D89. 1.h7+ Èh8 2.Ìg7+! È:h7 3.Ìa1+!! Èg6! 4.Ë:c6+ Èh5 5.Èb2! h1Ê 6.Ëh6+! È:h6 =. D90. 1.Ëa7! Ìf1 2.Ëa2 Ìh8 3.Ëa8+ Èg7 4.Ëa1 Å. (2...Ìf6 3.Ëf2 Ìe7+ 4.Èb3 Ìa6/Ìb5 5.Íd5+ Èe8 6.Íc7+ Å.) D91. 1.g7! Ìf7+ 2.Èc5 Ì:a2 3.b4+ ab3 4.g8Ê Å. VVRRAATTNNIICCAA--6644

D92. Tigran B. GORGIEV D93. R. ALEKSANDROV D94. Vladimir KOROLJKOV 5.-6.Pr. Noord-Kaukasisch T. 1929 3.Pr. Sahmati v SSSR 1935 2.HM Kon. Sverdl.kom.FKiS 1946 God. 6

Br . 23 V R A T N I C A - 6 4 Spisanie za problemski {ah Journal

Glaven urednik / General editor : Bo{ko Milo{eski, ul.Petar Acev 27 / 2- 8, MK-1000 Skopje, Macedonia Tel./fax: ++ 389 2 2466 483; E-mail: [email protected]

+ 6+5 + 6+7 + 7+7 VO OVOJ BROJ : √ Vratnica-64 Informal Tourney 2001 [ #3 ] award 3 D92. 1.f5+ È:f5 2.Íh6+ Ëh6 3.f7 Íg5+ 4.Ì:g5 È:g5 5.h4+ Èg6! 6.f8Ì! Å. √ Vratnica-64 Informal Tourney 2002-2003 [ S#2-N ] award 5 D93. 1.h7 Ìc5+ 2.Èh2! Ìd4 3.de6 Ìh8 4.e7 Íg7 5.Íf6 Å. √ Originalni problemi / Original Problems 6 D94. 1.Èf2 Ìg7 2.e7 Ìd4+ 3.Èf3 h2 4.Èg2 h1Ê+! 5.È:h1 Èh3 6.h8Ê Ì:h8 7.c3 √ Re{enija [ Solutions] Vratnica-64/19-2005 13 Íg7 8.Íf6 Èh4 9.Èg2(h2) Å; 8... Èg3 9.Íh5+ Å. √ Studii so problemski temi / Studies with problem’s themes 19

D95. Alois WOTAWA D96. Alois WOTAWA D97. Filip BONDARENKO PROBLEMSKI BISERI ∗ MASTERPIECES OF CHESS PROBLEMS Deutsche Schachzeitung 1954 Deutsche Schachzeitung 1955 & Aleksandr KAKOVIN Vo ovoj broj vi prezentirame eden samomat vo tri potega (S#3) od 5.HM Sahmati v SSSR 1955 germanskiot velemajstor Michael Keller (31.05.1949), za koj sudiite na Albumot na FIDE ja dodelija otcenka od 11 [3 + 4 + 4 = 11] poeni.

23. Michael Keller, 1.Pr. Schach 1982, FIDE Album 1980- 82

= 4+5 = 5+7 + 5+6

D95. 1.e6! Ì:h8 (1...Í:e6 2.Ì:d4 Í:d4 3.Íe4=) 2.e7 Íh5 3.Íe4 Íg7

4.Í:g5+ È~ 5.Íf7 =. D96. 1.Ëc5+ È:b4 2.Ë:h5 Ìg5 (2...Ë:h5 3.de7 Ëe5 4.Íc7 Ëe1+ 5.Èh2 =.) 3.Íc7 Ìe3+ 4.Èh1 Ë:h5 5.d7 Ìg5 6.Íd5+ Èc4 7.Íf4 =. D97. 1.f7 Ìc5 2.bc6 Ìf8 3.c7 Íe7 4.Íd6 a6 5.Èb2 Ìg7+ 6.Èa1 Ìf8 7.Èa2 S#3 11+9 Ìg7 8.Íf5 Å. 1.Ëf5? [2.Êe4+ È:e4 3.Ëc4+] 1...g6! ; 1.Ìf5? [2.Êe5+ È:e5 3.Ìb2+] 1...g5!; Tema Siberger (Seeberger theme): Crn(bel) Cheney-Loyd, kade {to 1.Ìc1 [2.Êe3+ fe3 3.de3+ Ì:e3#] ; 1...g6 2.Êe4+ È:e4 3.Ëc4+ Ìd4#; 1...g5 prese-~enata figura ne mo`e da se dvi`i. Potoa beliot(crniot) igra 2.Êe5+ È:e5 3.Ìb2+ Ìd4#. White Grimschaw tries. Dombrovskis. tempo poteg za da ja zadol`i presekuva~kata figura da se pridvi`i.

Individual results [1.-10.]: #2 #3 Endgames H# #n S# Total

No. SOLVER points time points time points time points time points time points time points time max 15 20 15 60 15 100 15 50 15 80 15 50 90 360

Chess Problem Journal Piotr 1 POL 15 20 10 60 10 100 15 44 15 41 13,75 50 78,75 315 Vol.6 July-September 2006 N=23 Murdzia E-mail: [email protected] Jorma 2 FIN 15 20 12,75 60 6 100 15 47 13 80 15 50 76,75 357 Paavilainen John Glaven urednik / General editor 3 GBR 5 20 14,25 60 10 73 15 24 15 45 13,75 50 73,00 272 Bo{ko Milo{eski Nunn Arno Ul. Petar Acev br.27/2-8 4 GER 15 18 10 60 13 100 15 41 10 80 10 50 73,00 349 Zude 1000 Skopje, Makedonija Vladimir 5 SRB 10 20 14,25 58 10 100 10 50 10 80 12,5 50 66,75 358 Urednici / Editors: Podinic ZBOR NA UREDNIKOT Jacek Zlatko Mihajloski 6 POL 15 20 10 60 10 100 10 50 10 80 10 50 65,00 360 Georgi Haxi-Vaskov Dragi problemski Stopa Miodrag Borislav Vitanovski prijateli, 7 SRB 15 15 10 46 0 100 15 25 14 51 10 50 64,00 287 Mladenovic

