17th INTERNATIONAL  CHESS  SOLVING  CHAMPIONSHIP  OF  SLOVAKIA  2009

Slovak Chess Composition Organization

Date

28th - 29th March 2009

Place of competition

Jedáleň Domova mládeže, Medická 4, Košice, Slovakia

System of competition

Championship is open for everybody

System and rules are the same as World Chess Solving Championship.

International category seniors (above 60 years) and National category juniors (under 23 years).

Time plan

Friday              27th March 2009                     Arrival of participants

Composition competition (see bottom)  please send only per e-mail till 20.3.2009 to oto.mihalco@zoznam.sk or oto.mihalco@gmail.com

Saturday         28th March 2009                     9⁰⁰                   Attandance

Saturday         28th March 2009                     9³⁰ - 13⁰⁰         Solving I.-III. Rounds

Saturday         28th March 2009                     14³⁰ - 16⁰⁰       Reconstruction tournament

Saturday         28th March 2009                     16⁰⁰ - 17³⁰       Solving show

Saturday         28th March 2009                     17³⁰ - 18³⁰       Quick show

Sunday            29th March 2009                     9⁰⁰ - 12³⁰         Solving IV.-VI. Rounds

Sunday            29th March 2009                     13³⁰ - 14⁰⁰       Prizegiving

Accommodation

Domov mládeže, Medická 2, Košice (100 m from the place of competition). WC and bathroom on the corridor.

Double-bedded room 20 € per night (10 € per person and night)

One-bedded room 15 € na per night

More: www.dmmed.sk

Študentský domov, Považská 7, Košice (500 m from the place of competition)

WC and bathroom on the corridor.

Triple-bedded rooms, (8,3 € per person and night), suite 14,11 € per night.

More: www.dmke.sk

Penzión Platz, Dominikánske námestie 23, Košice, (2000 m from the place of competition)

Double-bedded room 43 €.

More: www.platz.sk

More about accommodation in Košice: www.kosice.sk

Entry fee

10 €

GM, IM, juniors (under 23) and women free

Prizes

First Prize 100 €

Entry deadline

15th March 2008

Contact

Registration with number of night send to:

Oto Mihalčo, Cyprusová 1, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia

Tel. 00421 907 425 419 handy, Tel. 00421 55 63 25626 home

E-mail: oto.mihalco@zoznam.sk , oto.mihalco@gmail.com.

Composition competition, C 20.3.2009

The same position has in twins (triplets) different stipulations. There are allowed six stipulations used in WCSC ( i.e.  #2, #3, #n, H#, S# and endgames ), not exo.

Judge - Oto Mihalčo.

Example

A.Kuzovkov,1994

White: Kf4, Ra6, Ba2, Bc7, Sc2, Sd4, Pa4, a5, b6, c6, d3, e2, e6, g5 (14)

Black: Kc5, Bf8, Pc3, d7, e7, g6, g7 (7)

A: #2

B: H#2, 4 solutions

Solution:

A: 1. b7! zz

 1. ... dxe6 2. Sxe6#

 1. ... dxc6 2. Rxc6#

 1. ... d6 2. Bb6#

 1. ... d5 2. Sb3#

B:          I.  1. dxe6  Sb3 2. Kd5  Sb4#

            II.  1. dxc6  Sf5 2. gxf5  d4#

III. 1. d6  b7 2. d5  Sb3#

            IV. 1. d5  Sa1 2. Kxd4  Sab3#