу h#2,5 хода! Тем ни менее способ построения задачи вполне легитимный - вынужденные B1 и взятия W1 даёт ещё одну перемену. Для сравнения: yacpdb/399099 Special Honorable Mention − E815a Misha Shapiro (Israel)
1.Bc1*d2 Bc2*b3 2.Bd2-f4 Bb3-d5 + 3.Ke4-e3 Se5-g4 # {,
} 1.Qb8*e5 Bc2*b3 2.Qe5-f4 Bb3*a4 3.e6-e5 Ba4-c6 # {, } 1.d3*c2 + Kd1-e2 2.Sf1-e3 Se5-g6 3.Se3-d5 d2-d3 # {, } 1.Ke4-d5 Se5-c6 2.Kd5-c4 Bc2*b3 + 3.Kc4*b3 Sc6-a5 # {, } 1.Sf5-d6 Se5-d7 2.Sd6-c4 Bc2*d3 + 3.Ke4*d3 Sd7-c5 # Специальное отличие - за соединение несоединимого.
Commendation (as equal) − E723 János Csák (Hungary)
1.Sd2-c4 Rb5-c5 2.Ke3-d2 b4-b5 3.Sc4-e3 {display-departure-square} Ba3-b4 # {,} 1.Sd4-c2 Bb3-d5 2.Ke3-d4 b2-b3 3.Sc2-e3 {display-departure-square} Ba3-b2 #
Чёрные: обмен мест K<->S, белые: цепочки ходов... Commendation (as equal) − E726 Boris Shorokhov (Russia)
1...Sc3*b5 2.Rd1*d3 Kc2*d3 3.Kc6*b5 Sb3*d4 # {,} 1...Sc3*d5 2.Ba4*b3 + Kc2*b3 3.Kc6*d5 Bd3-e4 #
Разгрузка поля (бамс-бамс) белыми и чёрными, на котором черный король получает мат. Причины получающейся отложенной жертвы W1, различны. Взятие слона не только разгрузка поля, но и снятие контроля с b5. Аналогичные моменты игры за белых и чёрных – плюс задаче. Commendation (as equal) − E738 Francesco Simoni (Italy)
1... ... 2.Bb3-a2 b2-b4 3.Sa3-b1 b4-b5 # {,}
1...b2*a3 2.Sc4-a5 a3-a4 3.Qd3-b5 a4*b5 # {,}
1...b2*c3 2.Sc4-b2 c3-c4 3.Qd3-d5 e4*d5 #
Матует «не та» пешка во втором решении.
Commendation (as equal) − E811 Misha Shapiro (Israel)
a) {(1.Sf3? Sg2 2.Sd2 ?? 3.Kc2 Se1#??)} 1.Sd4*b3 {!} Se3-g2 2.Sb3-d2 Ba4-c2 + {! tempo} 3.Kd3*c2 Sg2-e1 # {,
} b) bKd3-->c8 {(1.Se6? Sc4 2.Sc7 ?? 3.Kd7 Sxb6#??)} 1.Sd4*b5 {!} Se3-c4 2.Sb5-c7 Ba4-d7 + {! tempo} 3.Kc8*d7 Sc4*b6 # Дальняя(!) перестановка черного короля. В таких задачах желателен, как минимум, один возможный ход белых, портящий матовую структуру. Например, для близнеца а): -bPс3, +wPb2, на bQс1!!! a) 1.Sxb3 Sg2 2.Sd2 Bc2+!(b3?) 3.Kxc2 Se1# - выбор темпохода!!! Для b) не видно подобного, но искать надо! Special Commendation − E722 János Csák (Hungary)
1.Sg7-h5 + Qh7-g7 2.Bf6-c3 Qg7-d4 3.Bc3*b4 Qd4*b4 # {,} 1.Sg8-h6 + Qh7-g8 2.Rf8-a8 Qg8-d8 3.Ra8*a5 Qd8*a5 #
Пазл, который интересно разобрать. Существенный предшественник: P0521725 Judge: Vladislav Nefyodov (Russia)Судья: Владислав Нефёдов (Россия) Section h#3.5 - n | Раздел h#3.5 - nВ 2019 году на сайте было опубликовано 44 задачи, включая версии, 26 авторов из Азербайджана, Боснии и Герцеговины, Венгрии, Германии, Израиля, Испании, Литвы, Марокко, Польши, России, Северной Македонии, Словакии и Украины. Общий творческий уровень соревнования можно считать достаточно высоким. Наличие большого количество композиций в разделе позволило разбить его на два подраздела, выделив отдельно малофигурные задачи. Отличия распределились следующим образом: Main section | Общий раздел
1st Prize − E765 Nikolay Kolesnik and Roman Zalokotsky (Ukraine)
1...Rc4-a4 {!(A)} 2.Qa8*a4 Bc5-a7 {! (B)} 3.Qa4*d4 {display-departure-square} Qb8-b6 4.Qd4-e4 Qb6*f2 # {,
