Matous Tod ist ein Jammer für die Schachstudienkomponisten!
Als kleinen Nachruf möchte ich 3 Studien von ihm zeigen,
die die höchste Auszeichnung bekam, die man für Schachstudien bekommen kann.

Denn alle drei Studien sind    -  "Study of the Year":
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Study of the Year 2007, Mario Matous, 1. Prize
win


[Event "1.p Polasek-50 JT Vlasak-50 JT Ceskoslo"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Matous=M"]
[Black "(+3111.02f4h2)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/q7/8/2pp4/5K2/8/2RN1B1k/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]

{Ceskoslovensky Sach/5} 1. Nf3+ Kh1 $1 (1... Kh3 2. Ng5+ Kg2 3. Bxc5+) 2. Bd4
$1 (2. Bxc5 $2 Qa4+ 3. Nd4 Qxd4+ $1 4. Bxd4) 2... Qf7+ $1 (2... Qc7+ 3. Ne5 Qc8
(3... Qb8 4. Rb2 $1 Qf8+ 5. Kg3 Qg7+ 6. Ng4 Qc7+ 7. Be5 Qh7 8. Rd2) 4. Kg3 Qg8+
5. Ng4 Qb8+ 6. Kh3 Qb3+ 7. Rc3 Qb1 8. Nf2+ Kg1 9. Ne4+ cxd4 10. Rg3+ Kf1 11.
Nd2+) (2... Qb8+ 3. Be5 Qf8+ 4. Ke3 Qh6+ 5. Kf2 c4 6. Ra2 Qb6+ 7. Bd4 Qb1 8.
Ra1) 3. Ke3 $1 (3. Kg3 $2 Qg6+) 3... cxd4+ 4. Kf2 $1 Qf4 5. Rc6 $1 (5. Re2 $2
Qe3+) (5. Ra2 $2 Qc1 6. Kg3 (6. Ra8 Qc2+ 7. Kg3 Qg6+ 8. Kf2 Qc2+) 6... Qc7+ 7.
Kf2 Qc1) (5. Rc8 $2 Qe3+ 6. Kg3 Qh6 7. Kf2 Qe3+ 8. Kg3 Qh6) 5... d3 (5... Qe3+
{<main>} 6. Kg3 d3 7. Ra6 $1 Qc1 8. Ra7 $1 {Echo}) 6. Rc8 $1 Qh6 7. Rb8 $1 1-0

Study of the Year 1997, 2nd Prize Mario Matous
win


[Event "2.p Ceskoslovensky Sach#63"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Matous=M"]
[Black "(+0401.11e5g8)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/7N/6P1/4K3/8/8/4pr2/6R1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

{Ceskoslovensky Sach/9 EG#13945} 1. Nf6+ (1. Re1 $2 Kg7) 1... Kg7 2. Ne8+ $1 (
2. Nh5+ $2 Kh6 3. g7 Rf1 4. Rg6+ Kxh5) 2... Kh6 (2... Kg8 3. g7 e1=Q+ 4. Rxe1
Rg2 5. Rh1 Kf7 6. Rh8) 3. g7 Rf1 (3... Rg2 4. Rh1+) 4. Rg6+ $1 (4. g8=N+ $2 Kh5
5. Ng7+ Kh4 6. Nf5+ Kh3) 4... Kh5 (4... Kxg6 5. g8=Q+ Kh6 6. Qg7+ Kh5 7. Nf6+
Rxf6 8. Kxf6 e1=Q 9. Qg5#) 5. Nf6+ (5. Rg5+ $2 Kh4 6. Rg4+ Kh3 $1 (6... Kxg4 $2
7. g8=Q+ Kf3 8. Qd5+) 7. Re4 (7. Rg3+ Kh4) 7... e1=Q 8. Rxe1 Rxe1+) 5... Rxf6
6. Kxf6 (6. Rg5+ $2 Kxg5 7. g8=Q+ Rg6 (7... Kh4 $2 8. Qc4+) 8. Qd8+ Kg4 9. Qd2
Kf3 10. Qd3+ Kf2 11. Qf5+ Ke3 $1 12. Qf4+ Kd3 13. Qd4+ Kc2 14. Qe3 Rg2 15. Ke4
Kd1 $1 16. Qd3+ Kc1) 6... e1=Q 7. Rg5+ $1 (7. g8=Q $2 Qa1+ 8. Kf7 Qa7+ $1 9.
Kf8 Qa8+ 10. Kg7 (10. Kf7 Qa7+ 11. Kf6 Qa6+ 12. Kf5 Qd3+ 13. Kf6 Qa6+ 14. Qe6
Qxe6+ 15. Kxe6 Kxg6) 10... Qxg8+ 11. Kxg8 Kxg6) 7... Kh6 $1 (7... Kh4 8. g8=Q
Qc3+ 9. Kg6 Qd3+ (9... Qc6+ 10. Kh7 Qe4+ 11. Kh8 Qd4+ 12. Rg7) 10. Kh6 Qd6+ 11.
Kh7 Qe7+ 12. Rg7 Qe4+ 13. Kh8) 8. g8=N+ $1 (8. g8=Q $2 Qe5+ 9. Rxe5) 8... Kh7
9. Kf7 Qe2 10. Nf6+ Kh6 11. Rg6# 1-0

Study of the Year 1990, 1st Prize, Mario Matous
draw


[Event "1.p Bron MT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Matous=M"]
[Black "(=0134.01h1h4)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/3b4/8/1R6/7k/3n1p2/4N3/7K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

{EG#08351 EG#08977} 1. Nd4 (1. Nc3 $2 f2 2. Rb1 Ne1 3. Rb4+ Kh3) (1. Ng1 $2
Nf2+ 2. Kh2 Ng4+ 3. Kh1 f2 4. Nf3+ Kg3) 1... f2 (1... Bxb5 2. Nxb5 Kg3 3. Kg1
Nf4 4. Nd6) 2. Rb1 $1 (2. Rf5 $2 Bxf5 3. Nxf5+ Kh3 4. Ng3 Nf4 5. Nf1 Nh5) (2.
Nf3+ $2 Kg3) 2... Ne1 (2... Bc6+ 3. Kh2 Ne1 4. Nf5+) 3. Nf3+ Kh3 (3... Kg3 {
<main>} 4. Rxe1 $1 (4. Nxe1 $2 f1=Q#) 4... Bc6 5. Rg1+ Kh3 (5... Kxf3 6. Kh2)
6. Rg3+ $1 Kxg3) 4. Rxe1 $1 Bc6 5. Re4 f1=Q+ (5... Bxe4) (5... Kg3 6. Rg4+ Kxf3
7. Rg1) 6. Ng1+ Kg3 1/2-1/2

- Grüße Peter