WCCC 2005 - Grappa

Valery Gurov Boris Shorokhov 1 Pr Grappa Ty Eretria 2005			Menachem Witztum 2 Pr Grappa Ty Eretria 2005			Colin Sydenham 3 Pr Grappa Ty Eretria 2005

H#2	b) Dd8=>c8 c) pg4=> b3	(7+7)	H#2	2111	(4+13)	H#2	Duplex	(6+11)

1st Prize: Valery Gurov & Boris Shorokhov (Russia)
a) 1.Dxf7 Dd3+ 2.Kf4 Sh5#
b) 1.Dxg7 Dc2 2.Kd4 Lc5#
c) 1.Dxe7 Dd2+ 2.Ke4 Ld5#
Undoubtedly the best entry of the tourney, showing a remarkable cyclic Zilahi.

2nd Prize: Menachem Witztum (Israel)
i) 1.Db4 De1 2.Sdc4 Td5#
ii) 1.Db5 Dg5 2.Sec4 Lc3#
This problem shows a good FML, exchange of functions between the thematic white pieces and preparatory self-pin after white line opening. A good strategic problem.

3rd Prize: Colin Sydenham (Great Britain)
Black: 1.Dxe4 Dxe5 2.Dc4 Dxb2#
White: 1.Dxe5 Dxe4 2.Dg7 Dxh4#
Another very good strategic problem (Holzhausen, switchback and all moves by the D's) by the "duplex man".

Mikhail Marandyuk 1 HM Grappa Ty Eretria 2005			Zoran Gavrilovski 2 HM Grappa Ty Eretria 2005			Mark Erenburg 3 HM Grappa Ty Eretria 2005

H#2	2111 b) Sh2=>g2	(7+8)	H#2	3111	(3+10)	H#2	2111	(7+10)

1st Honourable Mention: Mikhail Marandyuk (Ukraine)
a) i) 1.Dxf5 Df8 2.Dxe5 Df3#, ii) 1.Dxe5 Dh8 2.Dxf5 Dd4#
b) i) 1.Df2 Dg8 2.Kf3 Sd2#, ii) 1.De3 Dxc6+ 2.Kd3 Se1#
The only TF-problem of the tourney with four model mates.

2nd Honourable Mention: Zoran Gavrilovski (Macedonia)
i) 1.Dc6 Dd5 2.Dc4 Df5#
ii) 1.Dd5 De4+ 2.Kc4 Dc2#
iii) 1.De4 Df3 2.d1=S De2#
A very economical and elegant three-fold magnet.

3rd Honourable Mention: Mark Erenburg (Israel)
i) 1.Dxh1 Dxh1 2.Sg4 Dh8#
ii) 1.Dxa1 Dxa1 2.Sc4 Dh8#
A good interpretation of the Gamage theme with model pin-mates. The bPf4 can be removed.

Johan de Boer 4 HM Grappa Ty Eretria 2005			Paz Einat & Ofer Comay 5 HM Grappa Ty Eretria 2005			Helmut Zajic 6 HM Grappa Ty Eretria 2005

H#2	b) Dc6=>d6	(4+11)	H#2	2111 b) Tc1=>g2	(10+12)	H#2	b) Dc5<=>pd6	(5+10)

4th Honourable Mention: Johan de Boer (Netherlands)
a) 1.Dd6 Dc3 2.Se5 Sxf4#
b) 1.Dc6 Dxf4 2.Sc5 Sc3#
An old-fashioned problem with nice black tempo moves; it has to be said that in part (b) the closing of the bD line is also a square block.

5th Honourable Mention: Paz Einat & Ofer Comay (Israel)
a) i) 1.Dxb2 Dxd4+ 2.Kxd4 Lxb2#, ii) 1.Dxe1 Dd3 2.exd3 Txe1#
b) 1.Dxd6 Dxf4+ 2.Kxf4 Lxd6#
Three sacrifices by both the white and black Queens in a heavy position and with unbalanced number of solutions (2 in A and 1 in B).

6th Honourable Mention: Helmut Zajic (Austria)
a) 1.Dd4 De3 2.Kc5 Tc2#
b) 1.Dd7 Dd8 2.Kd6 Th6#
Anticipatory self-pins by the thematic Queens; it is a pity that the pinned black piece interferes with another black piece only in part (a).

Juraj Brabec 7 HM Grappa Ty Eretria 2005			Menachem Witztum 1 Comm HM Grappa Ty Eretria 2005			Josef Kupper 2 Comm Grappa Ty Eretria 2005

H#2	3111	(6+3)	H#2	b) Se2=>a8	(5+9)	H#2	b) Dg2<=>ph2	(4+9)

7th Honourable Mention: Juraj Brabec (Slovakia)
i) 1.Dxd6 Db8 2.Dd3 Df4#
ii) 1.Dxf5 Df8 2.Dd3 Df4#
iii) 1.Dxc4 Da4 2.Dd3 Df4#
Double many ways theme in admirable construction.

