Latest News
update: 3-8-2022
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Great composers meet yesterday as friends at the home of Jan Timman in Arnhem (NL):
(from left to right: Jan Sprenger, Jan Timman, Martin Minski and Yochanan Afek).
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New issue of (the spanish) Finales y Temas 123:
Dedicated to composer Mattison, Hermann 1894-1932
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In the French Phenix 2021 Tournament, Judge Jan Sprenger only gave honorable mentions to
Sergey Osintsev, Michael Pasman and Itay Richardson and 3 recommendations.
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Preliminary results of the 7-Chess-Notes-2021 tournament are:
1st prize to L.M. Gonzalez,
2nd prize to Pavel Arestov
3rd prize to Martin Minski
4th prize to Vladislav Tarasiuk
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Interesting article about creating studies from games in the Macedonian Problemist
"Strip or massage?" by Steffen Nielsen
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The winners of the Shakhmatnaya-Kompositzia 2021 tournament (see PDF) are:
First prize for N. Rjabinin with K. Sumbatjan.
2nd and 3rd prize !! both for Jan Sprenger
4th prize is for Pavel Arestov.
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In the Japanese Problem Paradise 2021 tournament there were two theme sections:
For the theme: "Up till 10 pieces".
The 1st/2nd prize are shared by Michael Pasman and Sergey Osintsev.
The 3rd prize is for the late Marco Campioli.
For the theme: "More than 10 pieces"
The 1st/2nd prize are shared by Peter Krug and Michael Pasman.
3rd prize to Michael Hlinka with Lubos Kekely.
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The UAPA 17th 2022 tournament had 3 sections.
The winner for the theme sections ""Two Rooks and a minor piece (White or black) , against equivalent forces.
Slogan: Win or Draw (other pieces may be presented at the beginning)" is Michael Pasman.
For the Win section the winner is: Richard Becker. 2nd prize for Lubos Kekely with Michael Hlinka, 3rd prize to Micahel Pasman
For the Draw section the winner is Sergey Osintsev, 2nd prize for Peter Krug with Mario Garcia.
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Winners of the double MT tournament: Babich-115 and Olimpiev-85 MT 2022 are
Martin Minski with Jan Sprenger.
2nd prize for Michal Hlinka with Lubos Kekely and Pavel Arestov.
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Again some new pages about composers added:
and personal birth/death data found about: Bahr, Walter 1905-1986
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Michael Pasman is the first prize winner in the Suomi Tehtäväniekka 2020–2021 tournament.
2nd prize to David Gurgenidze.
In the PDF you can find the Finnish comments as of page 63.
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EG readers possibly have read the article by Emil Vlasak who explains the latest developments about CQL.
He also mention the new tool CQLi.
You can check out the powerfull possibilities?
See also: Chess Query Language 6
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In magazine Variantim 86 there is an interesting article about Underpromotion by Gady Costeff.
And also the report of the Israeli Ring Tournament 2021 judged by Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe with 8 nice studies .
The first prize winner is: Jan Rusinek.
2nd prize goes to Jan Sprenger.
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Lately some new articles were created to honor composers.
And some articles were updated with new info about composers and also some older pictures added.
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A flaw found for Bahr's pawn endgame rule by Francesco Santelli !
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The popular book by Yochanan Afek now also translated into Turkish !
For Turkish readers available at: https://market.satrancokulu.com/zorlu-satranc-taktikleri
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The legendary Russian grandmaster Yuri Averbakh passed away in Moscow.
Yuri Averbakh was the world’s oldest living Grandmaster.
He became 3 months older than 100 years !
He was very important to Chess Endgame theory.
(Picture taken by Harold van Heijden, 2002)
See more about him at ChessBase news.
and look at his Endgame studies: Averbakh, Yuri 1922-2022
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In the Vecherny Peterburg tournament (See PDF page 43 in Awards Files)
the winner is: A. Popov
and for 2/3rd place: A. Popov and Pavel Arestov.
