WinChloe update – 05/2014

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WinChloe – a new release in May 2014 &
update of Echecs database!
  • A new version of WinChloe solving program (by Christian Poisson)  is released in May, 2014! From the Readme of WinChloe 3.26: 

    Bug corrected concerning some pawn mates in intelligent mode.

    New conditions programmed:
    Annan
    Kreuzzwang blanc
    Kreuzzwang noir
    Masand

  • The latest update (as of 12-Apr-2014) of WinChloe Echecs database is available for those, who uses it. The number of problems has increased till 520660!  
  • 365 of original problems published at Julia’sFairies are added to WinChloe Echecs database as of 12-Apr-2014. Thanks a lot to all who works under these updates!

Messigny 2014 Tournaments

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Messigny - the placeBeugelsdijk - Bakker - WissmannMessigny - the placeMessigny 2014: 08th – 11th of May!

You have a very limited time to submit your problems to the three tournaments announced! Entries have to be send to the following email address: RIFACE.2014@gmail.com

Closing date is 18:00 on May,10th!!! Only one problem by author in each competition!

FÉERIQUES / FAIRIES AIDÉS ORTHODOXES / HELPMATES Tournoi de composition d’analyses rétrogrades / RETRO
Directmates, helpmates or selfmates using the Messigny Chess condition and at least one fairy piece. No other fairy condition is allowed. (Judge: Jérôme Auclair) Helpmates of any length with echoed line of play reciprocal between a knight and any other type of figure (Judge: Laurent Riguet) Compose a retrograde analysis problem using the Shrink Chess сondition: An edge file or rank disappears if unoccupied. (Collegium of judges) 

Originals 04-070514

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4-7th of May, 2014:

  • (07.05) No.542 – Chris Feather – Nice thematic S-mates, surprising B-promotion! (I’ve got this problem by postal mail today. If anybody is in touch with Chris – please send him my greetings!)
  • (06.05) No.509.3 – Henryk Grudzinski  & Paul Rãican – PG 9,5; Take&Make – Another version of the complicated idea shown in No.509. Nice to see the joint work!
  • (06.05) No.541 – Michal Dragoun – Very interesting and complicated Anti-Circe play! (h#2; Lions)
  • (05.05) No.540 – Julia Vysotska – A play of two Rabbits for solvers! Although, in one phase, but  I hope that maneuvers of my Rabbits are enough complicated and pleasant at the same time.  
  • (04.05) No.509.2 – Henryk Grudzinski – PG 9,5; Take&Make – one more improvement to No.509 published on March, 7th. 

All previously published problems you can find in the subsections of  Original Problems menu on the top. The judge for informal fairy tourney 2014(II) – Dmitri Turevski. The judge for Retro and PG problems 2013 – 2014 – Hans Gruber. 

Originals 010514

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1st of May, 2014:

The first day of informal tournament JF-2014/II! Warm welcome to the authors and the judge! Good luck to everybody in this period!

Two problems of today with a very rich content:

  • (01.05) No.539 – Vlaicu Crișan – Proca Retractor which by author’s words might be one of the most difficult Proca Retractors Circe Assassin he has composed!
  • (01.05) No.538 – Petko A. Petkov – A non-standard Disparate #2 showing author’s favorite theme in the genre Disparate-promotions!

dominika-daniela-chessToday the weather in Riga was cold and rainy, and while I was busy with a site, preparing publications and trying to understand the problems, my daughters have got even more complicated position! (Dominika, 6 years (left), Daniela, 9,5 years (right))

All previously published problems you can find in the subsections of  Original Problems menu on the top. The judge for informal fairy tourney 2014(II) – Dmitri Turevski. The judge for Retro and PG problems 2013 – 2014 – Hans Gruber.