Problem 587: Anatoly Vasylenko - Twomover |
![]() 587. Anatoly Vasylenko (Ukraine)
02.06.2015
![]() #2 vv (10+8)
1.Qh3? (2.Qd7#), 1...Bxd6+ 2.Sxd6#, 1...Ka4! Rc2!
1.Kf6!? (2.Qe8#), 1...Ka4 2.Sc3#, 1...Rc2!
1.Kf5!? (2.Qe8#), 1...Rc2 2.Rxb4#, 1...Ka4!
1.Kf4! (2.Qe8#)
1...Ka4 2.Sc3#, 1...Rc2 2.Rxb4#,
1...Bxd6+ 2.Sxd6#, 1...Bxd2 2.Sc7#. |
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However, I don't understand why this nice thematic problem for 10. WCCT was published in the middle of the cycle??
So - there are many examples which can be given in favour or cons of this restriction.
Actually there was some delay in publishing it. When I received I had not studied the WCCT themes fully and did not realise it showed 2-mover theme. So I did not ask the composer whether he would like it withdrawn.
Diyan's views are very interesting and will probably produce a healthy discussion.
Но шахматная композиция тем и хороша, что каждый может увидеть в задаче то, что пожелает:-)
Согласен с Деяном, что информация о "запрете публикации" не должна распространяться на тех композиторов, которые не участвует в WCCT.
But one of the good points of chess composition is that everyone can see anything he or she wishes to see in a problem. :)
I agree with Dejan that if the information on the “ban on publication” was presented somewhere, then how can it apply to someone who did not read it or does not participate in the WCCT?
The ban request is not for the composers but intended for the editors.
I had a curious experience with ref. to 9-WCCT. After the closing date of 9-WCCT was over, I submitted one of my problems (not selected for our team) to the FIDE Tourney. Surprisingly the judge of the tourney refused to consider my entry on the grounds that it showed the WCCT theme
"Приоритетной может быть идея, объединяющая всё содержание произведения. В задаче №587 такой идеей является выбор первого хода с последующей атакой по линии e8-b5.
В отличие от организаторов и арбитров конкурсов, авторы произведений могут не знать об ограничении в их публикации в связи с проходящим WCCT.
Priority may be the idea of uniting all the content of the work. In problem No. 587 this idea is the choice of the first move followed by an attack on the lines e8-b5.
Unlike referees and organizers of competitions, the authors of the works may not know about the limitation of their publication in connection with the ongoing WCCT."
In this case, I knew about the restriction, but I had composed this problem a long time ago.
More than that, even sent it to tourneys, but it was not mentioned in the awards.
Honestly speaking, its chances to be included in the award are low, but it is quite pubishable.
I do not participate in the WCCT. Why should I avoid publishing it for a few more years?
Should I be waiting for a possible anticipation?
I think the restriction would not apply then..?;-)
Of course! But not many compose in both fields like you do.
For composers who do only orthodox problems, the way out is to compose #2 in the WCCT helpmates theme and H# in the #2 WCCT theme!! ie. Anticipatory Unpin of a white piece in H# and black battery checks in #2 !
It can happen especially at the beginning, but as time passes, any doubts are harder and harder to accept. Especially when some editors are active in the international community - regular WCCT participants, WFCC delegates (!) etc.
However, there is a share of guilt also on the side of authors, they often (not always) send their WCCT-themed problems for publication well knowing that the editors should not publish them. And again this includes even the most WCCT active authors.
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matplus.net/start.php?px=1433639872&app=forum&act=posts&fid=xshowh&tid=138&pid=690&mark=yesn690
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My view did not change: the editors and authors respecting the wish of organizers have to pay for their patience, while violators get both awarded and also can claim the priority to WCCT entries, even claim the anticipations in the WCCT process (if some WCCT entries are similar).
In order to avoid a precursor compositions participating in the championship can not be published on the theme of peace. And before closing it is not to no harm.
Authors do not lose the right to publish anything. They are free to publish, however, especially if WFCC-active people (like WFCC delegates, WCCT participants, etc.) do not respect the wish of WFCC, what does it say about WFCC authority?
Reading the previous discussions in the MatPlus forum, I get the impression that there are good arguments for both sides. As the retros editor of StrateGems, I am obliged to be alert and in case I receive a thematic original, to decide whether to publish it or not. The problem with the WCCT retro theme is that it is so general that it may occur accidentally and be unnoticed by both the composer or the editor. In fact, I went through the solutions of the orthodox proof games that are going to be published in the July issue and found 1 (out of 4) that shows the WCCT theme. (to be continued)
My guess is that few people will recognize the theme, as it is both accidental and only a small part of the content. I missed it when I accepted the problem for publication and I only noticed it now, because I was specifically looking for it. Therefore, my decision is to not disrupt the flow of the magazine, which goes to print in one week, and publish the problem anyway.
One way to make things easier about the restrictions, for both composers and editors, is to allow less time for composing for the WCCT (6 months from the announcement of the themes is ample time, nowadays). There may still be thematic problems outside the WCCT competition, but it is much easier to hold an original for a few months, than for a year, or more.
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