The 9 t h FIDE World Cup in Composing

Section G – Fairies

Preliminary award by

Tadashi Wakashima

MMXXI
 P ar ti cip an t s

G01 Dietrich S. (GER) G24 Trommler S. (GER)

G02 Pachl F. (GER) G25 Medintsev V. (RUS)
G03 Grushko M. (ISR) G26 Gasparyan A. (ARM)
G04 Kotěšovec V. (CZE) G27 Gatti D. (ITA)
G05 Prcic M. (USA) G28 Muljadi P. (USA)
G06 Grolman L. (RUS) G29 Raican P. (ROM)
G07 Shifrin S. (ISR) G30 Golha J. (SVK)
G08 Kochulov I. (RUS) G31 Packa L. (SVK)
G09 Majoros B. (HUN) G32 Tar G. (HUN)
G10 Yakubovsky C. (BLR) G33 Petkov P. (BUL)
G11 Tritten P. (FRA) G34 Stojnić D. (SRB)
G12 Huber E. (ROM) G35 Loustau J.-M. (FRA)
G13 Crisan V. (ROM) G36 Lörinc J. (SVK)
G14 Delobel B. (FRA) G37 Pankratiev A. (RUS)
G15 Gorbatenko Y. (RUS) G38 Gavrilovski Z. (MKD)
G16 Goсkel H. (GER) G39 Tarasyuk V. (UKR)
G17 Çefle K. (TUR) G40 Giakatis T. (GRE)
G18 Foster G. (AUS) G41 Karamanits A. (UKR)
G19 Bašić B. (SRB) G42 Lyons L. (AUS)
G20 Tribowski M. (GER) G43 Semenenko A. (UKR)
G21 Dimitrov O. (BUL) G44 Kozhakin V. (RUS)
G22 Mlynka K. (SVK) G45 Gvozdják P. (SVK)
G23 Linß T. (GER) G46 Sizonenko V. (UKR)
I
received 46 entries from 1.NA6~? – 2.VA:f6# [A], 1..c3
the director Yuri Bazlov. 2.sg4# [B], 1...VAcb2 2.s:g5# [C],
The general standard of the 1...b6 2.mg2# [D], 1...PAe5!
entries is fairly good. I 1.NAc5? – 2.VA:f6# (white
decided to give four Prizes, four correction), 1..VAcb2!
Honorable Mentions and six 1.NAd4? – 2.sg4# [B] (threat
Commendations. Top two problems correction), 1…c3 2.VA:f6# [A]
are quite outstanding, and I spent (Le Grand AB-BA), 1...VA:h1 2.mg2#
a lot of time wondering which one [D] (transferred mate), 1…PAg7!
to choose for 1st Prize. 1.NAf4? – 2.VA:f6#/sg4#s:g5#,
First, a few remarks to some 1…PAf:f4+!
entries which do not appear in the 1.NA3~? – 2.s:g5# [C], 1...b5
award. 2.mg2# [D] (transferred mate),
G01: Bishop-Locust and 1..PAbb5 2.sg4# [B] (transferred
Nightrider-Locust can be easily mate), 1...md2(e3) 2.sg3#, 1...VAe5!
replaced by Locusts. 1.NA:a5? – 2.s:g5# [C] (white
G39: No solution, because Black correction), 1..q:a5!
can play 5…me3! instead of 5…mg3?
My award is as follows: 1.NAd5! – 2.mg2# [D] (threat
correction)
1...b6 2.VA:f6# [A] (transferred
1st Prize mate, Le Grand AD-DA)
KLLLLLLLLM 1...b5 2.s:g5# [C] (transferred
mate, Le Grand CD-DC)
N§POzO1OPQ 1...PAb2 2.sg4# [B]
NP»POzkPOQ (transferred mate)
NkPOPµ¼OPQ 1…PAg7 2.mf3#
1...me3 2.sg3#
NlOPOPO¼©Q
NYl»POPO3Q Added try 1.sg2? – 2.s:h3#,
NPOPO¶OPYQ 1...VA:g2 2.m:g2#, 1…PAb3 2.sg4#,
1...PA:h5!
NOPOPyPO¬Q
