Володимир Михайлович Чорноус (16-11-1933) Ukrainian composer (Vladimir Chernous)
Vladimir Chernous composes problems and studies.
Чорноус, Володимир Михайлович
Шахматная поэзия 2001 (1158)
3
rd Prize
Show Solution1... e2+ ! 2. Ke1 !
{For the reason of this move instead of directly 2.Kxe2 , see the note below}
2... Rb1+ 3. Kxe2 Rb6 ! 4. Sg4 !
{4. Bf7 ? Rxf6 5. Bd5+ Kg1 ! = ; 4. Bg7 ? Re6+ 5. Kf1 Rxe8 6. Sg4 Re7 7. Bf6 Re8 ! 8. Bg7 Re7 = ; 4. Bg5 ? Re6+ 5. Kf1 Rxe8 6. Sg4 Rf8+ ! =}
4... Re6+ 5. Kf2 ! Rxe8 6. Kf1 ! Re6 7. Bg5 ! Rg6 8. Sf2+ Kh2 9. Bf4+ Rg3 10. Se4
{10. Bb8 ? stalemate}
10... Kh1 11. Sxg3+ +-
{11. Bxg3 ? stalemate}
Note: and now it is clear that after 2. Kxe2 ? Re4+ 3. Kf1 ! Rxe8 ? 4. Sg4 ! White would win, but Black has 3... Rf4+ ! obtaining the draw.
Владимир Александрович Голубенко (16-11-1940) Russian composer (Vladimir Aleksandrovich Golubenko)
Vladimir Golubenko composes direct mates, mostly in two moves.
Голубенко, Владимир Александрович
Tidskrift för Schack, 1979
1
st Prize
Show SolutionSet play:
1...Kc3[a]/Sa3[c] 2.Qxe3#[A]
1...Kc5[b] 2.Ba7#[B]
1...Sa5[d] 2.Bxe5#[C]
1.Sd6? (2.Qc4#)
1...Kc5[b] 2.Qxe3#[A]
1...Sa3[c] 2.Sf5#[D]
1...Sa5[d] 2.Sf5#[D]/Sb5#/Ba7#[B]
but 1...Kc3[a]!
1.Sb2? (2.Qc4#)
1...Kc3[a] 2.Bxe5#[C]
1...Kc5[b] 2.Qxe3#[A]
1...Sa5[d] 2.Ba7#[B]
but 1...Sa3[c]!
1.Sb6? (2.Qc4#)
1...Kc3[a] 2.Bxe5#[C]
1...Kc5[b] 2.Qxe3#[A]
1...Sa3[c] 2.Sxc6#[E]
but 1...Sa5[d]!
1.Sa3? (2.Qc4#)
1...Kc3[a] 2.Bxe5#[C]
1...Kc5[b] 2.Qxe3#[A]
1...Sa5[d] 2.Sb5#/Ba7#[B]
but 1...Sxa3[c]!
1.Sa5! (2.Qc4#)
1...Kc3[a] 2.Bxe5#[C]
1...Kc5[b] 2.Qxe3#[A]
1...Sa3[c] 2.Saxc6#[E]
1...Sxa5[d] 2.Ba7#[B]
Stocchi,
Lacny, Ideal
Rukhlis
Jozef Taraba was mostly known for his twomovers with complicated and exciting motivation. Here is a simpler one, with a cyclic theme:
Taraba, Jozef
ÚV ČSTV, 1967
4
th Prize
Show Solutiona)
1. Bc4! ZZ
1. ... Kxa4 (a) 2. Qxb4# (A)
1. ... Sb4~ (b) 2. Qxa6# (B)
1. ... Bb2 (c) 2. Sb3# (C)
b)
1. Rd4! ZZ
1. ... Kxa4 (a) 2. Qxa6# (B)
1. ... Sb4~ (b) 2. Sb3# (C)
1. ... Bb2 (b) 2. Qxb4# (A)
Lacny theme.
S.N.Ravishankar composes direct mates and retro problems (retractors).
Ravishankar, S. N.
Die Schwalbe, 1990 (6934)
3
rd Prize
Show Solution-1.Ba3-d6! Kc7-d7+ -2.Ke4-e5 Kc6-c7+ -3.Kf4-e4 Kc7-c6+ ... -8.Kh1-h2 Kc6-c7+ -9.Bc2-b1 Ra2-a1+ -10.Kh2-h1 Kc7-c6+ -11.Kg2-h2 Kc6-c7+ -12.Bd1-c2 Ra1-a2+ -13.Kh2-g2 ... -14.Kh1-h2 ... -15.Bh5-d1 ... -16.Kh2-h1 ... -21.Ke4-f4 Kc6-c7 -22.Bd6-a3
The white units have all gone back to their initial squares, with the exception of the white-squared Bishop, which now stands on h5: 1.Be8#
A nice circuit of the White King.
Pascal Wassong (16-11-1964) French composer
Pascal Wassong is a programmer and a retro problem composer.
Wassong, Pascal
Die Schwalbe, Jun 1994 (8552)
2
nd HM
Show Solution1.h4 Sc6 2.Rh3 Se5 3.Rb3 Sg4 4.Rb6 axb6 5.c4 Ra3 6.Qa4 Rh3 7.g3 Rh1 8.Bg2 Sh2 9.Bc6 dxc6 10.Kd1 Bh3 11.Kc2 e6 12.Kb3 Bb4 13.c5 Bxd2 14.Qb4 Bh6 15.Be3 Qxh4 16.Sd2 f6 17.Rc1 Kf7 18.Rc4 Kg6 19.Rg4+ Kh5 20.Rg6 hxg6 21.Bg5 fxg5 22.Ka4 Sf6 23.b3 Sh7 diagram
Figurative theme - the h-column is occupied with all Black pieces arranged as they were on the 8th rank in the initial array.
Peter Gvozdják (16-11-1965) Slovak composer and Grandmaster
Peter Gvozdják is especially interested in modern twomovers (whether they be orthodox or fairy). He is the author of
the "Cyclone" books ("Cyclone" 2000 and "Cyclone 2" 2010), dedicated to cyclic themes.
You can see here his
lecture about "Cyclone themes in twomovers" during the WCCC Kobe 2012.
Gvozdják, Peter
Fritz Hoffmann-70 JT, 2005
1
st Prize
Show Solution1.Bd2? (2.Qxf6#[C])
1...Sxe4[a] 2.Sc2#[A]
1...Bxe4[b] 2.Bc3#[B]
1...Sxd5[c] 2.h8Q#/h8B#
but 1...Se8!
1.Sxf6? (2.Sc2#[A])
1...Be4[b] 2.Bc3#[B]
1...Kxe3 2.Qe5#
but 1...c3!
1.Sc3? (2.Sc2#[A])
1...Be4[b] 2.Qxf6#[C]
but 1...Kxe3!
1.Qf4! (2.Bc3#[B])
1...Sxe4[a] 2.h8Q#/h8B#
1...Bxe4[b] 2.Qxf6#[C]
1...Sxd5[c] 2.Sc2#[A]
Gvozdják, Peter
2
nd World Cup, 2011
2
nd Prize
Show Solution1. Bc3? (2. Qd5# [A] / Sc5#[B])
1... Rxf5 [a] 2. Qxf3# [C]
1... Kxf5 [b] 2. Sf6# [D]
but 1... Sd4!
1. Sg6! (2. Qxf3# [C] / Sf6 [D])
1... Rxf5 [a] 2. Qd5# [A]
1... Kxf5 [b] 2. Sc5# [B]
1... Qxf2 2. Qd3#
Odessa theme.
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