Zbigniew 8 POL 15 20 5 60 6 100 15 45 10 80 12,5 50 63,50 355 Send all materials to the editor : Pred Vas e noviot broj, Szczep Bo{ko Milo{eski vo koj gi donesuvame pre- Ram 9 ISR 10 20 15 60 15 100 7,5 50 5 80 10 50 62,50 360 ul.Petar Acev br.27/2-8, sudite za: mat vo tri potezi Soffer Colin 1000 Skopje, MACEDONIA za 2001 godina, koj go 10 GBR 10 20 15 60 10 100 10 50 7 80 10 50 62,00 360 E-mail: [email protected] sude{e Slobodan [aleti} McNab [email protected] i presudata za samomatovi vo 2 i pove}e potezi za 2002 Annual subscription (15 Euro or 20 US $ ) : i 2003 godina koj go sude{e Payment to be effected through SWIFT: ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ Zoran Gavrilovski. Redak- Bo{ko Milo{eski : KOBSMK2X BY MT 100 AT THE Acc. cijata im se zablagodaruva. No. 93623O2 of Komercijalna banka AD Skopje Studii so problemski temi * Studies with problem’s themes Posebna blagodarnost with Deutsche bank F/M in favour of na Zoran Gavrilovski koj Bo{ko Milo{eski Acc.No. 02-301-0369325.5 Tema Siberger * Seeberger theme gi prevede presudite na

Seeberger theme: Black(White) Cheney-Loyd where the intercepted piece can't INFORMALNI TURNIRI: angliski jazik. Ostanatite sodr`ini se move. Then White (Black) plays a waiting move to oblige the intercepting piece to move Sudii / Judges: - 2006 #2: Aaron Hirschenson (Israel) standardni i kus osvrt na D89. Vasilij & Mihail PLATOV D90. Henri RINCK D91. Thomas DAWSON #3 : Ivan Denkovski (Macedonia) godine{niot kongres na Deutsche Schachzeitung 1907 2.Pr. Ceske Slovo 1924 Deutsche Schachblatter 1925 #n : Rudolf Larin (Russia) komisijata problemski {ah S# : Zlatko Mihajloski (Macedonia) na FIDE i 30. svetsko H#2 : Aleksandar Popovski (Macedonia) prvenstvo vo re{avawe. H#3-n : Petre Stojoski (Macedonia) Studii [E.G.] : ??? Ostanato (bez heterodoksni figuri) : Marko Klasinc (Slovenia) Kopjuterska obrabotka i izdava~: B. Milo{eski

= 6+7 + 3+3 + 4+5

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AWARD IN THE INFORMAL TOURNEY OF VRATNICA-64 [#3 2001]

Presidium for 2006-2010: Judge Sudija (Judge) : Slobodan ïaletiæc Na informalniot turnir u~estvuvaa / bea objaveni / 18 problemi. Kvalitetot be{e ispod prosekot {to e normalno za sekoe novo spisanie vo negovite prvi godini na postoewe nema mnogu dobri i kvalitetni problemi. Rabotata okolu donesuvawe na pre- sudata ≠ odreduvawe na na plasmanot na

odlikuvanite problemi ne be{e te`ok i 2nd Vice-President Marko Klasinc (Slovenia), 1st Vice-President Hannu Harkola Slobodan [aleti} spored mene redosledot e sleden : (Finland), President Uri Avner (Israel), 3rd Vice-President Kjell Widlert (Sweden) 18 problems participated in the informal tourney. The quality was below average, since a lack of many good problems and problems of good quality is usual for any new

magazine in its first year of appearance. 30th World Chess Solving Championship The task of making the award in respect of determination of the ranking was not Wageningen 1.-2.8.2006 difficult and according to me it is as follows:

Team results[1.-3.]: Nagrada (Pr.): br.11 1.Po~. priz. (1.HM) : br.51 2.Po~. priz. (2.HM) : br.79 #2 #3 E.G. H# #n S# Total Efren Petite Zarko Pesikan No. TEAM Z. Gavrilovski & Bo Lindgren p. t. p. t. p. t. p. t. p. t. p. t. p. t. Vratnica-64 2001 Vratnica-64 2001 Vratnica-64 2001

1 GREAT BRITAIN 20 40 29,25 120 20 173 25 74 30 112 23,75 100 148,00 619 3 John Nunn 5 20 14,25 60 10 73 15 24 15 45 13,75 50 73,00 272 14 Jonathan Mestel 10 20 8 60 6 100 10 50 15 67 10 50 59,00 347 10 Colin McNab 10 20 15 60 10 100 10 50 7 80 10 50 62,00 360 2 POLAND 30 40 19 120 16 200 30 89 25 121 26,25 100 146,25 670 1 Piotr Murdzia 15 20 10 60 10 100 15 44 15 41 13,75 50 78,75 315 31 Bogusz Piliczewski 15 20 9 60 2 100 7,5 50 8 80 10 50 51,50 360 8 Zbigniew Szczep 15 20 5 60 6 100 15 45 10 80 12,5 50 63,50 355 3 ISRAEL 25 40 25 120 25 198 25 78 18 160 21,25 100 139,25 696 9 Ram Soffer 10 20 15 60 15 100 7,5 50 5 80 10 50 62,50 360 #3 11+7 #3 12+10 #3 10+9 17 Ofer Comay 15 20 5 60 10 98 10 50 8 80 10 50 58,00 358 23 Mark Erenburg 10 20 10 60 0 100 15 28 10 80 11,25 50 56,25 338 Prize: № 11 - Efren Petite A problem that is far better than the others and deserves a prize. It shows the less 4. GERMANY=139,00; 5. FINLAND=134,75; 6. SERBIA=133,00; known Bata theme in two variations (connected by the threat), i.e. reciprocal second 7.NETHERLANDS=118,75; 8.RUSSIA=117,50; 9.SLOVAKIA=113,50[669]; 10.ROMANIA=113,50[ 714];11. SWITZERLAND=102,25; 12. UKRAINE=98,75; 13. FRANCE=96,25; 14. BELARUS=95,25; and third moves of White. A harmonic construction without white queen. 15. GREECE=94,50; 16. BELGIUM=89,00; 17. LITHUANIA=87,00; 18. SLOVENIA=83,25; 19. Problem koj so svojot kvalitet mnogu otskoknuva od ostanatite i ja CZECH REPUBLIC=77,25; 20. LATVIA=33,00. zaslu`uva nagradata. Ja obrabotuva malku poznatata tema Bata, vo dve varijanti / povrzani so zakani /, a toa se recipro~ni vtori i treti potezi na

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3.Ìd3# B ; 2... Èe5: 3.f4# ; 1... Èe5: 2.Íd3+ C Èd4 3.Ëb4:# D ; 1... Èc4 2.Ìd3+ B Èd4 3.Íe6# A ; 2... Èc5: 3.Íe6# ; 1... Èc5: Èc5: 3.Íd3# C ; 2... Èe5: 3.Íd3#.

