Compositions tourneys

2# 3# n# hn# sn# studies fairy retro
Memorial tourney Radu Dragoescu C: 31.12.2010
h3#
Jubilee tourney Mohamed Moubarak Ryan - 55 C: 31.12.2010
3-7#
Jubilee tourney The Macedonian Problemist - 10 C: 31.12.2010
h2#
Jubilee tourney Ljubomir Anastasov - 70 C: 31.12.2010
h2#
Jubilee tourney Petre Stojoski - 60 C: 31.12.2010
h2#
Memorial tourney José Figueiredo and Mario Figueiredo C: 31.12.2010
h2#
Memorial tourney Mokhtar Kadiri C: 31.12.2010
h2-n#
Memorial tourney Danka Petkova - 90 C: 31.12.2010
fairy
Jubilee tourney Almiro Zarur - 90 & Ricardo Vieira - 50 C: 31.12.2010
h2#
Felix Sonnenfeld Centenary tourney C: 31.12.2010
h2#
Memorial tourney Arnold Pongrácz - 200 C: 31.12.2010
s6-8#
Jubilee tourney Mikhail Kostilev - 50 C: 30.12.2010
n#
Tourney "Argentina Bicentennial 1810-2010" C: 30.12.2010
studies
Jubilee tourney Harold van der Heijden - 50 C: 18.12.2010
studies
Memorial tourney Mark Gordian -110 C: 1.12.2010
2-6#, h2-6#
2nd Memorial tourney Vladimir Archakov C: 30.11.2010
3#, h3#
4th Memorial tourney Malgorzata Grudzinska C: 30.11.2010
h2,5#, h2#-fairy
Memorial tourney Viktor Kolpakov - 55 C: 29.11.2010
h2#, h3#
Jubilee tourney V. Stcherbina - 55 C: 18.11.2010
4-8#
Jubilee tourney Gennadi Kozjura - 55 C: 12.11.2010
s3-6#
Jubilee tourney Valery Gorbunov - 60 C: 3.11.2010
h2#, h3#, h4#
Tourney AN & YB C: 28.10.2010
3#, studies
Jubilee tourney Yosi Retter - 75 C: 1.10.2010
2#
Jubilee tourney Stefan Dittrich - 60 C: 30.9.2010
2#, n#
Jubilee tourney Rudolf Larin - 70 C: 27.9.2010
n#
Jubilee tourney Oleg Pervakov - 50 C: 16.9.2010
studies
16th Memorial tourney T. Amirov C: 15.9.2010
2#, 3#, n#
15th TT Chess Leopolis C: 1.9.2010
3#, n4-6#
Jubilee tourney Viktor Zhuk - 55 C: 1.9.2010
2#, 3#, n#, studies
PCCC 50th Anniversary Composing Festival C: 10.8.2010
any type
Memorial tourney Vasiliy K. Blucher - 120 C: 1.8.2010
2#, 3#, h2-5#
14th TT Chess Leopolis C: 1.8.2010
n4-6#
Jubilee tourney Miroslav Kasár - 30 C: 22.7.2010
3#
Jubilee tourney Emmanuel Manolas - 60 C: 12.7.2010
3#, h3#, s3#, fairy 3#
Jubilee tourney Sergey Osintsev - 50 C: 8.7.2010
studies
StrateGems miniatures tourney C: 7.7.2010
2#
13th TT Chess Leopolis C: 1.7.2010
3#, n4-6#
12th TT Chess Leopolis C: 1.7.2010
n4-6#
Tourney Csák - Majoros - Pásztor - 2009 (JT David Durham - 75) C: 30.6.2010
h3#, s5-10#
Memorial tourney Ahmed Bennis C: 30.6.2010
3#-7#
Jubilee tourney Vito Rallo - 70 C: 30.6.2010
h3#
Memorial tourney Valentino Ricci C: 30.6.2010
3#
Jubilee tourney Anatoly Karamanits - 60 C: 28.6.2010
n4-12#, h3,5-12#
Jubilee tourney Aaron Hirschenson - 65 C: 26.6.2010
2#
Memorial tourney marshal Aleksandr Mikhajlovitch Vasilevskiy - 115 C: 15.6.2010
2#, 3#, h2-5#
16th TT Chess Leopolis C: 1.6.2010
4#
Jubilee tourney Thierry Le Gleuher - 50 C: 1.6.2010
retro
3rd Thematic tourney Problemist of Ukraine C: 1.6.2010
2#, 3#, n#
11th TT Chess Leopolis C: 1.6.2010
3#, n4-6#, h2-3,5#, s3-5#
Memorial tourney Alexander Pituk C: 31.5.2010
2#
Wola Gulowska - 2010 C: 15.5.2010
2#, 3#, h2#, s2#, s4-6#
Jubilee tourney Yuri Blednov - 85 C: 15.5.2010
3#, h3#
The Belgrade Internet Tourney 2010 C: 1.5.2010
2#, h2#
Memorial tourney Ilja Starinov - 110 C: 1.5.2010
3#, h3#
Memorial tourney Aleksandr Tolush - 100 C: 1.5.2010
studies
Jubilee tourney Sergej Starostenko - 30 C: 1.5.2010
h#
Jubilee tourney Yuri Bilokin - 60 C: 1.5.2010
hn#
Memorial tourney Genrikh Kasparyan - 100 C: 15.4.2010
studies
Jubilee tourney Jaroslav - 1000 C: 15.4.2010
2#, 3#, n#, h3#
Springaren Winter Tourney C: 1.4.2010
all type problems
Jubilee tourney Kjell Widlert - 60 C: 1.4.2010
fairy n#
Memorial tourney Vladimir Ilyich Lenin - 140 C: 21.3.2010
studies
Tourney ECSC 2010 C: 12.3.2010
2#, h2#
27th TT Chess Composition Microweb C: 3.3.2010
fairy any type
Tourney Gaivoronskiy Kuryer C: 1.3.2010
2#
FIDE World Cup of Composition 2010 C: 1.3.2010
2#, 3#, n#, studies, h#, s#, fairies, retros
12 th TT Kudesnik C: 25.2.2010
h2#
10 th TT Kudesnik C: 15.2.2010
h2#
Good Companions Quick-Composing Tourneys C: 15.2.2010
fairy, proof games
Jubilee tourney Toma Garai - 75 C: 1.2.2010
h3#
Memorial tourney in honour of Helmut Zajic C: 31.1.2010
fairy h3#
Christmas tourney 2009-2010 C: 17.1.2010 New
fairy all type problems
Jubilee tourney Mikhail Marandyuk - 60 C: 17.1.2010
3#, n#
Olympic tourney on chess problems composing Khanty - Mansiysk – 2010 C: 31.12.2009
2#, 3#, n#, studies, h#, s#, fairies, retros
28th Thematic tourney of Problem-Echo C: 31.12.2009
fairy
Jubilee tourney Marek Kolčák - 50 C: 28.12.2009
hn#, fairy hn#
Jubilee tourney Sergej Borodavkin - 40 C: 10.12.2009
s4-10#
Jubilee tourney Virgil Nestorescu - 80 C: 1.12.2009
3#, studies
20th Memorial tourney E.M. Birnov C: 30.11.2009
2#, 3#, n#, h2#, studies
26th TT Chess Composition Microweb C: 11.11.2009
any type
Jubilee tournay Oleg Shalygin - 50 C: 4.11.2009
h2-6#
Memorial tourney Viktor Melnichenko C: 1.11.2009
2#, 3#, n#
The Danish Chess Problem Society - 61th theme tourney C: 31.10.2009
fairy
The Study Tourney NONA 2009 C: 20.10.2009
studies
Spišská borovička - 21st theme tourney C: 16.10.2009
2#, h2#, s2#, r2# etc
Theme tourney for fairy-miniature C: 15.10.2009
fairy any type
7th Romanian Tzuica Tourney C: 14.10.2009
hsn#, hsn=
Jubilee tourney Mark Erenburg - 50 C: 10.10.2009
s4-8#
Theme tourney for set-mate Zilahis C: 1.10.2009
hn# n=>3
Memorial tourney Jakov Vilner - 110 C: 1.10.2009
3#
Jubilee tourney Fadil Abdurahmanović - 70 C: 1.10.2009
h2#
Jubilee tourney Mike Prcic - 70 C: 1.10.2009
h#
Memorial tourney Mikhail Kuznetsov C: 1.9.2009
3#
Tourney OSTROLEKA EU PL C: 1.9.2009
3#
Jubilee tourney Tel Aviv - 100 C: 1.9.2009
studies
10th TT Chess Leopolis C: 1.9.2009
h2-3,5#
Memorial tourney G.Lkhagvasuren C: 31.8.2009
3#
Jubilee tourney Valerij Vlasenko - 70 C: 24.8.2009
studies#
Memorial tourney Aleksandr Baturin - 100 C: 15.8.2009
3#, h3#
League of Macedonian Problemists 2009 C: 10.8.2009
2#, 3#, s2-3#, h2,5#
Memorial tourney Aleksandr Sarychev - 100 C: 2.8.2009
studies
Jubilee tourney Vollenweider-Issler-Gfeller - 75 C: 31.7.2009
2#, 3#, h3#
4th Thematic tourney of the Macedonian Problemist C: 31.7.2009
h2#
Jubilee tourney Aleksandr Semenenko - 50 & Valery Semenenko - 50 C: 25.7.2009
h2#, h3#, hn#
Liga Problemista 2009 2nd round C: 1.7.2009
h3#
9th TT Chess Leopolis C: 1.7.2009
3#, 4-6#, h2#, h3#, s2-4#
Jubilee tourney Viktor Chepizny - 75 C: 1.7.2009
h2#, s3#
TT Informal tourney PROBLEM-ECHO 2009 C: 30.6.2009
3#, 4#, h2#
Jubilee tourney Roberto Osorio - 55 C: 30.6.2009
proof games
Memorial tourney Tarik Rrhioua C: 30.6.2009
h2-7#
Tourney Csák - Majoros - Pásztor - 2009 (JT János Csák - 60) C: 30.6.2009
h3#, s5-10#
Jubilee tourney Varusschlacht 2000 C: 30.6.2009
3#, 4#
Memorial tourney Richard Réti C: 30.6.2009
studies
Jubilee tourney Yuri Trepalin - 70 C: 1.6.2009
2#, h2#
8th TT Chess Leopolis C: 1.6.2009
h3-4#
Tourney Messigny 2009 C: 31.5.2009
2#, 3#, hn#, rn, fairies, PG
Memorial tourney Aleksej Kopnin C: 15.5.2009
2#, 3#, hn#, studies
Wola Gulowska - 2009 C: 15.5.2009
2#, 3#, h2#, s2#, s4-6#
25th TT Chess Composition Microweb C: 5.5.2009
any type
7th TT Chess Leopolis C: 1.5.2009
3#
Memorial tourney Vladimir Bron -100 C: 1.5.2009
2#, 3#, n#, studies, hn#, sn#
Memorial tourney Rashid Chatjamov C: 1.5.2009
studies
Jubilee tourney Ľuboš Kekely - 50 C: 25.4.2009
studies
Internet Tourney of 5th European Chess Solving Championship C: 15.4.2009
2#,h3#
Tourney "100 issues harmonie" C: 10.4.2009
fairy sn#, rn#
Springarens Winter Tourney 2008 – 2009 C: 1.4.2009
all type
Jubilee tourney Aleksandr Elizarov - 75 C: 1.4.2009
fairy
Kudesnik - JT A.Dikusarov-80, V.Chepizhny-75, A.Shahnazarjan-70 C: 1.4.2009
3#, 4-5#
Jubilee tourney Cedric Lytton - 70 C: 31.3.2009
fairy
Tourney of 17th Slovak Chess Solving Championship C: 20.3.2009
2#,3#, n#, h#, s#, studies
Memorial tourney Klaus-Peter Zuncke C: 9.3.2009
3#, n#
Tourney Bagration - 1944 C: 1.3.2009
h3#, s2-10#
Jubilee tourney Viktor Kichigin - 60 C: 1.2.2009 New
4#
Jubilee tourney Albinas Bičiušas - 70 C: 25.1.2009
hn#, sn#
French composition tourney C: 18.1.2009 New
fairy
Studies in memoriam Bobby Fischer C: 17.1.2009
studies
Thematic tourney Zhigulevskie Zori 2008 C: 31.12.2008
3#, n#, h2-3#, s2-5#, studies
ARVES 20th Anniversary tourney C: 31.12.2008
studies
Tourney www.chessplayer.ro C: 31.12.2008
h2#
Tourney 110 years of "CAISSANA BRASILEIRA" C: 31.12.2008
3#
Thematic tourney of Die Schwalbe - take&make C: 31.12.2008
fairy
27th Thematic tourney of Problem-Echo C: 31.12.2008
h2-4#
9th thematic tourney Kudesnik C: 30.12.2008
n#
Jubilee tourney Norbert Geissler - 50 C: 30.11.2008
h3-n#
Jubilee tourney Vladimir Chernous - 75 C: 16.11.2008
h3#, s3-4#
7th TT Quartz C: 1.11.2008
PG/retro
Jubilee tourney Yves Tallec - 80 C: 31.10.2008
hn#
Jubilee tourney Živko Janevski - 55 C: 30.10.2008
h3#
Tourney Serock 2008 C: 15.10.2008
3#/s3#/h2,5#
24th TT Chess Composition Microweb C: 10.10.2008
any type
Tourney OSTROLEKA EU PL C: 1.10.2008
2#
6th TT Chess Leopolis C: 1.10.2008
fairy h3#
Jubilee tourney Givi Mosiashvili - 60 C: 30.9.2008
2#
Memorial tourney Jean-Michel Trillon C: 30.9.2008
fairy
Jubilee tourney David Gurgenidze - 55 C: 26.9.2008
studies
5th TT Chess Leopolis C: 15.9.2008
h2-3#
Spišská borovička - 20th theme tourney C: 5.9.2008
2#, h2#, s2#, r2# etc
Thematic tourney Zhigulevskie Zori 2008 C: 1.9.2008
3#, n#, h2-3#, s2-5#, studies
Jubilee tourney Ivan Bondar - 50 C: 1.9.2008
2#, 3#, n#, studies
Memorial tourney Richard Büchner - 100 C: 1.9.2008
2#
15th Memorial tourney Amirov C: 1.9.2008
2#/3#/n#
4th TT Chess Leopolis C: 1.9.2008
h2-3,5#
Jubilee tourney Eugeniusz Iwanow - 75 C: 31.8.2008
s3#, h3=
Tourney Marian Wróbel - 100 C: 31.8.2008
3#
Jubilee tourney Leopold Szwedowski - 75 C: 31.8.2008
3#
Jubilee tourney Roméo Bédoni - 80 C: 31.8.2008
fairy
Jubilee tourney Dieter Werner - 50 C: 31.7.2008
sn#
Tourney Bakonyoszlop - 2008 C: 31.7.2008
2#/h2#/fairy h2#
The Study Tourney NONA 2008 C: 20.7.2008
studies
Jubilee tourney Pál Benkö - 80 C: 15.7.2008
studies
Jubilee tourney Boris Maslov - 70 C: 1.7.2008
2#
Tourney Csák - Majoros 2008 (Jubilee tourney József Pásztor - 50) C: 30.6.2008
h3#/s5-10#
Jubilee tourney Bruno Kampmann & Maryan Kerhuel - 60 C: 30.6.2008
fairy n#
Memorial tourney Santi Pirrone C: 30.6.2008
h2#
Memorial tourney Giorgio Mirri C: 30.6.2008
3#
Jubilee tourney Springaren - 60 C: 1.6.2008
h3-4#/s4-8#
Jubilee tourney Pavel Arinushkin - 75 C: 1.6.2008
2#/3#
Jubilee tourney Georgi Hadzi Vaskov - 60 C: 31.5.2008
2#
Jubilee tourney Michel Caillaud - 50 C: 31.5.2008
fairy s2-8#/PG
Jubilee tourney Juraj Brabec - 70 C: 26.5.2008
2#/fairy 2#
Wola Gulowska - 2008 C: 15.5.2008
2#/3#/h2#/s2#/s4-6#/fairy s2#
Jubilee tourney Alexej Fajzulin - 20 C: 1.5.2008
2#/3#/4-6#
Study composing tourney C: 1.5.2008
studies
Jubilee tourney Kursk 1943 C: 1.5.2008
h2#/h3#
Jubilee tourney Vadim Vinokurov - 55 C: 1.5.2008
h3#
Jubilee tourney Yuri Lazarev - 85 C: 1.5.2008
2#/3#/n#/hn#/sn#
Jubilee tourney Viktor Kaljagin - 55 C: 1.5.2008
studies
2nd TT Chess Leopolis C: 1.5.2008
h2-3,5#
3rd TT Chess Leopolis C: 1.5.2008
h2#
5th Belgrade Internet Composing tourney C: 28.4.2008
2#, h2#
Jubilee tourney Yuri Antonov - 60 C: 15.4.2008
2#
Jubilee tourney Alexander Fica - 60 C: 31.3.2008
n#
Jubilee tourney Tode Ilievski - 55 C: 31.3.2008
hn#
202nd TT Die Schwalbe - Jubilee tourney Gerhard Josten - 70 C: 31.3.2008
2#/3#/n#/studies
Jubilee tourney Paul Raican - 50 C: 31.3.2008
fairy/PG
Jubilee tourney Manne Persson - 90 C: 29.3.2008
h2#
Jubilee tourney Ján Valuška - 60 C: 21.3.2008
2#
23rd TT Chess Composition Microweb C: 3.3.2008
fairy
Jubilee tourney Aleksej Borisenko - 70 C: 1.3.2008
n5-20#/h5-20#
Jubilee tourney Aleksandr Melnichuk - 50 C: 1.3.2008
2#/3#/n#
Feather twins tourney C: 29.2.2008
hn#
Jubilee tourney Aleksandr Feoktistov - 60 C: 28.2.2008
n#/h3,5-4#/s3-8#
Memorial tourney Pentti Sola - 100 C: 28.2.2008
h2#/fairy
Jubilee tourney Yves Tallec - 80 C: 28.2.2008
hn#
Jubilee tourney Mário Matouš - 60 C: 20.2.2008
studies
Jubilee tourney Valentin Rudenko - 70 C: 19.2.2008
2#/3#/4#/h2#/s2#/fairy
Liga Problemista 2008 1st Round C: 1.2.2008
h2#
Theme tourney Problemist of Ukraine C: 31.1.2008
3#
Jubilee tourney Marcel Doré - 75 C: 31.1.2008
studies
Memorial tourney Byron Zappas C: 31.1.2008
2#
Christmas tourney C: 20.1.2008
fairy/PG/retro
Jubilee tourney Manfred Zucker - 70 C: 15.1.2008
n#/sn#
Memorial tourney Vladimir Tishenko C: 1.1.2008
3#
1st TT Problem Paradise C: 1.1.2008
fairy
199th TT Die Schwalbe Chess Olympics 2008 in Dresden C: 31.12.2007
2#/n#/hn#/s3#/studies
Jubilee tourney Romolo Ravarini - 90 C: 31.12.2007
h2#
Jubilee tourney Paz Einat - 50 & Ofer Comay - 50 C: 31.12.2007
2#/h3-n#
Jubilee tourney Aleksandar Popovski - 75 C: 31.12.2007
s3#
Jubilee tourney Zoran Gavrilovski - 40 C: 31.12.2007
2#/3#/h2#/s3#
Construction competition "Long helpmates" of "harmonie" C: 31.12.2007
hn#
Jubilee tourney Chris Feather - 60 C: 31.12.2007
h2#
Jubilee tourney Nikola Stolev - 60 C: 31.12.2007
h3#
201st TT Die Schwalbe C: 31.12.2007
hn#/shn#
Jubilee tourney Kenneth Solja - 50 C: 31.12.2007
hn#
200th TT Die Schwalbe C: 31.12.2007
studies
Memorial tourney Miroslav Havel - 50 C: 31.12.2007
3#/4#
Jubilee tourney Mohamed Jamal Elbaz - 50 C: 31.12.2007
2#/h2#
26th Thematic tourney Problem - Echo C: 31.12.2007
fairy h2#
Memorial tourney Lev Tamkov - 70 C: 1.12.2007 Updated
studies
Jubilee tourney Oto Mihalčo - 50 C: 1.12.2007
n#
Jubilee tourney Tadeusz Lehmann - 50 C: 30.11.2007
h2#
19th Memorial tourney E.M. Birnov C: 30.11.2007
2#/3#/n#/h2#/studies
Jubilee tourney Unto Heinonen - 60 C: 30.11.2007
h3#/fairy
22nd TT Chess Composition Microweb C: 11.11.2007
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Memorial tourney Hrvoje Bartolovic C: 3.11.2007
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Memorial tourney S. Fedorov - 80 C: 1.11.2007
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Liga Problemista 2007 4th Round C: 1.11.2007
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Corus Endgame Studies Composing Tourney C: 1.11.2007
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League of Macedonian Problemist 2007 C: 31.10.2007
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6th Thematic tourney of PAT A MAT C: 31.10.2007
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50th WCCC - tourneys C: 19.10.2007
Spišská borovička - 19th theme tourney C: 19.10.2007
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5th Romanian Tzuica tourney C: 17.10.2007
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Vodka tourney C: 17.10.2007
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9th Ukrainian Folk Crafts tourney C: 17.10.2007
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7th Japanese Sake tourney C: 17.10.2007
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5th Grappa tourney C: 17.10.2007
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French Champagne tourney C: 17.10.2007
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8th Moskovskaya Matreshka tourney C: 17.10.2007
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10th SABRA tourney C: 17.10.2007
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Jubilee tourney Frank Fiedler - 50 C: 18.10.2007
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Memorial tourney Alois Nagler - 100 C: 1.10.2007
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2nd Theme Tourney of Mat Plus C: 1.10.2007
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Memorial tourney Vladimir Korolkov - 100 C: 30.9.2007
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Jubilee tourney Enzo Minerva - 45 C: 16.9.2007
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Springaren summer tourney C: 15.9.2007
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Jubilee tourney Gennadi Chumakov - 65 C: 9.9.2007
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Jubilee tourney Ramutis Juozenas - 70 C: 1.9.2007
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1st TT Chess Leopolis C: 1.9.2007
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Jubilee tourney Valery Kopyl - 50 C: 1.9.2007
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Informal tourney PZR & Feniks C: 30.8.2007
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Blitz Tourney NONA 2007 C: 17.8.2007
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Jubilee tourney István Bilek - 75 C: 11.8.2007
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Liga Problemista 2007 3rd Round C: 1.8.2007
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Memorial tourney Valentin Lukjanov - 60 C: 1.8.2007
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Jubilee tourney Bo Lindgren - 80 C: 1.8.2007
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Jubilee tourney Mark Dvoretski - 60 C: 1.8.2007
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Tourney Serock 2007 C: 1.8.2007
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Kyiv Tetrathlon-Jubilee tourneys Mark Basistyj - 50 and Andrey Frolkin - 50 C: 1.7.2007
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Tourney Csák - Majoros 2007 (in memoriam Ferenc Istokovics-70) C: 30.6.2007
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Theme Tourney of www.magyarsakkszerzok.com C: 30.6.2007
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Jubilee tourney Horst Böttger – 70 & Reinhardt Fiebig - 70 C: 30.6.2007
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ECSC Composing Tourney C: 25.6.2007
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Memorial tourney Wladyslaw Rosolak C: 15.6.2007
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Tourney Scacchi & Dintorni C: 10.6.2007
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Jubilee tourney Alexej Ivunin - 60 C: 1.6.2007
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Jubilee tourney B. Olimpiev - 70 C: 1.6.2007
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Memorial tourney Piotr Stepanov C: 1.6.2007
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Memorial tourney Pavel Babitch C: 1.6.2007
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Memorial tourney A. Kozlov C: 1.6.2007
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Jubilee tourney Christer Jonsson - 60 C: 1.6.2007
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Jubilee tourney Viktor Bene - 60 C: 1.6.2007
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23th TT Scacchi e Scienze Applicate C: 31.5.2007
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Jubilee tourney Vazha Neidze - 70 C: 31.5.2007
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Jubilee tourney László Zoltán - 65 C: 22.5.2007
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Wola Gulowska - 2007 C: 15.5.2007
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21th TT Chess Composition Microweb C: 5.5.2007
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Liga Problemista 2007 2nd Round C: 1.5.2007
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Jubilee tourney Nikolai Belchikov - 60 C: 1.5.2007
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Jubilee tourney Evgeni Dvizov - 70 C: 1.5.2007
