PROVISIONAL AWARD MEMORIAL TOURNEY HORACIO MUSANTE 100 SECTION #N On behalf of the Union Argentina de Problemistas de Ajedrez (UAPA) I thank all participants of this tournament. Special thanks to Mario G. Garcia for his collaboration to act as judge There were 45 problems: 21 composers of 11 countries After the deadline (9-07-2017), I have sent at the judge all problems en files word Felipe Guanca Director of Tournament
SECTION MATES 4 to 6 MOVES M.Kostylev & A.Melnichuk Alexander Sygurov Zoltan Labai 1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize #6 #4 #4 Mikhail Kostylev & Alexander Melnichuk (Russia) 1.Ng4! 1 fxg4 2.Ne6+ Kxd5 3.Rxh5 Nf3 [3...Bg6 4.gxh6+ Bxh5 5.Rf5+ Kc4 6.Rc5#] 4.g6+ Ne5+ 5.Rxe5+ Kxe5 6.Rf5# 1...Nf3 2.Ne6+ Kxd5 3.Rd4+ Nxd4 4.Nc7+ Kc4 5.Ne3+ Kc5 6.Na6# 1...Bf2 2.Na6+ Kxd5 3.Nxb4+ Kc5 4.Na6+ Kd5 5.Nc7+ Kc5 6.b4# A espectante location of the black pieces on the edge. he observes how his king is subjected to a pleasant variety of mates in the center of the board. Alexander Sygurov (Russia) 1.Qxe5! 1 f6 2.Qxf6 g2 3.Bf4+ Rg3 [3...g3 4.Nf3#] 4.Qxh4# 1...fxg6 2.Ne2 gxh5 (2...g5 3.Ng1 Kh1 4.Ngf3#) 3.Ng1 Kh1 4.Ngf3# 1...f5 2.Qf4 fxe4 3.Qxe4 g2 4.Qxg2# 1...fxe6 2.Bg1+ Kh1 3.Nd1 Rh2+ (3...g2 4.Nf2#) 4.Bf2# An original configuration, where there is a remarkable amount of matt in univocal form. Very good construction and a nice problem for fans of the resolution Zoltan Labai (Slovakia) 1.Rf4! 1 Qxe8 2.Bd4+ Kxf4 3.e3+ Kf5 4.Be4# 1...Nf5 2.Re4+ Kd5 3.Rd4+ Kxc5 4.Rd5# 1...Nxe6 2.Nf3+ Kd5 3.Nd4+ Ke5 (3...Kxc5 4.Nxe6#) 4.Nc6# Attractive key, and subsequent sacrifice, to achieve the goal
Aliasandr Varitsky Alexander Derevchuk L.Makaronez & V.Volchek 4th Prize 5th Prize 6th Prize #5 #4 #4 Aliasandr Varitsky (Bielorrusia) 1.Ra1! 1.. e6 2.Qc3+ Ka3 3.Nc1 Ka4 4.Qxb3+ Ka5 5.Rxa2# 1...Kxa1 2.Qc2 e6 3.Nc3 Nc1 4.Qxc1+ Bb1 5.Qxb1# 1...Ka3 2.Nc3 Nxa1 3.Nb5+ Kb2 4.Qc3+ Kb1 5.Na3# A very appropriate key, completed with univocal lines, produce an enigma of significant artistic value Alexander Derevchuk (Ukraine) 1.Bg8! 