1.Ëb6! ~ 2.Íe6+ A Èc4 beliot. Harmoni~na konstrukcija bez bela 2.Íe6+ dama. Èc4 3.Ìd3# ; 1... Ëc6 2.Ëb4:+ D Nekrolozi - In Memoriam

Миливој С. Нешић (12.12.1940 – 30.06.2006)

“ У Београду је , 30. јуна, у 66. години умро мајстор проблемског шаха Миливој С. 1st Honorary Mention: № 51 - Zoran Gavrilovski & Bo Lindgren Нешић. Од јануара га није било на нашпим редовним састанцима понедељком, а да нико A classical problem, with an incomp није могао да сазна због чега. На позиве телефоном одговарао је „Правим паузу”, истим squares), white half-pinning, indirect battery and 6 different mates. речима као у многим ранијим ситуацијама када је нешто трајно остављао, а није желео да Klasi~en problem, so nepotpolna zvezda na crniot kral / begovi na tri то објашwава. Као и пре десет година када је имао инфаркт, инсистирао је да му нико не poliwa/, belo poluvrzuvawe, indirektna baterija i 6 razli~ni matovi. 1.fe5! ~ долази у посете у болницу, где је провео последње две недеље. Нико није очекивао да је 2.Êe3+ Èf5 3.Íh6#; 1... Èf3 2.Ìd5+ Èe2 3.Êe3#; 1... Ìe2 2.f3+ Íf3: 3.Íf2#; 2... Èf3: ситуација тако озбиљна.” [ M.Kovaöceviæc ] 3.Ìd5#; 2... Ìf3: 3.Ëc4#; 1... Ìg2 2.f3+ Íf3:lete 3. Íf2#;star of 2...the Ìf3: black 3.Ëc4#; king 2...(flights Èf3: to3.Êe3#; three 1... Ëe5: 2.Ìd5+ Èd5: 3.Êe5:#; 2... Ëad5: 3.Ëf4#; 2... Ëed5: 3.Ëf4#. Milivoj S. Ne{i} 1. — 3. Milivoj S. Ne¢iæc 2nd Honorary Mention: № 52 - Zarko Peshikan 1.pl LP 5/1981 1.pl LP 3/1999 1.pl. LP 2/2000 [12.12.1940 – 30.06.2006] A zugzwang with five variations and five different mates, with a sacrifice by the white queen, remote self-block by the rook and switchback of the black king in a light setting, with two tries by the queen and the bishop. Iznudica so pet varijantii so isto tolku razli~ni matovi, so `rtva na belata dama, so dale~na blokada na topot i tema na vrakawe na crniot kral vo lesna pozicija i so dva obidi so damata i lovecot. 1.Ìa2! (~) 1... d3 2.Êb5: ~ 3.Êc4:#; 2... Íe3 / Íb6 3.Êe5:#; 1... Ëf5 2.gf5 ~ 3.Íg3#; 1... Ëg5 2.Íg3+ Èf4: 3.Êd4:#; 1... Ëh5: 2.Íe6: ~ #2 #3* h#2 3.Êd4:# b) Ïf5®d7 3111

1. Pofalba (1.Com) : Br. 50. 2. Pofalba (2. Com.) : Br.76. 3. Pofalba (3. Com.) : Br. 77. 1. a) 1...Ëe1 2.Íd6#; 1...Ëh6 2.Íe7#; 1.Êa1! ~ 2.Êf1#; 1...Ëe1 2.Êf6#; 1...Ëh6 2.Êe5#; Mykola Nahnybida Jevgenij M. Bogdanov Jevgenij M. Bogdanov 1... Íg6 2.Íh6#; b) 1...Ëe1 2.Íf6#; 1...Ëh6 2.Íe5#; 1.Êa3:! ~ 2.Êa7#; 1...Ëe1 2.Êd6#; Vratnica-64 2001 Vratnica-64 2001 Vratnica-64 2001 1... Ëh6 2.Êe7# 2. 1... Ìa3 2.Ìf4+ Èd4 3.de3#; 1... f4 2.gf4+ Èf5 3.Ëd5:#; 1.Êc6! ~ 2.Ìf4+ Èd4 3.Êc5#; 1... Ìa3 2.f4+ Èe4 3.Íc3:#; 1... f4 2.g6+ Èf6 3.Ìd4#. 3. 1.Ëe2: Íhf3: 2.Ëg2 Íd4:#; 1.Ëh2: Íf3: 2.Ëg2 Íh4#; 1.Íe5: Ìf3: 2.Íc6 Ìg4#

Santi Pirrone 4.-5. Santi Pirrone 6. Wladimir Naef [11.07.1920 – 12.06.2006] 4.Pr. Paros MT 1976 2.Pr. Sinfonie

Schachistiche 1976 #3 9+13 #3 4+2 #3 5+3 Idee & Form 1997

1st Commendation: № 50 - Mykola Nagnibida A classical problem with three variations (and three sub-variations as well) and five Wladimir Naef [03..09.1919 – 16.06.2006] h#2 4 Sol. h#2 4 Sol. h#2 3 Sol. different mates. In a heavy position and in two variations the black bishop prevents the defences by the black knight in second moves and then the white queen plays and 4. 1.Ëg6 Ìb3 2.Íg4 Íg3#; 1.Ëg7 Íe3 2.Íg6 Ìd1#; 1.Êg4 Ìc2 2.Ìg6 Íg7#; delivers the mates. 1.Êg3 Íd6: 2.Íg4 Ìe8:# Klasi~en problem so tri varijanti / i isto tolku razgranoci /i 5 razli~ni matovi, 5. 1.Ìb2 Êc5 2.Íeg3 Ìd2:#; 1.Ëb2 Êe6 2.Íg5 Ìc7#; 1.Èe3 Ìc3 2.Íc5 Êd4#; kade vo dvete varijanti crniot lovec gi spre~uva odbranite na crniot skoka~, potoa 1.Èe5 Ìb6 2.Íc3 Êd4# 6. 1.Íbc5: Íf6+ 2.Èd6: Íe8#; 1.Íd4 Íc3+ 2.Èc5: Ía4#; 1.e6 Ëg2 2.Èd5: Ëd2#

