[Event "1st Pr. Informant-50 JT "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "M. Hlinka & L. Kekely, Slovakia"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/1B6/3N4/r3BR2/3K2nk/7p/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]

{Chess Informant 50 jubilee tourney - Provisional award by Yochanan Afek The
world famous chess periodical Sahovski Informator, founded in 1966, celebrates
its 50th anniversary by organizing an International composing tourney for
endgame studies. Privileged to act as its judge I received 36 anonymous
entries of a very good standard from the tourney director Gady Costeff to whom
I am grateful for his invaluable assistance in checking the candidate entries
for soundness and originality. Considering the potential public I gave some
priority to players' friendly entries i.e. those with digestible settings as
well as comprehensive ideas and solutions. Most of the entries luckily did
match these unwritten requests. Personally I am not particularly fond of
artificial efforts to stretch a sufficiently lengthy solution by either
multiple piece exchanges or unnecessary BTM stipulation. Two of the more
serious candidates suffering from these flaws I decided to allow a second
chance in another tourney instead of ranking them low. Two other entries
improved on studies which I had already judged in previous major events and
even awarded them prizes.I hesitated before deciding to award each of them a
special honourable mention as deserved for their efforts. Here is my ranking:
First prize -No. 4: Following the reciprocal zugzwang after the quiet 8. Ka3!
white's rook and bishop create a second battery. By exchanging roles as the
front and the rear pieces of the newly formed battery the thematic pieces
change also the targetted half of the royal couple! Surprisingly In the final
move even two batteries are activated with the rook as the rear piece and this
time both bishope are the front ones! All this occurs with no need for even
any extra material on board! A genuine chess miracle!} 1. Bf3 Ra3+ (1... h1=Q
2. Bxh1 Ra3+ 3. Kc4 Nxh1 4. Rf8 $18) 2. Nc3 Rxc3+ $1 {
preparing the following fork} 3. Kxc3 Ne2+ $1 4. Bxe2 (4. Kd2 $2 Nxf4 5. Bh1
Nh5 $1 6. Bc7 Ng3 $11) 4... h1=Q {black has a new queen, but...} 5. Bf1+ Kg3 6.
Bc7 $1 {ZZ. Battery against the king.} Qh8+ (6... Qb7 7. Rf7+ Kg4 8. Rg7+ Kh5
9. Rh7+ Kg4 10. Bh3+ Kf3 11. Rf7+ Ke2 12. Bg4+ $18) 7. Kb3 $1 (7. Kc2 $2 Qh7+
$11) 7... Qh1 8. Ka3 $1 Qb7 9. Rf7+ {battery toward the queen} Kg4 10. Rg7+ Kh5
(10... Kf5 11. Bh3+ Kf6 12. Be5+ $18) 11. Rh7+ Kg4 (11... Kg6 12. Bd3+ $18) 12.
Bh3+ Kf3 13. Rf7+ Ke2 14. Bf1+ Kd1 15. Rd7+ Kc2 16. Bd3+ {
with two batteries unleashed after:} Kc1 ({or} 16... Kd1 17. Be4+ {/Ba6+}) 17.
Bf4+ 1-0

