Originals 09-100115

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09-10th of January, 2015

In this block I’ve a pleasure to present you 4 problems by 5 Russian composers:

  • (10.01) No.688 – Igor Kochulov  (hs#2,5; Take&Make; duplex). Non-standard mates after reciprocal creation of neutral batteries!
  • (10.01) No.687 – Anatoly Stepochkin  (h#2, Circe). Either a castling or not?
  • (09.01) No.686 – Aleksey Oganesjan  (hs#4, without fairy pieces). Beautiful Meredith, not easy to solve! If I am right this is the first Aleksey’s HS# problem. Congratulations with a very good start!
  • (09.01) No.685 – Lev Grolman & Vladislav Nefyodov  (h#2,5; Imitator). Imitator in the nice Miniature featuring a specific power of combination wK+nP! Welcome to Vladislav‘s first publication in Original problems section!

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 for informal fairy tourney JF-2015(I) – Kostas Prentos.


Originals 02-040115

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02-04th of January, 2015

  • (04.01) No.681,682,683,684 – Kostěj Šoulivý (h#2; Patrol Chess & Camel,Grasshopper,Empress,Princess,Gnu).  Four-men Patrol quartet with author’s introduction to the problems!
  • (04.01) No.680 – Alberto Armeni (h#4; Imitator).  Interpretation of Valladao theme with Imitator! Warm welcome to Alberto in Original Problems section!
  • (03.01) No.679 – Peter Harris (hs#3; Sentinels; Chameleon Chess; Royal pieces).  Paradoxal four-men Aristocrat with two quite different surprising mates!
  • (03.01) No.678 – Anatoly Stepochkin (h#3; KoKo; Reflectin Bishop; Grasshopper). Super AUW in Tanagra form!
  • (03.01) No.677 – Kenneth Solja (h#3*; Imitator).
    Nice setplay problem with two Imitators and two Switchbacks!
  • (02.01) No.676 – Pierre Tritten (h#2; Take&Make).
    A dynamic Take&Make  play!

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 for informal fairy tourney JF-2015(I) – Kostas Prentos.


Welcome at JF-2015!

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Dear Friends,

On the first day of the New Year, 2015, I wish you a happy and successful year! And as always, you’re welcome here, on JF! This year I’ve decided keep to split the  informal tourney for fairy problems published on Julia’s Fairies website into 2 periods and independent tourneys: 
I – January-June, II – July-December
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You’re welcome to participate in the first informal tournament this year – JF-2015/I, January-June!
Any fairy problem can participate, and I’m here for you to publish it as soon as I can, hopefully in 1-2 days.

k-prentosI’m happy to announce the judge of this period – Kostas Prentos – prominent composer and solver, FM in composition, IM in solving, International Judge. Kostas composes mostly proof games and fairy problems. Warm welcome to Kostas!

Good luck to all of us in 2015! – Julia


Originals 26-281214

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26-28th of December, 2014

  • (28.12) No.675 – René J. Millour – 8 Invisible pieces and author’s presentation of the Invisible system in his problem! Welcome to René’s first publication on JF!
  • (26.12) No.674 – Kostas Prentos – Excelsior + Valladao! 
  • (26.12) No.672, 673 – Cornel Pacurar – Imitators in two interesting serial miniatures!

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 for informal fairy tourney 2014(III) – Kjell Widlert. The judge for Retro and PG problems 2013 – 2014Hans Gruber. 


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7-20th of December, 2014

  • (20.12) No.671 – Aleksey Oganesjan – One solution, but quite complicated strategy! Warm welcome to Aleksey in the Original Problems  section of JF!
  • (20.12) No.670 – Karol Mlynka – AUW in a problem with Imitator and Pressburger King!
  • (17.12) No.669 – Diyan Kostadinov  – Author’s invented Circle SneK condition shown in a problem with non-standard twin!
  • (15.12) No.668 – Sébastien Luce – A long serial problem with promotion into 3rd Imitator. Inspired by No.665,  Peter Harris.
  • (15.12) No.666.1 – Eugene Rosner – An improved version to No.666 (added on the same page).
  • (14.12) No.667 – Nicolas Dupont – PG problem demonstrating a new variation of Anti-Take&Make
  • (13.12) No.666 – Eugene Rosner – A sister Retro-problem to No.652. From the author’s words “rooks launching bishops into retroanalytically-questionable neighborhoods!
  • (12.12) No.664, 665 – Peter Harris – Imitator in two miniatures with difficult solutions!
  • (09.12) No.663 – Sébastien Luce – A miniature with Malefic Phantom, neutral pieces, AUW!
  • (08.12) No.662 – Diyan Kostadinov – Double AUW with only 3 men! Author demonstrates his recently implemented invention – Circle SneK Adverse.
  • (08.12) No.661 – Peter Harris – An interesting combination of the three pieces, Imitator and Transmuted Kings in two phases!
  • (07.12) No.660 – Neal Turner – A long SAT-play of 4 pieces in 2 solutions!
  • (07.12) No.659 – Valerio Agostini – A combination of two fairy conditions, where the main role is given to the pawns!