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685. Nikola Kolesnuk & Vadim Vinokurov: 1.Ëc2 (Ëe4+?) Íd5(Ìg5?) 2.Ëc4+ bc4 belata dama igra i gi dava matovite bez vozmo`nost na odbrani so skoka~ot vo 3.Êe4 Ìf6#; 1.Êd5 (Êe4+?) Ìg5(Íd5?) 2.Êc4+ bc4 3.Ëe4 Íc6#[C+] vtorite potezi, vo te{ka pozicija. 1.Íb6! ~ 2.Íd5:+ ed5 3.Ëf5#; 1... c6 2.Êc5 ~ 3.Êd4:#; 686. Elmar Abdullayev: 1.b2 d3 2.b1=Ì dc4 3.Ìa2 c5 4.Ìg8 c4# 1...d7: 2.Êe7 ~ 3.Êf6:#; 2...Íg4 3.fg4#; 2...f5 3.Êg5#; 1...Ëb6: 2.Êf8 ~ 3.Êh6#; 2...Íg4 3.fg4#. 687. îarko Pe¢ikan: 1.Èe5 Èg7 2.Ìg6 Èh6 3.Íd4 Èg5 4.Ìe4 f4# 2nd Commendation: № 76 - Jevgenij M. Bogdanov 688. Zharko Peshikan & Vladimir Persijanov(Russia): 1.Ëf8 Ìg6 2.Ëf6 Èe8 3.e5 Ìe4+ 4.Èe6 d5#.; 1.Ëa6 Èc8 2.Èc6 Ìg8 3.Íc5 Ìc4 4.Ëb6 d5#. A miniature with two nice tries and a total of five mates, out of which two in the 689. îarko Pe¢ikan: 1.Íe3 Ìe4 2.Íf5 f4 3.Íg7 f5 4.Èh7 f6+ 5.Èh8 fg7# solution. This miniature, as well as any other miniature, is in risk of anticipation, but I 690. Stanislav Iljasov & Jevgenij Vaulin, Volzhskij: a) 1.Ëb5 a4 2.Ìb6 Èb8 hope that at least it there is not a total anticipation. 3.Ìa7++ Èc7 4.e1Ì! Èc6 5.Ìa5 ab5 #: b) 1.Ëb3 Èa7 2.Ìb4 Èb6 3.Ìa5++ Minijatura so dve ubavi zastranuvawa i vkupno pet matovi, a od toa dva vo Èc5 4.c1Ì! Èc4 5.Ìa3 ab3 #; c) 1.Èb5 È:b7 2.Èa4 Èc6 3.c1Ì! Èc5 re{enie. Kako i sekoja druga i ovaa minijatura ja zagrozuva opasnosta od 4.Ìa3+ Èc4 5.Êb3+ ab3 # prethodni{tvo, me|utoa se nadevam deka nema da ima barem direkten prethodnik. 691. Bo¢ko Milo¢eski: 1.Ï:e5(Ïe8) Ìh2! 2.0-0-0 Ëa8#; 1.Ó:b8(Óh8) Ëd1! 2.Óe8 1.Ìc3? ~ 2.Ìe4 ~ 3.Êf3#/3.Êe1# 1...Èd3!; 1... Èf2 2.Êg2+ Èe3 3.Êe2#; 1.Ìb4? (~) 1... Èd4! Èf4#!!; 1.Ô:e5(Ôf8) Ëe1+ 2.Ïf5! Ëe8#!! 1...Èd3 2.Êc1 ~ 3.Êc3#; 1...Èf2 2.Ìd2 ~ 3.Êg2#; 2...Èg3 3.Ìe1#; 1.Êh3! (~) 1...Èd3 2.Êc8 692. Karol Mlynka: 1.Èb8-c7? zugzwang Èa5-a6 2.b2-b3=Í zugzwang Èa6-a7 3.f3- ~ 3.Êc3#; 1...Èd4 2.Êf5 Èe3 3.Êe4#; 2... Èc4 3.Êd5# f4=Í zugzwang Èa7-a8 4.Íf4-d5=Ì#; 1...Èa5*a4 [+Îe8] 2.Èc7-b6 zugzwang b4- 3rd Commendation: № 77 - Jevgenij M. Bogdanov b3=Í 3.a2-a3=Í threat: 4.Ía3-b5=Ì#; 1...b4-b3=Í! A problem which, in spite of its weakness of a short threat, deserves to enter the 1.f3-f4=Í! threat: 2.Íf4-d5=Ì threat: 3.Ìd5-b7=Ë threat: 4.Ëb7-b5=Ê#; award because of its contents. Zugzwang in two variations, and in one of them the 3...Èa5*a4 [+Îe8] 4.Ëb7*d7 [+Úf1]#; 1...Èa5*a4 [+Îe8] 2.Íf4-d3=Ì zugzwang threat mate becomes actual mate. b4-b3=Í 3.a2-a3=Í threat: 4.Ía3-b5=Ì#. AUW. [A] Problem koj i pokraj toa {to ima slabost ≠ kratka zakana, poradi sodr`inata 693. Alexander Yelizarov: 1.Èb2 - b3-c2 .Ìd5 - Èe7-b4 2.Èa1- c2-b1Ì Èb3 - Ìd5-d4 #. zaslu`uva da vleze vo presudata. Iznudicata so dvete ubavi varijanti, od koi matovite 694. Alexander Yelizarov: 1.Èg8 - a1Ì Èf4 2.Ìd4 - Èd5 Ìe4 - Ëc6 #. vo zakanite se matovi vo varijantite vo re{enieto. 1.Ëc1? (~) 1...Èe4!; 1...Èd3 2.Êf4 ~ 695. Alexander Yelizarov: 1.Èe6 - c4-d5 Èg6 2.Èe5 - d5-d6 Íd3 - Íd8 #. 3.Êe3#; 1...Èe5 2.Ëd1 Èe4 3.Êf4#1.Èb2? (~) 1...Èd3!; 1...Èe4 2.Èc3 ~ 3.Ëe8#; 1...Èe5 696. Aleksandar Popovski: A: 1.Èe5 Íd8 2.Ëbc5 Íf7#; 1.Èe6 Èg6 2.Ëcc5 Ëce5# 2.Èc3 ~ 3.Ëe8#; 1.Íb4! ~ 2.Êf4#; 1...Èe4 2.Êf4#/2.Êf2 ~ 3.Ëe8#/3.Êf4#; 1...Èe3 2.Ëc2 ~ B: 1.Èf4 Ëb3 2.Í:d4 Íd4-e6#; 1.Ìh7 Ëb6 2.Í:d4 Íd4-f3# 3.Êf4#; 1... Èe5 2.Êf4+ Èe6 3.Ëe8# 697. Karol Mllynka: a) 1...0-0-0 2.Èe3-e2 Ëd1-d3 3.Èe2-d1 Èc1-d2# b) 1...0-0 2.Èe3-e2 Ëf1-f3 3.Èe2-f1 Èf1-f2# Belgrade , Jyne ( juni) 2006 Slobodan ïaletiæc 698. Elmar Abdulleyev & Bo¢ko Milo¢eski: Set play: 1.g7#; 1.-5.h1Í 6.Íf2 7.Íe4

8.Íf6 9.Íh7 g7# 699. Slobodan ïaletiæc: 1.Ìd5 f8Ê+ 2.Ìg8 hg8Ì=; 1.Ìd5 f8Í 2.Ìf7+ Èf7:=; AWARD IN THE INFORMAL TOURNEY OF 1.Ìh7: Èf8 2.Ìg8 fg8Ì= VRATNICA-64 [S#2-N / 2002-2003]

Komentari / Commentators: [A=Avtor/Author; BM= Bo¢ko Milo¢eski; VK= Vladimir Kozhakin; CG= Carlos Grassano; ZG = Zoran Gavrilovski Judge (Sudija): Zoran Gavrilovski I thank the editor of Vratnica-64 Mr Boshko Milosheski for inviting me to judge this tourney and I S E R O C K 2 0 0 7 thank the participants of the tourney who supported this The Centre of Sports and Recreation in Serock (Poland) announces the new problem magazine. competition in following sections: #3; s#3 and H#2,5 Mu blagodaram na urednikot na Vratnica-64 Three medals in the section. Closing date: August 1th 2007. g-din Bo{ko Milo{eski za pokanata da go sudam Award will be ready by December 31st 2007. Zoran Gavrilovski Problems on diagram with the complete solution should be to: ovoj turnir i im blagodaram na u~esnicite na turnirot koi go poddr`aa ova novo problemsko spisanie. [email protected] I also owe a gratitude to Mr Hans Gruber who checked the accuracy of the longer or by post: Ośrodek Sportu i Rekreacji w Serocku selfmates on a computer. He found cooks in № 196 (L. Makaronetz) and № 230 (A. Pułtuska 47 05 – 140 SEROCK (szachy), POLAND Chistyakov) and dual in № 198 (P. Moutecidis).

