Judges S.Nielsen and G.Costeff: “It was a pleasure to judge the endgame section of the 8th YCCC. 19 studies (including 2 versions of the same study) took part, and with few exceptions, they displayed interesting ideas and technical ability. Improvements are always possible, but the general level has improved compared to previous tourneys. One study proved to be unsound. Below is our ranking of the remaining 17 studies.”
YCCC 2024
I haven’t decided yet what I hate more: the hype around this tourney, the studies, or the judges’ baby talk.
Did Serafimovic (2nd place) decompose Kralin’s study or couldn’t find the right way to implement this idea?
https://eg.org.ua/chessgame/kralinn-0416-30g4e4/