from magazine SUOMEN TEHTÄVÄNIEKAT n.02/2000

1. Prize 1402 Evgenij Bogdanov - UKR      4#       7+10

1.f3! (2.Ted3+ Sed4 3.Se3+(A) T(S)xe3 4.Txc5#(B)      1.-Sed4 2.Sb6+ axb6 3 Txc5+(B) bxc5 4.Sc3#(C)      1.-Tc1 2.Ted3+ Se(f)d4 3.Sc3+(C) Txc3 4.Txe5#(D)      1.-Sfd4 2.Sf6+ gxf6 3 Txe5+(D) fxe5 4.Se3#(A)

  Complex but interesting threat and variations show a cyclic shift of four moves between third moves and fourth moves.Without doubt the best problem of the entries

Honourable Mention 1648 Christer Jonsson -SWE      4#          6+7

1.Db8! (2 Tb4+ Ka3 3.Ta4+ Kxa4 4 Db4#)      1.-Kxa3 2.Tb3+ Ka2 3.Ta3+ Kxa3 4.Db3#      1.-Kxa5 2.Tb5+ Ka4 3.Ta5+ Kxa5 4.Db5#

   Three unexpected offers of the white rook earn to be honoured. They are needed to make place for the white Queen.

1. Commendation 1752 Christopher Jones - GBR      7#          6+5

1.Kd7 La4+ 2.Kd8 Lb5 3.Lb7 Lc6     4.La8 Ld7 5.e76 Ld5+ 7.e8D#

  Just that move 4 La8 is the reason for this commend

2. Commendation 1802 Baldur Kozdon - DEU      4#          6+11

1.Tc6l (2.Da4#; 2.Dxc4+).      1.-Se6+ 2.Kg8 1 -Sf5+ 2.Kh7

  White creates a Novotny in a surprising way by allowing crosschecks by the black knight. After all this appears to be only delay of execution.

Henk Ie Grand Wageningen 123 2000

  This award is published in ST 2/2000. Claims to Jukka Tuovinen by 30th of June 2000, address Steniuksentie 35 A 1,00320 Helsinki, e-mail tuovinenj@hotmail.com .

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