MESON Chess Problem Database
Awards
| NAME | NUMBER |
|---|---|
| None | 164,827 |
| 1st Prize | 8,287 |
| 2nd Prize | 4,627 |
| 3rd Prize | 3,409 |
| 1st HM. | 2,666 |
| Comm. | 2,431 |
| 2nd HM. | 2,228 |
| 3rd HM. | 1,651 |
| 4th Prize | 1,326 |
| HM. | 1,308 |
| 4th HM. | 1,003 |
| 1st Comm. | 831 |
| 2nd Comm. | 769 |
| 2nd Place | 711 |
| Recomm. | 665 |
| 1/2 Prize | 586 |
| 3rd Comm. | 579 |
| Prize | 566 |
| 5th HM. | 560 |
| 5th Prize | 510 |
| 1st Place | 426 |
| 4th Comm. | 402 |
| Sp. Prize | 367 |
| 5th Comm. | 268 |
| 6th HM. | 247 |
| 3rd Place | 213 |
| 1st Prize= | 190 |
| 2/3 Prize | 187 |
| 6th Prize | 170 |
| 4th Place | 160 |
| Sp. HM. | 157 |
| 6th Comm. | 139 |
| 1st Prize Set | 122 |
| 6th Place | 110 |
| 7th HM. | 109 |
| 5th Place | 106 |
| 3/4 Prize | 101 |
| Sp. Comm. | 99 |
| 7th Place | 90 |
| 2nd Prize= | 87 |
| 8th Place | 83 |
| 1/2 HM. | 80 |
| 7th Comm. | 78 |
| 10th Place | 73 |
| 9th Place | 73 |
| 1/3 Prize | 70 |
| 2nd Prize Set | 70 |
| 3rd Prize= | 66 |
| 8th HM. | 60 |
| 8th Comm. | 52 |
| 2/3 HM. | 44 |
| 1/2 Place | 43 |
| 7th Prize | 42 |
| 11th Place | 36 |
| 1st HM.= | 35 |
| 4/5 Prize | 31 |
| 12th Place | 29 |
| 14th Place | 27 |
| 15th Place | 26 |
| 2/3 Place | 25 |
| 3/4 HM. | 25 |
| 9th HM. | 25 |
| 9th Comm. | 24 |
| 13th Place | 23 |
| 17th Place | 23 |
| 4th Prize= | 23 |
| 1st Sp. Prize | 22 |
| 4/5 HM. | 22 |
| 8th Prize | 21 |
| Comm.= | 21 |
| 19th Place | 20 |
| 3rd Prize Set | 20 |
| 2nd HM.= | 19 |
| 9th Prize | 19 |
| 16th Place | 18 |
| 18th Place | 18 |
| 10th Comm. | 17 |
| 10th HM. | 17 |
| 20th Place | 16 |
| 3rd HM.= | 15 |
| 10th Prize | 13 |
| 2/4 Prize | 13 |
| 1/2 Comm. | 12 |
| 1st Highly Comm. | 12 |
| 4/6 Place | 12 |
| 1/3 HM. | 11 |
| 2nd Highly Comm. | 11 |
| 2nd Sp. Prize | 11 |
| Highly Comm. | 11 |
| 4/5 Place | 10 |
| 4th Prize Set | 10 |
| 5/6 Prize | 10 |
| 6/7 Place | 10 |
| 11th Comm. | 9 |
| 11th HM. | 9 |
| 23rd Place | 9 |
| 5th Prize= | 9 |
| Sp. Prize= | 9 |
| 2/4 HM. | 8 |
| 24th Place | 8 |
| 3rd Highly Comm. | 8 |
| 3rd Sp. Prize | 8 |
| 1/4 Prize | 7 |
| 12/21 Place | 7 |
| 21st Place | 7 |
| 25th Place | 7 |
| 2nd Sp. HM. | 7 |
| 5/6 Place | 7 |
| 6/7 Prize | 7 |
| 8/9 Place | 7 |
| 1st Place= | 6 |
| 22nd Place | 6 |
| 26th Place | 6 |
| 3/4 Place | 6 |
| 3rd Prize Set= | 6 |
