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Issue 3(18), April 2005

Leonid Lyubashevsky Coming up to Semi-Centennial!

   To a creative mind, time flies by really fast. Filling it with his favorite pursuit, the artist no longer notices the passage of hours, weeks and months making up the years of his unique life. And so now we find ourselves, quite unexpectedly, on the verge of the semi-centennial of the Zaporizhian chess composition master Leonid Lyubashevsky (born November 5, 1955). He was just ten when his first-ever problem appeared in the newspaper Zaporizka Pravda. Since then, he has published more than 700 problems representing all chess composition genres and received 330 awards, including 79 prizes, at a multitude of tourneys. Leonid won the Zaporizhian oblast composing championship many times and repeatedly participated in the finals of the Ukrainian championship; as a member of the Ukrainian team he shared victory in the 5th world team championship (WCCT). Eight problems by Leonid were included in FIDE Albums. The readers of this issue of our periodical will familiarize themselves with a stimulating selection of the jubilarian's works.
   Leonid is also known as a chess litterateur; his creative output comprises three books dealing with his favorite art.
   It should be noted that for many years Leonid chaired the oblast's Commission for Chess Composition; he trained many chess composers in Zaporizhian oblast; he gave advice and provided publication opportunities to numerous beginners.
   In 1998 Leonid emigrated to Israel, taking up residence at the town of Rishon-Le-Zion. Yet he has not severed his creative ties with the land of his birth. He helps us publish the periodical Kozatska Shakhivnytsia, participates in tourneys organized in Zaporizhia, and offers appropriate advice.
   Therefore we, the chess composers of Zaporizhia, are exceedingly grateful to our master and teacher and wish him all the very best in life.
   May you be blessed with good luck, dear Leonid!

Selected problems by L. Lyubashevsky:

No.109
Chess pentathlon, 64, 1974
1st-2nd place
#2(6+3)
No.110
Match Zaporizhia-Riazan, 1983
1st place
#2(8+9)
No.111
Shakhmaty v SSSR, 1991
3rd hon. mention








#3(12+12)
No.112
Schack in Schleswig-Holstein
2002, 1st prize (with L.Makaronez)
#3(8+9)
    No.109 presents Rukhlis with just nine pieces. Set 1...Kf4,Kh5,Kh3 2.Sh2,Qh4,Bf5# Key 1.Bе2! threat 2.Sg1# 1...Kf4,Kh5 2.Sd2,Sh4# 1...Rh3,Rf6 2.Sh2,Qh4# 1…S:g5 2.S:g5#.
    No.110 features Dombrovskis. Tries 1.Qd2? (threat 2.Qg2#), but 1...g2! and 1...Kе4! 1.Qf6? threat 2.R:е3(А)# , but 1...Kе4(а)! 1.Rе2? threat 2.Sd2(В)#, but 1...g2(b)! Key 1.Qh4! (threat 2.Bg2#) 1...Ke4(а),g2(b) 2.R:е3(А),Sd2(В)#
    In No.111 the white queen is sacrificed seven times! Set: 1...Bc8 2.Qd5+! еd 3.B:d5# 1... Sc3 2.Q:d4+! еd 3.R:е6# 1...d3 2.Q:d3+! S:d3 3.R:е2# Key 1.Qf6! (threat 2.Q:е5+! K:е5 3.R:е6#) 1...Bc8 2.Qf5+! еf 3.Bd5# 1...Sf4 2.Q:f4+! еf 3.R:е6# 1...S:g3 2.Qf3+! gf 3.Rh4#
    No.112 also shows queen sacrifices. 1.Sc7! threat 2.Sа6! and 3.Qd3х 2…Rb3,Rd5 3.Qc5,Qb4х 1…R~ 2.Qd5+ Kb4 3.Bd6х 1…Rе5 2.Qd4+! K:d4 3.Bе3х 1…Rа5 2.Qb4+! K:b4 3.Bd6х 1…Rc5 2.Qd3+! Kb4 3.Bd2х 1…Sg3 2.Sе3+ Kc3 3.S:b5х.
No.113
JT Matthews-75, 2002
2nd com.(with L.Makaronez)








