Discontinuation Notice

This blog has been discontinued.
A few last posts will be for events of year 2020.
Thanks for the company.

Manolas Emmanuel (1950 - ?)


(PS: There is a facebook Special Interest Group for chess composers only

Chess composition SIG

https://www.facebook.com/groups/131474900250705/ ).

MEMORIAL TOURNEY TOMAS SALAMANCA, C2020-ii-01

Dear Friends

On behalf of the Argentine Union of Chess Problem (UAPA), we invite you to participate in the tournament in tribute to the Argentine composer Tomás Salamanca

Thematic section, and free section



Look also the link to the UAPA site

Thanks for the attention

Saludos
Felipe Guanca
Union Argentina de Problemistas de Ajedrez (UAPA)

Abdurahmanovic and Prcic 80 JT, C15-ix-2019

Fadil Abdurahmanović and Mike Prcic 80 th Jubilee Tourney
Celebrating 64 years of composing chess problems


StrateGems is announcing a jubilee tourney to celebrate the 80 th birthdays of
Fadil Abdurahmanović and Mike Prcic. This tourney will be in three sections:

Section A: Helpmates in 2 or 3 moves with set-play (h#2*, h#3*).
Section B: Helpmates in 2 or 3 moves with at least 2 solutions (no twins).
Section C: Helpmates in 4 or more moves.

The theme for the first two sections (A and B) is the following: Antinomy (Contrasting Play).
The thematic pieces in the first phase cause a certain effect, while in the second phase the
same thematic pieces cause contrasting (contradictory) effect.
Here are some examples of Antinomy: Guard - unguard, Blocking - unblocking, Closing lines -
opening lines, Pinning - unpinning, Critical move - anti-critical move, Bristol - Anti-Bristol,
Check - Check prevention.

The theme for Section C is: Helpmate in 4 or more moves using at least two of the following
themes: Rundlauf, Platzwechsel, Indian and Klasinc.

Judges: Fadil Abdurahmanović and Mike Prcic.
The tourney director is Marko Klasinc.
All entries should be sent to him by email: marko@mar-vik.si.
The due date is September 15 th , 2019.
The results will be published in the January 2020 issue of StrateGems.
All awarded problems will receive book prizes and free electronic subscriptions to StrateGems.

Sergey Burmistrov MT, C01-viii-2019

Award (2019-ix-17)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2-Lv0IlDIs6b09XdkJUZEpzWUZ3NEEtODc3d1R3aUY3Y0d3/view?usp=sharing








Announcement 

Russian language:

Мемориал Сергея Бурмистрова

 Приморская федерация шахмат ( Приморский край, г.Владивосток) объявляет международный конкурс составления шахматных задач, посвященный памяти дальневосточного шахматного композитора Сергея Бурмистрова ( 1960-1992).
Конкурс проводится в разделе #2 (двухходовки), тема свободная.
Допускается не более трех композиций от автора, включая коллективные произведения. Судья Анатолий Василенко.
Установлены призы, почетные и похвальные отзывы, специальные отличия для дальневосточных шахматных композиторов. Первые три победителя награждаются шахматными книгами.
Задачи посылать до 1 августа 2019 года по электронной почте директору турнира Евгению Пермякову permyakov63@mail.ru
Итоги конкурса будут опубликованы в 2019 году. Все участники конкурса получат итоги по электронной почте.

English language:

Memorial tourney of Sergey Burmistrov


The Primorsky Chess Federation (Vladivostok, Primorje region, Russia) announces an international formal tourney, dedicated to the memory of Russian Far Eastern chess composer Sergey Burmistrov (1960-1992).
The tourney is held in section #2 (orthodox twomovers). Theme is free.
No more than three problems from one author are allowed, including collective works.
Judge - Anatoly Vasilenko.
Prizes, honorable mentions, commendations and special nominations for Far Eastern chess composers have been established. The first three winners will be awarded with chess books.
Problems should be sent by August 1, 2019 via e-mail to tourney director Evgeny Permyakov - permyakov63@mail.ru
The award will be published in 2019. All participants will receive the award by email.

Gheorghe Nicolaescu - 65 JT - C24-xii-2018

Gheorghe Nicolaescu - 65 Jubilee  Tourney  2018 

Endgame  studies – informal tourney, free theme.

