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Originals 16-220417

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Original Problems

16-22^nd of April, 2017

(22.04) No.1211 – Gani Ganapathy & Juraj Lörinc (#2 ; AMU). With gratitude for the dedication to JF’s 5Y! (JV)
(22.04) No.1184.1 – Paul Rãican (-8 & s#1 Proca Retractor; Anti-Circe). Improved version of No.1184.
(17.04) No.1210 – Boris Shorokhov & Dmitri Turevski (h#5.5 ; Relegation Chess).
(16.04) No.1201.1 – Andrew Buchanan (h=3; C- ?). Improved version of No.1201.

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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-2017(I) is not appointed yet. The judge of Retro & PG problems 2017-2018: Dirk Borst.

Originals 10-160417

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10-16^th of April, 2017

Problems for JF’s 5 years jubilee, published with gratitude:

(16.04) No.1209 – Claude Beaubestre (h#4 ; Einstein Chess, Equipollents Circe).
(15.04) No.1208 – Peter Harris (hs#2; Sentinels, Super-Circe, Anti-Andernach, Isardam).
(14.04) No.1207 – Michael Grushko (ser-h#8 ; Phantom Chess, Ghost Chess).
(14.04) No.1206 – Ladislav Packa (h=2 ; Anti-Circe).
(14.04) No.1205 – Petko A. Petkov (s#6 vv ; Immun Chess).
(12.04) No.1204 – Kenneth Solja (h#4.5* ; KoeKo White Maximummer).
(11.04) No.1203 – Igor Kochulov (hs#3.5 ; LEO, PAO, VAO, NAO).

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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-2017(I) is not appointed yet. The judge of Retro & PG problems 2017-2018: Dirk Borst.

JF’s 5 years jubilee

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JF’s 5 years jubilee

It feels like so recently I proudly wrote about JF’s first year, but today this website celebrates the first real jubilee, 5 years.. and I don’t know where to start from..

What is JF for me? As a growing baby, requiring time and care, it is making me glad, and more and more busy, in the same time. I have some figures and facts to be proud of, like number 1200 in the section of originals (an average of 2 publications in 3 days); then average of 120 visits per day (about 80 unique ones) from 27-30 countries; 15 informal competitions and 5 thematic ones; animated solutions implemented since June 2014 with Dmitri Turevski’s help…
→ more…

Well, the first goal of JF’s informal competitions was fast publication, from the very beginning, and this is not easy to keep in the long-term period. It was easier in the beginning, not only because I was more enthusiastic, but also because the time brought me new duties: overtaking wfcc.ch website in 2013 followed by development of new sections (the last one being WSC and Rated solving tournaments out of WSC) with quite regular updates, accepting some judging, dedicating more time to my growing kids, and this year organizing ECSC in Riga… One of the things I regret is having less and less time for organizing thematic tourneys, and, especially – for my own composing…

You know, I’m really sorry about any delayed publication. In the same time I’m deeply grateful to the authors who save a lot of my time sending me their problems carefully prepared for publication, helping me even to do the animation faster. They know who they are, but I would like to mention at least some names: Vitaly Medintsev, Václav Kotěšovec, Aleksey Oganesjan, Karol Mlynka… Publication of one problem can take me from 15 minutes to several hours. When I receive initial position and the condition in a clear English notation (complete Popeye notation even better), including solutions with departure and arrival squares (especially for the problems impossible to be tested at all, or tested with Popeye) it is a huge help to prepare the publication with animation.

I wrote about the numbers of published problems and tournaments held. It would never happen without JF’s judges, accepting that hard work. You can see all the names in the sections of original problems, but I’d like to thank once again to those who have finished their awards: N.Shankar Ram, Juraj Brabec, Hans Gruber, Eric Huber, Vlaicu Crişan, Dmitri Turevski, Kjell Widlert, Ofer Comay, Franz Pachl and Petko Petkov, the judge of 4 thematic tournaments.

Your comments give an important contribution to JF. As in all blogs and forums, the comments on JF are most often pointed to some drawbacks, but there are members who give much more to the JF readers. For me, it is pleasant to see always positive approach by K. Seetharaman. Yes, chess composers are happy to see their ideas appreciated, in the first place. That’s why I introduced the “like” button this year, to assure more alive contact of authors and the audience. But also, it is useful for all members to see some deep analyses of the contents, even when more critical than polite. I apologize to all whom I forgot, but let me remind you of some interesting analyzes by Juraj Lorinc, Geoff Foster, Kjell Widlert, Nikola Predrag, Nicolas Dupont, Paul Rãican…

The last but not least, I would like to thank those composers who don’t use the JF to publish their composition the same day it was composed… Even after waiting some days to make sure they came to the optimal positions, they would publish their renderings faster than in printed magazines, and would avoid sending corrections and new versions when problems were already published. As for the editor, she will always be more impressed by the quality than by the quantity of published compositions!

JV-Belgrade Running the site, publishing different kinds of fairy problems, and announcements, I feel like learning all the time. But getting to know all of you who help me, who contribute to JF, who are part of “JF’s community”, means even more! The names, so many, from so different countries, turned into alive persons. And I know, this is in the both directions. Some years ago (2, 3?) I started seeing the references to Julia’s Fairies publications as simply: JF… The independent life of these two letters still means a lot to me.

