Yearly Meeting of the Israeli Chess Composition Society

February 16, 2008

The meeting was held in the Metropolitan Hotel in Tel Aviv.

Attended the meeting:

Uri Avner, Yoel Aloni, Hillel Aloni, Yosi Retter, Aharon Hirschenson, Leonid Lubashevsky, Paz Einat, Mark Erenburg

Dmitry Baibikov, Menachem Witztum, Arie Kotzer, Yevgeny Bourd, Emanuel Navon, Nissim Ben-Nun, Ofer Comay, Neri Shtrasman

 

                  

 

 

 

Text Box: U Avner Showing a problem Text Box: P Einat Showing a problem Text Box: Y Bourd Showing a problem Text Box: Left to right: Retter, Y Aloni, Witztum, Kotzer, H Aloni Text Box: Left to right: Baibikov, Bourd, Erenburg, Ben-Nun, Comay

Competitions:

A. Reconstruction Tourney - Directed by Yosi Retter

B. Composition Tourney - Mate in 2 moves - Directed and judged by Yevgeny Bourd

C. Composition Tourney - Helpmate in 2 moves - Directed and judged by Paz Einat

A. Reconstruction Tourney - Directed by Yosi Retter

The participants were asked to reconstruct the problems according to the solutions.

Problem No. 1

1.Bb8 ! 2.Be5 #
1...Sb3 2.Sb5 #
1...Sd3 2.Se2 #
1...Se6 2.Qe5 #
1...Sbd7 2.Qd5 #
1...Q:c3 + 2.d:c3 #
1...Scd7 2.Se6 #
1...S:e4 2.R:e4 #
1...B:f5 + 2.S:f5 #
 

 Problem No. 2

1.Ke5 ! 2.Rc8 #
1...Qb6 2.Qd7 #
1...Qb7 2.Qc5 #
1...Qb8 + 2.Sd6 #
1...Qb5 + 2.Sc5 #
1...Qb2 + 2.Sc3 #
1...Q:e4 + 2.B:e4 #
1...Se7,Sd6 2.Rd6 #

Solutions - see below

Results

1. Uri Avner - 18 points (out of 20)

2. Neri Shtrasman - 15 points

 

B. Composition Tourney - Mate in 2 moves - Directed and judged by Yevgeny Bourd

Theme: The key in tries and/or solution is a move to a square guarded by at least 2 black units (king excluded).

The thematic move cannot be a Novotny.

Results:

Paz Einat
1st Place

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Tel Aviv 2008 - Version


#2                                ( 12 + 11 )
 

 

 

 

 

1.S:d5 ? 2.Sc3 #

1...Q:d5 2.Rd4 #
1...S:d5 2.Re3 #
     but 1...Se6 !

1.R:d5 ! 2.Rd4 #

1...Q:d5 2.Qa4 #
1...S:d5 2.Qe7 #

Yoel Aloni
2nd Place

Yearly meeting of Israeli Problemists Tel Aviv 2008


#2                                   ( 9 + 11 )
 

 

 

1.Bf5 ? [2.Qe4 #]
1...e:f5 2.Q:e7 #
1...S:f5 2.Sg6 #
but 1...Bb7 !
1.Bd5 ? [2.Qe4 #]
1...e:d5 2.Q:e7 #
1...S:d5 2.Sg6 #
but 1...Q:a3 !

1.Bc6 ! [2.Qe4 #]
1...d:c6 2.R:e6 #
1...S:c6 2.Sg6 #

Yosi Retter
3rd Place

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#2                                   ( 14 + 8 )
 

 

 

Set:

1...R:e7 2.Sf3 #
1...Se~ 2.g:f4 #

1.S:d6 ? [2.Sc4Sf7 #]
1...S:d6 2.e:f4 #
1...R:d6 2.Sf3 #
1...K:d6 2.b8=Q #
but 1...f5 !

1.S:f6 ! [2.Sg4 #]
1...S:f6 2.e:f4 #
1...R:f6 2.Sf3 #
1...K:f6 2.h8=Q #

Aharon Hirschenson
4th Place

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#2                                 ( 10 + 10 )
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.R:e5 ! [2.Re4,Sd3 # ]
1...S4:e5 2.Qd2 #
1...S6:e5 2.Qd4 #
1...R:e5 2.Qg4 #
1...K:e5 2.Sd3 #

 

C. Composition Tourney - Helpmate in 2 moves - Directed and judged by Paz Einat

Theme: During the solution the Black King moves and gives a check. The checking move can be in Black's first move or in its second move.

At least two solution, Twins etc are required. Zero-position, promoted pieces and illegal positions are allowed.

Yevgeny Bourd
1st Place

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H#2                                  ( 7 + 8 ) 2.1.1.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.Bg2 d3 + 2.Kf3 + Sd4 #

1.Re6 Sc3 + 2.Ke5 + d4 #

Yevgeny Bourd
2nd Place

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H#2                                  ( 8 + 8 )
b) WBd5 = WR
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a) 1.Bb6 Bc4 2.K:e4 + Bf7 #

b) 1.Rb6 Rd6 2.K:e5 + Rf6 #

Leonid Lubashevsky
3rd Place

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H#2                               ( 5 + 11 )
b) wKd1-->a3
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a)  1.Ke5 + Bd2 2.Bd6 Bc3 #

b) 1.Kc7 + Bb4 2.Rd6 Ba5 #

Ofer Comay
4th Place

Yearly meeting of Israeli Problemists Tel Aviv 2008


H#2                                  ( 7 + 9 )
b) wSf4-->g4
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a)1.Rd3 Kd7 2.Kc5 + S:d3 #

b) 1.Be3 Kb6 2.Kd5 + S:e3 #

Dmitry Baibikov
5th Place

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H#2                                ( 4 + 7 )
             b) +wBe7
             c) b + wPd5-->h6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a) 1.0-0 + c8=Q 2.Kh8 Q:f8 #

b) 1.Kd7 + c8=R 2.Rd8 R:d8 #

c) 1.Kf7 + c8=B 2.Kg8 Be6 #

 

 

Solutions to reconstruction problems

Francisco Novejarque
1st Prize Soain Netherlands 1935


#2                                 ( 12 + 10 )
 

 

 

 

1.Bb8 ! 2.Be5 #
1...Sb3 2.Sb5 #
1...Sd3 2.Se2 #
1...Se6 2.Qe5 #
1...Sbd7 2.Qd5 #
1...Q:c3 + 2.d:c3 #
1...Scd7 2.Se6 #
1...S:e4 2.R:e4 #
1...B:f5 + 2.S:f5 #

Comins Mansfield
2nd Prize BCF 1927


#2                                    ( 7 + 5 )
 

 

 

 

1.Ke5 ! 2.Rc8 #
1...Qb6 2.Qd7 #
1...Qb7 2.Qc5 #
1...Qb8 + 2.Sd6 #
1...Qb5 + 2.Sc5 #
1...Qb2 + 2.Sc3 #
1...Q:e4 + 2.B:e4 #
1...Se7,Sd6 2.Rd6 #