16 Vratnica-64/23-2006 Vratnica - 64/23-2006 5 6.Èb2 Ìf7 7.Ìg1 Èd5 8.Ìh2 Èc4 9.Èa3 (9.Èc2 Ìg6+ 10.Èd2 Ì:h7 11.Èe3 Isto taka mu dol`am blagodarnost na g-din Hans Gruber koj na kompjuter ja 11.Íh2!Ìg8 12.Èf4 f5 (or 11...Ë:h2È:b4 13.Èf5 Èc4 )14.e6 12.Íg4! Ì:e6 f4 15.È:e6(or 12...fg4 Ì:f6 stalemate 16.È:f6) 13.Íh6!b4 ñ.) 9...Èc3Ë:h6 stalemate.[A] proveri korektnosta na podolgite samomatovi. Toj otkri predre{enija vo br. (2.Íc7+10.Ìg1 Ê:c7) a5 11.ba5 2…Èf7 b4+ 3.Íf5 12.Èa4 Ê(Ì):g2 Ìe8#] mate or 3.Ëd(h)f1+ È:g7 ñ; 1.Íd7+? È:e7 196 (L. Makaronec) i br. 230 (A. ^istjakov) i dual vo br. 198 (P. Mutecidis). 673. Zlatko Mihajloski: 1.c6+! [1.f6? g3 2.c6 È:c6 3.b7 È:b7 4.Ìd4 Èc6 5.e2 g2 6.Ìf42.Íc8+ g2 Èd87.Ìh2 ñ; Ìd3 1.Ëdf1+ ñ ) ? È:e7 2.Íc8+ (2.Íbc6+ Ì:c6 3.Í:c6+ Ê:c6) 2…Èe6 ñ] ° № 196 (L. Makaronetz) - 1.Tg1! Tf2 2.Sb5 K:b5 3.L:f2 Ka6 4.c4 c6 5.La7/Td1 c:d5 6.Ld4/T:d5 Sc7#, 1…Tf3 2.c4 Tb3 3.L:b3 a:b3 4.a4 c6 5.S:b3 c:d5 6.c:d5 1...Èa8! (1...È:c6 2.b7 È:b7 =.) 2.c7 Èb7 Sc7# etc; 3.c8Ê+ È:c8 4.b7+ È:b7 5.Ìd4!! (5.Ìf2? Ìd3 6.Ìh4 g3! 7.Ì:g3 Ì:e4 ñ; Ìe3? g3 ° № 198 (P. Moutecidis) - 1.Da3+ Kc2 2.Da2+ Kd3 3.Td1+ & 3.Dc4+! Ke3 ñ] 5...Ì:d4 6.e5! Ìe3! 7.Èb2 Ìd4+ 8.Èa3! Ì:e5 9.f6! Ìf4 4.Ta3+ Tb3 5.Df4+ Kd3 6.Df5+ Ke3 7.d7!! T:a3 (7.- Tc3 8.d8D ...) 8.Te4+ 10.Èb2 Ìe5+ 11.Èa3! Ì:f6 12.h8Ê Ì:h8 = stalemate. Kd3 9.d8D+ Kc2 10.Tb4+ Td3 11.Dfc8+ Tc3 12.Dd3+ K:d3 13.Df5+ Ke3 674. Alain Pallier: 1.Ëhf1+! [1.e8=Í+? (1.e8=Ê?? Ê(Ì):g2 mate) 1…Èe6 2.Íg7+ 14.Df2+ Kd3 15.Sc1+ T:c1#; 6th line and allows 5.b8=Ê Å) 5.b8=Ê Å] ° № 230 (A. Chistyakov) - 1.Ke5 b5 2.T:b5 b6 3.Lc4 Kb1 4.De4+ Kc1 5.Sb3+ 3.Ëf8+ Ìg8 4.Íf6 Å ; 2…Ïg(h)6 3.Ë:d5 (for instance)]; Kd1 6.Td5+ Sd3#. 1…È:e7 [1…Èg7? (1…Èg6? 2.e8=Ê+) 2.e8=Í+! (2.e8=Ê? Ê(Ì):g2 mate) : 2…Èg8 3.Íf6+ Èh8 (3…Èf8 4.Í:d5+ ; 3…Èg7 4.Ë:d5) 4.Ë:d5 Å; 2…Èh8 The Hannelius pattern of № 297 (B. Milosheski) with a reduction of double square 2.Íbc6+! [2.Íac6+? Èe8! control has been shown many times before (either by capturing white force or by 2...Ì:c6 [ 2...Èd6(e8)?? 3.b8=Ê+; 2…Èd7 3.Ë:d5+ Å]; 3.Í:c6+ Ê:c6 intercepting white lines) and there are even double presentations (for example, E. [3…Èe6 4.Ëd6+! È:d6 5.b8=Ê+ Å] 4.Ëd7+! È:d7 [or 4…Ê:d7 (4…Èe6 obstructs Iwanow, 2nd Pr. Szachy 1986, № F5 in the Annex to the FIDE Album 1986-88). I 5.b8=Í+ ! [5.b8=Ê? Êh6 mate] 5…Èc7 would like to thank Mr Živko Janevski who checked the originality of the other 6.Í:c6 Å. It is not the kind of study that everybody likes,... Nevertheless, I try... problems and discovered no anticipations. I have composed 5 such studies with a king in a box, imprisoned by pawns, Hanelius {emata od br. 297 (B. Milo{eski) zasnovana vrz redukcija na and the nature of play is conditioned by the unusual structure of the dvojna kontrola na pole e prika`ana pove}e pati porano (so zemawe na beli (unnatural) position.[A] figuri ili so presekuvawe na beli linii), a ima duri i dvojni prikazi (na Ne e tip na studija sto bi mu se dopadnala na sekogo,...no kako i da e, se primer, E. Ivanov, 2. n. [ahi 1986, br. F5 vo Aneksot na FIDE Albumot 1986- obidov... Sostaviv 5 vakvi problemi so kral na sahovskota tabla, opkolen so 88). Bi sakal da mu se zablagodaram na g-din @ivko Janevski koj ja proveri piuni i tipot na igra e usloven od nevoobicaenata struktura na neprirodnata originalnosta na drugite problemi i ne otkri prethodni{tva. pozicija.[prevod L.Miloseska] 675. Carlos A. Grassano & Georgi Had£i-Vaskov: a) 1.Èe7 Èc6 2.Èd8 f8Ê# The remaining 15 problems are of unbalanced quality. The selfmates in two and 1.Èg7 Èe6 2.Èf8 h8Ê#; b) 1.Èh6 Èf5 2.Èh5 h8Ê/Ë#; 1.Èf8 h8Ê+ 2.Èe7 Êe8# three moves lack strategic depth and/or originality, or their play has been (or could 676. Carlos A. Grassano : a) 1.Íc6 dc6 2.Èd8 b8Ê# ; b) 1.Èd8 c7+ 2.Èd7 c8Ê# be) shown better (for example, № 337 has only two black royal battery mates c) 1.Íc6 b8Ê+ 2.Èa6 Êb6# following Pickanniny). That influenced my decision not to include shorter selfmates in 677. Vadim Vinokurov : a) 1.Ìa3 Ëf3:+ 2.Èb4 Ìc3# ; b) 1.a3 Ìc7 2.Èa4 Ëf4# the award. 2 kosvenni batarei s cherni "Ushel-Prishel" i pravilni matami. Blokirovani odnogo polya a3.[A] Preostanatite 15 samomatovi se so nevoedna~en kvalitet. Na samomatovite vo 678. Slobodan ïaletiæc: 1.Ëb7 f8Ê+ 2.Ëe7 Êe7:#; 1.Ëb8 Ìb5 (tempo) 2.Ëe8 fe8Í# 2 i tri potezi im nedostiga strate{ka dlabina i/ili originalnost, ili nivnata Mat sa promovisanim figurama [A] igra bila prika`ana (ili bi mo`ela da se prika`e) podobro (na primer, br. 337 679. Jevgenij Vaulin : 1.Íd2 Íc5[A] 2.Èc3: Ìf6#[B] ; 1.Íe5 Ìf3[B] 2.Ífd3 ima samo dva razli~ni mata so crnata kraleva baterija po Pikanini). Toa Íb5:#[C]; 1.bc3 Ìf6+[C] 2.Èd5 Ìf3:#[D] ; 1.Íe2: Íb5:+[D] 2.Èd3 Íc5#[A] vlijae{e vrz mojata odluka da ne vnesam pokusi samomatovi vo presudava. 680. Elmar Abdulleyev: a) 1.Ëe7 Êh3+ 2.Èe8 Ëg8# ; b) 1.Íh6 Ëh6: 2.Èe7 Êg7# 1st Prize: № 339 - Petko Petkov 681. Georgi Had£i-Vaskov: a) 1... 0-0-0 2.Èe7: Ëd7+ 3.Èf8 Ëh8#; b) 1... 0-0 2.Èe7: Ëf7+ 3.Èd8 Ëa8# Siers battery play in the threat and the two variations with creation of new white 682. Christer Jonsson : 1.Ìc7 de7 2.d6 e8Ë+ 3.Èd7 Íf6# ; 1.Êc7 dc7 2.Èb7 c8Í batteries in the third moves on d5, including reciprocal change of functions of the rook 3.Èa6 Íc5:# and the bishop as front and rear battery piece. The battery-creation key is good due to 683. Christer Jonsson : 1.Êg2 Ëb7: 2.Ëh4 Ëf7 3.Ëf4 gf4# ; 1.Êf3: Ëf1 2.Êe4 Ëf4 releasing a flight to the black king (otherwise the key would have been rather 3.Êd4 cd4#[C+] banal). Regrettably, the white strategic effects are not accompanied by equally good 684. Christopher J. A. Jones: 1.Êg2 Ëb7: 2.Ëh4 Ëf7 3.Ëf4 gf4#; 1.Êf3: Ëf1 2.Êe4 black strategy. Ëf4 3.Êd4 cd4#.