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The winners in magazine 64-Shakhmatnoye Obozrenye 2021 tournament,are:
1st prize N. Ryabinin with K. Sumbatyan,
2nd prize for Pavel Arestov with Peter Krug,
3rd prize Robin Swinkels with Jan Sprenger.
See for the full report (Russian language) in the PDF file in the Awards Files.
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In the Vratnica 2021 tournament, for the Win-section the winners are:
Pavel Arestov with Peter Krug (Russia-Austria),
2nd: Vladislav Tarasiuk (Ukraine),
3rd: Amatzia Avni with Yochanan Afek (Israel)
For the Draw section the winners are 1st/2nd :
Sergey Osintsev (Russia) and Michael Pasman (Israel)
See for the full report the PDF file in the Awards Files.
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The study below is dedicated to the 70th birthday of Yochanan Afek.
"This study was inspired by an analysis of a recent game.
See:
(diagram 3811: Johann Hjartarson against Mats Andersen, Reykjavik 2022)
In the game a bishop promotion was possible. Ilham Aliev had the great idea to add a second underpromotion.
Yochanan is a very strong OTB player and a great composer. We hope he will like this game-like study! Happy birthday to our friend Yochanan!"
This picture of congress in Ostroda 2015, (Afek, Aliev, Minski).
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Book issued by
The book is named "Professione Problemista" (literally "Job: Problemist"),
subtitled "Avvicinamento alla composizione scacchistica" (literally "invite to chess composition")
and was published in March 2022 by the Italian publishing house Messaggerie Scacchistiche
(an historical one, and the only one in Italy specialized in chess books).
The book is written in Italian language.
It is his first book about chess (He wrote others but about other matters).
The purpose of the book is teaching composition to the total newbies, showing theory and practice
with progressive increase of difficulty and examples proposed (some "live composing" also included)
and added are also a collection of his best selfmates AND endgame studies (40 of each).
In endgame studies Daniele like bizarre ideas so there are many selected, together with more classical themes and configurations.
Buying the book is possible with these links:
Messaggerie Scacchistiche
or Amazon
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EG 228 coming soon:
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A new issue of Finales Y Temas (in spanish) by José Copié:
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The provisional award for the 16th UAPA 2021 or Jose Copie 80 JT is available.
There are 4 sections:
A. Studies up to 8 pieces A1 Win or A2. Draw.
B. Theme free B1 Win or B2 Draw.
For A1 the 5 price winners are: 1. Arpad Rusz, 2. Michael Pasman, 3. Oleg Pervakov, 4. Sergey Osintsev. 5. Michael Pasman;
For A2 the 6 price winners are: 1. Michael Pasman, 2. Richard Becker, 3. R.Becker with Mario Garcia, 4. Poul Rewitz, 5. Pavel Arestov, 6.David Gurgenidze;
For B1 the 5 price winners are: 1. Vladislav Tarasiuk, 2. Oleg Pervakov with Karem Subatyan, 3.Jan Timman, 4.Evgeny Kopylov, 5.Michael pasman;
For B2 the 6 price winners are: 1/2 Peter Krug 1/2 Sergey Osintsev, 3.Michael Pasman, 4.I Jarmonov with Vladislav Tarasiuk, 5.Pavel Arestov, 6.Marc Gelly.
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Study dedicated to and worrying for Igor Yarmonov:
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The magazine Pat a Mat 2020-2021 tournament is won by Amatzia Avni,
Second prize for Martin Minski
Third prize for the duo: Michael Hlinka with Lubos Kekely.
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Winner of the Strategems 2021 tournament are the duo David Gurgenidze with Martin Minski,
Second prize for Franjo Vrabec.
See Awards Files
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Some sad news comes in from chess composers lately:
Peter Krug reports that he lost his income due to the hard covid restrictions in Austria.
That is also the reason he could not take part in the WCCI.
Vladislav Tarasiuk reports from Ukraine where he works in a hospital near Kharkov. He fears for his life and that of his family every day.
About 600 houses in Kharkiv are destroyed. In the rest of the houses there is no gas, no heating, no electriciy.
