Category: Tournaments, other

Krassimir Gandev – 70 JT 2016

On 21^st March 2016 the Bulgarian maestro IM Krassimir Gandev will celebrate his 70^th Anniversary. The website for Chess Composition KoBulChess.com announces the “Krassimir Gandev – 70” JT 2016.

Theme: Fairy problems type #, H#, S#, HS#, =, H=, S=, HS=, ==, H=, S=, HS== in 2-4 moves and Series or Parry Series in 2-8 moves with Hurdle Colour Changing pieces. Other fairy pieces or conditions are not allowed.

Please send your entries by email: gandev70@abv.bg |  Deadline: 21.03.2016 | Judge: Krassimir Gandev 

The Award will be published on KoBulChess.com till 31.03.2016 |  Announcement with examples, PDF

Just 2 days left to submit your entries to  the 2013-15 WCCI. The tourney director is Dmitry Turevsky (email: dmitri.turevski@gmail.com). Participants may submit their entries by January 20, 2016. See the list of Received entries at wfcc.ch website.

Judges for Fairies & Retros: 

G) Fairies: Juraj Brabec (SVK), Aleksandr Bulavka (BLR), Georgy Evseev (RUS), Petko Petkov (BUL), Kjell Widlert (SWE)

H) Retros: Dmitry Baibikov (ISR), Nicolas Dupont (FRA), Andrey Frolkin (UKR), Bernd Graefrath is generic cialis just as good (GER), Kostas Prentos (GRE)

The arrows of St Sebastian

The theme required : a problem with 7 pieces minimum (black, white or neutral) on the same file or diagonal, the total of pieces is free. Two pieces maximum can “touch” the shape of the arrow. All fairy piece(s), fairy condition(s) and stipulations are allowed. → See announcement with examples (PDF)

Ultimate date : 10 of February 2016 to send to Sebastien Luce (judge), by mail : luceechecs@gmail.com

The most beautiful arrows will receive some delicious chocolates of Clichy (France) !

Munich fairy chess TT 2016

Reflexmate miniatures with fairy pieces

Required are reflexmate miniatures in 4 or more moves with fairy pieces. Only ‘real’ reflexmates (with white reflex try), no semireflexmates. Fairy conditions, fairy boards, series-movers and mixed stipulations (e.g. helpreflexmate) are not accepted.

Judge: Hans Gruber | Tourney director: Frank Müller | Submissions via email to Frank Müller, framutor@aol.com
Closing date: June 30th, 2016 | The award will be published as a special issue of the mpk-Blätter end of 2016.

Informal tourney „Saechsische Zeitung“2016/17

Judges of the 3 sections:

twomover: Andreas Witt | threemover: Sven Trommler | moremover: Wilfried Neef

File copy and a booklet of the award for each participant.
Three prizes in each section: 20 €; 15 €; 10 € (books for foreign participants).

Problems continuously requested to: Dr. Frank Reinhold, Weidenstr.22, D- 01458 Ottendorf-Okrilla; frank.reinhold@arcor.de.

Mečislavas Palevičius memorial tourney

The Lithuanian chess composers` society announces a memorial tourney of Mečislavas Palevičius.

Theme: serial (all kinds) mate or stalemate problem with neutral pawns. Other fairy pieces or conditions are allowed. No more than 15 moves. Entries must be sent by 1^st of January, 2016, to director of tourney Borisas Gelpernas, Vytenio g. 27-15, LT-03112 Vilnius, Lithuania or by e-mail: Borisas2011@gmail.com.

Write your post address. The judge will be announced latterly. Prizes: books.
The award will be announced in „Šachmatija“ in the middle of 2016.

Quick Composing TT-150 by SuperProblem
Tourney name: “Forward Defense”
Stipulation: Proca Retractor
Theme: Proca Retractor with white try refuted by a Forward Defense (see below). Fairy pieces are not allowed. Fairy conditions are allowed. Proca Retractor is a defensive Retractor. Black is defending by trying to retract the moves that will forbid (or delay) the achievement of White’s goal. Examples of orthodox or fairy Proca Retractors is here. 
Judge: Vlaicu Crişan & Eric Huber. Closing date: October 4, 2015
Entries to Aleksey Oganesjan via e-mail: alexeioganesyan@gmail.com. 
Award will be published on the website http://superproblem.ru.  Download the announcement in English [pdf, 180 KB]

The WFCC is inviting composers of all countries to participate in the 2013-15 WCCI. The tourney director is Dmitry Turevsky (email: dmitri.turevski@gmail.com). Participants may submit their entries by January 20, 2016. Details can be found in the announcement. Deadline for the submission of entries to the director: January 20^th 2016.

Judges for Fairies&Retros: 

G) Fairies: Juraj Brabec (SVK), Aleksandr Bulavka (BLR), Georgy Evseev (RUS), Petko Petkov (BUL)^*, Kjell Widlert (SWE)
^*the change as of 08.09.2015: Yury Gordian (UKR) → Petko Petkov (BUL)

H) Retros: Dmitry Baibikov (ISR), Nicolas Dupont (FRA), Andrey Frolkin (UKR), Bernd Graefrath (GER), Kostas Prentos (GRE)