JF Original Problems | February, 2022
The judge of JF-2022/I: Vlaicu Crişan
The judge of Retro & PG problems 2021-2022: Thomas Brand
Coming soon: nobody in the waiting list. Next originals will be published starting the 2nd week of March.
- (26.02.) No.1694 (h==15.5 ; Haaner Chess, ABC for white, ABC inverse for black) – Sébastien Luce (France). This problem was initially published on the same page with No.1690 as variation of the theme. But moved to be presented as a separate original problem by author’s request.
- (28.02) No.1693 (h=8) – Ya’aqov Mintz (Israel) & Hans Gruber (Germany). “Black Allumwandlung, white Excelsior.” (Authors). Warm welcome to Hans!
- (28.02) No.1684.1 (h=2 ; legality / shadow solution?) – János Csák & Béla Majoros (Hungary). Authors say that the new version fixes the bug in No.1684.
- (28.02) No.1692 (ser-s#8 ; Anti-Circe) – Gábor Tar (Hungary).
- (27.02) No.1691 (ser-h#10 ; Camel, Rose, Ibis) – Manfred Rittirsch (Germany). “Cyclic change of fairy promotions.”
Dedicated to Petko A. Petkov for his 80th birthday
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PETKO!!! - (26.02.) No.1690 (h==14.5 ; Haaner Chess, ABC for white, ABC inverse for black) – Sébastien Luce (France).
I would gladly publish your problems partly featuring JF10JT theme (not included into the tournament because of number of pieces or fairy element used), but after May 15th, when the Award of JF10JT is published.
Thank you for your understanding!
Animated diagrams use Py2Web by Dmitri Turevski and WinChloe‘s graphics, Christian Poisson
I precise that diag.1690A is not “a version” of 1690 but another original with a different position and solution, “in connexion” with diag.1690
Please Julia, Could you correct it ?
S.Luce
Sébastien, I wrote to you that I can publish 2 problems on the same page if they’re different versions of the same problem or the same theme. Otherwise, if two totally different originals, then they are published on different pages. This is how JF works for about 1.5years already. Technically the problems are taken to the page from the database, the only one “main” number is used to be published, and also the versions – the problems with the same number plus ‘.’ and version/variation (A, B, or 1, 2..).
So, technically I can move 1690.A to the new page with the next number as a new original. And in the comments, of course, it can be written “in connection to No.1690”. If to do so, please?
An interesting question is what can be considered as versions of the same problem (or the same theme in your case) and what are the different original problems? I believe it is something hard to define.
F.i., the “Robert Sharp” originals on the same page – https://juliasfairies.com/problems/no-1610/ – were considered by composers as the versions of the same theme.
In your case, if being judge, I won’t take both your problems into the award (if any). I could think like: ok, interesting idea, the 2nd option I like more, let it be included.
I’d like to know other opinions! 😉
Dear Julia, thank you for your comment, also to quote diag.1610 & 1610A.
In my opinion, these two interesting problems are more “variations on the same theme” than “versions” (the final mates are not exactly the same and they have different matrix).
In the case of 1690 & 1690A it is approximately the same. It could be named “variations on the same theme” (here, homebase symetrical positions but with different solutions).
Always in my opinion, in this particular case the problems of this kind are different enough to be publish on different pages.
(by the way I am more interested in the “good presentation” of my problems than in prizes ! 🙂)
It could be interesting to know the opinion of the other readers of JF !
Kind regards to all
S.Luce