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ORIGINAL PROBLEMS, Edited by Zoran Gavrilovski #2 / JUDGE: DRAGAN STOJNIĆ (SERBIA) 1879 Karol Mlynka Bratislava (Slovakia) 1880 ORIGINAL PROBLEMS, edited by Zoran Gavrilovski 1879 K. Mlynka 188 2 M. Basisty & 1885 K. Mlynka D D A. Vasilenko #2 / JUDGE : DRAGAN STOJNI Ć (S ERBIA ) 1.c8 ? (2. d8#) 1. Tc1? A (zz) kd4! x 1... t:f7+ 2. T:f7# 1.f7? (zugzwang) d4! 1...kd2 2.Td:c7 C kd3 3.Td1# 1879 Karol Mlynka 1880 Gerhard Maleika 2. H.M. 1881 Sergey Tkachenko 1... tg8 2.f:g8 S# 1...d:e4 2. D:e5# A 1.d6? B (2.d:c7#) c6! Bratislava (Slovakia) Gütersloh (Germany) Slavutich (Ukraine) 1... t:h7! 1... l~ 2.f8 D(T)# 1. TTTh6! (zugzwang) 1... k:e4 2. Lg6# 1...kd2 2.d:c7+ ke1 3. Tc1# A 1... t:f7+ 2.g:f7# 1. Dd2? (zugzwang) le2! 1... kd4 2.Td:c7 C kd3 3.Td5# 1... tg8 2.g7# 1...d:e4, d4 2. Df4# 1. TTTd:c7! (zugzwang) l 1... th7 2.g:h7# 1.. ~ 2.g4# 1... kd2 2. Tc1 kd3 3. Td1# k L 1... t:g6 2.f8 D(T)# 1... :e4 2. g6# k k T 1...e:f6 2. Sd6# 1... d4 2.d6 d3 3. d5# t -cross, change of 1. SSSf3! (2. D:e5# A) Salazar theme doubled, change P mates, promotions, - 1... k:e4 2. Dc2# of functions, and changed plus battery mates. (Author) 1...e:f6/d4 2. Sd6#/ T:e5# transferred continuations in three 1880 G. Maleika Changed mates. (Z.G.) phases of a miniature. (Author) 1.e6! (zugzwang) v v v 1883 Z. Gavrilovski 1886 I. Agapov #2 9+2 #2 4 solutions 9+6 #2 7+10 1…c3 2. Tf5# After himself 1…s~ 2. Sd(:)c3# 1. DDDb3! (2.Dd1 ~ 3. Df3#, Dg4# T S s 188 2 Mark Basisty & 188 3 Zoran Gavrilovski 1…k:a4 2. Lc6# 1. c4? (2. g4# A) d4! x 2..f5/e4 3. Df3#/ Dg4#) Anatoly Vasilenko Skopje (Macedonia) Com. 1884 Aleksandr Kostyukov 1... t:c4 2. Ld6# 1. LLLd5! (zugzwang) 1...f5 2. Sd5+ kg4 3. Sf6# Kiev (Ukraine) After himself Moscow (Russia) 1.c4? (2. Te4# B) sf4! y 1… c3 2. Tb7# 1...h5 2. Sf5+ kg4 3. Sh6# 1…s~ 2. Sd(:)c3# 1... t:c4/sc3 2. Ld6#/d4# 1...e4 2.Db8 ~ 3. Dh2# 1…k:a4 2. Lc6# [1. L:c6? (2. Sf3#) sg1!] D k D 1. TTTf5! (zugzwang) 1. DDDf7 ! (2. De6#) 1... g3 3. g8+ f4 3. g4# 1… c3+ 2.e6# 1... sd4 x 2. Te4# B Meredith . (Author) 1... sf4 y 2. Sg4# A 1…s~ 2. Sd(:)c3# White Siers battery play with k L 1... tg4, t:h4 2. Ld6# 1… :a4 2. c6# changed mates and switchback TTT Hannelius with interference 1. d7! (zugzwang) of the key piece ( D) in a well- 1… c3+ 2. Td5# of a black line. Cf. my #2 24 th 1…s~ 2. Sd(:)c3# Pl. WCCT 2006–2008. (Z.G) constructed Meredith position 1…k:a4 2. Lc6# without white pawns. (Ž.J.) th 1884 A. Kostyukov Good white economy. (Z.G.) v v v v [v] v v The 10 WCCT theme. #2 10+8 #2 10+8 #2 12+14 (Zoran Gavriloski) 1. Tb5? A (2. Tb6#) e:f6! 