1st RIGA BLACK BALSAM TT – The Award

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Ostróda, 07.08.2015

58th World Congress of Chess Composition

1st RIGA BLACK BALSAM TT

The AWARD

Judge: Julia Vysotska

First of all I would like to thank all the participants of this competition! I am pleasantly surprised to have received so many interesting works of very high quality, and I am honored to be a judge of this tournament!                      → See the Award

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Originals 20-300715

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20-30th of July, 2015

  • (30.07) No.864, 865 – Erich Bartel. No.864 (hs#3; Circe Equipollents; Kangaroo; Camel) – Valladao with interesting play of Kangaroo; No.865 (ser-==22; PWC; Madrasi RI; Alphabetic Chess) – Excelsior in a difficult serial play.
  • (27.07) No.863 – N.Shankar Ram (ser-=8; Take & Make). Surprising thematic captures of the black Pawns!
  • (22.07) No.861, 862 – Erich Bartel. Promotions in stalemates with interesting fairy effects! No.861 (h=4*; Disparate PY); No.862 (h==5*; Circe; PWC; Madrasi RI; Alphabetic Chess).
  • (21.07) No.860 – Peter Harris (hs#3; Sentinels; Circe; Anti-Circe; Royal Locust). A very nice Tanagra problem with Royal Locusts in a difficult three-phase play. 
  • (20.07) No.859 – Miodrag Mladenović (r#3vvv). One of author’s favorite themes “Reflex tries and defenses“.

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 of informal fairy tournament JF-2015(II) – not appointed yet. The judge of Retro and PG problems 2015-2016 – Thomas Brand.

Originals 14-150715

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14-15th of July, 2015

  • (15.07) No.858 – Igor Kochulov (hs#2; Super Circe; duplex). An interesting Meredith showing Super Circe in Duplex form!
  • (15.07) No.856.1 – Karol Mlynka & Seetharaman K. (hs#2; Black Transmuted King; Royal Rook-Locust). An improved version of No.856.
  • (14.07) No.856, 857 – Karol Mlynka. Two different kinds of problems show specific effects of Super-Transmuting King. No.856 (hs#2; Super-Transmuting King; Royal Rook-Locust); No.857 (#3; Super-Transmuting King).

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 of informal fairy tournament JF-2015(II) – not appointed yet. The judge of Retro and PG problems 2015-2016 – Thomas Brand.

AWARD JF-2013/III

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Preliminary Award JF-2013/III


Dear Friends, I have a pleasure to announce

The Award of Julia’sFairies-2013/III
by Eric Huber

I am very grateful to Eric Huber and impressed by his Award – with its notes, links to original publications, examples in the appendix and most of all by his analysis of the problems.

I’m happy to see the many different names in the Award.  I heartily congratulate all of you, my dear authors, for your achievements!

And, of course, I appreciate very much the contributions of ALL who send compositions and post comments to JF! Thank you!!

The Award is provisional and will become final after one month. – Julia

Award JF Retros and Proof Games 2013/2014

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Informal Tournament Retros and Proof Games 2013/2014

Award by Hans Gruber (Regensburg, Germany), International Judge of the FIDE

“In recent years, many parts of the retro genre have been strongly developing, including fairy retros and fairy proof games. As the specific characteristics of retros are quite distinct from those of other genres, it is advisable to judge them in separate tournaments. Julia’s Fairies has proven to clearly attract retro composers so that a satisfying number of originals (26 in total) competed in its first retros and proof games tournament.” ?See full Award in PDF!

With a gratitude to Hans Gruber for the willingness to judge this competition and for so fast, precise and competent work! My congratulations to the active authors and especially authors of awarded problems in this complicated genre! – Julia

Originals 06-070715

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6-7th of July, 2015

  • (07.07) No.854, 855 – Erich Bartel. Two different stipulations with 8 white pawns in the initial position! No.854 (ser-==12; Madrasi RI; Alphabetic Chess; Equihopper); No.855 (ser-!=7; Chameleon Chess; Isardam; Alphabetic Chess).
  • (07.07) No.853 – Michael Grushko (ser-h#7; Parrain Circe; Einstein Chess; Phantom Chess). Serial Four-men in Michael‘s style!

(06.07) Dear Friends, I have to repeat that during July and the first part of August I won’t be able to publish so many problems as in previous months, as I need some time to analyze the problems coming for my 1st RBB TT, to compose myself for WCCC’s TTs and also to go to the Congress.. Plus, these days I’m preparing for publication the Award of JF-2013/III. One of the main things I always wanted to offer you on JF is fast publication. That’s why I regret a lot that I have to have a “waiting list” now. The priority in publication I’ll give to the problems easy to publish (with Popeye notation and solutions provided, and more common fairy elements), and also to either new authors or authors with less number of publications on JF. I’m very sorry for this; but I just physically can’t do more. Hope for your understanding! – Julia

  • (06.07) No.852 – Igor Kochulov (h#2; Back-to-Back; duplex). Neutral duplex, determined by Back-to-Back condition.
  • (06.07) No.851 – Oliver Sick (h#3; Take & Make). Meredith, white minimal with Take & Make.

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 of informal fairy tournament JF-2015(II) – not appointed yet. The judge of Retro and PG problems 2015-2016 – Thomas Brand.