Banny 5

A. Skripnik & P. Arestov
e4e5
2016
2nd Prize

White wins

1. Ne1+ Kf2 2. Nxg2 f3! 2... Bxb5 3. Nxf4 +- 3. Rxf7! Bd3+ 4. Kg8!! Thematic try: 4. Kh8? Kxg2 5. a7 Be4 6. b6 f2 7. b7 Bxb7! 8. Rxb7 f1=Q 9. a8=Q Qf3!

mutual zugzwang (WTM)

10. Kg8 Qd5+! 11. Kh8 Qf3! 12. Rb2+ (12. Rg7+ Ng3 =) 12... Nf2 =) (4. Kg7? Kxg2 5. a7 Be4 6. b6 f2 7. b7 Bxb7 8. Rxb7 f1=Q 9. a8=Q Kg1! (9... Qf3? 10. Kh8! +- main line) 10. Qa7+ Nf2 (10... Qf2 $2 11. Qa1+ Kg2 12. Rb2 $18) 11. Rb2 Qg2+ = 4... Kxg2 4...Bxb5 5. a7 Bc6 6. Nh4 +- 5. a7 Be4 6. b6 f2 7. b7 Bxb7 8. Rxb7 f1=Q 9. a8=Q Qf3

10. Kh8! Banny Theme

mutual zugzwang (BTM)

10. Rg7+? (A) Ng3! = (a)
10. Rb2+? (B) Nf2! = (b)

10... Ng3 (a) 11. Rb2+ (B) Ne2 12. Rxe2+ +- Roman Theme
10... Nf2 (b) 11. Rg7+ (A) Ng4 12. Rxg4+ +- Roman Theme

Banny 4

A.Gillberg
Springaren
1986
3rd Prize

White wins

1.Re1! [1.Re4+? Rxe4 2.fxe4 Nb3 3.e7 Nc5 4.e5! Ne6! 5.Kf7 (5.Kd7 Ng7=) 5...Nc7=; 1.e7? Kxe3=] 1...Nc2 2.Re4+ [2.e7? Nxe1=] 2...Rxe4 3.fxe4 Ne3 [3...Nb4 4.Kd7 Nd3 5.e7 Nc5+ 6.Kc6+-] and now the Banny Theme:

4.Kf7? (A) Nc4! (a) 5.e7 Nd6+ =

4.Kd7? (B) Ng4! (b) 5.e7 Nf6+ =

4.e7! Nc4 (a) 5.Kd7 (B) +-

4...Ng4 (b) 5.Kf7 (A) +-

Banny 3

V.Kovalenko
Themes-64
1985
2nd Prize

White wins

1.Kc8? (A) f4! (a) 2.d6 f3 3.d7 f2 4.d8Q f1Q 5.Qa5+ Qa6=

1.Kc7? (B) g4! (b) 2.d6 g3 3.d7 g2 4.d8Q g1Q 5.Qb8+ Ka6=

1.d6! f4 (a) 2.Kc7! (B) f3 3.d7 f2 4.d8Q f1Q 5.Qd4+ Ka8 6.Qa4+ Qa6 7.Qe8+ Ka7 8.Qb8#

1...g4 (b) 2.Kc8! (A) g3 3.d7 g2 4.d8Q g1Q 5.Qa5#

Banny 2

M.Vukcevich
Problem
1962
5th Commendation

White wins

1.Kg8? (A) Kg2! (a) =

1.Kg7? (B) Kg1! (b) =

1.h7! Kg2 (a) 2.Kg7! (B) h2 3.h8Q h1Q 4.Qa8+ Kg1 5.Qa7+ +-

1...Kg1 (b) 2.Kg8! (A) h2 3.h8Q h1Q 4.Qd4++-

Bristol 12 + Banny 1

F.Peterson
Tidskrift för Schack
1954
1st Honourable Mention

White wins

1.Bf3? (A) a3! (a) 2.a7 a2 3.a8Q a1Q 4.Qe4+ Kg3 5.Qg4+ Kf2 6.Qg2+ Ke3=;

1.Bg2? (B) c3! (b) (or 1...cxd3 ) 2.a7 c2 3.a8Q c1Q 4.Qe4+ Kg3 5.Qf3+ Kh2 6.Qh3+ Kg1 7.Qh1+ Kf2=

1.a7! a3 (a) 2.Bg2! (B) a2 3.a8Q a1Q 4.Qe4+ Kg3 5.Qf3+ echo 5...Kh2 6.Qh3+ Kg1 7.Qh1+ +- and 1...c3 (b) 2.Bf3! (A) c2 3.a8Q c1Q 4.Qe4+ echo 4...Kg3 5.Qg4+ Kf2 6.Qg2+ Ke3 7.Qxg5+ +-