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Tourney Stalingrad 1942 C: 1.5.2007
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The 4th Belgrade Internet Composing tourney C: 15.4.2007
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Jubilee tourney Viktor A. Razumenko - 70 C: 31.3.2007
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Jubilee tourney Stefan Parzuch - 70 C: 31.3.2007
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Jubilee tourney Jaroslav Polášek - 50 & Emil Vlasák - 50 C: 30.3.2007
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Jubilee tourney Krasimir Gandev - 60 C: 21.3.2007
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Jubilee tourney Lkhundevin Togookhuu - 60 C: 18.3.2007
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Jubilee tourney Iuri Akobia - 70 C: 15.3.2007
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Memorial tourney Ladislav Salai sr. C: 15.3.2007
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Jubilee tourney Evgenij M. Bogdanov - 55 C: 27.2.2007
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Liga Problemista 1/2007 C: 1.2.2007
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Tourney Ribinsk 7th days C: 1.2.2007
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Jubilee tourney Yuri Gordian - 70 C: 1.2.2007
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Jubilee tourney Vladimir Kozhakin - 50 C: 1.2.2007
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Jubilee tourney Dijan Kostadinov - 25 C: 21.1.2007
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Jubilee tourney Evgeni Dvizov - 70 C: 15.1.2007
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1st Theme Tourney of Mat Plus C: 15.1.2007
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Jubilee tourney Viktor J. Abrosimov - 65 C: 1.1.2007
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Tourney for Beginners C: 1.1.2007
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Jubilee tourney Petre Stojoski - 55 C: 31.12.2006
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Jubilee tourney Alfred Gschwend - 80 C: 31.12.2006
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Memorial tourney M. Bakkali C: 31.12.2006
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Memorial tourney K. Skalli C: 31.12.2006
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25th Thematic tourney Problem-Echo C: 31.12.2006
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Memorial tourney Alex Casa C: 31.12.2006
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Jubilee tourney Ján Golha - 50 C: 30.12.2006
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8th thematic tourney Kudesnik C: 30.12.2006
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Jubilee tourney Ľudovít Lačný - 80 C: 8.12.2006
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Jubilee tourney Jorge Joaquin Lois - 60 C: 5.12.2006
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Jubilee tourney Waldemar Tura - 64 C: 26.11.2006
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Warszawa 2006 Quick tourney C: 1.11.2006
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3rd tourney the magazine Albino C: 1.11.2006
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Jubilee tourney LVIV – 750 C: 1.11.2006
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Croatia 2006 Quick tourney C: 30.10.2006
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Memorial tourney Talip Amirov C: 25.10.2006
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197th TT Die Schwalbe Memorial Karl Fabel -100 C: 20.10.2006
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Tourney of magazine Olimpiya dunyasi C: 20.10.2006
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Jubilee tourney Dieter Müller - 60 C: 14.10.2006
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Jubilee tourney Hermann Weissauer - 85 C: 4.10.2006
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Tourney of magazine Kaspiy C: 1.10.2006
Jubilee tourney Salman Javadzade - 70 C: 30.9.2006
Jubilee tourney Mejnun Vahidov - 60 C: 30.9.2006
Moscow tourney 2006 C: 15.9.2006
13th Thematic tourney Harmonie C: 15.9.2006
8th TT Mystetski shakhy Jubileee tourney Aleksandr Skrynnik - 50 C: 14.9.2006
Jubilee tourney Nikolay V. Rezvov - 85 C: 1.9.2006
9th TT Mystetski shakhy Memorial tourney Dmitrij Kanonik C: 1.9.2006
Jubilee tourney Harry Fougiaxis - 40 C: 31.8.2006
Jubilee tourney Kostas Prentos - 40 C: 31.8.2006
Jubilee tourney Aurel Karpati - 90 C: 24.8.2006
20th TT Chess Composition Microweb C: 8.8.2006
Spišská borovička - 18th theme tourney C: 4.8.2006
Becherovka -7th theme tourney C: 3.8.2006
Grappa - 4th theme tourney C: 2.8.2006
Moskovskaya Matreshka - 7th theme tourney C: 2.8.2006
Vodka theme tourney C: 2.8.2006
Ukrainian Folk Crafts - 8th theme tourney C: 2.8.2006
Romanian Tzuica - 4th theme tourney C: 2.8.2006
5 Days Composing Tourney for Joints C: 2.8.2006
9th SABRA theme tourney C: 2.8.2006
Champagne tourney C: 2.8.2006
Jubilee tourney Evgenij Shapovalov - 65 C: 1.8.2006
Jubilee tourney Jurij Gorbatenko - 60 C: 1.8.2006
Tourney Der Standard - 1000th Chess problem C: 31.7.2006
Tourney for longest help-stalemate C: 31.7.2006
Memorial tourney Mihal Olariu C: 31.7.2006
15th Thematic tourney Phénix C: 31.7.2006
Jubilee tourney Václav Kotěšovec - 50 C: 29.7.2006
Jubilee tourney Vladimir Shumarin - 65 C: 16.7.2006
Springaren summer tourney C: 15.7.2006
1st Thematic tourney Problemesis C: 30.6.2006
Tourney Csák - Majoros 2006 C: 30.6.2006
Memorial tourney C.M. Bent C: 30.6.2006
NONA 2006 C: 20.6.2006
Memorial tourney Alexander Hildebrand C: 15.6.2006
StrateGems Thematic Tourney C: 1.6.2006
Memorial tourney Jan Hannelius C: 1.6.2006
Memorial tourney Drago Biscan C: 31.5.2006
Wola Gulowska - 2006 C: 15.5.2006
Jubilee tourney Aleksandr Azhusin - 55 C: 9.5.2006
Memorial tourney Nikolay Glinski C: 1.5.2006
Memorial tourney Azat Sadykov C: 1.5.2006
Memorial tourney Elisey Lebedkin - 70 C: 1.5.2006
Memorial tourney Marsil Gafarov - 70 C: 1.5.2006
Jubilee tourney Vladimir Poponin - 50 C: 1.5.2006
Jubilee tourney Valeri Kirillov - 55 C: 1.5.2006
Jubilee tourney Vladimir Zheltonozhko - 64 C: 1.5.2006
Tourney First Saturday C: 30.4.2006
Memorial tourney Attila Schneider C: 30.4.2006
Die Schwalbe 196th TT - Memorial tourney Alois Johandl C: 30.4.2006
Jubilee tourney Viktor Volchek - 40 C: 17.4.2006
Memorial tourney Friedrich Chlubna C: 15.4.2006
The 3rd Belgrade Internet Composing tourney C: 5.4.2006
Tourney Serock 2006 C: 1.4.2006
22° T.T. Scacchi e Scienze Applicate C: 31.3.2006
Jubilee tourney Harri Hurme - 60 C: 31.3.2006
Jubilee tourney Zlatko Mihajloski - 60 C: 15.3.2006
Theme tourney The Problemist C: 28.2.2006
Jubilee tourney Imants Dulbergs - 70 C: 6.2.2006
19th TT Chess Composition Microweb C: 2.2.2006
Jubilee tourney Velimir Kalandadze - 70 C: 31.1.2006
Internet memorial tourney Drago Biscan C: 31.1.2006
Jubilee tourney Alex N. Dashkovsky - 50 C: 14.1.2006
Jubilee tourney Michail Gershinsky - 70 C: 11.1.2006
Memorial tourney V. Kolpakov C: 1.1.2006
Jubilee tourney Leonid Lyubashevsky - 50 C: 1.1.2006
Jubilee tourney Michael Grushko - 50 C: 1.1.2006
Memorial tourney Vladimir M. Artchakov C: 31.12.2005
Die Schwalbe 195th TT - Jubilee tourney Achim Schöneberg - 50 C: 31.12.2005
15th Meeting of Solidarity C: 31.12.2005
24th Thematic tourney Problem - Echo C: 31.12.2005
Jubilee tourney Miroslav Bílý - 60 C: 31.12.2005
Tourney Hans Christian Andersen - 200 C: 31.12.2005
Endgame tourney C: 31.12.2005
Jubilee tourney Vladimir Persiyanov - 50 C: 30.12.2005
Jubilee tourney Boško Milošeski - 60 C: 24.12.2005
Memorial tourney Emil Palkoska - 50 C: 15.12.2005
Jubilee tourney Henry Tanner - 50 C: 9.12.2005
League of Macedonian Problemists 2004-2005 C: 1.12.2005
Tourney Efim Ruchlis - 80 C: 1.12.2005
18th Memorial tourney Z. Birnov C: 30.11.2005
Jubilee tourney Azerbaijan Chess Composition Commission - 35 C: 20.11.2005
Jubilee tourney Pavlos Moutecidis - 75 C: 7.11.2005
Jubilee tourney John Nunn - 50 C: 30.10.2005
Jubilee tourney Gennadij Kozjura - 50 C: 15.10.2005
7th TT Mystetski shakhy C: 14.10.2005
18th TT Chess Composition Microweb C: 10.10.2005
Memorial tourney Konstantin K. Sucharev C: 8.10.2005
Liga Problemista 2005 - 3rd round C: 30.9.2005
Memorial tourney Vladimir M. Artchakov C: 24.9.2005
Springaren summer tourney C: 15.9.2005
Moscow tourney 2005 C: 15.9.2005
Jubilee tourney Alexandr Mikholap - 35 C: 12.9.2005
Spišská borovička - 17th theme tourney C: 9.9.2005
6th Japanese Sake Tourney C: 7.9.2005
French Champagne Tourney C: 7.9.2005
"Uralsky Problemist" Study Tourney C: 7.9.2005
Vodka Tourney C: 7.9.2005
3rd Romanian Tzuica Tourney C: 7.9.2005
7th Ukrainian Folk Crafts Tourney C: 7.9.2005
Jubilee tourney N. Shishkin - 45 C: 1.9.2005
Tourney Serock 2005 C: 31.8.2005
Problem Online Proof game task tournament C: 12.8.2005
Jubilee tourney Nikolai Dimitrov - 75 C: 1.8.2005
Die Schwalbe - 80 (Die Schwalbe 192nd TT) C: 1.8.2005
Informal tourney PZR & Feniks C: 1.8.2005
Memorial tourney László Lindner C: 31.7.2005
Jubilee tourney Juraj G. Fokin - 80 C: 11.7.2005
193rd Thematic tourney Die Schwalbe C: 1.7.2005
2nd tourney the magazine Albino C: 1.7.2005
Jubilee tourney Nikolay Pletenev - 55 C: 1.7.2005
Jubilee tourney Asat Sadykov - 70 C: 1.7.2005
Memorial tourney Vladimir Rychkov - 50 C: 1.7.2005
Memorial tourney Jury Ljaljushkin - 70 C: 1.7.2005
Jubilee tourney Eduard Stoffelen - 70 C: 1.7.2005
Informal tourney PROBLEM-ECHO C: 30.6.2005
17th TT Chess Composition Microweb C: 30.6.2005
Tourney Csák - Majoros 2005 (Jubilee tourney Majoros Béla - 50) C: 30.6.2005
Jubilee tourney O. Rabinovitch - 75 C: 10.6.2005
Tourney Legnica 2005 C: 1.6.2005
Jubilee tourney Toma Garai - 70 C: 27.5.2005
7th thematic tourney Kudesnik C: 20.5.2005
NONA 2005 C: 1.5.2005
Jubilee tourney G. Kasparyan - 95 C: 1.5.2005
The 2nd Belgrade Internet QCT C: 10.4.2005
12th thematic tourney Diagrammes C: 31.3.2005
Springaren Christmas tourney C: 15.3.2005
Tourney newspaper Rabotchij kraj -100 C: 1.3.2005
Memorial tourney S. A. Iljasov C: 1.3.2005
Jubilee tourney Kari Valtonen - 50 C: 1.3.2005
Latvian composing tourney C: 1.1.2005
3rd thematic tourney of magazine The Ural's Problemist C: 1.1.2005
23rd thematic tourney Problem-Echo C: 31.12.2004
Memorial tourney Ludvik Štěpán - 100 C: 31.12.2004
4th TT Pat a Mat C: 31.12.2004
Humor - Theme tourney C: 31.12.2004
Jubilee tourney Štefan Sovík - 60 C: 29.12.2004
Jubilee tourney Zdeněk Libiš - 50 C: 24.12.2004
Jubilee tourney prof. Oscar Bonivento - 90 C: 20.11.2004
Jubilee tourney Aleksej M. Ugnivenko - 65 C: 18.11.2004
Tourney Problem chess school Valentin Rudenko C: 15.11.2004
Jubilee tourney Evgenij Migdal - 50 C: 31.10.2004
Memorial tourney Alexander Pituk - 100 C: 26.10.2004
Memorial tourney A. V. Saryčev - 95 C: 15.10.2004
5th TT Mystetski shakhy JT Leonid Topko - 65 C: 14.10.2004
6th TT Mystetski shakhy C: 14.10.2004
Jubilee tourney Jouwert Turkstra - 70 C: 1.10.2004
Memorial tourney Edgar Holladay C: 1.10.2004
Tourney IMSCORP - 30 C: 1.10.2004
15th TT Chess Composition Microweb C: 30.9.2004
Jubilee tourney Brian Stephenson - 50 C: 25.9.2004
Jubilee tourney Albert Michailovič Beljavskij - 70 C: 24.9.2004
Moscow tourney C: 15.9.2004
Spišská borovička - 16th thematical tourney C: 10.9.2004
Japanese Sake tourney C: 8.9.2004
2nd Romanian Tzuica tourney C: 8.9.2004
Novovoronež atomic station - 40 C: 1.9.2004
6th Thematic tourney Quartz C: 1.9.2004
Internet composing tourney - Halkidiki 2004 C: 31.8.2004
Jubilee tourney Nikolay D. Mansarlijskij - 50 C: 31.8.2004
Memorial tourney Mircea Manolescu C: 31.8.2004
Jubilee tourney Amatzia Avni - 50 C: 31.8.2004
Jubilee tourney Ladislav Salai sr. - 70 C: 19.8.2004
Jubilee tourney Karol Mlynka - 60 C: 11.8.2004
Jubilee tourney Viktor Alexandrovič Melničenko - 65 C: 1.8.2004
Memorial tourney Luigi Vitale C: 31.7.2004
Memorial tourney Dr. Milan R. Vukcevich C: 1.7.2004
Jubilee tourney Givi Mosiashvili - 55 C: 30.6.2004
Tourney Csák - Majoros 2004 (Jubilee tourney Csák János - 55) C: 30.6.2004
12th Thematic tourney Harmonie C: 30.6.2004
Jubilee tourney Evžen Pavlovský & Jaroslav Pospíšil - 70 C: 30.6.2004
Jubilee tourney Wolfgang Dittmann - 70 (Die Schwalbe 190th TT) C: 30.6.2004
Jubilee tourney Nikolaj Zujev - 50 C: 30.6.2004
Jubilee tourney Pál Benkö - 75 C: 15.6.2004
Jubilee tourney Sergej Alexandrovič Šedej - 64 C: 9.6.2004
The Belgrade International problem chess festival C: 5.6.2004
2nd thematic tourney of magazine The Ural's Problemist C: 1.6.2004
14th TT Chess Composition Microweb C: 31.5.2004
Jubilee tourney David Gurgenidze - 50 C: 31.5.2004
Jubilee tourney Pietro Rossi - 80 C: 26.5.2004
Wola Gulowska - 2004 C: 15.5.2004
1st tourney the magazine Albino C: 15.5.2004
59 anniversaries of the Victory on fascist Germany C: 9.5.2004
Tourney the magazine Žigulevskie zory C: 1.5.2004
Memorial tourney Stepan Pavlovich Cyrulik C: 1.5.2004
Jubilee tourney Tchervonyi Girnyk-30 C: 1.5.2004
Jubilee tourney Milan Svrček-40 C: 23.4.2004
Jubilee tourney Jevgenij Fomičev-40 C: 13.4.2004
Tourney Serock 2004 C: 31.3.2004
Jubilee tourney Ivan Jarolín-50 C: 31.3.2004
Memorial tourney Dr. Slobodan Mladenovič C: 31.3.2004
191th TT Die Schwalbe C: 29.2.2004
Jubilee tourney Viktor Chepizhny-70 C: 18.2.2004
13th TT Chess Composition Microweb C: 15.2.2004
Memorial tourney Malgorzata Grudzinska C: 31.1.2004
Jubilee tourney G. Bouma-80 C: 1.1.2004
Jubilee tourney Orbit - 5 C: 31.12.2003
Jubilee tourney Hans Peter Rehm-60 C: 28.11.2003
Memorial tourney S. Birnov C: 20.11.2003
Jubilee tourney Problem chess in Lahti-10 C: 31.10.2003
Israel Schiffmann centenary tourney C: 31.10.2003
Jubilee tourney Michal Hlinka-50 C: 25.10.2003
Tourney "Mystetski shakhy" 2000-2003 C: 14.10.2003
Thematical tourney RIA (Vinnitsa) C: 1.10.2003
14th Meeting of solidarity C: 1.10.2003
24° Thematical tourney Problemkiste C: 30.9.2003
Jubilee tourney Živko Janevski-50 C: 1.9.2003
League of Macedonian Problemists 2002-2003 C: 1.9.2003
5. Thematical tourney Quartz C: 1.9.2003
12th TT Chess Composition Microweb C: 31.8.2003
Jubilee tourney Hemmo Axt-60 C: 31.8.2003
Spišská borovička-15th thematical tourney C: 1.8.2003
StrateGems 5th Anniversary Tourney C: 31.7.2003
Jubilee tourney Borisas Gelpernas-50 C: 31.7.2003
Jubilee tourney Mechislovas Rimkus-60 C: 31.7.2003
Jubilee tourney Fritz Hoffmann-70 C: 31.7.2003
Jubilee tourney "The Ural's Problemist" - 10 C: 1.7.2003
Jubilee tourney Juriy Lasarev-80 C: 1.7.2003
Jubilee tourney Valeriy Shavyrin-50 C: 1.7.2003
Jubilee tourney Viktor Kaljagin-50 C: 1.7.2003
Jubilee tourney Rashid Hatjamov-60 C: 1.7.2003
Memorial tourney Alexey Kopnin C: 1.7.2003
Jubilee tourney Hrvoje Bartolovič-70 C: 30.6.2003
Tourney Csák - Majoros C: 30.6.2003
Memorial tourney Jean Zeller C: 30.6.2003
Jubilee tourney Aharon Hirschenson-60 C: 27.6.2003
Jubilee tourney Bedrich Formánek-70 C: 6.6.2003
Blitz tourney Wroclaw 2003 C: 31.5.2003
Memorial tourney Henryk Zuk C: 25.5.2003
Wola Gulowska-2003 C: 15.5.2003
46th WCCC Moscow - Tourney C: 1.5.2003
Jubilee tourney "300 year Petrozavodsk" C: 1.5.2003
Jubilee tourney Tode Ilievski-50 C: 30.4.2003
Jubilee tourney Tadashi Wakashima-50 C: 30.4.2003
Jubilee tourney Newman Guttman-75 C: 4.4.2003
Jubilee tourney Gerhard Josten-65 C: 1.4.2003
19. Thematic tourney Scacchi e Scienze Applicate C: 31.3.2003
Memorial tourney Liburkin C: 31.3.2003
11th TT Chess Composition Microweb C: 28.2.2003
Memorial tourney B. Pustovov C: 10.2.2003
Jubilee tourney Karel Sobek-95 C: 6.2.2003
Jubilee tourney V. Metlickij-60 C: 15.1.2003
Jubilee tourney Enrico Paoli-95 C: 13.1.2003
Jubilee tourney J. Roslov-40 C: 9.1.2003
Jubilee tourney Youri Averbach-80 C: 1.1.2003
Jubilee tourney Alexander Popovski-70 C: 31.12.2002
Jubilee tourney Gianni Donati-50 C: 31.12.2002
Jubilee tourney Herbert Ahues - 80 C: 31.12.2002
Jubilee tourney Tim Krabbé - 60 C: 31.12.2002
Jubilee tourney Zoltán Labai - 60 C: 31.12.2002
Jubilee tourney Jozef Havran - 50 C: 31.12.2002
Thematical tourney Jornal do Solucionismo C: 31.12.2002
Jubilee tourney Vladislav Buňka - 65 C: 30.12.2002
Jubilee tourney Jiří Jelínek - 50 C: 15.12.2002
Jubilee tourney Nikola Stolev-55 C: 6.12.2002
Jubilee tourney Eero Bensdorff - 80 C: 1.12.2002
2. Thematical tourney Rozmaitosci szachowe C: 31.10.2002
Jubilee tourney Zvonimir Hernitz - 65 C: 30.10.2002
Composition tourney " Magadan - 2002 " C: 20.10.2002
Jubilee tourney Antonio Garofalo - 50 C: 19.10.2002
Composition tourney " Magadan - 2002 " C: 10.10.2002
Jubilee tourney Jan Hannelius - 85 C: 1.10.2002
10. Thematical tourney Chess Composition Microweb C: 30.9.2002
Spišská Borovička - 14th thematical tourney C: 6.9.2002
Jubilee tourney Menachem Witztum - 50 C: 2.9.2002
Jubilee tourney Alex Casa - 70 C: 1.9.2002
4. Thematical tourney Quartz C: 1.9.2002
Internet Composing Tourney Portoroz 2002 C: 31.8.2002
Memorial tourney Ernst Hasselkus ( Die Schwalbe 186. TT ) C: 30.8.2002
Jubilee thematical tourney " Pongrácz - 10 " C: 13.8.2002
Memorial tourney Lászlo Apró,Vilmos Schneider,Gábor Cseh C: 31.7.2002
Memorial tourney P. Drumare C: 31.7.2002
Memorial tourney Gábor Cseh C: 1.7.2002
Jubilee tourney Holger Helledie - 50 C: 1.7.2002
Jubilee tourney Viačeslav Pilčenko - 50 C: 1.7.2002
Jubilee tourney Michail Kormilcev - 50 C: 1.7.2002
Jubilee tourney Alexej Ivunin - 55 C: 1.7.2002
Jubilee tourney Vladimir Zheltonozhko - 60 C: 1.7.2002
Jubilee tourney Sonomun Chimedtseren - 70 C: 1.7.2002
Memorial tourney Jaroslav Brada C: 30.6.2002
Csák-Majoros-2002 C: 30.6.2002
Jubilee tourney SOKŠ - 50 C: 28.6.2002
Jubilee tourney Wladyslaw Rosolak - 65 C: 27.6.2002
9. Thematical tourney Chess Composition Microweb C: 17.6.2002
Jubilee tourney R.C.O. Matthews - 75 C: 16.6.2002
Memorial tourney Werner Speckmann ( Die Schwalbe 185. TT ) C: 31.5.2002
Wola Gulowska - 2002 C: 15.5.2002
Jubilee tourney Boris Nikolajewitsch Sidorow - 65 C: 1.5.2002
1° Thematical tourney Uralsky Problemist C: 1.5.2002
Jubilee tourney Gennadi Tschumakow - 60 C: 9.4.2002
Jubilee tourney Warszawskie Kolo Problemistov - 70 C: 1.4.2002
Jubilee tourney Petre Stojoski - 50 C: 1.4.2002
Jubilee tourney Petko A. Petkov - 60 C: 1.3.2002
Memorial tourney Paul Joita C: 1.3.2002
Memorial tourney Hilding Froberg C: 28.2.2002
Jubilee tourney Jochanan Afek - 50 C: 28.2.2002
8. Thematical tourney Chess Composition Microweb C: 15.1.2002
Jubilee tourney Andrej Jakovlevič Lobusov - 50 C: 31.12.2001
Jubileel tourney Nikola Veliky - 65 C: 31.12.2001
Jubilee tourney A. Vasilenko - 50 C: 31.12.2001
Jubileel tourney A. Sočnev - 40 C: 31.12.2001
Jubilee tourney S. Sacharov - 50 C: 31.12.2001
20. Thematical tourney Problem Echo C: 31.12.2001
2. Thematical tourney The Macedonian Problemist C: 31.12.2001
Memorial tourney Gia Nadarejšvili - 80 C: 31.12.2001
Thematical tourney Tavan Tsagarig C: 28.12.2001
Jubilee tourney N. Vlasenko - 60 C: 6.12.2001
13. International tourney composition "Treffen der Solidarität" C: 1.12.2001
Memorial tourney Radu Dragoescu

h3# - theme free
Judge: Stelian Lamba
Send to: Stelian Lamba, Bd. Alexandru Lapusneanu No. 189, Bloc 7, Scara B, Ap. 23, 900489 Constantza 10, Romania
stelian.lamba(AT)yahoo.com
Closing date: 31.12.2010

