Chess Composition Tourneys

Zadachi i Etyudy 2014 informal tourneys

Editor (4 issues per year)
Yakov Rossomakho, Ordinarnaya 12, kv.29, 197136 Saint Petersburg, Russia - yross@mail.ru

Judges for 2014
#2: Anatoly Slesarenko
#3: Pyotr Zabirokhin
#n: Sergey Bilyk
Studies: Yochanan Afek
Helpmates: Boris Shorokhov
Selfmates and reflexmates: Aleksandr Mikholap

Probleemblad 2014 informal tourneys

Editors (4 issues per year)
#2, #3, #n: Peter Bakker, W. de Zwijgerstraat 24, 2983 TS Ridderkerk, The Netherlands - orthodox@probleemblad.nl
Endgame studies: Marcel Van Herck, Brialmontlei 66, B-2018 Antwerpen, Belgium - studie@probleemblad.nl
Helpmates: Gerard Smits, De Handboog 14, 5283 WR Boxtel, The Netherlands - helpmat@probleemblad.nl
Self- and reflexmates: Hans Uitenbroek, Esdoorndreef 29, 3137 BJ Vlaadingen, The Netherlands - zelfmat@probleemblad.nl
Fairies: Dirk Borst, Diamantlaan 262, 9743 BM Groningen, The Netherlands - fairy@probleemblad.nl
Retros: Joost de Heer, Beneluxlaan 110, 6164 EV Geleen, The Netherlands - retro@probleemblad.nl

Website of the Nederlandse Bond van Schaakprobleemvrienden: http://www.probleemblad.nl/

Judges for 2014

#2: Zoran Gavrilovski
#3: Paz Einat
#n: Kjell Widlert
Studies (2013-14): NN
H#2: Živko Janevski
H#n: Boris Shorokhov
S# and R#: Klaus Wenda
Fairies: NN
Retros (2013-14): NN

Schach magazine, C 31 XII 2014, informal tourneys

Informalturniere SCHACH 2014 (tourney announcement for 2014)SCHACH schreibt 1-Jahresturniere aus: (SCHACH announces 1-year-tourneys for:)

#2 Dejan Glisic
#3 Michael Schreckenbach
#n Abdelaziz Onkoud
h# Silvio Baier
s# Gunter Jordan
eg (2014/15) Martin Minski

mailto:udo-degener@gmx.de
post: Udo Degener, Stephensonstr. 47, D - 14482 Potsdam, Germany

Awards :

h# (January 2015) http://www.schach-udo.de/pdf/hm2014.pdf

Chessstar.com Informal Tourneys, C 31-XII-2014

Annnouncement (?)

Awards
n# : http://www.chessstar.com/news/composition/latest_news/awards/chessstar-2014_n.pdf

Informal Tourneys of The Macedonian Problemist 2014, C 31 XII 2014

Informal Tourneys of The Macedonian Problemist 2014

The Macedonian Problemist announces its informal tourneys for 2014 in the following sections and with the following judges:
2# – Valery Shanshin;
#3 – Miodrag Mladenovic;
‪#‎n‬ – Zlatko Mihajloski;
s#2-n – Hartmut Laue;
h#2, h#3, h#n – Zoran Gavrilovski;
fairy – Hans Gruber.
Original problems should be sent to: Zoran Gavrilovski, P. fah 137, MK-1001 Skopje, Macedonia; e-mail: mprobl@yahoo.com

Gaudium 2013-14 informal tourneys, C 31 XII 2014

Editor for originals (4 to 8 issues per year)
Gunter Jordan, Grillparzerweg 14, D-07749 Jena, Germany - gaudiumprobleme@versanet.de

Judges for 2013-14
#2, #3, #n: Sven Trommler
helpmates: Steven B. Dowd
selfmates: Sven-Hendrik Lossin
fairies: Arno Tüngler

KoBulChess.com Informal Tourneys 2014, C 31-XII-2014

Awards

fairies (31-i-2015) : http://kobulchess.com/images/pdf/fairies2014.pdf

helpmates (12-ii-2016) : http://kobulchess.com/images/pdf/helpmates2014award.pdf

Tehtäväniekka informal Tourneys 2014, C 31-XII-2014

Tehtäväniekka announces it’s informal tourneys 2014 in the following sections (with editors):

