The Israeli Chess Composition Society (http://www.variantim.org/) has announced the 1st Israeli Open Composing Tourney, having two sections :
1. Section two-movers, dedicated to the memory of Yefim Rukhlis.
2. Section helpmate two-movers, dedicated to Jean Haymann on occasion of his 80's birthday
Announcement (Deadline 2013-05-31) : http://www.variantim.org/1st_israel_open_composition_tourney_b.pdf
Related articles :
(1) Two-mover Cycles: Why discriminate the mate?, by Paz Einat http://www.variantim.org/2x_theme_article.pdf
(2) Dynamic Square obstructions as a tool for dual avoidance in helpmates in 2 moves, by Shaul Shamir
http://www.variantim.org/h2x_theme_article.pdf
Ivan Antipin-60 jubilee tourney C 17 V 2013
Two sections: h#2, h#3. No fairy pieces or conditions.
Theme: free.
Judge: Vitaly Medintsev
Entries to: vitalymedintsev@rambler.ru
The award will be published on the website www.chesscomposer.ru in the second half of 2013.
All participants will receive a copy of the award by e-mail.
Closing date: 17 May 2013
Theme: free.
Judge: Vitaly Medintsev
Entries to: vitalymedintsev@rambler.ru
The award will be published on the website www.chesscomposer.ru in the second half of 2013.
All participants will receive a copy of the award by e-mail.
Closing date: 17 May 2013
BIT-2013 Dedicated to Milan's ideas, C 05 V 2013
BIT-2013 Dedicated to Milan's ideas.
Deadline 2013-05-05.
See post in MatPlus.Net forum : http://www.matplus.net/pub/start.php?px=1365321422&app=forum&act=posts&fid=tt&tid=1224&pid=10140
Deadline 2013-05-05.
See post in MatPlus.Net forum : http://www.matplus.net/pub/start.php?px=1365321422&app=forum&act=posts&fid=tt&tid=1224&pid=10140
Julia's Fairies Informal Tourney 2013 (I)
Announcement : http://juliasfairies.com/informal-tourneys-2013/
Original Problems Published at Julia’s Fairies in January-April, 2013. Fairy problems participate in informal tourney of this period. The judge: Juraj Brabec.
See original problems : http://juliasfairies.com/problems/jf-2013-i/
Preliminary Award (May 2013) : http://juliasfairies.com/tourneys/tourneys-results/award-jf-2013-i/
Original Problems Published at Julia’s Fairies in January-April, 2013. Fairy problems participate in informal tourney of this period. The judge: Juraj Brabec.
See original problems : http://juliasfairies.com/problems/jf-2013-i/
Preliminary Award (May 2013) : http://juliasfairies.com/tourneys/tourneys-results/award-jf-2013-i/
TT "World Asthma Day 2013", C 30 IV 2013
Source : http://www.pzrdig2.bloger.index.hr/post/thematic-tournament-world-asthma-day-2013/19309737.aspx
THEMATIC TOURNAMENT "WORLD ASTHMA DAY 2013"
Chess Club of Persons with Chronic Respiratory Diseases "Aer" in collaboration with the Society for Chess Composition and Puzzles Zagreb organizes thematic internet chess composition tournament.
Theme: White piece makes key moves in at least three phases of twomover.
There may be two or more thematic pieces.
Upgrading with additional themes, or changes of play or mates, are welcome.
In case of white correction, the random move of white piece will be considered as one thematic move.
Twins, zero-positions and problems with multiple solutions are NOT allowed!
The problems will be evaluated and ranked by the jury.
Send to: chesscomposition#gmail.com or pzrdig2#gmail.com
Closing date: April 30th 2013.
Tournament director: Dejan Glišić
Problems will be published on the websites "PZR Zagreb" (blog & Facebook), and reproduced in the bulletin "PZR Zagreb", the enigmatic magazines "Feniks" and "Kvizorama", or in the most popular Croatian newspaper "Večernji list" and "24 hours".
Examples:
Mihajlo Smoljanović, World Asthma Day, 2012.
Tries: 1.Sh4? ~2.Sg6#, 1...Te4/Tf4+ 2.Sd3/ef4#, but 1...c5!; 1.Sg3? ~2.Sd3#, 1...Td4/Tf4+/Tb3/Tb2 2.ed4/ef4/Sc4/Lb2#, but 1...Ta3!
Solution: 1.Se7! ~2.Sg6#, 1...c5/Te4/Tf4+ 2.Td5/Sd3/exf4#
Živko Janevski, 1 Prize Mitrinović MT, 1982.