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 for informal fairy tourney 2014(III) – Kjell Widlert. The judge for Retro and PG problems 2013 – 2014Hans Gruber. 


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2-3rd of December, 2014

  • (03.12) No.658 – Geoff Foster – Phantom Chess where all the pieces are neutral!
  • (02.12) Fairings No.41 by Chris Feather is added in the Articles section.
  • (02.12) No.657 – Sébastien Luce – Long solo-play of the Royal white piece!

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 for informal fairy tourney 2014(III) – Kjell Widlert. The judge for Retro and PG problems 2013 – 2014Hans Gruber. 


Originals 26-301114

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26-30th of November, 2014

  • (30.11) No.656 – Peter Harris – Five solutions after an interesting addition to No.649! But might it be considered as an independent problem?
  • (30.11) No.653, 654, 655 – Chris Feather – Three nice neutral miniatures representing Phantom Chess condition. Unusual batteries, unusual checks, unusual notations :)  Enjoy!
  • (28.11) No.652 – Eugene Rosner Retro-problem, where the analysis is based on the determination if the position is orthodox legal after each move by the both sides.
  • (26.11) No.651 – Karol Mlynka – Pressburger King as a very active forward battery piece!

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 for informal fairy tourney 2014(III) – Kjell Widlert. The judge for Retro and PG problems 2013 – 2014Hans Gruber. 


Originals 16-231114 (Imitator)

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16-23rd of November, 2014: IMITATOR

  • (23.11) No.650 – Peter Harris – Two Queens “against” two Imitators!
  • (23.11) No.649 – Pierre Tritten – Zilahi theme realized with Imitator!
  • (23.11) No.648 – Stephan Dietrich – A nice serial play with three Knights followed by two Imitators!
  • (21.11) No.647 – Peter Harris – Two Imitators in a problem with a different stipulations in three phases!

An interesting fact about the inventor of Imitator: Gerrit Jansen (a pseudonym used by Theodorus Kok) presented the Imitator in the Fairy Chess Review, which was at that time edited by Thomas Dawson. → Read more in the Forum… 

  • (19.11) No.646 – Julia Vysotska – Imitator and nQ – mate by the one neutral piece in two phases!
  • (18.11) No.645 – Peter Harris –  Imitator in the interesting Tanagra where the both sides have only a pair K+Q!
  • (16.11) No.644 – Stephan Dietrich – Imitator in a long serial play with surprising final!
  • (16.11) No.643 – Juraj Lörinc – Original usage of two Imitators with AUW!

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 for informal fairy tourney 2014(III) – Kjell Widlert. The judge for Retro and PG problems 2013 – 2014Hans Gruber. 


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1-14th of November, 2014:

  • (14.11) No.642 – S. K. Balasubramanian – A nicely shown synthesis of the two fairy conditions!
  • (12.11) No.641 – Peter Harris – Interesting and complicated miniature. And some words to the programmers again … :)
  • (10.11) No.640 – Nicolas Dupont – Yet another curious problem for the discussion, including null-moveep-capture and Circe Parrain effects!
  • (09.11) No.639 – Peter Harris – Tanagra-Aristocrat with an interesting play of the Royal Queens! A rare case: Peter’s problem without fairy conditions! 🙂
  • (07.11) Py2Web – A new version of the program allows to show the departure square for the move, like instead of 2.g4 it can show 2.g2-g4. Dear authors, you’d help me a lot if you send me numbers of your problems (or links to them) and moves needed to be shown with their departure square in the animated solution! As I remember it was needed for Back-to-Back condition and somewhere also…
  • (02.11) No.638 – Oliver Sick – What happens if there’re more than one Imitator on the board?
  • (01.11) No.637 – Peter Harris – Interesting thematic mates to the both Royal Pieces – rR in (a) and rR+rB in (b)!

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 for informal fairy tourney 2014(III) – Kjell Widlert. The judge for Retro and PG problems 2013 – 2014Hans Gruber. 


Originals 29-311014

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29-31st of October, 2014:

  • (31.10) No.636 – Geoff Foster – Valladao theme with Anti-Take&Make condition! (Inspired by No.627)
  • (31.10) No.635 – Paul Rãican – Rich play with only two neutral pieces on the board! (Inspired by No.620)
  • (30.10) No.634 – Lev Grolman – Four fold cyclic white batteries’ creation!
  • (29.10) No.633 – Cornel Pacurar – A nice miniature with interesting retro-play in two phases!
  • (29.10) No.632 – Manfred Rittirsch – Specific line opening of the black Q after thematic R-moves; Grid Chess effect!

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 for informal fairy tourney 2014(III) – Kjell Widlert. The judge for Retro and PG problems 2013 – 2014Hans Gruber.