} 1...Bc5-a7 {!(B)} 2.Qa8*a7 Rc4-a4 {! (A)} 3.Qa7*d4 {display-departure-square} Qb8-b4 4.Qd4-e3 Qb4*g4 # Тема Тертона. Чередование не только ходов белых фигур, но и функций этих ходов: активные тихие жертвы – критические ходы. Мощная задача. Отличная работа украинского дуэта. 2nd Prize − E757 Fadil Abdurahmanović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
1...Rg4*h4 {(A)} 2.Sc6-e5 Rh4-g4 3.Rh1-h5 f2*g3 4.Rh5-g5 Rg4*f4 # {(B), }
1...Rg4*f4 + {(B)} 2.Kf5-g5 Rf4-g4 + 3.Kg5-h6 f2-f4 4.Bg3-h2 Rg4*h4 # {(A)}
Чередование первого и последнего ходов в игре одной и той же белой фигуры. Сложный замысел реализован впервые. 3rd Prize − E836a Viktoras Paliulionis 1.Rf8-h8 {!!} Kh1-g2 2.Se7-g8 {! (S~?)} Kg2-f3 3.Bd6-f8 Kf3-f4 4.Kd8-e8 Kf4-e5 5.Qc8-d8 Ke5-e6 6.Ra7-a8 Bh7-g6 #
Рекордная задача. Шесть черных фигур приходят на места своего первоначального расположения. Удачный вступительный ход. Три Hideaway.
4th Prize − E852 Anatoly Stepochkin (Russia)
1...Be5-b2 2.c6-c5 Bb2-c1 3.Kd5-d4 a2*b3 {} 4.d7-d5 {} Bc1-b2 # {,} 1...Be5-b8 2.Bh4-e7 Bb8-a7 3.Kd5-d6 a3*b4 {} 4.Qb3-d5 {} Ba7-b8 # {
} 1...Be5-h2 2.Bh4-g5 {(Sg5?)} Bh2-g1 3.Kd5-e5 g2*h3 4.Ke5-f4 Bg1-h2 # {,} 1...Be5-g7 2.Sh7-g5 {(Bg5?)} Bg7-h6 3.Kd5-e5 Kg8-f8 4.Ke5-f6 Bh6-g7 # Рекордное выражение темы Кожакина. Большая звездочка белого слона. Недостаток задачи: повтор хода Ke5. 5th Prize − E745 Zlatko Mihajloski (North Macedonia) In Memoriam Petre Stojoski
1...Sb6*c4 2.Rb5-b7 Sc4-b6 3.Sf2-d3 Ka4-b3 4.Kg3-f2 Kb3-c4 5.Kf2-e3 Kc4-d5 6.Sd3-f2 Sb6-c4 #
Тройной Класинц – два маршрутных и один классический. Тема Кожакина. 1st Honarable Mention − E856 Kenan Velikhanov (Azerbaijan)
1...Be5*g3 2.Qh6-g5 Rf3-f4 + 3.Ke4-e5 Rf4-e4 + 4.Ke5-f6 Bg3-e5 # {,
} 1...Rf3*f5 2.Qh6-h5 Be5-f4 3.Ke4-f3 Bf4-h6 + 4.Kf3-g4 Rf5-f4 # Индийская тема. Гримшоу. Дальние блокирования. Отложенный Умнов. Тема Чумакова.
2nd Honarable Mention − E785 Abdelaziz Onkoud (Morocco)
1...Kh8-g7 2.Rf3-e3 d2*e3 3.Se4-f6 e3-e4 4.Sf6-d7 Sb3-d4 # {,} 1...Kh8-g8 2.Se4-c3 d2*c3 3.Rf3-f7 c3-c4 4.Rf7-d7 b4-b5 #
Чередование функций черных фигур: активная жертва – активное блокирование. Тема Чумакова. Чередование функций белых фигур. Жаль, что только в одном решении темпоход белого короля подтверждается однозначной иллюзорной игрой. 3rd Honarable Mention − E812 Kenan Velikhanov (Azerbaijan) dedicated to Fadil Abdurahmanovic and Mike Prcic - 80
1.Re1-f1 {(Ke4?)} Kh5-h4 2.Rf1-f2 Rd1-h1 3.Kd5-e4 {}d2-d3 +{} 4.Ke4-f3 Rh1-h3 # {,
} 1.Bb2-g7 {(Ke5?)} {}d2-d4{} 2.Kd5-e6 + d4-d5 + 3.Ke6-f6 Rd1-d4 4.Sg4-e5 Rd4*f4 # {, } 1.Bb2-c3 {}d2*c3 +{} 2.Kd5-c5 {(K~?)} Rd1-d8 {(Rd7?)} 3.Be8-a4 Rd8-c8 + 4.Kc5-b5 c3-c4 # {, } 1.Sg4-e3 {}d2*e3 +{} 2.Kd5-e5 {(K~?)} Rd1-d7 {(Rd8?)} 3.Ke5-f5 Rd7*e7 4.Bb2-f6 e3-e4 # Альбино. Выбор игры. 4th Honarable Mention − E788 Boris Shorokhov (Russia) dedicated to Aleksandr and Valery Semenenko - 60
1.Rc4-f4 {(a)} Sa8-b6 2.Sc3-e4 {(b)} Sa2-c3 3.Bd7-f5 {(c)} Sc3-b5 4.Sc7-e6 {(d)} Sb6-d7 # {,
} 1.Bd7-f5 {(c)} Sa2-b4 2.Sc7-e6 {(d)} Sa8-c7 3.Rc4-f4 {(a)} Sc7-e8 4.Sc3-e4 {(b)} Sb4-c6 # Чередование ходов черных: ABCD-CDAB. Чередование функций белых коней: контроль полей – мат. Умнов.
