Category: Julia’s Fairies original problems

Original Problems
JF-2020/I

January, 2020

The judge of JF-2020/I: Eric Huber. 
The judge of Retro & PG problems 2019-2020: Vlaicu Crișan. 

Coming soon: nobody in the waiting list…

• (19.01) No.1476 (ser-hs#3 ; Neutral pieces ; Super Circe, Point Reflection) Cornel Pacurar (Canada). “…under the general Power Transfer framework, Point Reflection is equivalent to Symmetry Circe Power Transfer Rex Inclusive“ (Author) 
• (18.01) No.1475 (h#13 ; Grasshopper ; White Maximummer) Václav Kotěšovec (Czech Republic). Nice mating positions for the readers and so good preparation of the problem for easier publication! 
• (16.01) No.1474 (hs#3) Anatoly Stepochkin (Russia). Any comment would be a hint for solvers, just see yourself not so fairy fairy!
• (11.01) No.1473 (h#2.5 ; Lion) Georgy Evseev & Boris Shorokhov (Russia). “This is the first presentation (hopefully)…” (Authors)
• (11.01) No.1472 (ser-=4 ; Interchange Circe) Claude Beaubestre (France). Author calls it a joke for a Happy New Year. 

All previously published problems & informal competitions you can find on the top menu page of Original Problems or its subsections. 

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Original Problems

28-31^st of December, 2019

My dear fiends, authors, visitors, commentators… Happy to have all of you visiting JF and sending your contributions! Happy New Year 2020 to all of you! 

I’m glad to present you some statistics by Shankar Ram: 

Your new works are very welcome in 2020!

With the best wishes – Julia.

• (31.12) No.1471 (ser-!xz20) – Themis Argirakopoulos. 20 pieces forming number 20, solution in 20 moves.
• (30.12) No.1470 (h#3 ; Anti-Circe) – János Mikitovics. Published with the gratitude for Happy New Year wishes.
• (29.12) No.1469 (h#2.5 ; Neutral pawns ; Partial Paralysis, Leffie) – Eric Huber. I believe I’m not the only one who enjoys authors’ explanations and comments to the problems. Thanks to Eric!
• (29.12) No.1468 (h#2.5 ; Provocation Chess) – Luis Miguel Martín. Welcome back! After a long break from April, 2014…
• (28.12) No.1467 (h#16.5 ; Grasshopper ; Functionary Chess) – Daniel Novomesky. After Udo Degener, No. 1418.
• (28.12) No.1465 & 1466 (phser-=11 ; Circe Power Transfer & ahser-s#7 ; Circe Power Transfer Rex Inclusive) – Cornel Pacurar. Two originals employing a new fairy condition – Circe Power Transfer – one Parry series and one AntiParry series. 

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Original Problems

11-19^th of December, 2019

• (19.12) No.1464 (hs#4.5 ; Lion, Rook-Lion, Bishop-Lion, Neutral piece) – Ofer Comay, S.K.Balasubramanian & Vlaicu Crișan. Enjoy the Lions’ family in action!
• (17.12) In the email with Seasonal greetings Juraj Lörinc has written: “Most Conflictio issues can be found at JF website, down on page https://juliasfairies.com/articles/.“
  Why Most? 🙂 So, I’ve found 2 recent issues where missing: Conflictio No.19  (03.11.2019) & Conflictio No.20 (01.12.2019)  are just added. Now, not Most but All of them available!

• (15.12) No.1463 (h#2.5 ; Total Invisibles) – Eric Huber. Total Invisibles might be either fully or partly uncovered: their type, color, position…
• (15.12) No.1462 a & b (hs#3.5) – Vitaly Medintsev. Author is kindly asking the judge to select a better version from the two published.
• (11.12) No.1461 (#2 ; Zebra-Rider, Equihopper at 90º) – James Quah. “Task: Royal battery is fired 8 times.” (Author). With some thoughts about testing Equihopper-90 (English) and economy in usage of fairy pieces…

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Original Problems

23^rd,28^th of November, 2019

• (27.11) No.1460 (h#2.5 ; Circe) – Manfred Rittirsch. “In memoriam Dieter Müller“
• (23.11) No.1458 (ser-h#16 ; Berolina Pawn ; Circe Equipollents) & No.1459 (ser-h#26; Skylla, Charybdis ; Circe Equipollents) – Chris Feather. “Both are serieshelpmates using Equipollent Circe; under this condition there is nothing odd about two bishops on squares of the same colour, as in the first diagram. Like the first problem, the second shows a round trip by the black king, but otherwise it is quite different.” (Author)