[Event "2nd Pr. Informant-50 JT "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "M. Minski"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2B5/6k1/b3K3/5PP1/5P2/1Q6/4p1P1/7q w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{Second Prize: No.1 -In the course of rhe solution each side promotes a second
queen, however the side that sacrifices both his queens is the one to emerge
the eventual winner against the remaining enemy queen. A breathtaking lengthy
battle with plenty of quiet moves and subtle finesses.} 1. f6+ (1. Qc3+ $2 Kg8
2. Kd6 e1=Q 3. Be6+ Qxe6+ 4. Kxe6 (4. fxe6 Qxg2 $11) 4... Qxg2 5. Qc7 Qa8 6.
Qf7+ Kh8 $11) 1... Kh8 2. g6 $1 e1=Q+ (2... Bc4+ $1 3. Qxc4 e1=Q+ 4. Kf7 $18 {
see main line}) 3. Kf7 Bc4+ $1 (3... Qh5 4. Qb8 $18) 4. Qxc4 Qe8+ $1 (4... Qh5
5. Be6 $1 $18) 5. Kxe8 Qe1+ 6. Qe2 $3 (6. Qe6 $2 Qxe6+ $1 7. Bxe6 {stalemate})
(6. Be6 $2 Qxe6+ $1 7. Qxe6 {stalemate}) (6. Kf7 $2 Qe8+ {/Qe7+!} 7. Kxe8 {
stalemate}) 6... Qxe2+ 7. Kf8 Qxg2 8. g7+ Kh7 9. Bb7 $1 (9. Bf5+ $2 Kh6 10.
g8=Q Qa8+ 11. Ke7 $1 Qa3+ $1 $11 (11... Qxg8 $2 12. f7 $18)) 9... Qg1 (9... Qg6
10. Be4 $1 Qxe4 11. g8=Q+ $18) (9... Qg4 10. Be4+ Kh6 11. g8=Q Qc8+ 12. Ke7 $1
$18 {see main line}) 10. Be4+ Kh6 11. g8=Q Qc5+ 12. Ke8 (12. Kf7 $2 Qc4+ $1 13.
Ke7 Qxe4+ $11 (13... Qxg8 $2 14. f7 $18)) 12... Qc8+ 13. Ke7 $3 (13. Kf7 $2
Qd7+ {/Qc4+=}) 13... Qxg8 (13... Qc7+ 14. Ke6 Qc4+ 15. Bd5 $18) 14. f7 Qg7 15.
Ke8 $18 1-0

[Event "3rd Pr. Informant-50 JT "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "M. Minski & O. Pervakov"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3q4/5kpp/pr1P3Q/p3p3/b1p5/6P1/3PR3/5BK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{Third Prize- No.3: Materially black seems to do fine yet white's bishop and
advanced pawn eventually make the difference. A game -like epic saga of a
heroic sacrificial battle decided by a subtle pawn move. The mutual quiet
queen sacrifices in the battle on the "h" file are eye catching.} 1. Rf2+ Kg8
2. Qg6 $3 {( 3.Qf7+ )} (2. Bxc4+ $2 Kh8 3. Qg6 $6 Rxd6 $1 $19) 2... Rb8 $1 (
2... hxg6 3. Bxc4+ Kh7 4. Rh2+ Qh4 5. Rxh4# {model mate}) (2... Kh8 3. Rh2 h6
4. Rxh6+ $1 gxh6 5. Qxh6+ Kg8 6. Bxc4# {model mate}) (2... Rb7 3. Qe4 $1 Rb4 4.
Qd5+ Kh8 5. Qxa5 $1 Rb8 6. Qxa4 $18) 3. Bxc4+ Kh8 4. Bd3 $1 (4. Rh2 $2 Qb6+ $1
$19) 4... Qh4 $3 (4... hxg6 5. Rh2+ Kg8 6. Bc4+ Kf8 7. Rh8#) 5. Qf5 $1 (5. gxh4
$2 hxg6 $11) 5... Qxg3+ 6. Kf1 Qxd3+ $1 7. Qxd3 Bb5 8. Qxb5 $1 axb5 9. d4 $3
exd4 10. Rc2 (10. d7 $2 d3 $1 $19) 10... Rf8+ (10... d3 11. Rc7 Rf8+ 12. Ke1
Rd8 13. d7 Kg8 14. Rc8 $18) 11. Ke1 $1 Kg8 (11... Rd8 12. d7 Rxd7 13. Rc8+ Rd8
14. Rxd8# {model mate}) 12. d7 Rd8 13. Rc8 $18 1-0

