Awarded Problems
With 39 entries, my informal tournament (proof games where lines 3,4,5,6 remain free) was successful. Despite the fact that it was a holiday contest, the average level is pretty good.
I had great pleasure to solve "by hand" every entry (except the first Honorable Mention, where I had to use the famous computer program "Winchloe").
This award has no pretension to be "scientific": it represents what I personally prefer.
I thank Pascal for having been a great mediator, and Michel for having improved the rules.
Nicholas Dupont
1 - Ruslam Ubaidullaev Nicholas Dupont's Summer 2003 Tourney 1st Prize
Proof game in 16 moves
[1nb1kbnr/p1p1pp1p/8/8/8/8/3r4/NRQKBNRB]
Solution
2 - Goran Wicklund Nicholas Dupont's Summer 2003 Tourney 2nd Prize
Proof game in 36.5 moves
[Kn2kbnb/Rp1pbb1N/8/8/8/8/NPrPPP1R/1rb2BB1]
3 - Goran Wicklund Nicholas Dupont's Summer 2003 Tourney 3rd Prize
Proof game in 23 moves
[rBb1qbnB/PpppPkpR/8/8/8/8/PBP5/RNQKr1N1]
4 - Unto Heinonen Nicholas Dupont's Summer 2003 Tourney 1st Honorable Mention
Proof game in 14 moves
[rn1QKbn1/ppp1p1p1/8/8/8/8/PPPNr1PP/R1Bqk1NR]
5 - Goran Forslund Nicholas Dupont's Summer 2003 Tourney 2nd Honorable Mention
Proof game in 15 moves
[q1b1kbnr/RBpppppp/8/8/8/8/QPPPPPNP/rn1K2N1]
6 - Eric Pichouron Nicholas Dupont's Summer 2003 Tourney 3rd Honorable Mention
Proof game in 13 moves
[2B1kbNr/2ppppp1/8/8/8/8/1PPPPP2/q2QKrNR]
7 - Goran Wicklund Nicholas Dupont's Summer 2003 Tourney 1st Commendation
[rnbbkbnr/pp3ppp/8/8/8/8/PPP1PP1r/RN1QK1N1]
8 - Igor Vereschagin & Ruslam Ubaidullaev Nicholas Dupont's Summer 2003 Tourney 2nd Commendation
[QRb1kbnr/1pp1pppp/8/8/8/8/1PPPP1PP/1q1K2N1]
9 - Francois Perruchaud Nicholas Dupont's Summer 2003 Tourney 3rd Commendation
Proof game in 8.5 moves
[rnbq1bnk/ppppp2p/8/8/8/8/PPPP1PP1/RNB2KNR]
10 - Gligor Denkovski Nicholas Dupont's Summer 2003 Tourney 4th Commendation
Proof game in 12.5 moves
[kr1nq1nr/1pPp1ppp/8/8/8/8/PPP1BPPP/RN2K1NR]
11 - Eric Pichouron Nicholas Dupont's Summer 2003 Tourney 5th Commendation
Proof game in 16.5 moves
[rnbkqRnR/p1bppp2/8/8/8/8/P1PPPPP1/rNBKQB2]