N¨O¨yª«HiQ A dense mixture of various
RSSSSSSSST elements (two sets of wNA
#2 11+16 correction with threat correction,
h1, a6, b4, a5, f7: Pao (PA) three Le Grand themes, six
d8, e7, d1, e2, a8, a1, c1: Vao (VA) transferred mates) harmoniously
e6, e3: Nao (NA) organized. Like a vast cathedral,
this hyper-modern problem
presents an almost classical beauty.
Quite an achievement.
 2nd Prize 3rd Prize
KLLLLLLLLM KLLLLLLLLM
NOPO¬OPOPQ NOPOPOPOPQ
NPOP»POªOQ NPOPOPOPOQ
NOºO3OºOPQ NOPOPOPOPQ
Nº»X¹POPOQ NPOPOPOïOQ
N©POPôPOPQ NOPOPôPOPQ
NPOnOPOPOQ NPOPOPOPOQ
NmPOPOPOPQ NOP2PO1OPQ
N1OPOPOPWQ NPOPOPOPOQ
RSSSSSSSST RSSSSSSSST
#2 Patrouille 11+4+1 h#7 3.1.. 1+1+2
e4: Neutral Knight (nm) Point Reflection
Functionary
*1...u:c5 2.qh4# UltraSchachZwang
1.qe1+? nm~ 2.oe5#,
g5: Neutral Queen
1...nmg3! (2.oe5+ nme2!)
e4: Neutral Knight
1.ob1+? nm~ 2.mf5#, 1...nmf2!
(2.mf5+ nmd3!)
1.nsf5+ nmf6 2.uc3+ ue3
1.me8? – 2.qe1#, 1...nm~
3.nsg5+ ue4 4.nsd5+ ud3+
2.qh8#, 1...me6! (2.qh8+ mf8!)
5.ud1+! nsd8 6.nme8+ nse7
1.mf5! – 2.ob1#, 1...nmf2 2.qh5#,
7.nse2+ uc2#
1...u:c5 2.qh4#
1.nse7+ uf3 2.nmg5+ ue3
In the set play, 1...u:c5 is met
3.nmf7+ ud4 4.nse5+ uc3
by 2.qh4 which “pins” nm via
5.ua3+! nsg7 6.nmh6+ uc4
ma4. After nm moves away from
7.nsb2+ ub4#
e4, bu can no longer capture qc5.
1.nsf6+ ue3 2.nsf4+ nmd6+
Thematic tries 1.qe1+?/ob1+? fail
3.nme6+ ud3 4.nsd6+ nmf7+
by the nm-correction moves
5.ue1+! nsd7 6.nmd8+ ue3
1...nmg3(f2)! The mere adding of
7.nsd2+ uf2#
nm in Patrol Chess does wonders.
It takes a while to realize that
particularly noteworthy is the
there is basically only one
threat 2.ob1# after the key
configuration of final position.
1.mf5!, which constitutes another
Take that of the first solution
ODT-like “pinmate” together with
(wuc2, bud1, nse2 and nme8)
the set play. The highly impressive
for example. Check comes from
and artistically satisfying problem.
wu (via ns), not from ns,
because bu is reflected as m. Any
bu moves as m are self-check from 4th Prize
wu or ns. ns cannot move KLLLLLLLLM
because it does not gain power to
move from bu as m. Thus, it is
NOPOPOPOªQ
checkmate. To bring bu to the N¼OPWº»JmQ
edge of the board, bu must make a N0PoªOPOPQ
jump as m, and the move must
give check to wu... firing of ecto-
NPO3OPO¼OQ
battery! Incessant on-and-off effect NY¼¹POPWPQ
of Point Reflection / Functionary N¼«ZOºO¼OQ
will surely make your head spin,
but the solutions are amazingly
NOPGPOPOPQ
logical. Triple echo is nothing but NPOPOPOPOQ
miraculous. RSSSSSSSST
s#16 Functionary chess 10+12