#2, #3, #n – Mikael Grönroos

studier – Pauli Perkonoja

helpmates – Terho Marlo

selfmates – Johan Beije

fairies – Kenneth Solja

Deadline : 31-Dec-2014

Springaren informal Tourneys 2014, C 31-XII-2014

Springaren announces it’s informal tourneys 2014 in the following sections (with editors):

#2, #3, #n - Rolf Uppström

studier - Margus Sööt

h#, s# - Kenneth Solja

fairies - Kjell Widlert

Deadline : 31 Dec 2014

Website of the Svenska Problemschackklubben: http://www.springaren.se/

Vratnica - 64 Year 2013-2014 informal tourneys, C 31 XII 2014

Vratnica - 64 Year 2013-2014

2# - Judge:
3# - Judge:
n# - Judge:
h2# - Judge:
h3#,hn# - Judge:
sn# - Judge:
studies - Judge:
fairy (no fairy pieces) - Judge:

Send to: Boško Milošeski,
Petar Acev 27/2-8, MK-1000 Skopje, Macedonia vratnica64@gmail.com

Problemskak Year 2013-2014 informal tourneys, C 31 XII 2014

Problemskak Year 2013-2014

H# (2013-2014), Judge ?
Fairy # (2013-2014), Judge ?

Send to Bjorn Enemark, Stjernevangen 7, 2600 Glostrup, Denmark
bjorn.enemark@get2net.dk

feenschach 2014 informal tourneys

Editor for originals (4 to 5 issues per year)
Hans Gruber, Ostengasse 34, D-93047 Regensburg, Germany - hg.fee@t-online.de

Website of feenschach: http://www.feenschach.de/

Judges for 2014
selfmates: Johannes Quack
helpmates: Eckart Kummer
retros: Michel Caillaud
series: Thomas Marx & Hans Gruber
fairies, direct and self-play: Klaus Wenda
fairies, help-play: Arnold Beine
fairies, help-selfmates: Manfred Rittirsch

Gravura 2014

Award (30-12-2014) : http://selivanov.ru/download/Awards/Drugie/2014/Gravura-%202014.pdf

e4 e5 magazine, Informal tourneys, C 25-XII-2014

"e4 e5" Year 2014
A. #2 JUDGE: Mecislovas RIMKUS
B. H#3 JUDGE: Alexander BULAVKA
C. Endgame Studies JUDGE: Janos MIKITOVICS. Send studies to e4.e5.j.mikitovics<AT>gmail.com
*
All participants shall receive the award by email.
Maximum number of entries per composer: 5.
Send to: www_chessplayer_ro@yahoo.com

CLOSING DATE DECEMBER 25th 2014.

Christmas 2014 Circle SneK Ty

Announcement : http://kobulchess.com/en/tournaments/announcements/676-kobulchess-2nd-tt-christmas-tourney-2014.html

The new condition Circle SneK is treated by WinChloe v3.31

Award (25-XII-2014) : http://kobulchess.com/en/tournaments/awards/693-kobulchess-2nd-tt-christmas-tourney-2014.html

International Day of Chess Composition Tourney, C 20-XII-2014

TOURNEY

to mark the International Day of Chess Composition

The Dnepropetrovsk City Federation for Chess Composition and the editors of the magazineChorno-Bili Stezhyny announce an international composing tourney for helpmates in three sections – h#2; h#3; h#n – to mark the International Day of Chess Composition.

Free theme.

Judge: Anatoly Karamanits.

Originals are to be sent before December 20, 2014, by email to: chessproblem@mail.ru

All participants will receive the tourney award by email on January 4, 2015, on the International Day of Chess Composition.

