Thursday, June 28, 2012

Nikos Pergialis & Manos Pantavos

The Greek composers Nikos Pergialis and Manos Pantavos are creating together nice problems, in miniature or meredith form.
In this post we present five original problems by them, all direct-mate two-movers, and we thank them very much.



N. Pergialis (Greece), M. Pantavos (Greece)
original

8/8/2p5/4Q3/K1kb1sRr/2S5/2PP4/8
#2
 
Problem-584

Set play
1...Bg1/f2/xc3 [c] /e3/c5 [a] /b6/a7 2.d3# [A]
1...Sg2/d3 [d] /h3/d5 [b] /h5/g6 2.Qxd4# [B]

Tries : {1.Sb5? Bxe5!}, {1.Rxf4? Rxf4!}, {1.Qxd4+? Kxd4!}, {1.Qxf4? Rxg4!}, {1.Qb5+? cxb5+!}, {1.d3+? Kxc3!}.

Key : 1.Qd6! [2.Qb4#]
1...Bxc3 [c] 2.d3# [A]
1...Sd3 [d] 2.Qxd4# [B] (2.Qxc6??)
1...Bc5 [a] 2.Qd3# [C]
1...Sd5 [b] 2.Qxc6# [D] (2.Qxd4??)
1...c5 2.Qa6#

Half pin. Pin-mates [ACD].
Changed mates (in set-play [ab AB], after the key [ab CD]).
Anti-dual (Sd3, Sd5).
Black correction (Bxc3, Bc5, c5 correct Sd5).

N. Pergialis (Greece), M. Pantavos (Greece)
original

BR1R2Q1/2B5/2p1p1s1/2k5/2b5/2K5/8/4s3
#2
 
Problem-585

Tries : {1.Bb6+? [A] Kb5!},
{1.Bd6+? [B] Kd5!},
 {1.Rb4? [2.Bb6# [A] ] Bb5!},
{1.Rd4? [2.Bd6# [B] ] Bd5!},
 {1.Qxe6? Bxe6!}, {1.Qf8+? Sxf8!}.

Key : 1.Qe8! [2.Qxc6#]
1...Se5 2.Qe7#/Qf8#
1...Se7 2.Qxe7#
1...Bb5 2.Bb6# [A]
1...Bd5 2.Bd6# [B]

Echo(0,0) vertical mirror.
Themes Dombrovskis, Somov B2, Option.

N. Pergialis (Greece), M. Pantavos (Greece)
original

Q4SR1/S2K3B/3P4/4k1P1/8/2s1P1s1/8/8
#2
 
Problem-586

Tries : {1.Sc6+? / Qe8+? Kd5!}, {1.Sg6+? / Rg6? Kf5!}, {1.Qf3? Sce4!}, {1.Qd5+? Kxd5!}.

Key : 1.Rg7! [2.Re7#]
1...Sd5 2.Sc6#
1...Sf5 2.Sg6#

Self-blocks and white interferences.

N. Pergialis (Greece), M. Pantavos (Greece)
original

3SS3/8/8/4k3/4P3/R7/8/3KQ3
#2
 
Problem-587

Tries : {1.Sc6+? Ke6!}, {1.Se6? Kxe6!}, {1.Rc3? / Rd3? / Ra4? / Qb4?Kf4!}, {1.Rf3? / Qh4? Kd4!}, {1.Qd2? / Qf2? Kxe4!}
Thematic tries :
{1.Sf7+?,
1...Kd4 [a] 2.Qb4# [A],
1...Kf4 [b] 2.Qh4# [B], 1...Ke6!},
{1.Qa5+?,
1...Kd4 [a] 2.Qd5# [C],
1...Kf4 [b] 2.Qf5# [D], 1...Kxe4!}.

Key : 1.Re3!,
1...Kd4 [a] 2.Qc3# [E],
1...Kf4 [b] 2.Qg3# [F]

Echo(0,2) vertical mirror. Zagorujko 3x2.
Themes Option, Banny, Dombrovskis (paradoxe).

N. Pergialis (Greece), M. Pantavos (Greece)
original

8/8/R7/S7/1kP2S2/8/R3K3/8
#2
 
Problem-588

Tries : {1.Se6? / Sd3+? [A] Kc3! [a] },
{1.Kd3? / Sd5+? [B] Kc5! [b] },
{1.Rc6? [2.Sd5# [B] ] Kc3! [a] },
{1.Kd2? [2.Sd3# [A] ] Kc5! [b] }.

Key : 1.Ke3!,
1...Kc3 [a] 2.Sd5# [B],
1...Kc5 [b] 2.Sd3# [A]

Themes Dombrovskis, Threat anti-reversal, Banny.

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