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THE

PROBLEMIST

SUPPLEMENT

ISSUE

1

MAY 1992

B

D Stephenson,

I

Roydfietd

Drive,

Warerrhorpe,

SHEFFTELD,

S19 6ND

M McDowell,

76 Bosron

Avenue,

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA,

Essex,

SS2 6JB

J

R

Coward, 25

Elmwood

Avenue,

HARROW,

Middtesex.

HAg

8AJ

Welcome

to the first

issue

of our

new

supplement

lo

The

Problemlst

The intention

is

to

supply

explanatory

material

for

those

new

to

chess

composition.

As

far

as

possible, solutions wili be given in full and

all

terms will

be

defined.

.

All

originals

printed

here

will

take

part

in

the

normal

Problemist

tournaments.

do

that

publication

in

this

supplement

will

be

equivalent

to

publication

in

the main

magavrne.

For

this

supplement,

I

am lookinq

for

straightforward

originals

of all

types.

ld6allv,

they should

be

pointed,

well

constructed,

arid

have

entertainment

value.

lf

you

think

that

you

have

anything

suitable,

plilase

submit it

in..the normal

way

to the

appropriate

sub-

editor,

stating

that you

consider'it

may

be

suitable

for

the

supplement.

lf

you

have

already

submitted

something

ivnicn

is

awaiting

publication,

but whiCh

vou

think

would

be better

published

here,

pkiase

write

to

the

sub-editor

and

advise him..

The

supplement

will

have

its

own

unified

solving

ladder

and all will

be eligible

to

enter

it.

Prizes

will

be

in

line

wilh

the main

Jnag.azlne.

Solving

rules

are explained

later

In

lhrs

rssue.

.

Problemists

use

algebraic

notation,

just

tne same as many

players

do,

but

we use

'S'

(an

abbreviation

for

'Springer',

the

German

word

for

a chess

Kniqht)

tdstand

for

Kniqht.

This

is

because

'N'-is

used for

someth-ing

else...

We

start this issue

with

an expert

analvsis

by

John

Coward

ol three

probldms

sele6ted

by him.

lt

is

intended

that

this

becomes

a

regular

series.

lf

any

reader

wishes

to

write

a short

article,

suitable

for

beginners,

on any

aspect

ot cness

composilion,

I

would

be

very

pleased

to

receive

it.

SELECTIONS

(A)

is

a two-mover,

the

'#2'

under the

diagram

being

shorthand

for

'White

to

play

and mate

in

two

moves aqainst

anv defence'.

l

is

a

prizewinner

by American-composer

Frederick

Gamage

(1882-1

957). This

tipe

of

problem

is

called

an incomplete

biock.

Mates

are

already

provided,

or

bet,

for

some

of

black's moves

(if

it

were his

move),

but

the

position

seems very

open,

so the

solver

might

well look

for

a key

(White's

first

move)

with

a

threat;

but,

surprisinolv,

the kev is

a

waiter

(making

no

thieat),-comptetin

the

DlocK.

(A)

F

W GAMAGE

1st Prize,

American

Chess Butletin,

1940

:r:ii:::i:

: :til:i::::il

:::t::::::lif

#2

There

is-a

clue

to

the

key

move,

if

you

look

at

119

yvs 0;

il controls two squares

in

the bK's

fiefd

-

d5

and d7,

but both

of these

are

already

well

guarded.

lf

White

tried 1.Kf8

or

1.Kf7

as

a

key,

he would

be

relying

on the

Sf6 to

guard

67, and

at the same

t-ime

threatening

2.e8=S

#;

but there

are several

BDS


2/8

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IJ

s#2

-

z-

moves defeating

this

-

1...Re4,Qe3,Qb4

or

Rb4.

So

why

is

the

Sf6 there?

On closer

insoection, one sees

that

White

has

to do

something

about

1...Qb4

or

1...Rb4,

threatening

to escape

with

2...Kxcs.

This illustrates

an

important

guide

for

solvers.

lf

you

see

a parlicularly strong

Black

move,

which

hasn't

got

a

mate set

for it,

look

for

a

key which

provides

a

mate

for it.

