7th Ukrainian Folk Crafts Tourney
Judges: Yevgen Reytsen & Natalia Kucherenko (Ukraine)
Organizers
Chess Federation of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Committee for Chess Composition

Theme
Selfmates in 2 moves are required featuring black correction play. After the random move of a black piece, White answers with a piece moving away from a square adjacent to the white king. The correction move(s) defend(s) against the secondary threat by interfering with a black line-piece, which guards this square.
Yevgen Reytsen
Original		 Viktor Volchek & Viktor Zaitsev
1 Pr Poltava 2005
S#2
   (10+15)
S#2
   (8+14)
1.Se7! (2.Ke4+ D/Txe5#)
1...T~ 2.Dxc3+ Sxc3#
1...Tf4! 2.Sc6+ dxc6#
(not 2.Dxc3+? Sxc3+ 3.Ke5!)

1...Df4 (g4, h4) 2.Sxc4+ Dxc4#
1.Se2! (2.Dxd4+ Sxd4#)
1...Se~ 2.Lxf5+ Txf5#
1...Sg6! 2.Sf4+ Sxf4#
(not 2.Lxf5+? Txf5+ 3.Ke6!)

1...Sxc6! 2.Sb4+ Sxb4#
1...dxe1=~ 2.Sxe1+ Sxe1#

44 problems were received from 32 composers. 3 problems were not thematic.

The rest problems are awarded as follows:

Štefan Sovík
Peter Gvozdják
1 Pr Ukrainian Folk Crafts Ty
Eretria 2005
Roland Baier
 2 Pr Ukrainian Folk Crafts Ty
Eretria 2005
Aleksandr Azhusin
Andrey Selivanov
3 Pr Ukrainian Folk Crafts Ty
Eretria 2005
S#2
(7+7)
S#2
(12+10)
S#2
(11+13)

1st Prize: Štefan Sovík & Peter Gvozdják (Slovakia)
1.Tf2? (zz) 1...Sc~ 2.Td2+ Sxd2#, 1...Se3! 2.Dg3 S~#, but 1…Sxd6!
1.Df2! (zz) 1...Sc~ 2.Dd2+ Sxd2#, 1...Se3! 2.Tg3 S~#, 1...Sxd6! 2.Sxd6 S~#
The only problem in which the mates are changed both at the random and correction moves.

2nd Prize: Roland Baier (Switzerland)
1...Kd4! 2.?
1.Dg7? Se2 / Sg2!
1.Df6! (zz) 1...S~ 2.Sc4+ bxc4#, 1...Sd5 2.De7+ Sxe7#, 1...Sd3 2.De5+ Sxe5#
A zugzwang problem with two thematic interferences of the long-range black piece. There is also a try 1. Dg7?

3rd Prize: Aleksandr Azhusin & Andrey Selivanov (Russia)
1.f3! (2.Txc5+ Lxc5#)
1...Sc~ 2.Lxd3+ Sxd3#, 1...Se4! 2.Sd2+ Sxd2# (2.Lxd3?, 2.Se3+? fxe3!), 1...Se6! 2.Se3+ Lxe3# (2.Lxd3?), 1...Tc8 / Te3 2.S(x)e3+ Lxe3#
Again there are two correction moves, but without a try.

Uri Avner
4 Pr Ukrainian Folk Crafts Ty
Eretria 2005
Petko Petkov
 5 Pr Ukrainian Folk Crafts Ty
Eretria 2005
Valery Kopyl
Viktor Melnichenko
Sp Pr Ukrainian Folk Crafts Ty
Eretria 2005
S#2
(8+11)
S#2
(10+12)
S#2
(7+12)

4th Prize: Uri Avner (Israel)
1.Df2! (zz) 1...S4~ 2.d3+ Sxd3#, 1...Sc2! 2.Kxc2! S~#/Txc1#, 1...S4d3! 2.Txd3 S~#/Txc1#
A very subtle key: there is a white piece between the black interfered piece.

5th Prize: Petko Petkov (Bulgaria)
1.L~? (2.Sh5+! Sxh5#) 1...T6~ 2.Dxf5+ Sxf5#, but 1...Tc6!
1.Lg4! (2.Sh5+ Sxh5#) 1...T6~ 2.Dxf5+ Sxf5#, 1...Tc6! 2.Dxf3+ Sxf3#
Duel between white correction (Lh5) and black correction (Td6), unpinning of the wD. Play of black batteries.

Special Prize: Valery Kopyl & Viktor Melnichenko (Ukraine)
1.Sf2! (2.Sxd3+ cxd3#) 1...Sd~ 2.d4+! cxd3 e.p.#, 1...Sf4! 2.De2+ Sxe2# (1.Sf4? Sd~!)
The only problem with a very good strategic content: en passant mate for a random move and Gamage theme for a correction defense.

Andrey Selivanov
1 HM Ukrainian Folk Crafts Ty
Eretria 2005
Yosi Retter
 2 HM Ukrainian Folk Crafts Ty
Eretria 2005
Živko Janevski
3 HM Ukrainian Folk Crafts Ty
Eretria 2005
S#2
(6+11)
S#2
(9+13)
S#2
(8+11)

1st Honourable Mention: Andrey Selivanov (Russia)
1.Th5! (2.Lb4+ axb4#) 1...Lc~ 2.Db4+ axb4#, 1...Ld5! 2.Db3+ Lxb3#, 1...Le7! 2.Lxb2+ Sxb2#, 1...Sd5 2.Dxc6+ Dxc6#, 1...Txb5 2.Tc5+ Txc5#
A problem with some rich additional play.

2nd Honourable Mention: Yosi Retter (Israel)
1.Df6! (zz) 1...Sg~ 2.Sc2+ bxc2#, 1...Se4 2.Df2+ Sxf2#, 1...Sge2 2.Lxe2 S~#

3rd Honourable Mention: Živko Janevski (Macedonia)
1.d8=D? Sd~!, 1.g8=D? Sb2!
1.g8=T! (2.Txg5+ Lxg5#) 1...Sd~ 2.Dd4+ cxd4#, 1...Sb2! 2.Sc4+ Sxc4#

Anatoly Slesarenko
4 HM Ukrainian Folk Crafts Ty
Eretria 2005 		Michael Barth
5 HM Ukrainian Folk Crafts Ty
Eretria 2005
S#2
   (10+13)
S#2
   (7+12)

4th Honourable Mention: Anatoly Slesarenko (Russia)
Set: 1...Sd~ 2.fxe5+ (A) Dxe5#, 1...Se~ 2.Lxc5+ (B) Sxc5#
1.Dd8! [2.fxe5+ (A) Dxe5#] 1...Se~ 2.Sxc4+ Dxc4#, 1...Sd3! 2.Lxc5+ (B) Sxc5#

5th Honourable Mention: Michael Barth (Germany)
1.S6f7? (2.Txg4+ Dxg4#) 1...S~ 2.Dxf6+ Txf6#, 1...Se7 2.Sg6+ Sxg6#, but 1…fxe5+!
1.Sg8! (2.Txg4+ Dxg4#) 1...S~ 2.Dg5+ fxg5#, 1...Se7 2.Sg6+ Sxg6#

Special Honourable Mention: Valentin Rudenko & Viktor Melnichenko (Ukraine)
The only Meredith presentation of the theme with a good additional mate.

All the rest of the entries are awarded commendations.
They will be published in the Ukrainian yearly Almanach ("Schorichnyk 2005")