#3(11+12)
No.114
JT Chimedtseren-70, 2003
3rd prize (with L.Makaronez)








#3(10+14)
No.115
Suomen Shakki, 2003
(with L.Makaronez)








#3(9+13)
No.116
"Die Schwalbe", 2003
(with L.Makaronez)








#3(10+10)
    No.113 has two Grimshaw pairs. 1.Qd6! zugzwang 1…Rb6 2.Qc5+ K:е4 3.Q:е3х 1…Bb6 2.Q:c6 and 3.Q:d5х 1…Rg6 2.S:f5+ K:е4 3.Qе7х 1…Bg6 2.Q:f6+ K:е4 3.Qе5х 1…fе 2.Rf1! and 3.Rd1х 1…a4 2.Sb5+ cb 3.Q:d5х 1…K:е4 2.Qе7+
    No.114 is an interpretation of Rudenko theme. The three mates ending the threat appear as second moves in the variations. 1.Qd7! threat 2.R:е5+ dе 3.Qc6,Sd2,S:g1# 1…Sb5 2.Qc6+ d5 3.Qc2х 1…Sc4 2.S:g1+ Kd4 3.Sе2# 1…Bc3 2.Sd2+ Kd4 3.Q:d6# 1…d5 2.Q:d5+ еd 3.R:е5# 1…R:g2 2.R:е5+ Kf3 3.R:е3#
    No.115 features changed mates after Grimshaw interferences. Set 1…Bd3 2.S:f3+ Kd6 3.Q:d7# 1…Rd3 2.Qf5+ K:d4 3.Qd5# 1…Kd6 2.Q:g5 Rе3 3.Qd5# Key 1.Sе2! threat 2.d4+ Kd6 3.Q:d7# 1…Bd3 2.Q:f3 Bе4 3.Qf6# 1…Rd3 2.Q:g5+ Kd6 3.Qf6# 1…Kd6 2.Q:d7+ Kе5 3.Qd5# 1…dc 2.Kе7! Rd3 3.Qе6#
    Nice quiet play in No.116. 1.Qе3! threat 2.Qc3! R:c3,B:c3 3.Sd4,Sc5# 1…R:а3 2.Qd4! (~ 3.Qd6#) B:d4,Rd1 3.S:d4,Sc5# 1…Bd1 2.Qc5! (~ 3.Qd6#) Bа3,R:c5 3.S:d4,S:c5# 1…Rc4 2.Qf4! R:f4 3.Sc5# 1…S:d7(c5) 2.Qd3!
No.117
Shakhmatnaya Kompozitsiya
2004 (with L.Makaronez)
#3(12+12)
No.118
Narodnaya Trybuna
2002, 2nd prize








#4(5+1)
No.119
Shakhmaty v SSSR
1985, 2nd hon. mention








#4(4+7)
No.120
Die Schwalbe, 2001
1st hon. m. (with L.Makaronez)