Jubilee tourney Mohamed Moubarak Ryan - 55

3-7# - theme free
Judge: Steven Dowd
Send to: Abdelaziz Onkoud , 8 square Moličre 3425, F-93240 Stains, France
azonkoud(AT)hotmail.com
Closing date: 31.12.2010

Jubilee tourney The Macedonian Problemist - 10

To mark the first decade of publication of The Macedonian Problemist, the journal promoting 'the best of Macedonia' announces a tourney for helpmates in 2 moves showing the following theme: "A white unpinned piece sacrifices on the square vacated by the black unpinning piece (sacrifice of the unpinned white piece with Umnov effect)."
Judge: Živko Janevski
Send to: Zoran Gavrilovski, P. fah 137, Skopje, MK-1001, Macedonia
mprobl(AT)yahoo.com
Closing date: 31.12.2010

Example:
Hrvoje Bartolović
Idee & Form 1993
h2#                         5+11
B: Rf4→g3
A: 1.Sh3 Qf2+ 2.exf2 Rb3#
B: 1.Bh3 Qg4+ 2.fxg4 Rf7#

Jubilee tourney Ljubomir Anastasov - 70

On the occasion of the 70th birthday of Ljubomir Anastasov (22nd June 2010), The Macedonian Problemist announces an international formal composing tourney to pay tribute to this doayen of Macedonian chess composition. Required are helpmates in 2 moves with set play with no more than one solution. Twins are allowed (no zeropositons), providing that there is only one solution and set play in each twin.
Judge: Petre Stojoski
Send to: Zoran Gavrilovski, P. fah 137, Skopje, MK-1001, Macedonia
mprobl(AT)yahoo.com
Closing date: 31.12.2010

Example:
Ljubomir Anastasov
Olympic tourney 1976 (v.)
1st Commendation
h2#*                         7+8
1... Rc2 2.Sb5 Bf3#
1.Qg5 Bg4 2.d5 Rb2#

Jubilee tourney Petre Stojoski - 60



On the occasion of the 60th birthday of the prominent Macedonian helpmate composer Petre Stojoski (15th June 2011), The Macedonian Problemist announces an international formal composing tourney for helpmates in 2 moves showing any theme in 2-n solutions with pin mates.
Judge: Petre Stojoski
Send to: Zoran Gavrilovski, P. fah 137, Skopje, MK-1001, Macedonia
mprobl(AT)yahoo.com
Closing date: 31.12.2010

Example:
Petre Stojoski
Falanga 1995
Prize
h2#*                         4+15
1.Rdd3 Qc1 2.Kf4 Rf2#
1.Red3 Rb6 2.Ke6 Qc8#

Memorial tourney José Figueiredo and Mario Figueiredo

To celebrate the birthdays of Brazilian composers José Figueiredo (Aug 13th, 1920 – July 11th, 1978) and Mario Figueiredo (Oct 20th, 1950 – Sept 20th, 1995), father and son, a theme-tourney is announced:
A Helpmate in 2 is required showing the following theme: At a certain stage (not necessarily in the diagram position), side A (White or Black) is responsible for an effect that is abandoned (by side A) or destroyed (by the opponent). The same effect must be present in the mating position by means of a maneuver by side A and/or the opponent.
Remarks:
a) Acceptable are set-play, multi-solutions and any kind of twinning except zeroposition. No fairy pieces/conditions.
b) Anticipatory recover of the thematic effect is allowed.
Judge: Mario Parrinello
Send to: Ricardo de Mattos Vieira, Av. Princesa Isabel, 273 apt. 1001 – Copacabana, 22011-010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
or email
ricmatvieira(AT)hotmail.com
Closing date: 31.12.2010

Examples:
Scheme 1
Scheme 2
Scheme 3
h2#                         3+5
h2#                         3+8
h2#                         3+4
1.e3 Sg1 2.Se4 Sgf3#
B1/B2: unblock e4 / block e4
W1/W2: unguard of d4 /
guard of d4
1.c5 T:c5 2.Le4 g4#
B1 “destroys” a pin that is
recovered by W1
1.Sf5 Ld4 2.Td5 Tf4#
W1 opens a (virtual) black line
that was closed by B1

Memorial tourney Mokhtar Kadiri

h2# - theme free
Judge: Evgeniy Bogdanov
h2,5-3# - theme free
Judge: Michal Dragoun
h3,5-n# - theme free
Judge: Christopher Jones
Send to: Abdelaziz Onkoud , 8 square Moličre 3425, F-93240 Stains, France
azonkoud(AT)hotmail.com
Closing date: 31.12.2010

Memorial tourney Danka Petkova - 90

IGM Petko Petkov (Bulgaria) announces an international tournament "Danka Petkova - 90", dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of his mother Danka Petkova (1920 - 1993).
Tourney for Help-selfmates (HS#) or Help-stalemates (HS=) in 2 - 6 moves, theme free.
All fairy pieces, stipulations and conditions are allowed.
Judge: IGM Petko Petkov.
Prizes: chess books from P.A.Petkov.
Send to: Petko A. Petkov, 1504 - Sofia, bul. "Janko Sakazov" No. 38, whod "W", Bulgaria
ppetkow(at)mail.orbitel.bg
Closing date: 31.12.2010

Jubilee tourney Almiro Zarur - 90 & Ricardo Vieira - 50

A formal jubilee tourney for helpmates in two moves (H # 2) to commemorate the 90th birthday of Almiro Zarur (June 7th) and the 50th birthday of Ricardo de Mattos Vieira (August 3rd) is announced.
Theme – preventive strategic effect defined as follows: the thematic move (in bold in the examples) is carried out before the effect it provokes becomes fully apparent.
Remarks:
a) Acceptable are set-play, multi-solutions and any kind of twinning except zeroposition. No fairy pieces/conditions.
b) The thematic move may be by Black and/or White.
c) All solutions must present the theme at least once.
d) The evaluation will consider the subtlety and hiding of the maneuver.
Judges: Jorge Kapros and Jorge Lois
Send to: Ricardo de Mattos Vieira, Av. Princesa Isabel, 273 apt. 1001 – Copacabana, 22011-010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
or email
ricmatvieira(AT)hotmail.com
Closing date: 31.12.2010

Examples:
F.Chlubna
Austria – Switzerland 1977
3rd Prize
Jorge M. Kapros
2657 USPB 87-88
01-04/1993
Ricardo de Mattos Vieira
Best Problems
2149 - Oct 2008
h2#                         3+7
B: Qf2 -> g1
C: Qf2 -> h1
h2#                         6+5
B: Sf -> c1
h2#                         10+8
A: 1.Sd5 Rf1 2.Rd8 Qf7#
B: 1.Bd3 Re1 2.Qd7 Qxg8#
C: 1.Bd4 Rb1 2.0-0-0 Qb7#
Line opening (departure
effect) and line closing
(arrival effect)
A: 1.Sc3 Bc5 2.Kc4 Se3#
B: 1.Se3 Rc5 2.Kd4 c3#
Block and indirect pin
1.Se2 Sf6 2.Rb5 Sxe2#
1.Sc7 Sf5 2.Qxc3 Sxc7#
Sacrifice

Felix Sonnenfeld Centenary tourney

To commemorate the 100th birthday of the great Brazilian composer Felix Alexander Sonnenfeld (March 18th 1910 – Feb 12th 1993) a theme-tourney is announced:
A Helpmate in 2 is required showing the following theme:
A white or black piece 'A' stands, at a certain stage, on the intersection square ('x') of two line pieces 'B' and 'C'. 'B' and 'C' can be both white, both black, or mixed colours (black & white). In both phases 'A' moves away from square 'x', opening the lines of 'B' and 'C' simultaneously and landing on different squares in each phase. Then, in phase 1 the thematic line of 'B' (only!) is closed again by any move of White or Black, whereas in phase 2 the same happens to 'C'.
Remarks:
a) Acceptable are set-play, multi-solutions, variations (e.g., 1.2.1.1), duplex and any kind of twinning except zeroposition. No fairy pieces/conditions.
b) Pawns are allowed as thematic pieces.
c) The opening and closing of the thematic lines may occur on any move.
d) 'B' is not supposed to close the thematic line of 'C' on square 'x' and vice-versa.
e) An anticipatory closing of any line to be opened later is permitted.
f) A cyclic execution with more than two phases is allowed. When the lines of n (thematic) pieces are simultaneously opened then at least one of these lines must be closed again in each phase.
g) Doubling (or multiplying) of the theme is allowed.
Judge: Uri Avner
Send to: Marcos Maldonado Roland, Rua Justiniano da Rocha, 201 apt. 304, 20551-010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
marcosroland(AT)terra.com.br
Closing date: 31.12.2010
Example:
Ricardo Vieira
Mario Figueiredo
UBP – Colonelli Jub.Ty – 1982
4th Honourable Mention
(correction)
h2#                         5+7
1.Sc6 Be3! (Rf4?) 2.Qc7 Rf8#
1.Sg6 Rf4! (Be3?) 2.Re8 Ba5#

Memorial tourney Arnold Pongrácz - 200

On the occasion of 200 years jubilee since the birth of Arnold Pongrácz, the first Slovak chess composer (*18.7.1810 Nededza, †7.7.1890 Trnava), the Slovak Organization of Chess Composition (SOKŠ) announces an international memorial tourney.
s6-8# - theme free
Judge: Karol Mlynka
The award will be published at the SOKŠ web site www.soks.host.sk, as well as in the magazine PAT A MAT, which will then be sent to all participants.
Send to: Ján Golha, Lúky 1231/89, SK-952 01 Vráble, Slovakia
goja(AT)goja.sk
Closing date: 31.12.2010

Jubilee tourney Mikhail Kostilev - 50

n# - theme free
Judge: Mikhail Kostilev
Send to: Mikhail Kostilev, St. Mototostroitelev 29-134, Jaroslav region, Rybinsk, 152935, Russia
kosmel(AT)mail.ru
Closing date: 30.12.2010

Tourney "Argentina Bicentennial 1810-2010"



studies - theme free
Judges: Harold van der Heijden & Mario Guido García
A maximum of 4 studies per composer.
Prizes: 600 euro and books
Organize: Chess School of Salta IE 7141(Salta, Argentina)
Send to: Julio Cesar Reynaga, Barrio Parque Belgrano II - Manz. C, casa 10 - 4400 Salta, Argentina
juliocesarreynaga(AT)cableexpress.com.ar or reynaga(AT)salnet.com.ar or julioreynaga(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 30.12.2010

Jubilee tourney Harold van der Heijden - 50



studies - Judge: Harold van der Heijden
A maximum of 4 studies per composer.
Only original studies (also no corrections or versions).
Artistic studies with "database material" are welcomed, but please do not send technical endings without artistic content (this also applies to endings with more material!)
Total prize fund: 600 EUR (co-sponsor: ARVES)
Extra prizes: endgame study books, endgame study databases: HHdblV (!)
The award will be published in EG
Send to: René Olthof, Achter 't Schaapshoofd 7, 5211 MC 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
raja(AT)newinchess.com
Closing date: 18.12.2010

Memorial tourney Mark Gordian - 110

Theme: a minimal problem with the stipulation “#2-6” or “h#2-6”. In the initial position, white has only one piece except the king: a fairy piece or pawn promoting in the course of the solution to a fairy piece of the type possessed by black. Twins are allowed, but no zero positions (several solutions are possible in helpmates). Fairy pieces of the following types are allowed for white as well as black: Nightrider (N); Grasshopper (G); Nightriderhopper; Rookhopper; Bishopper; Lion; Rooklion; Bishoplion; Chinese pieces (Leo, Pao, Vao, Nao, Mao, Moa). The total number of fairy pieces and pawns for black must not exceed eight; no extra-set pieces are allowed. No other fairy conditions are allowed.
Judge: Anatoly Vasilenko
Send to: Anatoly Vasilenko, 76, apt. 118, Pravda Prospect, Kyiv-208, 04208 Ukraine
a-vasylenko(AT)yandex.ru
Closing date: 1.12.2010
Examples:
M. Gordian
Die Schwalbe 1931
Prize
H.Mertes
Feenschach 1984
3#                         2+7
h5#                         2+2
1.h8=G ! (2.Ga8 3.Ga3#)
1... Ge5 2.Kc3 threat: 3.Gh1#
2... Gb2 3.Kd3#
1.Kd1 Ne3+ 2.Kc1 Kc4
3.Kb2 Kd3 4.Ka2 Kc2
5.Ka1 Kb3#

2nd Memorial tourney Vladimir Archakov

3# - Judge: Vladimir Sychov
h3# - Judge: Aleksandr Semenenko
The publication of results will be in 2011 in the newspaper: "Molodoj" (Volgograd, Russia) and on a site: www.efrosinin.t-k.ru. Dispatch of results to foreign participants only by e-mail.
Send to: rosini(AT)t-k.ru
Closing date: 30.11.2010

4th Memorial tourney Malgorzata Grudzinska

h2,5#
h2# - Circe miniatures
h2# - Circe with 8 or more pieces
Judge: Waldemar Tura
Zeropositions ana fairy pieces not allowed.
Send to: Henryk Grudzinski, Noskowskiego 4/200, 58-506 Jelenia Góra, Poland
hgrudzinski(AT)op.pl
Closing date: 30.11.2010

Memorial tourney Viktor Kolpakov - 55

h2#, h3#- Theme free
Zeropositions are allowed but no promoted or fairy pieces. Maximum - three entries per author in each section, not including joint problems.
Judge: Vitaly Medintsev
The award will be published at the beginning of 2011 on web site: www.vitalymedintsev.narod.ru. All participants will receive the award by e-mail.
Send to: Vitaly Medintsev, St. Tulyaeva, 18, kv. 181, Krasnodar, 350080, Russia
vitalymedintsev(AT)rambler.ru
Closing date: 29.11.2010

Jubilee tourney V. Stcherbina - 55

4-8# with logic element
Judges: V. Stcherbina & Mikhail Mishko
Send to: Valery Gorbunov, St. Zorka 10-7, Yasinovata, Ukraine
alexmatik55(AT)rambler.ru
Closing date: 18.11.2010

Jubilee tourney Gennadi Kozjura - 55



s3-6# with two and more model mates
Judge: Gennadi Kozjura
Send to: Valery Kopyl, St. Kagamlika 80, 36008 Poltava, Ukraine
kopyl(AT)nadija.poltava.ua
Closing date: 12.11.2010

Jubilee tourney Valery Gorbunov - 60



h2#, h3#, h4# - theme free
Judge: Valery Gorbunov
Send to: Mikhail Gershinsky, St. Kirova 122-B, kv. 54, 84700 Debaltsevo, Ukraine
gershinsky(AT)mail.ru
Closing date: 3.11.2010

Tourney AN & YB

3# - them free
Judge: Dejan Glišić
studies - theme free
Judge: Siegfried Hornecker
Send to: Ben Jelloun Youness Younessbenjelloun(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 28.10.2010

Jubilee tourney Yosi Retter - 75



To celebrate Yosi Retter's 75th birthday (born 18.12.1934) the Israel Chess Composition Society announces an orthodox two-move theme tourney judged by the jubilarian, who will grant 3 prizes First Pr. $150, Second Pr. $100 and Third Pr.$50.
The theme: At least two tries are refuted by a black correction move. The corrections may be shown by different black pieces (as in the example) or by the same piece. Pawns are permitted as thematic pieces.
Send to: Raffi Ruppin, P.O.Box 450 IL-76103, Rehovot, Israel
ruppinr(AT)netvision.net.il
Closing date: 1.10.2010

Example:
Yosi Retter
4th Place, Macedonia 2008
2#                         8+6
1.Qa1? zz
1… exf5 2.Sf3# A
1… Sf~ 2.Rxe6# B
1… R~ 2.Qxd4#
1... Sd5!
1.Qh2? zz
1… exf5 2.Sg6# C
1… Sd~ 2.Rxe6# B
1… Sxf5 2.Sf3# A
1... Sc6!
1.Qg5! zz
1... Sd~ 2.Sf3# A
1... Sf~ 2.Sg6# C
1... exf5,fxg5,R~
2.Qxf6,Bg7,Qxf4 #

Jubilee tourney Stefan Dittrich - 60



2# - theme free, Judge: Mirko Degenkolbe
n# - theme free, Judge: Michael Barth
Send to: Dieter Müller, Grenzstraße 45a, 09376 Oelsnitz/E., Germany
muellerhaupt(AT)aol.com
Closing date: 30.9.2010

Jubilee tourney Rudolf Larin - 70



The editors of the Macedonian magazine "Vratnica-64" announce a formal tournament for moremover (#n), to celebrate the 70th birthday (27.09.1940) of the Russian chess problemist Rudolf Larin.
n# - theme free, Judge: Rudolf Larin
Send to: Boško Milošeski, Petar Acev 27/2-8, MK-1000 Skopje, Macedonia
vratnica64(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 27.9.2010

Jubilee tourney Oleg Pervakov - 50

studies - theme free
Judge: Oleg Pervakov
Prizes: 1000 USD
Send to: selivanovav(AT)gmail.com with subject O. Pervakov - 50
Closing date: 16.9.2010

16th Memorial tourney T. Amirov

2#, 3#, 4-6# - miniatures, theme free
Judge: Evgenij Bogdanov
Send to: Vladimir Kozhakin, Pochtamt box 0/28, 685000 Magadan, Russia
vKozhakin(AT)mail.ru
Closing date: 15.9.2010

15th TT Chess Leopolis

“CHESS LEOPOLIS” announces the thematic tournament of composing orthodox chess problem-miniatures in two sections: mate in 3 moves (#3), mate in 4 … 6 moves (#4 … #6). Theme: "At least, two white figures (pieces) return on initial positions in any of phases (in set play and/or in tries, and/or in solution). Must be at least two play-variants in solution".
All correct problems (at will of the authors) will be published in the magazine "CHESS LEOPOLIS"
Judge: Evgenij Bogdanov
Send to: Evgenij M. Bogdanov, B. Meretyna street 10, apt. 11, Lviv - 16, UA - 79016, Ukraine
or email
embogdanov(AT)mail.ru and copy embogdanov(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 1.9.2010

Example:
Evgenij M. Bogdanov
МИНИАТЮРЫ - 2002
3#                         4+2
1.Kc8 ? Kc6!
1... a5 2.Kd7 Kb7 (a4) 3.Rb5#
1.Se8, Se6? Kb7!
1... a5 2.Sc7 Kb7 (a4) 3.Rb5#
1.Sa6? Kxa6!
1... Kb7 2.Sc7 Kb6 3.Rb5#
1.Rd4 !
1... Kc5 2.Se6+ Kb5 (Kb6) 3.Tb4#
1... a5 2.Rd5 Kb7 (a4) 3.Rb5#

Jubilee tourney Viktor Zhuk - 55

Edition of the newspaper "Zarja! announce the Jubilee tourney Viktor Zhuk-55" in four sections:
2# - theme free
3# - theme free
n# - theme free
studies - theme free
In each section only one composition from author can be accepted.
Judge: Vladimir Sychov
The award of tourney will be published in web page: www.brestchess.narod.ru
Send to: Edition of the newspaper "Zarja", pr-t Masherova, 75/1, 224013, Brest-13, Belarus
utro(AT)brest.by
Closing date: 1.9.2010

PCCC 50th Anniversary Composing Festival



To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the PCCC (which took place not long ago) 9 composing tourneys are hereby announced in the following sections:
Twomovers - Judge: Yakov Rossomakho, Russia
Threemovers - Judge: Don Smedley, England
Moremovers - Judge: Hans Peter Rehm, Germany
Studies - Judge: Harold van der Heijden, Netherlands
Selfmates (2 to 5 moves) - Judge: Hartmut Laue, Germany
Helpmates (2 or 3 moves) - Judge: Michal Dragoun, Czech Republic
Fairies (of all kinds and length, testable by the usual solving programs) - Judge: Tadashi Wakashima, Japan
Shortest proof games (SPGs) - Judge: Andrej Frolkin, Ukraine
Retros (excluding SPGs) - Judge: Andrej Kornilov, Russia
There is a common theme for all sections, as follows:
At least one pinning move and one unpinning move are required, which may occur at any phase or be divided between phases (thematically, one phase is enough, but more than one phase is allowed). "Pin" means that the move of the pinned piece is illegal due to the self exposure of the King to an immediate capture. The pinning may be partial, meaning that the pinned piece is still able to move in a limited way (e.g., along the pin-line).
This Composing Festival is announced by the decision of the PCCC/ICCU Presidium, taking benefit of the good atmosphere and the recent support promised by the FIDE. In view of that, prizes will be allocated for each section (possibly $300-$400 per section).
The awards will be published on the PCCC/ICCU website; a booklet is intended.
Send to: Dmitrij Baibikov dmitrij_baibikov(AT)mail333.com
Closing date: 10.8.2010

Memorial tourney Vasiliy K. Blucher - 120

2# - theme free, Judge: Evgeni Bogdanov
3# - theme free, Judge: Evgeni Bogdanov
h2-5# - theme free, Judge: Valery Kopyl
Send to: vkv-53(AT)yandex.ru
Closing date: 1.8.2010

14th TT Chess Leopolis

"CHESS LEOPOLIS" announces the thematic tournament of composing orthodox chess problem-miniatures with a mate in 4 … 6 moves (#4 … #6). Theme: "At least, two white figures (pieces) exchanged places in any of phases ( set play, try or solution ) ".
All correct problems (at will of the authors) will be published in the magazine «CHESS LEOPOLIS»
Judge: Evgenij Bogdanov
Send to: Evgenij M. Bogdanov, B. Meretyna street 10, apt. 11, Lviv - 16, UA - 79016, Ukraine
or email
embogdanov(AT)mail.ru and copy embogdanov(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 1.8.2010

Example:
Evgenij M. Bogdanov
РОБІТНИЧА ТРИБУНА 1985
3#                         5+2
1.Rc3 !
1... Kd6 2.Sb3
2... e3 3.Rc5 e2 4.Qf6#
2... Ke5 3.Rc5 Kd6 4.Qf6#
3... d5 4.Rd5#

Jubilee tourney Miroslav Kasár - 30



3# - Theme: Minimum 2 mates with pinned black piece. Maximum 15 pieces.
Prizes: 30€, 20€, 10€
Judge: Miroslav Kasár
Send to: Oto Mihalčo, Cyprusová 1, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
oto.mihalco(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 22.7.2010

Example:
Miroslav Kasár
JT Metlickij 60
2nd Prize
3#                         8+4
1.Sc6! (2.Se7+ Ke6 3.Bf5#)
1... Sf5 2.Sb4+ Ke4 3.Rc4#
1... Sc4 2.e4+ Kc5 3.Be3#

Jubilee tourney Emmanuel Manolas - 60



The Greek committee for Chess Composition announces the "Jubilee Tourney Manolas – 60".
Theme free. Accepted are original three-mover chess problems in the following four sections:
A: direct mate #3, with at least three variations.
Judge Emmanuel Manolas.
B: helpmate h#3, with exactly three solutions, no zero-positions, no twins.
Judge Harry Fougiaxis.
C: selfmate s#3, with at least three variations.
Judge Ioannis Garoufalidis.
D: fairy #3, with accepted elements : {one fairy condition} or {one fairy condition and one fairy piece type} or {one or two fairy piece types}.
Judge Kostas Prentos.
Computer-checked problems may be submitted by each composer to more than one section. For each problem, the following information is expected : Name & e-mail & country of the composer, diagram & FEN notation & stipulation & solution of the problem.
The participants will receive a copy of the award by e-mail.
The award will be published in blogs http://chess-problems-gr.blogspot.com, http://kallitexniko-skaki.blogspot.com
Send to: manolas.emmanuel(AT)gmail.com with subject "JT-Manolas-60"
Closing date: 12.7.2010

