20^th RIFACE, Messigny, 1999

Awarded Problems

This composition tourney was held during the 20^th RIFACE (an annual French meeting for chess composition enthusiasts) in Messigny, 1999. The tourney asked for "proof games in Rokagogo".

Awarded by Thierry Le Gleuher.

1 - P. Leroy
Messigny, 1999
1st price

14+14. Proof game in 19.5 moves (Rokagogo)

[n5n1/1bp1rpp1/qp1p1Rp1/4r3/p2PkB2/N1N5/PPP1P1PP/3QKR2]

Solution

2 - Michel Caillaud
Messigny, 1999
2nd price

13+14. Proof game in 18.5 moves  (Rokagogo)

[rnbqkbnr/pppp3p/3p4/5B2/3B4/1PP1P3/Q1PP1PP1/1N3RK1]

Solution

3 - Bruno Kampmann
Messigny 1999
1st Honorable mention

13+15. Proof game in 8.0 moves (Rokagogo)

[1nbq1bnr/1pp1pppp/8/pr2N3/1k6/4PQ2/P2P1PPP/RNBR2K1]

Solution

4 - Philippe Leroy
Messigny 1999
2nd Honorable mention

14+15. Proof game in 16.5 moves (Rokagogo)

[2rk4/p1prn1pp/2p1p3/B1bQp3/b1qn4/8/PPPNPP1P/2KR1BNR]

Solution

5 - Pascal Wassong
Messigny 1999
3rd Honorable mention

15+11. Proof game in 15.0 moves (Rokagogo)

[r1n5/pppbb1kp/5nr1/1N6/8/3P1PK1/PPPP1P1P/RNB3QR]

Solution

6 - Igor Vereshchagin
Messigny 1999
4th Honorable mention

16+15. Proof game in 13.5 moves (Rokagogo)

[rq2rb2/pppnppk1/3pB3/6pp/b7/6KN/PPPPPPRP/RNBQ1R2]

Solution

7 - Jérôme Auclair & Pascal Wassong
Messigny 1999
Recommendation

15+14. Proof game in 5.0 moves (Rokagogo)

[2kr1bnr/pp1qpppp/4b3/3p4/3P4/8/PPP1PPPP/RN1QKBNR]

Solution