Category: Julia’s Fairies original problems

Updates as of the 29-31st of October, 2013: (31.10) No.410 – Peter Harris – This problem has an uncommon stipulation h##3 and unusual twin the stipulation is changed to h#3. (30.10) No.408, 409 – two problems by Peter Harris: 408 – the combination of Andernach and Anti-Andernach named also as Super-Andernach together with Chameleon Chess; 409 – a King, a Queen, and three little Orphans!  (29.10) No.407 – Valerio Agostini – A nice orthogonal-diagonal play!

All problems published during September-December, 2013, you can found in the section Julia’sFairies-2013(III) under Original Problems menu on the top.
The judge for informal fairy tourney 2013(III) – Eric Huber. 

Updates as of the 19-28th of October, 2013: (28.10) No.405,406 – Peter Harris – Two complicated problems as always, but I want to quote some author’s words here: 405 – “The problem I am sending now could not be  made without  using the 3 conditions I have used.” ; 406 – “Is there a curious soul who, midst all the conditions, will enjoy finding the serial moves? But the most important question of all is: Is there a real Fairy Land somewhere?”

• (27.10) No.404 – Peter Harris – A cheery ensemble of figures on the big diagonal!
• (27.10) No.403 – Stephan Dietrich – A nice “Marine Aristocrat”!
• (27.10) No.402 – Semion Shifrin – Rich and interesting strategical play!
• (26.10) No.401 – Franz Pachl – Very interesting and difficult strategy in 3 phases! 
• (26.10) No.400 – Julia Vysotska – 2 half-batteries, 2 batteries, 2 pairs of pieces reciprocally change their functions! I congratulate all of us with the 400th original problem published in Original Problems section of Julia’s Fairies!
• (26.10) No.398, 399 – Peter Harris – Two more problems by Peter creates a series of 6 problems composed during this week ! One Aristocrat problem and one in the opposite – of 9 pieces where 8 of them are pawns!
• (25.10) No.397 – Peter Harris – Three-man with a bit of surprise ! 
• (23.10) No.396 – Peter Harris – Very interesting roles of the pawns Pg7/Pg2 !  
• (23.10) A hint! The idea offered by Peter Harris is to add a “Hint” option for the solution. The hint is given by the author for solvers. I can add it to any publication by your request. The example is a Hint for No.395.
• (22.10) No.377.1 – Igor Kochulov – An improved version to No.377.
• (22.10) No.393.1 – Gani Ganapathi & Seetharaman K. – A joint problem, version to No.393.
• (21.10) No.395 – Peter Harris – An excellent demonstration of many fairy effects in the both solutions! Meredith. 
• (19.10) No.394 – Peter Harris – Two neutral pieces, two fairy conditions and two solutions! Non-standard problem as always from Peter!
• (19.10) No.393 – Gani Ganapathi – Model mates, miniature, Lion as blocking piece! 
• (19.10) No.392, 392.1 – S. K. Balasubramanian – Surprising mates after “flights” of the white King! Take & Make, Locust‘s play.
• (19.10) No.391 – Pierre Tritten – Very nice light Meredith where the black Queen visits all corners of the board, Take & Make !

All problems published during September-December, 2013, you can found in the section Julia’sFairies-2013(III) under Original Problems menu on the top.
The judge for informal fairy tourney 2013(III) – Eric Huber. 

Updates as of the 7-10th of October, 2013: (09.10) No.390 – Mario Parrinello – A very unique Miniature with exotic construction and play! (07.10) Forum: Petko A. Petkov – In Memory of my mother!  (07.10) No.389 – Karol Mlynka – Mlynka’s theme with 7 Grasshoppers! (07.10) No.387, 388 – Michael Grushko – Two miniatures seem almost identical, but still have quite different solutions!

All problems published during September-December, 2013, you can found in the section Julia’sFairies-2013(III) under Original Problems menu on the top.
The judge for informal fairy tourney 2013(III) – Eric Huber. 

Updates as of the 4th of October, 2013: (04.10) No.386 – Daniel Novomesky – Aristocrat-problem with 6 pieces, 6 solutions and model-mates!! Enjoy detailed author’s comments to all solutions! Thank you, Daniel!

All problems published during September-December, 2013, you can found in the section Julia’sFairies-2013(III) under Original Problems menu on the top.
The judge for informal fairy tourney 2013(III) – Eric Huber. 