Jubilee tourney Sergey Osintsev - 50

studies - theme free
Judge: Sergey Osintsev
Send to: Sergey Osintsev, P.O. Box 33, 620143 Ekaterinburg, Russia
osintsev64(AT)mail.ru
Closing date: 8.7.2010

StrateGems miniatures tourney

2# - Theme: In the post-key play,the same Black unit will be captured by at least three different White units.
Judge: Robert Lincoln
Send to: Robert Lincoln, 2 Cambridge Ct., Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087, USA
linker91(AT)hotmail.com
Closing date: 7.7.2010

Example:
Robert A. Lincoln
Melnichuk-JT, 2007
Robert A. Lincoln
Original
2#                         4+3
2#                         5+2
1.Qd6 ! (2.Rgxf4#)
1... Kxf3 2.Qxf4#
1... Kf5 2.Rfxf4#
1... Be5 2.Qd3#
1.Se4 ! (2.Sf2#)
1... Bxg3 2.Qxg3#
1... Bg5 2.Rxg5#
1... Bf6+ 2.Sxf6#

13th TT Chess Leopolis

"CHESS LEOPOLIS" announces the thematic tournament of composing orthodox chess problem-miniatures with a mate in: 3 moves (#3), 4 … 6 moves (#4 … #6). Theme: "At least, three different white figures go at the same level of movement on the same place in play-variants of the same phase of a problem (set play, try or solution)".
All correct problems (at will of the authors) will be published in the magazine «CHESS LEOPOLIS»
Judge: Evgenij Bogdanov
Send to: Evgenij M. Bogdanov, B. Meretyna street 10, apt. 11, Lviv - 16, UA - 79016, Ukraine
or email
embogdanov(AT)mail.ru and copy embogdanov(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 1.7.2010

Example:
Evgenij M. Bogdanov
РОБІТНИЧА ТРИБУНА 1985
3#                         5+2
1. h4 ! 1... Kg1 2.Qh3 e2 3.Bf2#
1... Kh1 2.Qf1+ Kh2 3.Bg3#
1... Kh2 2.Qf1 e2 3.Bg3#
1... e2 2.Qf2+ Kh1 3.Sg3#
2... Kh3 3.Qg3#

12th TT Chess Leopolis

"CHESS LEOPOLIS" announces the thematic tournament of composing orthodox chess problem-miniatures with a mate in 4 … 6 moves (#4 … #6). No less than two different variants of game in solution and with the active sacrifice of white figure (not pawn) at least in one of them.
All correct problems (at will of the authors) will be published in the magazine «CHESS LEOPOLIS»
Judge: Evgenij Bogdanov
Send to: Evgenij M. Bogdanov, B. Meretyna street 10, apt. 11, Lviv - 16, UA - 79016, Ukraine
or email
embogdanov(AT)mail.ru and copy embogdanov(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 1.7.2010

Example:
Evgenij M. Bogdanov
Pod Wieza 1999
Special Prize
4#                         4+2
1.Kc4 !
1... b2 2.Kc3 Ka3 3.Ra1+ ba1~
4.Rxa1#
2... bc1~ 3.Rxc1 Ka3 4.Ra1#
2... b1~ 3.Rxb1 Ka3 4.Ra1#
1... Ka3 2.Ra1+ Kb2 3.Re1 Kc2
4.Re2#
1... Kb2 2.Rd5 Kxc1 3.Kb3 Kb1
4.Rd1#
2... Ka2 3.Kc3 (b2) 4.Ra5#
2... Ka3 3.Kc3 Ka4 4.Ra1#
3... Ka2 (b2) 4.Ra5#

Tourney Csák - Majoros - Pásztor - 2010 (Jubilee tourney David Durham - 75)

On the occasion of the 75th birthday of the Hungarian chess-problem composer master David Durham, a tourney will be held in the following sections.
s5-10# - theme free
Judge: József Pásztor
h3# - theme free
Judge: János Csák
Send to: Béla Majoros, Kossuth ut. 8, Bakonyoszlop, H-8418 Hungary
Closing date: 30.6.2010

Memorial tourney Ahmed Bennis

3#-7# - theme free
Judge: Alain Villeneuve
Send to: Abdelaziz Onkoud, 8 square Moliere 3425, F-93240 Stains
azonkoud(AT)hotmail.com
Closing date: 30.6.2010

Jubilee tourney Vito Rallo - 70



The editors of the Italian magazine 'Best Problems' announce a formal tournament for helpmates in 3 (not 2,5) moves, to celebrate the 70th birthday of the Italian chess problemist Vito Rallo.
Theme: "During the solution, at least one initially pinned black piece makes an interference which is exploited in the mate. Orthodox helpmates only -- no fairy pieces or conditions. Zeropositions and/or promoted pieces are not allowed. No duplex problems. Only one entry per composer".
Judge: Christopher Jones
Send to: Vito Rallo, Via A. Manzoni 162 C.S., 91100 Trapani, Italy
rallovito(AT)tin.it
Closing date: 30.6.2010

Example:
Chris J. Feather
Suomen Tehtäväniekat 1994
h3#                         5+7
1.Kc4 Bxc3 2.Rd6 Rd5
3.Bd3 Rc5#
1.Ke3 Rxd2 2.Bf6 Be5
3.Be4 Bf4#

Memorial tourney Valentino Ricci

Three moves direct (3#) are requested with at least 2 phases or more (for example setplay/solution; setplay/try/solution). They are also requested any type of changes among the phases: changes of mates, defenses, menaces, effects, etc.
1st Prize: 150 Euro, 2nd Prize: 100 Euro, 3rd Prize: 50 Euro, Honourable Mentions, Commendations.
The problems that don't reach the award return back to their authors.
Judge: Antonio Garofalo
Send to: Valerio Agostini, Via del giochetto, 2/F-2; 06122 Perugia, Italy
valerio.agostini(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 30.6.2010

Jubilee tourney Anatoly Karamanits - 60



The Dnipropetrovsk City Chess Composition Federation announces an International Problem Composing Tourney dedicated to the 60th birthday of FIDE Master Anatoly Karamanits.
n4-12# - theme free
h3,5-12# - theme free
Judge: Anatoly Karamanits
Send to: Anatoly Karamanits, St. Geroev 32, kv.72, 49106 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
anat(AT)artflex.dp.ua
Closing date: 28.6.2010

Jubilee tourney Aaron Hirschenson - 65



StrateGems announces jubilee tourney to celebrate Aaron’s 65th birthday. Required are orthodox two-movers in two phases (set and solution, try and solution, twins) which show changed mates (or reciprocal changes), after a black piece random and correction moves. The “random” move can be any move whose nature is of a random move even if it is a specific single move. For example, in example 2 the move 1...Se2 in both set and solution can be regarded as a random move, and it is corrected by 1...Sfe6! Similarly, 1...Sb3 is of random nature and is corrected by 1...Sce6!
1st Prize: 100 USD, 2nd Prize: 75 USD, 3rd Prize: 50 USD
Judge: Aaron Hirschenson
Send to: Aaron Hirschenson, 6 Nizana Street, Metar 85025 Israel
aaron43(AT)netvision.net.il
Closing date: 26.6.2010

Examples:
Aaron Hirschenson
Macedonian Problemist 2003
1st Prize
Paz Einat
Israel-France 1983
1st Place
2#                         12+7
2#                         9+7
1.Re7 ? zz 1... Rd5 !
1 … Be4~ a 2.Qe3# A
1 … Bd5 b 2.Sxf5# B
1.c5 ! zz
1 ... Be4~ a 2.Sxf5# B
1 ... Bd5 b 2.Qe3# A
1... Se2 2.Qe5# A
1... Sfe6 ! 2.Qc6# B
1.Sf3 ! (2.Rd4#)
1... Se2 2.Se7#
1... Sfe6 2.Sb6#
1... Sb3 2.Qe5# A
1... Sce6 ! 2.Qc6# B

Memorial tourney marshal Aleksandr Mikhajlovitch Vasilevskiy - 115

2# - theme free, Judge: Vasyl Dyachuk
3# - theme free, Judge: Evgeni Fomichev
h2-5# - theme free, Judge Vadim Vinokurov
Send to: vkv-53(AT)yandex.ru
Closing date: 15.6.2010

16th TT Chess Leopolis

"CHESS LEOPOLIS" announces the thematic tournament of composing orthodox four-movers (#4) with realisation of alternation 1-st (keys), 2-nd, 3-rd & 4-th (mates) moves of white figures (pieces), in any (minimum in two) of phases [in tries or in try(tries) & solution] on any of schemes (look the table)...
Movement
               Phases of problem           
   1 (Key)   
   A   
   B
   C
   D
2
   B   
C   D   A
   D        A
A         C
3
   C   
D   A   D
A   B      D
B      A   B
4#
   D   
A   C   C
B   A      B
C      B   A
Should not be play-variants in thematic phases of the problem with repeating thematic game from other phase.
All correct problems (at will of the authors) will be published in the magazine "CHESS LEOPOLIS"
Judge: Oleg Efrosinin
Send to: Evgenij M. Bogdanov, B. Meretyna street 10, apt. 11, Lviv - 16, UA - 79016, Ukraine
or email
embogdanov(AT)mail.ru and copy embogdanov(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 1.6.2010

Example:
Evgenij M. Bogdanov
Echo 2009
4#                         10+4
1.Bf1 ? A
1... Kh6 2.g5 B Kh5
3.g4+ C Kh4 4.g3# D
3... Kg6 4.Bd3#
2... Kg6 !
1.g5 ! B
1... Kh5 2.g4+ C Kh4
3.g3+ D Kh3 4.Bf1# A

Jubilee tourney Thierry Le Gleuher - 50



Thierry Le Gleuher celebrates his 50th birthday this year. On this occasion he organises a retrograde analysis composing tourney with the following theme:
Add one or several pieces on the chessboard.
It's possible to specify the nature of the missing pieces, a part of their nature (officers, royal pieces), their colour, their position on the board, a choice between several squares... The theme can be made with Shortest Proof Games.
Fairy condition and fairy pieces are forbidden.
Composers will give priority to the depth of the reasoning leading to the final answer.
Judge: Thierry Le Gleuher
Send to: Alain Brobecker, apt 49, 22 rue Gay Lussac, 02300 Chauny, France
abrobecker(AT)yahoo.com with TLG50 in the title in format (.txt, .rtf or .pdf, but not .doc). The stipulation and the solution of the problem must be in English or French. The problems will then be anonymised before being sent to the judge.
Closing date: 1.6.2010

Examples:
Thierry Le Gleuher
Phénix 1995-96
Commendation
We must add the wK. Both Kings cannot be in check. On the d2-f4 diagonal, the wK would be in an impossible check. On d5, he forbids the discovered check by the wR. On d7 he allows this discovered check, but there is a trap: The black pawns b7, c7, f7 and g7 make an impassable barrier for the wK! The wK shall be added on d3 and the last moves were: n-2.Nd4b3+(dec) n-1.d2d4 e4xd3(ep) n.Ke3xd3.
Add 1 piece
8+14
Thierry Le Gleuher
Phénix 1995-96
3rd Honiurable Mention
The last move is O-O-O. The bB on d3 was promoted at b1 and the only white capture was e2xRf3 to allow the Rook going on f2. Black can have made only 4 captures since the missing pawn is white. If the wPa is still on his file, the bPa avoided it and has made 3 captures, but this is impossible. So the missing pawn is on the h-file, and the wPa couldn't promote on his file, so it was captured on his file so that the bPa could promote. The wBa2 proves that the bPa was promoted with a2xb1=B. The wQB was captured on f6 (dark square). The bKR must have got out before freeing the wKB then the wQB. We note that the wQ is not free at the beginning of the game and that we must start with h7xNg6. After the opening g7xBf6 we see that the bK cannot pass by g5 and g4 due to the pawns f4 and f3 already in position. So the bK must have gone through h6-h5-h4. The wPh must have gone at least as far as h4 to let the wKR pass, and must not hinder the bK on his way. The wP is on h7!
Where is the missing pawn?
11+15
Raymond Smullyan
The chess mysteries
of Sherlock Holmes, 1979
The last move is c7xXd8=R+. We cannot have captured a Rook or a black Queeen on d8 with the last move because of the illegal check to the wK! The piece captured on d8 can thus be only a bN (3 black Knights then) or a bB on dark square resulting from promotion (bBf8 taken at home). bPh was thus promoted (and h4 is not a bP) by capturing once at least (hxg-g1) and the bPs thus captured 5 times. The piece h4 cannot be black because a bQ or bR would give also check to wK (there is already check to the bK) and a bB or bN needs a black promotion moreover (impossible). The piece on h4 is thus white and the bPs took the other white available units. wBc1 (running on black squares) could not be taken by the bPs (all captures on white squares), it is thus on h4!
Add a piece on h4
10+10

3rd Thematic tourney Problemist of Ukraine

The Problemist of Ukraine announces a tourney in three sections for miniatures presenting the below themes.
2# - Theme: Change of black king’s flight squares with randomly changed play.
Judge: Vasil Markovcij
3# - Theme: At least three variations in a single phase or in different phases of the problem featuring moves by one or more white pieces to three adjacent squares on the same line (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal); no twins are allowed.
Judge: Alexej Fajzulin
n# - Theme: In the solution, white creates a battery which plays at least once.
Judge: Miron Gnatina
In each of the sections, the winner will then propose a theme for the next tourney and judge it.
We will also be thankful for sending us published problems presenting the themes.
We wish you success in your creative work!
Send to: Mykola Chernyavskiy, P.O. Box 7270, Lviv-70, 79070 Ukraine
tschern(AT)mail.lviv.ua
Closing date: 1.6.2010

Examples:
Vasil Markovcij
Troll 1997
Vasil Markovcij
Smena 1999
Prize
Vasil Markovcij
The Problemist 2009
2#                         5+2
2#                         4+2
2#                         5+2
1... Kc5 2.Qc3# A
1... ed 2.Qb4#
1.Rc6 !
1... Ke5 2.d4#
1... ed 2.Qf4#
1... e3 2.Qc3# A
1.Bc4 ? 1... d5 !
1... Kd4 2.Qf4#
1... Kf3 2.Bd5#
1.Bf1 ? 1... d5 !
1... Kd4 2.Rc4#
1... Kf3 2.Bg2#
1.Qf6 !
1... Ke3 2.Re2#
1... Kd5 2.Bb7#
1.Bf3 ? B 1... Kd2 !
1... Kf1 a 2.Qa1# A
1.Qa1 ? A 1... c3 !
1... Kf1 a 2.Bf3# B
1... Kd2 2.Sd3#
1.Sh3 !
1... Kf1 a 2.Rg1#
1... Kxd1 2.Qa1# A
Evgenij Bogdanov
ECHO 2000
3rd–4th HM
Evgenij Bogdanov
Reklama 2001 (v)
Evgenij Bogdanov
Miniatures 2002
Evgenij Bogdanov
Robotnichna tribuna 1992
3#                         4+2
3#                         5+2
3#                         3+2
3#                         3+3
1.Qd4 ? 1... Kf5 !
1… Kf3 2.Se1+ A Ke2 3.Qxd3#
1.Se1 ? A) 1... d2 !
1… Ke4 2.Bg3 d2 3.Qe5# B
1… Kg4 2.Qg5+ Kh3 3.Qg3#
1.Sd4 !
1… Ke3 2.Qe5+ B Kd2 3.Qe1#
1… d2 2.Qf5+ D Ke3 3.Bf2# C
1… Kg4 2.Qg5+ Kh3 3.Qg3#
1… Ke4 2.Bf2 C Kf4 (d2)
3.Qf5# D
1.Qa7 !
1… Kg4 2.Qh7 Kg3 3.Rg1#
1… g4 2.Qg7 g3 3.Rf1#
1… Kg6 2.Qf7+ Kh6 3.Rh1#
1… Ke5 2.Qe7+ Kf5 3.Qe6#
1… Kf6 2.Qf7+ Ke5 3.Qe6#
1… Kh5 2.Qg5#
1.Qf7 ? 1... Kh3 !
1… Kh4 2.Kf3 - 3.Qh7#
1… g2 2.Qf4+ Kh3 3.Sg5#
2… Kh5 3.Qg5#
1.Sg5 !
1… g2 2.Sf3 Kg3,Kh3 3.Qh4#
2… Kh5 3.Qg5#
1… Kh4 2.Kf4 Kh5 3.Qh7#
1… Kh5 2.Kf5 Kh6,Kh4 3.Qh7#
1.Qb6 !
1… Kg5 2.Qf6+ Kh5 3.Sg3#
1… Kh5 2.Qg6+ Kh4 3.Qh6#
1… g3 2.Qh6+ Kg4 3.e3#
1… Kh3 2.Qf2 g3 3.Qxg3#
Evgenij Bogdanov
Pod Wieza 1995-1997
Special Prize
Evgenij Bogdanov
Schachmatna misal 2002
5#                         4+3
4#                         5+2
1.Bf2 !
1… Kb6 2.Be2! Ka7
3.Rc7+ Kb8 4.Bb6
1… b6 2.Bc8+ Ka7
3.Rc3 Ka8 4.Bg3
1… b5 2.Rc7 Ka5
3.Bc5 Ka4 4.Bd1+
1.Rc3 ! (2.Rgc6 Ke5 3.R3c4)
1… Ke4 2.Rg5 Kd4 3.Rb3
1… Ke5 2.Rc4 Kf5 3.Rh6
1… c5 2.Re3 Kc4 3.Rb6

11th TT Chess Leopolis

"CHESS LEOPOLIS" announces the thematic tournament of composing chess problems in sections: #3, #(4 … 6), H#2, H#2˝ , H#3, H#3˝ and S#(3 … 5) -, with realization CYCLIC FORM of INTERATTRACTION - theme:
"Move of figure A carried out in the B-figure’s play-line into nearby place near figure B, move of figure B carried out in the C - figure’s play-line into nearby place near figure C, and move of figure C carried out in the A-figure’s play-line into nearby place near figure A".
No less than three figures of one colour (white or black) participate in the thematic play.
A form of realization of this theme can be any.
Judge: Evgenij Bogdanov
Send to: Evgenij M. Bogdanov, B. Meretyna street 10, apt. 11, Lviv - 16, UA - 79016, Ukraine
or email
embogdanov(AT)mail.ru and copy embogdanov(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 1.6.2010

Example:
Evgenij M. Bogdanov
3964 Chess Leopolis 2009
3#                         12+5
1.Kc1? c6!
1… Kc4 (Ke4) 2.Rfd1 e6 3.Rd4#
1… Ke2 2. Kc2 e6 3.Rbe1#
1.Ke1? c6!
1… Kc4 (Ke4) 2.Rbd1 e6 3.Rd4#
1… Kc2 2. Ke2 e6 3.Rfc1#

Memorial tourney Alexander Pituk

Slovak Organization of Chess Composition (SOKŠ) has a pleasure in announcing an international composing tourney in memory of Alexander Pituk, the senior of Slovak chess composers.
2# - theme free
Judge: Zoltán Labai
The award will be put on show on July 12, 2010 during the Slovak Chess Championship held at Banská Štiavnica, the Pituk´s town of birth.
Send to: Ján Golha, Lúky 1231/89, SK-952 01 Vráble, Slovakia
goja(AT)goja.sk
Closing date: 31.5.2010

Wola Gulowska - 2010

The Gen. Fr. Kleeberg Community Centre in Wola Gulowska announces the twentieth formal competition on the following section:
2# - Judge: Leopold Szwedowski
3# - Judge: Jan Rusinek
s2# - Judge: Kazimierz Strzala
s4-6# - Judge: Waldemar Tura
h2# - Judge: Vladislav Nefjodov
Send to: Dom Kultury - Pomnik Czynu, Bojowego Kleeberczyków, 21-481 Wola Gulowska, Poland
wgdk(AT)interia.pl
Closing date: 15.5.2010

Jubilee tourney Yuri Blednov - 85

3# - theme free, Judge: Evgeni Bogdanov
h3# - theme free, Judge: Viktor Zaitsev
Send to: vkv-53(AT)yandex.ru
Closing date: 15.5.2010

The Belgrade Internet Tourney 2010

The Problemist of Ukraine announces a tourney in three sections for miniatures presenting the below themes.
The traditional composing tourney which forms part of the Belgrade Problem Chess Festival (May 14-16 2010) will be held in two groups:
A) Direct Twomovers
B) Helpmate Twomovers
Each composer may send only one problem per group. The awards will be published on the Internet on 16th May.
A: 2#
Theme: White Correction exploiting hidden weaknesses. A black defence x refutes a random try-move of a white piece P1. White could exploit a hidden weakness of the move x only after creating a weakness in his own position. To do this, White makes the key-move with P1, and closes a white line L1, either immediately (with his key-move, as in Example 1), or later (with the mating move, as in Example 2). The closure of the white line results in either: 1. unguard of a BK flight F1 (Example 1), or 2. unpin of a black piece U1 (Example 2). Now, the black move x either: 1. opens a guard on (or selfblocks) the newly created flight F1, or 2. interferes with (or allows the removal of) the unpinned black piece U1. The weakness created by the key-move may be immediate or potential. The threats in both phases do not have to be the same.
Judge: Darko Šaljić
B: h2#
Theme: A black piece is unpinned and then sacrificed on an empty square. All kinds of unpinning moves by black and by white are thematic, including masked unpinning and anticipatory unpinning. It is not allowed to use promoted pieces and zeroposition twins.
Judge: Nikola Stolev
Send to: Marjan Kovačević, Vukova 6, 11.080 Zemun, Serbia
kovacevic.marjan(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 1.5.2010

Examples:
Example 1
Example 2
2#                         7+5
2#                         7+4
1.B~? 2.Sxh5# 1... Sg3!
1.Bg4! ~ 2.Sxh5#
1... Sg3 2.e3#
P1 = Bf5
x = 1...Sg3
L1 = g6-g3
F1 = g3
1.Rf ~? 2.Qc8# 1... Se6!
1.Rd5! ~ 2.Qc8#
1... Se6 2.Bf8#
(1... f5 2.Qh4#
1... Sd7 2.Qxd7#
1... Be6 2.Rxf8#)
P1 = Tf5
x = 1...Se6
L1 = h8-d8
U1 = Lg8
Evgeny Fomichev
Valery Kirillov
Wola Gulowska 2002
1st Prize
Mario Parrinello
Idee & Form 2005
5th HM
Francesco Simoni
O. Bonivento 90 JT 2005
Commendation
Chris Feather
Scrapings 1999
Vitally Medintsev
Diagrammes 2007
Prize
h2#                         6+9
h2#                         6+9
h2#                         7+11
B: Pb5 ->c5
h2#                         6+10
h2#                         7+9
1.fxe2 Rxe5+ 2.Sc5 Rxc5#
1.gxf5 Bxd3+ 2.Sc4 Bxc4#
Indirect self-unpinning by
capturing the pinner
1.f2 Sc4 2.Sb2 Scxb2#
1.g5 Sc5 2.Sd7 Scxd7#
Indirect unpinning
1.Ka5 Re6 (Qxe3?)
2.Rd4 Kxd4#
1.Kb5 Qxe3 (Re6?)
2.Bd6 Kxd6#
Direct self-unpinning
a) 1.Kd5 Bxb6 2.Sed4 Rxd4#
b) 1.Kc5 Rg4 2.Sbd4 Bxd4#
Masked direct self-unpinning
1.Bb6 Sd3 2.Rc6+ dxc6#
1.Bf4 Kf6 2.Qe6+ dxe6#
Indirect self-unpinning
1.Sf2 fxg5 2.Bd5+ cxd5#
1.Be2 c5 2.Se5 fxe5#
Masked direct self-unpinning

Memorial tourney Ilja Starinov - 110

3# - theme: Silent victims of white figures
Judge: Vadim Vinokurov
h3# - theme: Cyclic form topic Zilahi with quiet victims of white figures
Judge: Vadim Vinukorov
Send to: vkv-53(AT)yandex.ru
Closing date: 1.5.2010