[Event "4th Pr. Informant-50 JT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "S. Hornecker & M. Minski"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3k4/rB2R3/7p/8/8/Q5q1/6r1/7K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{Fourth prize- No.2: The aim of white's sacrificial play is obviously to turn
his remaining queen to a crazy one. Following a mutual rook sacrifice, an
original systematic maneuver of the white bishop and the black king prepares
the ground by the quiet and powerful 7. Qe3!!} 1. Re8+ $1 ({thematic try:} 1.
Rd7+ $6 Kxd7 2. Bc6+ $1 (2. Bc8+ $1 Ke8 $1 3. Bd7+ $1 Kf7 $1 4. Be6+ $1 Kg6 $1
$19 {position X with bRa7}) 2... Ke6 $1 3. Bd7+ $1 (3. Bd5+ $1 Ke5 $1 $19) 3...
Kf7 $1 4. Be6+ $1 Kg6 $1 $19 {position X with bRa7}) (1. Qxg3 $2 Rxg3 $19) 1...
Kxe8 2. Bc6+ Rd7 (2... Kd8 3. Qf8+ Kc7 4. Qe7+ Kb6 5. Qb4+ Kc7 6. Qe7+ Kb6 7.
Qb4+ $11) 3. Bxd7+ Kf7 $1 4. Be6+ $1 (4. Be8+ $2 Kg8 $1 5. Bf7+ Kh7 $1 6. Bg6+
Qxg6 7. Qe7+ Qg7 8. Qe4+ Rg6 $19) 4... Kg6 $1 {position X without bRa7} 5. Bf5+
$1 (5. Bf7+ $2 Kh7 $1 $19) 5... Kh5 $1 6. Bg4+ $1 (6. Bg6+ $6 Kh4 $1 7. Qe7+
Qg5 8. Qe4+ Rg4 9. Qe1+ Rg3 10. Qe4+ Qg4 11. Qe7+ Kh3 $19) 6... Qxg4 (6... Kh4
7. Qe7+ $11) 7. Qe3 $3 {( 8.Qxh6+/Qg5+ with stalemate )} (7. Qc5+ $2 Qg5 8. Qf2
$1 Rg4 $1 $19) 7... Rg3 8. Qxg3 $1 Qxg3 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sp. Pr. Informant-50 JT "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "P.Arestov & V.Tarasiuk"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6K1/1pp2P2/2kp4/8/8/1b6/4B3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{Special prize - No.13: A surprising discovery is behind this logical study
based on a crystal clear reciprocal zugzwang. The special prize is awarded for
the most impressive theoretical contribution.} 1. Bf3+ $1 (1. Kg7 $2 Bxf7 2.
Kxf7 Kc5 $19) (1. Bd1 $2 Bxf7+ 2. Kxf7 Kd5 $1 3. Bf3+ Ke5 4. Bxb7 c5 5. Ba6 d5
$19) 1... Kb6 $1 2. Bd1 $3 ({Thematic try} 2. Kg7 $2 Bxf7 3. Kxf7 c6 $1 4. Ke6
Kc5 5. Kd7 d5 $1 6. Kc7 b5 $1 {zz} 7. Kb7 b4 $19) 2... Be6 (2... Bxf7+ 3. Kxf7
{- main line.}) 3. Kg7 $1 (3. Bg4 $2 Bxf7+ 4. Kxf7 d5 $19 {e.g.} 5. Ke6 Kc5 6.
Ke5 b5 7. Bh5 c6 8. Be2 b4 9. Bf1 b3 10. Bd3 b2 11. Bb1 Kb4 {( c4 ) -+.}) 3...
Bxf7 4. Kxf7 d5 $1 5. Ke6 Kc5 6. Kd7 $1 c6 7. Kc8 $3 ({Thematic try} 7. Kc7 $2
b6 $1 {zz} 8. Kc8 (8. Kb7 b5 9. Be2 b4 $19) 8... d4 9. Be2 Kb4 $1 10. Kc7 c5
11. Kxb6 c4 12. Kc6 d3 $19) 7... b6 $1 8. Kc7 $1 {zz} b5 9. Kb7 $1 {A )} ({
Thematic try} 9. Kd7 $2 d4 $1 10. Be2 b4 11. Ke6 d3 $1 12. Bxd3 Kd4 13. Bc2 c5
14. Kd6 c4 $19) 9... b4 ({B )} 9... d4 10. Be2 $1 b4 11. Ka6 $1 (11. Bd3 $2 b3
$1 12. Ka6 Kb4 $19) 11... b3 12. Ka5 b2 13. Bd3 $11) 10. Bb3 $1 Kb5 11. Kc7 c5
$1 12. Bxd5 (12. Kd6 $2 c4 13. Bd1 d4 14. Kd5 b3 15. Kxd4 Kb4 $19) 12... c4 13.
Kd6 b3 14. Ke5 $1 b2 15. Be4 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st HM Informant-50 JT "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "S. Slumstrup Nielsen"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "K2N1n2/2k5/6P1/7P/B6r/3b4/8/3R4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{First honourable mention-No.7: All three white pieces are sacrificed in the
course of a fierce struggle to keep the seventh rank closed in order to secure
promotion.Elegant play follows an aesthtic key.} 1. Be8 $1 (1. g7 $4 Rxa4#) (1.
Bb3 $2 Be4+ (1... Rxh5 {transposes}) 2. Ka7 Rxh5 3. Rc1+ Kxd8 4. g7 Rh7 5. Rc7
Rxg7 {=}) (1. Rc1+ {?} Kxd8 2. g7 Rxa4+ 3. Kb7 Rb4+ 4. Kc6 Be4+ 5. Kd6 Rb6+ 6.
Ke5 Re6+ 7. Kd4 Re8 {!=}) 1... Be4+ (1... Rh3 2. Rc1+ Kxd8 3. g7 Nd7 4. Rc8+
Kxc8 5. Bxd7+) 2. Ka7 Rxh5 3. Nb7 {!} ({Try} 3. Rc1+ {?} Kxd8 4. g7 Rh7 {
With no bishop on b7 this move secures Black a draw}) 3... Bxb7 4. Rc1+ Bc6 $1
{Clears the 7th rank} 5. Rxc6+ Kd8 6. g7 ({Try} 6. Rc8+ $2 Kxc8 7. g7 Nd7 {!}
8. Bxd7+ (8. Bxh5 Nf6 {=}) 8... Kc7 {=}) 6... Rh7 7. Rc8+ $1 Kxc8 8. Bd7+ $1
Nxd7 9. g8=Q+ Nf8+ 10. Ka8 $1 (10. Kb6 $2 Rh6+ 11. Kc5 Rf6 $10) 1-0

