Yearly Meeting of the Israeli Ch

Yearly Meeting of the Israeli Chess Composition Society

February 21, 2009

The meeting was held in the Metropolitan Hotel in Tel Aviv.

Attended the meeting:

Uri Avner, Yoel Aloni, Hillel Aloni, Yosi Retter, Aaron Hirschenson, Semion Shifrin, Leonid Lubashevsky, Paz Einat,

Mark Erenburg, Dmitry Baibikov, Menachem Witztum, Branislav Djurasevic, Evgeni Bourd, Emanuel Navon, Nissim Ben-Nun,

Ofer Comay, Gady Costeff, Israel Han


The event - listening to the lecture by Branislav Djurasevic	Branislav Djurasevic presenting one of the problems in his lecture	Mark Erenburg (left) receiving certificate from Paz Einat for 1st place in helpmate tourney	(left to right) Leonid Lubashevski, Leonid Makaronez, Paz Einat


Yosi Retter	Mark Erenburg & Semion Shifrin	Israel Han	Evgeni Bourd

Photos courtesy Branislav Djurasevic and Menachem Witztum. More Photos...

Events:

A. Composition Tourney: Mate in 2 moves - Directed and judged by Evgeni Bourd

B. Composition Tourney: Helpmate in 2 moves - Directed and judged by Paz Einat

C. Mini-lecture - Branislav Djurasevic. Title: Consecutive twins in Two-movers.

A. Composition Tourney: Mate in 2 moves - Directed and judged by Evgeni Bourd

Theme: In at least two phases (set/try/solution) there is an unpin of the same white piece: once by white and once by black.

The unpin can be by any form (withdrawal of interference).

Results:

Paz Einat
1st Place

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#2 ( 12 + 7 )

1.Kb5? 2.Rxe5 A # but 1...Re8 a !

1.Kc3? 2.Sf2 B # but 1...B:g2 b !

1.Qe6! (2.Qxe5#)
1...Re8 a 2.Rxe5 A #
1...B:g2 b 2.Sf2 B #

Dombrovskis

Yosi Retter
2nd Place

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#2 ( 7 + 10 )

1.Kc7? 2.Sb5,Sc4# but 1...Bg3!
1.Kd7? 2.Sb5,Sc4# but 1...d1=Q!

1.Qb5? 2.Qc5#
1...Rg5 2.Sc4#
but 1...Rg4!

1.Qc4? 2.Qc5#
1...Rg4 2.Sb5#
but 1...Rg5!

1.Qh5! 2.Qc5#
1...Rg4 2.Sb5#
1...Rg5 2.Sc4#

Mark Erenburg
3rd Place - Version

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#2 ( 8 + 8)

1.f3? 2.S3c4#
1...Qd3 2.S5c4#
but 1...Sd3!

1.f4! 2.S5c4#
1...gxf3 ep. 2.S3c4#

Aharon Hirschenson
4-6th Place

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#2 ( 12 + 10 )

1.Kg6? 2.Rf4,Sg3# but 1...Se2!

1.Sd5 ? 2.Sg3 #
1...Se2 2.Re3 #
1...Bxf3+ 2.gxf3 #
but 1...Rxd5 !

1.Sg4 ! 2.Rf4 #
1...Se2 2.Re3 #
1...Bxf3 2.gxf3 #
1...Rxf5+ 2.Bxf5 #
1...Sd5 2.Sg3 #

Israel Han
4-6th Place

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#2 ( 12 + 6 )

1.Ke8,f8,g8? 2.Sxc5,Sg5# but 1...Rc8+!

1.Kg6? 2.Sxc5,Sg5# but 1...Bxe6!