1... sf5 2. Ld5# A 1887 Z. Gavrilovski #3 / JUDGE : C. G. S. NARAYANAN (I NDIA ) 1... d:g3 2.d5# B 1881 S. Tkachenko 1. T:d6? A (2. Td3#) ld2! T D 1... d:d4+/se5 2.S:d4#/T:e5 # Comm . 1885 Karol Mlynka 1. H.M . 1886 Igor Agapov 2. H.M . 1887 Z. Gavrilovski 1. f8? (2. :g5# A) 1. L:d6? B (2. Lf4#) ld2! D 1.Tg5? B (2.Ld5# A) sf5! Bratislava (Slovakia) Izhevsk (Russia) Skopje (Macedonia) 1...d3 2. e3# B D S 1... lb1! 1... d:f3 2.d5# B 1. e8? C (2. e6~+) etc. f4! 1...h:g5/b2/ d:d4+/ se3( s:f6) S D 1.T:d4? (2.De3# B/A?) [1. e~? (2. e8+ etc.) f4!] 2.S:g5#/D:a2#/S:d4#/Te5# 1...c:d4 2.D:g5# A 1. SSSf4! (2. De8+ C kd4/k:f4 1. TTTdc5! (2.d5# B) 1... lb1 2. T:d5# T L L 3. :d6# A/ :d6# B) 1... sc2! 1...d:e2 2. d5# A d s s 1... kd4 2. T:d6+ A ke3 1.TTTf7! (2.T:e7#/A?) 1...b2/ :d4/ e3( :f6) 2. D:a2 #/S:d4 #/Te5# 3. Td3# 1...e6 2.D:g5# A k L k k T Pseudo le Grand, (d5), Rukhlis , 1... :f4 2. :d6+ B e3 1... e6 2. f5# L 1...d3 2. De3# Somov , Dombrovskis themes and 3. f4# Threat correction and interference of lines. (Author) A good key, changed functions Pseudo le Grand theme. [...] and mates on the same of three moves and exchanged T L #3 V V 4+2 #3 4+8 #3 v v v [v] 9+10 (Autho r) square. (Ž ivko Janevski ) roles of & . (Z.G.) The Macedonian Problemist № 49 –50 (January – August 2016) The Macedonian Problemist № 49–50 (January – August 2016) 1888 Arieh Grinblat 1. Pr. 1889 Arieh Grinblat 1890 Predrag Žuvi ć 18 88 A. Grinblat 1891 K. Mlynka 1894 M. Chernavskiy Ashdod (Israel) Ashdod (Israel) Zagreb (Croatia) 1. LLLd2! (2. Sb:d6+ kd4 3.e3#) 1...e5 2.d :e5 kd2 1.c7! (2.c8 D) d S k 1... h6 2. f:d6+ A e5 3. Td4+ ke1 4. Tc1# 1... kd7 2. L:f7 3. Tf5# C 1. Kf2? C (2.d5 D e5 2... kd6 3.c8 T kd7 1... dh2 2. Sg5+ B ke5 3.d:e6 e..p. kd2 4. Td4#) 4.Tc7+ kd6 5.e8 S# 3. Tf5# C 1... kd2 2. Tf3 (3. Tcc3 2... kc8 3.e8D kb7 1... df5+ 2. T:f5 C (3. Sf:d6# A/ 3...~ 4. Tfd3#) e5 3.d:e5 D k D Sg5# B) lf4 3. T:f4# D 4. d7 b6 5.c8 # 3... kd1 4. Td3# 1... lg3 (lh2) 2.Sg5+ A ke5 A good study in white 1...e6! 