1.sd1 (2.me4+ u:c4 3.qd4+

m:d4#) 1…ma5 2.od3 (3.mb7+
m:b7#) 2…mb3 3.og6 ma5 4.o:f7
mb3 5.og6 ma5 6.od3 mb3 7.oh7
ma5 8.og8 mb3 9.mhf7 ma5
10.m:g5 mb3 11.me6! g2 (11...ma5
12.mb7+ m:b7#) 12.me4+ u:c4
13.md2+ uc5 14.qg5+ s:g5
15.me4+ uc4 16.qd4+ m:d4#
1...f5 2.qf4! zz ma5 3.mb7+
m:b7#, but not 2.mh:f7? g2! 3.m:g6
g1m! (3...g1s? 4.q:g1! zz) 4.og8
mb3 5.me6 mf3 6.me4+ u:c4
7.md2+ uc5 8.qg5+ s:g5!
Pendulum mechanism with the
idea of eliminating b!g5 and
realizing the sacrifice qg5+. After
maneuvering o and m, 11.me6! is
a nice finishing touch (11.mgf7?
allows the tenacious defense
14...se5! instead of 14...s:g5?). A
magnificent problem.
 1 st Honorable Mention 2 rd Honorable Mention
KLLLLLLLLM KLLLLLLLLM
NOPkPO¨OPQ N2P0POPOPQ
NPOPOPOPOQ Np©POPOPOQ
NOPOjOPOPQ NOPOPOPOPQ
NPYPOPOPOQ NPYPOPOPOQ
NO¼OPOPOPQ N«¬«POPOPQ
NPOzOPOp»Q N¬Y¬¹POPOQ
NOPOPO3OÒQ N«¬«¬OPOPQ
NPO¬OPOP0Q NP«PoPOPOQ
RSSSSSSSST RSSSSSSSST
h#2.5 b)/b5→f3 3+8+1 ser-h=39 Alphabetic Chess 3+15
Take & Make Einstein Chess
CirceParrain
1.mc1=! 2.mc5=! 3.ob8=m
d6, c8: Pao (PA) 4.ua7 5.ub6 6.ma4=! 7.qb2=o
c3, f8: Vao (VA) 8.oa1=m 9.mab3=! 10.b2
h2: Neutral Leo (nLE)
11.mba2=! 12.a1 13.qa5=o
14.mab5=! 15.a3 16.a2
a) diagram: 1...PAh6 2.VAc5
17.ob4=m 18.mba3=! 19.b1
VAd4 3.nLE:h6 (→b6) VA:b6 (→f6,
20.ma6=!! 21.a5 22.a4 23.b4
+wPAf8)# [4.of4 (+nLEa7)??,
24.b3 25.b2 26.uc6 27.ma6=!
4.ue3/e2/e1 (+nLEa7/a6/a5)??]
28.a5 29.me1=! 30.me2=!
31.me3=! 32.c4 33.c3 34.c2
b) /b5→f3: 1...VAe5 2.PAc2
35.ud5 36.mf1=!! 37.ud4
PAd2 3.nLE:e5 (→b2) PA:b2 (→d4,
38.uc3 39.ub3 m:a5=o =
+wVAc5)# [4.qe3 (+nLEa2)??,
Aesthetics of excess, but the
4.ue1/f1 (+nLEa1/b1)??]
seemingly mechanical series of
moves contain a few subtle points.
Convincing presentation of
Both 20.mc6=!? and 36.mb3=!?
Take & Make + CirceParrain.
block the bu’s path. The final
Exchange of functions of W’s
capture (=increasing move)
PAO/VAO. ODT.
39...m:a5=o makes a fine contrast
One wonders: can mating
with all of Black’s decreasing
position involve both CirceParrain
moves.
and Take&Make? (In the present
case, only CirceParrain is involved.)
 3 rd Honorable Mention 3x3 complete Lačný cycle
KLLLLLLLLM unified with White correction
moves. The mechanism is crystal
NOlYlOPOPQ clear, and the surprising added
NPOlOP»POQ mate 3.LIh8# is a nice finishing
NOPOPOPOPQ touch.
NPOPOzµ¼OQ
NWPOPO¼mPQ 4 th Honorable Mention
NPOPOP0TyQ KLLLLLLLLM
NOº¹º¹º§3Q NOPOP0XmpQ
NPOPOPOzOQ NPOPOPOP»Q
RSSSSSSSST NOPO¼¹POnQ
#3 13+9 NPOZ»3OP»Q
h3, g1, e5, g2: Bishop-Lion (BL)
g3: Lion (LI); d8, b8, c7: Rook-Lion (RL) NOPOX«POªQ
f5: Nightrider-Lion (NL) NPOPOºOPOQ
1.BLg1~? – 2.LIe1+ uh1
NOPOPOPOPQ
3.BLf1#, 1...BL~! NPOªOPOPOQ
RSSSSSSSST
1.BLd4? – 2.LIe1+ uh1 3.BLf1# #2vvvv(vv) Bolero 9+8
1…BLb7 [a] 2.LIc3+ [A] uh1 3.qa1#
1...BLc6 [b] 2.LIb3+ [B] uh1 3.qa1# 1.ma3? – 2.md3#, 1...md3!
1...BLd5 [c] 2.LId3+ [C] uh1 3.LI:d5# 1.mh3? – 2.mf3#, 1...mf3!
1...BLa8 2.LIa3+ uh1 3.LI:a8# 1.og6? – 2.of4#, 1...mf4!
1...BLe4 2.LIe1+ uh1 3.LI:e4# 1.qg7? – 2.qf5#, 1...mf5!
1...RId3! (1.mb2? md3 2.m:d3#, 1...qa3!)