The solution

is

-

Z.KCJ

+

2.Rc4 *

z-Kco

f,

2.Qh6

#

2

-Rxd4

*

L.Sd? zugzwang.

1...Qf4,Qe3,Rd3

1...Re4

1...Rd5

1. . .Qb4,Qd3,

Ra4, Rb4,

Rr4'

f4

A was) can

also

be

found in

selfmates.

Here

mates

-

or

White

replies

forcing

Black

to

mate

-

are

already set

for all

3

Black moves.

For

example,

if it

were Black's move in

the

diagram

position,

and

he

played

1...Qxh5,

Whlte

would

play

2.Q96+, torcing Black

to

play 2...Qx96

#.

White can only

maintain

this

zugzwang

by

a

key

move which

spoils all

these

lines,

but

it substitutes

new

ones.

This

type of

problem

is

called

a mutate. To

appreciate

it fully the solver

should notice

all

the set

play

and the changes.

The setting

may appear

rather heavy,

but

firstlv, since there

is

no

threat, all unwanted

Black moves

(eg.

1...Oh3) have

to be

"plugged",

and secondly,

selfmate is

a

much

more

restrictive medium

for

the

composer

than direct

mate

-

especially

in

the

construction

of a

number of changed

lines

of

play.

Nevertheless,

the

composer

finds

a

pleasingly

simple

mechanism

for

achieving

3

cnanges.

Solution

-

SeL

play

-

1...Qxf4

2.Kd6+

Qxe5

#

1...Qxh5

2.Q96+

Qxqf6

*

1...Qx95

2-Qe7+

QxeT

+

I.d6l

zugzwang.

t

. .

.QxI4

2.Kd5

i

Qxe5

{

I

.

. .Qxh5

2.Qt]

+

Qxtl

#

1...Qxq5

2.Qq8+

QxgS

#

The

bQ

and bRd4 are

half-pinned

on

the

d-file against

the

bK.

When one

moves

away

it leaves the

other

unable

to

move.

Ot

special

interest

here

is the

move

1...Qf4,

pinninq

the

bRd4,

but

unpinning

the

bRg3,

thus

forcing

White

to

play

2.Rc3

#

shutting

off the

bRg3.

Two other specific

wR

moves,

2.8c6

#

and

2.Rc4 # are

separately

forced,

the

latter taking

advantage

ot the

pinned

bQ.

Other

Black

moves,

not

given

above

because

of

lack of space,

lead to a

choice o{

mates

by

White.

Such

choices

are

called

duals.

(B)

S

MLADENOVTC

The Problemist,

1987

(B)

is a selfmate,

the

'S#2'

under

the

diaoram

meanino

'White

to

olav

and

force

Bta6k

to

mate

Wlite

in

2 moVed'. Some

of

the

ideas found

in

direct

mate

problems (as

(c)

T GARAI

3rd

Prize,

The Problemist,

1986

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a

H#2

Two

solutions


3/8

(C)

is

a

helpmate,

the

'H#2'

under the

diagram

indicating

'Black

plays

first

and co-

operates with White to enable White to mate

Black

on his

(White's)

second

move'. There

is

a convention that the shorter helDmates

should have 2

(or

more)

solutions,

which

should

be

thematicallv

similar.

or

well

'twinned'. Also,

the

m-aterial

used

should

take

part

in

all solutions, as

far

as

possible.

Looking

at this

problem

as a solver, what

is

the

wPf2

doing?

lt

is not

controlling

a

souare

in

the

bK's field.

Solvers should

always

remember

that the bK

is not

always

mated

on

his

stafting square, but

here

he

clearly

is.

He cannot

be

mated

on

94,

so the

wPf2

must move,

to

control

94

or

95.

White's

other

move

-

his

mating move

-

should

be

obvious when we

come

to

it,

but

the clever

part

is Black's two

moves,

when

a

lot

happens in

both solutions.

