German Championship    Gera   17-18.06.2023     Runde 1
1  Velimirovic, Milan
1977  Chess Club BP Selo 40 JT
1. Prize
 
1.Rf2! (5) ~ 2.Rf4x
1...Sf3,Rf8,Bd4,g5 2.B:f3x,Re6x,Q:d4x,Qf5x
1...Sd3,Sd5,e:f2 2.Qc6x,Bc2x,Sd2x







2x   8+9
2  Maleika, Gerhard
2000  Troll
3. Prize
 
1.S:d4! (5) ~ 2.Q:f3x,Sc3x

1.B:d4? ~ 2.Sc3x,Sf6x 1...Q:c6!
1.Be7? ~ 2.Sf6x,Qe5x 1...Bg7!
1.Sde7? ~ 2.Qe5x,Qd5x 1...Qb5!
1.Sf4? ~ 2.Qd5x,Bd3x 1...S:b4!
1.Se5? ~ 2.Bd3x,Q:f3x 1...d3!



2x   11+9
3  Wiedehoff, Claude
1978  Themes-64

 
1.Sb5+! (5)
1...Kc5,Ke4 2.d4x,d3x
1...R:b5,B:b5 2.d:e3x,d:c3x







2x   13+7
 
 
German Championship    Gera   17-18.06.2023     Runde 2
4  Hurme, Harri
2004-2005  Suomen Tehtäväniekat
1. Prize
 
1.Sc4! ~ 2.Rd4+ (1) e:d4 3.Sd6x
1...Sc2 2.S:f4 (1) ~,Sf5 3.Sd6x,f3x
1...Sb3 2.Se3 (1) ~,f:e3,f:g3,Sf3 3.Sg5x,Qg4x,Qf5x
1...Sf3 2.g4 (1) ~,Sf~ 3.Qf5x,Sg5x
1...d2 2.Ra:d2 (1) ~,Q:d2,Sf5 3.Sd6x,S:d2x,Sg5,f3x





3x   12+12
5  Pachman, Vladimir
1958  Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung
2. Hon. Mention
 
1.Qf1! ~ 2.c7 @ ~,Bf3 3.d6x,Qb1x
1...Bf3 2. Qc4+ @ Kf5 3.Qf4x
1...Bg2 2.Qc4+ @ Kf5,Kf3 3.Qf4x,Qd3x
1...K:d2 2.Qe2 @ ~,Be4 3.c7x,Qa2x
1...f:e6 2.Ba6 @ ~,K:d5 3.Qd3x,Q:h1x
1...f5 2.Qe2+ @ Kd5 3.c7x

@1,2,3,4,5,6 = Pts. 1,2,2.5,3,4,5


3x   9+7
6  Makaronez, Leonid
1999  Troll
1. Commend
 
1.Bg1! ~ 2.Q:f4+ (1)
1...f5 2.c6 (1)
1...Rg4 2.Qc6 (1)
1...Rg4 2.Sc6 (1)
1...Se2 2.Qe4+ (1)





3x   10+12
 
 
German Championship    Gera   17-18.06.2023     Runde 3
7  Minski, Martin
2023  Original for The Problemist

 
1.Rg3! (1) Rb8+! 2.K:b8 Bc7+ 3.Kc8! (2) B:g3
4.Rg5 Rc1+ 5.Kd7 (1) Rc7+ 6.Kd8 Rg7 7.Rh5+ (1)
7...Rh7 8.R:h7x







win   4+5
8  Liburkin, Mark
1939  Shakhmatnoye Obozrenie 64

 
1.Sf5! (1) g2 2.Sh4 (1) g1Q! 3.Sf3+ Kd1 4.S:g1 a4+
5.Kc3 (1) a3 6.Sd5 a2 7.Se3+ Kc1 8.Se2+ (1) Kb1
9.Kd2! a1Q 10.Sc3+ Kb2 11.Sc4x
1...a4+ 2.Kc3 (1) g2 3.Sh4 (1) ...






win   4+3
9  Hergert, Volker
2023  Original for Die Schwalbe

 
1.e4! (1) B:e4 2.a5 (1) Kg5 3.d5! (1) B:d5
4.c6 (1) Be4 5.a6 Bd3+ 6.Ka5 (1) Be4
7.Kb5 Bd3+ 8.Ka5=







draw   5+4
 
 
German Championship    Gera   17-18.06.2023     Runde 4
10  Hume, George
1922  Fata Morgana

