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THE MACEDONIAN PROBLEMIST INFORMAL TOURNEY 2011: MATE IN 4 AND MORE MOVESAWARD by Zlatko Mihajloski36 problems of a satisfactory quality participated in the tourney under the followingnumbers: 1048, 1049, 1050, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1100, 1101, 1141,1142, 1143, 1144, 1145 and 1146.My award is as follows:Prize: № 1095Leonid Makaronez1 st Hon. Mention: № 1146Ralf Krätschmer2 nd Hon. Mention: № 1143Arieh Grinblat#4 9+10 #7 v 6+13 #4 9+111.Lf1! (2.Sf7+ k:e6 3.Lc4+3...ld5 4.L:d5#)1...t:a5 2.Lh3 A ld53.Dc7+ B kf6 4.S:h7# C3...kd4 4.Sf5#1...ld5 2.Dc7+ B kf63.S:h7+ C k:e6 4.Lh3# A1...td6 2.Dh8+ kd5 3.c4+3...kc6 4.Dc8#1...tc6 2.Sh:f3+ kf5 3.Df8+3...kg6 4.Ld3#1.Te4+? k:e4 2.Te6+ l:e6!1.Sc6+! kf5 2.La6! ld73.Lc8! l:c8 4.Tb4!4...la6 5.Se7+ ke56.Te4+ k:e4 7.Te6#4...b2 5.Tb5+ dd56.T:d5+ ke4 7.Te5#1.g6! (zugzwang)1...tb1/tb2 2.Te5+ A f:e53.Sg5+ C k:d4 4.Se6+4...ke4 5.Sg3# B1...lg4 2.Sg3+ B k:f43.Se2+ ke4 4.Sg5+ C4...f:g5 5.Te5# A1...lg2/lf1 2.Sg3+ k:f43.T:f5+ kg4 4.Sh2+4...kh3/kh4 5.Th5#Prize: № 1095, Leonid MakaronezThe most complete problem in the tournament.Excellent co-operation of thewhite pieces in all variations. The mobility of the white queen leaves a particularlygood impression.1 st Honourable Mention: № 1146, Ralf KrätschmerA logical problem with impressive play by the white bishop 2.La6 and 3.Lc8!, whichensured the high ranking.2 nd Honourable Mention: № 1143, Arieh GrinblatA waiter after a weak key move, but the beautiful play in the variations eliminates thisflaw.6 The Macedonian Problemist № 38 (May – August 2012)1267. H. Gockel1.L:d7-d6? (2.Lf4# A) d:c4-c5!1...b:c4-c5 2.D:a4-f4# B1...f5 2.D:h8-d4# C1.Df7! (2.D:d5-d4# C)1...b:c4-c5 2.L:a4-f4# A1...f5 2.D:f5-f4# B1...d:c4-c5 2.Da2#1...d4 2.Se4#Take & Make: having captured,a unit must immediately, asa part of its move, play a noncapturingmove in imitationof the captured unit fromthe capture square.Shedey cycle. It was indeednecessary to invest somematerial to prevent the cook1.D:d7→d6?! (2.D:d5→d4/Df4/Se4#) s:c6→d7+!,while the dh5 is neededto prevent 1.D:g6→g8?!df7/dg6/dh7! (Author)1268. V. Agostini1.k:e2-h5 Te5 2.g4 Th1#1.d5 Lg4 2.k:e1-e6 Ta6#Pin model mates. (Z.G.)1269. S. Dietricha) 1.lh5 Sf7 2.t:f3 S:g53.te3+ Kf4 4.th3 Sf3#b) 1.tf6 f4 2.lh4 S:g43.te6+ Kf5 4.th6 Sf6#Bureaucratic chess: a unitmay move or capture onlyif observed by an enemyunit. When the conditionapplies only to a pawn, it ispreserved when it promotes.Castling is possible only ifthe king is observed by anenemy unit (no check inthis case).Miniature with echo mates.Disappearance of the blackbishop. (Author)1270. V. Agostini &G. Brunoria) 1.Kf5 tg8 2.Ld8 dc83.Le7+ d6#b) 1.Kg7 tb7 2.Le4 de83.Tc6+ d:c6#Helpselfmate: Black helpsuntil his final move, whichmust be forced, as in a s#.1271. Z. Mihajloski1...td4 2.Sb8 [Da7?] td83.Da7 ta3 4.Le4+ l:e4#1...te5 2.Sa7 [Da7?] ta53.Lb7 th8+ 4.Sf8+ t:f8#Double pin mates. (Author)After 1...td4 only 2.Sb8[Da7?] (anti-dual situation),not 2.Sa7 [Da7?], as the Dis used for something elseand the S must evacuateanyway. (Maryan Kerhuel)1272. M. Grushko1.S f:e5=L [+pf7] s:e5=l[+Lc6] 2.S :e5=L [+ld7]2...f6 3.L :d7=T [+lc6]3...f:e5=s [+Lf6] 4.L:e5=T[+sf6] se8=p 5.T :e8=D[+pe5] [+kb8] l:d7=t[+Tc6] [+Kd8] #Einstein: A piece playing anon-capturing move changesinto another piece in the sequenceQ-R-B-S-P-P; whena capturing move is playedthe sequence is P-S-B-R-Q-Q.Platzwechsel Circe: capturesare as in Circe, but the capturedpiece is reborn on the departuresquare of the capturing unit.Republican Chess: the sidewhich has played a move putsthe opposite king on a squarewhere he would be legallymated and then the oppositeside can put the other king ona square where he is mated.1273. V. Agostini1.o:e5 Te8 2.w:e4 T:e3#1.w:e5 Lg7 2.o:d4 Tc3#Kamikaze piece: a piece (nota king) making a capture isremoved from the board togetherwith the captured piece.Annihilation of Ps. (Z.G.)1274. G. Prahl1.tb8 Ff3 A 2.tb4 Fd3 B3.td4 Fc3 C 4.f e5 Fc2# D1.kd4 Fc3 C 2.ke4 Fc2 D3.td8 Fhf3 A 4.td4 Fd3# BCirce: when captured, a piece(other than king) is reborn onits game-array square (if thatsquare is occupied, the capturedpiece disappears).Grasshopper: moves along Q-lines over a unit of either colourto the square immediately beyondthat unit. A capture may be madeon arrival, but the hurdle is notaffected.Anti-battery mate and cycleof white moves. (M.K.)1275. V. Kotešovec1.kd5 Ka2 2.fe4 Kb33.kc6 Kc4 4.fb4 Fb55.kb7 Fb3 6.fb8 Kb57.ka8 Ka6 8.sf7 Fg8+9.sd8 Fc8#1.kd3 Ka2 2.kc2 Ka33.fa2 Fd2 4.kb1 Kb35.ka1 Kc2 6.sf7 Kc17.sd6 Fd7 8.sb7 Fa7+9.sa5 Fa4#1.ff3 Kb1 2.fd5 Kc23.kf3 Kd3 4.fd2 Fe25.kg2 Fc2 6.fh2 Ke27.kh1 Kf1 8.sg6 Fh7+9.sh4 Fh3#Triple echo. (Author)The original problems whichare published in this issue arecomputer tested. (Z.G.)The Macedonian Problemist № 38 (May – August 2012) 23