Most

importantly,

Black

checks on

his

second

move

and White replies with

mate by

discovery;

this type

of

problem

is called

a

cross-checker. The

lines

for

both

White's

R

and

B

are cleared

so that one delivers

mate

while

the

other

pins

a

Black

piece

which

would

otherwise

have

interposed;

and

another Black

piece

(not pinned)

which could

also

have

othenryise interposed, is

shut off by

a

Black

piece.

This

is called

black

interference. The

same two Black

pieces

-

R and

S

-

are used

in

both solutions,

with

theirfunctions

reversed in

each. Clearly, the

solutions

are

well

'twinned'.

2.Se6+ in

one solution

is

called

a self-pin.

In

the'other

solution, the same

result

is

achieved by what is called

a

half-pin;

after

1.Rxd5,

if

either

this

R

or

the

bS

moves

off

the

rank,

the other one is

pinned.

Solutions

-

1.Rdb7 f3

2.Sxe6+ d6 r

1-Rxd5 f4 2.str,7+ e'7

#

JRC

ORIGINALS

Our first

set of originals are

not

all original

because of

a

lack

of

material

-

so composers

olease

note

PS1

is

by

a

little known

British

composer

of the last

century. I hope

that

it

brings

enjoyment.

PS2 is

by

another

little known

composer,

this time from

Sweden.

Afier

these two

ouotations

we

can

savour two

originals

fr


4/8

-4-

PS2 FOERIKSSON PS3 DJSHIRE

Mora Tidning, 1935

(Canterbury)

PS1 R

KELLY

(Source

unknown)

PS4

BP BARNES

(Rochestel

PS7

B

BOROVIK

(Ukraine)

PSs M PFEIFFER

1st Prize,

Tecza. 1931

PS8

S

MLADENOVIC

(Yugoslavia)

PS6 V

KOZHAKIN

(cts)

K

CAMERON

#3

PS9

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TJ

#2

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A

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#2

(tries)

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Four solutions


5/8

PS1O

ASLESARENKO

(Russia)

H#2

Two

solutions

PS13

MGREENACRE

(lpswich)

s#2

PS16

A

VASILFfiKO-;:

(lJkraine)

.

^.

H#3

Circe

Two solutions

-5-

PSl1

N BANTYSH

(cts)

H#3

2 solutions

PS14

ASHURYAKOV

(Uknine)

SH=77

PS12

B EDWARDS

(Paisley)

PSl5

LGROLMAN

H#3

Circe

Two

solutions

(b)

e6=wS

PS18 FSABOL

(Czechoslovakia)

SH#4

Circe

(b)wRa2

->

h3

P$TZ

TKAFDOS

(llungary)

SH#l0

Grasshopper f1

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:::lrii:::rri

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6/8

SOLVING

RULES

A

correct

solution

is:

(d

Direct

mates, selfmates

and

reflexmates:

(i)

2-movers

-

a correci

keymove.

(ii)

3

moves

or

more: a correct

l(eymove

and

at

least

one

correcl continuation

(as

tar as the

last White

move belore

mate)

leading

to

a

forced mate

in

the stipulated

number

of moves

(or

the

number o{

moves claimed

for

a short

solution).

(b)

Helpmates'. a

@rrecl sequence

of

moves ending

in mate.

rc)

A

carred

claim of

no solution.

There will be three

scoring

levels:

(a)

Male in 2, selfmate

in 2, rellexrnate

in

2.

(b)

Mate

in

3, selfmate

in 3,

reflexmate in 3,

helDmate

in 2.

(c)

Male in 4 or more,

seif

mate in 4 or more,

reflexmate

in 4 or

more, helpmate

in 3 or

more.

Solutions

will be awarded

points

as

follows:

(a)

A

correct

solution lo

a single

problem,

the

stipulated

number

of

correct

solutions

to

a

mulli-solution

or

correcl solulions

to all

parts

of

a

multi-part

problem.

In

a

helpmate

a

solution

must be

given

lor

each

stipulated sel-play.

A

duplex

problem

counts

as

a

problem

with

2

solutions.

