Final Award in Quick Composing TT-230 | Окончательные итоги блицконкурса TT-230

Unpinning of unpinned | Развязывание несвязанного

Theme | Тема

53 entries were received from 25 authors representing 15 countries | На конкурс поступило 53 композиций от 25 авторов из 15 стран


EN <-> RU

We received 53 problems from the director of the tourney without names of composers. We were nicely surprised with the quality and quantity of entries, especially since the theme was in our opinion difficult, intriguing and rather limited. One little detail – none threemover took part.

We excluded No 1 (Kd4-Kc7) in view of twins form and No 19 (Ka1-Kf4, 5+7), No 20 (Ka1-Kf4, 5+9), No 21 (Kh8-Kf4), No 41 (Kh4-Kb1) which were not thematic (presenting only one unpinning in each solution).

We were faced with the interesting situation in problems No 14 (Kh3-Ke5), No 29 (Kb6-Kd4), No 30 (Kb1 Kd4), No 46 (Kg8-Kf5), No 47 (Kc8-Ke2), No 48 (Ke6-Kb3), No 49 (Kc5-Kf4), No 50 (Ke5-Kd3), No 51 (Ke3-Kd7). They were all based on an interesting motive where two black pieces unpin a single white piece. This is not strictly against the set theme but we consider it a weakness, a sort of half-unpin. Since this weakness would in this TT cause a lower placement of at least two otherwise excellent problems (No 49 and No 51), we decided not to include any of them in the award hoping to see them placed high in awards of some informal tourneys.

Award is the following | Отличия распределились следующим образом

1st Prize, 1st Place - No 12
Luis Miguel Martin
TT-230, SuperProblem, 28-07-2019
q2BRK2/4p3/8/p7/6pp/b3p1k1/5p1r/5B2
h#2.52.1..(4+10)
2nd Prize, 2nd Place - No 8
Mihail Hramtsevich
TT-230, SuperProblem, 28-07-2019
rr1N1QK1/7p/4n3/3b2n1/4kp2/2p1pp2/8/8
h#22.1..(3+11)
3rd Prize, 3rd Place - No 37
Emanuel Navon
TT-230, SuperProblem, 28-07-2019
r2bKn1r/pn2P1pp/P1p1bp1P/3p4/3k1P2/2R1qB2/1P1p1p2/8
h#22.1..(8+16)

1st Prize, 1st Place - No 12, Luis Miguel Martin (Spain) q2BRK2/4p3/8/p7/6pp/b3p1k1/5p1r/5B2

1...Rxe7 2.Bc1 Rf7 3.Qh1 Bc7#
1...Bxe7 2.Bb2 Bg5 3.Qa6 Rxe3#
After W1 both white pieces are pinned. Black unpins them directly in B2 (with dual avoidance) and in B3 (by attractive hideaways) by both pinners bQ and bB. Very nice and refreshing composition.
EN <-> RU

2nd Prize, 2nd Place - No 8, Mihail Hramtsevich (Belarus) rr1N1QK1/7p/4n3/3b2n1/4kp2/2p1pp2/8/8

1...Qf6 2.Sf8+ Se6 3.Sf7 Sc5#
1...Sc6 2.Sd8+ Qf7 3.Sge6 Qxh7#
After W1 only one white piece is pinned in both solutions which black successively unpins in B2 and B3. Very nice and subtle play.
EN <-> RU

3rd Prize, 3rd Place - No 37, Emanuel Navon (Israel) r2bKn1r/pn2P1pp/P1p1bp1P/3p4/3k1P2/2R1qB2/1P1p1p2/8

