2017 Nottingham #2 Award (in full)
Written by Michael Lipton
Relating to the commended problems by Rauf Aliovsadzade and Steve Emmerson.
Ulf Hammerström
Springaren, September1994
#2
1.Bf3? 1...Bxf3! 1.Be4? 1...Bxe4! 1.Bd5? 1...Bxd5! 1.Bc6? 1...Bxc6! 1.Bb7? 1...Bxb7! (1.Bxg2+/h8R,K~? Kxg2/Bxa8!) 1.h8Q! 1...Bf3 2.Bxf3/xe4/xd5/xc6/b7. 1...Be4 2.Bxe4 1...Bd5 2.Bxd5 1...Bc6 2.Bxc6 1...Bb7 2.Bxb7 (1...Bxa8 2.Qxa8)
Martin Banaszek
The Problemist, 1996
(after S. Emmerson & J. M. Rice, Comm., The Problemist, 1994)
#2
1.Rb3? (2.Qg7,Ra2) 1...Rxb3! 1.Rb4? (2.Qg7,Ra2) 1...Rxb4! 1.Rb5? (2.Qg7,Ra2) 1...Rxb5! 1.Rb6? (2.Qg7,Ra2) 1...Rxb6! 1.Rb7? (2.Qg7,Ra2) 1...Rxb7! (1.Rxb8/Qe4? stalemate/Rxb2!) 1.Qg7! (2.Rb3,Rb4,Rb5,Rb6,Rb7,Rxb8,Qa7) 1...Rb3 2.Rxb3 1...Rb4 2.Rxb4 1...Rb5 2.Rxb5 1...Rb6 2.Rxb6 1...Rb7 2.Rxb7 (1...Rg8/xb2/a8 2.Qa7/Qxb2/R~b)
Relating to the commended problem by John Rice.
Yuri Marker
2nd Prize, Soplis Zchowreba, 1977
#2
Set 1...Sc4 2.Sf2 1...Se4 2.Sb2 1.Qa5? (2.Qd2) 1...Sc4 2.Qf5 1...Se4 2.Qb5 1...Bc3 2.Qxc3 1...Be3! 1.Qg5? (2.Qd2) 1...Be3 2.Qxe3 (1...Sc4/Se4 2.Qf5/Qb5). 1...Bc3! 1.Qh4! (2.Red2) 1...Bc3 2.Sf2 1...Be3 2.Sb2 1...Sc4,Se4 2.Q(x)e4 [alas 1.Qc7?? (2.Rcd2) 1...Sc4,Se4 2.Q(x)c4 1...Bc5! OR Bc3!]
Yuri Marker
1977 (version ML, February 2017)
#2
All as above, a unit fewer, but doesn’t (as I intended) add 1.Qe7? (2.Red2) Be5; 1...Bc3 also defeats.
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