Originals 29-310115

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29-31st of January, 2015

  • (31.01) No.708Krassimir Gandev (W5→Ser-h=22; Reverse Pawn). Promotions in a serial plays of White and Black!
  • (29.01) No.707Anatoly Stepochkin (h#2; Lion, Camel, Giraffe). Interesting self-blocks after promotions!
  • (29.01) No.701.1Gani Ganapathi (h#2; Phantom Chess). An improved version to No.701, shown in the comments.

Animated diagrams use Py2Web by Dmitri Turevski and WinChloe’s graphics.


All previously published problems you can find in the subsections of Original Problems menu on the top. The judge for informal fairy tourney JF-2015(I) – Kostas Prentos.


Originals 270115, Retro

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27th of January, 2015 (Retro)

  • (27.01) No.706Andreas Thoma (-8 & #1 Proca; Anti-Circe). Remis-pendulum in Proca Retractor!
    No.706 relates to Retro and PG problems. For now I haven’t announced yet a new competition for this type of problems, but will do it in a case of authors’ interest. Most probably, the competition will cover 2 years period, the same as the previous one, Retro&PG-2013-2014. Dear authors, I’d appreciate your suggestions about the judge, and of course, I’d be happy to hear if anybody would like to judge this competition. Thank you! – Julia 

Animated diagrams use Py2Web by Dmitri Turevski and WinChloe’s graphics.


All previously published problems you can find in the subsections of Original Problems menu on the top. The judge for informal fairy tourney JF-2015(I) – Kostas Prentos. The judge of Retro and PG problems is not appointed yet.


Originals 250115

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25th of January, 2015

  • (25.01) No.705Ľuboš Kekely (ser-hs#10). Long SAT-play with surprising finals! Welcome to Ľuboš in Original problems section of JF!
  • (25.01) No.703, 704 – Thomas Pantalacci: 
    No.703 (h#2; Provocation Chess) – Zilahi-theme with special effects; 
    No.704 (h#2,5; Patrol Chess) – Typical effects of Patrol Chess!
  • (25.01) No.702Krassimir Gandev (h#2; Circe). Creation of reciprocal Circe batteries combined with interesting self-blocks!
  • (25.01) No.701Gani Ganapathi (h#2; Phantom Chess). Chameleon-echo mates with only 3 pieces!

Animated diagrams use Py2Web by Dmitri Turevski and WinChloe’s graphics.


All previously published problems you can find in the subsections of Original Problems menu on the top. The judge for informal fairy tourney JF-2015(I) – Kostas Prentos.


Originals 19-240115

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19-24th of January, 2015

  • (24.01) No.700 Michel Caillaud (h#3; PAO; VAO). Two trios with very surprising Chinese promotions!
  • (21.01) No.698, 699 – Valerio Agostini & Antonio Garofalo – Two problems by Italian authors:
    No.698 (h#2,5; Lion) – Interchange of functions between two pairs of pieces: Sa3/Bf5 and Re1/Bg1;
    No.699 (h#2; Nightrider; Nightrider-hopper; Bishop-Lion) – Aristocrat-Miniature with a nice play!
  • (19.01) No.696, 697 – Chris Feather – Two elegant four-men problems, surprising neutral promotions and rich thematic effects!
    No.696 (h#3; Phantom Chess; Anti-Kings);
    No.697 (h#4,5; Phantom Chess; duplex)

Animated diagrams use Py2Web by Dmitri Turevski and WinChloe’s graphics.


All previously published problems you can find in the subsections of Original Problems menu on the top. The judge for informal fairy tourney JF-2015(I) – Kostas Prentos.


Quick Composing TT-131 by SuperProblem

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Quick Composing TT-131 by SuperProblem

Tourney name: “Cyclic shift of guards
Stipulation: any
Theme: In the final position of one phase of a multi-phase problem (try & solution, multisolution, twin,…) at least three pieces observe a set of squares attacking the opponent’s King and/or guarding King flights. In the final position of another phase of the same problem, the same set of squares is observed by the same set of pieces, but with a cyclic shift of observed squares. The thematic set of squares may or may not include the square occupied by the King (= attack case). Thematic pieces may also observe additional non-thematic squares. The number of phases may exceed 2. All stipulations, fairy pieces and fairy conditions are allowed. Depending on the number and variety of received problems the award may be split into several sections at the judge’s discretion.
Judge: Manfred Rittirsch | Closing date: February 13, 2015 | Download the announcement in English [pdf, 42 KB]
Entries to Aleksey Oganesjan via e-mail:
alexeioganesyan@gmail.com 
All received problems will be presented to the judge in anonymous form. 
Award will be published on the website
 http://superproblem.ru.


Originals 11-170115

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11-17th of January, 2015

  • (17.01) No.695 – Juraj Brabec  (h#2; White Super-Transmuting King; Eagle). Nice and original activity of the white King! Welcome to Juraj in Original problems section of JF!
  • (16.01) No.694 – Krassimir Gandev  (h#2; Grasshopper; Nightrider). An elegant h#2 Aristocrat with rich strategy!
  • (13.01) No.693 – Stephan Dietrich  (h#2; Anti-Take & Make). A very active play of the neutral Pawns!
  • (12.01) No.692 – Peter Harris  (ser-hs#8; Royal neutral; Imitator; Black Maximummer; Chameleon Chess). A problem of typical Peter’s style, doubtfully possible to solve without computer. See author’s comments about testing of this stipulation by Popeye versions.
  • (12.01) No.690, 691 – Václav Kotěšovec.
    No.690 (ser-!=24; PWC; Zebra; Grasshopper) – A wonderful chameleon-echo problem in typical Vaclav’s style!
    No.691 (hs#15; Maximummer; Kangaroo) – A great white “Rex solus” maneuvers!
  • (11.01) No.689 – Karol Mlynka  (h#2; Back-To-Back; Royal Marguerite; Dummy). Non-standard mates with a white Royal fairy piece!

