Author: Julia

Dear composers, I still have no judge for PG & Retro tournament, Retro & PG problems 2023-2024, I’d be grateful to the one who is willing to accept this job!
Also, I have to admit that the judge of JF-2013-II, Diyan Kostadinov, has to be replaced as he doesn’t seem to deliver the award ever. Again, I’d appreciate it a lot if anybody can overtake it!
The award of JF-2020-I by Eric Huber is expected in 2024.

• (25.05) No.1752 (ser-h#13 ; Circe) – Paz Einat – “I am not a fan of miniatures nor of model mates, but when magic happens to include both – it certainly adds value.” Warm welcome to Paz after a long break from 2015!
• (25.05) No.1751 (phser-dia33) – Paul Rãican & Dmitrij Baibikov – Parry-series proofgame with white moving last.
• (18.05) No.1750 (h#2.5 ; Phantom Chess) – Hein Verduin – Warm welcome to Hein in Original Problems section of JF!
• (18.05) No.1749 (h#2.5 ; Anti-Kings) – Michael McDowell – “It seems to be an original combination of fairy condition and theme.”
• (18.05) No.1748 (h#2 ; illegal/shadow piece) – János Csák & Béla Majoros – different solutions in the twins, b) bPc5<–>bPd5. Same as for the problem No.1718 (June,2022) it is referred to the Retro&PG section if no objections.

Animated diagrams use Py2Web by Dmitri Turevski and WinChloe‘s graphics, Christian Poisson

Dear composers, I still have no judge for PG & Retro tournament, I’d be grateful to the one who is willing to accept this job.

The order of publication might be not the same as in the waiting list: the problems easy to test and to animate, C+, and those without additional questions to composers will go first.

• (30.04) No.1747 (PG 9) – Velmurugan Nallusamy – “Dedicated to my dear wife – Sneha”.
• (29.04) No.1746 (#2 ; Edgehog) – Hubert Gockel – “Threat reduction and return (as variant mates).”
• (09.04) No.1745 (s=5) – Kurt Keller – “Happy Easter to all Julia’s Fairies readers!”
• (08.04) No.1744 (hs#2) – Julia Vysotska – Composed for the 49^th Latvian Chess Solving Championship (a part of WSC cup), which took place today. Solved by only one person out of 15 (Latvians and Lithuanians). Is it too difficult for fairy composers too? 🙂 Dedicated to Marjan Kovačević for his birthday today!

Animated diagrams use Py2Web by Dmitri Turevski and WinChloe‘s graphics, Christian Poisson

Dear composers, I still have no judge for PG & Retro tournament, and I’d be grateful to the one who is willing to accept this job.

If you sent me a problem, but don’t see your name in the list below, please write me! Please don’t send me more than 1 problem at one time and don’t send the next one before the previous is published! Thank you!
The order of publication might be not the same as in the waiting list: the problems easy to test and to animate, C+, and those without additional questions to composers will go first.

To be published in April: Kurt Keller, Paul Rãican, Hubert Gockel

• (31.03) No.1743 (A=>B in 13, Upside-Down Chess) – Kevin Begley – “Dedicated to Michel Caillaud Super-AUW for both white (QSRBQ) and black (qbsrq)…” . Warm welcome to Kevin! The presentation of inverted diagram is still under further improvement, but I’m glad to announce this original in March.
• (31.03) No.1742 (reci-hs(=)#5.5) – Torsten Linß – “It’s dedicated to Shankar Ram and another example for a possible follow up on his much discussed reciprocal article. “
• (31.03) No.1741 (pser-s#10 ; Superpawn, Berolina Super Pawn, Lion) – János Mikitovics – “black & white batteries, rundlauf, selfpin, selfunpin, excelsiors, Meredith”
• (31.03) No.1740 (hs#4 ; Neutral piece, Zebra, Leaper(2,4) ; Anti-Circe, Circe) – Franz Pachl – ” … reciprocal captures of the fairy-pieces in the selfmate by doublecheck”
• (31.03) No.1739 (hs#2 ; Isardam, Mars Circe) – Manfred Rittirsch – C+ by WinChloe, different interpretation of this combination of conditions by Popeye.
• (30.03) No.1738 (-4&#1 Proca ; AntiCirce Cheylan, Circe) – Klaus Wenda & Andreas Thoma – “Type Cheylan to exclude the move ..”

Animated diagrams use Py2Web by Dmitri Turevski and WinChloe‘s graphics, Christian Poisson

Dear composers, I still have no judge for both Fairy & Retro tournaments, and I’d be grateful to the one who is willing to accept this job.

If you sent me a problem, but don’t see your name in the list below, please write me! Please don’t send me more than 1 problem at one time and don’t send the next one before the previous is published! Thank you!
The order of publication might be not the same as in the waiting list: the problems easy to test and to animate, C+, and those without additional questions to composers will go first.

To be published in February-March: Klaus Wenda & Andreas Thoma, János Mikitovics, Manfred Rittirsch.

• (19.02) No.1737 (No More Kings) – Bruno Stucker – The starting piece captures all the pieces from the board in as few moves as possible. Warm welcome to Bruno who managed to write the full notation in 5 solutions (twins) without making any mistake! So, enjoy the animation for the debut of “No More Kings” condition on JF!
• (18.02) No.1736 (Defensive PG 3.5) – Shankar Ram – “Reciprocal Zugzwang. Tempo strategy, Double switchback.” (Author)
• (11.02) No.1735 (h#5 ; Moose ; Masand) – Daniel Novomesky – “…chameleon diagonal mirror echo, miniature” (Author)
• (11.02) No.1734 (h#2 ; Lion) – Ladislav Salai jr. & Michal Dragoun – “…and cycle of four white moves” (Authors)
• (11.02) No.1733 (h#4 ; Magic squares) – Henri Nouguier – Warm welcome to Henri who came back to chess composition after a break of 15 years!
• (11.02) No.1723.1 (ser-s#33) – Paul Rãican – a version to 1723 added with the date it was shown in the comment , still no cooks reported 🙂
• (11.02) No.1732 (h#2.4 ; Kobul Kings) – Hiroaki Maeshima – “ODT. Chumakov theme” (Author)
• (11.02) No.1731 (h#4 ; Mars Circe, Anti-Mars Circe) – Armin Geister & Daniel Papack – “we think it’s not only a combinations of two conditions but a new fairy condition: Mars total!” (Authors)

Animated diagrams use Py2Web by Dmitri Turevski and WinChloe‘s graphics, Christian Poisson