Composer Vladimir Samilo lives in such hard conditions.
The contact with fellow composer Igor Yarmanov, from Mariupol, is gone for more than a week now.
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Hans Uitenbroek wins ARVES Studies Solving Tournament 2022
See the report by Luc Palmans
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International Master Vladislav Tarasiuk from Ukraine composed the following endgame study with a message:
Let us love the peoples of the world
and respect their rights!
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Who will become the new World Champion 2019-2021?
List of contenders in: World Championship WFCC 2019-2021
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Jan Sprenger wins the first prize for the Magyar Sakkvilag 2021 tournament !
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At Chess.com Peter Wong has written two articles about (10) strong chess players
who were/are also problem or endgame study composers.
Although all of them have articles here at Arves, his stories and comments are very interesting:
(See i.e.=: GrandMasters otb)
(About: Pal Benko, Oldrich Duras, Paul Keres, John Nunn and Richard Reti)
(About: Ladislav Prokes, Yochanan Afek, Ladislav Salai, Milan Vukcevich and Genrikh Kasparyan).
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For our Dutch readers/member, you may find an interesting part about Endgame Studies
in the January Newsletter (page 10) of schaakacademieapeldoorn written by Karel van Delft.
He refers to a Youtube presentation in English by GM Maurice Ashley where a famous study by Yochanan Afek is presented.
In text you may find this excellent study also presented (in Dutch) in older article by David Klein at Schaaksite.nl
Have fun.
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The winner of the Jana Lercha MT or
Ceskoslovensky Sach 2021 tournament is:
Martin Minski,
2nd and 3rd prize for to two co-productions:
PolasekJaroslav with Vlasak,Emil and with Navara,David
Krug, Peter with Garcia,Mario
4th prize to Michael Pasman.
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Lichess.org has a huge collection of endgames to study also with Endgame Studies,
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Ever seen or heard of the Phantom Chess board?
Just informing you that you may play against any opponent on the Internet at a magical "normal 3D" physical Chessboard.
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Two new books written by Sergei Tkachenko issued by Ilan Rubin:
For sale at Amazon.
For sale at Amazon.
Tournament Awards
Please send new awards (if possible PDF and PGN) to
webmaster This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or also to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and they will be published at this website.
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For the memorial tournament of the birthday of Henri Rinck 150 there were two sections.
In the Free Theme section A the winners are:
1st prize: Amatzia Avni with Yochanan Afek.
2nd prize for: Oleg Pervakov wth Karen Sumbatyan
3rd prize to: Yuri Bazlov.
In Section B: "Studies after compositions of Rinck, Henri 1870-1952 "
the prize winners are:
Daniel Keith with Pavel Arestov
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Winners of the Magazine Zadachy i Etyudy 2020 tournament are
SN.Tkachenko with K.Shevchenko
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In the Springaren 2019-2020 tournament
the first prize winner is Michael Pasman.
2nd prize for Lubos Kekely and Michal Hlinka and
3rd prize goes to Amatzia Avni and Vladislav Tarasiuk.
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Tournament Calendar.
On this page a calendar of all known Endgame study tournaments which are running with information:
Also a very good page to check tournament announcements is on UAPA: Informal Tournaments, Formal Tournaments.
Latest update on 4-7-2022.
6th Youth Chess Composing Challenge 2022
The Youth Chess Composing Challenge (YCCC) is an individual competition,
open to young participants of all countries. It was established in 2016, by the
Serbian Chess Problem Society, and since then it’s been part of the program
of the yearly World Congress of Chess Composition (WCCC).
In 2018 the Youth Committee of the World Federation for Chess Composition
(WFCC) was established with one of the goals to develop and promote the
YCCC. Youth Committee is also planned as the body to help all young
composers and trainers with information and advice.