SuperProblem.ru 2014 informal tourneys, C 01 XII 2014

Editorial board of international web project "SuperProblem" (http://superproblem.ru/index-en.html) announces an informal composing tourney in the following sections:
A - twomovers Director: Evgeny Permyakov - e-mail: permyakov63@mail.ru
B - threemovers Director: Grigory Atajanz - e-mail: ata.gr@mail.ru
C - moremovers Director: Alexander Sygurov - e-mail: sygurov@bk.ru
E - helpmates Director: Uri Belokon - e-mail: hsuperproblem@i.ua
F - selfmates Director: Anatoly Stepochkin - e-mail: anatoly17alfa@rambler.ru

Judges for "SuperProblem 2014" IT:
#2 - Anatoly Vasilenko
#3 - Anatoly Stepochkin
#4-6 - Viktor Volchek, #7-N - Valery Kirillov
H#2 - Vladislav Nefyodov, H#2.5 & 3 - Alexander Semenenko, H#3.5-N - Boris Shorokhov
S# - Ivan Soroka

Send originals to the directors (via e-mail) till December 1, 2014.
Awards will be published on the website http://superproblem.ru

You can also to view/download the announcement in pdf file on the link: http://superproblem.ru/doc/ads/SuperProblem_2014_IT.pdf

Polish Chess Federation International Informal Tourney, C 01-XII-2014

POLISH CHESS FEDERATION 2014

Polish Chess Federation announces an informal international composing tourney in following sections:
• twomovers [#2] – judge Stefan MILEWSKI
• threemovers [#3] – judge Henryk GRUDZIŃSKI
• endgames [eg] – judge Jan RUSINEK
• selfmates in 2 moves [s#2] – judge Waldemar TURA
• selfmates in 3 – 6 moves [s#3-6] – judge Eugeniusz IWANOW
• helpmates in 2-3 moves [h#2-3] – judge Piotr MURDZIA.

In each group there are 3 prizes.

Problems are published on up to date on the Polish Chess Federation side
http://www.pzszach.org.pl/index.php?idm=3&idm2=287&idm3=418[originals]
http://www.pzszach.org.pl/index.php?idm=3&idm2=287&idm3=422[solutions]

Closing date: December 1st 2014.

Problems on diagram or in notation with the complete solution send to:
a11z@interia.pl

No more than four from the author in section.

(17-I-2014, fb comment by Waldemar TURA)
http://pzszach.org.pl/index.php?idm=3&idm2=287&idm3=413&id=1626

ASIGC 11th ICCT 2014, C 30-XI-2014

The Italian Correspondence Chess Association (ASIGC) announces the 11th International Chess Composing Tournament 2014

Section H#2 . Annual informal tournament. Original chess problems.

Free theme, no zeroposition, no Fairy.

Judge: Antonio Garofalo

Closing date 30.11.2014

Send your entries by e-mail to Vito RALLO: vitorallo@virgilio.it

All the problems will be published monthly on the ‘Asigc Newsletter’.
‘Asigc Newsletter’ can be free downloaded also from the site : http://www.asigc.it/

Every composer will receive , by e-mail , copy of the Newsletter and copy with the awards.

ASIGC 10th ICCT 2013-2014, C 30-XI-2014

The Italian Correspondence Chess Association (ASIGC) announces the 10th International Chess Composing Tournament 2013-14

Section #2 . Biennal informal tournament. Original chess problems. Free theme,

Judge: Marco Guida

Closing date 30.11.2014

Send your entries by e-mail to Vito RALLO: vitorallo@virgilio.it

All the problems will be published monthly on the ‘Asigc Newsletter’.
‘Asigc Newsletter’ can be free downloaded also from the site : http://www.asigc.it/

Every composer will receive , by e-mail , copy of the Newsletter and copy with the awards.

SEPA-80 Jubilee composition tourney, 2015, C 30 X 2014

SEPA-80 Jubilee composition tourney, 2015

Concurso de composición Jubileo SEPA-80, 2015
La Sociedad Española de Problemistas de Ajedrez, para celebrar el 80
aniversario de su fundación, organiza un concurso de composición de
problemas de mate directo en 2 y 3 jugadas, de tema libre. El plazo de
admisión de originales finalizará el 31 de octubre de 2014, y el
veredicto se publicará en el primer boletín de 2015. Actuará de
director Imanol Zurutuza, y de árbitro para las dos secciones José
Antonio Coello, Juez Internacional. Los originales, que deberán
enviarse a la dirección electrónica sepa.problemas@gmail.com
(dirección postal alternativa: José Antonio Coello, C/ Simón de Anda
17 - 5º dcha. 01012 Vitoria-Gasteiz, España), serán publicados en el
boletín Problemas durante 2013 y 2014.