 
1.Qg4! ~ 2.Qf3+ (1) R:f3x
1...Sc3 2.S:c3+ (1) R:c3x
1...S:e2 2.Q:e2+ (1) Re3x
1...Sd3 2.e:d3x (1) R:d3x
1...Bb6~ 2.Bb7+ (1) R:b7x





sx2   13+10
11  Rudenko, Valentin
1961  Problemnoter
2. Prize
 
1.e6! tempo
1...K:e2 2.d:e3 Kf2 3.Re1 (1) R~x
1...K:c2 2.d:c3 Kb2 3.Rc1 (1) R~x
1...Kc4 2.d3+ Kb5 3.Bb7 (1) R~x
1...Ke4 2.d4 Kf5 3.Qh4 (1) R~x
1...e:d2 2.S:c3 K:c2 3.S:a4 (0.5) R~x
2...Kc4 3.R:d2 (0.5) R~x



sx3   14+11
12  Broer, A.M.
1954  Probleemblad
3. Hon. Mention
 
1.Qd3! tempo
1...B:g7 2.Sh3+ Bd4 3.Qc3+ Kd5 4.e4+ Ke5
5.Se8 (2.5) B:c3x
1...e5 2.Qe4 B:g7 3.Q:e5+ B:e5 4.Sfe4+ Kd5
5.Sc3+ (2.5) B:c3x





sx5   13+5
 
 
German Championship    Gera   17-18.06.2023     Runde 5
13  Jordan, Raul
2023  Original for Gaudium

 
1.a4! ~ 2.Sd3+ Kd4 3.Qf2+ @ K~ 4.Rc2x
1...Sc5 2.S:g4+ h:g4 3.Rd5+ @ B:d5 4.Qb2x
1...Qa5 2.Sf3+ g:f3 3.Re6+ @ d:e6 4.Qg7x


1@=1.5p 2@=3.5p 3@=5p




4x   11+12
14  Bogdanov, Evgeny
2001  Troll
3. Commend
 
1.Sd7! h4 2.Qe2+ Kf4 3.Qe3+ @ Kg4 4.Sf6x
1...f4 2.Q:h5 Kd4 3.Qe2 @ ~ 4.Qd3x
1...Kf3 2.Se5+ Ke4 3.Qe2+ @ K~ 4.Qe3x
1...d4 2.Sf6+ Kf3 3.Ke1 @ ~,Ke3 4.Qf2,Qg3x

1@=1.25p 2@=2.5p 3@=3.75p 4@=5p




4x   3+4
15  Krätschmer, Ralf
2023  Original for Troll

 
1.Qb4! Sc4 2.Qb7 S:d6 3.Qa6+ Sc4
4.Q:c4+ (5) K:c4 5.Se5x








5x   9+10
 
 
German Championship    Gera   17-18.06.2023     Runde 6
16  Rehm, Hans Peter * Baier, Roland
* Ellinghoven, Bernd
1984  WCCC Sarajevo TT
1. Prize
 
a) 1.Sc4 Sd3+ 2.Kd5 Sf6x @
b) 1.Kd6 c4 2.Sc5 Sd5x @
c) 1.K:e6 Kg5 2.Sfd5 Sc5x @

1@=1.5p 2@=3.5p 3@=5p




hx2 b) sSe4 c) sSf4   8+4
17  Gershinsky, Mikhajlo
2006  Miroslav Bily 60 JT
2. Prize
 
1.Bg7 Rh1 2.g:h1B K:g7 3.Bd5 Sd4x @
1.b3 R:b2 2.b:c2 Rb5 3.Bf6 f5x @
1.Bf6 Ra1 2.b:a1B Se3 3.Bae5 f5x @


1@=1.5p 2@=3.5p 3@=5p




hx3 3 sol.   4+12
18  Schmidt, Peter
2023  Original for DLM

 
1.a1B Ba2 2.B:f6 B:e6 3.Bh4 g5+ 4.f5 g:f6epx @
1.g2 Kf2 2.Kh2 d4 3.Kh1 Kg3 4.g1B Be4x @


1@=2.5p 2@=5p





hx4 2 sol.   5+6