Memorial tourney Aleksandr Tolush - 100

studies - theme free
Judge: Yuri Roslov
Prize fund: 500€
Send to: Jakov Rossomakho, Ordinarnaja 12, kv.29, 197136 Sankt Peterburg, Russia
yross(AT)mail.ru
Closing date: 1.5.2010

Jubilee tourney Sergej Starostenko - 30

h# - with ideal mates
Judge: Valery Kopyl
Send to: Valery Kopyl, St. Kagamlika 80, 36008 Poltava, Ukraine
kopyl(AT)nadija.poltava.ua
Closing date: 1.5.2010

Jubilee tourney Yuri Bilokin - 60

hn# - with ideal mates, minimum 2 solutions, without twins
Judge: Yuri Bilokin
Send to: Valery Kopyl, St. Kagamlika 80, 36008 Poltava, Ukraine
kopyl(AT)nadija.poltava.ua
Closing date: 1.5.2010

Memorial tourney Genrikh Kasparyan - 100

Armenian Chess Federation announces an international contest of chess compositions, “Genrikh Kasparyan - 100”, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth Genrikh Kasparyan
studies- theme free, one composition from author
Judge: Vladimir Akopian
Jointly prepared compositions are not valid.
1st Prize – 300 US $, 2nd Prize – 250 US $, 3rd Prize – 200 US $, 4th prize – 100 US $, 5th prize – 80 US $, 6th prize – 70 US $
The chief arbiter of the contest will announce the preliminary results of the contest on June 1, 2010. Final results of the contest will be announced on July 1, 2010. The results will be published in the magazine ''Chess composition'' and in the weekly newspaper ''Shakhmatayin Hayastan'' (Chess in Armenia).
Send to: Armenian Chess Federation, Khanjyan str. 50, Yerevan 0025, Armenia
hkasparyan100(AT)chessfed.am
Closing date: 15.4.2010

Jubilee tourney Jaroslav - 1000

2#, 3#, n# - theme free
Judge: Evgeni Bogdanov
h3# - theme free
Judge: Valery Kirilov
Send to: A. Miroljubov, St. Motostroitelej, 9-154, 152935 Ribinsk, Jaroslav region, Russia
anm.58(AT)mail.ru
Closing date: 15.4.2010

Springaren Winter Tourney

Tourney for all kind of problems where the King makes the last move.
Judge: Göran Forslund
Send to: Rolf Uppström, Godhemsgatan 24 C, SE-41468 Göteborg, Sweden
rolf.uppstrom(AT)springaren.se
Closing date: 1.4.2010

Jubilee tourney Kjell Widlert - 60



Tourney for direct mates (#n) with one or more neutral pieces. All other fairy forms are allowed : rules, pieces, boards etc.
Prize fund : at least 100 EUR
Judge: Kjell Widlert
Send to: Indrek Aunver, Ymergatan 6 A, SE-75325 Uppsala, Sweden
Indrek.aunver(AT)springaren.se
Closing date: 1.4.2010

Example:
Kjell Widlert
Probleemblad 1969
1st Honourable Mention
3#                         7+9+1
1.Qa4 !
(2.nPe8=nQ+ Kf5 3.Qf4#)
1... cxd5
2.nPe8=nR+ Kf6,f5 3.Qf4#
1... Kd7 2.nPe8=nB+
2... Kxc8/Kxe8/Ke6
3.Qa8/Sf6/Qe4#
1... Sd7
2.nPxd8=nS+ Ke5,f5 3.Qf4#

Memorial tourney Vladimir Ilyich Lenin - 140

The newspaper "Pravda Primorya" (Vladivostok) declares the international competition, devoted to the 140 anniversary from the date of V.I.Lenin's birth.
studies- theme free
Judge: Yuri Bazlov
Prize fund: 1st Place – 1000 US $, 2nd Place – 600 US $, 3rd Place – 400 US $, and three book prizes, honourable mentions and commendation.
Preliminary results of competition will be brought on April, 21st, 2010, published in the newspaper "Pravda Primorya", placed on a site www.pkokrf.ru and dispatched all participants to their electronic addresses. Leading of definitive results - after reception of all remarks sent not later than May, 21st, 2010.
Send to: bazlov(AT)bk.ru with subject МК of V.I.Lenin-140
Closing date: 21.3.2010

Tourney ECSC 2010



Twomovers are required that demonstrate different aspects of arrival correction strategy enacted by White:
A: Tertiary Arrival Correction
Example:
A. C. Reeves
British Chess Magazine 1965
2nd Honourable Mention
The arrival of a white piece on e5 unpins wRd6, introducing a threat of 2.Rd4.
Try 1.Be5? Bf2(x) 2.Sd2 but 1...Sc2!(y)
Try 1.Sce5? Sc2(y) 2.Bxd3 but 1...Bf2!(x)
Key 1.Sge5! Bf2(x) 2.Qg4; 1…Sc2(y) 2.Qxf3
The two tries and key must be made by different White units to the same square. The logic of tertiary correction is found when the consequences of the thematic defence x (1...Bf2) are analysed. A mate follows x in first try but this is refuted by y (1...Sc2!) The second try corrects by arranging a mate for y but now 1...x! refutes. The key again provides for y but now x is met by a changed mate. This change is crucial to the tertiary logic. The changed mate following y is pleasing but not a thematic necessity.
2#                         8+10
Colin Sydenham
Die Schwalbe 1978/II
4th Prize
Colin Sydenham
The Problemist, 1977/II
1st Prize
2#                         11+9
2#                         5+2
1.d4 ? (2.Qe4,Rxe5#)
1... Rf5 2.Se7#
1... Sf5 !
1.S2d4 ? (2.Qe4,Rxe5#)
1... Sf5 2.Be6#
1... Rf5 !
1.S6d4 ! (2.Qe4,Rxe5#)
1... Rf5 2.Bb7#
1... Sf5 2.Be6#
1.Sxd7 ? (2.Se6#)
1... cxd3 x 2.Rxb4#
1... Sxd3 ! y
1.cxd7 ? (2.Se6#)
1... Sxd3 y 2.Sc6#
1... cxd3 ! x
1.Rbxb7 ! (2.Se6#)
1... cxd3 x 2.Qxb4#
1... Sxd3 y 2.Qxd5#

B: Tertiary Arrival Threat Correction
Example:
A. C. Reeves
The Problemist 2009
A “neutral” capture of bPd4 eliminates the possibility of an en passant defence.
Try 1.Bxd4? (>2.e4-A) but 1...Sc5!
Try 1.Sfxd4? (>2.Bxc6-B and not 2.e4?-A) but 1...Rxc5!
Key 1.Sexd4! (>2.e6-C and not 2.e4?-A nor 2.Bxc6?-B)
1...Rxc5 2.e4-A; 1…Sxc5 2.Bxc6-B
(1...Kxc5 2.Rb5)
The two tries and key must be made by different White units to the same square. The logic of tertiary threat correction is to be found in the sequence of threat avoidance; Try? (>2.A) Try? (>2.B-2.A?) and Key! (>2.C-2.A?/2.B?) The transfer of A and B to variation mates post-key is highly desirable but not a thematic necessity. Another feature here is that these transfers occur following the defences that refuted the tries. This is pleasing but once again not a thematic necessity.
2#                         10+10
Judge: David Shire

Required are h#2s in three or more parts. The parts taken together as a whole show one or more round trips, by a pawn or pawns (promoting if desired) and/or by any kind of piece(s). See the definition of "round trip" below.
Any form of twinning (including the use of a zeroposition) is allowed, except as follows:
1/ It must always be the black king which is mated &
2/ Changes in the colour of pieces are not allowed.
Thus the "duplex" form is specifically excluded.
Definition: in a round trip a piece leaves a square by a certain route and later in the problem returns to it by a different route. In other words the thematic sequence includes moves which are not simply the reverse of earlier moves. The itinerary need not describe a plane geometric figure. Thus Ra1-d1-h1-d1-a1 is NOT a round trip, because it consists of two moves followed by their reverses. Conversely Ra1-d1-h1- e1-a1 is a round trip, because no specific move is reversed.
Example:
A. C. Reeves
The Problemist 2009
B: After the first black move in [a], a1=>a8
C: After the first black move in [b], a1=>a8
D: After the first black move in [c], a1=>a8

A: 1.c4 Qb7+ 2.Kc5 Rd5#
B: 1.d5 Qe6+ 2.Kg5 Rxd5#
C: 1.e4 Qg2+ 2.Ke3 Rxe4#
D: 1.d3 Rb4 2.d2 Qc4#
h2#                         4+4
Judge: Chris J. Feather
Send to: Michael McDowell, 8 Commercial Road, Westcliff-on-sea, Essex, SS0 0QJ, Great Britain
mmcdchess(AT)freeuk.com
Closing date: 12.3.2010

27th TT Chess Composition Microweb

Chess Composition Microweb announces formal thematical tourney for any type of chess problems using fairy piece leo.
Any stipulations and any fairy conditions are allowed. Also leos might be neutral. The tourney might be divided to multiple sections if enough problems are received depending on the opinion of the judge.
Judge: Michal Dragoun
Send to: juraj.lorinc(AT)bigfoot.com
Closing date: 3.3.2010
Examples:

Jean-Marc Loustau
Jacques Rotenberg
diagrammes 1985-87
1st Prize
Uri Avner
TT Derby 2005
2nd HM
Petko A. Petkov
dedicated to D. Brown
StrateGems 2000
1st Comm
2#                         11+6
h2#                         6+9
h2#                         4+4
B: Pd5 -> d7
1... Be2 a 2.LEaxe2# A
1... Bc2 b 2.LE6e2# B
1... Be4 c 2.LEb2e2# C
1... d6 d 2.Rfxd3# D
1.LEee5 ? (2.Rfxd3# D)
1... d6 ! d
1.LEb2e5 ! (2.Rfxd3#)
1... Be2 a 2.LE6xe2# B
1... Bc2 b 2.LE5e2# C
1... Be4 c 2.LEae2# A
1... d6 2.f5#
1.Bd6 LEf2 2.Bb4+ Bf6#
1.Sd6 LEf7 2.Sb5+ d6#
A: 1.Sc8 Ke6 2.Sd6 nLEf6
3.nLEhh6+ Ke7#
B: 1.Sd5 Ke4 2.b6 nLEg2
3.nLEhh1+ Ke5#

Tourney Gaivoronskiy Kuryer

2# - Theme: A White and a Black pieces exchange squares.At least two thematic variations.Non-checking key.
Judge: Stanislav Kirilov
Send to: Gaivoronskiy Kuryer, 30 Kirov Str., Gaivoron, Kirovograd region, 26300, Ukraine
Closing date: 1.3.2010

Example:
2#                         5+11
1.Sxf6 ! (2.Rc4#)
1... d5 2.Sd7#
1... Bd5 2.Se4#
(1... Kxc3 2.Sd5#)

FIDE World Cup of Composition 2010

The International Chess Federation (FIDE), within the framework of its special "Chess Composition" project, is organising the first FIDE World Cup of Composition (FIDE-WCC) in 2010, a competition for the composition of problems and endgames in the following sections:
2# - Judge: Vasil Markovtsy (Ukraine)
3# - Judge: Yakov Vladimirov (Russia)
n# - Judge: Yuri Gordian (Ukraine)
Endgames - Judge: Oleg Pervakov (Russia)
h# - Judge: Chris Feather (England)
s# - Judge: Zivko Janevski (Macedonia)
fairies - Judge: Eric Huber (Romania)
retros - Judge: Andrey Kornilov (Russia)
In each section, only one composition from each author can be accepted (no joint compositions).
There is a free choice of theme in all sections, and any number of moves is acceptable in the h# and s# sections. In the fairies section only problems which it is possible to check with the Alybadix or Popeye programs are admissible. Every author should state the name of the computer program with which his composition has been tested. The Director of the FIDE-WCC competition is IGM Petko Petkov (FIDE international judge), who will not participate as author or judge.
Every author should send his composition - by E-mail only, but including the composer's postal address - to the Director P.A.Petkov: ppetkow(AT)mail.orbitel.bg
The Director will send all compositions to the judges on standardised anonymous diagrams by 01.04.2010. Every judge should make his award by 01.07.2010.
The final results will be published on the Internet by 01.09.2010.
In each section cups, prizes, honourable mentions and commendations will be awarded, as well as certificates signed by the FIDE President Mr Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.
All participants will receive the final results booklet.
Closing date: 1.3.2010

12th TT Kudesnik

The editorial staff of «Kudesnik» magazine announces the 12th international thematic competition devoted to composing chess problems for helpmates in two moves (H#2), devoted to the fiftieth anniversary of creative work of the Honoured sport veteran of the Ukraine Zalokotskiy Roman Fedorovich. The competition subject is: positions of twins are being composed by re-arrangement of different black figures on one and the same field, there must be at least three phases (diagram + two twins).
One problem from one author (collective are not received)
Judge: A. Mitushin
Send to: Vladimir Kozhakin, Pochtamt box 0/28, 685000 Magadan, Russia
vKozhakin(AT)mail.ru
Closing date: 25.2.2010
Example:

Roman Zalokotskiy
Суворовский натиск
1965
h2#                         4+10
B: Pc2 -> h7
C: Pa6 -> h7
D: Pe5 -> h7
A: 1.Qa4 Bf5 2.Qd7 Bg6#
B: 1.Qf2 Bd1 2.Qf7 Ba4#
C: 1.Rf4 Be2 2.Rf7 Bb5#
D: 1.Rf5 Bf3 2.Rf7 Bc6#

10th TT Kudesnik

The editorial staff of «Kudesnik» magazine announces the 10th international thematic competition devoted to composing chess problems for helpmates in two moves (H#2), the theme is Bykovinsko-preCarpathians (the field near the black baron is controlled by several white figures, but in the process of game this control is goes away by taking of one white figure, another white figure takes this control away by itself and the field in the finale becomes just a blocked black figure).
Judge: A. Mitushin
Send to: Vladimir Kozhakin, Pochtamt box 0/28, 685000 Magadan, Russia
vKozhakin(AT)mail.ru
Closing date: 15.2.2010

Good Companions Quick-Composing Tourneys

The "Good Companions" hereby announce the following formal Quick-Composing tourneys.
Section A:
Parry-series movers of any type (see article in StrateGems, Jul-Sep 2009, p. 150). No fairy pieces or additional fairy conditions. In a parry-series mover, the series-side may give check during the series; when checked, the idle-side must immediately parry the threat; after a check-and-parry, the series-side continues the series. Limit 3 entries per composer.
Send to: Gianni Donati gianchess(AT)aol.com
Closing date: 15.2.2010
Examples:

Dan Meinking
George P. Sphicas
StrateGems 2009
Dan Meinking
StrateGems 2009
pser-h#14                         3+2
pser-s#11                         6+8
5.g1Q 6.Qg2+ e4 7.Qb2+ Kc7
8.Qh2+ e5 9.Qh7+ Kc8
10.Qf5+ e6 11.Qc5+ Kd8
12.Qg5+ e7 13.Qg8+ e8Q
14.Qg1 Qe2#
1.Bb1 2.Be3+ Kh5 3.Bc1
5.Bxe2+ Kh4 6.Bd1 8.Bf2+ Kh3
9.Bg1 10.Bh5 11.Rg4 (zz) Rxg1#

Section B:
Proof games in which a piece (not a pawn) undertakes a significant journey without capturing, and then is captured. No fairy pieces or fairy conditions. No limit on the number of entries per composer.
A promoted piece may also be thematic, even if captures occurred upon or before promotion.
Send to: Dan Meinking dmeinking(AT)roadrunner.com
Closing date: 15.2.2010
Example:

Gianni Donati
Original
PG in11,5                         15+15
1.e4 d5 2.Bb5+ Bd7 3.c4 d4
4.Sc3 dxc3 5.d4 Bc6 6.Bf4
Sd7 7.Qd2 Bd5 8.OOO Be6
9.Kb1 Bg4 10.Rc1 Bd1 11.Ka1
Ba4 12.Bxa4

Jubilee tourney Toma Garai - 75



The Editors of Orbit announce a formal tournament for the 75th jubilee of the famous US chess problemist, Grandmaster Toma Garai, in two sections:
h3# - theme free
Judge: Rolf Wiehagen
h3# - Theme: An initially free white piece is pinned on the first move. The pinned white piece is unpinned and gives mate.
Judge: Toma Garai
Zero-position, promoted pieces and fairy pieces are not acceptable in either section.
Send to: Živko Janevski P. box 163, 1480 Gevgelija, Macedonia
zivko(AT)t-home.mk
Closing date: 1.2.2010
Examples:

Toma Garai
Die Schwalbe 1990
Viktor Abrosimov
Aleksandr Pankratiev
6th HM Diagrammes 2001
h3#                         7+9
B: Kc2 -> d2
h3#                         3+7
A:
1.Bd2+ Bb5 2.Qd4 Sc5
3.Qb2 Bd3# B:
1.Be3+ Sg5 2.Rf2 Bf5
3.Re2 Sf3#
1.Kd3+ Sc4 2.Ke2 Bg4+
3.Kf1 Se3#
1.Kc5+ Bg4 2.Kb6 Sc4+
3.Ka6 Bc8#

Memorial Tourney in honour of Helmut Zajic

On the occasion of the 75th birthday of Helmut Zajic, who died last year, Die Schwalbe, in conjuction with Austrian problemists, announces a Memorial Tourney.
h3# - theme with fairy pieces, on a normal 8x8 board and without further conditions. The allowable fairy pieces are limited to those which can be found in the testing programs Popeye and/or Fairybadix.
Judge: Franz Pachl
Entries maximum of 3 problems per author
Prize fund:
There are money prizes of 200 EUR (contributed by Herta Zajic and Franz Pachl 100 EUR each) as well as book prizes to the value of 100 EUR (contributed by Klaus Wenda).
Send to: Klaus Wenda, Rasumofskygasse 28, A-1030 Wien, Austria
klaus.wenda(AT)chello.at
Closing date: 31.1.2010
Example:

H.Bernleitner
H.Zajic
The Problemist 2004
2nd Honourable Mention
h3#                         7+8
1.Be4 Gd5 2.Gd4 Sd6+
3.Kd8 Se6#
1.Bd5 Gc6 2.Gb6 Sd6+
3.Kf6 Sd7#
how unblocks and end
in echo-style model mates

Christmas tourney 2009-2010

A tourney is organized in parallel to the International Solving Contest 2010. The theme chosen by the judges is a fairy condition, IMMUN chess. A capture is possible if the Circe rebirth square of the captured unit (Rex Exclusiv) is empty (after capturing).
Other fairy conditions and pieces are accepted.
Section 1: All kinds of problems except Retros and Proof-games.
Judge: Guy Sobrecases
Section 2: Retro problems and Proof-games.
Judge Michel Caillaud
The awards will be announced at the end of the ISC, on January 24th, 2010.
Send to: eric.pichouron(at)free.fr
Closing date: 17.1.2010
Example:

Eligiusz Zimmer
Problemkiste 2004
h2#                         3+2
Immun Chess
1.Qb3 Bf7 2.Qa4 Bb4#
1.Kb3 Bb4 2.Qa4 Bf7#

Jubilee tourney Mikhail Marandyuk - 60



The Ukrainian commission for chess composition and the magazine "Problemist of Ukraine" announces the "Mikhail Marandyuk - 60" international Jubilee Tourney in celebration of the famous Ukrainian grandmaster's birthday.
3#, n# - theme free
Judge: Mikhail Marandyuk
Send to: Mikhail Marandyuk, St. Chapaeva, 25-23, 60300 Novoselitsa, Chernivtsi region, Ukraine
marandyuk(AT)cv.ukrtel.net
Closing date: 17.1.2010

Olympic tourney on chess problems composing Khanty - Mansiysk – 2010

International Chess Federation (FIDE) within the framework of the special project “Chess Composition” is organizing the Olympic FIDE Tourney on composing of studies and problems during the World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk (2010) .
2# – Judge: Jakov Rossomakho
3# – Judge: Jakov Vladimirov
n# – Judge: Alexander Azhusin
Studies – Judge: Sergey Tkachenko
h# – Judge: Valery Kopyl s# – Judge: Andrey Selivanov
fairy - Judge: Petko Petkov
retro - Judge: Andrey Frolkin
Theme free. Only one composition from one author can be accepted (no joint compositions).
Three Olympic medals and honorable certificates will be handed out in each nomination.
Certificates for winners will be signed by the FIDE President.
All participants will receive the booklet with final results.
Send to: Andrey Selivanov via e-mail: olympictourney(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 31.12.2009

28th Thematic tourney of Problem - Echo

Theme: Series helpmates with set play in one move are required (ser-h#n*).
A Maximum of two types of the following fairy pieces may be used, however, one must be at least used: grasshopper, night rider, non-stop-equihopper, equihopper. In the course of the solution at least one promotion occurs in a fairy piece.
Other fairy piece types than the mentioned as well as fairy conditions are not admitted. Neither pieces may be neutrally nor may own them other additional features, e.g., magically, paralyzing etc.. More solutions are allowed. Twins are only admitted if every solution owns a set play.
Judge: Michael Barth
Send to: Dieter Müller, Grenzstraße 45A, 09376 Oelsnitz/E., Germany
Muellerhaupt(AT)aol.com
Closing date: 31.12.2009

Example:
Dieter Müller
Harmonie 2008
ser-h12#*                         5+5
1... Gd7#
1.exf5 2.Ke6 3.d5 4.d4 5.d3
6.d2 7.d1=G 8.Gf3 9.Gf6 10.f4
11.Kf5 12.Gg6 Sd4#

Jubilee tourney Marek Kolčák - 50



Theme: Helpmate in any number of moves. Twin with identical solution, but with changed motivation of moves. Twining by mutual exchange of pieces is allowed. Rotation of the chessboard and zeroposition are not allowed. Using the other type of fairy condition instead of twinning is allowed.
Prizes in two categories 1. orthodox problems and 2. any fairy:
(in case of small number of problems they can be joined)
1.prize 100 €
2.prize 50 €
3.prize 30 €
Judge: Marek Kolčák
Send to: Ľubomír Širáň, Jašíkova 22, 821 03 Bratislava, Slovakia
lubomir.siran(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 28.12.2009

Examples:
Marek Kolčák
Šachové umenie 1985
3rd Honourable Mention
Marek Kolčák
25 JT BKKŠ 1998
2nd Honourable Mention
Marek Kolčák
Whisky tourney Turku 1995
2nd Prize
Marek Kolčák
Phenix 1999
2nd Honourable Mention
h2#                         5+10
B: Ke4 -> g5
h2#                         5+12
B: Kd4 -> e5
h2#                         5+12
B: Kb7 <-> Kf5
h3#                         5+12
B: Ke4 -> f5
A: 1.Sb4+ Sc6 2.e5 Se7#
B: 1.Sb4+ Sc6 2.e5 Se7#
A: 1.f5 Sf6 2.Bd3 Scd7#
B: 1.f5 Sf6 2.Bd3 Scd7#
A: 1.Reg4 Sf4 2.Bb8 d6#
B: 1.Reg4 Sf4 2.Bb8 d6#
A: Rf3 Rc2 2.Be3 Bb1
3.Sd5 Rc4#
B: Rf3 Rc2 2.Be3 Bb1
3.Sd5 Rc4#

Jubilee tourney Sergej Borodavkin - 40

s4-10# - theme free
Judge: Sergej Borodavkin
Send to: borod_serg(AT)mail.ru or borod(AT)email.ua
Closing date: 10.12.2009

Jubilee tourney Virgil Nestorescu - 80



The Romanian chess magazine Gambit announces the “Virgil Nestorescu - 80” Jubilee Tourney in celebration of the Romanian grandmaster’s birthday on February 8th.
3# - theme free, studies - theme free
Judge: Virgil Nestorescu
Send to: Valeriu Petrovici, CP 77-09, cod 03.3290, Bucharest 77, Romania
or d.i.nicula(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 1.12.2009

20th Memorial tourney E. M. Birnov

2# - Judge: Vjacheslav Pilchenko
3# - Judge: Aleksandr Sygurov
n# - Judge: Aleksandr Kuzovkov
studies - Judge: Richard Becker
h2# - Judge: Živko Janevski
The publication of results will be in 2008 in the newspaper: "Molodoj" (Volgograd, Russia) and on a site: www.efrosinin.t-k.ru. Dispatch of results to foreign participants only by e-mail.
Send to: rosini(AT)t-k.ru
Closing date: 30.11.2009