1st Commendation: Menachem Witztum (Israel)
a) 1.Dxh5 Dc3 2.Sf6 Da5#
b) 1.Dxc8 Db2 2.Sd4 Db6#
Familiar successive unpins and pin mates in an airy position.

2nd Commendation: Josef Kupper (Switzerland)
a) 1.Da8 Dxa8 2.Lc1 Lh7#
b) 1.Dh8 Dxh8 2.Sc1 Sxa3#
Elegant long-range moves by the Queens in order to achieve a line opening; there is a slight imbalance since in part (b) the line is that of an indirect battery.

Lennart Werner 3 Comm Grappa Ty Eretria 2005			Vlaicu Crisan & Éric Huber 4 Comm Grappa Ty Eretria 2005			A. Pistei 5 Comm Grappa Ty Eretria 2005

H#2	4111	(8+5)	H#2	b) pd7=>c7	(4+9)	H#2	2111	(6+9)

3rd Commendation: Lennart Werner (Sweden)
i) 1.Dxg6 Dh6 2.Dc6 Dxc6#
ii) 1.Dxd4 Dxg7 2.Da1 Dxa1#
Another problem with all moves by the two Queens, here with annihilations of one of two white pieces which exchange their functions.

4th Commendation: Vlaicu Crisan & Éric Huber (Romania)
a) 1.Dxc4 Dc1 2.De6 Dc5#
b) 1.Dxf5 Dh3 2.Dc5 De6#
An elegant ODT with good swapping square occupations.

5th Commendation: A. Pistei
i) 1.Db6 Da7 2.Sxd7 Dxd7#
ii) 1.Dc7 Da6 2.Sxe6 Dxe6#
The thematic requirement is here enriched by dual avoidance.

A. Pistei 6 Comm Grappa Ty Eretria 2005			Byron Zappas Pavlos Moutecidis 7 Comm Grappa Ty Eretria 2005			Yoel Aloni 8 Comm Grappa Ty Eretria 2005

H#2	3111	(6+5)	H#2	3111	(4+9)	H#2	b) Le3=>d2	(5+7)

6th Commendation: A. Pistei
i) 1.Dxc4 Dxc4 2.Tg5 De6#
ii) 1.Dxa3 Dxa3 2.Tf5 De7#
iii) 1.Dxc2 Dxc2 2.Te5 Dg6#
Three sacrifices by the bD followed by three bT self-blocks in echo.

7th Commendation: Byron Zappas & Pavlos Moutecidis (Greece)
1.Da2 Dg1 2.Dxe6 Dg5#
1.Dh4 Db4 2.Df6 De4#
1.Dg1 Db8 2.Dg6 De5#
Another neat interpretation of the thematic requirement with all moves by the D's.

8th Commendation: Yoel Aloni (Israel)
a) 1.Df7 Dg8 2.Dxb3 Dxb3#
b) 1.Da7 Da8 2.Dxa2 Dxa2#
Two Bristol manoeuvres with sacrifices by the bD on the mating squares.

Gligor Denkovski 9 Comm Grappa Ty Eretria 2005			Gligor Denkovski 10 Comm Grappa Ty Eretria 2005			Vladislav Nefyodov Rashid Usmanov 11 Comm Grappa Ty Eretria 2005

H#2	b) wTf5	(3+7)	H#2	b) Kf1=>g1	(3+3)	H#2	b) Ke1=>c1	(4+6)

9th Commendation: Gligor Denkovski (Macedonia)
a) 1.De4 Dxf1 2.gxf1=S Lxe4#
b) 1.Dh5 Dxg1+ 2.hxg1=T Txh5#
Elegant black promotions after wD sacrifices; what is original in this context is the bD sacrifice on the mating square.

10th Commendation: Gligor Denkovski (Macedonia)
a) 1.Dd4 Dh7 2.Tb4 Dc2#
b) 1.Dc4 Dh6 2.Tb3 Dd2#
An aristocratic miniature which shows an amusing dual avoidance.

11th Commendation: Vladislav Nefyodov & Rashid Usmanov (Russia)
a) 1.Dh6 Df3 2.Tg7 Lb4#
b) 1.Da1 Db3 2.Lg7 Lxg5#
Pleasant FML and optimised role by the wD, but the strategy is very familiar.

3rd Grappa Tourney Judges: Mario Parrinello & Francesco Simoni (Italy)

3rd Grappa Tourney
Judges: Mario Parrinello & Francesco Simoni (Italy)