The preliminary results in section H-Retros and Proofgames (PDF) of the 7th FIDE World Cup in Composing 2019 are published! The prize winners are: VLAICU CRIŞAN (1st Prize), NICOLAS DUPONT (2nd Prize), VALERY SEMENENKO (3rd Prize), PER OLIN (4th Prize). Congratulations!!!
Originals 11-130319
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11-13th of March, 2019
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All previously published problems you can find in the subsections of Original Problems menu on the top. The judge of JF-2019/I: Michal Dragoun. The judge of Retro & PG problems 2019-2020: Not appointed yet.
BIT 2019, Group C (fairy!)
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Belgrade Internet Tourneys, Group C – Protean Chess HS#3
The Serbian Problem Chess Society invites composers around the world to take part in the Belgrade Internet Tourneys 2019 in the frames of the 14th Belgrade Problem Chess Festival – 24-26. May 2019.
As in the previous years, there will be three groups: BIT A (#2), BITB (h#2), BIT C (Protean Chess, HS#3) with the same closing date: Tuesday, 30. April 2019.
Group C will be dedicated to the memory of IGM Nenad Petrović (7.9.1907-9.11.1989), who passed away 30 years ago:
HS#3, 2 solutions, Protean Chess. No other fairy conditions or fairy pieces are allowed, except royal pieces (only one for each side!): Royal Queen (rQ), Royal Rook (rR), Royal Bishop (rB), Royal Knight (rS) and Royal Pawn (rP). These royal pieces may be present in the initial position (example 2) or may appear during the play. Royal Pawn promotions are allowed. “Supernumerary” pieces in initial position (e.g. 2 white Queens, 3 white Bishops, 3bR, 4 bS, etc…) are permitted if this form is thematically necessary for the problem.
Judge: IGM Petko Petkov (Bulgaria)
See detailed announcement (PDF) with examples, definitions of fairy terms and also competitions Group A&B.
Originals 03-040319
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3rd-4th of March, 2019
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Animated diagrams use Py2Web by Dmitri Turevski and WinChloe’s graphics. |
All previously published problems you can find in the subsections of Original Problems menu on the top. The judge of JF-2019/I: Michal Dragoun. The judge of Retro & PG problems 2019-2020: Not appointed yet.
Originals 17-270219
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17-27th of February, 2019
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Animated diagrams use Py2Web by Dmitri Turevski and WinChloe’s graphics. |
All previously published problems you can find in the subsections of Original Problems menu on the top. The judge of JF-2019/I: Michal Dragoun. The judge of Retro & PG problems 2019-2020: Not appointed yet.
Andernach 2019 problem chess meeting
45th FairyChessFriendsMeeting at Andernach
May 30 – June 02, 2019 ANNOUNCEMENT / “PROGRAM “
Thursday May 30: Arrival at Ristorante Bellini (Hochstr.39) or at the marketplace nearby; please note that Bellini is closed from 2:30 pm till 5:00 pm. Starting Friday May 31 as last year we meet at Hotel Stammbaum (Marktgasse 1, phone: Germany 2632 42670), being closed at Thursday, but room access is ensured. All 12 double rooms in Hotel Stammbaum are reserved for our meeting (75 EUR / day incl. breakfast), so you should book as soon as possible. From Friday after breakfast till Sunday noon the hotel will be reserved exclusively for us.
VITO RALLO – 80 JT (C 03.08.2019)
VITO RALLO – 80 Jubilee
Thematic Tournament
We are pleased to announce the 80° anniversary of Vito RALLO.
The tournament required H#3 Circe Parrain, where “the piece captured in the last move gives mate thanks to a specifics rebirth”.
There are two sections, one with fairy pieces, one without.
Please send original to vitorallo@virgilio.it
All problems received will be published on BEST PROBLEMS Italian Magazine.
Merit Diploma to the winners.
Last available day for sent: August 3, 2019. | Judge: Vlaicu CRISAN.
ChessProblems.ca Bulletin – issue 15, December 2018
Issue 15, December 2018, of the ChessProblems.ca Bulletin is available online at http://Bulletin.ChessProblems.ca
The bulletin is published by Cornel generic viagra toronto Pacurar since March 2014 and is mainly dedicated to Fairies, Series-Movers in particular.
The judge of JF-2019/I : Michal Dragoun
Our judge for fairy tournament JF-2019/I (February-June’ 2019) will be Michal Dragoun (01-03-1974) from Czechia, a double Grandmaster of Problem chess (in both composing and solving), and International Judge for helpmates and fairies. Michal mostly composes helpmates, helpselfmates and other fairies.
He was World champion in composing both helpmates (2010-12) and fairies (2004-06). We all wish him to enjoy your good compositions!
The judge for the new PG/Retro competition is not appointed yet.
Award of JF, October 2017 to March 2018
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With a gratitude to Shankar Ram, who for the 2nd time kindly accepted judging of JF original fairy problems and has made his Award so fast! Enjoy the selection of the problems, the statistical summary of 19 kinds (!) provided by the judge, and the Award JF-10/2017-03/2018 itself fully designed by Shankar Ram! Thanks a lot to all participants and congratulations to the winners!