Composers' cooperations (3)

In this post we will see five problems created by cooperative composers. In general, the chess composition is a lonely activity. Most of the time it is you and your chessboard, or even your computer running the proper software. But often the composers share an idea with someone else and the composition has more than one parents.
Who has done most of the work? Finally, it does not matter. The cooperation is worthwhile.
Whose name will be written at the top? We said, it does not matter. The main thing here is that the composers cooperate and sometimes they become friends.
There are in the chess history rare cases, where composers having together awarded compositions, at the end they do not speak to each other.

Problem-710 Ioannis Kalkavouras, Greece Emmanuel Manolas, Greece 2nd Com., www.problemiste.com, Problem 6, 1/2012

2R1RB2/bs1p1p2/5k1K/2pp1Pps/rPPp2P1/3p4/1r3P2/8 (9 + 13) #10

Try : {1.Re1?  [2.Be7#]  Re2!} Key : 1.f4! [2.Be7# / fxg5#] 1…gxf4 2.Be7+  Ke5 3.Bd8+ Kd6 4.Bc7+ Kc6 5.b5+ Rxb5 (the bRb2 goes away) 6.Bd8+ Kd6 7.Be7+ Ke5 8.Bf8+ Kf6 9.Re1 ~ 10.Be7# The travel of the black king is named pendulum. The problem is characterized Logical, that is what can not be done with the try, it appears again during the main solution of the problem.

Problem-711 Ioannis Kalkavouras, Greece Emmanuel Manolas, Greece MATPLUS 39-40, Autumn-Winter 2010, Problem 1675

5R2/5K2/2p2B2/2p2kpS/2p5/SPpb1P2/Pbs2p2/s2B1r2 (9 + 12) #8

Try : {1.Re8? [2.Re5#] Re1!} Key : 1.Sb5! [2.Sd6#] 1…cxb5 2.Rc8 [3.Rxc5#] Ba3 3.b4 [4.Rxc5#] Bxb4 4.Re8 [5.Re5#] Re1 5.Be2 [6.Re5#] Rxe2 6.Rg8 [7.Rxg5#] Re7+ 7.Kxe7 ~ 8.Rxg5# The problem is characterized Logical, that is what can not be done with the try, it appears again during the main solution of the problem.

Problem-712 János Mikitovics, Hungary Emmanuel Manolas, Greece juliasfairies.com 290

White : Kd3, Black : Kd6 Qh8 Re6 Bh3 Pd5h5g3, Neutral : Pe2, (1 + 7 + 1) The neutral pawn takes the color of the side which has the move. series auto-stalemate in 14 (White plays 14 moves and becomes stalemated). a) Diagram : condition Circe PWC (exchange of places during capture) b) +bRg5 : condition  KoBul Kings

a) 1.Kc2 2.e4 3.exd5(+bPe4) 4.dxe6(+bRd5) 5.e7 6.e8=nR (it is promoted to neutral Rook) 7.nRb8 8.nRxh8(+bQb8) 9.nRxh5(+bPh8) 10.nRh7 11.nRxh3(+bBh7) 12.nRh1 13.nRe1 14.nRxe4(+bQe1) auto= b) 1.Rd2 2.e4 3.Ke3 4.Kf4 5.exd5 6.dxe6(bK=bRK) 7.e7 8.e8=nB (it is promoted to neutral Bishop) 9.nBxh5(bRK=bK) 10.nBg4 11.Kxg3 12.Kh2 13.Kh1 14.nBxh3(bK=bBK) auto=

Problem-713 Vito Rallo, Italy Emmanuel Manolas, Greece variantim April 2013, problem 2363

8/8/8/8/8/1K2SP2/4k3/4s3 (3 + 2) h#3, 2 solutions, condition Andernach (= the capturer changes color)

1.Sxf3(=wSf3) Sd4+ 2.Kd2 Ka2 3.Kc1 Sb3# 1.Kd2 Sd5 2.Kd1 Kb2 3.Sxf3(=wSf3) Sc3# Ideal mates, Chameleon Mates (0,1), reversal of two black moves.

Problem-714 Vito Rallo, Italy Emmanuel Manolas, Greece juliasfairies.com 247

8/8/8/8/K7/pGG5/k7/s7 (3 + 3) (Grasshoppers b3 c3 + 0) h#3.5, Helpmate in 3.5 κινήσεις (that is white plays first) 2 solutions, Andernach (= the capturer changes color)

1…Gd3 2.Sc2 Ge3 3.Ka1 Kb3 4.Sxe3(=wSe3) Sc2# 1…Kb4 2.Sxb3(=wSb3) Sd2 3.Ka1 Kb3 4.a2 Ga3# In the same page of juliasfairies.com, there is the problem 248, another composition from the ones we create together with the Sicilian Vito Rallo.