More info at:
https://wccc2022.wfcc.ch/wp-content/uploads/6th-YCCC-Announcement.pdf
STUDIES –MEMORIAL : PIETRO ROSSI
Informal tourney, free theme
– Judge: Mario Garcia
—Send your entries to the
Director : Valerio Agostini –
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
in two sections: Study Win (+) and Study Draw (-)
– The compositions will be published in the SINFONIE SCACCHISTICHE magazine:
every composer will receive the copies of the publications and the awards (PDF version).
Closing date 30.09.2022
PAT A MAT Magazine has pleasure in announcing international tourneys for
See also:
a) orthodox twomovers 2022: Bogusz Piliczewski, Poland),
b) threemovers 2022-2023 (judge not yet specified),
c) moremovers 2022-2023 (judge not yet specified),
d) studies 2022-2023 :Yochanan Afek (Israel/Netherlands),
e) helpmates 2022 (judge Béla Majoros, Hungary),
f) selfmates and reflexmates 2022- 2023 (judge not yet specified),
g) fairies 2022 (judge not yet specified).
Entries should be sent to the editors of the sections (see below) or to Ladislav Packa as soon as possible but before 15th October of the year.
Entries should be sent to the editors of the sections (see below) or to Ladislav Packa as soon as possible but before 15th October of the year.
Chief editor and h#: Ladislav Packa, Agátová 2504/10, SK-924 00 Galanta, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
#2: Peter Gvozdják, Hlaváčiková 9, SK-841 05 Bratislava 4, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
#3: Juraj Šťastný, M. M. Hodžu 2417/11, SK-960 01 Zvolen, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
#n and fairy: Juraj Lörinc, Pažítková 5, SK-821 01 Bratislava 2, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
s#: Jozef Havran, Kukučínova 15, SK-927 01 Šaľa, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.;
+/=: Ľuboš Kekely, SK-023 32 Snežnica 128, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
18th INTERNATIONAL INTERNET TOURNAMENT (UAPA) – 2022
Section A : -Thematic: Rook and a minor piece, or Queen, against two or more minor pieces -
(Win or Draw) (other pieces may be presented at the beginning)
- Judge: Sergey Osintsev (Russia)
Section B : Theme free
B.1.) Win – Judge : Daniele Gatti (Italy)
B.2.) Draw – Judge : Itay Richardson (Israel)
Entries : not more than three per composer (in each section)
– Send studies to: Sebastian Palomo This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
– or M. García This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
– All selected original Studies will be posted periodically
on the UAPA website: http://www.problemistasajedrez.com.ar/
–Prizes, honourable mentions, commendations and special nominations will be awarded.
- The provisional award will be issued in November 2022, will be available in the same website and will be sent to all
participants by e-mail.
– Closing date 30.08.2022
MAGAZINE «64» – 2022
Informal international composing tourney in following sections:
# 2, # 3, #n judge: A. Kuzovkov,
Studies judge : Yuri Bazlov
Section winners are awarded a yearly subscription to a magazine-
Entries should be sent to Director – A. Kuzovkov– e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Closing date: 01.11.2022 –
Anniversary contest "JT Grigory Skovoroda - 300"
December 3, 2022 marks the 300th anniversary of birth
Grigory Savych Skovoroda
- an outstanding Ukrainian educator-humanist, philosopher, poet, teacher.
On the occasion of the anniversary,
the Chess Federation of Ukraine announces
an international competition of studies.
Judge Vladislav Tarasiuk (Ukraine).
Prizes, honorary and commendable awards have been established.
The results of the competition will be published in December 2022
and published in the magazine "Problemist of Ukraine".
Original works should be sent by October 1, 2022
to the e-mail address of the organizing judge Volodymyr Samilo: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Yochanan (left) with David Gurgenidze (right)
Afek, Yochanan 1952
Judge: Árpád Rusz
3 prizes: $300 $200 $100 (limit one per composer)
3 book prizes for composers under 20 (limit one per composer)
Limit 3 entries per composer.
All studies will be published in Variantim during 2022 in order received.
Last date for entries: October 31, 2022.