Originals 05-080417

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5-8^th of April, 2017

(08.04) No.1202 – Vitaly Medintsev (hs#3.5). “…model chameleon-echo mates.” (Author)
(08.04) No.1201 – Andrew Buchanan (h=3; C- ?). “C+ Popeye 4.75, together with retro logic…” (Author)
(08.04) No.1200 – Geoff Foster (s#11; Alphabetic Chess). “The white Bishop does a ‘staircase’…” (Author)
(05.04) No.1199 – Eugene Rosner (#2*; AMU). “…pure AMU defenses for the thematic mates” (Author)

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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-2017(I) is not appointed yet. The judge of Retro & PG problems 2017-2018: Dirk Borst.

Originals 09-210317

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9-21^th of March, 2017

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(21.03) No.1198 – Geoff Foster (s#22; Alphabetic Chess). “It might be the first time that ABC Chess has been used in a selfmate (there are no examples in WinChloe)!” (Author)

(18.03) No.1197 – Aleksey Oganesjan (h=4).
(18.03) No.1196 – Sébastien Luce (h==4,5; Jaguar). Dedicated to Abdelaziz Onkoud, the Jaguar of Tremblay.
“Normally, playing chess is a quiet game…” (Author)
(15.03) No.1195 – Neal Turner (s#2; Royal Grasshopper; SAT).
(09.03) No.1194 – Karol Mlynka (h#2; Locust; Super-Transmuting King).
(09.03) No.1193 – Franz Pachl (hs#3; Neutral Nightrider & Zebra; Circe). So much grateful for the dedication! Is it fair I’ve got the both – the recent Award of JF made in amazingly short time and this beautiful problem?
(09.03) No.1192 – Václav Kotěšovec (ser-h#14; Grasshopper; Kangaroo).

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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-2017(I) is not appointed yet. The judge of Retro & PG problems 2017-2018: Dirk Borst.

Originals 23-270217

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23-27^th of February, 2017

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(27.02) No.1191 – János Mikitovics (h=5; AntiCirce Cheylan; Circe Diametral; Bishop-Moose). Dedicated to Petko Petkov 75!

(25.02) No.1190 – Chris Feather (ser-h#23; Alphabetic Chess).
“…a unit on h8 is doomed to stay there for ever… or is it?!” (Author)
(23.02) Fairings No.53 – Chris Feather, distributed by Stephen Emmerson, is added to the Articles section!
(23.02) No.1189 – Alberto Armeni (h#2; Take&Make). Theme of the 10^th WCCT.

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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-2017(I) is not appointed yet. The judge of Retro & PG problems 2017-2018: Dirk Borst.

Originals 01-110217

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1-11^th of February, 2017

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(11.02) No.1188 – Michael Barth & Franz Pachl (h#2; Circe; Zebra; Moose). And here I’d like to welcome Michael on JF, again after about the same break of 3 years as for Francesco’s No.1187.
(11.02) No.1187 – Francesco Simoni (h#2; LEO; Lion; Nightrider; Contra-Grasshopper). I’m glad to welcome Francesco’s problem after almost 3 years since his previous publication on JF.

(07.02) No.1186 – Bruno Kampmann (#9*/#8*; Lortap; Grasshopper). Warm welcome to Bruno in Original problems section of JF!
(06.02) No.1185 – Erich Bartel (hs#10*; Maximummer; Circe Equipollents; White Minimummer; Grasshopper; Marguerite).
(04.02) No.1184 – Paul Rãican (-9 & s#1 Proca; Anti-Circe).
(04.02) No.1183 – Claude Beaubestre (h#2; Take&Make).
(01.02) No.1182 – Paul Rãican (h#3.5; Circe; Grasshopper). Inspired by No.1176, Lörinc & Novomesky.

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 judges of JF-2017(I) and of Retro & PG problems 2017-2018 are not appointed yet.

Originals 12-140117

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Original Problems

12-14^th of January, 2017

Dear authors and visitors, please use “Like” ♥ button under the diagram if you like the problem published!

(14.01) Fairings No.52 – Chris Feather, distributed by Stephen Emmerson, is added to the Articles section!
(14.01) No.1181.1 – Ralf Krätschmer & Franz Pachl (hs#4.5; Circe; Neutral piece) – a new version to the problem No.1181.
(12.01) No.1181 – Ralf Krätschmer & Franz Pachl (hs#4.5; Circe; Neutral piece).

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All previously published problems you can find in the subsections of Original Problems menu on the top. The judges of JF-2017(I) and of Retro & PG problems 2017-2018 are not appointed yet.

Originals 02-030117 & Likes!

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2-3^rd of January, 2017

A new feature – Likes! ♥

Dear authors and visitors, I’m happy to welcome you on JF in the New Year 2017! Thinking about how much authors are interested in any feedback (well, the editor is interested in it too! 🙂 ), this year I’ve decided to add a “Like” button for JF’s publications. […]

(03.01) No.1180 – James Quah (#2; Quintessence).
(02.01) No.1179 – Michal Dragoun (hs#4.5).

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 judges of JF-2017(I) and of Retro & PG problems 2017-2018 are not appointed yet.

Originals 29-301216

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29-30^th of December, 2016

Happy New Year to all of us!!!

(30.12) No.1145.1 – Ya’aqov Mintz (PG 7.5). “A more economical version of PG No.1145”
(30.12) No.1178 – Karol Mlynka (hs=4; Back-to-Back; Chameleon Chess; Reverse Pawn). Dedicated to Ján Golha 60*.

(29.12) No.1177 – Michel Caillaud (h#2; Anti-Circe Couscous). Dedicated to Pierre Tritten, “almost exclusive composer for Anticircé couscous”.
(29.12) No.1176 – Juraj Lörinc & Daniel Novomesky (h#6; White Maximummer; Circe; Koeko; Grasshopper).

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 informal fairy tournament JF-2016(II) – Franz Pachl. The judge of Retro and PG problems 2015-2016 – Thomas Brand.