1.Sc8! 2.Sd6#
1...Rd5 2.Sg5#
1...Sc4 2.Sxc5#
1...Rxc8,Bxe6 2.Rxe5,fxe6#

Branislav Djurasevic
4-6th Place

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#2 ( 7 + 7 )

1...Kf7 2.d8=Q#

1.Kd6! 2.e8=S#
1...Qf8 2.exf8=Q,R,B,S#
1...Kf7 2.e8=Q#
1...Qxe7+ 2.Qxe7#
1...Bxb7 2.Rf1#

B. Composition Tourney: Helpmate in 2 moves - Directed and judged by Paz Einat

Theme: In the diagram position there is a direct white half-battery. Any idea fulfilling this requirement will be regarded as thematic

Mark Erenburg
1st Place

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H#2 ( 8 + 7 )

b) wRe3-->e2

Version by author March 26, 2009

Highly complex! Unpins, self-unpins and self-pins. The white play is convincing with the dual avoidance emphasizing the self-unpins, and the direct half-battery is transformed into indirect batteries.

a) 1.Qd3 Se5 2.Kc3 Se4 #

b) 1.Be3 Sf7 2.Ke4 Sc5 #

Menachem Witztum
2nd Place

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H#2 ( 8 + 7 )
b) bRa7-->c8

Black exchanges his first and second moves while white exchange the places of the two pieces making the first and second moves.
Very nice, harmonious, and using the thematic requirement to a full extent.

a) 1.Qxf5 Se3 2.Qxe4 Bc7 #

b) 1.Qxe4 Be3 2.Qxf5 Sc7 #

Evgeni Bourd
3rd Place

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H#2 ( 5 + 11 )
3.1.1.1

In the first two solutions black takes care of removing one of the white pieces from the half-battery, while firing a check on the way.
In the third solution white have to do on his own. A very nice combination with well arranged cross-checks.

1.Sxf6 Kf2 2.Sd5 + Sf3 #
1.Kxe5 Sg2 2.Kd4 + Rd6 #
1.Qxc6 Rf3 2.Qd5 Sc6 #

Branislav Djurasevic
4th Place

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H#2 2.1.1.1 ( 8 + 4 )
b) -bQb1

a)

1.Qxa2 c4 2.Qxb2 axb5 #
1.Qxb2 axb5 2.Qxa2 c4 #

b) -bQb1

1.Kxa2 c4 2.Ka1 axb5 #
1.Kxb2 axb5 2.Ka1 c4 #

During the meeting no anticipation check was done by the judges.

The first half of the problem is anticipated by Jorma Paavilainen, 3rd Honourable Mention

Antalya, 2008. See the problem at the following link:

http://eccc2008.tsf.org.tr/images/stories/Escs/antalyacomposing.pdf

Leonid Makaronez

Leonid Lubashevsky
5th Place

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H#2 ( 8 + 7 )
2.1.1.1

1.Bxb4 Be2 2.Bxa5 cxd5 #

1.Bxc4 Bc6 2.Bxb5 bxc5 #

Leonid Makaronez

Leonid Lubashevsky
6th Place

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H#2 ( 8 + 7 )
b) wRb8-->g4

a) 1.Qxb6 Bxb3 2.Qc6 bxc6 #

b) 1.Qxd4 Be2 2.Qdd5 cxd5 #

C. Mini-lecture - Branislav Djurasevic. Title: Consecutive twins in Two-movers.

Gyorgy BAKCSI 2nd Prize Probleemblad 1971 #2 ( 10 + 6 ) b-e after the key	a) 1.a4! Kxc6 2.Be4# b) 1.a5! Kxc6 2.Qxf3# c) 1.a6! Kxc6 2.Qc5# d) 1.a7! Kxc6 2.a8=Q# e) 1.a8=S! Kxc6 2.Qxf3# Excelsior, Changed mates
Dragan Stojnic Politika 2009 #2 ( 13 + 7 ) b-k after the key	a) 1.e8=S ! zz 1...Rxg7,Rxf8 2.Bxg7,Qxf8 # B) 1.g4; c)1.g5; d)1.g6 e) 1.e4; f)1.e5; g) 1.e6; h) 1.e7; i) 1.Qxb5; j) a4; k) 1.a3 Task! 11 solutions.