Award date: April 2023
Director: Gady Costeff This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The Problemistic Curierul 2021- 2022
Entries should be sent to :
Editor : Dan Constantin Gurgui – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sections:
#2 Judge Viktor Sizonenko
#3-n Judge ?; H#2 Judge ?
H#3-n Judge?;
Selfmates Judge Anatoly Stepochkin
Endgamestudies Judge Sergey Osintsev (Russia)
Helpselfmate Judges Zoltán Laborczi & Gábor Tar
Series-Movers and Stalemates Judge Karol Mlynka
Retros and Proof Games Judge Kostas Prentos.
The magazine http://e4e5magazine.eu/
– Look Publications 2021 (all genres )
TOURNEY MAGAZINE “PHENIX” 2022
The French magazine “Phenix” is looking for original orthodox studies (theme free, entries will be published in the magazine) for its informal tourney for the year 2022
– Please send your entries to Daniel Capron : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. until october 31 2022.
Judge: Mirko Miljanić (Serbia)
The preliminary award of the tourney will be sent to participants by e-mail and will be published in the site Internet of “Phenix” and in the magazine.
PROBLEMIST OF UKRAINE -2021
Studies
– Judge: Steffen Nielsen
– Entries should be sent to : Sergey Borodavkin : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
– Here is such information about the PROBLEMIST OF UKRAINE magazine competitions posted on the website
Studies, no set theme
SACHOVA SKLADBA 2021
Studies, no set theme
– Judge : Vladislav Tarasiuk (Ukraine)
– Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded.
-- Send studies to: Jiri Jelinek or Jaroslav Polasek:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Information about competitions in other genres: Pavel Kamenik – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Also see this link; http://problem64.beda.cz/ss/rozhodci.htm
Polish Chess Federation announces an informal international composing tourney
in following sections:
• twomovers [#2] –judge Jarosław Brzozowicz
• threemovers [#3] –judge Waldemar Tura
• selfmates in 2 moves [s#2] –judge Marcin Banaszek
• selfmates in 3 –6 moves [s#3-6] –judge Eugeniusz Iwanow
• helpmates in 2-3 moves [h#2-3] –judge Walerij Kopy l
• endgames [eg] –judge Jan Rusinek.
In each group there are 3 prizes.Problems are published on up to date on the Polish Chess Federation side.
Closing date: December 1st 2021.
Problems on diagram or in notation with the complete solution send to:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
– – ESTUDIOS Y PROBLEMAS VER en Zadania konkursowe 2022
STRATEGEMS – 2021 – Moremovers & Studies
Moremovers – Editor: Richard Becker – :This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. – Judge: Alexander Kuzovkov.(Russia) .
Studies – Editor : Franjo Vrabec: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
– Judge: Pavel Arestov
– Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded.
DIE SCHWALBE 2021- 2022
The German chess problem society’s magazine «Die Schwalbe» informal tourney for original studies,
Please send your originals per e-mail to Michael Roxlau: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Judge: Yochanan Afek (Israel)
All entries and later the award will be published in «Die Schwalbe».
The award will have at least the usual three months confirmation time.
All authors receive the issues of the magazine with the original publication, the solutions (usually six months later) and the award .
Please include your postal address for this reason.
MAGYAR SAKKVILAG 2022
Informal tournament
Please, send your original work in PGN format.
Tournament director Peter Gyarmati to the e-mail address of the study :E-Mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ..
– Judge: Michael Pasman (Israel)
– Deadline: 15th November 2022.
– Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded.
– The award will be sent to participants by e-mail.
CESKOSLOVENSKY SHACH – 2022
– The contest will include all original studies published in the journal during 2022.
– Send your originals on any topic (maximum 6 by one author) before November 20, 2022
to the address of Michal Hlinka (Slovakia): This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,
– Judge : Martin Minski (Germany).
– More detailed analyzes and the pgn file can be found in the studies section on our website www.sach.cz.
PROBLEM PARADISE (JAPAN) 2022
Studies, informal tourney, no set theme
– Judge: Mario G. García (Argentina)
Entries should be sent to: Hiroshi Manabe, Mita 5-7-12-805, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073, Japan
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
— Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded.
