Category: Julia’s Fairies original problems

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Original Problems

28^th of October, 2017

The day of retro problems! 🙂

• (28.10) No.1245.1-5 – Andreas Thoma (-N/#1; Proca Retractor; Anticirce Cheylan). A selection (PDF) of 5 Proca Retractors with Anticirce Cheylan condition with the same idea. For the competition I’ve assigned numbers to original problems from No.1245.1 to 1245.5.
• (22.06) No.1244.1-15 – Andreas Thoma (-N/#1; Proca Retractor; Anticirce Cheylan). A selection (PDF) of 15 Proca Retractors with Anticirce Cheylan condition, each using not more than 4 pieces on the board was presented by Andreas and published on 22.06.2017. For the competition I’ve assigned numbers to original problems from No.1244.1 to 1244.15.
• (28.10) No.1146.1 – Paul Rãican (PG 17; Masand). The version to No.1146, published after the end of tournament but before the award is made, accepted by the judge of PG/Retros 2015-16 Thomas Brand.

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Original Problems

17;23^rd of October, 2017

Thanks a lot to Shankar Ram, who kindly updates the list of problems of the current tournament,  JF-10/2017-3/2018!

I haven’t appointed yet the judge for the current period, but glad to announce the future judges: 

1. JF-2018/II, 01.07-31.12.2018: Kjell Widlert
2. JF-2019/I, 01.01-30.06.2019: Michal Dragoun

• (23.10) No.1243 – Peter Harris (h=2; Sentinelles PionAdvers, TransmutedKings, Circe Super, Isardam).
• (17.10) No.1242 – Ľuboš Kekely & Ladislav Packa (h#2.5; Anti-Circe, Transmuted kings). Why Anti-Circe is better than Circe here?..

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Original Problems

2-9^th of October, 2017

• (09.10) No.1241 – Vito Rallo (h#3; Circe Parrain).
• (05.10) No.1240 – Dmitri Turevski (hs#5.5). Two solutions – two maneuvers!
• (04.10) No.1239 – Hans Peter Rehm, Kjell Widlert & Klaus Wenda (#9; Nonstop-Equihopper, Leo, Pao, Vao, Grasshopper, Rookhopper, Wazir). “The interchange of places “there and back again”…”
  Warm welcome to Hans Peter Rehm in Original problems section of JF!
  
• (02.10) No.1238 – Georgy Evseev (h#2; Leo, Camel, Giraffe). I like the dedication to the Baltic Sea.. and the incoming waves on the top of the board.

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Original Problems

8;15;28^th of September, 2017

• (28.09) Fairings No.55 & Fairings No.56 – Chris Feather, distributed by Stephen Emmerson, is added to the Articles section!
• (15.09) No.1232.1 – Nicolas Dupont (PG 7.0; Checkmate position, Undefined pieces, Disparate). “The novelty is that this problem is correct, according to a non-official solving program by François Labelle! I also thank Paul Raican for valuable discussions.” (Author)
• (15.09) No.1237 – Paul Rãican (PG 6.5; Undefined pieces; Volage Chess).
• (08.09) No.1236 – Joost de Heer (SPG 6.0; Extinction Chess).

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Original Problems

23-30^th of June, 2017

• (30.06) No.1235 – Ladislav Salai jr., Emil Klemanič, Ladislav Packa, Michal Dragoun (s#2 ; Rook-Lion, Bishop-Lion, Nightrider-Lion).
• (30.06) No.1233.1 – Jean-Marc Loustau (#2 ; VAO, PAO, NAO). Improved version to No.1233.

• (29.06) No.1234 – Peter Harris (h#3 ; Haaner Chess, TransmutedKings, Anti-Circe Cheylan, Super-Circe, Anti-Andernach Chess). The problem has author’s solutions till Popeye version 4.61, with testing time around 10min., all the next versions show no solutions, and the last version Popeye 4.77 takes hours for testing (JV).
• (26.06) No.1233 – Jean-Marc Loustau (#2 ; VAO, PAO, NAO).
• (24.06) No.1232 – Nicolas Dupont (PG 6.5 ; Checkmate position, Undefined pieces, Disparate).
• (24.06) No.1231 – Michael Grushko (ser-h#8 ; Phantom Chess, Ghost Chess ; Grasshopper).
• (24.06) No.1230 – Georgy Evseev & Boris Shorokhov (h=5 ; Circe). Full check for 5 moves is impossible on available computers. (Authors)
• (23.06) No.1229 – Vladimir Kozhakin (#3 ; KoeKo).
• (23.06) No.1228 – Gani Ganapathi & K.Seetharaman (ser-h#7 ; Circe Equipollents ; Royal Gnu).

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Original Problems

15^th of June, 2017

• (15.06) No.1227 – Pierre Tritten & S.K.Balasubramanian (h#2 ; Back-to-Back).
• (15.06) No.1225.1 – Gani Ganapathi & K.Seetharaman (hs#2.5). Improved version of No.1225.
• (15.06) No.1226 – Stephen Emmerson (PG 6.5 ; Royal Dynasty).

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Original Problems

3-6^th of June, 2017

• (06.06) No.1225 – Gani Ganapathi (hs#2.5).
• (05.06) No.1224 – Narayan Shankar Ram & Juraj Lörinc (r#5 ; Nightrider-Hopper). …The real question is – how this complex of various themes packed into one problem would be appreciated by the public. We will see… (Authors)
• (04.06) No.1223 – Günther Weeth & Klaus Wenda (-9 & #1 Klan Retractor ; Anti-Circe ; Magic Wandering Unit). The retro-problem is featuring “Der Magische Wanderstein” in English “Magic Wandering Unit” (an invention by my friend Günther Weeth). The rules (=convention) were published for the first time in feenschach 213/2015 in German language. Günther has made an English translation for JF readers (Klaus Wenda). Grateful so much to the both authors for the dedication! (JV)
• (03.06) No.1222 – Peter Harris (hs#4.5 ; Anti-Circe, Isardam).

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Original Problems

28^th of May, 2017

• (28.05) No.1221 – Chris Feather (h#7 ; Alphabetic Chess).
  And some more problems by Chris in the latest issue of Fairings – Fairings 54, kindly distributed by Stephen Emmerson.
• (28.05) No.1220 – Michael Grushko (ser-h#6 ; Phantom Chess, Ghost Chess; Grasshopper, Lion).

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Original Problems

27^th of May, 2017

• (27.05) No.1219 – N.Shankar Ram (hs#2.5 ; Madrasi Rex Inclusive).
• (27.05) No.1218 – S.K.Balasubramanian (h#2 ; Andernach).
• (27.05) No.1217 – Vladimir Kozhakin (h#2 ; Anti-Take&Make).
• (27.05) No.1216 – Hubert Gockel (#2 ; Eiffel Chess).

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