#4(12+14)
    Subtle maneuvers in No.117, with changed mates. Set 1…еd 2.е4+ fе 3.Bc4# 1…B:е2 2.B:е2 and 3.Bc4# Key 1.Rc4! threat 2.R:d4+ B:d4 3.c4# 1…Q:е2 2.Rc6!! Qh2 3.Bc4# 2…Bе5 3.Qf7# 1…B:е2 2.Kf7 (~ 3.Qе6#) Qе5 3.Qb7# 1…аb 2.Sc6! а5 3.Qf7# 1…Qf4 2.Qf7+ Kе5 3.Sc6# 1…Qе5 2.Qb7+ Kе5 3.Qf7#.
    Again changed mates in No.118. Set 1…Kd3 2.Qf2! Kе4 3.Kc4 and 4.Qf4х 1…Kd5 2.Qg6! and 3.Qе6х. Key 1.Qf2! Kd3 2.е4!! K:е4 3.Kc4 Kе5 4.Qd4х 1…Kd5 2.Kb5! Kе4 3.Kc4 and 4.Qf4х 2…Kd6 3.Qf7 Kе5 4.Qе6х 2…Kе5 3.Qf4+ Kd5 4.Qd4х 1…Kе5 2.Kc5! Kе4 3.Kc4 and 4.Qf4х.
    No.119's spectacular key 1.Sd4!! (threat 2.Sе6+ Kb6 3.Qc7+) leads to four model mates: 1...Kb6 2.Qb8+ Kа6 3.Bb5+ Kа5 4.Sc6# 1...Bg4 2.S:b3+ Kb6 3.Qb8+ Kа6 4.Bb5# 1... Kb4 2.Sc2+ Kа5 3.Qc7+ Kа6 4.Sb4# 1...Bf8 2.Sb5! Kb6 3.Qc7+ Kа6 4.Qа7#.
    In No.120 the interceptions of the black queen are of a non-standard type. 1.Sbd7! threat 2.Bе5+ S:е5 3.е3+ Q:е3 4.S:е6# 1…Bg5 2.е3+! B:е3 3.Rd3+ S:d3 4.Sb3# 1…Qе3 2.Rd3+! Q:d3 3.S:е6+ Kе3 4.Bf4# 1…Rg6 2.S:е6+ R:е6 3.B5+ Kd5 4.Sb6#
No.121
46th PCCC Congress, 2003
8th hon. m. (with L.Makaronez)








#4(13+14)
No.122
StrateGems, 2004
(with L.Makaronez)








#4(10+11)
No.123
Inform-Progulka, 2003
3rd hon. me. (with L.Makaronez)








#6(7+13)
No.124
Variantim, 2004
(with L.Makaronez)








S#4b) +wp. b5(12+5)
    Ambush key in No.121: 1.Qg7!, with quiet threat 2.Qc7! S:c7 3.R:d6+ Sd5 4.R:d5# 1…B:c4 2.R:d6+ S:d6 3.Sc6+! bc 4.f7# 1…S:c4 2.S:f3+ еf 3.R:е4+! R:е4,K:е4 4.Rd5,Qg4# 1…d5 2.Qе7 Sd6 3.Q:d6 B:c4 4.Qc5# 1…Bb5 2.Q:b7 Sc7 3.R:d6+
    Changed pin-lines in No.122. 1.Rg5! threat 2.еd+ Qе5 3.Rе5# 1…Q:е5 2.Sе3+ fе 3.c4+ Kd4 3.Rg4# 1…B:е5 2.Rb5+ cb 3.Sb4+ Kc5 4.Bе7# 1…Qg3 2.е6+ Q:g5 3.Sе3+ fе 4.c4# 1…Bb8 2.R:b8 c5 3.Sа5! Sb6 4.Sc7#.
    In No.123 the main plan 1.c4? (~ 2.R5а6#) fails to 1…Q:c4! To distract the queen white subtly clears the diagonal c1-h6. 1.Bd8! (threat 2.B:c7#) Bf4 2.Bе7! (threat 3.B:c5#) Bd6 3.B:d6 cd 4.Qg5!! Q:g5 and now 5.c4! and 6.R5а6#
    No.124. demonstrates changed mates in response to black pawn promotions. In the diagram position 1.Bf8! zugzwang 1…аbB 2.Qf5+ K:d4 3.c4+ K:c3 4.Q:d3+ B:d3# 1...аbS 2.Sd6+ K:d4 3.Sb5+ Kе4 4.Sc3+ S:c3# In the twin 1.Sf3! zugzwang 1…аbB 2.Qh7+ Kd5 3.c4+ Kе6 4.f5+ B:f5# 1...аbS 2.Sd2+ еd 3.Sf6+ Kе3 4.Q:d2+ S:d2#.
No.125
Probleemblad, 2005
(with L.Makaronez)