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Re{enija [ Solutions] VRATNICA-64/21/2006 1st Prize 2nd Prize 1st Honourable Mention № 339 - Petko A. Petkov № 338 - Zlatko Mihajloski № 197 - Andrej Selivanov

661. Bo¢ko Milo¢eski: 1... Ëf8 a 2.Ëe7(Íd6?)# *(vrzan Í); 1.Ìe7? ~ 2.Íd6# 1... Ëf8! *a; 1.Êd4? ~ 2.Êh8:# 1... Ëg8!*; 1...0-0 2.Êh8#(2.Íh6:?) (vrzan Í); 1... Ëf8 2.Ëe7(Íd6?)#(vrzan Í); 1.Êb4:? ~ 2.Êe7# 1... Ëa4!(vrzuvanje na Ê); 1.Êf5? ~ 2.Íd6# 1... Èf8!; 1... 0-0 2.Êg4:#; 1.Ìf6! ~ 2.Ëd8#; 1... Ëa8 2.Êa8:#; 1... 0-0 2.Íh6:# (preventivno odvrzuvanje na Í) 662. Dejan I. Gli¢iæc: 1... Íd~ 2.Ìd5#; 1... Íf4: 2.Êf4:#; 1... Íe2 2.Êd3:# 1.Ìh7! ~[Èd5] 2.Ëd6#; 1... Íf2: 2.Ëg3#; 1... Íe5: 2.Ëe6#; 1... Íf4: 2.Ëg4#; 1... Êg2/Êf2: 2.Êd3:# 663. Georgi Had£i-Vaskov: 1.Êf1? ~ 2.Íf5# 1...Ê:f1! 1... f5 2.Êa1#; 1.Êf3? ~ 2.Íf5# 1...gf3! 1... f5 2.Êc3#; 1.Êf4? ~ 2.Íf5# 1...gf4! 1... f5 2.Êe5#; 1.e5? ~ S#5 11+9 (C+) S#4 11+8 (C+) S#10 4+2 (C+) 2.ef6/Êf6:# 1... Íd7! 1... Êf1 2.ef6#; 1... fe5 2.Êe5:#; 1.Êf2! ~ 2.Íf5# 1... f5 2.Êd4# Igra na Siers-ovata baterija vo zakanata i vo dvete varijanti so sozdavawe na 664. Valerij Smirnov: 1.Êa1! ~ 2.Êe5+ Èd8 3.Íb6#; 1... f6 2.Êf6:+ Èe8 3.Êf8#; novi beli baterii vo tretite potezi na poleto d5, vklu~uvaj}i recipro~na izmena 1... Èd8 2.Èd6 ~ 3.Êa8#; 1... f5 2.Êf6+ Èe8 3.Êf8#; 1.Êd4? 1... Èd8! na funkcii na topot i lovecot kako predna i zadna bateriska figura. Vovedniot 665. Georgi Had£i-Vaskov: 1... cd3 2.c4#; 1... ed3 2.e4#; 1.Ëd2:! zz; 1... c3 2.e3 cd2 poteg so koj se sozdava baterija e dobar poradi osloboduvawe na pole za beg na 3.c4#; 2... c4 3.Ëd4:#; 1... e3 2.c3 ed2 3.e4# crniot kral (vo sprotivno vovednikot bi bil dosta banalen). Za `al, belite 666. îarko Pe¢ikan: 1.Ía8! ~ 2.Ìb6+ Èd5 3.Íc7#; 2... Èb5 3.Íc7#; 1... Èd5 strate{ki efekti ne se pridru`eni so ednakvo dobra crna strategija. 2.Ìb6 ~ 3.Íc7#; 1... Èb5 2.Ìb6 ~ 3.Íc7# 1.Td8! (2.S:e3+ K:e3 3.Sd5+ Kd3 4.Sb6+ Ke3 5.Sc4+ L:c4#), 1...Kc4 667. Andrejs Strebkovs: 1.Ìg4! ~ 2.Íg5:+ Ìe4 3.Íf3#; 1...Ëg4: 2.Íf2+ Ìe4 2.Sc7+ Kc5 3.Td5+ Kc4 4.Td4+ Kc5 5.Tc4+ L:c4#, 1...e:f3 2.Sb6+ Ke4 3.Íg4:#; 2... Ëe4 3.Íg4#; 1... Ìe4: 2.Ëe4:+ de4 3.Ìd4:#; 1... Ìd2: 2.Íd2:+ Ìe4 3.Ld5+ Kd3 4.Lc4+ Ke4 5.Ld3+ L:d3#. 3.Íf3#; 1... Íe6 2.Íd6+ Ìe4 3.Íf7#; 1... Íe7+ 2.Ëe7:+ Íe6 3.Ëe6:#; 1... Íf6: 2.Ëe7+ Íe6 3.Ëe6:# 2nd Prize: № 338 - Zlatko Mihajloski 668. Valerij Smirnov: 1.Íe5 Èb2 2.Èd2 Èa1 3.Èc2 Èa2 4.Íd3 Èa1 5.Íb3+ Èa2 Changed variation with not quite related play between the try and the solution - in 6.Ídc1#; 1...Èa2 Èc2 2.Èa1 Íd3 3.Èa2 Íc1+ 4.Èa1 Ídb3+; 1...Èb1 Íd3 2.