Final Award in Quick Composing TT-130 | Окончательные итоги блицконкурса TT-130Theme | Тема [ Announcement | Объявление ]
27 entries were received from 17 authors representing 8 countries | На конкурс поступило 27 композиций от 17 авторов из 8 странAward is the following | Отличия распределились следующим образом
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 16, Evgeni Bourd (Israel) 1.Sb5! – 2.Sd6+ Kf4 3.Sd5#1...Sd4 2.R7xd4+ Rxd4/Bxd4 3.Bf5# 1...Bd4 2.Qxd4+ Sxd4/Rxd4 3.Sc3# 1...Rd4 2.R3xd4+ Sxd4/Bxd4 3.Qd3# 1...Ra6 2.Bb7+ Rc6 3.Bxc6#
Definitely the best problem of the tourney. It has original triple avoidance and despite captures of black officers it is excellent in its originality!!
EN <-> RU
2nd Prize, 2nd Place - No 12, Semion Shifrin (Israel) 1...Qxb6 2.Qb2+ Kxc5/c3 3.Bb4#/Qxc3#/Qb4#1.Sb7? – 2.Qc3#, 1...Qxb7! 1.Bf1? – 2.c3#, 1...Rxg4+! 1.Kf2? – 2.Bc3#, 1...Bh4+! 1.Rd6! – 2.Qb2+ Kxc5/c3 3.Bb4#/Qxc3#/Qb4# 1...Rxd6 2.Bf1 – 3.c3# 1...Bxd6 2.Kf2 – 3.Bc3# 1...Qxd6 2.Sb7 – 3.Qc3#
It is always very pretty when the theme is copied by both black and white, in addition there is good analogy between the variations.
EN <-> RU
3rd Prize, 3rd Place - No 4, Vladimir Shumarin (Russia) 1.Bxf7? – 2.Bh5 – 3.Be2#, 1...Bxc6! (a)1.Sdc2? – 2.Sb4#, 1...Sxc6! (b) 1.Se2? – 2.Sf4#, 1...Sxe6! (c) 1.Bh7? – 2.Bxe4#, 1...d5! (d) 1.Rh5! – 2.Rd5 – 3.Sd~# 1...Bxc6 (a) 2.Sdc2 – 3.Sb4#, 2...Ba4 3.Rd5# 1...Sxc6 (b) 2.Se2 – 3.Sf4# 1...dxc6 2.Sf3 – 3.Se5#, 2...exf3 3.Bh7# 1...Sxe6 (c) 2.Sdc2 – 3.Sb4# 1...dxe6 2.Sb3 – 3.Sc5# 1...fxe6 2.Se2 – 3.Sf4#, 2...e5 3.Bc4# 1...d5 (d) 2.Rxd5 Sxc6/Bxc6 3.Sxc6#, 2...Sxe6/fxe6 3.Sxe6#, 1...Ba8 2.Rd5 Bxc6/Sxc6/dxc6 3.Sxc6#, 2...Sxe6/dxe6/fxe6 3.Sxe6#.
The problem duplicates the theme of the tourney but there is a similarity between both triplets.
EN <-> RU
1st Honorable mention - No 11, Igor Agapov (Russia) 1.Qa4! – 2.Bxf7+ Re6 3.Bxe6#1...Qxf6 2.Se5! – 3.Qd4#, 2...Qxe5 3.Qb3# 1...Raxf6 2.Se6! – 3.Qc6#, 2...Rxe6 3.Qb5#, 2...Kxe6 3.Qd7# 1...Rfxf6 2.Sb2!– 3.Qxe4#/Qd4#, 2...Qxb2 3.Qxe4#, 2...Qb1 3.Qd4# 1...Re6 2.Sxe6 – 3.Qc6#, 1...Qe5 2.Sxe5 – 3.Qd4#
Nice play of interferences by white, which allows an additional threat on the second white move.
EN <-> RU
2nd Honorable mention - No 18, Fedor Davidenko (Russia) 1.Sh7! – 2.Rxe3+ Kf4 3.Bg5#1...Sgxe6 2.Rf4+ Kxf4 3.Bxg3#, 2...Ke5 3.Rf5# 1...Scxe6 2.Rxd4+ Ke5 3.Bf6# 1...Rxe6 2.Re5+ Kxe5/Kf4 3.Bxg3# 1...Kg6 2.Rxg4+ Kh6 3.Bg5#
Good analogy between the variations of white.
EN <-> RU
3rd Honorable mention - No 8, Zoltan Labai (Slovakia) 1.Re7? – 2.Sf7#, 1...Sexc4 2.Qg1 Kd5 (a) 3.Qd4#, 2...Se3 3.Sf7#, 1...Qxd8!1.Sf2! – 2.Qxb2+ axb2 3.Sxd3# 1...Sexc4 2.Qe1+ Kd5 (a) 3.Qe4#, 2...Se3 3.Sg4# 1...Sbxc4 2.Qa1+ Kd5 (a) 3.Qd4#, 2...Sb2 3.Sxd3# 1...Bxc4 2.Re7+ Kd5 (a) 3.g8Q(B)# Be6 3.Sf7#
Nice switchback problem by black, but it has no dual avoidances.
EN <-> RU
1st Commendation - No 23, Ingemar Lind (Sweden) 1.Rxf4! ~ (Sxf4) 2.Qxf6+ Sxf6 3.Rf5#1...Kxf4 2.Qe3+ Kxe3 3.Sd5# 1...exf4 2.Qc5+ Rxc5 3.Sxe4#, 2...Rf5 3.Qxf5# 1...Rxf4/Rf8/Rf7 2.Qxh6+ Kxh6 3.g5# 1...Rcc6 2.Sxe4+ Kxf4 3.Bd2#
The four captures by black are nice, but there is no unity in the play.
EN <-> RU
2nd Commendation - No 24, Ingemar Lind (Sweden) 1.Ke3! Kh1 2.Qb7 Kg1 3.Qb1#1...h1Q(R) 2.Qf2+ (A) Kh2 3.Rh6# (B) 1...h1S 2.Rh6 (B) Sg3/Sf2 3.Qf2# (A) 1.Rh6? h1Q 2.Qa7+ Kf1 3.Rf6#, 1...Kh1! 1.Qf3? Kh1 2.Rg6 Kg1 3.Qxg2#, 1...h1Q 2.Qe3+ Kh2/Kf1 3.Rh6/Rf6#, 1...h1S!
Black promotions are always pretty, even when there is no connection between them.
EN <-> RU
3rd Commendation - No 7, Zoltan Labai (Country) 1...Bc~ 2.Qc2+ (A) Qd3/Qxc2 3.Rxd4#1...Re6 2.Qxf4+ (B) Sxf4 3.Re3# 1.Sxd5! – 2.Sxf6+ Rxf6 3.Qe5# 1...Bxd5 2.Qc2+ (A) Qd3/Qxc2 4.Rxd4# 1...Rxd5 2.Qxf4+ (B) Sxf4 3.Re3# 1...Kxd5 2.Rxa5+ Ke4/Bb5 3.Bf3#
Nice problem but it is a shame the white play is so simple.
EN <-> RU
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