Judge: Sergey Osintsev (Russian Federation).

Send your compositions before December 25, 2018
to Dan-Constantin Gurgui via e-mail www_chessplayer_ro@yahoo.com.

The compositions will be published in the "e4 e5" magazine.

Maximum number of entries per composer: 5.

Pál Benkő – 90 jubilee tourney, C30-xi-2018

Pál Benkő – 90 jubilee tourney 

Chess legend Pál Benkő, IGM of OTB chess and IM of chess composition, celebrates his 90th birthday this year .

For this occasion the monthly Magyar Sakkvilág announces an international composing tourney for helpmates in three moves with three solutions or three twin positions.
Zero positions are allowed, but even then there must be exactly three twin positions.

Participants may submit no more than 2 problems, where joints are counted in.

Send entries to Zoltán Laborczi laborczi.z@gmail.com not later than 30th November 2018.
Judge: Tibor Szabó FIDE master of chess composition.

ASIGC International Tournaments 2018, C30-x-2018

Associazione Scacchisttica Italiana Giocatori per Corrispodenza

ASIGC  International Tournaments 2018

13° Torneo Internazionale di Composizione ASIGC
#2 – 2017, Judge: Marco Guida

15° Torneo Internazionale di Composizione ASIGC
H#2 – 2017, Giudge Internazional:  Antonio Garofalo

  Free theme. 
The problems received are published monthly, with the solution, 
in the Newsletter ASIGC edited by Vito Rallo. 
All participants can download the Newsletter from the ASIGC website at:

No paper copy is sent to the authors. 
For both tournaments send the unpublished, only via email, to the editor 
within the 30.10.2018 
at the email address vitorallo@virgilio.it

All winners will receive diplomas

4th Composing Tourney of FRME, C30-ix-2018

4th Composing Tourney of FRME, 2018

The Royal Moroccan Chess Federation (FRME) organizes the 4th Composing Tourney in seven sections:

Twomovers (#2) Judge: Mark Basisty (Ukraine)
Send to tournament director: Twomovers to Youness Ben Jelloun №6 Rue 9 hay salam ain kadous Ville FES Postale code 30000 Marocco ubenjelloun@outlook.fr

Threemovers (#3) Judge: Elmar Abdullayev ( Azerbaijan)
Moremovers (#n) Judge: Oto Mihalčo (Slovakia)
Studies ( + / = ) Judge: Mario Guido García (Argentina)
Selfmates (S#) Judge: Miodrag Mladenovic (Serbia)
Send to tournament director: Threemovers, Moremovers, Studies and Selfmates to Vidadi Zamanov, Vidadi Street, 4/6, Goychay, Azerbaijan. vidadi_zamanov@mail.ru

Helpmates (h#2) Judge: Francesco Simoni (Italy)
Helpmates (h#3 and h#n) Judge: Valery Kirillov (Russia)
Send to tournament director: h#2, h#3 and h#n to Jamal M Elbaz, Résidence Imane, Bloc B immeuble D appt 13. Avenue Tarik ibno Ziad Temara Morocco. jamalelbaz6@gmail.com

Prizes, honourable mentions and commendations will be awarded.
Send problems and studies in format PDF.

Closing date: 30. 09. 2018. The award – 2018

16th Romanian Tzuica Tourney, C02-ix-2018

We have the great pleasure of announcing the 16th Tzuica Tourney.

16th Romanian Tzuica Tourney

Theme: hs#n/hs=n, at least 3 (stale)mates on the same square

Scope: Any fairy piece and/or condition are allowed

Judges: Vlaicu Crisan & Eric Huber

Prizes: Bottles of Tzuica

Audience: The tourney is open to everyone, but only congress participants can receive bottles.

