19^th RIFACE, Messigny, 1998

Awarded Problems

This composition tourney was held during the 19^th 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]

Solution

3 - Thierry Gleuher
Messigny, 1998
3rd price

13+15. Proof game in 17.5 moves

[2bq1r1b/1pp2p1p/nppkPp2/8/4nB2/4r3/1PP1PPPP/2KR1BNR]

Solution

4 - Pascal Wassong
Messigny 1998
4th Prize

14+14. Shortest proof game in 13.5 moves

[rnbq1bnr/ppp2ppp/3kP3/1B6/P4B2/3Q1P2/1PP1RPPP/1N5K]

Solution

5 - Thierry Gleuher
Messigny, 1998
Honorable mention

16+15. Shortest proof game in 4.5 moves

[rnbq1bnr/pppp2pp/4kP2/4p3/8/7B/PPPPPP1P/RNBQ1KNR]

Solution

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]

Solution

7 - Philippe Leroy
Messigny 1998
Recommendation.

14+16. Proof game in 9.0 moves

[rnb1kbnr/pp2ppp1/8/2pp4/2B5/4PPpK/PBPPNq1B/RN1Q3R]

Solution

8 - Bruno Kampmann
Messigny 1998
Recommendation

15+16. Proof game in 5.0 moves

[rn2kbnr/ppp1pppp/3q4/5b2/8/3KpP2/PPPP2PP/RNBQ1BNR]

Solution