Award of Jozef Havran 50 Jubilee Tourney C 31.12.2002

1.Se6! th. 2.Sg5+ Bxg5 3.Rxg3+ Sxg3#
      2...Rxg5 3.Re3+ Sxe3#
1...Ke4 2.Sef4+ Kf3 3.Re3+ Sxe3#
      2...Kd4 3.Be3+ Sxe3#
1...Kg4 2.Seg7+ Kf3 3.Rxg3+ Sxg3#
1...Rg4 2.Sd4+ Rxd4 3.Rxg3+ Sxg3#
1...Bf4 2.Sexf4!
1...Bg7 2.Sexg7!

JH: "White Nowotny in the key, black Nowotny in the threat, rich following content with wealth of nice variations as well as flawless construction secured the win in the competition for this problem."

JL: "The key gives 2 flights to bK and there is no wP in the diagram - truly astonishing construction!

1.Be7! th. 2.Sc3+ Ke3 3.Qd4+ Qxd4#
1...Rc6 2.Sxg5+ Rc4 3.Se6+ dxe6#
1...Bh2 2.Sxd6+ Kg3 3.Sxf5+ Qxf5#
1...Se5 2.Sc5+ Sc4 3.Bxd6+ Rxd6#
1...fxe4 2.Rxf3+ Qxf3, Kxf3 3.Qxe4+ Qxe4#

JH: "Again flawless construction with 4 resulting battery jumps of wS leading to 4 different mates."

JL: "... and in the by-variation there is the 5th mate. As usually quite high standard by Andrej. And by the way, if the author has chosen another key, e.g. 1.Qc3-b4! instead of 1.Bf6-e7!, there would be changed continuation from set right after this by-defence: 1...fxe4 2.Qe3+ Kf5 3.Qxe4+ Qxe4#."

1.Rd2! th. 2.Rcd3+ Rxa1 3.Qf5+ Kxf5#
1...Ba2 2.Bd3 th. 3.Qd4+ cxd4#
1...bxc3 2.Rd3 th. 3.Qf5+ Kxf5#

JH: "White in the 2nd move enters only square d3, where we see white Grimshaw. The switchback of wR is especially appealing."

1.Qf2? th. 2.Rc1+ Kxc1 3.Qc2+ Kxc2#
1...Sb4!

1.Qa4? th. 2.Rc1+ Kxc1 3.Qc2+ Kxc2#
1...Bxb7!

1.Qe5? zz
1...Sb4!

1.Qd2? zz
1...Sxc7!

1.Qd4! zz 1...Sxc7 2.Rcxc7 zz Bxb7+ 3.Qe4+ Bxe4#
1...Sc5 2.Rxc5 zz Bxb7+ 3.Qe4+ Bxe4#
1...Sb8 2.Bxb8 zz Bxb7 3.Qxb2+ Kxb2#
1...Sb4 2.Qxb4 zz Bxb7 3.Qxb2+ Kxb2#

JH: "Interesting selfmate with a very good construction. Especially tries by wQ are nice, it is necessary to study them carefully."

JL: "White queen should be left quite centralised as after successful hunt for bS White still has to check precisely."

1.Qc8! th. 2.Sf5+ Kd5+ 3.Re5+ Bxe5#
1...Rxb5 2.Bc5+ Rxc5 3.Qxc5+ Kxc5#
1...Bg6 2.Rexe6+ dxe6 3.Qd7+ Kxd7#
1...g6 2.Rfxe6+ dxe6 3.Be5+ Qxe5#

JH: "Double use of white halfpin, also the impression of defence motivation is unifying."

JL: "Black plays twice to g6 in B1, White twice to e6 in W2 and twice to e5 in W3. Note that threat is full set of 4 checks."

a)

1...e3 2.S1e2 zz Kb3 3.Rb2+ axb2#
1.S1e2? zz, 1...e3 2.Rxd5 zz Kb3 3.Rb2+ axb2#, 1...exd3!
1.Re2? zz, 1...e3 2.Sb3 zz Kxb3 3.Rb2+ axb2#, 1...exd3!
1.Rd2? zz, 1...exd3 2.Sb3 zz Kxb3 3.Rb2+ axb2#, 1...e3!

1.Sb3! zz
1...exd3 2.Rd2 zz Kxb3 3.Rb2+ axb2#
1...e3 2.Re2 zz Kxb3 3.Rb2+ axb2#

b)

1.Rd2? zz, 1...e3 2.Re2 zz Kxb3 3.Rb2+ axb2#, 1...exd3!
1.Re2? zz, 1...exd3 2.Rd2 zz Kxb3 3.Rb2+ axb2#, 1...e3!

1.Rf2! zz
1...exd3 2.Rd2 zz Kxb3 3.Rb2+ axb2#
1...e3 2.Re2 zz Kxb3 3.Rb2+ axb2#

c)

1.Rc2! zz
1...exd3 2.Rd2 zz Kxb3 3.Rb2+ axb2#
1...e3 2.Re2 zz Kxb3 3.Rb2+ axb2#

JH: "A flood of modern themes known from direct twomovers applied to a threemove selfmate. The mechanism is based on unguarding of b3 and c3. Unfortunately, the presence of the only mating picture didn't allow higher award."

JL: "The key of a) gives flight b3 - but Black avoids it for as long as possible - not for long in fact..."

1.Ra3! zz
1...Se2 2.Sc6+ Sd4 3.Bc4 bxc6#
1...Sh3 2.Sb3+ Kxd3 3.Sf4+ Sxf4#

JH: "Two model mates shown with elegance in the classic position."

JL: "Only 2 model mates in s#3 aren't quite according to rules of Bohemian school."

1.Rd3!
1...gxf4 2.Rd1+ cxd1B 3.Bh4+ Rf2#
      2...cxd1S 3.Re2+ Rxe2#
1...fxg4 2.Bxg5 gxh3 3.Rgd2 Rb1#
      2...g3 3.Bh4 Rb1#

JH: "2 classical variations with ramification. Pity there is no better key."

1.Kf8! th. 2.Bc8+ Kd8 3.Qf6+ Rxf6#
1...Sf5 2.Sb6+ cxb6 3.Qd6+ Sxd6#
1...Bf2 2.Qd6+ cxd6 3.Sb6+ Bxb6#
1...Sf3 2.Qg4+ Rxg4 3.Se5+ Sxe5#

JH: "The interference of rooks on the 8th rank may be interesting, the rest is however little original."

1.Qf8? zz
1...f5 2.Qxf5+ exf5 3.Sd5+ Bxd5#
1...e5 2.Qxf6+ exf6 3.Sd5+ Bxd5#
1...exd6 2.Qxd6+ e5 3.Sd5+ Bxd5#
1...Bf7!

1.Qb8! th. 2.Rf5+ exf5 3.Sd5+ Bxd5#
1...e5 2.Sd3+ Ke4 3.Qb7+ Bd5#

JH: "Simple selfmate with a try culminates by a surprising finale in the only variation of the solution."

JL: "In try there is the same mate with double repeated 3 times, in solution despite the same mating move the mates are different - pin models! I like this one a bit more than 1st Comm... but it is matter of taste..."