[Eddie]

If I understand the text that Alex wrote well, he said that I can only check the positions in the 7×7 archive if they are totally identical. In that case I must say that this is not right, if appr. the first four black pieces of a problem are the same it must be possible to find similar miniatures.

But how far do you want to go ? If similarity means that an idea is copied than it’s difficult to check that. And besides that: are there new ideas in miniatures ? Most what I see must have been done before in another setting.

[Eddie]

After checking the 7×7 positions in the list of Feniks the next information was found in the archive:

Problem 32: was already made by W. Los en L. de Rooij, Date of composition: 31-12-1995. Published in: Hoogeveensche Courant, 5-1-1996 and in collected problems of Leen de Rooij, part 5 (2003)

Problem 36: was already posted on this forum, date: 1-3-2005. Perhaps the author is the same.

Problem 46: was already made by (again) L. de Rooij on 17-5-1997, in the archive since 31-5-1997. Published in: Damnieuws, may 2003

Problem 65: was (with the white piece 40 on 39) already made bij L. Tsjernov. First source in 1982 is not known by me, problem is published too in the Dutch book 300 Komposities, part 1 (1990)

[Eddie]

Your problem is already known, Alex.

07/09/19/20/23/29/35 — 17/30/31/34/38/44/47
A. Buicenka (kampioenschap van Baltische Republiek, 1983; Saskiu Miniatiuros, 2001): 11, 2, 15, 4

[Eddie]

Well, good to know the move 49 doesn’t wint and 43 does. Always complicated material, those endgames.

There’s another kind of problems, not often used, but interesting for sure. I’ve spent some time finding the idea after this problem of D. de Ruiter (see the Hoofdlijn site), but it pleased me well:

What is your opinions about this kind of problems, mr. Shmulik, Miljenko, Alex and others of course ?

[Eddie]

У меня вопрос к специалистам. В предыдущем посте я привёл позицию №2, где начальная расстановка не ахти, но зато финал приводится к этюду М. Лепшича. Есть возможность исправить исходную расстановку (см. диаграмму), но финал в этом случае будет простым — обыкновенная оппозиция.

Мистер Лепшич, А. Моисеев и остальные — как Вы считаете, что лучше ?

Шмулик, Израиль, 31-7-2005

Шмулик

I myself prefer a problem that doesn’t finish in a complicated endgame, but that’s a matter of taste. But probably the 31/7 version is better, because in the first one white has the possibility to go to field 43 instead of 49. My feeling tells me that it wins too, but I don’t have Truus 6 pieces database to check that.
Am I right, Miljenko ?

[Eddie]

Same mechanism, used before by Miljenko in one (or more) of his miniatures:

J. Viergever.
(32) 10 (38) 4 (23) 3 (43) 18, 49

[Eddie]

The motiv I tried to use for a miniature earlier this month was this:

A. van der Stoep: 7 (11) 36, 27 (7) 21! R (8-12) 17, 27
R: 22? (7-12 !) 11 (17) =

But I didn’t realize in time it’s not possible to place 6 on 1, because the move 1-6 is not forced at all.
I didn’t succeed in making a (for myself) satisfactionary problem since on this motiv. If anyone can, be my guest !

[Eddie]

Leek me ook al. Van den Berg had bijna hetzelfde met 37 op 41 en 47 op 42.

I thought so. Van den Berg made almost the same miniature, in his creation 37 was on 41 and 47 on 42.

[Eddie]

Miljenko ! You know I’m not a composer, I admire the creativity of all the people that show their creations here. My humble trying did not bring me miniatures that satisfied me.

But I will give you a sweet motiv that is in the archive and that is possible (but I’m not 100 pct sure if he created the motiv too) not used by anyone yet, except by the author of the miniature (D. van den Berg):

Two excellent variants, not difficult but a nice find I think:
a. (34) 25, 3 (49) 17 (32) 43, 44, 35
b. (25) 34, 44, 39, 39

So composers, what can you make of this one ?!

[Eddie]

The name of the author of problem 2 is correct. Published in «64» nr 16. in 1982.

[Eddie]

I tried to expand the motiv:

After 383, 25 the motiv appears. (not 383, 42? (34) 30 (50) .

But how to come to a 7×7 ?

[Eddie]

Nice to see mr. Levit back. I’ve seen fine ideas of him here.

The position 07/12/15/22/29/32/36 — 09/14/16/24/25/33/42 is known already: J. Siozinys (Saskiu Kaleidoskopas nr. 12, 2000)

[Eddie]

Yes, thanks, I was there and saved the link, but didn’t see the diagram. Will try again next time.

[Eddie]

No, I haven’t figured that out.

But I was too fast posting the problem. Move (6) is not forced at all, I realized after closing my pc. Have to check things better the next time.

[Eddie]

My first attempt to create a miniature:

Black: 01/08/09/10/18/22/28 White: 16/20/21/27/31/37/41

E. van de Acker (10-7-2005): 32, 15, 11 (6) (motiv A. van der Stoep) (6) 7 (11) 36, 27 (7) 21 R (8-12) 17, 27 (12) 22

R: not 22 ? (7-12) =

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