5th Honarable Mention − E795 Luis Miguel Martín (Spain)
1.e6-e5 Kd6-d7 {! tempo} 2.Bf7*b3 Kd7-e7 3.Bb3-f7 {switchback} b2-b3 4.Bf7-g6 {display-departure-square} Ba3-c1 # {,
} 1.Bf7-e8 Kd6*e6 {! tempo} 2.Be8*b5 Ke6-e5 3.Bb5-e8 {switchback} b4-b5 4.Be8-g6 {display-departure-square} Ba3-e7 # Темпоходы белого короля. Возвраты черного слона преследуют одну и ту же цель – последующее блокирование поля g6. 6th Honarable Mention − E833 Valery Barsukov (Russia)
a) 1...Bg6*e4 2.Be3-g5 Kf1*f2 3.Kf6-g7 Rd3-d7 + 4.Kg7-h6 Rd7-h7 # {,}
b) bBa6-->g8 1...Rd3*e3 2.Kf6-g5 Re3*f3 3.Kg5-h4 Kf1-g2 4.Se4-g5 Rf3-f4 #
Тема Чумакова с блокированиями чёрными фигурами одного и того же поля реализована в форме гравюры. 1st Commendation − E831 Luis Miguel Martín (Spain)
{Try: 1.Bg4? Bxd6 2.Be2 Bf8 3.Bb5 Bg7 4.Kd6 ~?(Kf3?) 5.Bc6 Bf8#?
} 1.Bh3*f5 {!!} Bf8*d6 2.Bf5-d3 Bd6-f8 3.Bd3-b5 Bf8-g7 4.Kc6-d6 Kf4-f5 5.Bb5-c6 Bg7-f8 # Выбор маршрута черного слона обусловлен необходимостью сохранения контроля белого короля над полем е5. Двухцветный Книст.
2nd Commendation − E762 Alexey Ivunin (Russia)
1...Bd5-c4 + 2.Ke5-f4 Bc4-f1 3.Kf4-g3 Rc5-c3 + 4.Kg3-h2 Rc3-h3 # {,}
1...Rc5-c4 2.c6-c5 Bd5-a8 3.Be4-b7 Rc4-e4 + 4.Ke5-d5 Ba8*b7 # {,}
1...Rc5*c1 2.Ke5-f6 Rc1*g1 3.Kf6-g7 Rg1*g6 + 4.Kg7-h8 Rg6-g8 # {,
} 1...Bd5-a2 + 2.Ke5-d4 Rc5-d5 + 3.Kd4-c3 Rd5-d3 + 4.Kc3-c2 Ba2-b1 # {,} 1...Rc5-c3 2.Rg1-d1 Bd5-a2 3.Rd1-d4 Rc3-b3 4.Ke5-d5 Rb3-b5 # Пять разнообразных решений. Задачу могут успешно использовать организаторы очных турниров решателей. 3rd Commendation − E755 Evgeny Gavryliv (Ukraine)
a) 1...Rb7*c7 2.Kf5-e4 Rc7*c5 3.Bh3-e6 Rc5-c4 + 4.Ke4-d5 Sa8*b6 # {,
} b) bPc5-->d5 1...Sa8*c7 2.Bd6-e7 Sc7-a6 3.Kf5-e6 Rb7-b8 4.Ke6-d6 Rb8*b6 # Балтийская тема дополнена третьим эффектом одного поля (е6). Наличие темпохода Rb8 в одной фазе и "лишнего" хода Rxc5 в другой фазе свидетельствуют о не оптимальной длине решения задачи. Замысел может быть реализован в три хода. 4th Commendation − E860 Aleksey Oganesjan (Russia)
1.c2-c1=S {! (c1B?)} a2-a4 2.c3-c2 a4-a5 3.c4-c3 a5-a6 4.c5-c4 a6-a7 5.c6-c5 a7*b8=Q 6.c7-c6 Qb8-f4 #
Выбор слабого превращения. Эксцельсиор белой пешки и пешечный "ушел-пришел".