Tries: 1.Tc6? zz 1...Sf~/Sg~ 2.Lg6/Tf6#, but 1...Se5!; 1.Te1? zz 1...Sf~/Sg~ 2.De4/Te5#, but 1...Se3!
Solution: 1.Tg1! zz 1...Sf~/Sg~ 2.hxg4/Tg5#
Juraj Brabec, Československý šach, 1964.
Tries: 1.Dc1? ~2.Dxe3#, 1...d4/Kf4/Kd4/S~ 2.Dc7/Txf5/Dc3/Txd5#, but 1...f4!; 1.Dg1? ~2.Dxe3#, 1...Kf4/Kd4/f4/S~ 2.Dg3/Txd5/Dg7/Txf5#, but 1...d4!
Solution: 1.De1! ~2.Dxe3#, 1...d4/Kf4/Kd4/f4 2.Txf5/Dg3/Dc3/Txd5#
Vasil Djačuk, 2 HM Hlas l'udu, 1996.
Tries: 1.Df8? ~2.Dxe7#/Sc8#, but 1...Db7!; 1.Da6? 2.Sc8#/Sc4#, but 1...Dc6!; 1.Df4? 2.Sc4#/Dxe5#, but 1...Dd5!
Solution: 1.Df6! ~2.Dxe5#/Dxe7#, 1...S7c6 2.Sc8#, 1...S5c6 2.Sc4#
Theme: White piece makes key moves in at least three phases of twomover.
There may be two or more thematic pieces.
Upgrading with additional themes, or changes of play or mates, are welcome.
In case of white correction, the random move of white piece will be considered as one thematic move.
Twins, zero-positions and problems with multiple solutions are NOT allowed!
The problems will be evaluated and ranked by the jury.
Send to: chesscomposition#gmail.com or pzrdig2#gmail.com
Closing date: April 30th 2013.
Tournament director: Dejan Glišić
Problems will be published on the websites "PZR Zagreb" (blog & Facebook), and reproduced in the bulletin "PZR Zagreb", the enigmatic magazines "Feniks" and "Kvizorama", or in the most popular Croatian newspaper "Večernji list" and "24 hours".
Examples:
Mihajlo Smoljanović, World Asthma Day, 2012.
Tries: 1.Sh4? ~2.Sg6#, 1...Te4/Tf4+ 2.Sd3/ef4#, but 1...c5!; 1.Sg3? ~2.Sd3#, 1...Td4/Tf4+/Tb3/Tb2 2.ed4/ef4/Sc4/Lb2#, but 1...Ta3!
Solution: 1.Se7! ~2.Sg6#, 1...c5/Te4/Tf4+ 2.Td5/Sd3/exf4#
Živko Janevski, 1 Prize Mitrinović MT, 1982.
Tries: 1.Tc6? zz 1...Sf~/Sg~ 2.Lg6/Tf6#, but 1...Se5!; 1.Te1? zz 1...Sf~/Sg~ 2.De4/Te5#, but 1...Se3!
Solution: 1.Tg1! zz 1...Sf~/Sg~ 2.hxg4/Tg5#
Juraj Brabec, Československý šach, 1964.
Tries: 1.Dc1? ~2.Dxe3#, 1...d4/Kf4/Kd4/S~ 2.Dc7/Txf5/Dc3/Txd5#, but 1...f4!; 1.Dg1? ~2.Dxe3#, 1...Kf4/Kd4/f4/S~ 2.Dg3/Txd5/Dg7/Txf5#, but 1...d4!
Solution: 1.De1! ~2.Dxe3#, 1...d4/Kf4/Kd4/f4 2.Txf5/Dg3/Dc3/Txd5#
Vasil Djačuk, 2 HM Hlas l'udu, 1996.
Tries: 1.Df8? ~2.Dxe7#/Sc8#, but 1...Db7!; 1.Da6? 2.Sc8#/Sc4#, but 1...Dc6!; 1.Df4? 2.Sc4#/Dxe5#, but 1...Dd5!
Solution: 1.Df6! ~2.Dxe5#/Dxe7#, 1...S7c6 2.Sc8#, 1...S5c6 2.Sc4#
Oscar Jorge Carlsson memorial tourney, C 23 IV 2013
Memorial Tourney Oscar Jorge Carlsson
Direttore: Jorge Kapros ( Argentina )
Giudice: Iuri Akobia ( Georgia )
Tema libero
Non sono ammessi “ gemelli “.