- The award will be sent to participants by e-mail.
–Closing date: 31th October 2022
4 rd TT FRME, 2022
The Royal Moroccan Chess Federation (FRME) organizes the 4rd TT FREM
D) Endgame studies Theme: One or more minor pieces and optionally pawns against one or more pawns. In the
initial position there may be additional pieces. Slogan: Win (for either the pawns or for the minor pieces) or
Draw.
Send entries to tournament director: to
Jamal M Elbaz (Morocco) E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Prizes, honourable mentions and commendations will be awarded.
Send problems and studies in format Word and PDF.
Closing date: 30. 08. 2022. The award – 2022
All received problems will be presented to the judges in anonymous form.
Award will be published on the website: http://frme.fr.nf
44th World Chess Olympiad of 2020
The All-Russian Public Organization “The Chess Federation of Russia” (CFR) and, at the request of the CFR, the Commission for Chess Composition (CCC) announce an international chess composing tournament dedicated to the 44th World Chess Olympiad of 2020.
The chess composing tournament will be conducted in the following eight sections: twomovers; threemovers; moremovers; endgame studies;
helpmates; selfmates in 2-12 moves; fairy compositions; retros and proofgames.
The number of entries from one author in a section must not exceed two.
Moreover, only one individual composition will be allowed, i.e. one author can maximally submit oneindividual and one joint composition or two joint entries.
The number of co-authors of collective compositions is not limited.
All compositions are to be sent by email to the Executive Director of the tournament Vitaliy Medintsev, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,
The closing date is postponed !
All participants are asked to present their entries not only on diagrams but also in FEN notation.
Information on the tournament, including the award, will be posted on the CFR website: https://ruchess.ru/.
The judges are:
Twomovers – V.Markovtsiy (Ukraine),
Threemovers – V. Kirillov (Russia),
Moremovers – V. Volchek (Belarus),
Endgame studies – M. Hlinka (Slovakia),
Helpmates – B. Shorokhov (Russia),
Selfmates in 2-12moves – V. Kopyl (Ukraine),
Fairies – P. Petkov (Bulgaria), Retros – V. Crisan (Romania).
Additional information on the Fairies section from the judge P. Petkov: 1.All types of fairy stipulations are allowed. There are no restrictions on the use of fairy pieces and conditions. 2. Only computer-tested (C+) entries will be allowed. The author must specify the pro-gram (and the program’s version) that was used to test the entry. Entries without such in-formationwill not be accepted for the tournament.
The preliminary award will be posted on the website http://www.selivanov.world/.
The preliminary award may also be presented on a number of other sites. After the publication of the preliminary award, the participants will have 1 month for submitting their claims of defects and anticipations.
After analyzing the claims, the judges will prepare the final award in each section. The CFR will present certificates and commemorative medals to the winners of the tournament.
The judges will also receive commemorative medals.
EG 2020-2021
EG, the only periodical exclusively devoted to endgame studies, announces an informal tourney for original studies.
The studies and the award will be published in EG.
You are strongly urged to only send your best and most creative works.
The original’s editor will only select very good studies for publication.
Please send your originals in PGN-format to the editor Steffen Slumstrup Nielsen at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The judge for the 2020-2021 tourney is Yochanan Afek.
INTERNET TOURNAMENT CHESS MAGAZINE CHESSSTAR – 2021
– The products will be accepted until December 31, 2021 were established: Awards, honorable mentions and accolades.
– Judges for 2021 are :
# 2- Givi Mosiashvili (Georgia)
# 3- Eugene Fomichev (Russia)
# N-Bosko Miloseski (Macedonia)
– Studies: a) studies Win, b) studies Draw). Mario G.García (Argentina)
– Preliminary results will be published on the website and sent to all subscribers on January 31, 2020.