1.BLb6? – 2.LIe1+ uh1 3.BLf1# 1.e7! zz

1…BLb7 [a] 2.LIb3+ [B] uh1 3.LI:b7# 1...md3/mf3/mf4/mf5
1...BLc6 [b] 2.LId3+ [C] uh1 3.qa1# 2.m:d3/m:f3/o:f4/q:f5#
1...BLd5 [c] 2.LIc3+ [A] uh1 3.qa1# 1...q~ 2.q:d5#.
1...RLb3!
Four-fold Dombrovskis. All
1.BLc5! – 2.LIe1+ uh1 3.BLf1# thematic variations are conducted
1...BLb7 [a] 2.LId3+ [C] uh1 3.qa1# by bm. In spite of the hard-to-
1...BLc6 [b] 2.LIc3+ [A] uh1 3.LI:c6# handle fairy condition Bolero, the
1...BLd5 [c] 2.LIb3+ [B] uh1 3.qa1# construction is elegant and
1...RLc3 2.LI:c3+ uh1 3.LIh8# impeccable.
 1st Commendation 2nd Commendation
KLLLLLLLLM KLLLLLLLLM
NOPOPOPOPQ NOPOzSPOVQ
NPOPOºOP¹Q N¼OPSjOP»Q
NOPOPOPOPQ NO¼0ºOPO¨Q
NPOPOPOPOQ NPOPOPO¶SQ
NO3OPOPOPQ NOjOºOPSzQ
NPOP0POPOQ NPmPO¼OPYQ
NO¼OPOP»PQ NOPOPO¼OPQ
NPOPOPOPOQ N3OPOP§POQ
RSSSSSSSST RSSSSSSSST
h#4 b)ud3→e3 3+3 #2 13+10
Back-home g5: Nao (NA)
b4, e7: Pao (PA)
a) diagram: 1.g1m e8o 2.mf3 d8, h4, f1, h6: Vao (VA)
h8s 3.me5+ s:e5 4.b1q sc3#; e8, d7, h5, g4, h8: Leo (LE)
b) ud3→e3: 1.b1o e8s 2.g1s
sc6 3.sg2 h8o 4.ua5 oc3#. 1.NAa2? [A] – 2.LEg4-g7# [B] /
Mixed AUW. Reciprocal change of 2.VAh4-f6# [C] / 2.LEh5-e5#[D]
White !e and !h promotions. In a), 1...e2 2.PA:a7# [E]
Black m-promotion is motivated to 1...VAg7 2.LEd7:g7# [F]
prevent White back-home move sh7 1...LEf6 2.VAd8:f6# [G]
by giving check to wu. And in b), 1...LEe5 2.LEe8:e5# [H]
stranger things are going on under 1...VAg5!
the quiet surface. 2.g1s is not check 1.PA:a7! [E] – 2.LEd7-g7# [F] /
because the back-home move sg2 2.VAd8-f6# [G] / 2.LEe8-e5# [H]
has priority, so this ghost of a check 1...e2 2.NAa2# [A] (reversal)
is not materialized. But if White 1...VAg7 2.LEg4:g7# [B]
plays the back-home move 2...se7??, 1...LEf6 2.VAh4:f6# [C]
then Black cannot play 3.sg2? 1...LEe5 2.LEh5:e5# [D]
because it does not defend from
check, and the ghost of a previous Extended Lender combination.
check is materialized. Thus, 2.se7?? Though the matrix is certainly
is an illegal self-check! From the new, two sets of White clusters
reasoning above, you can understand LEO/PAO(NAO)/VAO are
why 2.g1q? does not work. This symmetrically placed and the plays