1.Qxf4 exd8S (exd8Q?) 2.Bc8 Sxc6#
1.Qxf3 exf8Q
(exd8S?) 2.Bg8 Qb4#
BBe6 in B2 unpins promoted self-pinned white mating pieces knight and queen. To enable promotions bQe3 in both solutions anticipatory unpins wPe7 and at the same time determine white’s line of play. Thematic play with only three pieces wPe7, bQe3 and bBe6. Very complex content.
EN <-> RU
4th Prize - No 26
Abdelaziz Onkoud & Michel Caillaud
TT-230, SuperProblem, 28-07-2019
4b3/3rbR2/3rn1Q1/3q1p1K/3p4/8/3P4/3k4
h#2.52.1..(4+9)
Special Prize - No 22
Abdelaziz Onkoud
TT-230, SuperProblem, 28-07-2019
4K3/3pRp2/pP1p4/Pb1kN2q/r5Pb/3p2P1/3pr1p1/8
h#2.52.1..(7+13)
1st Honorable mention - No 2
Francesco Simoni
TT-230, SuperProblem, 28-07-2019
4k3/r1p1pb2/p3pPp1/2b2q2/1p6/3n4/Kn2Q2r/8
h#22.1..(3+14)

4th Prize - No 26, Abdelaziz Onkoud (Morocco) & Michel Caillaud (France) 4b3/3rbR2/3rn1Q1/3q1p1K/3p4/8/3P4/3k4

1...Rxf5 2.Bg5 (Sg5?) Rf2 3.Rf7 Qb1#
1...Qxf5 2.Sg5
(Bg5?) Qd3 3.Rg6 Rf1#
Both white pieces from the half-pin are pinned after W1, followed by indirect unpins on g5 in both solutions. Nice thematic black play is supplemented by reciprocal exchange of functions of white pieces with mates after gate openings in W2.
EN <-> RU

Special Prize - No 22, Abdelaziz Onkoud (Morocco) 4K3/3pRp2/pP1p4/Pb1kN2q/r5Pb/3p2P1/3pr1p1/8

1...Rxf7 2.Ke4 Sc4 3.Qd5 Rf4#
1...Sxd7 2.Kc6 Sf6 3.Rf2 Rc7#
1...Rxd7 2.Ke6 Sxf7 3.Bc4 Rxd6#
The only problem-task with three solutions with a little blemish – impure unpins in B3 (3.Qd5 in the first and 3.Bc4 in the third solution).
EN <-> RU

1st Honorable mention - No 2, Francesco Simoni (Italy) 4k3/r1p1pb2/p3pPp1/2b2q2/1p6/3n4/Kn2Q2r/8

1.Sf2! (S~?) Qxa6 2.Sa4 Qc8#
1.Bf2!
(B~?) Qxe6 2.Sc4 Qxe7#
Anticipatory indirect unpin – self-pin - indirect unpin of wQ in both solutions.
EN <-> RU
2nd Honorable mention - No 24
Abdelaziz Onkoud
TT-230, SuperProblem, 28-07-2019
4B1Nb/6kP/4p1P1/2p1P3/4Kpr1/3PppP1/7n/3nrRBq
h#2.52.1..(10+12)
3rd Honorable mention - No 32
Luis Miguel Martin
TT-230, SuperProblem, 28-07-2019
8/3pr1nb/6N1/4pR2/4K1P1/7p/4kp2/3qrn2
h#22.1..(4+11)
4th Honorable mention - No 11
Pietro Pitton
TT-230, SuperProblem, 28-07-2019
5B1N/8/4kr2/p7/r2pK1p1/p2pRp2/2b1p3/7q
h#22.1..(4+12)

2nd Honorable mention - No 24, Abdelaziz Onkoud (Morocco) 4B1Nb/6kP/4p1P1/2p1P3/4Kpr1/3PppP1/7n/3nrRBq

1...Rxf3 2.Qxg1 Rxf4 3.Rxg6 Rf7#
1...Bxe3 2.Rxf1 Bxf4 3.Rxg3 Bh6#
Ambitious idea – combination of the set theme with Zilahi, but with a little blemish – impure unpin 3.Rxg6 in the first solution.
EN <-> RU

3rd Honorable mention - No 32, Luis Miguel Martin (Spain) 8/3pr1nb/6N1/4pR2/4K1P1/7p/4kp2/3qrn2

1...Rxe5 2.Rf7! Rd5 3.Sf5 Sf4#
1...Sxe5 2.Se6! Sd3 3.Bg8 Rxf2#
1...Rxe5 2.Se6? Rd5 3.Bg8 Sf4+ 4.Sxf4+!
1...Sxe5 2.Rf7? Sd3 3.Bg8 Rxf2+ 4.Rxf2!
Nice and dynamic play. Impure move 3.Sf5 (unpin + interference) is probably not possible to avoid, unfortunately.
EN <-> RU