Deadline: September 5th (Wednesday) around 8 p.m. to Dinu-Ioan Nicula, or by email until September 2nd  to Eric Huber hubereric@yahoo.fr 

Details: In the PDF document : https://drive.google.com/file/d/16uezG98UwUthUwmu9KGlha5f9ppIWqsd/view?usp=sharing


Best wishes,

Eric Huber & Vlaicu Crisan





CSÁK – MAJOROS – PÁSZTOR - 2018, C30-vi-2018

CSÁK – MAJOROS – PÁSZTOR - 2018.
(PÁSZTOR József - 60 jubileumi verseny)

PÁSZTOR József magyar sakkszerző mester születésének 60. évfordulója alkalmából
nemzetközi sakkfeladvány-szerző versenyt rendezünk az alábbi osztályokban:
 I.: Önmatt 5 –10 lépésben. Szabad téma. Versenybíró: PÁSZTOR József
II.: Segítőmatt 3 lépésben. Szabad téma. Versenybíró: CSÁK János
 Pályázatok ábrán, teljes megfejtéssel, névvel és címmel ellátva a versenyvezető
címére (MAJOROS Béla, Bakonyoszlop, Kossuth u. 8., 8418),
 vagy majoroschess@gmail.com e-mail címre küldhetők.
 Határidő: 2018. június 30.


CSÁK – MAJOROS – PÁSZTOR - 2018
(József PÁSZTOR - 60 jubilee tourney)
We organize a JT Tourney on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the Hungarian chessproblem
composer master, József PÁSZTOR, in the following classes:
 I: Selfmates in 5-10 moves. The theme is free. Judge: József PÁSZTOR
II: Helpmates in 3 moves. The theme is free. Judge: János CSÁK
 Please send your entry with diagram, full solution, name and address of author to the
tournament director, Béla MAJOROS.
The postal address is: Bakonyoszlop, Kossuth u. 8., H-8418, Hungary,
e-mail: majoroschess@gmail.com
The deadline is 30th June 2018.

"e4 e5" 10 Years JT 2017, C30-vi-2018

"e4 e5" international Composing Tourney
10 Years  Jubilee Tourney 2017  Fairies

h#2 – informal tourney, free theme, only the Princess fairy pieces are allowed.
Zero-positions and other  fairy pieces and/or conditions are not allowed.
Judge: Anatoly Karamanits (Ukraine).

Unlimited entries.
Closing date: June 30, 2018

Send your compositions to  www_chessplayer_ro@yahoo.com.
The compositions will be published in the "e4 e5" magazine.

Arthur Willmott MT 2017 - C30-vi-2018

Arthur Willmott Memorial Tourney 2017  Fairies

H#2 – informal tourney, free theme, only Princess fairy pieces are allowed.
Zero-positions and fairy pieces and/or conditions are not allowed.

Judge: Anatoly Karamanits (Ukraine).
Maximum number of entries per composer: 5.

Send your compositions to Dan-Constantin Gurgui via e-mail:  www_chessplayer_ro@yahoo.com

Award will be published on the “e4 e5” magazine.
All participants will receive the award by e-mail.

Closing date: June 30, 2018.

György BAKCSI - 85 jubilee tourney, C06-04-2018

CSÁK – MAJOROS – PÁSZTOR – 2017-2018

(György BAKCSI - 85 jubilee tourney)
On the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the birth of the International chess-problem composer
Grandmaster György BAKCSI a tourney will be held in the following classes:

 I.: Helpmates in 4-6 moves.
Theme: Only two solutions allowed, in one black castles,  in the other one no.
 Judge: János CSÁK.

II.: Helpmates in 4-6 moves.
Free theme.
Judge: József PÁSZTOR



Computer-controlled entries, with diagram, full solution and name(s) and address(es) of author(s),
should be sent to the organizer: Béla MAJOROS
majoroschess@gmail.com .

Deadline for entries: 06 April 2018 

Jirtdan 2018, C01-iii-2018

Announcements : https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/CIRTDAN%202018.pdf?token=AWwD-5KdkyApylbry99hgi-GvWxMuZt_RCO9KAZEusB8WDiStcqgXFRz4h7hhlzzWN8bAH7mIwkof_AtiriBJ1GvLdqja58rrIQjDRXYkli4N4QjzTVWWyTzL6yBaYVQ0rCRhQnVfC4UYdoMVsPLCWWP