Èa1 the try there is a waiting strategy, while in the solution White forces selfmates by the Èc2 3.Èa2 Íc1+ 4.Èa1 Ídb3+; 2...Èa2 Èc2 3.Èa1 Íb3+ 4.Èa2 Ídc1+ black bishop on opposite sides of the board. 669. Florin Voiculescu Izmeneta varijanta so ne ba{ povrzana igra pome|u obidot i re{enieto - 1.Ë:c6+ ! È:c6 2.Ë:e6+ Èb7 3.Ìa6+ Èa8 4.Èc7 Êc2+ 5.Íc4 Êh2+ 6.Ìe5 Èa7 vo obidot ima strategija na is~ekuvawe, dodeka vo re{enieto Beliot 7.Ì:h2 Íc5 8.Ìg1 d4 9.Ì:d4 Èa8 10.Ìb7+ Í:b7 11.Ëa6 # forsirano predizvikuva samomatovi od crniot lovec na sprotivni strani na 670. Zlatko Mihajloski: 1...Ê:g3+ 2.Ëf4+ Ê:f4#; 1...Ëf6 2.Ì:c5 Ì:c5#; 1.Ê:e6! tablata. [2.Èf6+ Ë:f6#]; 1...Ê:g3+ 2.Êe5+ Ê:e5#; 1...Ëf6 2.Ë:c4+ Í:c4#; 1...Ë:e7 2.Ì:c5+ 1.b4? (2.T:e5+ T:e5/f:e5 3.D:e5+ f:e5/T:e5 4.f:e5 d2#, 1...T:f4 2.Sc4+ T:c4 Ì:c5#; 1...Ë:f5 2.Êd5+ Ë:d5# 3.D:c4 f5 4.Tf4 d2#, 1...T:h5! 671. Valerij Smirnov a) s#9 : 1.Ìg2+ Èd3 2.Êd5+ Èe3 3.Ëf3+ Èe2 4.Êe5+ Êe3+ 5.Ëf2+ Èd3 6.Êb5+ 1.Lb4! (2.Dd2+ Kd4 3.Lc5+ 3...K:c5 4.Dc3+ L:c3#), 1...T:f4 2.Lc5+ Td4 Èd4 7.Êc5+ Èd3 8.Ëd1+ Êd2 9.Èf1 Êd1:#; b) s#8 1.Íd6+ Èd3 2.Êf5+ Èd4 3.D:d3+ K:d3 4.T:g3+ L:g3#. 3.Êc5+ Èd3 4.Êc4+ Èe3 5.Ëf3+ Èf3: 6.Êe4+ Èg3 7.Íf5+ Èh3 8.Êg2+ Êg2:# 1st Honourable Mention: № 197 - Andrej Selivanov 672. Richard Becker & Iuri Akobia 1.g7 [1.gh7?? Ëh3+ñ] 1...Èf5 [1...Ëa8 2.Èh6 f5 3.È:h7=] 2.Èh4 Ëa4+ 3.Èh5 Ëa3 Three promotions and one sacrifice with impeccable economy, but the play is too 4.Èh4 Ëa8 5.Èh5 Èf6 6.Èh6 Ëa3 A) 6...Ëa4 7.g8Í+!=; B) 6…Ëa3 7.È:h7 forced for a higher ranking. Thematic(or 12...fg4 try stalemate) 7.g8Í+!? 13 Èe6 8.È:h7 (8.Íd2 Ëh3+ 9.Èg7 f5 10.Íh6 Ëd3 11.Íf1 Tri promocii i edna `rtva so besprekorna ekonomija, no igrata e Rd7+ñ) 8...f5 9.Íh6 Èf6! 10.Íg8+ Èg5ñ. 7...Ëh3+ 8.Èg8 Ëd3 9.Èh8 (Èh7) Ëh3+ premnogu forsirana za povisok plasman. 10.Èg8positional , or 10...Èe7 11.Íh2! f5 (or 11 1.c8D+ Ka7 2.Da6+ Kb8 3.e8D+ Kc7 4.d8L+ Kb8 5.Lf6+ Kc7 6.Dac8+ .Íh6! Ë:h6 stalemate.[A] Kd6 7.Dcc6+! D:c6 8.De7+ Kd5 9.De5+ Kc4 10.Db5+ D:b5#

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2nd Honourable Mention 794. üEric Huber 795. Stefano Spinelli 796. Guy Sobrecases № 163 - Pavlos Moutecidis 2nd H. M.: № 163 - Pavlos Moutecidis Bucharest (Romania) Saronno (VA) Italy Paris (France) Promotion of white pawns into queens and admirable preciseness of the play, in spite it is forced until the end. Promocija na belite pioni vo dami i voodu{evuva~ka preciznost na igrata, i pokraj toa {to taa e forsirana do zavr{nicata. 1.g8D+ Kd7 2.c8D+ Kd6 3.b8D+ Kc5 4.De5+ Kb6 5.Dd4+ Kb5 6.Sa7+ Ka5 7.D8c3+ Ka6 8.Dgc8+ L:c8 9.Ddd3+ Kb6 10.Dcb4+ Kc7 11.Dbb7+ L:b7#

