Awarded Problems
This composition tourney was held during the 19th RIFACE (an annual French meeting for chess composition enthusiasts) in Messigny, 1998. The tourney asked for "en passant capture".
Awarded by Michel Caillaud.
1 - Philippe Leroy Messigny 1998 1st Prize
12+15. Shortest proof game in 15.0 moves
[2k3nr/p2pbppp/bq1p4/8/8/2ppKB2/P3NPPP/RNBQr2R]
Solution
2 - Thierry Gleuher Messigny 1998 2nd price
16+12. Proof game in 10.5 moves
[rn1q1bnr/4pppp/kPPp4/8/8/3BBP2/PP1N1PPP/R2QK1NR]
3 - Thierry Gleuher Messigny, 1998 3rd price
13+15. Proof game in 17.5 moves
[2bq1r1b/1pp2p1p/nppkPp2/8/4nB2/4r3/1PP1PPPP/2KR1BNR]
4 - Pascal Wassong Messigny 1998 4th Prize
14+14. Shortest proof game in 13.5 moves
[rnbq1bnr/ppp2ppp/3kP3/1B6/P4B2/3Q1P2/1PP1RPPP/1N5K]
5 - Thierry Gleuher Messigny, 1998 Honorable mention
16+15. Shortest proof game in 4.5 moves
[rnbq1bnr/pppp2pp/4kP2/4p3/8/7B/PPPPPP1P/RNBQ1KNR]
6 - Christian Poisson, Pascal Wassong, Thierry Gleuher Messigny, 1998 Special honorable mention
9+15. (Anticirce echange) Shortest proof game in 9.0 moves
[rnbqkbnr/ppp1pppp/8/8/7p/8/P7/R1BQNRKB]
7 - Philippe Leroy Messigny 1998 Recommendation.
14+16. Proof game in 9.0 moves
[rnb1kbnr/pp2ppp1/8/2pp4/2B5/4PPpK/PBPPNq1B/RN1Q3R]
8 - Bruno Kampmann Messigny 1998 Recommendation
15+16. Proof game in 5.0 moves
[rn2kbnr/ppp1pppp/3q4/5b2/8/3KpP2/PPPP2PP/RNBQ1BNR]
