Awarded Problems
This composition tourney was held in the memorial of Dr. Luigi Ceriani (1894-1969) and the awards were published in Die Schwalbe 159, June 1996. There were two sections.
This section called for any kind of retros, without fairy rules/units. Awarded by Wolfgang Dittmann.
50 - Andrej Kornilow Die Schwalbe Heft 159, 06/1996 1st Prize L. Ceriani Mem. Tourney, 1st Section
16+10. Mate in 1 (Who?)
[8/2NN3n/1PPPPPP1/BRRQprr1/1pp2kpK/3p3B/3P1pP1/8]
Solution
17c - Alexandr Kisljak Die Schwalbe Heft 164, 04/1997 (This is a corrected version of the 2nd Prize L. Ceriani Mem. Tourney, 1st Section)
13+15. Add a piece on f8 and Release the position
[7n/bp1P2pp/1p1pp1PR/2p3KR/1P5P/5pkq/3PPrNr/4BBQn]
56v - Andrej Frolkin Die Schwalbe Heft 159, 06/1996 1st Hon. Mention L. Ceriani Mem. Tourney, 1st Section
13+12. Position after Bl. 20th move (0-0 is still allowed). How did the game go?
[3qR1Br/1pp2rb1/p1p2nk1/2n5/4P1b1/1P6/1PPP2P1/1NBQK2R]
16 - Alexandr Kisljak Die Schwalbe Heft 159, 06/1996 2nd Hon. Mention L. Ceriani Mem. Tourney, 1st Section
13+11. Last 8 single moves?
[5bNq/4prp1/6KP/5p1p/6kP/4P1Rb/PP2PrQP/5BNn]
19 - Alexandr Zolotarew Die Schwalbe Heft 159, 06/1996 1st Comm. L. Ceriani Mem. Tourney, 1st Section
12+13. Release the position! a) Diagram b) Pc3 -> c2 & add one piece!
[3bRrQq/1pp1Ppnp/1Ppp1K2/5p2/5k2/2P2Pr1/1P3PPB/6N1]
57 - Andrej Frolkin Die Schwalbe Heft 159, 06/1996 2nd Comm. L. Ceriani Mem. Tourney, 1st Section
13+13. Position after Bl. 23rd move. How did the game go?
[qrn1R1R1/2pp1kb1/bpp5/1n6/2P1Pp2/1P4b1/1P1PB1P1/1NBQK3]
25 - Nikita Plaksin Die Schwalbe Heft 159, 06/1996 3rd Comm. L. Ceriani Mem. Tourney, 1st Section
15+13. History of the Wh. King?
[N4nQK/B1pppp1p/1p5p/8/2P5/pPrP3P/bbPRPPkP/1BR5]
17 - Alexandr Kisljak Die Schwalbe Heft 159, 06/1996 (This problem was later found to be cooked) 2nd Prize L. Ceriani Mem. Tourney, 1st Section
13+15. Mate in 1 (Who?)
[5b1N/1p1P1ppR/3pp1pr/6KP/1ppQ4/1P4kq/3PPrPR/4BBnn]
This section called for retros under the form of twin problems where the twinning mechanism was "promotees in the diagram position are a) allowed, b) forbidden". Awarded by Werner Keym.
1 - Andrej Frolkin Die Schwalbe Heft 159, 06/1996 1st Prize L. Ceriani Mem. Tourney, 2nd Section
12+14. Mate in 1. How many solutions? Promotees in the diagram position are a) allowed, b) forbidden.
[1BN3Q1/3ppp2/1p3p1N/p3PK1p/6n1/5k1b/2PPRpRP/3B1nrq]
2 - Anatoli Wassilenko Die Schwalbe Heft 159, 06/1996 2nd Prize L. Ceriani Mem. Tourney, 2nd Section
6+2. Mate in 2. Promotees in the diagram position are a) allowed, b) forbidden.
[3BkN2/2R3p1/1P4K1/6P1/8/8/8/8]
48 - Wladimir Samilo Die Schwalbe Heft 159, 06/1996 1st Hon. Mention L. Ceriani Mem. Tourney, 2nd Section
10+2. Mate in 2. Promotees in the diagram position are a) allowed, b) forbidden.
[1B6/8/7P/2P5/8/6N1/4PN1P/2Q1KBkn]
58 - Andrej Frolkin Die Schwalbe Heft 159, 06/1996 2nd Hon. Mention L. Ceriani Mem. Tourney, 2nd Section
14+14. Shortest mate? Promotees in the diagram position are a) allowed, b) forbidden.
[8/p2p2p1/1P6/brP1pp2/Qrp5/qpBPP1PB/b1PRRP1P/K1k4n]
9 - Frank Christiaans Die Schwalbe Heft 159, 06/1996 3rd Hon. Mention L. Ceriani Mem. Tourney, 2nd Section
14+8. Who gives mate? Is wh. 0-0-0 legal? Promotees in the diagram position are a) allowed, b) forbidden.
[4Q3/pp1p1ppN/2P3p1/3R1N2/1P6/BP1PP3/qPk2P2/R3K3]
12 - Chris Patzke Die Schwalbe Heft 159, 06/1996 4th Hon. Mention L. Ceriani Mem. Tourney, 2nd Section
4+16. h#2. Promotees in the diagram position are a) allowed, b) forbidden.
[r3knN1/q1p1pp1p/2n4p/2pK4/1pRpP3/2r5/7b/7b]
46 - Ottó Kerekes Die Schwalbe Heft 159, 06/1996 1st Comm. L. Ceriani Mem. Tourney, 2nd Section
15+12. Mate in 2 (Who?). Promotees in the diagram position are a) allowed, b) forbidden.
[5b2/Np2QpBp/pP2p3/k1KpP3/2p5/1B2PP1P/1NP1R1P1/1Rrb2n1]
37 - Alexandr Hildebrand Die Schwalbe Heft 159, 06/1996 2nd Comm. L. Ceriani Mem. Tourney, 2nd Section
5+2. Mate in 2. Promotees in the diagram position are a) allowed, b) forbidden.
[R7/8/8/8/8/4P1K1/R6B/6bk]
40 - Alexandr Hildebrand Die Schwalbe Heft 159, 06/1996 3rd Comm. L. Ceriani Mem. Tourney, 2nd Section
5+2. Mate in 1. Promotees in the diagram position are a) allowed, b) forbidden.
[8/8/6K1/8/8/5R1R/6k1/5NrN]