peculiar logic earns a commendation. are rather obvious.
 3rd Commendation 4 th Commendation
KLLLLLLLLM KLLLLLLLLM
NOP·POpUPQ NOPOPOPOPQ
NP»zO¼O¼OQ NPOPO3OPOQ
N·PO¨2¨OVQ NOPOPOPOPQ
NTO¼OªO¨SQ NPOPOPOPOQ
N§P¹POPO¼Q NOPG¬OPOPQ
NPOPOªSPOQ NPOP0POPOQ
NOPOP0POPQ N©POPOPOPQ
N¬OPOlOPOQ NPOP«P©POQ
RSSSSSSSST RSSSSSSSST
#3 8+17 hs#3.5 b)ma2→c1 4+3
a6, c8: Nao (NA) Masand
e1: Pao (PA)
c7, g5, f6, d6, a4: Vao (VA) a) diagram: 1...uf6 2.md2 uf5!
h5, f3, a5, h6, g8: Leo (LE) 3.sf7+ [ma2=b] ue5 4.mc4+ mb2
[mc4=b]#
1.LEb4! (2.LEb3#)
1...NAb4 2.LEg6+ [A] NA:g6 / b) ma2→c1: 1...ud7! 2.ue4
LE:g6 3.LEe4# [B] / LEe8# [C] ud6 3.sa6+ [mf1=b] uc5 4.md3+
1...LE:c4 2.LEe4+ [B] NAa:e4 / mf2 [md3=b]#
NAc:e4 3.LEe8# [C] / LEg6# [A]
1...NAb6 2.LEe8+ [C] NA:e8 / Picturesque model mates in
LE:e8 3.LEe4# [B] / LEg6# [A] miniature. Exact echo with 90
1...PAd1 2.LEh3! – 3.N3g4(f5)#, degree rotation. Tempo moves by
2…LE:e3 3.LE5g4# bu are rather feeble addition and
1...mb3 2.LE:b3# their positions of B1 and B2
The presentation of the Jacobs slightly mar the unity.
theme (cyclic treffpunkt) in fairies.
The side variation 1...PAd1 is also
nice, but the whole construction is
rather heavy and rigid. For those
who are interested in this theme,
Narayan Shankar Ram’s articles
on this topic in feenschach 69
(1984) and Conflictio 18 (2019) are
recommended readings.
 5 th Commendation 6 th Commendation
KLLLLLLLLM KLLLLLLLLM
NOPOPOPOPQ NOPOPOPOPQ
NPOP»PO¬¹Q NZOPOPOPOQ
NOPOºOP¹PQ NOPOnOP»PQ
NP»PO¼OPOQ NXOºOpOZOQ
No¼2P¹POPQ NOºOP¹¼OPQ
NPOP»ºOPOQ NP¹ª¹P¹P¹Q
N0¼»POPOPQ N¹POPOPO1Q
NPOPIPYPOQ NPO3OPOPmQ
RSSSSSSSST RSSSSSSSST
hs=2 AntiCirce 6+12 hs#5 13+6
b) in final position of a), >g7→e2
c) in final position of b), !e3→a7 1.qb5 of6 2.qb8 od8 3.qa8
d) in final position of c), !e4→g6 qa2+ 4.q:a2 oc7 5.o:f4+ o:f4.

a) 1.h8q ob3+ 2.qc8+ qh1= Black and White Rehm

maneuvers in a single solution.
b) 1.g7 mc3+ 2.g8o+ sf1 = Worth retaining, but it is a pity
that there is no coordination
c) 1.a8s sf7 2.sd5+ u:d5(→e8) = between Black and White plays.

d) 1.g7 s:g8(→d8) 2.g8s+ qd1 =

An interesting experiment of
successive twinning. Missing
m-promotion is a pity.

Tadashi Wakashima,
August 17, 2021