Award of 16th TT Spisska Borovicka C 10.9.2004

This is the award by Peter Gvozdják of TT that was announced on CCM too.

When I announced the theme of this tourney, Juraj Lörinc was quite sceptic about it. The theme looked very difficult even if given on internet some weeks earlier. Actually, the day before I was leaving for Greece, it looked so. I had only two thematic problems.

But then it turned completely different.

Some more positions came by e-mail, the others handed to me at the congress, and even one of the authors was sending me almost every day a new position or improvement via sms. Thus, finally, I am glad to show you one of the strongest Spišská borovička tourneys ever. (I am quite sure some of the positions will find their way into the FIDE Album.) Morover, I feel, this is also one of the best composing tourneys of this year congress. 15 positions (versions included) came in, 12 of them do appear in the award (no Commend, no comment!):

6th Honourable Mention: (9=8B) (Witztum & Navon) Only one black move being thematic, but the Kiss cycle in a helpmate is not that easy.
5th Honourable Mention: (2) (Aschwanden) The Shedey cycle with beautiful diagonal/orthogonal analogy. However, there are some common features with the example. Reto composed this immediately after knowing the theme, he even did not look at the official example! After that, he was a bit surprised...
4th Honourable Mention: (7) (Loustau) The Kiss cycle after two thematic Q moves, perfect.
3rd Honourable Mention: (6) (Loustau) 3-fold Lacny cycle after Pelle defences of black Leo. Additional variation with pin-mate in solution. (See also later version found by the author.)
2nd Honourable Mention: (3) (Quah) Djurasevic-4/1 clever using the AMU condition.
1st Honourable Mention: (14) (Loustau) The same theme, here based on different Lion-lines.

6th Prize: (1) (Loustau) Complete 3x3 Shedey cycle with black correction! I do not mind the crowded position, but soon you will see another lighter one! (There is also a „half-thematic“ try 1.Sxb7?).

5th Prize: (3) (Loustau) A difficult Rice cycle shown in a beautiful setting with two flights.

4th Prize: (2B) (Klemanic) Very ambitious problem but not the beautiful one. The 3x3 Shedey cycle tried to be combined with cycle of defending motives. For me, 40 units on the 8x8 board are principially no problem. But here, we can see 9 types of units, moreover some of them are paralysing. That is not very attractive. There are also some unsoundnesses in the cyclic motives... A problem to be followed!

For the first time, I decided to share the top prizes. (Fortunately only one of the persons was present at the congress, so no trouble who will drink the bottle.)

1st-3rd Prize e.a.: (1) (Aschwanden) Something extraordinary on the 10x10 chessboard. A 4-fold Lačný cycle with complete anti-quadruple in all variations of all phases! All defenses and all mates as a duel of two Leos! (To understand the mechanism: if Pa2 or Sd2 were patrolled, w King stays in check.)

1st-3rd Prize e.a.: (3) (Loustau) Once again the complicated 3x3 Shedey cycle with random and correction defences. (Look at the mechanism with six black lines introduced.) This time in an optimal construction – great.

1st-3rd Prize e.a.: (2B) (Navon) See what is still possible in an orthodox twomover: Ukraininan cycle after black Queen Pelle move! Very complicated, very well done. Still, there are some additional interesting tries leading to the le Grand theme (1.Bf2?), to the Dombrovskis paradox (1.Qf2?), or to multiple threat (1.Sc4?). (I preferred this version, as the Queen is stronger than the Rook and there are less "half-thematic" elements here.)