1.. Qb2 2.Nxf7+ Ke6+ 3.Ne5+ Nf7+ 4.Bxf7# 1...Rg1 2.Nxe4+ Ke6+ 3.Nf6+ Be5 (3...Be3 4.Rxe3#) 4.Rxe5# 1...Be8 2.Nf3+ Ke6+ 3.Nxd4+ Kd7 4.Nb8# Interesting and enjoyable, game of uncovered jaques, of both sides Leonid Makaronez & Viktor Volchek (Israel- Russia) 1.Kg3! 1...Rxd7 2.Rc5+ Ke6 3.Re5+ Rxe5 4.Nf4# 1...axb 2.Rd6+ Kc4 3.Rd4+ Rd4 4.Ne3# 1...Qd7 2.Ne3 Kd4 3.Kc4+ Ke3 4.Te4# Variety of mates in the center of the board, in the presence of heavy pieces ", of the black
Baldur Kozdon Stefen Felber Daniele Gatti Honorable Mención Honorable Mención Sp.Honorable Mención #6 #5 #6 Baldur Kozdon (Germany) 1.Qd6 Ba5 2.Bb2 Bg4 3.Qf4+ Kd5 4.Qe5+ Kc4 5.Qe4+ Nxe4 6.Bb3# Stefan Felber (Germany) 1.Rd1! 1.. Ng1 2.Qxg1+ Kg3 3.Rd8 f2 4.Rg8+ Kf3 5.Rxh3# 1...Rc1 2.Rh1+ Rxh1 3.Be6 Ng1 4.Kxe4 Ne2 5.Rxh3# Daniele Gatti (Italy) 1.Rf2! 1.. gxf2 2.exd8N f1n+ 3.Ke2 Ng3+ 4.Kd2 Nf1+ 5.Kc1 Ne3 6.Nb7# 1...Qxe8 2.fxe8Q gxf2 3.Nb2 f1n+ 4.Ke2 Ng3+ 5.Kd1 Ne2 6.Qa4#
Ralf Krätschmer Stefen Felber #6 #4 John Kachmaryk Nikolay Akimov #6 #5 Ralf Krätschmer (Germany) 1.Nd3 cxd3 2.Ra8 Rxa8+ 3.Kb2 Re8 4.Qd7+ Ke5 5.f4+ Kxe4 6.Qxd3# Stefan Felber (Germany) 1.Re5! 1.. Rc6 2.Rd5 Re6 3.Rgxd3+ cxd3 4.Rxc5# 1...Rd4 2.Bxf6 d5 3.Bd8 Rxf4 4.Ba5# 1...fxe5 2.Bxe5+ Rd4 3.Bc7 Rd6 4.Ba5# John Kachmaryk (Ukraine) 1.Qh2 g4 2.Qxe5 gxh3+ 3.Kxh3 Bh7 4.Qg3 Bg8 5.Qxg8 f4 6.Qg4# Nikolay Akimov ( Kazakkistan) 1.Nc3 dxc3 2.Bg5 Kd4 3.Re6 dxe6 4.Bf4 e5 5.Be3#
MINIATURES Vladimir Kozhakin Petrasin Petrasinovic Daniel Perone 1st Premio 2nd Premio 3rd Premio #4 b p in e5 #4 #4 V.Rallo & C. de Grande Honorable Mención Vladimir Kozhakin #4 #4 Vladimir Kozhakin (Russia) With Twin pawn on peon e5 A) 1.Re3! 1.. Kd4 2.Rfe6 Kc4 3.Nc7 Kd4 4.R6e4# 1...Kc4 2.Nc7 Kd4 3.Rfe6 Kc4 4.R6e4# B)1.Rf4 Kxe6 2.Bd6 Kd5 3.Nb4+ Ke6 4.Rf6# Petrasin Petrasinovic (Serbia) 1.Qg7! 1.. Kd4 2.Qe7 Kc3 3.Qe3+ Kc4 4.Qd3# 1...Kf4 2.Bc5 Ke5 3.Qe7+ Kf4 4.Qe3# 1...f4 2.Bb2+ Kd6 3.Bd4 Kc6 (3...f3 4.Qd7#) 4.Qd7#
