13th TT Chess Composition Microweb C 15.2.2004

Recently I had quite good luck with the theme chosen for 12th TT Chess Composition Microweb, I received more than 30 entries. I doubt it will be the case of the upcoming theme tourney. However it is possible as my recent research of various ideas expressible using the thematical device showed it is very fruitful. I talk about research in WinChloe database and I've already presented a few files with this theme, other will follow soon.

Announcement

Chess Composition Microweb announces formal thematical tourney for selfmates with the following theme: white king makes at least one move during solution or thematical try or set play.

Any fairy elements are allowed. Twins and more solutions are allowed.

There are 2 announced sections:

Orthodox selfmates - judge Juraj Lörinc (Slovakia)

Fairy selfmates - judge Stephen Emmerson (Great Britain) Prizes: problem chess books.

Entries should be sent by email to juraj.lorinc@bigfoot.com before February 15th 2004. The award will be published at Chess Composition Microweb.

Please, let know your friends about our competition!

Slovensky preklad temy: turnaj je vypisany pre samomaty, v ktorych biely kral robi v priebehu riesenia alebo tematickeho pokusu alebo zdanlivej hry aspon 1 tah. Dvojniky i viacere riesenia su dovolene, v 2. oddeleni su dovolene i lubovolne exopodmienky.

Examples

CCM has now published more than 2500 chess problems and thus naturally there are many thematical problems already present at CCM. I plan to present a few more special example files in due course.

Special example files

Selfmates with active white king 1 - orthodox selfmates with a key made by white king (21.9.2003)
Selfmates with active white king 2 - fairy selfmates with active play of the white king in 2nd moves of variations (28.9.2003)
Selfmates with active white king 3 - fairy selfmates with white king playing more times during the single line of play (4.10.2003)
Selfmates with active white king 4 - fairy selfmates with a key made by white king (25.10.2003)
Selfmates with active white king 5 - orthodox selfmates with a key or try made by white king (1.11.2003)
Selfmates with active white king 6 - orthodox selfmates with active play of the white king in 2nd moves of variations (30.11.2003)
Selfmates with active white king 7 - fairy selfmates with active play of the white king in 2nd moves of variations (19.12.2003)
Selfmates with active white king 8 - fairy selfmates with white Rex Solus
Selfmates with active white king 9 - orthodox selfmates with final quiet move by white king (4.1.2004)

Problems

s#2 by Milan Vukcevich - reciprocal change between the set play and the solution, the key is by wK
s#2 by Gustav von Brocker & Wilhelm Cohn - in White Rex Solus selfmate obviously all white moves must be done by king
s#2 by Ottó Titusz Bláthy - second White Rex Solus
s#2 by Enzo Minerva - third White Rex Solus
s#6 by Valerij A. Kirillov & Andrej Selivanov - 3 echo mates after the play of the white royal battery
s#9 by Andrej Selivanov - very far chameleon echo model mates - wK walks to two different corners
s#10 by Heinz Zander - wK finishes systematic movement of 4 pieces (wB, bK, wQ, bR, among them wQ, bR make staircase)
s#28 by Juraj Lörinc - one of main themes is cyclic exchange of places of wB-wK-wR

s#2 in Madrasi Rex Inclusiv by Juraj Lörinc - change of two variations based on change of position of the paralysed wK
s#3 with locust by Juraj Lörinc - wK tries to find a good place to be mated
s#4 in Circe Rex Inclusiv by Theodor Tauber - complicated fairy strategy
s#4 with royal lion by Juraj Lörinc - as Black has the only pawn, White has enough time to place both his pieces to suitable squares for mate
s#4 Maximummer by Pavlos Moutecidis - in two positions White forces Grimshaw and then moves wK under the battery fire
s#7 Maximummer on smaller board by Juraj Lörinc - wK digs enough holes that finally form its tomb
s#8 Maximummer by Torsten Linß - in the Maximummer, wK has enough time to move into right position for mating
s#8 in Anticirce on vertical cylindric board by Raffi Ruppin - logical moremove selfmate with switchback of wK in the foreplan
s#8 with elephant by Michel Caillaud - white king fires and again creates royal batteries
s#9 in Anticirce type Cheylan by Juraj Lörinc - white king fires and again creates royal batteries
s#10 Maximummer by Torsten Linß - in the Maximummer, wK has enough time to move into right position for mating
s#23 in Patrol chess by Juraj Lörinc - long wK's march is followed by bishop move
s#32 in One-way chess with various forced squares by Juraj Lörinc - real duel of two kings with many nuances

Results

Many thanks to Stephen for quick preparation of his award of fairy section. We had 22 orthodox and 23 fairy selfmates competing in respective sections, together 45 compositions. Thus the tourney was very successful and this was thanks to the following authors that submitted their compositions:

Alberto Armeni (Italy)
Uri Avner (Israel)
Alexandr Azhusin (Russia)
Michael Barth (Germany)
Evgeny Bourd (Israel)
Cosme Brull Mayol (Spain)
Michel Caillaud (France)
Zvonimir Hernitz (Croatia)
Alexander Hildebrand (Sweden)
Christer Jonsson (Sweden)
Juraj Lörinc (Slovakia)
Enzo Minerva (Italy)
Karol Mlynka (Slovakia)
Dieter Müller (Germany)
Ion Murarasu (Romania)
Paul Raican (Romania)
Frank Richter (Germany)
Raffi Ruppin (Israel)
Frantisek Sabol (Czechia)
Andrej Selivanov (Russia)
Viktor Syzonenko (Ukraine)
Andrejs Strebkovs (Latvia)
Martin Walter (Austria)

And here are the winners:

award of orthodox selfmates section by Juraj Lörinc
award of fairy selfmates section by Stephen Emmerson

Send any claims against this award to Juraj Lörinc before July 10th 2004, please.

As no claims were received, the award becomes final.

Many thanks to everyone who helped tourney success any way.

Comments to Juraj Lörinc.
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