Peter Gvozdják, Khalkidiki, September 10th 2004

Menachem Witztum Emanuel Navon 6th HM 16th TT Spisska Borovicka C 10.9.2004	a) 1...Rxf6 A 2.Qd5 a Bxf4# B 2.d5 b Sd7# C b) 1...Bxf4 B 2.Qd5 a Sxd7# C 2.d5 b Rxf6# A Kiss cycle

h#2 (8+10) 0.1.2.1 b) e5 -» c6

Reto Aschwanden 5th HM 16th TT Spisska Borovicka C 10.9.2004	1.SIh5? th. 2.MNd3# A 1...SIg3 a 2.Sf3# B 1...TRfg5 b 2.MNc4# C 1...SIg5! 1.SIh2! th. 2.Sf3# B 1...SIg3 a 2.MNc4# C 1...TRfg5 b 2.MNd3# A Shedey cycle

#2 (11+7) 1+1 sirene, 0+2 triton, 3+0 marine nightrider

Jean-Marc Loustau 4th HM 16th TT Spisska Borovicka C 10.9.2004	1.LEd3! A th. 2.Bh7# 1...Qd6 a 2.PAe4# B 1...Qe6 b 2.PAxc6# C 1.PAe4! B th. 2.Bh7# 1...Qd6 a 2.PAxc6# C 1...Qe6 b 2.LEd3# A Kiss cycle

#2 (10+7) 4+3 pao, 1+1 leo 2 solutions

Jean-Marc Loustau 3rd HM 16th TT Spisska Borovicka C 10.9.2004	1...LEcc3 a 2.Se5# A 1...LEc4 b 2.Qxg6# B 1...LEc5 c 2.LEe7# C 1.PAdd5! th. 2.LEe4# 1...LEcc3 a 2.Qxg6# B 1...LEc4 b 2.LEe7# C 1...LEc5 c 2.Se5# A 1...LEe5 2.PAb5# Lacny cycle (See also later version found by the author.)

#2 (11+10) 1+0 nao, 2+0 pao, 1+1 vao, 1+2 leo

James Quah 2nd HM 16th TT Spisska Borovicka C 10.9.2004	1.VAg2? B th. 2.VAe5# C 1...PAd4 a 2.Se3# D 1...SPd4 b 2.PAh2# A 1...Rh6! 1.PAh2! A 2.VAg2# B 1...PAd4 a 2.VAe5# C 1...SPd4 b 2.Se3# D Djurasevic cycle 4/1

#2 (11+7) AMU 2+1 pao (d6), 2+1 vao (e4), 0+1 superpao

Jean-Marc Loustau 1st HM 16th TT Spisska Borovicka C 10.9.2004	1.BLe6? B th. 2.Be4# C 1...Qe5 a 2.Bg4# D 1...Qc5 b 2.LIc8# A 1...RLe5! 1.LIc8! A th. 2.BLe6# B 1...Qe5 a 2.Be4# C 1...Qc5 b 2.Bg4# D Djurasevic cycle 4/1

#2 (12+6) lion c1, bishop lion c4 6+2 rook lion, 1+1 nightrider lion

Jean-Marc Loustau 6th Prize 16th TT Spisska Borovicka C 10.9.2004	1.Sxb7? th. 2.Sd6# 1...Qd4~ 2.Qxd5# C, RLxc2# B, Sxe3# A 1...Qe4! 1.BLf3? th. 2.Sxe3# A 1...Qd4~ a 2.RLxc2# B 1...Qe4! b 2.Qxd5# C 1...BLe4!! 1.Se6? th. 2.RLxc2# B 1...Qd4~ a 2.Qxd5# C 1...Qe4 b 2.Sxe3# A 1...RLe4!! 1.Sd3! th. 2.Qxd5# C 1...Qd4~ a 2.Sxe3# A 1...Qe4! b 2.RLxc2# B Complete Shedey cycle

#2 (13+20) 7+2 rook lion, 1+3 bishop lion, 0+3 nightrider lion

Jean-Marc Loustau 5th Prize 16th TT Spisska Borovicka C 10.9.2004	1...Qd3 a 2.Sf4# A 1...Qe4 b 2.PAhg4# B 1.Sc3? th. 2.Qxf5# 1...Qd3 a 2.PAhg4# B 1...Qe4 b 2.PAxg1# C 1...PAc4! 1.PAc4! th. 2.Qxf5# 1...Qd3 a 2.PAxg1# C 1...Qe4 b 2.Sf4# A Rice cycle