Solver's ratings, 01 VII 2013

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10th Solving Contest of ESSNA, Solved Problems

10th Solving Contest of ESSNA (Attica, Greece)

June 09, 2013

Problems solved in 120 minutes (2 hours)

Problem-704 G Heathcote, Chess Amateur, 1906	Problem-705 S Levman, 1 Prize,  64 Shahmatnoe Obozrenie, 1938
#2, Mate in 2 moves (9+9)	#3, Mate in 3 moves (8+10)
1.Qa5 ! (5)  [2.Qxb4 #] 1...Qa3/c3/a4 2.Qc3 # 1...Qxc5 2.Qxd2 #  1...Qxa5 2.Sxb3 #  1...Qc4 2.Sc6 # 1...Kxc5 2.Qa7 # 1...dxc5 2.Qd8 # 1...Bxe6 2.Sxe6 #	1.Bg7 !  [2.Sh6 [3.Sxf7 #]] (1) 1...c6 2.Bf8 (1) ~ 3.Bd6 # 1...c5 2.Re8 (1) ~ 3.Rd5 # 1...b6 2.Se7 (1) ~  3.Sc6 # 1...b5 2.Rc2 (1) ~ 3.Rc5 # Splendid differentiation after the black pawn move.
Problem-706 S Tolstoi, Freie Presse, 1975	Problem-707 F Prokop, Ceski Slovo, 1923
#5, Mate in 5 moves (8+4)	=, White plays and draws (4+4)
1.Bh2 ! zugzwang.(1) b4  2.Rg1 b3  3.Rh1  Kxg5  4.Be5(4) Kf5  5.Rh5 #	1. Sb6+ Kb5  2. Sd4+ Kxb6  3. Sxe2(2) Bd1  4. Kh4!  Bxe2  5. Bg5! g1=Q  6. Be3+(3) Qxe3 =
Problem-708 S  Gavrilovski, Phenix, 2012	Problem-709 W Jorgensen, 2 Prize, Die Schwalbe, 1966
h#4, Helpmate in 4 moves (4+3)	s#3, Selfmate in 3 moves (12+6)
1.Kd6 Kf2 2.Bf6 e4 3.Ke5 Ke3 4.Rd6 f4 #(5) Switchbacks of the two kings.	1.Ra7 ! (1) zugzwang. 1...Rxf6 2.f8=Q + Rf7 3.Qa8 (1) 1...Rxg5 2.f8=R + Rxg8 3.Rxg8 (1) 1...Rf4 2.f8=B + Kxe5 3.Bc5 (1) 1...Rxe5 2.f8=S + Kd6 3.Se6 (1) AUW in combination with black rook cross.

10th Solving Contest of ESSNA, Problems

10th Solving Contest of ESSNA (Attica, Greece)

June 09, 2013

Problems to be solved in 120 minutes (2 hours)

1	2
#2, Mate in 2 moves (9+9)	#3, Mate in 3 moves (8+10)
3	4
#5, Mate in 5 moves (8+4)	=, White plays and draws (4+4)
5	6
h#4, Helpmate in 4 moves (4+3)	s#3, Selfmate in 3 moves (12+6)

#2: Write the key.
#3 and #5: Write the key, possible threats and all the variations until the one-before-the-last white move.
Study: Write all the moves until an obvious draw.
h#4: Write the full solution.
s#3: Write the key, possible threats and all the variations until the the last white move.

The solutions will be posted tomorrow!

10th Solving Contest of ESSNA

The chess clubs of Attica, Greece, as a group are named ESSNA.
This group of clubs announced its 10th solving contest to be held in a "chess and RPG games" store and coffee shop, CAISSA, near the tallest building of Greece, the Athens tower.

There were 15 participants, some of them newcomers. The problems were very nice and easier in comparison with the previous contests. Some of the solvers were ranked by time, not points.

Champion of Attica is Harry Fougiaxis with 25 points (on max 30) and 101 minutes.
Second came a new solver, Anastassis Papargyriou with 25 points and 117 minutes.
Third was Costas Kordis with 25 points and 120 minutes.

First Junior Champion of Attica is Stamatis Kourkoulos Arditis.
First Woman Champion of Attica is Marianna Pagkali.
First Chess Team is (one more time) "AO Zinon Glyfada".

	10th Solving Contest ESSNA 2013
Place	Name	#2	#3	#5	=	h#4	s#3	Time(min)	Total
1	Fougiaxis Harry	5	5	5	0	5	5	101	25
2	Papargyriou Anastassis	5	5		5	5	5	117	25
3	Kordis Costas	5	5	5	5	5	0	120	25
4	Konidaris Panagiotis	5	5	0	2	5	5	112	22
5	Sklavounos Panagis	5	5	5	5		0	99	20
6 έως 7	Anamodouras Leokratis	5	5	0		5	5	120	20
6 έως 7	Kourkoulos Arditis Stamatis	5	5	0	5	5	0	120	20
8 έως 9	Petridis Evangelos	5	3		2	5	4	120	19
8 έως 9	Manolas Emmanuel	5	4	0	0	5	5	120	19
10	Pagkali Marianna	5	4			5		120	14
11	Koerant Philippos	5	5	0	0		0	120	10
12	Anastasiou Marios	5						103	5
13	Kassioumis Vassilis	5						120	5
14	Kafiris Vassilis	0	0	0	0	5		120	5
15	Giannakoulias Alexandros	0	1	0	0	0		120	1

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