[Event "2nd HM Informant-50 JT "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "M. Miljanic"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3k3q/6RP/8/2B5/1p1K4/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{Second honourable mention- No.34: An attractive logical miniature displaying
an original reciprocal zugzwang.} 1. Bf8 Ke8 2. Ke4 $1 (2. Kd3 $2 Kxf8 3. Rc7
b3 $1 $11 {zz}) 2... Kxf8 3. Rc7 $3 (3. Rb7 $2 b3 4. Kd3 b2 5. Kc2 b1=Q+ 6.
Kxb1 Qe5 $1 $11) (3. Ra7 $2 b3 $11 {EGTB} (3... Qc3 $11)) 3... b3 4. Kd3 $1 {zz
} b2 5. Kc2 b1=Q+ 6. Kxb1 Qe5 7. Rc8+ $18 1-0

[Event "3rd HM Informant-50 JT "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "A. Rusz, Hungary"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "kb6/rp6/1K2N3/8/1QR5/r7/6n1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{Third honourable mention - No.11: The surprising capture refusal 6. Kb6!!
allows the single tempo required for dominating the black knight. A pleasant
discovery!} 1. Nc7+ (1. Rc8 $2 R3a6+ $1 2. Kb5 Rxe6 3. Qf8 Re5+ 4. Kb4 Re4+ 5.
Kc3 Re3+ 6. Kc2 $1 Re2+ (6... Ra2+ $2 7. Kb1 $18) 7. Kd1 Re1+ 8. Kc2 Re2+ 9.
Kd3 Re3+ 10. Kc2 Re2+ $11) 1... Bxc7+ 2. Kxc7 b5+ 3. Kc6 $1 (3. Kc8 $2 Rh3 $1
4. Qb2 Ne3 $1 5. Rc7 Nd5 6. Rxa7+ Kxa7 7. Qa2+ Kb6 8. Qxd5 Rh8+ $11 {TB}) 3...
R7a6+ (3... bxc4 4. Qf8#) (3... R3a6+ 4. Kxb5 Rb7+ 5. Kxa6 Rxb4 6. Rxb4 $18) 4.
Kxb5 R3a5+ 5. Qxa5 Rxa5+ 6. Kb6 $3 (6. Kxa5 $2 Kb7 7. Kb5 (7. Re4 Kc6 8. Kb4
Kd5 $11) 7... Ne3 8. Rf4 (8. Rd4 Kc7 9. Kc5 Nf5 $11) 8... Nd5 9. Rf7+ Nc7+ 10.
Kc5 Kc8 11. Kc6 Ne8 12. Ra7 Kd8 13. Rf7 Kc8 $11) 6... Kb8 7. Re4 $1 Ra6+ 8.
Kxa6 Kc7 9. Kb5 Kd6 10. Kc4 1-0

[Event "Sp. Hon. Mention Informant-50 JT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "J. Polasek, Czech Republic"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5R2/2B3K1/7p/4P3/r7/8/4n3/1k6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1951.??.??"]