| 4th Highly Comm. | 6 |
| 5/6 HM. | 6 |
| 5th Highly Comm. | 6 |
| 6th Highly Comm. | 6 |
| 1/3 Place | 5 |
| 11/12 Place | 5 |
| 1st Sp. HM. | 5 |
| 27th Place | 5 |
| 3/4 Comm. | 5 |
| 3/5 HM. | 5 |
| 4/5 Comm. | 5 |
| 4th HM.= | 5 |
| 4th Sp. Prize | 5 |
| 5th HM.= | 5 |
| 7/8 Place | 5 |
| 7/8 Prize | 5 |
| Extra Prize | 5 |
| 11th Prize | 4 |
| 13/14 Place | 4 |
| 14/17 Place | 4 |
| 15/18 | 4 |
| 19/22 Place | 4 |
| 1st Sp. Comm. | 4 |
| 2/3 Comm. | 4 |
| 2/4 Place | 4 |
| 2/5 Place | 4 |
| 20/21 Place | 4 |
| 3rd Com. | 4 |
| 5/6 Comm. | 4 |
| 7/10 Place | 4 |
| Citation | 4 |
| HM. (Set) | 4 |
| Prize= | 4 |
| 1/3 Comm. | 3 |
| 1/5 Prize | 3 |
| 1/6 HM. | 3 |
| 10/12 Place | 3 |
| 12/14 Place | 3 |
| 12th HM. | 3 |
| 12th Prize | 3 |
| 15/17 Place | 3 |
| 1st Comm.= | 3 |
| 22/28 Place | 3 |
| 29th Place | 3 |
| 2nd Sp. Comm. | 3 |
| 3/5 Comm. | 3 |
| 4/6 HM. | 3 |
| 4/6 Prize | 3 |
| 5/7 Place | 3 |
| 6/11 Place | 3 |
| 6/7 HM | 3 |
| 6/8 Place | 3 |
| 7/8 Comm. | 3 |
| 9/11th Place | 3 |
| Originality Prize | 3 |
| 1/3 Place= | 2 |
| 1/7 Comm. | 2 |
| 10/11 Place | 2 |
| 10/18 Comm. | 2 |
| 11/13 Place | 2 |
| 12th Comm. | 2 |
| 13th HM. | 2 |
| 13th Prize | 2 |
| 15/16 Place | 2 |
| 17/18 Place | 2 |
| 1st Mention | 2 |
| 1st Sp. Prize= | 2 |
| 2/5 Prize | 2 |
| 25/26th Place | 2 |
| 26/27 Place | 2 |
| 27/28 Place | 2 |
| 28th Place | 2 |
| 2nd Mention | 2 |
| 2nd Originality Prize | 2 |
| 2nd Prize Set= | 2 |
| 3/5 Place | 2 |
| 3/5 Prize | 2 |
| 30th Place | 2 |
| 39/47 Place | 2 |
| 4/5= Prize | 2 |
| 43rd Place | 2 |
| 46th Place= | 2 |
| 4th Comm.= | 2 |
| 5/7 Prize | 2 |
| 5/8 Prize | 2 |
| 6/7 Comm. | 2 |
| 7th Highly Comm. | 2 |
| 9th Highly Comm. | 2 |
| BH | 2 |
| HM= | 2 |
| Honour Problem | 2 |
| Noticed | 2 |
| Prize Set | 2 |
| Prize, Nolcken TT | 2 |
| Quarterly Prize | 2 |
| Sp. Belgian Mention | 2 |
| 1/4 Comm. | 1 |
| 1/4 Place | 1 |
| 1/5 HM. | 1 |
| 1/9 Comm. | 1 |
| 10th Anniversary Prize | 1 |
| 10th Highly Comm. | 1 |
| 10th Prize= | 1 |
| 11/12 Comm. | 1 |
| 11/20 HM. | 1 |
| 11th Highly Comm. | 1 |
| 12/13 Place | 1 |
| 13/15 Place | 1 |
| 13/17 Prize | 1 |
| 13/19 HM. | 1 |
| 13th Comm. | 1 |
| 14th HM. | 1 |
| 14th Prize | 1 |
| 15th Prize | 1 |
| 16/21 Place | 1 |
| 17/21 Place | 1 |
| 18/19 Place | 1 |
| 18/20th Place | 1 |