S#5(11+11)
No.126
Shakhmatnaya Kompozitsiya
2004
S#6(10+4)
No.127
Uralsky Problemist
2004
h#2b) d5>b5(7+9)
No.128
Shakhmatnaya Kompozitsiya
2004 2nd com (with V.Shevchenko)








h#62.1.1.1...(3+6)
No.129
Shakhmatnaya Kompozitsiya
2004 2nd hon. mention
(with S.I.Tkachenko)
h#15(10+9)
     A brilliant key in No.125.
1.Rh1!! threat 2.Sd5+ Kg4 3.R:g3+ K:g3 4.Qf2+ Kg4 5.Sе3+ S:е3#
1…g4 2.Rh5+ Kf4 3.Rf3+ gf 4.Sd5+ Kg4 5.Sе3+ S:е3#
1…Bg7 2.Rf3+ Kе5 3.Qе7+ Kd4 4.Qе3+ Kc3 5.d4+ S:е3#
1…Rе5 2.Sd7+ Kg4 3.Rg3+ K:g3 4.S:е5! and 5.Qf2+ S:f2#
1…Sc4 2.Sе4+ Kg4 3.Sf2+ gf 4.Rе4+ Kg3 5.Qf2+ S:f2#
    Nice white queen pendulum in No.126.
1.Rb8! cd 2.Qd8! d4 2.c6 bc 4.Qh4! c5 5.c4! dc 6.Qb4+ cb#
    Self-pin choice mechanism in No.127.
а) 1.Sf6 Rd3 2.Kd6 Sb3# b) 1.Sd6 Rb3 2.Kb6 Sd3#
    White pawn advancements in No.128.
1.Bg4 h4 2.Kе4 h5 3.Kf4 h6 4.Kg5 h7 5.Kg4 h8Q 6.Kh3 Q:h5# 1.Kе4 d4 2.f4 d5 3.Bе6 dе 4.Kf5 е7 5.Kg4 е8Q 6.Kh3 Q:h5#
    In No.129 the black king undertakes a distant journey to liberate the white bishop. 1-8.Kh4-b2:а1 Bb1 9.Kb2 Bа2 10.K:c2 Bb1+ 11.K:b3 B:е4 12.K:c4 B:f5 13.Kd5 Bd3 14.K:е6 Bf1 15.Kf5 Bh3#.

Fairy Chess Tales by Michael Grushko.

    Another Ukrainian problemist currently residing in Israel, Michael Grushko, celebrates his 50th birthday this year. Michael's main specialization is fairy chess composition. This genre incorporates a variety of sections relating to changed game rules, fairy and neutral pieces, etc.
     The below fairy-chess information is meant to help you understand the content of the jubilarian's selected problems.
     Neutral pieces. The side which is to move can use any of the available neutral pieces (these are designated by letters standing for the respective ordinary piece type, preceded by the index "n": nQ, nR, nB, nS).
     Chameleon. This fairy piece changes its type at the end of each move according to the pattern: Knight (S): S>B>R>Q>S, etc. Bishop (B): B>R>Q>S>B… Rook (R): R>Q>S>B>R… Queen (Q): Q>S>B>R>Q… (Designated with the symbol of the respective ordinary piece, preceded by the index "c": cQ, cR, cB, cS).
     Sentinelles. When making a move, any piece other than a pawn leaves a pawn of the same color on the square being vacated (provided that there are no more than 8 pawns of the same color on rows 2 through 7).
     Anticirce. The capturing piece returns to its home square following the capture. If this square is occupied the capture is unplayable.
     Einstein(Chess). Any piece (except the pawn) making a non-capturing move is depreciated right after the move according to the pattern: Q>R>B>S>P, whereas a capture results in the upgrading of any capturing piece but the queen: P>S>B>K>Q>Q.
     Circe parrain. A captured piece reappears on the board after the next move of its side.

