by Paz Einat
מאת פז עינת
תחרות בפתרון בעיות שחמט
Chess problem solving tourney
Director: Ofer Comay
Participants had 3 hours for solving 8 problems
Results were as follows:
1st Place: Mordechai Chubnik 40 points (maximum)
2nd Place: Yedael Stepak 39 points
3rd Place: Omer Friedland 38 points
4th Place: Haim Temes 18.3 points
5th Place Dmitrij Baibikov 14 points
Here are the Problems the participant received for solving.
To see the solutions drag the cursor below the "solution"
| Joe Bunting To Alain White 1945  #2 ( 6 + 5 ) |
Solution: 1.Qc6 ! (2.Qxc5 #) 1...Kc4 2.Rxb4 # 1...Ke5 2.Qd6 # 1...Ke3 2.Qe4 # 1...Se4 2.Qxe4 # 1...B~ 2.Bf2 # |
| Ofer Comay 2009  #3 ( 9 + 8 ) |
Solution: 1.Sf3! (2.Bf2 #) 1...Rd6+ 2.Kf4! 1...Rc6+ 2.Ke4! 1...Ra6+ 2.Kd3! 1...Rxb7+ 2.Ke4! 1...Rb5+ 2.Kd3! 1...Rb4+ 2.Kd2! |
| Milan Vukcevic 3rd Prize Olympic Tourney, Thesaloniki 1984  #4 ( 10 + 7 ) |
Solution: 1.Sg4! (2.Sc3#) 1...Rxg4 2.Kb1! Qb7+ 3.Rb4+ 1...Bxg4 2.Ka1! Qf6+ 3.Re4+ |
| Ofer Comay Mat Plus 2008  H#2 b) wBc8-->a4 ( 5 + 6 ) |
Solution: a) 1.Kf5 Rxd7 2.Se7+ Rd5# b) 1.Ke6 Bxc6 2.d5+ Bd7# |
| Petko Petkov 2nd Prize Stella Polaris 1969  S#3 ( 10 + 12 ) |
Solution: 1.Bf7! 2.e8=Q+ Qxd8 3.Qe5+ 1...Qxd8 2.e8=S+ Qxe8 3.Sxe4+ 1...Sc3 2.e8=B+ Qxd8 3.Rxd6+ 1...Kxf7 2.e8=R+ Kg6 3.Qg5+ |
| Jean Michel Trillon Themes 64 1981  #5 Circe ( 6 + 2 ) |
In "Circe" when a piece is captured it returns to its birth place. If the birth square is occupied the piece is removed from the board. Solution: Set play 1...Ke4 2.Ba3 Kf4 3.Bc1+ Ke4 4.Kd2 Kf4 5.Kde# Sol: 1.Kd2! Ke4 2.Bf8 Kf4 3.Bh6+ Ke4 4.Bf4! Kxf4 (Bc1) 5.Kd3# |
| Uri Avner & Yuri
Berezhnoy 2nd Prize Phenix 1993  S#3 ( 10 + 14 ) |
Solution: 1.Ke6! 2.Sb6+ Bxb6 3.Qd5+ 1...Bg2,f1 2.Rc5+ Bxc5 3.Qd5+ 1...Bxf5+ 2.Kd6+ Be6 3.Se5+ 1...Rxg6+ 2.Kd7+ Re6 3.Rc5+ |
| D. Petrov 1932  win ( 4 + 3 ) |
Solution: 1.Bc1 Rf2+ 2.Kg3 Rf1 3.Bf4+ Rxf4 4.Bd3 ! Rd4/Rb4 5.Sb5+/Sd5+ wins |