26th TT Chess Composition Microweb

Chess Composition Microweb announces formal thematical tourney for any type of chess problems using any Circe variation - Circe, Mirror Circe, Circe Parrain, Anticirce, Mars Circe, Supercirce etc.
Moreover there should be no captures in the thematic solution(s) and/or variation(s). (In the direct or self play it is allowed to have captures in unimportant variations.)
Judge: Juraj Lörinc
Send to: juraj.lorinc(AT)bigfoot.com
Closing date: 11.11.2009
Examples:

František Sabol
321 Pat a Mat 24 4/1999
Michel Caillaud
1st TT Becherovka 1999
1st Prize
Eric Huber
Quartz 16 - 2001
2#                         8+4
A: Orthodox
B: Circe
h2#                         3+2
A: Orthodox
B: Anticirce
hs5#                         4+4
Mars circe
B: Rc5 -> b4
A:
1.Rb1 ! ( 2.Kd2#)
1... Kf1 2.Qh1#
B:
1.Kd2 ! (2.Qh1#)
1... Kf1 2.Rb1#
A: 1.Re7 a8S 2.Rd7 f8Q#
B: 1.Kc8 f8S 2.Rc7+ a8Q#
A:
1.Rd8 Rc8 2.Rd2 Kd3 3.Kb7 Ke3
4.Ka6 Bb5 5.Rd4+ Rc1#
B:
1.e5 Ra4 2.Be1 Kd1 3.Rc2 Bf1
4.Bc3+ Ke1 5.Rc1+ Ra1#

Jubilee tourney Oleg Shalygin - 50

H#2-6 - theme: Roentgen - a pinning piece captures the pinned piece, and when the enemy King retreats, continues moving in the same direction.
Prize fund: 50 €.
Judge: Oleg Shalygin
Send to: borod_serg(AT)mail.ru
Closing date: 4.11.2009
Examples:

Christopher Jones
Problem-Forum 2005
h3#                         5+9
1.Rxg4 Bxd6+ 2.Kf5 Bg3
3.Bb5 Re5#
1.Bxg5 Rxe2+ 2.Kf6 Re8
3.Sb5 Be5#

Memorial tourney Viktor Melnichenko

2# - theme free
3# - theme free
n# - theme free
Judges: Evgeni Reitsen & Valery Kopyl
Send to: Valery Kopyl, St. Kagamlika 80, 36008 Poltava, Ukraine
kopyl(AT)nadija.poltava.ua
Closing date: 1.11.2009

The Danish Chess Problem Society - 61th theme tourney

The Danish Chess Problem Society announces its 61th theme tourney demanding problems with grid chess and Rundlauf. The grid does not have to be standard. The Rundlauf must cover an area, travelling backwards by the same route (like switchback) is not considered Rundlauf.
All kind of problems are allowed, fairy pieces and conditions likewise.
There will be a total prize sum of 135€.
Judge: Dinu-Ioan Nicula
Send to: Leif Schmidt, Raadmand Billesvej 25, DK-2620 Roedovre, Denmark
leif.c.schmidt(AT)hotmail.com
Closing date: 31.10.2009

The Study Tourney NONA 2009

The Georgian Chess Club NTN (Nona, Tigran, Nana) announces an International Composing Blitz Tourney (studies) NONA 2009, which is enclosed in program of chess festival in honour of IGM Nona Gaprindashvili. The theme of tournament: Realization an echo mates or an echo stalemates in the main line (lines). Are nominated prizes, honourable and commendation mentions.
Judge: David Gurgenidze
The preliminary award of tourney will be published on 1.12.2009 in web page http://akobia.com or http://akobia.geoweb.ge (also, will be sent to participants by e-mail)
Send to: geochess(at)geo.net.ge
Closing date: 20.10.2009

Spišská borovička - 21st theme tourney

Peter Gvozdják announces his 21th thematical tourney Spisska Borovicka, competition for all kinds of original problems in 2 moves (#2, =2, h#2, s#2, r=2 etc...) and showing one of the CYCLONE themes. In addition, key must take at least one flight. (Nothing is said about possible flight giving.) Twins, more solutions, promoted pieces and any fairy pieces and/or conditions are allowed, but only computer-tested (C+) problems will be accepted.
Judge: Peter Gvozdják
There are two ways of entering:
1. You may send the entry by e-mail to Peter Gvozdják at peter.gvozdjak(AT)gmail.com. In that case the entry should be received latest on September 30th.
2. You may also give your problems at Rio de Janeiro congress personally to Peter Gvozdják. In that case he should receive your entry before Friday October 16th, 2009, 9.30 A.M.
Closing date: 16.10.2009
Example:

Milan Velimirovic
Problem 1971
2#                         10+10
1…Sd3 a 2.R×e8# A
1…d4 b 2.B×d4# B
1…Qe4 c 2.Sd7# C
1.Rf4 ! (2.d4#)
1…Sd3 a 2.Bd4# B
1…d4 b 2.Sd7# C
1…Qe4 c 2.R×e8# A

Theme tourney for fairy-miniature

fairy - miniature, with conditions: ParrainCirce & Einstein Chess
Judge: Michael Grushko
Send to: V.Ivanov, Karelia, Povenez, PO box 4, 186326, Russia
Closing date: 15.10.2009

Examples:
Michael Grushko
17th TT CCM C 30.6.2005
1st Commendation
Michael Grushko
The Ural Problemist 2005
1st Commendation
h4,5#                         1+1+3
ParrainCirce
Einstein Chess
B: Kh4 -> g4
C: Kh4 -> f4
h5#                         1+1+2
ParrainCirce
Einstein Chess
B: nPf4 -> f5
h5,5#
A:
1... Kf7
2.fxe4(nS) Ke6(d3)
3.g5 dxe4(nS)
4.Kh5(nSe5) Kf5
5.nSg3(Pn) nSg4(Pn)#
B:
1... e5
2.f4 fxe5(nS)+
3.Kh5(f6) nSxg6(nB)+
4.Kh6(g7) Ke7
5.gxf6(nS) Kxf6(g5)#
C:
1... exf5(nS)
2.Kxf5(f6) Ke7(nSe4)
3.Kxg6 Ke6(g5)
4.Kh7 Ke7
5.nSxf6(nB)+ Kf7(g6)#
A:
1.Kf3 Kd6
2.nPxf4=nS Ke5 (nPg3)
3.Kxg3 Ke4 (+nPg2)
4.Kh2 Kf3
5.nSxg2=nB+ Kf2 (+nPg1)#
B:
1.Ke7
2.Kxf5 Kf8 (+nPg6)
3.Kxg6 Ke7 (+nPf5)+
4.Kh7 nPe6
5.nPxf5=nS+ Kf8 (+nPg6)+
6.Kh8 nSg7=nP#

7th Romanian Tzuica Tourney

Theme: Help-selfmates (hs#n) or help-selfstalemates (hs=n) with Batteries. All fairy conditions and pieces are allowed. There must be at least two active (firing) batteries during each solution. Batteries can be already present in the diagram position or built during the play; they can be both white, both black or black & white.
Definition
In a help-selfmate problem in ‘n’ moves (denoted hs#n), White starts and Black collaborates with White in order to reach a position of s#1 (selfmate in one move) move ‘n’ (the last move).
Battery
A battery is an arrangement of two pieces capable of giving a discovered check. Judges: Vlaicu Crişan & Eric Huber
Prizes in bottles of Tzuica.
Send to: hubereric(AT)yahoo.fr by October 9th or give them during congress to Vlaicu Crişan until Wednesday, October 14th at 19:00.
Closing date: 14.10.2009

Example:
Vlaicu Crişan & Eric Huber
Rio de Janeiro 2009
hs2#                         5+6
B: Sc4 -> f8
A: 1.Rc3+ Kc6 2.Se3+ Bc5#
B: 1.Rg8+ Kd8 2.Sg6+ Bf8#
There are two pre-existing
batteries wBh2-wRg3 and
bRa1-bBa3 in the diagram
position. White builds another
battery wR-wS during each
solution.

Jubilee tourney Mark Erenburg - 50



s4-8# - Theme: Featuring active black counterplay. Promoted pieces or fairy pieces are not allowed.
Judge: Mark Erenburg
Award will be published. Prize fund 300 €.
Send to: mgrubnere1(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 10.10.2009

Example:
Stephan Gradstein
Limburgsch Dagblad 1938
1st Prize
s5#                         10+14
1. h8B!
(2.Bd4 - 3.Bxf2+ R/Bxf2#)
if now 2… Rb2/Bb3, then
3.Be5+! dxe5 4.Qg5+ Kh3
5. Sxf2+ R/Bxf2#
So, Black counterplays
1… Ba6! 2. Bd4 Rb5!
if now 3.Bh8?, then 3… Rb1!
So, White counterplays
3.Bb2! R- 4.Qg5+ Kh3
5.S1xf2+ R/Bxf2#

Theme tourney for set-mate Zilahis

Required are orthodox helpmates in 3 or more moves showing a Zilahi in two or more full-length phases, with at least one set mate in 1 by a thematic Zilahi piece.
No duplex or zeropositions. In the case of problems with twinning the set-mate requirement applies to each twin.
Maximum 3 entries per composer.
Judge: Chris Feather
Send to: Chris J. Feather, 10 Tinwel Road, GB-Stamford PE9 2QQ, England, (ideally on diagrams)
cfeather(AT)ukonline.co.uk (ideally on notation, please write "ORBIT TT" in the heading line !)
Closing date: 1.10.2009

Examples:
Chris Feather
Problem-Forum 2005
A. Styopochkin
JT V. Kirillov 2001
1st Commendation
Chris Feather
Broodings 2008
h5#*                         4+6
B: Kb2 -> e1
h5#*                         8+11
h4#                         5+8
A. 1... Rxg8#
1.Bxf7 Rxf7 2.Rg7 Kc3
3.Kh7 Kd4 4.Kg6 Ke5
5.Kg5 Rxg7#
B: 1... Rxg8#
1.Kxg7 Bxh5 2.Bf7 Bd1
3.Kg6 Ke2 4.Kh5 Kf3
5.Bg6 Kf4#
1... Rxb1#
1.bxc2 Rd1 2.c1=S Rd2
3.Sxd3 Rxb2 4.Bc2 Rxc2
5.Sb2 Rc1#
1.bxc1=B Bxb3 2.Kb2 Bxd5
3.Ra1 Bxc6 4.Ka2 Bb5
5.Bb2 Bc4#
1... Re1#
1... Re2#
1.cxd2+ Kxd2 2.c1=Q+ Kd3
3.Qd2+ Kc4 4.Qd6 Re1#
1.cx1=R+ Kc2 2.Ra1 Kd3
3.R⿤Ų K￿￿ 4��d6��e2#

Memorial tourney Jakov Vilner - 110

3# - theme free
Judge: Yuri Gordian
Send to: Yuri Gordian, Pochtamt box 66, 65026 Odessa, Ukraine
gordian37@mail.ru
Closing date: 1.10.2009

Jubilee tourney Fadil Abdurahmanović - 70



The Editors of Orbit announce a formal tournament for the 70th jubilee of the famous Bosnian chess problemist, Grandmaster Fadil Abdurahmanović.
h2# - theme free
Set-play, tempo tries and multi solutions are allowed. Twins are not allowed. Promoted pieces or fairy pieces are not allowed.
Judge: Živko Janevski
h4-8# - theme free
Set-play, tempo tries and one solution. Twins and multiple solutions are not allowed. Promoted pieces and fairy pieces are not allowed.
Judge: Fadil Abdurahmanović
Send to: Nikola Stolev Bukovič 3/a, naselba Lisiče, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
stolev(AT)t-home.mk
Closing date: 1.10.2009

Jubilee tourney Mike Prcic - 70



StrateGems announces Mike Prcic 70th birthday Jubilee tourney.
h# - theme Rundlauf
It could be any piece, any color, on board or promoted.
Each participant will receive the award booklet. All the awardees will receive prizes in books.
Judge: Mike Prcic
Send to: Mike Prcic, 2613 Northshore Lane, Westlake Village, CA 91361 USA
Tuzlak(AT)aol.com
Closing date: 1.10.2009

Memorial tourney Mikhail Kuznetsov

3# - theme free
Judge: Aleksandr Kuzovkov
Prize fund : 300$
Send to: Jakov Rossomakho, Ordinarnaja 12, kv.29, 197136 Sankt Peterburg, Russia
yross(AT)mail.ru
Closing date: 1.9.2009

Tourney OSTROLEKA EU PL

3# - theme free
Judge: Leopold Szwedowski
3 prizes 111, 77 and 55 €.
Zeropositions, fairy conditions and pieces are not allowed.
Award will be ready by December 31st 2009.
Send to: Waldemar Tura, Szkolna 4c/6, 21-412 Adamów k/Łukowa, Poland
waldt(AT)neostrada.pl
Closing date: 1.9.2009

Jubilee tourney Tel Aviv - 100

The first Hebrew city in modern times celebrates its centenary this year. It has always been in the heart of chess (and chess composition) life in Israel. Its municipal chess club even brought up some of the country’s most established composers (Ofer Comay, Amatzia Avni, Gady Costeff, Yochanan Afek…) thus it is just natural that this special anniversary will be commemorated by an International tourney for composing endgame studies. There is no set theme.
Judge: Gady Costeff
Prize fund: 400 € courtesy the Municipal chess center in Tel-Aviv as well as chess composition books.
Entries on normal diagrams or by specifying the exact initial squares of the pieces (no database files of any kind, please) with solutions in the normal algebraic notation.
The provisional award will be published by the beginning of 2010.
Send to: Amatzia Avni, 9 Oranim st., Givaat Shmuel 54052 Israel
avniam(AT)zahav.net.il
Closing date: 1.9.2009

10th TT Chess Leopolis

Sections: h2#, h2,5#, h3#, h3,5#
“Umnov's theme” with realisation of any of the next universal forms:
a) classical ( piece A exempts a place for the piece B of other colour, which occupies its place after the move of piece A; after that the piece А at once comes back to an initial position)
b) with delay of move of the piece B
c) with delay of return the piece A on an initial position
d) with delay of move of a piece B and with delay of return of a piece A on an initial position
Not less, than two solutions. Forms of twins and colour of a piece A can be any.
Judge: Evgenij Bogdanov
Send to: Evgenij M. Bogdanov, B. Meretyna street 10, apt. 11, Lviv - 16, UA - 79016, Ukraine
or email
embogdanov(AT)mail.ru and copy embogdanov(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 1.9.2009

Examples:
Evgenij M. Bogdanov
1973
Evgenij M. Bogdanov
1980
h2#                         6+3
B: Sc5 <-> Pe5
h2#                         5+6
B: Pf4 <-> Se3
C: Bh1 -> b1
A: 1.Sxd3 c5 2.Sxc5
– comeback ! Rb4#
B: 1.Sxd3 e5 2.Sxe5
– comeback ! Rf4#
A: 1.Bd4 Sg2 2.Rfe3 Sxe3#
– comeback !
B: 1.Be5 Sg2 2.Rf4 Sxf4#
– comeback !
C: 1.Bd4 Sc2 2.Rde3 Sxe3#
– comeback !

Memorial tourney G.Lkhagvasuren

The Mongolian sports newspaper “Tavan tsagarig” (Five rings) announce Memorial tourney G.Lkhagvasuren-60 (1949-2006) for 3# with a third-pin.
3 prizes:100, 80 and 60 US $.
Judge: Lkhundevin Togookhuu
Send to: Lkhundevin Togookhuu, IV xop. 43-157 toot, Ulaanbaatar-24, 16066 Mongolia
jjelinek(AT)koop.cz with a copy to togookhuu_l(AT)yahoo.com
Closing date: 31.8.2009

Example:
G.Lkhagvasuren
S.Chimedtseren
Sachsische Zeitung 1989
1st Prize
3#                         11+8
1.Se2 ! (2.g4+ 3.Sg3#)
1... Qxe3 2.Qc8+ Re6 3.Rxf6#
1... Rxe3 2.Rxf6+ Sxf6 3.Sd4#
1... Sxe3 2.Sd4+ Qxd4 3.Qc8#

Jubilee tourney Valerij Vlasenko - 70

studies - theme free
Judge: Valerij Vlasenko
Send to: Valerij Vlasenko, Komsmolski 101-228, Kharkov region, 63460, Ukraine
karya81(AT)rambler.ru
Closing date: 15.8.2009

Memorial tourney Aleksandr Baturin - 100

3# - theme free, h3# - theme free
Judge: Valerij Kirillov
Send to: Vadim Vinokurov, St. Marshala Malinovskeho 12, apt.29, 153038 Ivanovo, Russia
vkv-53(AT)yandex.ru
Closing date: 24.8.2009

League of Macedonian Problemists 2009

2# - theme: The key takes a flight and the try does the same (not necessary the same square).
Judge: Piet le Grand
3# - theme: Black plays on his first move to a square adjacent (laterally or diagonally) to the black King, which is guarded by White. White uses the arrival of the black piece on that square as a self-block on the third move. Usage of the self-block on the second move is not permitted.
Judge: Henk le Grand
s2-3# - theme: Opening/closing of virtual black lines, which exist only in the threat or in virtual mating positions (not in the actual variations).
Judge: Frank Richter
h2,5# - theme: Transformation of a pin in the diagram position onto another line, on which a black piece is re-pinned. The play must end with a pin mate in each thematic phase: two or more solutions or twins required (but no zeropositions or successive twins).
Judge: Petre Stojoski
Each composer may participate with an unlimited number of problems, but only one of his entries per round will score points. Ten problems will be ranked in four rounds and will be awarded points as follows: 1st Place - 12 points; 2nd Pl. - 10 pts; 3rd Pl. - 9 pts; 10th Pl. - 2 pts; a correct, non-anticipated and thematic problem - 1 point. The overall ranking will be based on the sum of points from all rounds.
The awards will be published at the end of 2009. All participants will receive a copy of the award and the best five will win regular and special issues of The Macedonian Problemist.
Send to: Zoran Gavrilovski, p. fah 137, MK-1001 Skopje, Macedonia
mprobl(AT)yahoo.com
Closing date: 10.8.2009
Examples:

Piet le Grand
Probleemblad 2002
Henk le Grand
Example 2008
Frank Richter
Scheme 2008
Petre Stojoski
The Macedonian Problemist
2003
2#                         10+9
3#                         10+7
s2#                         7+9
h2,5#                         4+6
1... Bxe5/Sxe5 2.Bxc4/Sf4#
1.exd4? (2.Bxc4#) Sd6 !
1... Sxe5/Qxc3 2.d5/Sf4#
1.cxd4! (2.Sf4#)
1... Bxe5/Qxe3 2.d5/Bxc4#
1.Sxc7! (zz)
1... c4 2.Ba6 (3.Sb5#)
2...c3 3.dxc3#
1... d5 2.Kf5 ~ 3.Se6#
(1... f5 2.h7 ~ 3.h8Q/B#)
1.Ba3? (2.Qe7+ Rf6#) d6 !
1.Bf8! (2.Qe7+ Rf6#)
1... d6 (closes f6-b6 line)
2.Qxf2+ Bxf2#
(2.Qe7+? Rf6+ 3.Qe3!)
1... Rf2 2.Ke6 Bc4
3.Rd6 (3.d6?) Re4#
1... Re5 2.Kc5 Ba6
3.d6 (Rd6?) Rc4#

Memorial tourney Aleksandr Sarychev - 100

Azerbaijan Commission for Chess Composition announces an International Composing Tourney Aleksandr Sarychev-100 MT for studies - theme free.
Judge: Muradkhan Muradov
Price fund: 750$
Maximum 3th entries per author. All participants will receive the tourney results. The preliminary award - 15.10.2009. All got in award will send magazine " Shahmat bestechiliyi " with results.
Send to: Ilham Aliev, 8m/r, 18/29-51, Sumgayit, AZ-5008, Azerbaijan
bestechi(AT)mail.ru
Closing date: 2.8.2009

Jubilee tourney Vollenweider-Issler-Gfeller - 75

2#,3#, h3# - theme free
Price fund: 2000 CHF
Send to: Thomas Maeder, Frohbergweg 6, CH-3012 Bern
maeder(AT)glue.ch
Closing date: 31.7.2009

4th thematic tourney of the Macedonian Problemist

h2# - Theme: Reciprocal or cyclic change of squares of white interferences of black lines and mates. There may be repetition of white moves at different stages, including reciprocal or cyclic change of moves. All kinds of interferences are allowed (including, e.g., masked or anticipatory, unpin, etc.). Indirect battery mates are allowed, but direct battery mates are not considered thematic.
Judge: Živko Janevski
Send to: Zoran Gavrilovski, p. fah 137, MK-1001 Skopje, Macedonia
mprobl(AT)yahoo.com
Closing date: 31.7.2009
Examples:

Georg Pongrac
Macedonian Problemist 2008
Christer Jonsson
3rd Prize
Feladvany lapja 1973
Árpád Molnár
2nd Place
Bayern - Budapest 1987
h2#                         4+10
B: Ke6 -> d6
h2#                         6+8
h2#                         7+10
B: Sb3 -> d3
A: 1.Se3 Se4 2.Bb4 Sd4#
B: 1.Be3 Sd4 2.Sf4 Se4#
Reciprocal interference on the
same line with reciprocal
white moves.
1.Qxd5 Rf3 (Re2+?)
2.Ke6 Re2#
1.Bxd5 Re2+ (Rf3?)
2.Kf7 Rf3#
Anticipatory self-pin,
captures.
A: 1.Qf4 Sd5 2.Sf5 Se5#
B: 1.Qe4 Be5 2.Sb5 Bd5#
Interferences on the same
black line, play by the black
unpinned piece.
Christer Jonsson
3rd Commendation
USPB 1993
Shaul Shamir & Evgeny Bourd
1st Place
Macedonia - Israel 2006
Jorge Kapros & Jorge Lois
Commendation
Budapesti Sakkszöv. 1979
h2#                         6+12
h2#                         8+10
B: Kd4 -> c4
h2#                         8+12
1.Qf7 Bd3 (Bd5?) 2.Bg4 Sd5#
1.Rd2 Bd5 (Bd3?) 2.Sg4 Sd3#
Interferences on the same
line.
A: 1.Sd5 (Sc~?) Sd6 (Sd2?)
2.Qxe5 Scb5#
B: 1.Sc5 (Sb~?) Sb5 (Se2?)
2.Qxb4 Sed6#
Anticipatory interferences.
1.Bc3 Bc6 2.exf2 Rxc3#
1.Rf6 Rc3 2.fxg3 Qxf6#
1.R7c6 Qf6 2.Kxe4 Bxc6#
Cyclic change of squares of
interference and mates.

