Spišská Borovička 17th Theme Tourney
Judge: Peter Gvozdják (Slovakia)

Theme
All kinds of compositions in 2 moves (#2, =2, h#2, s#2, r=2, etc.) showing one of the CYCLONE themes. In addition, at least two white or black moves played on the same square are required. Twins, more solutions, promoted pieces and any fairy pieces and/or conditions are allowed.

Prizes in bottles of Spišská Borovička and CYCLONE and other books.

As usual, you can participate with either of the two following ways:

  1. Send your entries via e-mail to Peter Gvozdják by 26 August at the latest.
  2. Hand over your compositions to Bedrich Formánek during the congress by Friday morning, 9 September, 9.30 AM.

Three examples follow, there are many more to be found in the book CYCLONE itself.

The original announcement is in the Chess Composition Microweb, maintained by Juraj Lörinc.
Viktor Chepizhny
The Problemist 1969
No. 1225 in Cyclone
Marjan Kovačević
Pat a Mat 1998
Dedicated to Ludovít Lačný
Jacques Rotenberg
Christian Poisson
Michel Caillaud
1 Pr Gvozdják-30 JT 1995
#2
(12+9)
#2
(12+7)
#2
Anticirce
(8+13)

Example I: Viktor Chepizhny
Set play: 1...exd3 a 2.Sc6# A, 1...cxd3 b 2.Se6# B
1.Se3? (2.Td5#) 1...exd3 a 2.Se6# B, 1...cxd3 b 2.Sdf5# C, but 1...c3!
1.Sc3! (2.Td5#) 1...exd3 a 2.Sf5# C, 1...cxd3 b 2.Sc6# A
Rice cycle. Thematic black defences. The variations are changed mainly thanks to opening of lines through c4 and e4, but also thanks to flights there.

Example II: Marjan Kovačević
Set play: 1...Dxe4 a 2.Le6# A, 1...Sf4 b 2.Tg5# B, 1...Df4 c 2.Sg3# C
1.Dc3! (2.De5#) 1...Dxe4 a 2.Tg5# B, 1...Sf4 b 2.Sg3# C, 1...Df4 c 2.Le6# A
Lacny cycle.

Example III: Jacques Rotenberg, Christian Poisson & Michel Caillaud
1.Ld8? (2.Sb8# A) 1...Sxd8(Sb8) a 2.Td8# B, 1...Db8 b 2.Kxd3(Ke1)# C, but 1...Sb6!
1.Lb8? (Td8# B) 1...Sd8 a 2.Kxd3(Ke1)# C, 1...Dxb8(Dd8) b 2.Sb8# A, but 1...Lg2!
1.Dxf2(Dd1)! (2.Kxd3(Ke1)# C) 1...Sd8 a 2.Sb8# A, 1...Db8 b 2.Td8# B
Complete Shedey cycle with excellent fairy motivation.