Gara di composizione Giubileo SEPA-80, 2015
La Sociedad Española de Problemistas de Ajedrez, per celebrare l' 80°
anniversario della sua fondazione, organizza una gara di composizione
per problemi diretti in 2 e 3 mosse, a tema libero. Termine per
l'invio degli originali: 31 ottobre 2014. Il verdetto sarà pubblicato
su Problemas in gennaio 2015. Direttore: Imanol Zurutuza, e Giudice
per le due sezioni: José Antonio Coello, Giudice Internazionale. Gli
originali devono essere inviati all' indirizzo e-mail:
sepa.problemas@gmail.com (indirizzo postale alternativo: José Antonio
Coello, C/ Simón de Anda 17 - 5º dcha. 01012 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spagna),
e saranno pubblicati sul newsletter Problemas nel corso degli anni
2013 e 2014.

Concours de composition Jubilé SEPA-80, 2015
La Sociedad Española de Problemistas de Ajedrez, pour célébrer le
80ème anniversaire de sa fondation, organise un concours de
composition de problèmes de mat direct en 2 et 3 coups, à thème libre.
Délai de réception des originaux jusqu'au 31 octobre 2014. Le jugement
sera publié dans le premier bulletin Problemas de 2015. Directeur:
Imanol Zurutuza, et Juge pour les deux sections, José Antonio Coello,
Juge International. Les originaux, qui devront être envoyés à la
direction électronique sepa.problemas@gmail.com (adresse postale
alternative: José Antonio Coello, C/ Simón de Anda 17 - 5º dcha. 01012
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Espagne), seront publiés dans le bulletin Problemas
pendant les années 2013 et 2014.

SEPA-80 Jubilee composition tourney, 2015
The Sociedad Española de Problemistas de Ajedrez to commemorate the
80th anniversary of its foundation organizes a composition tourney of
#2 and #3 directmates with free theme. Entries should be sent before
October 31, 2014, to sepa.problemas@gmail.com (alternative postal
mail: José Antonio Coello, C/ Simón de Anda 17 - 5º dcha. 01012
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.) The originals received and accepted will be
published in Problemas during 2013 and 2014. The director of the
tourney is Imanol Zurutuza and the judge for both sections is José
Antonio Coello, international judge. The award will be published in
the first issue of the bulletin in 2015.

SEPA-80 Jubiläumskompositionsturnier, 2015
Die Sociedad Española de Problemistas de Ajedrez organisiert in
Andenken an den 80. Jahrestag ihrer Gründung ein Kompositionsturnier
mit orthodoxen #2 und #3. Das Thema ist frei. Beiträge können bis zum
31. Oktober 2014 an die eMail-Adresse sepa.problemas@gmail.com
geschickt werden, alternativ per Post an José Antonio Coello, C/ Simón
de Anda 17 - 5º dcha. 01012 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. Angenommene
Urdrucke erscheinen in Problemas 2013-2014. Der Turnierdirektor ist
Imanol Zurutuza, das Turnier wird von IJ José Antonio Coello
gerichtet. Der Preisbericht wird in der ersten Ausgabe des Magazins
Problemas 2015 erscheinen.

Юбилейный конкурс “SEPA-80”, 2015
Общество шахматных композиторов Испании (“Sociedad Española de
Problemistas de Ajedrez”) объявляет конкурс по случаю 80-й годовщины
основания Общества (разделы: #2, #3, тема свободная). Оригинальные
композиции следует присылать до 31.10.2014 на электронный адрес:
sepa.problemas@gmail.com либо на почтовый адрес: José Antonio Coello,
C/ Simón de Anda 17 - 5º dcha. 01012 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain – Испания;
они будут публиковаться в издаваемом Обществом бюллетене “Problemas” в
течение 2013 и 2014 гг. Итоги будут опубликованы в первом номере
бюллетеня за 2015 г. Директор конкурса – Imanol Zurutuza; судья обоих
разделов – José Antonio Coello, судья международной категории

Sinfonie Scacchistiche 2013-2014 informal tourney, C 15 IX 2014

Sinfonie Scacchistiche 2013-2014

Sinfonie Scacchistiche pubblicherà gli elaborati inviati ( concorso informale ).
Direttore: Valerio Agostini ( Perugia ).
Giudice: prof. Pietro Rossi ( Matera ).
Tema libero.
Spedire i finali artistici entro il 15 settembre 2014 a Valerio Agostini: valerio.agostini@gmail.com
Award su Sinfonie Scacchistiche.