CIRTDAN 2018
(#2, #3, N#, +=)
 Azərbaycan Şahmat Federasiyası Şahmat Bəstəçiliyi Komissiyası məsələ və etüdlərin tərtibi üzrə «CIRTDAN» yarışını elan edir.
Cırtdan (RUS – Джыртдан, ENG – Jirtdan) – Azərbaycan nağıllarının ən məşhur qəhrəmanlarından biridir. O, milli kimlik, cəsarət və zehni ilə fərqlənir.
Cırtdan ağıllı bir yeniyetmə oğlandır, boyunun kiçik olduğuna görə belə adlanıb.
Nağılda o nəhəng Divə hiylə gələrək dostlarını xilas edir.
 Azərbaycan şahmat bəstəçiliyində daşların sayı 5-dən artıq olmayan məsələ və etüdlər “Cırtdan” adlanır.
Bölmələr və hakimlər:
1) İkigedişli (#2) – Mikola Çernyavski (Ukrayna). Mövzu: Cırtdan məsələlər.
2) Üçgedişli (#3) – Elmar Abdullayev (Azərbaycan). Mövzu: Cırtdan məsələlər.
3) Çoxgedişli (N#) – Aleksandr Sıqurov (Rusiya). Mövzu: Cırtdan məsələlər.
4) Etüdlər (+=) – Harold van der Heijden (Hollandiya). Mövzu: Cırtdan etüdlər.
Mükafat: Diplomlar.
Yarışın ilkin və son təltifi www.ulvichess.com saytında yerləşdiriləcək və bütün iştirakçılara göndəriləcək.
Yarışın direktoru: Elmar Abdullayev (Şirvan, Azərbaycan).
Cırtdan (daşların sayı 5-dən artıq olmayan) məsələ və etüdləri hər müəllifdən 3-dən artıq olmayaraq 1.03.2018-cı il tarixinədək yarışın direktorunun elektron ünvanına göndərmək lazımdır.
E-mail: abdullaev-elmar@bk.ru

JIRTDAN 2018
(#2, #3, N#, +=)
 Azerbaijanian Comission of Chess Composition announced composing tournament «Jirtdan 2018» (#2, #3, #N, +=).
Jirtdan is a problem or study with not more than 5 pieces (including kings).
Some history: Jirtdan is one of the most popular character of Azerbaijanian fairy tales.
He is distinguished by his national identity, courage and wittiness. Jirtdan is an intelligent yongster with tiny heigth. «Jirtdan» is translated from azerbaijanian as small, tiny. In a fairy tale he saved his friends outwitting giant Div.
Section and judges:
1) Tvomovers (#2) – Mykola Chernyavsky (Ukraine). Theme: Baby problems.
2) Threemovers (#3) – Elmar Abdullaev (Azerbaijan). Theme: Baby problems.
3) Moremovers: (N#) – Aleksandr Sygurov (Russia). Theme: Baby problems.
4) Studies (+=) – Harold van der Heijden (The Netherlands). Theme: Baby studies.
Prizes: Diplomas.
Send the maximum 3 baby compositions to the director of the competition Elmar Abdullayev,
E-mail: abdullaev-elmar@bk.ru
Please send problems in WORD and studies PGN files.
Closing date: 01.03.2018.

Джыртдан 2018
(#2, #3, N#, +=)
Азербайджанская комиссия по шахматной композиции объявляет конкурс «Джыртдан» по составлению шахматных задач и этюдов.
Джыртдан (AZE – Cırtdan, ENG – Jirtdan) – один из самых популярных героев азербайджанских сказок. Его отличает национальное своеобразие, смелость и смекалка. Джыртдан умный мальчик-подросток, назван так за свой крошечный рост. В переводе с азербайджанского «джыртдан» означает – маленький. В сказке он сумел спасти друзей, перехитрив Дива-великана. В терминологии Aзербайджанской шахматной композиции «Джыртдан»-ом называется композиции с числом фигур не более пяти.
Разделы и судьи:
1) Двухходовки (#2) – Микола Чернявский (Украина).
2) Трехходовки (#3) – Эльмар Абдуллаев (Азербайджан).
3) Многоходовки (N#) – Александр Сыгуров (Россия).
4) Этюды (+=) – Харольд ван дер Хейден (Голландия).
Призы: Дипломы.
Директор конкурса: Эльмар Абдуллаев (Азербайджан).
Задачи (в формате WORD) и этюды (в формате PGN ) не более 3-ех от каждого автора следует посылать до 01.03.2018 в адрес директора конкурса: abdullaev-elmar@bk.ru