{Special honourable mention- No.32: A fine improvement on H. van der Heijden,
4th Prize Olympic tourney Dresden 2008 in which I acted as the judge. Here we
witness two additional logical tries, significantly upgrading the original
version which should naturally be regarded as a partial anticipation.} 1. e6 $1
(1. Rf1+ $2 Kc2 2. e6 Nd4 3. e7 Ne6+ 4. Kg6 Nxc7 $11) (1. Bd6 $2 Rg4+ 2. Kf6 (
2. Kxh6 $11 {TB7}) 2... Nd4 3. Bc5 Rf4+ 4. Kg6 Rg4+ 5. Kxh6 Ne6 $11 {TB7}) 1...
Ra7 $1 (1... Nd4 2. e7 Ne6+ 3. Kh8 {quickest} Nxc7 4. Rc8 Rc4 5. Rxc7 Rxc7 6.
e8=Q $18) 2. Rf1+ $3 {Foresight. The black king must be moved to the 'c' file.}
({Logical try:} 2. Rf7 $2 Nd4 3. e7 Ne6+ 4. Kxh6 Nxc7 5. e8=Q Ra6+ $11) (2. Rc8
$2 Nd4 3. e7 Rxc7 4. Rxc7 Ne6+) 2... Kc2 3. Rf7 Nd4 4. e7 Ne6+ 5. Kg6 $1 Nxc7
6. Rf8 Ra6+ 7. Kf7 Ra7 (7... Nb5 8. Rc8+ $1 (8. e8=Q $2 Nd6+) 8... Kb3 (8...
Kd3 9. Rd8+) 9. Rb8 $18) 8. Rc8 Kd3 ({main} 8... Kb3 9. Kg6 Ra6+ 10. Kg7 Ra7
11. Kh8 $1 (11. Kxh6 $2 {compare with the main line 8...Kd3} Ra6+ 12. Kg7 Rc6
13. Kh8 Rh6+ 14. Kg8 Nd5 15. e8=Q Nf6+ $11) 11... h5 12. Rxc7 Rxc7 13. e8=Q $18
) 9. Kg6 Ra6+ 10. Kg7 Ra7 (10... Rc6 11. Kh8 $1 $18) 11. Kxh6 $1 ({Logical try:
} 11. Kh8 $2 {compare with the main line 8...Kb3.} Ne8 $11 12. Rxe8 Ke4 13. Kg7
h5) 11... Ra6+ 12. Kg7 (12. Kh7 $2 Nd5 13. Rd8 Ra7 14. Rxd5+ Ke4 $11) 12... Ra7
(12... Rc6 13. Kg8 Nd5 (13... Rg6+ 14. Kf7 Rc6 15. e8=Q Nxe8 16. Rxc6 $18) 14.
Rd8 $1 $18) 13. Kh8 $1 1-0

[Event " Sp. Hon. Mention Informant-50 JT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "V. Tarasiuk, Ukraina"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "K7/3n4/6PP/3p4/7r/2P5/1P5N/7k w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]

{Special honourable mention- No.20: Another significant improvement of an
earlier study by L. Tarasiuk, 4th prize, 4th FIDE Cup, 2015 in which I acted
as its judge.} 1. Ng4 $1 ({Try} 1. h7 $2 Nf6 2. Nf3 Rh6 $1 3. Ng5 Nxh7 $1 4.
gxh7 Kg2 5. b4 Kg3 6. b5 Kg4 $1 7. b6 Kxg5 8. b7 Ra6+ 9. Kb8 Rh6 10. Ka8 Ra6+
$11) 1... Rxg4 2. h7 Ra4+ $1 3. Kb7 Rh4 4. g7 Rxh7 5. g8=Q Nf6+ $1 6. Qxh7+
Nxh7 7. Kc7 $3 ({Thematic try} 7. Kc6 $2 Nf6 {ZZ} 8. b4 Ne4 9. b5 Nxc3 10. b6
d4 11. b7 d3 12. b8=Q d2 13. Qh8+ Kg2 $1 $11) 7... Nf6 $1 8. Kc6 $1 {ZZ} Kg2 (
8... Kg1 9. b4 Ne4 10. b5 Nxc3 11. b6 d4 12. b7 d3 13. b8=Q d2 14. Qg3+ $1 $18)
9. b4 Ne4 10. b5 Nxc3 11. b6 d4 12. b7 d3 13. b8=Q d2 14. Qb2 $1 1-0