(b)

Penalty

for

tailing

to

give

a

correct

continuation

when the correct

keymove

has

been

given (does not

apply

to

helpmates

where

a complete

sequence

of

moves must be

given

to

get

a score).

bc

(c)

Penalty lor

missing

or

incorrecl solution

in

a

multi-solution

or

multi-part

problem

or

for

an incorrect additional solution.

(d)

Bonus

for additional

correct solution

or

lor a solution

in less than the slipulated

number

of

moves

(not

more than

one

bonus score

per

problem).

4.

ll

the

diagram

shows an

illegal

position,

the

problem

should

be solved

as

if it were

legal

and

points

will be awarded

as above.

A

correct

claim

of

illegality

will score a

bonus o1

1

point.

An incorrect claim

of

illegality

will incur a

penalty

ol

1

point.

-6-

5.

No

score

ot

less than zero

will

be

given

for

a

problem.

PROBLEM

CONVENTIONS

by

Michael

McDowell

The most basic oroblem

convention

is

that

a

problem

should

be

a

legal

position,

that

is

one

which could

be

arrived

at

from the

starting

posilion

of

a

game.

This avoids

unaesthelic

monstrosities

such

as a

white

bishop

on a1

hemmed

in by a white

pawn

on

b2.

Composers

often

construct

illegal

positions

as

jokes

to entertain their

friends,

but

occasionaily

a

serious composition

is

published

without

the

illegality

being

immediately

evident.

A

good

example

is

the

rniniature

(1),

with its

pieasing

echoed

mates

atter

capture

of

the

knights. I

wonder

how

many solvers

at the time

noticed

that

black

coulil

not

have

played

last?

(1)

R COLLTNSON

London

Telegraph,

1907

1.Qa7

[2.Qe3

O

Kxg4

3.Qf4

#]

1...Kx95

2.Qg'l+

Kh4

3.Sf5

1.

.

.Kx94

2.Qe3

O

Kh4

3.Qf4

#

1...Kx93

2.QgI+

Kh4 3.Sf3 #

Another

convention,

aimed at

avoiding

uqlv

oositions,

holds that

there

should

not be

pionioted

force

in the diagram.

While

few

would disagree

that a

position

ieaturing

six

bishoos

and

five

rooks

would

hold

little

appeal

lor

a

casual

solver

(not

to

mention

the

difiiculty

of setting

up such

a

position

without

a

second

set

of

pieces),

the

rule

is

relaxed

somewhat in the 6ase

oi

positions containing

obtrusive

force.

In

(2)

the black bishop

on

d4 clearlv

did

not come

from

f8,

but

the

attractiveness

of

the setting

is

hardly

corilpromised.

This

masterpiece

by

abc

abc

1-2-3

abc

123

tt

EI

:::::::

|:-t-

:

,,::r+\

:::i

:::t=:l

.. ?r

A

#3


7/8

Loshinski

illustrates

the very

difficult

task

of

four

mates

following

black-self-interference

changed

between

set

and actual

play,

and

it

would

be absurd

to lose

such

a'marvellous

problem

through

the over-rigid

application

of

a debatable

convention.

(2)

L I LOSHINSKI

1st Prize.

e.a. Russian

Sports

Committee, 1948

qaf

hl.r'

-

-7

-

problems

in

which

a

small adjustment

to

the

diagram

creates

a second

problem

with new

p ay.

(5)

is

a

fine

exampie, with

the

black

king

visiting

his four

diagonal

or

star-flights

in

(a)

and his

four

lateral

or

plus-flights

in

(b).

(3)

NGGVANDTJK

(Atler

B Larsson)

Ostledingen, 1959

1,

.Kfz

t

(2

.

Qxbl

*

)

1.

-

.S- 2.Qa7

#

(4)

E A

DUGAS

The

Problemist,

1980

I.

. .BaZ 2

.Fxa'l

*

1.

. .Sf4 2.cxd4

#

1...Sf6

2.Se6

#

1...e6

2.Bd6

#

1...Qe6

2.Sxe6

#

Sofut ion

1.Sc7

. .Eaz

1...Sf4

1.

. . Sf

6

1...e6

1.

. .Qe6

1.

. .0x95

1-..Qxc5+

1...Qd6

f .