21 TT “PROBLEMIST UKRAJINY”, C28-ii-2018


21 TT “ПРОБЛЕМІСТ УКРАЇНИ”
21 TT “PROBLEMIST UKRAJINY”
21-й тематичний конкурс мініатюр «Проблеміст України» - 2018
Редакція часопису «Проблеміст України» оголошує тематичний конкурс складання
мініатюр у трьох розділах.
Оригінальні мініатюри надсилати до 28.02.2018 р. на електронну адресу Миколи
Чернявського:
Переможці у кожному із розділів запропонують тему наступного конкурсу і
присуджуватимуть його. Просимо дотримуватись цього положення. Підсумки будуть
опубліковані в часописі «Проблеміст України» і на сайті гросмейстера В.Копила:
Будемо вдячні за надсилання також опублікованих задач на цю тему.
Творчих удач!
  
21 TT “Problemist Ukrajiny” (The Problemist of Ukraine) – 2018
«Problemist of Ukraine» announces a tourney in three sections for miniatures presenting the
below themes.
Original problems are to be sent before 28.02.2018, to Mykola Chernyavskyy:
In each of the sections, the winner will then propose a theme for the next tourney and judge it.
Please abide by this requirement. Results will be published in the journal "Problemist
Ukrajiny” and at website of Grandmaster V. Kopyl: http://www.chess-kopyl.com.ua/.
We will also be thankful for sending us published problems presenting the themes.
We wish you success in your creative work!

21-й тематический конкурс миниатюрПроблемист Украины» - 2018
Редакция журнала «Проблемист Украины» объявляет тематический конкурс
составления миниатюр в трех разделах.
Срок присылки задачдо 28.02.2018 г. Оригинальные произведения посылать
Николаю Чернявскому на электронную почту:
Победители в каждом из разделов предложат тему следующего конкурса и будут
присуждать его. Просим придерживаться этого положения. Итоги будут опубликованы
в журнале «Проблемист Украины» и на сайте гроссмейстера В.Копыла:
Будем благодарны также за присылку опубликованных задач на эти темы.
Творческих удач!

Теми 21 ТТ «Проблеміст України»
Themes of 21th ТТ of Problemist Ukrainy
Темы 21 ТТ «Проблемист Украины»
† Пам’яті Роберта Лінкольна † Robert Lincoln in Memoriam † Памяти
Роберта Линкольна
Двоходівки. Корекція у грі чорного ферзя.
Twomovers. Correction in the game of black queen.
Двухходовки. Коррекция в игре черного ферзя.

Judge: Mykola Chernyavskyi (Ukraine)

Триходівки. Тема: Найдовший хід по найдовшій діагоналі.
Найдовший хід білого ферзя або слона – з кута в кут (незалежно на якому
ході). Є 4 такі можливості одним ходом: з a1 на h8, з h8 на a1, з h1 на a8, з a8
на h1.
Threemovers. Theme: The longest move across the longest diagonal.
The longest course of the white queen or white bishop - from corner to corner
(regardless of what course). There are 4 possibilities one move: from a1 to h8,
from h8 to a1, from h1 to a8, from a8 to h1.
Трехходовки. Тема: Самый длинный ход по самой длинной диагонали.
Самый длинный ход белого ферзя или слона - из угла в угол (независимо на
каком ходе). Существует 4 такие возможности одним ходом: с a1 на h8, с h8
на a1, с h1 на a8, с a8 на h1..
У наведених прикладах тематичні ходи виділені жирним шрифтом.
In the examples given, thematic moves are shown in bold.
В приведенных примерах тематические ходы выделены жирным
шрифтом.

Judge: Petraśin Petraśinović (Serbia)

Багатоходівка. Перехресний шах.
Мініатюра за # 4 (або більше) ходів щонайменше з трьома перехресними
шахами. Матуючий хід може бути одним з тематичних ходів.
Пріоритет матимуть задачі з більш ніж трьома перехресними шахами і з
мінімальним числом взять в тематичних ходах.
Moremover. Theme: Cross-checks.
Description: #4-N, with at least 3 consecutive checks. The mating move may be
one of the thematic moves.
Special consideration will be given to entries with more than 3 consecutive
checks, and also to entries with minimal amount of captures in the thematic
moves.
Многоходовка. Перекрестный шах.
Миниатюра в #4 (или более) ходов по меньшей мере с тремя
перекрёстными шахами. Матующий ход может быть одним из
тематических ходов.
Приоритет будут иметь задачи с более чем тремя перекрёстными шахами и
с минимальным числом взятий в тематических ходах.

