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The Problemist, September, 2008 |
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Written by Michael McDowell
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The September issue contained a full report on the 51st World Congress of Chess Composition,
held at Jurmala, Latvia, in early September. Articles included Jeremy Morse’s latest update
of task records, “King promotions in helpmate forms” by Chris Reeves,
“Patrol and Ultrapatrol” by John Rice, and “Correcting Schiffmann at
Torquay” by Paul Valois. Other items included a number of book reviews and the awards
for the 2007 three-movers and more-movers. In the Supplement John Rice presented
“More Circe pearls”, Bob Lincoln discussed “Stepping Stones” and
Christopher Jones detailed the stages involved in composing a three-move helpmate.
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A. Olsen
Chess Pie, 1927
Mate in 2
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Set play:
1...dxc6 2.Rxf5
1...d6 2.Qh8
1...d5 2.Qxd5
1...dxe6 2.Sf3
1.Qxe7 (zugzwang)
1...dxc6 2.Sxc6
1...d6 2.Qf6
1...d5 2.Sf3
1...dxe6 2.Qxe6
Changed mates after all four moves of the black pawn, including one transferred mate. A
remarkable task, despite the flight-taking key.
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Chris Reeves
Prize, Correction Ty., Torquay, 2008
Mate in 2
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1.Sd5 (>2.Sxc7)
1...Rf5 2.Rf4
1...Bf5 2.Re4
1...c5 2.Rb4
1...a4 2.Rc5
1...Ka6 2.Rc6
At the BCPS weekend in Torquay Paul Valois showed an unsound problem from 1928 by the great
Israel Schiffmann, and invited corrections. The main variations combine anticipatory unpin
with Grimshaw and shut-off mates.
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Ferenc Fleck
1st Prize, Magyar Sakkélet, 1965
Mate in 5
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1.Sf2 (>2.Sxg4)
1...Bd2 2.Ra3 (>3.Sxg4)
2...Sc3 3.Ba6 (>4.Sxg4)
3...S7b5 4.Qh7
4...any 5.Sxg4
An amusing problem where White repeatedly guards d3 to threaten Sxg4 mate, his fourth move
setting up a zugzwang.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 19 November 2011 12:05 |
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