[Retros] Solving in Messigny 2005 II : solutions and results

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Hello,
 
Here are the results :
Pascal is the 2005 Champion with a neat win before Alain V.
Behind them follows a pack of 7(!!) solvers between 20 and 25 points,  
Thierry and Etienne having solved "almost" 5 problems and the others a little  more 
than 4...
  
1.Pascal Wassong           5+5+5+5+5+0+5+1    = 31 (1h53')
 
2.Alain Villeneuve            5+5+5+5+5+2+1+0    = 28 (1h59')
 
3.Thierry Le Gleuher         5+5+5+0+4.5+0+4+1 = 24.5 (2h)
 
4.Etienne Dupuis             5+5+5+1+5+2+1+0   = 24 (2h)
 
5.Philippe  Leroy              5+5+5+0+5+2+1+0    = 23 (1h57')
 
6.Jerome  Auclair              5+5+5+0+5+2+0+0   = 22 (1h59')
 
7.Jacques  Dupin             5+5+5+0+5+0+1+0   = 21 (1h53')  
8-9.Laurent Riguet            5+5+5+0+5+1+0+0   = 21 (1h59')  
8-9.Claude Wiedenhoff     5+5+5+0+0+5+1+0   =  21 (1h59')
10.Daniel Joffart          0+5+5+0+5+2+0+0   = 17  (1h59')



 
11.Philippe Rouzaud         0+5+5+0+5+0+0+0   = 15  (1h52')






 
12.Alain Brobecker           0+0+0+0+0+2+0+0   = 2 (1h58')

 
13.Antoine  Flotte              0+0+1+0+0+0+0+0   = 1 (1h59')
 
And now are the solutions of the problems with names of composers
 

1) Joost De Heer
   1.h4 f5 2.h5 Kf7 3.h6 Qe8 4.hxg7 Nh6 5.g8=N Bg7 6.Nxe7  Rf8 7.Ng8 Kxg8  
(C+)
 
   9 solvers
 
2) Gianni Donati
    1.a4 h5 2.Ra3 h4 3.Rg3 hxg3 4.hxg3 Rh4 5.Rh2 Rxa4 6.Rh3  Rf4 7.gxf4 a5 
8.Ra3 a4 9.Ra2 a3 10.Ra1 a2 (C+)
 
   11 solvers
   very much enjoyed by the greatest number of  solvers!
 
3) Gianni Donati
    1.e4 Nf6 2.Bb5 Nd5 3.Bc6 dxc6 4.Ke2 Bg4+ 5.Kd3 e6 6.Qxg4  Ba3 7.bxa3 Kd7 
8.Bb2 Ne7 9.Bxg7 Ng8 10.Bh6 Qf6 11.Qxg8 (C+)
 
   11 solvers
   Alekhine defence noted Alain V who is IM over the board,  but no extra 
point for that...
 
4) Michel Caillaud & Reto Aschwanden
    1.c4 d6 2.Qa4+ Bd7 3.Qxa7 Be6 4.Qd4 Rxa2 5.h4 Ra3 6.h5  Rf3 7.gxf3 Kd7 
8.Bh3 Kc8 9.Bf5 Nd7 10.Bxh7 Bf5 11.Nh3 e6 12.Rg1 Ne7 13.Rg6 Bg4  14.Ng5 f5 
15.Rf6 Bh3 16.Rf7 Bg2 17.Qf6 Bh1 (C+)
 
   2 solvers : Pascal and Alain V, Etienne lacking some minutes  to complete 
his solution...
 
5) Alain Brobecker
    White : Kb3,Qa4,Rd3,Rd5,Bc4,Pb6; Black : Ka6,Rc6
   (last moves : -1.a5xb6 e.p.+ b7-b5 -2.Rb5(x)d5+)
 
   10 solvers 
   Alain B could not score for his own problem!
 
6) Michel Caillaud
    0-0-0 is illegal and 0-0 is legal so only 1 solution :  the 0-0 one
    1.0-0-0? Nc5 2.Bb8 Nxe7# illégal
1.0-0! Ng5 2.Nh8 Nxe7#
    (Retro-play trying to preserve 0-0-0  :
f2xQg3; Qg3 to d8 - Rh8 to a1; a2-a1=R; a3-a2;  a2xBb3; Bb3 to c8
b7-b6; Ba7 to e1;  e3-e2-e1=B
f7xe6xd5;  h6xg5xf4xe3(WQ+2WR+2WB);
WRa1; WBc1; d2-d3; WQd1;  WKe1; WBf1; WRh1
and only now e2xRf3; Rf3 to h8??  (impossible with black Pawns back on f7 and 
h6)
    
    I was stunned to have only 1 correct answer for  this one : Claude!
    for the others (most of them believing it was a case of  reciprocally 
exclusive castling) :
    1 point for locating the Rook promotion on a1  (necessary if black King 
didn't move)
    1 point for giving the h#2 solutions
 
 
7) Michel Caillaud
    -1.c7xQb8=N+ Qa7×Bb8+ -2.g3-g4 Kc6-b6 -3.g2-g3 Qb6-a7  -4.b7-b8=B Ra7-a8+ 
-5.Kb8-c8 h2-h3 -6.Kc8-b8 h4-h3 -7.Kb8-c8 h5-h4 -8.Kc8-b8  h6-h5 -9.h5xBg6
(-3…b6xa5? leaves an impossible promoted Bishop)
further  unlocking N~-f8, B~-f8-e7, B~-f8-e7-d8, Kb8-c8, and if the number of 
occupations  of e7 is to be minimized to 3 times : e7xQ(R)f6, f6-f7, B~-e8, 
Q(R)c8-~ and  Rd8-d7!…

2 solvers : Pascal and Thierry, Thierry losing a point with the  subsidiary 
question (victim of the try of screening on c8 with a black Knight  going 
through e7)
  for the others 1 point for the last move (= 1st move of the above  solution)
 
8) Michel Caillaud

    -1.a7xBb6 Bc5-b6 -2.e6-e5 Bf8-c5 -3.d7×Be6(f8=B) Bc4-e6  -4.g6-g5 Bg8xPc4 
-5.c5-c4 f7-f8 -6.c6-c5 g7-g8=B -7.c7-c6 h6×Rg7(a1=R)  -8.Rg8-g7
with easy unlocking after Kb1-b2…
 
  0 solvers! (competitors perplexed by the unusual condition?)
  1 point to Pascal and Thierry for spotting that key of the  unlocking was 
transforming Ra1 into a Pawn 
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