У наведених прикладах тематичні ходи виділені жирним шрифтом.
In the examples given, thematic moves are shown in bold.
В приведенных примерах тематические ходы выделены жирным
шрифтом.

Judge: Ingemar Lind (Sweden)







Puiu Popescu - 70 JT 2017, C31-xii-2017

"Puiu Popescu - 70" JT 2017

#2  -  formal  composing tourney,
free theme,
fairy pieces and conditions are not allowed,
maximum number of entries per compose: 5.

Judge: Emmanuel Manolas (Greece).

Closing date:  December  31, 2017.

Entries to Dan-Constantin Gurgui via e-mail:  www_chessplayer_ro@yahoo.com

All received problems will be presented to the judge in anonymous form.
Award will be published on the “e4 e5” magazine.
All participants will receive the award by e-mail.

Marcel Tancau MT 2017, C 25-xii-2017

Marcel Tancau Memorial Tourney 2017

(see also http://clubulproblemistilorromani.blogspot.gr/p/marcel-tancau.html)

Formal composing tourney in two sections,

a) free theme for section directmate #2 and
b) form HotF for section helpmate h#2

(HotF = Helpmate of the Future, the composition has only (one or more) pairs of closely related variations).

Judge: Emmanuel Manolas.

Send your compositions before  December 25th 2017

to  www_chessplayer_ro@yahoo.com  

The award will be published in the "e4 e5" magazine.

All participants will receive the award by email.

Maximum number of entries per composer: 5.

e4 e5 10 years JT, C24-xii-2017

”e4 e5” 10 years Jubilee Tourney
Endgame studies – informal tourney, free theme Judge: Peter GYARMATI

Send your compositions before December 25th 2017
to www_chessplayer_ro@yahoo.com
The compositions will be published in the "e4 e5" magazine.
Maximum number of entries per composer: 5.

20 TT The Problemist of Ukraine - C09-xi-2017

Announcement :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2-Lv0IlDIs6LWllbllwN0kxRVk/view?usp=sharing

20 TT “Problemist Ukrajiny” (The Problemist of Ukraine) – 2017
«Problemist of Ukraine» announces a tourney in three sections for miniatures presenting the
below themes (see announcement).
Original problems are to be sent before 10.11.2017,
to Mykola Chernyavskyy: mt41251@gmail.com
In each of the sections, the winner will then propose a theme for the next tourney and judge it.
Please abide by this requirement.
Results will be published in the journal "Problemist Ukrajiny” and
at WEB-site grandmaster V. Kopyl: http://www.chess-kopyl.com.ua/.
We will also be thankful for sending us published problems presenting the themes.

5th International Internet Ty UAPA, C30-x-2017

5th INTERNATIONAL INTERNET TOURNAMENT (UAPA)

Section  A : Thematic – Domination – Slogan : Win
 Pieces minors  capture the Queen

In this  section  In the initial position, additional pieces may be present 

Section B :  Theme Free

B.1. Studies Win

B.2Studies Draw

Judge Peter Gyarmati (Hungary) 

Entries – not more than three per composer (in each subsection) 

– Send to the tourney director: Mario G. García (Argentina). Email: marioggarcia@gmail.com 

– Closing date 30.10.2017 

– All the selected original studies periodically will be posted on the website of the UAPA: http://www.problemistasajedrez.com.ar

- Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded.
- The provisional award will be issued in February  2018, and  you can see in the same website and will be sent-to-participants-by-e-mail.

Italian Composing Tourneys ASIGS, C30-x-2017

The Italian Correspondence Chess Association (ASIGC)

Announce the

12° International Chess Composing Tournament 2017
2# - free theme – Judge: Marco Guida

14° International Chess Composing Tournament 2017
H#2 - free theme - Judge Int.: Antonio Garofalo

Original chess problems are requested. No zero-position, no fairies.

