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MatPlus.Net Forum Competitions 20th Romanian Tzuica Tourney
 
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(1) Posted by Eric Huber [Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 17:05]

20th Romanian Tzuica Tourney


The announcement of the 2022 Tzuica tourney will soon be published on the WCCC 2022 website.
https://wccc2022.wfcc.ch/competitions/

The theme this year: helpself-problems showing Consecutive Follow My Leader (FML) in at least two solutions.
In three consecutive half-moves of each solution, the following pattern occurs:
- Piece X leaves square A
- Immediately, Piece Y leaves square B and moves to A (first FML)
- Immediately, Piece Z moves to square B (second FML).
Piece X and Piece Z may be different or may be the same unit.

Deadline: Wednesday, November 16th 2022, 8 p.m (Congress time, GMT+4)

All details, definitions and thematic examples are included in the announcement:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DQG4-pGX1FJvigtmtB5uZUYh-Q8Qon3C/view?usp=sharing

Example 1 for the Orthodox section:

Petko A. Petkov
StrateGems 2009
(= 5+7 )

hs#3 2 solutions

(i) 1.Rb1 Re1 2.Bc3 Re5 3.Be1+ Rxe1#
2 consecutive Follow My Leader on e5 (2.Be5-c3 Re1-e5) and e1 (2...Re1-e5 3.Bc3-e1+)
(ii) 1.Bb2 Bd4 2.Rd1 Bg1 3.Rd4+ Bxd4#
2 consecutive Follow My Leader on g1 (2.Rg1-d1 Bd4-g1) and d4 (2...Bd4-g1 3.Rd1-d4+)

Example 2 for the Fairy section:

Petko A. Petkov
KoBulChess 2019, dedicated to G. Foster
(= 5+3 )

hs#3 2 solutions
Pepo
=Vao, =Pao

Definition of Pepo:
An attacked king has no power. In particular, he can no longer attack the opposite king. A king can be captured only if he is attacked by at least 2 pieces.

(i) 1.VAb8 Kd6 2.VAd5 Bf3 3.PAc7+ Rxd2#
2 consecutive Follow My Leader on d5 (1...Kd5-d6 2.VAf3-d5) and f3 (2.VAf3-d5 Bh5-f3)
(ii) 1.PAc8 Kc6 2.PAd5 Rd2 3.VAc7+ Bxf3#
2 consecutive Follow My Leader on d5 (1...Kd5-c6 2.PAd2-d5) and d2 (2.PAd2-d5 Ra2-d2)

All Tzuica Tourney awards can be found on this webpage: https://chesscomposers.blogspot.com/p/tzuica-tourney.html
 
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(2) Posted by Hauke Reddmann [Monday, Oct 10, 2022 10:00]

Forgive me for inserting an orthodox #2 of mine (Schwalbe 2006):

(= 8+14 )

 
 
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(3) Posted by seetharaman kalyan [Monday, Oct 10, 2022 14:09]

Nice one Hauke. Pity the mate after the new flight is not different (like in classics).
 
   
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(4) Posted by Hauke Reddmann [Monday, Oct 10, 2022 20:59]

@Seetharaman: Can do (just patched it), but only by repeating Sxd4 another time.
Doesn't make it that much better...

(= 9+11 )

 
   
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(5) Posted by Neal Turner [Tuesday, Oct 11, 2022 11:56]

Interesting theme - but why restrict the thematic sequence to just 3 half-moves?
Maybe some would like the challenge of taking it further.
 
   
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(6) Posted by Vlaicu Crisan [Tuesday, Oct 11, 2022 16:07]

Many thanks, Neal, for your comment.
Of course, there is no restriction related to the maximal number of consecutive FML moves to be shown.

Sky is the limit!
 
   
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(7) Posted by Neal Turner [Tuesday, Oct 11, 2022 16:36]

Thanks Vlaicu.
But then you should amend your wording: "In at least three consecutive half-moves..."
You know how easily they all get confused.
 
   
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(8) Posted by Joaquim Crusats [Tuesday, Oct 11, 2022 19:01]

There is a misprint in the original post: Petko A. Petkov (StrateGems 2009) - wRg6 to g7.
 
   
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(9) Posted by Eric Huber [Tuesday, Oct 11, 2022 19:13]

@Joaquim: Corrected, thanks!
 
 
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(10) Posted by Eric Huber [Tuesday, Oct 11, 2022 19:40]

@Neal:
Confusion can easily be avoided. Joost de Heer wrote some wise words last year about the 19th Tzuica Tourney announcement:

Rule of thumb: If it's not disallowed in the rules, it's allowed.
 
 
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