Animated diagrams use Py2Web by Dmitri Turevski and WinChloe’s graphics.


All previously published problems you can find in the subsections of Original Problems menu on the top. The judge for informal fairy tourney JF-2015(I) – Kostas Prentos.


Andernach 2015 problem chess meeting

Andernach_2014-disc-KW Discussion in the winter garden, Andernach 2014,
taken by Kjell Widlert (from left to right: Hemmo Axt, Hans Peter Rehm, Bernd Gräfrath, bernd ellinghoven, Thomas Brand, Werner Keym)

The tradition of Andernach meetings will live on: the 2015 meeting will take place from May 14 to May 17, 2015 (the long weekend starting with Ascension Day).

We will meet at Ratskeller (Hochstraße 33, 56626 Andernach). Long term visitors may remember this address: It is the former Balkan Pic, Zdravko’s former restaurant where the meeting took place for decades.

If possible you should arrange your accomodation for yourself, but you may ask bernd ellinghoven (mail: be.fee(at)t-online.de) or Zdravko Maslar (Karolingerstr. 76, D-56626 Andernach, tel +49 2632 1577) for support.


Provisional Award of the MT120 ARNOLDO ELLERMAN, Section Fairies

prov-award-120aellerman-annThis tournament was announced by the Union of problemists Argentina Chess (UAPA).
Participants: Valerio Agostini (Italia), Vito Rallo (Italia), Antonio Garofalo (Italia), Antoly Stёpochkin (Russia), Juraj Lörinc (Slovakia), Karol Mlynka (Slovakia), Daniel Novomesky (Slovakia), Sven Trommler (Germany), Franz Pachl (Germany), Dieter Muller (Germany), Pierre Tritten (France), Hubert Gockel (Germany), Jorge Lois (Argentina), Igor Kochulov (Russia), Vaclav Kotěšovec (Rep. Checa), Lev Grolman (Russia), Kostěj Šoulivý ( Rep. Checa), Gabriele Brunori (Italia).

There were 38 problems: 18 composers of 7 countries. After the deadline (25-05-2014), the director sent at the judge all studies without the names of the authors.

I thank all participants of this tournament. Special thanks to Petko Petkov for his collaboration to act as judge, who has performed his assignment with remarkable dedication. (Director: Mario G. García)         →Go to the Award


Originals 09-100115

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09-10th of January, 2015

In this block I’ve a pleasure to present you 4 problems by 5 Russian composers:

  • (10.01) No.688 – Igor Kochulov  (hs#2,5; Take&Make; duplex). Non-standard mates after reciprocal creation of neutral batteries!
  • (10.01) No.687 – Anatoly Stepochkin  (h#2, Circe). Either a castling or not?
  • (09.01) No.686 – Aleksey Oganesjan  (hs#4, without fairy pieces). Beautiful Meredith, not easy to solve! If I am right this is the first Aleksey’s HS# problem. Congratulations with a very good start!
  • (09.01) No.685 – Lev Grolman & Vladislav Nefyodov  (h#2,5; Imitator). Imitator in the nice Miniature featuring a specific power of combination wK+nP! Welcome to Vladislav‘s first publication in Original problems section!

Animated diagrams use Py2Web by Dmitri Turevski and WinChloe’s graphics.


All previously published problems you can find in the subsections of Original Problems menu on the top. The judge for informal fairy tourney JF-2015(I) – Kostas Prentos.


Tourneys by Israeli Chess Composition Society, C31.05.2015

israeli-ccsСomposing tourneys organized by the Israeli Chess problem Composition Society

Uri Avner Memorial Tourney
(3rd Israel Open Chess Problem Composition Tourney)

The Israeli Chess Composition Society is announcing a chess problem composition tourney dedicated to the memory of Uri Avner. The tourney will be in two sections as follows:

Section 1: Helpmates in 2.5 or 3 moves. Judge: Francesco Simoni. Theme: “Pin-correction” – a black piece is unpinned (directly or indirectly) by white. Later in the solution the same piece becomes pinned on a different square. Fairy pieces and conditions are not allowed.

Section 2: Selfmates in 2 to 6 moves. Judge: Petko Petkov. Theme: Play of at least one white battery and one black battery. Use of other strategic motives is very desirable. Fairy pieces and conditions are not allowed.

Entries to the tourney director, Omer Friedland, by email to: omrfree@gmail.com. Deadline: May 31, 2015.


Yosi Retter 80 Jubilee Tourney

The Israel Chess Composition Society is announcing a chess problem composition tourney to mark the upcoming 80th birthday of our dedicated member Yosi Retter.

Theme: The tourney is for selfmates in 2 or 3 moves showing the Feldman-I theme. This theme involves reciprocal continuations after random and correction moves of two black units. No fairy pieces or conditions are allowed. Schematically the theme can be depicted as follows:
1…Random move by piece X 2.A …#; 1…correction by piece X 2.B …#
1…Random move by piece Y 2.B …#; 1…correction by piece Y 2.A …#
Note that in S#3 problems the thematic moves A & B must be on white’s 2nd move. The theme is further clarified in the examples. Cyclical presentations, involving three (or more) thematic black pieces are allowed. 

Judge: Yosi Retter. Closing date: May 31, 2015. Please send problems to Raffi Ruppin: ruppinr@013net.net.  
Prizes: 1 st Prize – $300, 2nd Prize – $200, 3rd Prize – $100.

The intention is to have a prize giving ceremony during the 58th World Congress of Chess Composition, 1-8 August 2015, Ostróda, Poland.