Originals will appear in Newsletter Asigc and every composer will receive via email the justificative and copy of award.
There will be diploma ASIGC for the top three.

Send to: vitorallo@virgilio.it

Closing date: 30.10.2017

Pat A Mat Tourneys, C14-x-2017

PAT A MAT has pleasure in announcing international tourneys for

a) orthodox twomovers 2017 (judge Zoltan Labai, Slovakia)
2#, send to Peter Gvozdjak, email : peter.gvozdjak@gmail.com

b) threemovers 2016-2017 (judge Michal Dragoun, Czechia)
3#, send to Marian Krizovensky, email : marian.krizovensky@gmail.com

c) moremovers 2016-2017 (judge Grigorij Popov, Russia)
n#, send to Juraj Lorinc, email : juraj.lorinc@gmail.com

d) studies 2016-2017 (judge Peter Gyarmati, Hungary)
+/=, send to L'ubos Kekely, email : kekely@zmail.sk

e) helpmates 2017 (judge Valerij Kirillov, Russia)
h#, Ladislav Packa, email : laco.packa@gmail.com

f) selfmates and reflexmates 2016-2017 (judge Ladislav Salai jr., Slovakia)
s#, Josev Havran, email : havran@computerservis.sk

g) fairy helpmates 2017 (judge Vaclav Kotesovec, Chesko)
send to Juraj Brabek, email : brabec@brabec.sk

h) other fairy compositions off all kinds 2017 (judge Juraj Brabec, Slovakia)
send to Juraj Brabek, email : brabec@brabec.sk

Send entries as soon as possible but before 15th October of the year.

Peter Krug-50 JT, C30-ix-2017

To celebrate the 50th birthday of Peter Siegfried Krug a composing tourney for endgame studies is announced.
– Theme: free
– In two sections :
A Studies Win –
B Studies Draw –
Maximum 3 entries are allowed in each section –

Judge: Peter S. Krug
– Send your original entries to director: Mario G. García   by e-mail to: marioggarcia@gmail.com

Prizes, honourable mentions, commendations and special nominations will be awarded.
– The provisional award will be issued in December 2017, it will be sent to participants by e-mail, and you may see it in the websites of ARVES and UAPA.

Closing date: September 30th, 2017

3rd Tourney FRME 2017, C30-ix-2017

3rd Tourney FRME 2017

The Royal Moroccan Chess Federation (FRME) organizes the 3rd contest for composition of chess problems in 4 sections:

- Twomovers (#2) Judge: Valerio Agostini (Italy)
Send your #2 problems to Younes Benjelloun, ubenjelloun@outlook.fr

- Threemovers (#3) Judge: Aleksandr Sygurov (Russia)
- Moremovers(#n) Judge: Valery Kirillov (Russia)
Send your entries to: Vidadi Zamanov, Vidadi Street, 4/6, Goychay AZ 2300, Azerbaijan. vidadi_zamanov@mail.ru

- Helpmates (h#2) Judge: Vasil Krizhanivskyi (Ukraine)
Send your h#2 problems to Jamal M Elbaz, Résidence Alhanae villa n°7 Guich Loudaya 10160 Temara Morocco. jamalelbaz6@gmail.com

The deadline for receiving problems is 30/09/2017.


Марокканская королевская федерация шахмат (FRME) организует 3-й конкурс составления шахматных задач в 4-х разделах:

- Двухходовки (#2) Судья: Valerio Agostini (Италия)
Отправляете ваши двухходовки Younes Benjelloun, N6 rue 9 hay salam ainkadous fes ubenjelloun@outlook.fr

- Трехходовки (#3) Судья: Александр Сыгуров (Россия) 
- Многоходовки (#N) Судья: Валерий Кириллов (Россия)
Отправляете ваши трехходовки и/или многоходовки Видади Заманову, Vidadi Street, 4/6, Goychay AZ 2300, Azerbaijan. vidadi_zamanov@mail.ru


- Коопмат в 2 хода (h#2) Судья: Василий Крижановский (Украина)
Отправляете ваши задачи на коопмат в 2 хода Jamal M Elbaz, Résidence Alhanae villa n°7 Guich Loudaya 10160 Temara Morocco. jamalelbaz6@gmail.com


Крайний срок присылки задач: 30 сентября 2017.