| 19/24 Place | 1 |
| 1st HM. & Sp. Prize | 1 |
| 1st HM. (set) | 1 |
| 1st Honour Prize | 1 |
| 1st Originality Prize | 1 |
| 1st Prize & Sp. Prize | 1 |
| 2/4 Comm. | 1 |
| 2/5 Comm. | 1 |
| 2/7 Comm. | 1 |
| 21st Place= | 1 |
| 22/23 Place | 1 |
| 22/24 Place | 1 |
| 22/26 Place | 1 |
| 24/25 Place | 1 |
| 28/30 Place | 1 |
| 29th Place= | 1 |
| 2nd BH. | 1 |
| 2nd Best Three-Mover | 1 |
| 2nd Comm.= | 1 |
| 2nd HM. & 1st Sp. Prize | 1 |
| 2nd HM. & Sp. Prize | 1 |
| 2nd Ladies Prize | 1 |
| 2nd Place= | 1 |
| 2nd Post | 1 |
| 2nd Prize & Sp. Prize | 1 |
| 2nd Prize Set= | 1 |
| 2nd Quarter Prize | 1 |
| 3/4 Place= | 1 |
| 30/32 Place | 1 |
| 32nd Place= | 1 |
| 34/38 Place | 1 |
| 35th Place | 1 |
| 39/43 Place | 1 |
| 3= Prize | 1 |
| 3rd & Sp. Prize | 1 |
| 3rd Best Set | 1 |
| 3rd Comm. = | 1 |
| 3rd Extraordinary Prize | 1 |
| 3rd HM. & Special Prize | 1 |
| 3rd Originality Prize | 1 |
| 3rd Prize & Sp. Prize | 1 |
| 3rd Sp. Comm. | 1 |
| 4/10 Place | 1 |
| 43/45 Place | 1 |
| 44th Place= | 1 |
| 45th Place | 1 |
| 46th Place | 1 |
| 49/51 Place | 1 |
| 49/54 Place | 1 |
| 4th ? | 1 |
| 4th HM. & Sp. Prize | 1 |
| 4th Place= | 1 |
| 4th Sp. Comm. | 1 |
| 5/8 Comm. | 1 |
| 5/8 Place | 1 |
| 57th Place | 1 |
| 59th Place | 1 |
| 5th Prize Set | 1 |
| 5th Sp. Comm. | 1 |
| 5th Sp. Mention | 1 |
| 5th Sp. Prize | 1 |
| 5tth Place | 1 |
| 6/13 HM. | 1 |
| 6/8 HM. | 1 |
| 6/9 Place | 1 |
| 63rd Place | 1 |
| 6th Prize= | 1 |
| 6th Sp. HM. | 1 |
| 7/8 HM. | 1 |
| 7/8th Place | 1 |
| 7/9 HM. | 1 |
| 7th Comm.= | 1 |
| 7th HM.= | 1 |
| 7th Prize= | 1 |
| 8/10 Place | 1 |
| 8/13 Place | 1 |
| 8/9 HM. | 1 |
| 8th Comm.= | 1 |
| 8th Highly Comm. | 1 |
| 9/10 Place | 1 |
| 9/10 Prize | 1 |
| 9/12 Place | 1 |
| 9/14 Place | 1 |
| 9th Best | 1 |
| 9th HM.= | 1 |
| Half-Yearly Prize | 1 |
| Informal Prize | 1 |
| Innovation Prize | 1 |
| Kipping Prize | 1 |
| Letter Prize | 1 |
| Model problem | 1 |
| Monthly Prize | 1 |
| Novelty Prize | 1 |
| Runner-up | 1 |
| Sp. ? | 1 |
| Sp. Belgian Prize | 1 |
| Sp. Comm. (miniature) | 1 |
| Sp. Prize & 1st Prize | 1 |
| Sp. Prize (Beginners) | 1 |
| Sp. Prize (Young Composers) | 1 |
| Sp. Prize (best #2) | 1 |
| Sp. Prize (best #3) | 1 |
| Sp. Prize (miniature) | 1 |
| Twin | 1 |
| Winner | 1 |
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