No.130 Problemesis, 2004
h=3,53.1.1.1...(2+3)
Sentinelles; Einstein
No.131 Problemesis, 2004
h#3,52.1.1.1...(0+0+4)
Circe parrain; Anticirce
No.132 Problemesis, 2004
h=3(2+1+2)
Sentinelles; Anticirce
    No.130 1...Qe4=R+ A non-capturing move turns the queen into a rook (Einstein condition). 2.Ke6[+bPe5 A black pawn is added, as required by Sentinelles] R:d4=Q[+wPe4] After the capture, the rook becomes a queen; a white pawn is added.
3.Ke7[+bPe6] Q:c3[+wPd4] 4.Kd6 [+bPe7] d4:e5=S=
1...Qf3=R 2.d3 R:d3=Q[+wPf3] 3.Kf4[+bPe5] Q:c3[+wPd3] 4.e4 d3:e4=S=
1...Qg2=R 2.c2 R:c2=Q[+wPg2] 3.Kd5[+bPe5] Qd3=R[+wPc2] 4.Ke4[+bPd5] g3=
    No.131 All of the pieces are neutral ones!
1...nPe7 2.nKb7 nPe8=nQ 3.nP:c4[nPc4>c7] nQf7 [+nPd3] 4.nQ:c7 [nQc7>d8] nKa8 [+nPb8=nQ]#
1...nP:d5[nPd5>d2] 2.nPd1=nQ [+nPd4] nQ:d4[nQd4->d1] 3.nQd5 [+nPd8] nKd7 + 4.nK:e6[nKe6>e8] nQf7 [+nPg8=nQ]#
    No.132 (Sb7 is a neutral Chameleon)
1.nK:c7[nKc7>e8][+bPc6] ncSd6=ncB [+wPb7] 2.nKf7 nKe8[+wPf7]+ 3.nKd8 ncBc7=ncR[+wPd6]=

ORIGINALS

Touch stipulation and you'll see solution!
No.486
V.Chornous (Odessa)
#2b) c3>d3(3+3)
No.487
V.Shumarin (Russia)
#2(5+1)
No.488
О.Melnichuk (Russia)
#2(10+9)
No.489
V.Seredynsky (Sambir)
#2(10+9)
No.490 F.Kapustin
(Berdiansky district)
#3(5+2)
No.491 L.Lyubashevsky
V.Kichigin, V.Shevchenko
#4b) -Bc4(4+7)
No.492
V.Shum (Pology)
#6(5+9)
No.493
N.Kuligin (Zaporizhia)
h#22.1.1.1(5+5)
No.494 O.Pozharsky (Dubno)
R.Zalokotsky (Sambir)
h#22.1.1.1(3+10)
No.495 О.Borysenko
О.Derevchuk (Dnipropetrovsk)








h#2b) g4>g5(5+10)
No.496
N.Vlasenko (Russia)








h#3b, c) b4>d1,b6(2+3)
No.497 M.Gershinsky
(Debaltseve)








h#32.1.1.1.1.1(4+6)

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Jubilee Tourney by KOZATSKA SHAKHIVNYTSIA
JT "Leonid Lyubashevsky - 50" and JT "Michael Grushko - 50"

1) JT "Leonid Lyubashevsky - 50"
n# - theme free
Judge: Leonid Lyubashevsky
2) JT "Michael Grushko - 50"
Fairy miniatures. Any types of problems with two fairy conditions (but no fairy pieces)
Judge: Michael Grushko
Closing date: 1.1.2006
Send to:
V.I.Shevshenko, P.O.Box 5827, Zaporizhia-96, 69096, UKRAINE
e-mail: leonid_lub@yahoo.com
bargrushko@bezeqint.net


Editorial board:
Fedir Kapustin, Mykola Kuligin, Leonid Lyubashevsky (editor-in-chief),
Volodymyr Melnikov, Andrey Frolkin (translator), Vitaly Shevchenko (editor)
Gennadiy Shinkarenko (web-designer).

KOZATSKA SHAKHIVNYTSIA
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