Daniel Perone (Argentina) 1.Kc4! 1.. Kb2 2.Qc3+ Kb1 [2...Ka3 3.d6 Ka4 (3...Bb1 4.Qxb3#) 4.Qb4#] 3.Kd3 b2 4.Qe1# 1...Ka4 2.Qd7+ Ka3 3.Kc3 b2 4.Qa7# Vito Rallo & Carlo de Grandi (Italy) 1.Rd5! Ka3 2.Rxa5+ Kb2 3.Kd3 Kb1 [3...Kc1 4.Rb5 Kd1 5.Rb1#] 4.Kc3 Kc1 5.Ra1# Vladimir Kozhakin (Russia) 1.Rh3! 1.. h4 2.Rxb3 h3 3.Bd3 h2 4.Rb1# 1...b2 2.Ra3+ Kb1 3.Bd3+ Kxc1 4.Rc3# 1...Kb2 2.Rxb3+ Kxc1 (2...Kc2 3.Bd3+ Kxc1 4.Rb1#) 3.Bd3 h4 4.Rb1#
SECTION MATES 7 to MORE MOVES Aliasandr Varitsky Bosko Milosesk Baldur Kozdon 1st Prize 2nd/3rd Prize 2nd/3rd Prize #8 #12 #7 Aliasandr Varitsky (Bielorrusia) 1.Rd7! 1.. Nxa4 2.Rc7+ Kd5 3.Ne3+ Kd6 4.Na5 Nb6+ 5.Kb8 Nd7+ 6.Rxd7+ Kc5 7.Rd5+ Kb6 8.Nec4# 1...b6 2.Be6 Rxe6 3.Rc7+ Kd5 4.Ne3+ Kd6 5.Nf5+ Kd5 6.Rd7+ Kc6 (6...Rd6 7.Rxd6+ Kc4 8.Ne3#) 7.Rd6+ Rxd6 8.Ne7# Culmination in mate of knight, from several squares of the board, with entertaining game, it concretes a problem of significant artistic and technical level Bosko Milosesk (Turquia) 1.Kc4! Kb6 2.Bd4+ Kb7 3.Bf6 Kb6 4.Bd8+ Kb7 5.Bh4 Kb6 6.Bf2+ Kb7 7.Re3 Kb6 8.Re4+ Kb7 9.Kd4 Kb6 10.Ke5+ Kb7 11.Rd4 Kb6 12.Rxb4# With semi-imprisoned king you can see a nice version of this type of configurations Baldur Kozdon (Germany) 1.Nf4! Nc3 2.Bc6 Bxc6 3.Ne3 g5 [3...e5 4.Nf1 Ra2 5.Qb1+ Nxb1 6.Nd3+ Kd1 7.Ne3#] 4.Nf1 Ra2 5.Qb1+ Nxb1 6.Nd3+ Kd1 7.Ne3# Original and ingenious configuration
M.Kostylev& A.Melnichuk Alexander Derevchuk Valery Varsukov Honorable Mención #7 #8 #10 Mikhail Kostylev & Alexander Melnichuk (Russia) 1.Rh6! 1.. Kh4 2.Rg6 dxe4 3.Nh6 Kxh5 4.Nf4+ exf4 5.Rg8+ Kxh6 6.Rh8+ Kg5 7.Rh5# 1...dxe4 2.Rg6+ Kh4 3.Nh6.. 7.Rh5# Alexander Derevchuk (Ukraine) 1.Be4! Bb2 2.Bh7+ Bd4 3.Kg6 Kd3 4.Kg5+ Kc4 5.Kf4 Be5+ 6.Kxe3+ Bd4+ 7.Kd2 Kb4 8.Kd3# Valery Varsukov (Russia) 1.Ra5! d5 2.Rxa6 d6 3.Nf6 gxf6 4.g7 f5 5.g8N f4 6.Ne7 f3 7.Nc6 f2 8.Na5 f1n+ 9.Kxh3 Ne3 10.Nb3# Salta, Argentina September of 2017 Mario Guido García Judge Provisional period culminates on 20 of November 2017, in which will be received, the claims of styled