3.b8 D(L)# promotions. The dual 1.d5! D (2. Kf2 C e5 1... s:c4 2.Tf4+ D l:f4 3.d6# E on the mating move in d:e6 e..p. kd2 4. Td4# 1... lc7 (lb8) 2.d6+ E s:c6 the sub-variation 4...ka8 1...e6 (e5) 2.d :e6 (d :e6 e.p.) 3. Tf4# D 5.c8 D(T)# does not v (pseudo threat 3. Kf2 kd2 #3 13+7 #3 12+11 #3 12+11 Exchange of functions of five detract too much. (Z.G.) moves. (Z.G.) 4. Td4#) kd2 3.Td4+ k T 3... e1 4. c1# 1895 R. Krätschmer #4-N / JUDGE : ABDELAZIZ ONKOUD (F RANCE ) 1889 A. Grinblat Change of continuation 1. Sg5? (2.Se6#) f:g5! and of function of moves in 1. LLLf2! (2.Dd4+ A c:d4 3. Sc5#) 2. Tb5+ t:b5 3. Sa4+ 1891 Karol Mlynka 1892 Leonid Makaronez 1893 Ar ieh Grinblat t S D a miniature. (Author) 1... :d7 2. f4 D (3. e3# B) 3... kb4 4. Lc3+ l:c3! Bratislava (Slovakia) Haifa (Israel) Ashdod (Israel) 2...e:f4 3. Dc2# C 1. LLLh6! (2.L:e3#) lc1 2... k:f4 3. De3# B 1892 L. Makaronez 2.a7 (3.a8 D(L) t:a8 1...e:d6 2. Dc2+ C k:d5 3. Sf4# 1. LLLh4! (2. Sf3+ kf1 4.Tb5#) t:a7+ 3.Lg7 1...tc6 2.De3+ B K:d5 3. Dd4# A 3. De1+ kg2 4. Dh1#) (4. Tb5#) ta5 4. Sg5 Change of functions of white 1... lb4 2. Sfe4+ kd1 (4.Se6#) f:g5 5. Tb5+ moves and two pin mates after 3. Da1+ kc2 4. Db1# 5...t:b5 6.Sa4+ kb4 distant self-blocks. (Z.G.) 1... sg3 2. S:d3+ kd1 7.Lc3# 3. Da4+ k:d2 4. Lg5# 1890 P. Žuvi ć Lepuschütz theme and Battery play in very light 1. Dh5? (2.D:d5#) c6!/ sf5! switchback (Author) setting. (Z.G.) 1. DDDh3! (2.Dd7 ~/c6/d:e4 v v v D D D 1896 A. Styopochkin #4 * 4+3 #4 7+8 #4 10+11 3. :d5#/ d6#/ :d4#) 1893 A. Grinblat #N / JUDGE ) 1...c6 2.Sb7+ [2.D:d3? l:f6!] 1...c1 s 2. Dd2# 1. Tf1? A (2.L:f3#) sd4! 2... kc4/ k:b6 3.D:d3#/La5# 1...c1 d 2. De2# 1894 Mykola Chernavskiy 1895 Ralf Krätschmer 1896 Anatoly Styopoch kin s D S k 1... c6 2. :d3 [2. b7+? :b6!] 1. Td1? B (2.D:d3#) td4! 1... ke1 2. Dc1# Lviv (Ukraine) Neckargemünd (Germany) Tula (Russia) s s s s 2...~/d4, d:e4/ e7, :b8, d4/ b4 1. TTTh7! (2. T:e7#) 1. DDDa3! (zugzwang) c1 d 3. D:d5#/Dc4#/D(:)d4#/D(L)d4# 1...e6 2.Tf1 A (3.L:f3# C) 2.Lb2 (3. L:c1) db1 1... sf5, se6, sc2 2.D:d3 2... sd4 3. Td1 ~ 3. Da4 ke1 4. D:c4 2...~/c6/d4, d:e4/ se3 ( se7) D d T 3. D:d5#/S:b3#/ Dc4#/ D(:)d4# 4. :d3# D 4... c2 5. :c2 b:c2 1...e5 2.Td1 B (3.D:d3# D) 6. Lc1 kd1 7. D:f4 1... sb5, se2 2.D:d3 ~ 3.D:d5# t T L k D 2...c6/d4, d:e4/ sd4/ s:c3 2... d4 3. f1 ~ 4.
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