Jubilee tourney Aleksandr Semenenko - 50 & Valery Semenenko - 50



The Dnipropetrovsk City Chess Composition Federation announces an international problem composing tourney dedicated to the 50th birthday of Grandmasters of Ukraine Aleksandr and Valery Semenenko.
h2#, h3#, hn# - theme free
There will be prizes for the winners.
Each participant will receive the tourney award in 2009.
Judges: Aleksandr Semenenko & Valery Semenenko
Send to: Valery Semenenko, 1, apt. 30, Gogol St., 49044 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
semenenko.valery(AT)mail.ru or a.semenenko(AT)mail.ru
Closing date: 25.7.2009

Liga Problemista 2009 2nd round

Theme: Orthodox helpmates in 3 moves (h#3) with active sacriface of the white piece and one or more tempo move(s) in the solution. Tempo can be either black, or white, or black & white.
Active sacrifice means that the white piece moves and arrives to the square where it will be captured.
Set play, tries, multiple solutions and twins are allowed. Additional fairy condition and/or pieces are forbidden.
Judge: Borislav Gađanski
Send to: Milan Velimirović, Milentija Popovića 35/6, 11070 Novi Beograd, Serbia
or by email mivel(AT)sezampro.com with subject LP 2/2009
or online fill the input form Originals... Liga Problemista 2009 2nd Round Mat Plus site.
You should sign-in first (if you are not registered member) to be able to access this form.
Closing date: 1.7.2009

Examples:
Frans Hansson
Fairy Chess Review 1953
Michel Caillaud
StrateGeams 1999
Commendation
Zdravko Maslar
Die Schwalbe 1981
2nd Honourable Mention
Borislav Mikota
Problem 1959
h3#                         3+5
h3#                         10+7
h3#                         6+9
h3#*                         7+12
1.Rb4 Sc4+ 2.Qxc4 Ke5
3.Kc5 Sd7#
1.Rh1 Re1 2.Rxh3 Bxh3
3.dxe1=B Bf1#
1.Re1 Rc1 2.Rxe4 fxe4
3.dxc1=R Be2#
1.Sf3 Rh1 2.Qxh1+ Kxg3
3.Qa1 d4#
1... Kd3 2.f2+ Be3
3.Kf3 Bxb7#
1.f2 Bf8 2.Kf3 Kd3
3.Qxf8 Bxb7#

9th TT Chess Leopolis

CHESS LEOPOLIS announces 9TH thematic tournament.
Theme: The first move of black piece of each thematic variants (solutions) is carried out on the place of an active sacrifice of white figure from other thematic variant (solution). Not less, than two thematic variants (solutions).
Sections: 3#, 4-6#, h2#, h3#, s2-4#
Judge: Evgenij Bogdanov
Send to: Evgenij M. Bogdanov, B. Meretyna street 10, apt. 11, Lviv - 16, UA - 79016, Ukraine
or email
embogdanov(AT)mail.ru and copy embogdanov(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 1.7.2009

Example:
Evgenij M. Bogdanov
Vetchernaja Gazeta 2005
s2#                         10+7
1.Re8! tempo
1… Sd2 2.Be2+ Sxe2#
(3.Qe1?, 2.Rf3?)
1… Se2 2.Qd2+ Sxd2#
(3.Bd1?, 2.Qc3?)
1… Sc3 2.Rf3+ Sxf3#
(3.Qe1, Bd1?, 2.Be2?)
1… Sf3 2.Qc3+ Sxc3#
(3.Bd1?, 2.Qd2?)

Jubilee tourney Viktor Chepizny - 75



The Editors of Orbit announce a formal tournament for the 75th jubilee of the famous Russian chess problemist, Grandmaster Viktor Chepizny in two groups:
A: h2# - theme free
B: s3 - theme free
Twins and multi solutions are allowed. Promoted pieces or fairy pieces are not allowed.
Judge: Viktor Chepizny
Send to: Nikola Stolev Bukovič 3/a, naselba Lisiče, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
stolev(AT)t-home.mk
Closing date: 1.7.2009

TT Informal tourney PROBLEM-ECHO 2009

Eine neue Ausgabe von PROBLEM-ECHO besteht aus 12 guten, korrekten Aufgaben der ausgeschriebenen Aufgabenart. Vier der Autoren werden als Preisrichter eingeladen und müssen alle 12 Aufgaben mit einer Punktewertung versehen. Für den Team-Preisbericht gelten Regeln, die den eingeladenen Preisrichtern zugehen. Mit dem Beschicken der Turniere erkennt der Autor die Richtlinien von "PE" an.
1. "PE"-Thema-Informal-Turnier 2009: 3#, 4# mit Fluchtfeldraub. Zum Fluchtfeld sollte es ein Satzspiel geben.
2. "PE"-Thema-Informal-Turnier 2009: h2# Der Mattzug erfolgt auf einem Feld, welches vorher in einer Phase von einer weißen und in einer anderen Phase von einer schwarzen Figur verlassen wurde.
Anmerkung: Die Preisberichte erscheinen noch Ende 2009. Unveröffentlichte Aufgaben sind danach frei.
Send to: Dieter Müller, Grenzstraße 45A, 09376 Oelsnitz, Germany
muellerhaupt(AT)aol.com
Closing date: 30.6.2009

Jubilee tourney Roberto Osorio - 55



Die Schwalbe and Orbit announce the Roberto Osorio's 55th Jubilee Tourney for orthodox proof games.
Theme: Embracing non-contemporary twin pieces; see article
The theme can be shown anywhere on the board and the diagram can show non standard material. Multiple phases allowed and very welcome.
Evaluation: The problems will be evaluated as a balance of their thematic contents, originality and general quality. Please indicate the thematic moves in the solution.
Judge: Roberto Osorio
The Award will be published simultaneously in Die Schwalbe and Orbit. The participants will receive a corresponding copy.
Send to: Jorge Lois jorgejlois(at)yahoo.com
Closing date: 30.6.2009

Memorial tourney Tarik Rrhioua

h2-7# - theme free
Judge: Abdelaziz Onkoud
Send to: Abdelaziz Onkoud, 8 square Moliere 3425, F-93240 Stains, France
azonkoud(AT)hotmail.com
Closing date: 30.6.2009

Tourney Csák - Majoros - Pásztor - 2009 (Jubilee tourney János Csák - 60)

On the occasion of the 60th birthday of the international chess problem composer master János Csák, a tourney will be held in the following sections.
s5-10# - theme free
Judge: József Pásztor
h3# - theme free
Judge: János Csák
Send to: Béla Majoros, Kossuth ut. 8, Bakonyoszlop, H-8418 Hungary
Closing date: 30.6.2009

Jubilee tourney Varusschlacht 2000

3#, 4# - theme: Schlagrömer (capture roman), (specialprice for white capture roman)
Judge: Wieland Bruch
Send to: Udo Degener, Stephensonstrasse 47, D-14482 Potsdam, Germany
udo-degener(AT)gmx.de
Closing date: 30.6.2009

Memorial tourney Richard Réti

Association of Chess Problemists in the Czech Republic announces the Study Composing Tourney dedicated to jubilee of IGM Richard Réti (28.5.1889 - 6.6.1929) in two sections:
1. composition of an introductory play to any of 56 original Réti´s studies published in the book by A. Mandler „Richard Réti: Sämtliche Studien“
2. composition of an original study in which the author exploits any from Réti´s themes (from the book see item 1 above)
Judge: Ilham Aliev
Price fund: 400 USD
Send to: Jiří Jelínek, Španielova 1313, CZ-163 00 Praha 6, Czech Republic
jjelinek(AT)koop.cz with a copy to jjelinek(AT)chello.cz
Closing date: 30.6.2009

Examples:
Josef Pospíšil
Rochade Europa 2007
(version Die Welt 2000)
Evžen Pavlovský
The Independent č. 137/1987
draw                         6+3
win                         3+2
1.h6 Qxd4 2.h4 gxh6+
3.Kg8 Qxh4 4.h8Q Qd8+
5.Kg7 Qxh8 6.Kxh8 h5
(it is a diagram position of
Réti´s study from April 1922)
7.Kg7 draw
 1.Ba2 Kg3 2.Bd5 Kf4
3.f6 Ke5 4.f7 Kxd5
5.f8Q h1Q 6.Qa8+ and 7.Qxh1
white wins

Jubilee tourney Yuri Trepalin - 70

2# - theme free, maximum 12 pieces
Judge: Boris Maslov
h2# - theme free, maximum 12 pieces
Judge: Vadim Vinokurov
Send to: Magazin Rabotchij kraj, Street Stepanova 7, 153000 Ivanovo, Russia
vkv-53(AT)yandex.ru
Closing date: 1.6.2009

8th TT Chess Leopolis

"CHESS LEOPOLIS" announces 8TH thematic tournament of composing H # (3 … 4).
Theme: “Visserman-theme with delay of unpining white figures”.
Motivation of delay, type of mates and form of realization (in two solutions at one set position or in the twins) can be any.
Judge: Evgenij Bogdanov
Send to: Evgenij M. Bogdanov, B. Meretyna street 10, apt. 11, Lviv - 16, UA - 79016, Ukraine
or email
embogdanov(AT)mail.ru and copy embogdanov(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 1.6.2009

Examples:
Evgenij M. Bogdanov
Echo 2008
Evgenij M. Bogdanov
Echo 2008
h3#                         8+13
zero position
A: Bb3->c2
B: Kc1->a3
h3#                         11+12
zero position
A: Ba3->e1
B: Kf1->b3
A: 1.Bxd6+ Kd5 2.Bxg3 Bh6
3.Be5 Rg1#
B: 1.Rxg5+ Kf4 2.Rxa5 Bf8
3.Re5 Ra6#
A: 1.Bxb7+ Kc5 (Ke5?)
2.Bxf3 (Bd5?) Rf8 3.Bd5 Bh3#
B: 1.Rxf5+ Ke4 (Kc6?)
2.Rxb5 (Rd5?) Rb8 3.Rd5 Sc5#

Tourney Messigny 2009

2#,3# - Theme: In the course of the solution (set-play, tries, real play), two figures of the same type but of opposite colours, play on the same square without making a capture.
Judge: Claude Wiedenhoff
Send to: To be submitted to the judge Claude Wiedenhoff before Sunday May 31st 2009 6 P.M. or
lr.phenix(AT)free.fr
Closing date: 31.5.2009

Example:
Scheme
2#                         7+5
1.Sf2! (2.Sg4#)
1… d4 2.Se3#
1… Se3 2.d4#

hn#,rn# - Theme: Cross Checks in which the mating move is not included.
Judge: Yves Tallec
Send to: To be submitted to the judge Yves Tallec before Sunday May 31st 2009 8 P.M. or
lr.phenix(AT)free.fr
Example:
M. Persson
C. Feather
Wiener Arbeiter Zeitung 1978
1st Prize
h2#                         8+4
1.Rxa8+ Bb8+ 2.Kxe4 Rf4#
1.Rxf5+ Sf6+ 2.Kxf4 Sd3#

PG - Theme: We ask for a position in which the n last single moves are forced and being able to be obtained by a shorter proof game (SPG) completely determined (orthodox chess only).
Judge: Thierry Le Gleuher
Send to: To be submitted to the judge Thierry Le Gleuher before Sunday May 31st 2009 8 P.M. or
lr.phenix(AT)free.fr
Example:
Bruno KAMPMANN
Messigny 1998
Commendation
PG 5,0 ?                         15+16
1.f3 d5 2.Kf2 Qd6 3.Ke3 d4+
4.Kd3 Bf5+ 5.e4 dxe3 e.p.++
For this position (diagram),
only 2 last single moves
are forced.
Rétro:
1... d4xPe3ep++ 2.e2-e4

PG - Theme: Are requested problems of all types associating: - at least one fairy condition (which could be checked on Winchloe),and - at least one fairy piece combining at least two leapers or more (for example Gnou = Knight + Camel ; Squirrel = Knight + Dabbaba + Alfil ; Okapi = Knight + Zebra...) Other types of fairy figures such as Grasshopper, Princess or Chameleon (for example) are not accepted. (Semi)neutral pieces are accepted.
Judge: Laurent Riguet
Send to: All works should be submitted to the judge Laurent Riguet at latest on Sunday May 31st 2009 by 8 p.m. or
lr.phenix(AT)free.fr
Example:
Sven TROMMLER
JT H.P. Rehm-60
2nd Honourable Mention
4#                         9+13
Anticirce, GNU 3+2
1.Sc7! (2.GNe3+ Sxe3(Sb8)
3.GNc4+ GNxc4(GNc1) 4.GNf5‡)
1… GNe3 2.GNf5+ GNxf5(GNf1)
3.GNe3+ Sxe3(Sb8) 4.GNc4‡
1… Ce3 2.GNc4+ GNxc4(GNc1)
3.GNf5+ Sxf5(Sg8) 4.GNe3‡


Memorial tourney Aleksej Kopnin

2# - Judge: Rashid Usmanov
3# - Judge: Zuri Gorbatenko
hn# - Judge: Valery Gurov
studies - Judge: Oleg Pervakov
Send to: Shakhmatnaya Poesija, 454008 Čeljabinsk, a/ya 1375, Russia
usmanovr(AT)yandex.ru
Closing date: 15.5.2009

Wola Gulowska - 2009

The Gen. Fr. Kleeberg Community Centre in Wola Gulowska announces the nineteenth formal competition on the following section:
2# - Judge: Leopold Szwedowski
3# - Judge: Jan Rusinek
s2# - Judge: Kazimierz Strzala
s4-6# - Judge: Waldemar Tura
h2# - Judge: Vladislav Nefjodov
Send to: Dom Kultury - Pomnik Czynu, Bojowego Kleeberczyków, 21-481 Wola Gulowska, Poland
wgdk(AT)interia.pl
Closing date: 15.5.2009

25th TT Chess Composition Microweb

Chess Composition Microweb announces formal thematical tourney for any type of chess problems (both orthodox and fairies are accepted) in which:
(a) some piece X is pinned at some time (possibly in the initial position),
(b) X is then unpinned,
(c) X is later pinned again.
Any stipulations and any fairy elements are allowed. The tourney might be divided to multiple sections if enough problems are received depending on the opinion of the judge (e.g. orthodox - fairy, direct - help, or whatever any division judge deems suitable).
Judge: James Quah
Send to: juraj.lorinc(AT)bigfoot.com
Closing date: 5.5.2009
Examples:

Yves Cheylan
2nd Prize
diagrammes 1992
Harry Fougiaxis
3rd Comm
1st TT Phénix 1989-91
Zoran Gavrilovski
2nd Prize
Falanga 1995-96
2#                         16+11
locust 7+3
h2#                         6+10
B: Pc6 -> d6
2+6 locust
r2#                         5+14
1.Lxe6-f6! (2.Qxd7#)
1... Sxb4 2.Lxc4-d3#
1... Sxf4 2.Lxe4-d3#
1... Sxe5 2.Lxc3-d3#
1... Sxc5 2.Lxe3-d3#
1... Lxe5-e6 2.Lxc3-d2#
1... Lxg6-h7 2.Lxc4-d5#
1... Rxc5 2.Lxc5-d6#
1... Lxf4-f5 2.Qxe4#
A: 1.Sc3 Sd6 2.Sxc6 Sdf7#
B: 1.Se2 Sc6 2.Sxd6 S6a5#
1... Rxf5 2.Sxf6 Rxd4#
1... Qe1 2.Sxf2 Rxd4#
1.d5! (2.Rh1+ gxh1Q#)
1... Sf4 2.Sxf6 Se6#
1... Bb4 2.Sxf2 Be1#
1... Rxg4+ 2.Kxg4 Ra4#
1... Sh2 2.d6 Rxg4#

7th TT Chess Leopolis

"CHESS LEOPOLIS" announces 7th thematic tournament of composing orthodox #3.
Theme: "At least two phases with cyclic alternation of 2-nd & 3-rd moves of white figures".
Judge: Evgenij Bogdanov
Send to: Evgenij M. Bogdanov, B. Meretyna street 10, apt. 11, Lviv - 16, UA - 79016, Ukraine
or email
embogdanov(AT)mail.ru and copy embogdanov(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 1.5.2009

Examples:
Evgenij M. Bogdanov
СЛОВО 1995
Evgenij M. Bogdanov
SSZ 2006
Evgenij M. Bogdanov
Probleemblad 1986
2nd Honourable Mention
3#                         5+4
3#                         6+9
3#                         7+10
1… Ke4 2.Qd2 A f4 3.Qd3# B
1.Qa3 ? Kf4 !
1… Kd2 2.Qd3+B Kc1 3.Qc2#C
1.Sf3 ! (2.Qd2 Ke4 3.Sg5#)
1… f4 2.Qc2 C e4 3.Qd2# A
1.Qd3 ? 1... d6 !
1… c4 2.Rf5+ A Ke6 3.Sd8# B
1… e6 2.Sd8 B c4 3.Sf7# C
1.Sd8 !
1… d5 2.Sf7+ C Kd4 3.Qd3# D
1… Ke4 2.Qd3+ D Ke5 3.Rf5#A
1… Bh5 2.Bd5+ A Kxd5 3.Qf5# B
1… Bh3 2.Bd3+ C Kxd3 3.Qf3# D
1.Rg8 ! (2.Rxg4+ Sf4 3.Qxf4#)
1… Bh5 2.Qf5+ B Kxf5 3.Bd3# C
1… Bh3 2.Qf3+ D Kxf3 3.Bd5# A

Memorial tourney Vladimir Bron - 100

2# - theme free
Judge: V. Pilchenko
Send to: V. Pilchenko, Sverdlovsk region, 624804 Suchoy Log-4, a/ya 41, Russia
3#, n# - theme free
Judge: V. Shavyrin
Send to: V. Shavyrin, St. Kraulya 55, kv. 87, 620109 Ekaterinburg, Russia
studies - theme free
Judge: S. Osinzev
Send to: S. Osinzev, 620143 Ekaterinburg, a/ya 331, Russia
hn# - theme free
Judge: V. Kirillov
Send to: V. Kirillov, Sverdlovsk region, St. Lenina 142, kv. 34, 624992 Serov, Russia
sn# - theme free
Judge: N. Pletenev
Send to: N. Pletenev, Sverdlovsk region, St. Dekabristov 17, kv. 1, 624140 Kirovograd, Russia
Closing date: 1.5.2009

Memorial tourney Rashid Chatjamov

studies - theme free
Judge: V. Kalashnikov
Send to: S. Osinzev, 620143 Ekaterinburg, a/ya 331, Russia
Closing date: 1.5.2009

Jubilee tourney Ľuboš Kekely - 50



Slovak organization of chess composition announces on occasion 50-th birthday of Ľuboš Kekely (born 25th of April 1959) composing tourney for studies with any theme.
Judge: Ľuboš Kekely
Price fund: 150 €.
Send to: Ladislav Salai, Kernova 6, SK-036 01 Martin, Slovakia
salai(AT)unidat.sk
Closing date: 25.4.2009

Internet Tourney of 5th European Chess Solving Championship



Section A:
Theme:
Paradoxical white correction. In the set-play there is a variation 1... a 2. A#.
A random move by a certain white piece F threatens 2. A#, but there is 1... a! refutation (1. F~ ? 2.A# 1... a!).
The key-move is made by the piece F. The solution completes the White correction theme as in the Scheme 1 (1. Fx! 2.A# 1... a 2. B#), or the Threat correction theme as in the Scheme 2 (1. Fx! 2. B# 1... c 2. A#).
Judge: Darko Šaljić

Section B:
Theme:
The first move by black (B1) interferes a white line, or captures a white piece, in order to unguard a distant flight A for the black King. The black King plays in both the second move (B2) and the third move (B3) to reach the thematic square A.
Multiple solutions, tries and twins are allowed. Zero-position and fairy pieces are not allowed.
Judge: Živko Janevski

Send to: mivel(AT)sezampro.comwith subject "ECSC Theme Tourney".
Being a registered member of Mat Plus site. Net you have the alternative to submit your entries online using the standard input form. Please ensure that correct section (ESCS-A or ECSC-B) is selected!
Closing date: 15.4.2009
Examples:

Scheme
Scheme
2#                         6+5
2#                         6+4
1... Rd3 (a) 2.Qf3# (A)
1.S~? (F~)~ 2.Qf3# (A)
1... Rd3! (a)
1.Sd5! (Fx!) ~ 2.Qf3# (A)
1... Rd3 (a) 2.Qf4# (B)
White correction
1... e3 (a) 2.Se5# (A)
1.Sd~? (F~)~ 2.Se5# (A)
1... e3! (a)
1.Sxe4! (Fx!) ~ 2.Sf2# (B)
1... fxe4 (c) 2.Se5# (A)
1... Kxe4 2.Bc2#
Threat correction
Živko Janevski
Probleemblad 2005
Živko Janevski
StrateGems 2005
Commendation
Živko Janevski
Orbit 2004
1st Commendation
h3#                         6+11
h3#                         10+6
h3#                         6+2
1.Bb5 Rxe5+ 2.Kxe5 d4+
3.Kd5 Ba2#
1.Bc2 dxe4+ 2.Kxe4 Rxe5+
3.Kd3 Ra3#
Thematic sqaures d5 & d3
1.Sxe3 fxe5+ 2.Kxe5 f4+
3.Kd4 Rd1#
1.Sxf3 2.cxd5 2.Kxd5 Rd1+
3.Ke4 Rd4#
Thematic squares d4 & e4
1.Kxb4 d7 2.Kc5 d8Q
3.Kxc6 Qd6#
1.Kxc4 c7 2.Kc5 c8Q+
3.Kxd6 Qc6#
Thematic squares c6 & d6

Tourney "100 issues harmonie"

Theme: sn# or rn# with any kind of fairy pieces and/or fairy conditions on 8x8 board
Judges: Torsten Linß & Frank Richter
Price fund: 100 EUR.
Award will be printed in harmonie 100 (December 2009)
Send to: Günter Jordan, Grillparzerweg 14, 07749 Jena, Germany
equihopper(AT)aol.com
Closing date: 10.4.2009

Springarens Winter Tourney 2008 – 2009

Tourney for problems, all kinds, with black or white halfpin in diagram position.
Judge: Lennart Werner
Send to: Rolf Uppström, Godhemsgatan 24 C, SE-41468 Göteborg, Sweden
rolf.uppstrom(AT)springaren.se
Closing date: 1.4.2009

Jubilee tourney Aleksandr Elizarov - 75

fairy - theme free, miniatures
Judge: Aleksandr Elizarov
Send to: Aleksandr Elizarov, Street Kirov, 4 "A" -16, Rybinsk, Yaroslav region, 152903, Russia
elizarov_af(AT)mail.ru
Closing date: 1.4.2009

Kudesnik - JT A.Dikusarov-80, V.Chepizhny-75, A.Shahnazarjan-70

"Kudesnik" announces jubilee tourney on the occasion A. Dikusarov of the 80th birthday and V. Chepizny of the 75th birthdayy and A. Shahnazarjan of the 70th birthday in two groups:
3# - theme free, miniatures
4-5# - theme free, miniatures
Judge: Valeri Ivanov
Send to: Vladimir Kozhakin, Pochtamt box 0/28, 685000 Magadan, Russia
vKozhakin(AT)mail.ru
Closing date: 1.4.2009

Jubilee tourney Cedric Lytton - 70

For problems with one or more than one fairy element (pieces, conditions and/or boards); twins and zeropositions allowed. The tourney is in two parts:
1. Traditional direct-mates in 2 or 3 moves, in which the merit depends on the keymove and the play following it;
2. Helpmates, selfmates and reflexmates in 2, 3, or 4 moves.
Judge: Cedric Lytton
Price fund: 100Ł.
Send to: Mark Ridley, 59 Otterburn Avenue, South Wellfield, Whitley Bay NE25 9QR
or by e-mail to Christopher Jones: cjajones1(AT)yahoo.co.uk
Closing date: 31.3.2009

Tourney of 17th Slovak Chess Solving Championship

Theme: The same position has in twins (triplets) different stipulations. There are allowed six stipulations used in WCSC ( i.e. 2#, 3#, n#, h#, s# and studies ), not exo.
Judge: Oto Mihalčo
Send to: oto.mihalco@zoznam.sk or oto.mihalco@gmail.com
Closing date: 20.3.2009

Example:
A. Kuzovkov
1994
2#                         14+7
B: h2#
A:
1.b7! zz
1... dxe6 2.Sxe6#
1... dxc6 2.Rxc6#
1... d6 2.Bb6#
1... d5 2.Sb3#
B:
1.dxe6 Sb3 2.Kd5 Sb4#
1.dxc6 Sf5 2.gxf5 d4#
1.d6 b7 2.d5 Sb3#
1.d5 Sa1 2.Kxd4 Sab3#

Memorial tourney Klaus-Peter Zuncke

Theme: Orthodox three- and moremovers are demanded with symmetric starting position and asymmetric solution.
Judge: Martin Minski
At estimation of the judge it is possible that the tourney is, when a great number of originals is sent, split into several parts, for example three- and moremovers or miniatures and problems with more than 7 pieces.
Send to: Michael Schlosser, Wielandstraße 7, D-09112 Chemnitz, Germany
michael.j.schlosser(AT)t-online.de
Closing date: 9.3.2009

Example:
Klaus-Peter Zuncke
Freie Presse 7.5.1982
2nd Prize
7#                         4+3
1.Bc7 [2.Ra5 3.Ra6+ 2.-Qg5
3.Rxg5] Kf6 2.Bd8+ Kg6
3.Rbg5+ Qxg5 4.Rxg5+ Kh6
5.Kf7 6.Rg4 7.Rh4#
The symmetric try 1.Bg7?
fails since the black king has
too much room on the left side
and is able to flee to the a-file.