4th Honorable mention - No 11, Pietro Pitton (Italy) 5B1N/8/4kr2/p7/r2pK1p1/p2pRp2/2b1p3/7q

1...Rxd3 2.Bb3 Rxd4 3.Bc4 Rd6#
1...Rxf3 2.Qh7+ Rf5 3.Qd7 Re5#
Very difficult idea – self-pinning of the same white piece in both solutions. Nice finding despite of small blemish impure unpin 3.Qd7 in the second solution.
EN <-> RU
Commendation - No 4
Petr Zabirokhin
TT-230, SuperProblem, 28-07-2019
8/4p3/K2pr3/1N6/2nR4/p1r1kpn1/qb5R/5b2
h#22.1..(4+12)
Commendation - No 10
Yury Gorbatenko
TT-230, SuperProblem, 28-07-2019
B3b3/B2R4/2n5/8/K2nNr1p/8/8/5k2
h#22.1..(5+6)
Commendation - No 15
Menachem Witztum
TT-230, SuperProblem, 28-07-2019
n7/K1p1Rr1r/1n4pp/5p1q/3B3k/6p1/6Pp/6b1
h#2.52.1..(4+13)

Commendation - No 4, Petr Zabirokhin (Russia) 8/4p3/K2pr3/1N6/2nR4/p1r1kpn1/qb5R/5b2

1.Rd3! (Rb3?) Sxa3 2.Sa5! (Q~?) Sc2#
1.Se2
(Sg~?) Sxd6 2.Sb6 Sf5#

Commendation - No 10, Yury Gorbatenko (Russia) B3b3/B2R4/2n5/8/K2nNr1p/8/8/5k2

1.Sb5 Re7 2.Sb4! (Sd4?) Sd2#
1.Sb4 Sc3 2.Sb5!
(Sc6?) Rd1#

Commendation - No 15, Menachem Witztum (Israel) n7/K1p1Rr1r/1n4pp/5p1q/3B3k/6p1/6Pp/6b1

1...Rxc7 2.Sd7 Rc4 3.Sab6 Bf6#
1...Bxb6 2.c5 Bd8 3.Sc7 Re4#
Commendation - No 42
Aleksandr Pankratyev
TT-230, SuperProblem, 28-10-2019
r1B1R1K1/p7/3np1p1/1p6/8/2r2k2/b3ppN1/8
h#2.52.1..(4+11)
Commendation - No 43
Aleksandr Pankratyev & Evgeny Gavryliv
TT-230, SuperProblem, 28-10-2019
7K/6pR/4rnp1/N1Pk1P1N/3qp3/3n4/6pr/8
h#2.52.1..(6+10)
Commendation - No 45
Anatoly Skripnik
TT-230, SuperProblem, 28-10-2019
1r6/1B6/Rb6/4nk2/8/5p2/1K1nP2r/2B5
h#22.1..(5+7)

Commendation - No 42, Aleksandr Pankratyev (Russia) r1B1R1K1/p7/3np1p1/1p6/8/2r2k2/b3ppN1/8

1...Rxe6 2.Rb3 (Rc4?) Rxg6 3.Se8 Bb7#
1...Bxe6 2.Rc4
(Rb3?) Bh3 3.Sc8 Re3#

Commendation - No 43, Aleksandr Pankratyev (Russia) & Evgeny Gavryliv (Ukraine) 7K/6pR/4rnp1/N1Pk1P1N/3qp3/3n4/6pr/8

1...Rxg7 2.Se5 (Re5?) Rc7 3.Sh7 Sf4#
1...Sxg7 2.Re5
(Se5?) Se6 3.Sh5 Rd7#

Commendation - No 45, Anatoly Skripnik (Russia) 1r6/1B6/Rb6/4nk2/8/5p2/1K1nP2r/2B5

1.Sb3 Bxf3 2.Bf2 e4#
1.Bf2 exf3 2.Sb3 Be4#


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