5th Commendation − E857 Krzysztof Drążkowski (Poland)
1.h5-h4 Bh2-g1 2.Bg3-f2 Kh1-g2 3.h4-h3 + Kg2-f3 4.h3-h2 Kf3-f4 5.h2-h1=R Bg1-h2 6.Rh1-a1 Kf4-e5 7.Ra1-a8 Ke5-d6 8.Bf2-a7 Kd6-d7 #
Маршрутный Класинц. Hideaway. 6th Commendation − E862 Misha Shapiro (Israel)
{1.h1=S? f6 2.Sf2 f7 3.Sh3 f8=S 4. ? Sg6#??
} 1.h2-h1=B {! tempo} f5-f6 2.Bh1-g2 f6-f7 3.Bg2-f1 {waiting} f7-f8=S 4.Bf1-h3 Sf8-g6 # Выбор превращения. Для достижения цели черным нужно иметь в запасе темпоход. Схема предполагает серийную игру сторон. Miniatures | Малофигурные задачи
1st Prize − E774 Zlatko Mihajloski (North Macedonia) and Dmitri Turevski (Russia)
1...Bh1-d5 2.Qd4-g7 Kc6-c5 3.Se8-f6 Kc5-d4 4.Sf6-g4 + Kd4-e4 5.Kh2-h1 Ke4-f3 6.Sg4-h2 + Kf3-f2 + 7.Qg7-g2 + Bd5*g2 #
Маневр Рэма. Индийская тема в исполнении обеих сторон. Отличная малютка! 2nd Prize − E792 Zlatko Mihajloski (North Macedonia)
1... ... 2.Sc8-e7 Ka8-a7 3.Se7-c6 + Ka7-a6 4.Kc7-b8 Bb7-c8 5.Kb8-a8 Ka6-b6 6.Sc6-b8 Bc8-b7 # {,
} 1...Bb7-c6 2.Kc7-b6 Ka8-b8 3.Kb6-a6 Kb8-c7 4.Ka6-a7 Bc6*b5 5.Ka7-a8 Bb5-a6 6.Sc8-a7 Ba6-b7 # Задача-блок. Круговой маршрут белого слона в одном решении и возврат в другом. Эхо-маты. 1st Honorable Mention − E724 János Csák (Hungary)
a) 1.Rb3-g3 Sg1-f3 2.Rb1-h1 Sf3*e5 3.Kf2-g1 Kd2-e1 4.Rg3-g2 Se5-f3 # {,}
b) wSg1-->f1 1.Rb3-f3 Sf1-e3 2.Rb1-g1 Se3*d5 3.Kf2-f1 Kd2-d1 4.Rf3-f2 Sd5-e3 #
Индийская тема в игре черных. Эхо-хамелеонные маты. Полная аналогия игры.
2nd Honorable Mention − E777 Viktoras Paliulionis (Lithuania)
1...Bb5-c4 2.Qd7-h7 Bc4-f7 3.Kd2-c3 Kf8-e7 4.Kc3-b4 Ke7-d6 5.Kb4-b5 Bf7-e8 + 6.Kb5-a6 Kd6-c5 7.Qh7-a7 Kc5-b4 8.Sa5-b7 Be8-b5 #
Черно-белый индийский маневр. Круговой маршрут белого слона. 1st Commendation − E873 Viktoras Paliulionis (Lithuania)
1...Rh3-h4 2.Bh5-f7 Kb8-c7 3.Kf2-f3 Rh4-h3 + 4.Kf3-g4 Kc7-d6 5.Rh7-h4 Kd6-e5 6.Bf7-h5 Rh3-g3 # {display-departure-square} {,
} 1...Rh3-g3 2.Rh7-g7 Rg3-g1 3.Rg7-g2 Kb8-c7 4.Bh5-e2 Kc7-d6 5.Kf2-f3 Kd6-e5 6.Rg2-f2 Rg1-g3 # {display-departure-square} Эхо-маты. К сожалению, повторяется маршрут движения белого короля. 2nd Commendation − E767 Vladimir Evseev (Ukraine) dedicated to Mirko Degenkolbe - 55
1.Bb1-f5 f2-f4 2.Bf5-e6 f4-f5 3.b3-b2 f5*e6 4.b2-b1=B e6-e7 5.Kd5-e6 Kb4-c5 6.Bb1-f5 e7-e8=Q #
Эксцельсиор. Феникс. Перемена функций первого и шестого ходов черных. International Judge: Alexandr Semenenko (Ukraine)Международный арбитр: Александр Семененко (Украина) |
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