Awarded Problems
46th World Congress of Chess Composition Moscow, Russia 2003 (July 26 - August 02)
Theme: ProofGame with capture of Anti-Pronkin piece. Thematic capture doesn't necessarily occurs on promotion square Fairy ProofGames are allowed.
Anti-Pronkin: An original piece goes to the promoting square of a captured promoted piece. Promoted and original piece are of the same kind. (Pronkin: A promoted piece goes to the original square of a captured original piece.)
Judge: Michel Caillaud
1 - Kostas Prentos This problem originally was the first prize, but later found to be cooked.
12+13. Shortest proof game in 21.0 moves
[6nk/p2nQp2/p1p1r1p1/3p4/6p1/1PP1P1P1/1PP2PqB/1N2K1Nb]
Solution
2 - Reto Aschwanden 1-3 Prize
13+13. Shortest proof game in 15.0 moves
[6k1/pp2p3/3pp1rb/1q4p1/4n2r/7b/PPP1PP1P/R1BQKBNR]
3 - Rustam Ubaidullaev 1-3 Prize
13+14. Shortest proof game in 17.5 moves
[1n1qkbnr/2pppp1p/p1p5/8/2b5/1RN3P1/PPPPPP2/3QNRK1]
4 - Gerd Wilts 1-3 Prize
12+13. Shortest proof game in 19.0 moves
[4n3/p1prpbp1/n3p1p1/6kp/8/3P4/NP1PPPPP/3rKBNR]
5 - Allan Bell, Jonathan Mestel Special Prize
14+13. Shortest proof game in 12.5 moves, Isarda - No en passant capture
[qn2k1nB/3ppp2/prp4p/1p4p1/3P4/8/1PP1PPP1/RN1QKBNR]
6 - Reto Aschwanden 1st Honorable mention
15+13. Shortest proof game in 16.5 moves
[r1bqkbnr/ppppp2p/Q2B4/P3P3/7R/3P4/1PP1BP1P/1N2N1RK]
7 - Igor Vereschagin 2nd Honorable mention
12+13. Shortest proof game in 15.0 moves
[1n4k1/Q1ppnq1p/1p6/3b1r1r/p7/4pK2/PPP3PP/RN3BNR]
8 - Allan Bell 1st Commendation
14+14. Shortest proof game in 14.5 moves
[rnb1kb1r/pp1ppppp/5Rq1/8/4P2P/2PBPN1P/PPQBN2K/8]
9 - Eric Huber and Vlaicu Crisan 2nd Commendation
12+14. Shortest proof game in 17.0 moves
[6rr/bp1ppp1p/ppn2p2/6nk/5P2/1P3N2/P2PP2P/RN3BKR]
10 - Christoph Fieberg 3d Commendation
14+14. Shortest proof game in 10.0 moves
[bnkr1bnr/p1p1ppp1/2p5/8/8/7p/1PPPPPPP/RNBQKB1R]
Some problems that were sent on correct time, arrived some time after I handed my award to the organization team for inclusion in the Congress bulletin! (so Rustam couldn't have the positions). I decided to give them Special awards (all HM). Here they are:
11 - Andrew Buchanan Dedicated to Julius Livanus Special Honorable Mention
14+13. Shortest proof game in 10.0 moves
[rn3bn1/pp2p1p1/5p2/7k/4r1p1/8/PPP1PPPP/RNBqKBNR]
12 - Gligor Denkovski Special Honorable Mention
12+11. Shortest proof game in 10.5 moves
[rn1qkb1r/p1pp2p1/2p5/8/1P6/8/1PPP1P1P/1NBQ1KNR]
13 - Gianni Donati Special Honorable Mention
13+14. Shortest proof game in 13.0 moves
[1r3k2/p1pp2pp/1pn2np1/8/5r2/1PP2b2/Pq1PP1PP/RNB1KB1R]