H#3,5 2 Sol. 2+8 SH=7 5+6 h=3 3+5 S#11 5+2 (C+) Skopje, 4th August (4 avgust) 2006 Transmuting Kings Anticircée(Cheylan)

797. Giorgi Kakabadze 798. Karol Mlynka 799. Geoff Foster Tbilisi (Georgia) Bratislava (Slovakia) Kambah (Australia)

ORIGINALNI PROBLEMI / ORIGINAL PROBLEMS Zlatko Mihajloski, ul. Vi~ br.13/1-4, MK-1000 Skopje, Macedonia

751. Slobodan ïaletiæc 752. Bo¢ko Milo¢eski 753. Abdelaziz Onkoud Belgrade (Serbia) Skopje (Macedonia) Stains (France)

Ser.H#14 Ser.H#4 Ser.-!=9 ChameleonCirce & Ser-!=9 (series-autostalemate 9) MessignyChess & EinsteinChess 2 Sol. Sentinels 3/8 & AntiAndernachChess (White Maximum =3)

Royal figures : On a1 and e5 royal figures which with each course change the rank under the sheme: P=>Q=>R=>B=>S=>P=>...

#2‹ 3+9 #2* 7+7 #2 Ä 9+7 Help-selfmates (hs#n) : In a help-selfmate problem in "n" moves ( denoted hs#n), White starts and Black collaborates with White in order to reach a position of s#1 (selfmate in one move) 754. Bo¢ko Milo¢eski 755. îarko Pe¢ikan 756. îarko Pe¢ikan at move "n" (the last move). In other words, as per the FIDE Album definition, White moves Skopje (Macedonia) Belgrade (Serbia) Belgrade (Serbia) first and is mated. Black helps until his final move, which must be forced, as in a selfmate.

PISMA * LETER’S

14 Sep 2006 Dear Bosko, In "Vratnica-64" Nº22 problem Nº722. Walter Diaz , the magazine omite this following twin: d) = c), bKb8›bRg8 Solution: d) 1.f6 e8=R+ 2.Kf7 Qh5#. In this way the theme AUW #3 3+2 #3 3+2 #3 9+9 is complete. [ Walter Diaz]

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785. Bo¢ko Milo¢eski 786. Guy Sobrecases 787. îarko Pe¢ikan 757. îarko Pe¢ikan 758. Ferad Kakabadze 759. Bosko Miloseski Skopje (Macedonia) Paris (France) Belgrade (Serbia) Belgrade (Serbia) Batumi (Georgia) Skopje (Macedonia)

H#4 W® 2+7 H#5 4+4 H#6 2+5 #3 10+10 #6 3+1 #6 7+13

788. Chris J. Feather 789. Luigi Vitale (+) 790. Alesandro Cupinni Stamford (England) Italy Bergamo (Italia) 760. Drago Bi¢æcan [+] 761. Grigorij L. Popov 762. îarko Pe¢ikan Vara£din (Croatia) Belgorod (Russia) Belgrade (Serbia)

H#6 2+6 H#7 2+6 #2 11+9 Couscous Circe. #8 10+8 #13 6+10 S#3 11+4

791. Nikolaj Zuijev 792. Alexander Yelizarov 793. Gyûorgy Bakcsi & Klaipeda (Lithuania) Rybinsk (Russia) Læaszlæo Zoltæan 763. îarko Pe¢ikan 764. Jevgenij Vaulin 765. îarko Pe¢ikan Budapest (Hungary) Belgrade (Serbia) Volzhskij (Russia) Belgrade (Serbia)

S#7 3+2 H#2 5 Sol. 1+1 H#6 2+3 S#5 5+5 S#6 7+2 S#6 9+7 Maximmumer On e5 and g7 royal MirrorCirce exchange figures Andernach : On making a capture, a unit ( except a King ) changes colour Interchange Circé : When a capture is made, the captured unit (except a King) is ( more exactly, it takes the colour of the opposite side : a neutral piece moved replaced on the square the capturing unit just leaves. by White becomes black...). Exception to the rules by default : A Pawn is immovable on its 1st rank A "new" white Rook appearing on a1 or h1, or a black Rook on a8 or h8, can castle. .

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766. Georgi Had£i-Vaskov 767. Slobodan ïaletiæc 768. Drago Bi¢æcan [+] 777. Aleksandr Pankrateev 778. Guy Sobrecases 779. îarko Pe¢ikan & Bo¢ko Milo¢eski Belgrade (Serbia) Vara£din (Croatia) Chegdomin (Russia) Paris (France) Beograd (Serbia) Skopje (Macedonia)

H#2,5 2 Sol. 4+1 H#3 2 Sol. 5+6 H#3 2 Sol. 5+7 S#12 4+11 H#2 2 Sol. 2+4 H#2* 3+4 780. Christopher Jones 781. Bo¢ko Milo¢eski 781. Bosko Miloseski 769. Slobodan ïaletiæc 770. Jorma Pitkûanen 771. Christer Jonsson Bristol (England) Skopje (Macedonia) Skopje (Macedonia) Belgrade (Serbia) Lahti (Finland) Skarholmen (Sweden)

H#3 5+9 H#3 7+11 H#3 7+13 H#2 3+4 H#2 5+3 H#2. 6+6 2 Sol. b) Úd3®g4 b) Ìe5®d5 Duplex Duplex 2 Sol 782. îarko Pe¢ikan 783. Nikolai Popkov 784. Walter Alejandro Diaz 772. Francesco Simoni 773. Aleksandr Pankrateev 774. Aleksandr Pankrateev Belgrade (Serbia) Chelyabinsk (Russia ) Rio Gallegos, Argentina Bologna (Italy) Chegdomin (Russia) Chegdomin (Russia)

H#4 3+4 H#4 Zero 2+11 H#4 5+5 H#2 5+9 H#2 Zero 4+11 H#2 6+10 2 Sol. a)Ùf7®a6; b)Ïb8®d8; b) Íf2®b2 2 Sol. a)Ïd5®d8 b)Óf1®g7 c)Óf1®a7 b) Ôf8®c3 Anticircé : When a capture is made, the capturing unit (including King) must come back to its rebirth square (according to the "modalités Circé") : if this square is occupied, the capture is Circé : When a capture is made, the captured unit (except a King) is replaced on its forbidden. A Pawn capturing on its promotion rank promotes before it is reborn. Unless rebirth square (according to the "modalités Circé") if it is empty : otherwise, the otherwise stated, captures on the rebirth square are forbidden. captured unit vanishes.

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