Endgame studies with fairy pieces, fairy conditions are not allowed. C 29.7.2016 Judge: Václav Kotěšovec Entries send to RNDr. Pavel Kameník, kotesovec60jt@seznam.cz See full announcement with useful links and examples. |
Quick Composing TT-150: Proca Retractor
Quick Composing TT-150 by SuperProblem
Tourney name: “Forward Defense”
Stipulation: Proca Retractor
Theme: Proca Retractor with white try refuted by a Forward Defense (see below). Fairy pieces are not allowed. Fairy conditions are allowed. Proca Retractor is a defensive Retractor. Black is defending by trying to retract the moves that will forbid (or delay) the achievement of White’s goal. Examples of orthodox or fairy Proca Retractors is here.
Judge: Vlaicu Crişan & Eric Huber. Closing date: October 4, 2015
Entries to Aleksey Oganesjan via e-mail: alexeioganesyan@gmail.com.
Award will be published on the website http://superproblem.ru. Download the announcement in English [pdf, 180 KB]
WCCI 2013-2015: Announcement
The WFCC is inviting composers of all countries to participate in the 2013-15 WCCI. The tourney director is Dmitry Turevsky (email: dmitri.turevski@gmail.com). Participants may submit their entries by January 20, 2016. Details can be found in the announcement. Deadline for the submission of entries to the director: January 20th 2016.
Judges for Fairies&Retros:
G) Fairies: Juraj Brabec (SVK), Aleksandr Bulavka (BLR), Georgy Evseev (RUS), Petko Petkov (BUL)*, Kjell Widlert (SWE)
*the change as of 08.09.2015: Yury Gordian (UKR) → Petko Petkov (BUL)
H) Retros: Dmitry Baibikov (ISR), Nicolas Dupont (FRA), Andrey Frolkin (UKR), Bernd Graefrath (GER), Kostas Prentos (GRE)
Frank Richter + Sven Trommler = 100 JT
Jubilee tournament “Frank Richter + Sven Trommler = 100”
In March resp. April 2016 the problemists Frank Richter and Sven Trommler celebrate their 50th birthdays. On this occasion a jubilee tourney is announced in two sections:
A: Orthodox selfmates in 2-15 moves, free theme
B: Logical direct-play fairies (#n, s#n, r#n, etc.) in 4-15 moves.
Authors are kindly requested to indicate the software used in testing and to which extend the test was partial or full. Both sections will be judged jointly by Frank and Sven. The prize fund of 300€ will be divided among the sections according to the quality of the entries. These should be sent to the tourney director Arnold Beine, Grund 15, 65366 Geisenheim, Germany; arnold.beine@web.de, by 28 March 2016.
Jubilee tourney Oliver Ralík 70 C 19.12.2015
Jubilee tourney Oliver Ralík 70 C 19.12.2015
Theme: Composition with any stipulation, in which the same piece makes at least two distinctive patterns during solution. Authors are recommended to point the pattern in the comment to composition to ensure the intention is not missed.
Sections: a) Only orthodox pieces; b) Fairy pieces allowed.
In both sections fairy conditions are allowed. See detailed announcement with examples!
Judge: Juraj Lörinc
Deadline 19.12.2015, submissions to the director – jubilee Oliver Ralík, either by e-mail to oliver.ralik@gmail.com or by letter to Oliver Ralík, Javorová 9, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia.
15th Japanese Sake Tourney – 58th WCCC
The 15th Japanese Sake Tourney
Theme: H#2, Face-to-Face and/or Back-to-Back,
with neutral pieces.
Judges: Tadashi Wakashima, Toshiki Kobayashi, Masato Yoshii
Closing Date: 5th of August (Wednesday), 10 p.m.
E-mail entries should be sent to Tadashi Wakashima (tadashi@hcn.zaq.ne.jp) before 30th of July (Thursday).
Details & example problems: in PDF document
13th Tzuica Tourney – 58th WCCC
13th Tzuica Tourney
Theme: Helpselfmates with pin mates.
Judges: Vlaicu Crisan & Eric Huber
Deadline: Submit your entries (diagram + full solution)
- to Eric Huber by e-mail hubereric@yahoo.fr until August 2nd;
- during the Congress to Dinu-Ioan Nicula until Wednesday, August 5th at 20:00
Details & example problems: in PDF document
Uri Avner MT – C 30.06.2015
The Israeli Chess Composition Society informs that a chess problem composition tourney dedicated to the memory of Uri Avner is extended till June, 30, 2015.
The tourney is 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.
RIFACE, Saint-Germain au Mont d’Or, 22-25.05.2015
This year, the 36th RIFACE (Rencontre Internationale en France des Amateurs de Composition Echiquéenne) will take place from Friday, May 22, 2015 (evening) to Monday, May 25, 2015 (noon) at Saint-Germain au Mont d’Or instead of the traditional location at Messigny.
Themes are the following:
RIFACE 2015 – Thème aidés.pdf | Thème féerique.pdf | Thème rétro.pdf
Address to send the entries : RIFACE.2015@gmail.com.
Time limit to send the entries : Sunday 24th May at 15:00
“Seven Chess Notes” magazine – results and announcement
Results of Fairies
“Seven Chess Notes” magazine
Periods: 2007-2013
(RUS, PDF, 16 pages)
Announcement of Jubilee Tourney
10 years to the magazine of 7 note
Year 2015 | All section miniatures | fairy judge: Michael Grushko
Required are fairy-miniatures with free theme.
All originals should be computer tested with any of the following programs (mentioning the program used): Popeye, WinChloe, Alybadix. Send to: Valeri Ivanov, Karelia, Povenez, PO box 4, 186326, Russia • IVA.53@mail.ru
Closing date for year 2015: 1.11.2015