Spedire i finali artistici - 2 al massimo per ogni autore - entro il 23 aprile 2013
a Jorge Kapros: ojcarlssonmt@gmail.com
Award nei siti http://www.argentinodeajedrez.org.ar/, http://akobia.geoweb.ge/
e su FINALES ... Y TEMAS.
(Source : Tornei di Studi, NewsLetter ASIGC n. 24 – Aprile 2013)
Nikolay Zujev-60 jubilee tourney, C 10 IV 2013
Jubilee tourney Nikolay Zujev – 60
On the occasion of 9th European chess solving championship The Lithuanian chess composers` society announces a jubilee tourney Nikolay Zujev – 60 in two parts.
Entries are to be sent
(1) by 1st of April, 2013, to Nikolay Zujev, Poilsio g.16-18, LT-93174 Klaipėda, Lithuania or
(2) by e-mail to zuev53@list.ru, in that case by 10th of April, 2013.
The judge will be Nikolay Zujev. The award will be announced in the closing ceremony of 9th ECSC on Sunday 28th of April, 2013. See full announcement!
Award (25-04-2013) : see here
TT4 ChessProblems.ca, C 31 III 2013
See announcement and Award (01.08.2013) here : http://tt4.chessproblems.ca/
K. Seetharaman-64 jubilee tourney, C 18 III 2013
To celebrate his birthday and his fairy invention Superguards, K.Seetharaman, (India) announces a Theme Tourney for problems featuring Superguards, the new Fairy Condition.
Definition of Superguards: Any piece (including Kings and pawns), which is observed by another piece of the same color cannot be captured. Pinned pieces also observe.
The tourney will have two sections.
Section A is for Directmates in Two or Three moves.
Section B is for Helpplay problems of upto three moves, of the following types:
Helpmates, Helpselfmates, Help-stalemates and Help-selfstalemates.
Twins allowed in Section A.
Twins and multisolutions (but no Zero positions) allowed in Section B.
No other fairy conditions or fairy pieces are allowed.
Judge: K.Seetharaman
Computer-tested problems may be sent to the Tourney Director Mr.C.G.S.Narayanan (India)
by email. <cgsnarayanan@hotmail.com>.
At present Superguards problems can be checked in WinChloe. (version 3.20).
Closing date of the Tourney March 18, 2013.
Award (31/05/2013) : http://kobulchess.com/en/tournaments/awards/282-seetharaman-superguards.html
блицконкурса ТТ-79, C 15 III 2013
Announcement : http://www.popovgl.narod.ru/Bliz/Blizkonkurs-79.html
Award (20 IV 2013) : http://www.popovgl.narod.ru/Bliz/Bliz-79-itog.html
Award (20 IV 2013) : http://www.popovgl.narod.ru/Bliz/Bliz-79-itog.html
Pat a Mat, issue 83, 03/2013
Issue 83 : http://jurajlorinc.com/chess/PAM_PDF/PaM_83.pdf
Contains originals, preliminary award PaM 2010 fairy, PaM tourneys announcement
Contains originals, preliminary award PaM 2010 fairy, PaM tourneys announcement
WCCI 2010-2012, C 15 II 2013
Announcement : http://www.wfcc.ch/competitions/composing/wcci5/
Results section A #2, (09 VII 2013) : http://www.wfcc.ch/wcci-2010-2012-section-a-results/
Results section B #3, (10 VII 2013) : http://www.wfcc.ch/wcci-2010-2012-section-b-results/
Results section C #n, (11 VII 2013) : http://www.wfcc.ch/wcci-2010-2012-section-c-results/
Results section D studies, (11 VII 2013) : http://www.wfcc.ch/wcci-2010-2012-section-d-results/
Results section E h#n, (15 VII 2013) : http://www.wfcc.ch/wcci-2010-2012-section-e-results/
Results section F s#n, (16 VII 2013) : http://www.wfcc.ch/wcci-2010-2012-section-f-results/
Results section G fairies, (??) : http://www.wfcc.ch/wcci-2010-2012-section-g-results/
Results section A #2, (09 VII 2013) : http://www.wfcc.ch/wcci-2010-2012-section-a-results/
Results section B #3, (10 VII 2013) : http://www.wfcc.ch/wcci-2010-2012-section-b-results/
Results section C #n, (11 VII 2013) : http://www.wfcc.ch/wcci-2010-2012-section-c-results/
Results section D studies, (11 VII 2013) : http://www.wfcc.ch/wcci-2010-2012-section-d-results/
Results section E h#n, (15 VII 2013) : http://www.wfcc.ch/wcci-2010-2012-section-e-results/
Results section F s#n, (16 VII 2013) : http://www.wfcc.ch/wcci-2010-2012-section-f-results/
Results section G fairies, (??) : http://www.wfcc.ch/wcci-2010-2012-section-g-results/
1st TT KoBulChess 2012, C 31 XII 2012
Announcement : (Deadline 2012-12-31. The requirements are written in the award).