Tourney Bagration - 1944

h3# - theme free
Judge: Aleksandr Semenenko
s2-10# - theme free
Judge: Valerij Kirillov
Send to: Vadim Vinokurov, St. Marshala Malinovskeho 12, apt.29, 153038 Ivanovo, Russia
vkv-53(AT)yandex.ru
Closing date: 1.3.2009

Jubilee tourney Viktor Kichigin - 60

4# - theme free, maximum 5 pieces
Judge: Viktor Kichigin
Send to: Viktor Kichigin, St. Vlasova 17-219, 614065 Perm, Russia
Closing date: 1.2.2009

Jubilee tourney Albinas Bičiušas - 70

The Lithuanian Chess Composers' Society announces Albinas Bičiušas 70th birthday tourney.
hn#, sn# - theme: follow my leader chess (FML), (no more than 15 moves). Without fairy pieces and conditions.
Judge: Albinas Bičiušas
Send to: Vilimantas Satkus, Parko g. 2A, LT-58351 Akademija, Kedainiai, Lithuania
vilimantas.satkus(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 25.1.2009

Examples:
Albinas BIČIUŠAS
Thema Danicum 2003
Commendation
Albinas BIČIUŠAS
Ural Problemist 2003
Albinas BIČIUŠAS
Šachmatija 2008
s9#                         4+6
FML
s9#                         2+4
FML
h12#                         3+4
FML
1.Qa7 Ra8 2.Qc5 Ra7 3.Qe7 c5
4.Sa3 c4 5.Qb4 Qe7 6.Kd4
Qe3+ 7.Kxc4 Qd4 8.Kb5 Qc4+
9.Ka4 b5#
1.Qh2 Bh5 2.Qe5 Rh2 3.Qh8+
Be5 4.Ke7 Bd6 5.Kf6 Be7+
6.Kg7 Bf6+ 7.Kh7 Bg7 8.Qe8
Bh8 9.Qg8 Be8#
1.Rh3 Rg3 2.Rh2 Rh3 3.Rg2 Rh2
4.h3 Bh4
(1.Rf3? Rg3 2.Rf2 Rf3 3.Rg2 Rf2
4.Rg3 Rg2 - and diagonal e1-h4
is closed for bishop)
5.Rg3 Rg2 6.Rg8 Rg3 7.h2 Rh3
8.Qe2 Re3 9.Qe1 Re2 10.Qc3
Be1 11.Qg7 Bc3 12.h1S Rh2#

French composition tourney

Initiated by Michel Caillaud, a tourney is organized in parallel to the International Solving Contest 2009. The theme chosen by the judges is a fairy condition, created by Romeo BEDONI:
PROVOCATEURS
A piece can capture only if it is observed by a piece of the opposite side.
Other fairy conditions and pieces are accepted.
The " Provocateurs " fairy condition cannot be tested with Popeye, but is implemented in Winchloé.
The controllers are happy users of Winchloé, and the composers are welcome to send their problems for testing.
The awards will be announced at the end of the ISC, on January 25th, 2009.
Section 1: All kinds of problems except Retros and Proof-games.
Judge: Axel Gilbert
Send to the controller: Jacques Rotenberg frenchtourneynonretro2009(AT)yahoo.fr
Section 2: Retro problems and Proof-games.
Judge Eric Pichouron
Send to the controller: Guy Sobrecases frenchtourneyretro2009(AT)yahoo.fr
Closing date: 18.1.2009

Example:
Romeo Bedoni
Phenix 2002
h2#                         2+3
Provocateurs
1.a1=S a8=Q 2.Sb3 Qa5#

Studies in memoriam Bobby Fischer

According to the mottoes „De mortuis nihil nisi bene“ all composers of endgame studies are appealed for a participation in the composition of such studies that are based on ideas of games played by Bobby Fischer. His 955 games can be requested as pgn-file by email at the organizer Gerhard Josten nc-jostenge(AT)netcologne.de
Alternatively the 60 games of Bobby´s book „My 60 Memorable Games“ can be ordered as pgn-file as well. There will be neither a judge nor awards, but all correct entries will be published in a brochure to be handed over to all participants after the conclusion. This brochure is entitled „Studies in memoriam Bobby Fischer“ and will contain no words on the personality of Bobby Fischer, but only show the submitted studies and the corresponding games. The studies have to be submitted by email.
The authors have to send two pgn-files to the organizer: A first one with the endgame study and a second one with the marking of the game and the corresponding position, from where the study has been developped (see example). The closing date is reached after the submission of the 60th study or at least on January 17, 2009. Multiple entries are allowed. On the website http://www.mynetcologne.de/~nc-jostenge/Bobby.htm all authors are named continuously and in chronological order.
Examples:
Composer´s name:
White to move and win
1.Kb6 [1.Ka6? Nc4 2.b6 Nd6 3.a5 Kc6 4.Ka7 Nc8+ 5.Kb8 Nxb6 6.axb6 Kxb6 =] 1...Nc4+ 2.Kc5 Nd6 3.a5 [3.Kd4? Ke6 4.Kc5 Kd7 5.a5 (Loss of time)] 3...Ne4+ [3...Nb7+ 4.Kb6 +-] 4.Kb6 Nd6 [4...Nc3 5.a6 +-] 5.a6 Nc8+ [5...Nc4+ 6.Kc5 +-] 6.Kc5 Kc7 7.Kd5 +-
The idea was taken from: Fischer, Robert James (2740) – Taimanov, Mark E (2620) 1-0
Candidates Match quarterfinal3(4), 1971
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7 5.Nc3 e6 6.g3 a6 7.Bg2 Nf6 8.O-O Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Bc5 10.Bf4 d6 11.Qd2 h6 12.Rad1 e5 13.Be3 Bg4 14.Bxc5 dxc5 15.f3 Be6 16.f4 Rd8 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.exd5 e4 19.Rfe1 Rxd5 20.Rxe4+ Kd8 21.Qe2 Rxd1+ 22.Qxd1+ Qd7 23.Qxd7+ Kxd7 24.Re5 b6 25.Bf1 a5 26.Bc4 Rf8 27.Kg2 Kd6 28.Kf3 Nd7 9.Re3 Nb8 30.Rd3+ Kc7 31.c3 Nc6 32.Re3 Kd6 33.a4 Ne7 34.h3 Nc6 35.h4 h5 36.Rd3+ Kc7 37.Rd5 f5 38.Rd2 Rf6 39.Re2 Kd7 40.Re3 g6 41.Bb5 Rd6 42.Ke2 Kd8 43.Rd3 Kc7 44.Rxd6 Kxd6 45.Kd3 Ne7 46.Be8 Kd5 47.Bf7+ Kd6 48.Kc4 Kc6 49.Be8+ Kb7 50.Kb5 Nc8 51.Bc6+ Kc7 52.Bd5 Ne7 53.Bf7 Kb7 54.Bb3 Ka7 55.Bd1 Kb7 56.Bf3+ Kc7 57.Ka6 Ng8 58.Bd5 Ne7 59.Bc4 Nc6 60.Bf7 Ne7 61.Be8 Kd8 62.Bxg6 Nxg6 63.Kxb6 Kd7 64.Kxc5 Ne7 65.b4 axb4 66.cxb4 Nc8 67.a5 Nd6 (This is the corresponding position)
68.b5 Ne4+ 69.Kb6 Kc8 70.Kc6 Kb8 71.b6+-.

Thematic tourney Zhigulevskie Zori 2008

Newspaper ZHIGULEVSKIE ZORI (Toliatti, Samara region, Russia) is announcing a formal thematic tourney in following sections:
3# - Judge: Aleksander Sygurov
n# - Judge: Aleksander Sygurov
h2-3# - Judge: Evgeni Fomichev
s2-5# - Judge: Evgeni Fomichev
studies - theme free - Judge: V.Razumenko
Theme in problem groups: "White monochrome magnet. Two white line pieces is placing in same line to move meet into neighboring fields".
Money prizes.
Send to: Viktor Zheltukhov, pr. Gvardeiskij 5, 445019-Toliatti, Samara region, Russia
or sygurov(AT)mail.ru
Closing date: 31.12.2008

Example:
E.Fomichev & A.Sygurov
JT Victory-60 2005, 2nd HM
3#                         9+8
1.Qd8!
1... Ra6 2.Rc8 ! - 3.Qxc7#
1... a6 2.Qb8 ! - 3.Qa7#
1... S- 2.Rd7 ! - 3.Qxc7#
1... c4 2.Qd4+ Rc5 3.Qxc5#
The second courses white
are thematic.

ARVES 20th Anniversary tourney

The Dutch-Flemish Association for Endgame Study (Alexander Rueb Vereniging voor schaakEindspelStudies) ARVES organizes an international composing tourney for endgame studies.
Theme: A study in which White wins after forcing Black to incarcerate a minor piece (B/S). Voluntarily incarcerations for self-stalemate are not thematic.
Judge: Marcel Van Herck
Three money prizes will be awarded: 1st prize: 300 euro, 2nd prize: 200 euro, 3rd prize: 100 euro
Entries not more than three per composer.
Send to: Luc Palmans, Sieberg 55, 3770 Riemst, Belgium
palmans.luc(AT)skynet.be
Closing date: 31.12.2008

Example:
Alexei Troitzky
Sydsvenska Dagbladet
Snällposten 1912
Honourable Mention
win                         4+5
1.Kd8 Bf7 2.Kxe7 Bxh5 3.Sf4
g6 (thematic move) 4.Se2+
Kc4 5.Sg3 Kd5 6.Kd7 Ke5
7.Be3 Kd5 8.Kc7 Ke6 9.Kc6
Ke5 10.Kc5 Ke6 11.Bd4 Kd7
12.Kd5 Ke7 13.Be5 Kd7
14.Bd6! Ke8 15.Ke6 Kd8
16.Be5 Kc8 17.Kd6 Kb7
18.Bd4 Ka6 19.Kc6 Ka5
20.Bc3+ Ka4 21.Kc5 Kb3
22.Kd4 Kc2 23.Kc4 Kd1
24.Kb3 Kc1 25.Ba5 Kd1
26.Bb4 Kc1 27.Kc3 Kb1
28.Ba3 Ka2 29.Bb2 Kb1
30.Kb3 g5 31.Sxh5 wins.

Tourney www.chessplayer.ro

h2# - theme free
Judge: Eric Huber
All participants shall receive the award by email.
Send to: chessplayerro(AT)yahoo.com
Closing date: 31.12.2008

Tourney 110 years of "CAISSANA BRASILEIRA"

Clube de Xadrez Guanabara (Guanabara Chess Club), the most traditional chess association in Rio de Janeiro, invites chess composers around the world to participate in a composition tournament for direct threemovers, commemorative of 110 years of “Caissana Brasileira”, the first book published in Brazil dedicated to chess problems (see article “Caissana Brasileira, Arthur Napoleăo and Caldas Viana: first summits in Brazilian chess history”).
3# - theme: The white king makes the key, (three at maximum by author).
Judge: Jacques Rotenberg
Send to: Ricardo Vieira, Rua Princesa Isabel 273, apto. 1001, 22011-010 Copacabana – Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
ricmatvieira(AT)hotmail.com
Closing date: 31.12.2008

Example:
Caldas Viana
Caissana Brasileira 1898
(after Chess Monthly 1882)
1.Kg8!! zz.
1... Kd3 2.Qf4 Kc3 3.Qd2#
2... d4 3.Qxf3#
2... c3 3.Bb5#
1...d4 2.Qb7 Kd3 3.Qxf3#
2⿤Ų. ￿￿ 3��g7��br> 1... Kd4 2.Rd2+ Kc3 3.Qb2#
2... Ke4 3.Bc2#
2... Kc5 3.Qf8#

Thematic tourney of Die Schwalbe - take&make

for #n, s#n, h#n, =n, s=n, or h=n with the condition “take&make” which is defined as follows:
1. If a unit Y makes a capturing move to a square s, then, after capturing (“take”), Y must execute (from s) a further non-capturing move (“make”) obeying the (orthodox) move laws for the captured unit, as part of the complete capturing move. If there is no such move, Y cannot capture the unit.
2. Checks are orthodox, kings cannot be captured, pawns can never move to (or initially be placed on) the first rank of their own colour, pawn promotion takes place only if the pawn move ends on the 8th rank (and not immediately after the “take” part of a take&make capture).
3. In the combination take&make-Circe, a Circe rebirth takes place only after a complete take&make capture, not immediately after its “take” part.
The combination take&make-Circe is allowed but no further fairy elements (in particular, no fairy units, fairy boards, etc), and no zero positions.
Judge: Kjell Widlert, who will decide if, depending on number and quality of the entries, a subdivision in separate sections will be made.
Prize fund: 300 EUR
Send to: Arnold Beine, Grund 15, D65366 Geisenheim, Germany
arnold.beine(AT)web.de
Closing date: 31.12.2008

Examples:
Hans Peter Rehm
Andernach ty. 2006
2. place (direct play)
version
Michel Caillaud
Andernach ty. 2006
7. place (direct play)
Dirk Borst & Ruud Beugelsdijk
Andernach ty. 2006
3. place (help play)
Andreas Thoma
Die Schwalbe 2008
5#                         7+9
take&make
s6#                         11+5
take&make
h2#                         4+8
take&make
h4=                         4+8
take&make-circe
1.Rc7 ? Bf4 !
1.Rc3 ? Bg7 2.Rc7 Be5
3.Rxe5-d6+ Kxd6-d5 4.Bb3#
3... Kxd6-d3 !
1.Rc8 ! Se7
2.Rc3 Bg7
3.Rc7 Be5
4.Rxe5-d6+ Kxd6-d5/Kxd6-d3
5.Bb3/Se5#
1.Sg1 ? stalemate
1.e8R ! Sxe8-e6
2.d8R Sxd8-d6
3.c8R Sxc8-c6
4.b8R Sxb8-b6
5.Sg1 Sxa8-c6
6.Kf1 e2#
1.Qd1 Bxc4-e3
2.Rxc3-c4 Rxd1-h5#
(2.Bxc3-c4? . . . 3.Rxe3-g5)
1.Qh1 Rxc4-e5
2.Bxc3-c4 Bxh1-g1#
(2.Rxc3-c4? . . . 3.Bxe5-e3)
1.f1Q+ Ka2
2.Qf7+ gxf7-e8Q+
3.Kxe8-a8 (wQd1) Qg1
4.hxg1-b1R (wQd1) Qxb1-b6=

27th Thematic tourney of Problem - Echo

Theme: In a helpmate in two, three or four moves (h#2-4) a try fails, because white is lacking a move in course of the play. Zero position as well as fairy pieces and fairy conditions are not allowed.
Judge: Zvonimir Hernitz
Send to: Dieter Müller, Grenzstraße 45A, 09376 Oelsnitz/E., Deutschland
Muellerhaupt(AT)aol.com
Closing date: 31.12.2008

Example:
Michael Barth
Scheme
h2#                         3+4
1.Bb5 ??? 2.Ra4 Sb3#
1.Ba6+ Kc6 2.Ra4 Sb3#

9th thematic tourney Kudesnik

n# - theme: In orthodox problem (3#-7#) the white makes first move and repeat on mate move.
Judge: Vladimir Kozhakin
Send to: Vladimir Kozhakin, Pochtamt box 0/28, 685000 Magadan, Russia
vkozhakin(AT)mail.ru
Closing date: 30.12.2008

Example:
Vladimir Kozhakin
1998
Vladimir Kozhakin
1976
5#                         5+2
3#                         5+2
1.Be5 !
1... Kh5 2.Bf4 Kg4
3.Bg5 Kh5/Kh3
4.Sf4+ Kg4 5.Se5#
1.Qc6 !
1... Ke5 2.Qc5+ Ke4 3.Bc6#

Jubilee tourney Norbert Geissler - 50

h3-n# - theme free, maximum 3 entries per author
Judge: Norbert Geissler
Send to: Dieter Werner, Chemin des Turaines 43, CH-1251 Geneva
ng50(AT)gmx.ch
Closing date: 30.11.2008

Jubilee tourney Vladimir Chernous - 75



The Ukrainian Commission for Chess Composition announces Chernous-75JT.
Section 1: h3# - There is a free theme. (Special distinctions will be given to entries with the Chernous Theme.)
Section 2: s3-4# - There is a solution ending with a mate by the promoted piece.
Judge: Vladimir Chernous
Send to: Vladimir Chernous, Ac.Zabolotny str. 41-a, flat 3, 65069 Odessa-69, Ukraine
Closing date: 16.11.2008

7th TT Quartz

Quartz launch the 7thTT Quartz dedicated to the genre Take&Make.
One section: Take&Make in Retros (proof games, Proca retractors, last moves, IC, …)
quarpaz1(AT)yahoo.fr
Closing date: 1.11.2008

Examples:
Dirk Borst
Andernach 2006
Michel Caillaud
Andernach 2006
PG14                         12+16
Take&Make
PG11                         13+12
Take&Make
1.a4 e5 2.Ra3 Bxa3-h3
3.d3 d5 4.Bh6 gxh6-c1B
5.e3 Sd7 6.Be2 Sb6
7.Bh5 Bcg4 8.Se2 Qb8
9.0-0 Bxb2-b4 10.Sf4 Bxd1-c1
11.Rd1 Bc8 12.g4 Kf8
13.Kg2 Kg7 14.Kh3 Bf8
1.b4 a5 2.b5 Ra6 3.bxa6-a8S
Sf6 4.Sxc7-c6 dxc6-a7
5.h3 Bg4 6.hxg4-c8Q Sc6
7.Qe6 Qc7 8.Qd6 exd6-d7
9.a3 Bb4 10.axb4-f8B Kd8
11.Bb4 axb4-e7

Jubilee tourney Yves Tallec - 80



To celebrate the 80th birthday of Yves Tallec, his friends are organising a tourney:
Helpmates in 2.5 to 10 moves
7 pieces minimum
Free choice of theme
No fairy pieces or conditions, and no zeroposition
Judge: Yves Tallec
Closing date: 31.10.2008
Send to: Guy Sobrecases, 83, Bd Port Royal, 75013 Paris, France
sobrecases(AT)yahoo.fr
Closing date: 31.10.2008

 Jubilee tourney Živko Janevski - 55



The Macedonian Problemist announces a jubilee tourney to honour the 55th anniversary of the birth of Zivko Janevski (born on 4th August 1953) - the Macedonian Grandmaster for chess composition and one of the leading world composers.
The theme is as follows:
H#3 with mutual interference between black line pieces occurring on a square which is not adjacent to the black King. Set play, twins and multiple solutions are allowed, but no zero position, fairy pieces and conditions.
Judge: Nikola Stolev
All participants will receive a copy of the award within an issue of The Macedonian Problemist. The authors of honoured problems will receive the booklet 8 x 8 by Zivko Janevski (64 selected H#3s) as a supplement to The Macedonian Problemist.
Send to: Zoran Gavrilovski, p. fah 137, MK-1001 Skopje, Macedonia
mprobl(AT)yahoo.com
Closing date: 30.10.2008

Examples:
Venelin Alaikov
Shakhmatna misl 1981
1st Prize
Viktor Abrosimov
Shakhmat. kompozitsiya 2002
A. Azhusin & G. Chumakov
Schach-Aktiv 2002
h3#                         3+9
B: Pb6 -> a6
h3#                         3+9
h3#                         5+13
B: wKe4 <-> bKa5
A:
1.Rb1 Ke4 2.Rb5 Bd6
3.Rf3 Ra2#
B:
1.Ra1 Ke3 2.Ra4 Rb2
3.Bf3 Bc7#
1.Rg2 Bxd1 2.Kd5 Rc6
3.Be5 Bf3#
1.Bg2 Rxd1 2.Kc5 Bc6
3.Bd6 Rc1#
A:
1.Bd6 Kd3 2.Be7+ Kc4
3.Rd6 b4#
B:
1.Rd6 Kb4 2.R6d7+ Kc4
3.Bd6 d3#

Tourney Serock 2008

The Centre of Sports and Recreation in Serock announces the competition in following sections:
Orthodox threemovers - 3#
Orthodox selfmates - s3#
Orthodox helpmates - h2,5#
Judge: Waldemar Tura
Free theme in both sections. Zeropositions not allowed.
Three medals in the sections.
Send to: Osrodek Sportu i Rekreacji w Serocku, Poltuska 47, 05-140 Serock, Polland
serock2005(AT)poczta.fm
Closing date: 15.10.2008

24th TT Chess Composition Microweb

Chess Composition Microweb announces formal thematical tourney for any type of chess problems (both orthodox and fairies are accepted). The problem should use twinning by replacing a piece by any other piece on the same square and there should be at least three positions (twins may be made by replacing pieces on the same square or different squares).
Any stipulations and any fairy elements are allowed. The tourney might be divided to multiple sections if enough problems are received depending on the opinion of the judge (e.g. orthodox - fairy, direct - help, or whatever any division judge deems suitable).
Judge: Michael Barth
Send to: juraj.lorinc(AT)bigfoot.com
Closing date: 10.10.2008
Examples:

Henry Forsberg
1st Prize
Memorial W. Pauly 1934-35
Friedrich Chlubna
3rd Prize
The Problemist 1978
Manfred Rittirsch
1st HM (fairy section)
15th TT CCM C 30.9.2004
h2#                         3+2
B: bRa6 C: bBa6
D: bSa6 E: bPa6
h2#                         4+10
B: bBg8
C: bSg8
h2#                         6+14
Eiffel chess
B: bRg6 C: bBg6 D: bSg6 E: bPg6
A: 1.Qf6 Sc5 2.Qb2 Ra4#
B: 1.Rb6 Rb1 2.Rb3 Ra1#
C: 1.Bc4 Se1 2.Ba2 Sc2#
D: 1.Sc5 Sc1 2.Sa4 Rb3#
E: 1.a5 Rb3+ 2.Ka4 Sc5#
A: 1.Bd8 (Sf8?, Bc8?) Rxg5
2.Se4 Sh3#
B: 1.Sf8 (Bc8?, Bd8?) Bxd5
2.Be5 Rf3#
C: 1.Bc8 (Bd8?, Sf8?) Se7
2.Sf5 Sg6#
A:1.Rf3 (R~?)Qe4 2.Rc6 Bc4#
B: 1.Bg8 Rxe6 2.Bb6 (B~?) Rxb6#
C: 1.Se2 (S~?) Bf5 2.e5 Bd7#
D: 1.f5 (f~?) Se5 2.d4 Bc4#
E: 1.Qe5 (Q~?) gxf7 2.Re8 fxe8B#

Tourney OSTROLEKA EU PL

2# - theme free
Judge: Leopold Szwedowski
3 prizes 100, 75 and 50 Euro.
Zeropositions, fairy conditions and pieces are not allowed.
Send to: Waldemar Tura, Szkolna 4c/6, 21-412 Adamów k/Łukowa, Poland
waldt(AT)neostrada.pl
Closing date: 1.10.2008

6th TT Chess Leopolis

“CHESS LEOPOLIS” announces 6th thematic tournament of composing h3# problems with use of classic fairy pieces with realization of Visserman - theme. Any twins are permitted. “Circe” or “anti-circe” are not allowed.
Judge: Evgenij Bogdanov
Send to: Evgenij M. Bogdanov, B. Meretyna street 10, apt. 11, Lviv - 16, UA - 79016, Ukraine
or email
embogdanov(AT)mail.ru and copy embogdanov(AT)gmail.com
Closing date: 1.10.2008

Examples:
Evgenij M. Bogdanov
ПРОДОЛЖЕНИЕ СЛЕДУЕТ - 2
2005
версія POD WIEŽĄ - 2001
1st-2nd Prize
Evgenij M. Bogdanov
ВЕЧЕРНЯЯ ГАЗЕТА - 2001
1st Prize
Evgenij M. Bogdanov
РТ - РЕКЛАМА - 2002
1st Prize
h3#                         7+9
pao - d8,f8
Nightrider - c7
ALfil - c5
RookHopper - e8
Locust - e2
h3#                         7+9
Non-stop Equihopper - c4
Berolina Pawn - d5
ALfil - f3
Vao - h1
Pao - h5
Bishopper - h7
h3#                         5+12
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