(Source : Tornei di Studi : NewsLetter ASIGC n. 24 – Aprile 2013)

Israel Chess Composition Society 2nd TT, C 31 VIII 2014

(20 XII 2013, From http://kobulchess.com/en/tournaments/announcements/417-israel-open-chess-problem-composition-tourney.html)

The Israel Chess Composition Society is announcing the second thematic composition tourney which is open for all composers in the world. Prizes will be given to award winners.

Section 1: Two-movers.
Dedicated to Aaron Hirschenson on occasion of his 70's birthday

Theme: In a certain phase (set, try or solution) a mate is given on square A. In another phase (try or solution) the key is made to square A. Problems will be evaluated by the way the theme is combined with other themes/ideas.

Judge: Darko Saljic

Examples (thematic moves are bold & underlined):

Section 2: Help-mates in three moves.
Dedicated to the memory of Baruch Lender on occasion of his 100's birthday

Theme: Mate by switchback of a white piece (A). A capture of a black piece or pawn by the white thematic piece (A) which mates is not allowed. Zero position, successive twins (created from the position of another twin), fairy pieces and fairy conditions are not allowed.

Judge: Zivko Janevski

Examples (thematic moves are bold & underlined):

Entries to: Omer Friedland, Harimon 8, Givat Shmuel 54403, Israel, omrfree@gmail.com

Deadline: August 31, 2014.

2nd Azemmour Berne, C 27-VIII-2014

Announcement : http://www.kunstschach.ch/wccc2014/docs/2o_Azemmour_Berne_2014.pdf

12th Tzuica tourney, C 24-VIII-2014

Announcement of the 12th Tzuica tourney

This year's theme is : helpselfmates with at least two solutions where the mate is given by double check.
All fairy pieces and conditions are accepted, provided that the problem can be checked by a known solving program.

Deadline: August 24th by email, August 27th at Bern congress.
Details in the PDF file.

The League of The Macedonian Problemist 2014, C 01 VII 2014

The League of The Macedonian Problemist 2014

Composers are invited to submit their originals in four sections – #2, #3, h#2 and s#2-6 (free themes) for the formal tourney The League of The Macedonian Problemist 2014 to: Zoran Gavrilovski, P. fah 137, Skopje MK-1001, Macedonia (e-mail: mprobl@yahoo.com) by 1.7.2014.
Judges:
#2 – Juraj Brabec;
#3 – Predrag Zuvic,
s#2-6 – Zivko Janevski;
h#2 – Nikola Stolev.
The awards will be published in 2014 and all participants will receive the preliminary awards by e-mail. The authors of honoured problems will receive the tourney brochure by snail mail and the best placed authors will also receive some regular issues of The Macedonian Problemist as a modest magazine-prize.

Michael Schlosser-60 JT, C 30 VI 2014

Ausschreibung des Jubiläumsturniers zum 60. Geburtstag von Michael Schlosser

Thema: Varianten-Asymmetrie
1) In einem Schachproblem mit beliebiger Forderung (inklusive Märchenschach aller Art und Studien) darf die Diagramm-Stellung symmetrisch oder asymmetrisch sein.
2) Nach dem eindeutigen Schlüsselzug oder nach jedem von mehreren Schlüsselzügen (bei Problemen mit mehreren Lösungen oder mit Zwillingen) ist die Stellung symmetrisch.
3) Unmittelbar nach jedem Schlüsselzug folgt wenigstens ein Paar zueinander symmetrischer Züge (Symmetrie-Achse dieser Züge = Symmetrieachse der Stellung).
4) Die jeweiligen Varianten nach jedem solchen symmetrischen Zugpaar sind asymmetrisch.

Preisrichter: Michael Schlosser

Im Ermessen des Preisrichters kann der Preisbericht in mehrere Kategorien unterteilt werden.
Preisfonds nach Ermessen des Preisrichters bis zu 600 EUR.

Einsendungen: bitte bis zum 30. Juni 2014 an den Turnierleiter:
Franz Pachl, Ungsteiner Straße 12, D-67067 Ludwigshafen (E-Mail: fpa.levinho@web.de).