Narayanan wins third prize in FIDE World Cup for chess composition

C.G.S.Narayanan, Editor AICF Chronicle, has won the third prize in the three-move section of the ‘1st FIDE World Cup for Chess Composition’ held in 2010 the results of which have been brought out by FIDE in ‘ Chess Composition 2010 Year Book” recently. Narayanan, an international problemist of repute, who has won several prizes for his compositions in leading magazines around the world is a three-time recipient of Brian Harley Award awarded by British Chess Problem Society for the best two-move chess problem composed by a subject of British Commonwealth and this recent success in FIDE World Cup is creditable achievement in an international competition in which composers from 33 countries participated

C.G.S.Narayanan

3 Prize, FIDE World Cup 2010

Mate in three moves

Key: 1.Bf4! (threat 2.exd4+,Kxd4 3.Be3#)

1....Rd5  2.Re6   3.Rc6/Na6

1...Rd6  2.Re5+  Rd5  3.Rxd5

1...Rxd7  2.Rxe4  3.Rxc4

Judge Jakov Vladimirov (Russia) commented:
 

“Harmonious and motivated in-phase movements of rooks in different directions”

Don Smedley of England has quoted the problem in ‘The Problemist’with the following comments

“The problem shows another entertaining (and technically difficult) idea - the anti-magnet theme. Instead of a black piece drawing a white piece in its wake - as in the magnet theme - the pieces mirror each other's movements, but in opposite directions.To be sure, there is no great strategy (other than dual avoidance) but there is something comical in the way the Rooks sail towards then past each other, like ships that pass in the night.”

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