Originals : http://kobulchess.com/en/problems/originals2012.html
Award : http://kobulchess.com/en/tournaments/awards/97-kobulchess-award.html
Originals : http://kobulchess.com/en/problems/originals2012.html
Award : http://kobulchess.com/en/tournaments/awards/97-kobulchess-award.html
Schach Informal Tourneys, C 31-XII-2012
Award h#n (May 2013) : http://www.schach-udo.de/pdf/hm2012.pdf
Award #n (November 2014) : http://www.schach-udo.de/pdf/pbmz2012.pdf
Award #n (November 2014) : http://www.schach-udo.de/pdf/pbmz2012.pdf
KobulChess.com Informal tourney Fairies, C 31-XII-2012
Published originals in KobulChess.com : http://kobulchess.com/en/problems/originals2012.html
Award (19-I-2014) : http://kobulchess.com/en/tournaments/awards/455-kobulchess-fairies-2012-award.html
Award (19-I-2014) : http://kobulchess.com/en/tournaments/awards/455-kobulchess-fairies-2012-award.html
Julia's Fairies 2012, informal tourney, C 31 XII 2012
Announcement (22 VII 2012) : http://juliasfairies.com/jf-2012/
Award (30 XI 2013) : http://juliasfairies.com/tourneys/awards/award-jf-2012/
Award (30 XI 2013) : http://juliasfairies.com/tourneys/awards/award-jf-2012/
Pat a Mat, issue 82, 12/2012
Issue 82 : http://jurajlorinc.com/chess/PAM_PDF/PaM_82.pdf
Contains originals, PaM tourneys announcement
Contains originals, PaM tourneys announcement
Julia's Fairies 1st TT HSP-2012, C 15 X 2012
Announcement (deadline 2012-10-15) : http://juliasfairies.com/juliasfairies-hsp-2012/
Award : http://juliasfairies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/The-Award-JF-1st-TT-HSP-2012.pdf
Award : http://juliasfairies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/The-Award-JF-1st-TT-HSP-2012.pdf
Pat a Mat, issue 81, 10/2012
Issue 81 : http://jurajlorinc.com/chess/PAM_PDF/PaM_81.pdf
Contains preliminary awards: PaM 2009 h#, 2009 fairy, 2010 h#, 2010-2011 #3, 2010-2011 #n,
2010-2011 +/=, 2011 #2, 2011 h#, 2011 fairy
Contains preliminary awards: PaM 2009 h#, 2009 fairy, 2010 h#, 2010-2011 #3, 2010-2011 #n,
2010-2011 +/=, 2011 #2, 2011 h#, 2011 fairy
Pat a Mat, issue 79, 06/2012
Issue 79 : http://jurajlorinc.com/chess/PAM_PDF/PaM_79.pdf
Contains originals, final award PaM 2010 #2
Contains originals, final award PaM 2010 #2
Pat a Mat, issue 78, 03/2012
Issue 78 : http://jurajlorinc.com/chess/PAM_PDF/PaM_78.pdf
Contains originals, PaM tourneys announcement
Contains originals, PaM tourneys announcement
Schach-Aktiv Informalturniere 2011, C 31 XII 2011
Award (September 2013) : http://www.problemschach.de/harmonie/h115.pdf
Olympiya Dunyasi 2011, C 20 X 2011
Olimpiya dünyası 2011
(+=, #2, #3, N#)
Azərbaycan Milli Olimpiya komitəsinin mətbuat orqanı olan “Olimpiya dünyası” qəzeti şahmat bəstələrinin tərtibi üzrə beynəlxalq yarışlar keçirir.
Şahmat guşəsi həftədə bir dəfə, çərşənbə axşamı və ya cümə günləri işıq üzü görür.
Orijinal bəstələri guşənin aparıcısı və yarışın təşkilatçısı İlham Əliyevə (Sumqayıt) göndərmək lazımdır.
E-mail: ilhamaliev@mail.ru
Bəstələrin son göndəriş günü: 20.10.2011.