Updates as of the 1st-3rd of October, 2013: (03.10) No.385 – Pierre Tritten – Nice cyclic problem, Take & Make effect in 3 half-moves!  (02.10) The final and modified award of the Sabra tourney (“Due to the identification of a full anticipation to the 1st prize that problem was removed from the award.”) is uploaded and added to the Tourneys→Awards section as some other Awards from Batumi. (01.10) No.384 – Ralf Krätschmer – A very nice reciprocal anti-batteries! Warm welcome to Ralf !

All problems published during September-December, 2013, you can found in the section Julia’sFairies-2013(III).
The judge for informal fairy tourney 2013(III) – Eric Huber. 

Updates as of 17th-29th of September, 2013: (29.09) No.382, 383 – Kostěj Šoulivý – Two nonstandard four-men! Author considers them as independent problems. Warm welcome to Kostěj ! (28.09) No.381 – Karol Mlynka –  А four-men with surprising stalemates! (27.09) No.379,380 – Václav Kotěšovec – Two excellent Miniatures in elegant style! (26.09) No.378 – Paul Rãican –  A complicated for solving problem with interesting addition of  material on the board applying Sentinels condition! (17.09) No.377 – Igor Kochulov – Interesting Duplex-HS#3 with Zilahi theme!

All problems published during September-December, 2013, you can found in the section Julia’sFairies-2013(III).
The judge for informal fairy tourney 2013(III) – Eric Huber. 

Updates as of 16th of September, 2013: (16.09) No.376 – Petko A. Petkov  – My lovely “horses” actively play in this wonderful birthday gift! I’m very touched and grateful to Petko! (16.09) No.375 – Julia Vysotska – One and the same square is touched in each half-move! Looks like a toy, but also has a rich content not easy to comment. Fortunately finished on the night before my birthday!

All problems published during September-December, 2013, you can found in the section Julia’sFairies-2013(III).
The judge for informal fairy tourney 2013(III) – Eric Huber. 

Updates as of the 7-12th of September, 2013: (12.09) No.374 – Neal Turner – A very seldom fairy combination – SAT with Royal Grasshoppers – in s#! Welcome to Neal on Julia’s Fairies !! (11.09) Author’s correction to solution and also a comment is added to No.372!  (11.09) No.373 – Julia Vysotska – Parrying double check to the black King with the one black piece which simultaneously gives mate to the white King. The idea was inspired by the theme of Juraj Lörinc 40 JT, but in the opposite to it, my black piece is not pinned and can parry double check. (10.09) No.372 – James Quah – 4-fold Djurasevic theme! Warm welcome to James! (07.09) No.371 – Geoff Foster – An aristocratic octet with three nice solutions! Author writes that this problem was inspired by No.359 and No.359.1.

All problems published during September-December, 2013, you can found in the section Julia’sFairies-2013(III).
The judge for informal fairy tourney 2013(III) – Eric Huber. 

Updates as of the 4th of September, 2013: (04.09) No.359.1 – Pierre Tritten & Nikola Predrag – An interesting version to No.359 with a non-standard board! Published after comments to No.359. Although, this version is published after end of term for JF-2013/II, it was shown in the comments almost in time, and I believe it might be related to that tournament. Objections are accepted till the end of September. (04.09) No.370 – Michal Dragoun & Ladislav Salai jr. –  Very interesting anti-batteries with a nice activity of the both Kings! Welcome to the both authors with their first publication at Julia’s Fairies!

Now there are four sections under the Original Problems top menu: Julia’sFairies-2012 with all problems of the year 2012; Julia’sFairies-2013(I) with all problems of January-April, 2013; Julia’sFairies-2013(II) with all problems of May-August, 2013; Julia’sFairies-2013(III) will contain problems of September-December, 2013.
The judge for informal fairy tourney 2013(III) – Eric Huber. 

Updates as of the 2nd-3rd of September, 2013: (03.09) No.369 – Juraj Lörinc –  A beautiful  Fairy Meredith with model mates! (03.09) No.368 – Peter Harris – A perfect fairy Miniature with nonstandard twin: change of the stipulation only! (02.09) No.366,367 – two nice problems by Italian authors! No.366 by Valerio Agostini & Antonio Garofalo – An interesting creation of anti-batteries after critical moves by Lion! No.367 by Valerio Agostini – A nice dual-avoidance play!

Now there are four sections under the Original Problems top menu: Julia’sFairies-2012 with all problems of the year 2012; Julia’sFairies-2013(I) with all problems of January-April, 2013; Julia’sFairies-2013(II) with all problems of May-August, 2013; Julia’sFairies-2013(III) will contain problems of September-December, 2013.
The judge for informal fairy tourney 2013(III) – Eric Huber.