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Original Problems

17^th of November, 2019

• (17.11) No.1457 – Vladislav Nefyodov (ser-h#5 ; Circe Parrain). Any improvements are welcome! (Author)
• (17.11) No.1456 – Ladislav Salai jr. & Michal Dragoun (h#2 ; Lion, Rook-Lion, Bishop-Lion). Glad to see the name of so very fast judge of JF-2019/I in this joint work!

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Original Problems

9^th of November, 2019

• (09.11) No.1455 – Yevhen Trakhtman (ser-h#12). I’d like to mention that Yevhen (born 1997) took part in two recent YCCC tournaments, winning the 3^rd place in Section #2 of the 4^th YCCC. Let’s welcome Yevhen in fairy chess too! And I’m specially glad to do it in  Original problems of JF! 

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Original Problems

20^th; 30-31^st of October, 2019

• (31.10) No.1449.1 – Igor Kochulov (hs#2.5 ; Neutral King ; AntiCirce). An improvement to No.1449 with gratitude from author to Nikola Predrag for the advises given in the comments. 
• (30.10) No.1454 – Geoff Foster (h#2.5 ; Point Reflection). Point Reflection condition was first announced for the 19^th Japanese Sake Tourney.  Nice to see it continues to get composers’ attention!
• (20.10) No.1453 – Hubert Gockel (#2vv ; Breton Adverse). Cyclic Pseudo-le Grand. (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-2019/II: Petko Petkov. The judge of Retro & PG problems 2019-2020: Vlaicu Crișan. 

Original Problems

6^th of October, 2019

Would like to let you know that I’ve got an Award JF-2019/I from Michal Dragoun! Hope to present it the next weekend! – Julia

• (06.10) No.1451.1 – Michael McDowell (h#2.5 ; Empress, Princess). An improvement to No.1451: “… much superior setting, with a free white pawn, ideal mates, avoids twinning, the K moves are nicely separated” (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-2019/II: Petko Petkov. The judge of Retro & PG problems 2019-2020: Vlaicu Crișan. 

Original Problems

19^th;22^nd;28-30^th of September, 2019

• (30.09) No.1452 – Gennady Chumakov (hs#4). Warm welcome to Gennady and to his first ever fairy problem  in Original Problems of JF!
• (29.09) No.1451 – Michael McDowell (h#2 ; Empress, Princess). Reciprocal sacrifices and promotions of two “royals”.
• (28.09) No.1450 – Semion Shifrin (h#3 ; Neutral pieces ; PhantomChess). Just 3 pieces, all neutral, with dual avoidance in 2 phases.
• (28.09) No.1449 – Igor Kochulov (hs#2.5 ; Neutral King ; AntiCirce). Neutral King & 2 solutions with dual avoidances. 
• (28.09) No.1448 – Daniel Novomesky (h#4.5 ; MAO ; Maximummer, Koeko). 4 pieces play in 6 twins. 
• (28.09) No.1437.1 – Anatoly Stepochkin & Daniel Papack (hs#3.5). Version to Anatoly’s problem No.1437.

• (22.09) No.1447 – N.Shankar Ram (#3 ; MAO, MOA). “The serendipitous try gives interesting byplay!” (Author).
  With gratitude to the author for the problem nicely prepared for animation and for updating the index page JF-2019/II! 
• (22.09) No.1446 – Jean-Marie Chorein (ser-h=31). “With only knights and bishops at the four corners of the square c3-c8-h3-h8.” (Author)
• (22.09) No.1445 – Neal Turner (s#2 ; Royal Grasshopper ; SAT). “In fact this is the first real problem I’ve made this year” (Author). “Glad to get it for JF!” (JV)
• (19.09) No.1444 – Juraj Lörinc (=2 ; Grasshopper). After Linden Lyons No.1438.
• (19.09) No.1443 – Georgy Evseev & Valery Gurov (ser-h#5). Light fairy for the early morning… 

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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/II: Petko Petkov. The judge of Retro & PG problems 2019-2020: Vlaicu Crișan.