#2 (10+7) 3+3 pao, 2+0 vao

Emil Klemanic 4th Prize 16th TT Spisska Borovicka C 10.9.2004	1.Qb6? th. 2.Rxb4# A 1...LEe6+ a 2.Bd3# B 1...Rc6 b 2.Se3# C 1...Kd4! 1.Qd6? th. 2.Bd3# B 1...LEe6+ a 2.Se3# C 1...Rc6 b 2.Rxb4# A 1...RLxa6! 1.Qf6! th. 2.Se3# C 1...LEe6 a 2.Rxb4# A 1...Rc6 b 2.Bd3# B Complete Shedey cycle

#2 (23+17) paralysing unit a4, e2, g3, g5, h4 - f4, g1, h1, h5 2+0 nao (e1), nightrider lion h3, 2+0 vao (a4) 3+2 bishop lion, 1+1 nightrider, leo d5 rao h1, 2+2 pao, 1+2 rook lion

Reto Aschwanden 1st-3rd Prize e.a. 16th TT Spisska Borovicka C 10.9.2004	1.Sf2? th. 2.VAd1# 1...LEd7+ 2.LEe6# A (B?/C?/D?) 1...LEe6+ 2.LEd4# B (A?/C?/D?) 1...LEd8+ 2.LEc4# C (A?/B?/D?) 1...LEg8+ 2.LEd7# D (A?/B?/C?) 1...LEi8! 1.VAb3! th. 2.LEe6# 1...LEd7 2.LEd4# B (A?/C?/D?) 1...LEe6 2.LEc4# C (A?/B?/D?) 1...LEd8 2.LEd7# D (A?/B?/C?) 1...LEg8 2.LEe6# A (B?/C?/D?) 4-fold Lacny cycle

#2 (16+14) Ultrapatrol chess 2+0 pao, 3+3 vao, 2+1 leo board 10x10

Jean-Marc Loustau 1st-3rd Prize e.a. 16th TT Spisska Borovicka C 10.9.2004	1.Kb6? th. 2.Sxd2# A 1...Qc4~ a 2.Qb1# B 1...Qd5! b 2.Sxc5# C 1...RLhd5!! 1.Bd6? th. 2.Qb1# B 1...Qc4~ a 2.Sxc5# C 1...Qd5! b 2.Sxd2# A 1...RLdd5!! 1.Bc3! th. 2.Sxc5# C 1...Qc4~ a 2.Sxd2# A 1...Qd5! b 2.Qb1# B Complete Shedey cycle

#2 (7+15) 1+4 rook lion, 0+5 nightrider lion

Emanuel Navon 1st-3rd Prize e.a. 16th TT Spisska Borovicka C 10.9.2004	1.Sc4? th. 2.Sxf6# A, Sb6#, Se3# 1...Qf5! a 1.Bf2? th. 2.c4# C 1...Qf5 a 2.Qd6# B 1...Rg4! 1.Qf2? th. 2.c4# C 1...Qf5! a 1.bxc5? th. 2.Sxf6# A 1...Qf5 a 2.Qd6# B 1...f5! 1.Qxf6? th. 2.Qd6# B 1...Qf5 a 2.c4# C 1...Rf1! 1.Qe3! th. 2.c4# C 1...Qf5 a 2.Sxf6# A 1...c4 2.bxc4# Ukrainian cycle

#2 (13+10)

Jean-Marc Loustau version of 3rd HM 16th TT Spisska Borovicka C 10.9.2004	1...LEcc3 a 2.Se5# A 1...LEc4 b 2.VAe7# B 1...LEc5 c 2.LEe6# C 1.PAdd5! th. 2.LEe4# 1...LEcc3 a 2.VAe7# B 1...LEc4 b 2.LEe6# C 1...LEc5 c 2.Se5# A 1...LEe5 2.PAb5# Lacny cycle

#2 (12+9) 2+0 pao, 2+2 vao, 1+2 leo

Comments to Juraj Lörinc.
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