- -Kes

(2.Qd5

#)

2.5a6

+

2.Se4

#

2.Sce6

#

2.Qf8

#

2

. Scxe6

#

2.Sce6

#

2.Qxc6

*

2.Rb5

#

2.Sxe4

#

Castling

is

allowed

in

a

problem

as

long

as it

cannot

be

proved

that

either

kino

or rook

has

moved

in

the

plav

leadino

ud

to the

diagram.

ln

(8) (yeb,

f know

thb nitmbering

ts

stily,

but

that's

my

fault, not Michael's

-

Ed/

castling

appears

as

a set

mate,

neatly

c.hanged

by the

key,

but in

(3),

castling ia

rllegal,

as

the

white

pawns

have

not moved

and hence

the black king

must have

reached

a2 via

d1 ot

d2

afier hiicounterpart

vacated

e1.

En

passant,

on the

other hand,

is

only

legal

as

a

key move

if

it

can

be

proved

tha:t

the last

move

was

a

double

pawn-step.

(4)

is

a simple

example

which

needs

no

exolanation.

Many

problems

add

variety

by havinq

multiple

phases.

Set mates- foll6w

btacl

moves

from the diagram, while the variations

which follow

the

key move

form

the actual

play.

Tries

are

attdmpted keys

which fail

to

a

single

black

defence,

and will

be

considered

in

a separate

article.

Twins

are

1.hxg

ep

(2.97

#l

1...Bh7

2.Rxh7

#

Much

rarer

than

the twin

is

the

multi-

solution

problem

in which

there is more

than

one

intended

solution

in

the diagram.

Composers

vary

in

their

attitudes to

-such

compositions;

however

(6) gives

some idea

of

their

possibilities.

The

famous

Indian

theme

(in

which

a

piece crosses

a

critical

square

in

order

to

allow a

second

piece

to

interfere

on

that

square

and

release

a

potential

stalemate) is

shown four

times

with

great

clarity

and remarkable

economy

of

#2

#2


8/8

means.

Finally, where

possible

the

key move

of a

problem

should be thematic, that

is it

should

introduce the

play

which follows. With many

complex

ideas

such a

key is impractical,

but

il

achieved

it adds considerably

to

the

enjoyment and value of a

problem.

Consider

(7),

where

1.Kd6

grants

the

black

king

his

pair

of

flights, while allowing the

rook

checks

which form

the core o{ the oroblem. Gerald

Anderson must have

been delighted

to

find

that

he

could

incorporate

such

a

wonderful

Key.

(5)

J J GILL

(AJterc

Latzel)

1st HM.. The Problemist.

l967

(b)

wSeT

->

t5

1.Re3+

1...Kd6 2.Se8

#

1...Kxf6

2.Qxb2

#

1...Kf4 2.Sfd5

#

1...Kd4 2.Sf5

#

1 cEql

-.'^-.'.n^

1...Kxf5 2.Re2

#

1...Ke6 2.Rb5

#

1.

.

.Kd5

2.Re3

#

1...Ke4 2.Rc5

#

(6)

w seecxrtrlnN,

H STAUDTE

&

B

scHwARzKopF

Aachener Nachrichten, 1966

-8-

1.Ra3

96

2.Bb3 Kd3

L.8a2

96

2.Rb3 Kd5

1.Rf8

96

2.Bf7

Kf5

1.898

96

2.Rf7

Kd5

(7)

G

F

ANDERSON

ll

Secolo,

1919

3.Bd5

{

3.Rb4

+

3.Bd5

{

3.Rf4

{

1

. Kc7-d6 |

12

.Qe'l-b'1

1. . .Rd3+

2.Bd5

#

f...Hgo+ z.bea

T

1.

. .Kb6

2.8c2

+

1.

-

.Kb4

2

-Kxc6

#

(8)

C

S

KTPPTNG

Falkirk Herald, 1923

1

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zugzwang

t...oJ l.Kxc4

i

r. .ez z.ET+ x

1...B- 2.S(x)b3

or S(x)

*)

#2

(b)

#3\

(4

Solutions)

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