Sizə 2011-ci il üçün yarışların hakimlərini təqdim edirik:
+= (etüdlər) - Andrey Selivanov (Rusiya)
#2 (İkigedişli) – Kənan Vəlixanov (İmişli)
#3 (Üçgedişli) - Aleksandr Melniçuk - Rusiya),
#N (çoxgedişli) - Aleksandr Sıqurov (Rusiya)
Informaltourney "ОLIMPIYA DUNYASI 2011 (studies, #2, #3, N#)
The newspaper " Оlimpiya dunyasi " (body of National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan) announces an International Composing Tourney
(studies- Judge: Andrey Selivanov (Russia),
#2- Judge: Kenan Velikhanov (Azerbaijan),
#3 -Judge-Aleksandr Melnichuk (Russia),
N# - Judge: Aleksandr Sygurov (Russia)
"Оlimpiya dunyasi- 2011". No set theme. In problems of the publication and awards are sent only on the e-mail of authors. Closing date - 20.10.2011.
Send to: Ilham Aliev (Azerbaijan) ilhamaliev@mail.ru
Рубрика шахматной композиции газеты "Оlimpiya dunyasi" (орган Национального Олимпийского Комитета Азербайджана, тираж 5000)
проводит годовой конкурс по составлению задач (этюды, #2, #3, N#) за 2011 год.
Ведущий рубрики и организатор Ильгам Алиев (Азербайджан).
Судьи: этюды - Андрей Селиванов (Россия),
#2 – Кенан Велиханов (Азербайджан),
#3 – Александр Мельничук (Россия),
N# - Александр Сыгуров (Россия).
Оригинальные задачи присылайте на адрес ilhamaliev@mail.ru .
Срок присылки - до 20.10.2011.
Публикации задач и присуждение высылаются на Эл- почту авторов.
(+=, #2, #3, N#)
Azərbaycan Milli Olimpiya komitəsinin mətbuat orqanı olan “Olimpiya dünyası” qəzeti şahmat bəstələrinin tərtibi üzrə beynəlxalq yarışlar keçirir.
Şahmat guşəsi həftədə bir dəfə, çərşənbə axşamı və ya cümə günləri işıq üzü görür.
Orijinal bəstələri guşənin aparıcısı və yarışın təşkilatçısı İlham Əliyevə (Sumqayıt) göndərmək lazımdır.
E-mail: ilhamaliev@mail.ru
Bəstələrin son göndəriş günü: 20.10.2011.
Sizə 2011-ci il üçün yarışların hakimlərini təqdim edirik:
+= (etüdlər) - Andrey Selivanov (Rusiya)
#2 (İkigedişli) – Kənan Vəlixanov (İmişli)
#3 (Üçgedişli) - Aleksandr Melniçuk - Rusiya),
#N (çoxgedişli) - Aleksandr Sıqurov (Rusiya)
Informaltourney "ОLIMPIYA DUNYASI 2011 (studies, #2, #3, N#)
The newspaper " Оlimpiya dunyasi " (body of National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan) announces an International Composing Tourney
(studies- Judge: Andrey Selivanov (Russia),
#2- Judge: Kenan Velikhanov (Azerbaijan),
#3 -Judge-Aleksandr Melnichuk (Russia),
N# - Judge: Aleksandr Sygurov (Russia)
"Оlimpiya dunyasi- 2011". No set theme. In problems of the publication and awards are sent only on the e-mail of authors. Closing date - 20.10.2011.
Send to: Ilham Aliev (Azerbaijan) ilhamaliev@mail.ru
Рубрика шахматной композиции газеты "Оlimpiya dunyasi" (орган Национального Олимпийского Комитета Азербайджана, тираж 5000)
проводит годовой конкурс по составлению задач (этюды, #2, #3, N#) за 2011 год.
Ведущий рубрики и организатор Ильгам Алиев (Азербайджан).
Судьи: этюды - Андрей Селиванов (Россия),
#2 – Кенан Велиханов (Азербайджан),
#3 – Александр Мельничук (Россия),
N# - Александр Сыгуров (Россия).
Оригинальные задачи присылайте на адрес ilhamaliev@mail.ru .
Срок присылки - до 20.10.2011.
Публикации задач и присуждение высылаются на Эл- почту авторов.
Award
Olimpiya dunyasi 2011 (studies) AWARD- newspaper No62 (1001) 13-16 September 2013, page 5.
Mark A. Ridley-50 jubilee tourney C 17 I 2011
Announcement (deadline 2011-01-17) :
Award (2012-12-31) : http://www.matplus.net/pub/ul/MarkRidley50JT.pdf
Award (2012-12-31) : http://www.matplus.net/pub/ul/MarkRidley50JT.pdf
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