[Event "1st Comm. Informant-50 JT "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "P. Arestov, Russia"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1q6/1k3P1B/8/4r3/1p6/3p2r1/QK5P/N7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{First commendation- No.18: The final pin stalemate is not new ( Kasparyan,
1st Pr. Revista Romana de Sah 1938 ) , however the tactical play leading to it
is well constructed.} 1. Be4+ $1 Rxe4 (1... Kb6 2. Qc4 $1 Rxe4 3. Qxe4 {
main line}) 2. Qd5+ Kb6 $1 3. Qxe4 Qh8+ 4. Ka2 $1 Qxh2+ 5. Kb3 d2+ 6. Kxb4 Rb3+
$3 (6... d1=Q 7. Qe6+ Kc7 8. Qe5+ $11) 7. Nxb3 Qd6+ 8. Ka4 $1 d1=Q (8... Qd7+
9. Ka3 $11) 9. f8=Q $1 (9. Qe3+ $2 Kb7 10. f8=Q Qg4+ $1 $19) 9... Qxf8 10. Qe3+
$1 Kb7 11. Qb6+ $1 Kc8 12. Qc5+ $1 Qxc5 {- stalemate!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd comm. Informant-50 JT "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "S. Slumstrup Nielsen, Denmark"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/8/P7/b6q/6b1/K7/4N3/6Q1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{Second commendation- No.22: Two Black Q+ B batteries, unleasehed against the
white monarch, are unable to tame the advanced pawn owing to white's accurate
play.} 1. a7 Qh3+ 2. Ng3 Bf3 3. Ne4+ Bg2+ (3... Bg4+ 4. Ka4 $18) 4. Kb2 Bc3+ 5.
Kc1 $1 (5. Kc2 $2 Qc8 6. Qxg2+ Bg7+) 5... Qc8 (5... Qh6+ 6. Kb1 $18) 6. Qxg2+
Bg7+ 7. Qc2 Bh6+ 8. Nd2 {!} (8. Kb2 $2 Bg7+ 9. Nc3 (9. Kc1 {loss of time}) 9...
Qc6 (9... Qa6) 10. Qb3+ Kh7 {=}) 8... Bxd2+ 9. Kb2 $1 Qb7+ (9... Qa6 10. Qb3+
Kg7 11. Qg3+ {White will check his way to the a8 square, for instance} Kh7 12.
Qh4+ Bh6 13. Qe4+) (9... Qa8 10. Qb3+ Kg7 11. Qb8 $18) (9... Bc3+ 10. Qxc3 Qb7+
11. Qb3+) 10. Qb3+ 1-0

[Event "3rd Comm. Informant-50 JT "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "M. Croitor, Moldova"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/7R/2r1k1P1/B7/8/4K3/2pP4/2b4n w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{Third commendation -No.26 : A king chasing a bishop along a short diagonal
has been demonstrated in various settings but here it is accompanied by a good
logical try. Capturing the inactive black knight is perhaps necessary but
still somewhat annoying.} 1. Rh6 $1 ({Thematic try} 1. g7 $2 Kf7 2. Rh8 Kxg7 3.
Rxh1 Ba3 4. Bc3+ Kf7 5. Kd3 c1=Q 6. Rxc1 Bxc1 7. Kc2 Ba3 8. Kb3 Be7 $19) 1...
Rc5 2. g7+ ({Thematic try} 2. Rxh1 $2 Bb2 3. Bc3 c1=Q 4. Rxc1 Bxc1 $19) 2...
Kf7 3. Rh8 $1 Kxg7 4. Rxh1 Ba3 5. Bc3+ Kf7 6. Kd3 c1=Q 7. Rxc1 Bxc1 8. Kc2 Ba3
9. Kb3 Bc1 10. Kc2 {Positional draw . To conclude I would like to thank the
Informant editorial for sponsoring this event and all participants for turning
it to a successful one. The award remains open to appeals for te usual 3
months period.} 1/2-1/2