– Tournament Director Ferhat Karmil (Turkey)
The Problemist composing tourney 2022 by the British Problem Society
SCHACH 2022-2023
Studies, no set theme
– Judges:
Studies– Martin Minski
2 # Wassyl Djatschuk,
3 # Frank Reinhold,
n # Martin Hoffmann,
h # Christopher Jones,
s # Hans Gruber.
Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded.
Send studies to: Franz Pachl – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. – Closing date: september 30th 2022/23
VARIANTIM – 2021
– The studies will be published as originals in the Israeli magazine Variantim during 2020.
– Judge : Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe (Norway)
– Director : Gady Costeff.
Please send studies in PGN format to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The results will be published in 4/2022 (first issue of the year)
Award 2016 – Award 2017 –Award 2018 – Look Originals of 2011 to 2019 –
PROBLEMBLAD 2021 -2022
Judges #2 :………….. – #3 and #n ……………….
- Studies
Judge: David Gurgenidze (Georgia) – Entries in .pgn format are appreciated.
- Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded.
- Send to : Marcel van Herck This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sachova Skladba 2019-2020
Studies, no set theme
– Judge : Yochanan Afek
- Send studies to: Jiri Jelinek or Jaroslav Polasek This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. –This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
VRATNICA 64- 2022-2023
Studies, no set theme – Judge: Mario G. García (Argentina)
–Entries should be sent to: Bosko Miloseski, E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
–Clarifications: If the number of entries in the year 2022 is 15 or more studies, the contest closes and the judge issues the verdict.
Then in 2023, a similar rule applies. Prizes, honorable mentions, commendations and special nominations will be awarded.
- The award will be sent to participants by e-mail.
Closing date: 15th October of the year 2022 or 2023
DIE SCHWALBE 2019- 2020
The German chess problem society’s magazine “Die Schwalbe” informal tourney for original studies,
Please send your originals per e-mail to Michael Roxlau: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Judge: Vaszha Neidze.
All entries and later the award will be published in “Die Schwalbe”.
The award will have at least the usual three months confirmation time.
All authors receive the issues of the magazine with the original publication, the solutions (usually six months later) and the award .
Please include your postal address for this reason.
SHAKHMATNAYA KOMPOZICIA- 2022
Studies, no set theme
Judge:Sergy Didukh (Ukraine)
The studies will be published as originals in the magazine Shakmatnaya Kompozicia during 2022.
Send to Sergey Osintsev – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Strategems 2020
Moremovers
– Editor: Richard Becker – :This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
– Judge: ………….
– Studies
– Editor : Franjo Vrabec: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
– Judge: Michal Hlinka
– Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded.
The Problemistic Bulletin – Edicion 2018-2020
Studies, no set theme.
Entries should be sent to : Editor : Dan Constantin Gurgui – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
judge: Steffen Slumstrup Nielsen
- Publications-Look link Nº89
TEHTÄVÄNIEKKA 2022
Finnish Chess Problem Society's magazine Tehtäväniekka 2022
Original studies for an informal tourney
The composer will receive a PDF file of the publication issue and award.
A sample issue (1/2020) can be downloaded via https://www.tehtavaniekat.fi/index.php/tehtavaniekka/
Studies: No set theme.
Judge: 2022: Vladislav Tarasiuk
Send your entries to the editor Vladislav Tarasiuk: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. OR This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The Royal Moroccan Chess Federation (FRME) organizes the 8th Composing Tourney
in four 8 sections:
Twomovers (#2) Judge: Kabe Moen(USA)
Send to tournament director: Mustapha Bakani (Marocco) E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Threemovers (#3) Judge: Elmar Abdullayev (Azerbaijan)
Moremovers (#N) Judge: Oleg Efrosinin (Russia)
Studies (+;=) Judge: Franjo Vrabec (Sweden)
Selfmates (S#) Judge: Yuri Gordian(Ukraine)
Send to tournament director: Vidadi Zamanov (Azerbaijan)
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Helpmates H#2 Judge: Marko Klasinc (Slovenia)
Helpmates H#2.5-3 Judge: Harry Fougiaxis(Greece)
Helpmates H#3.5-N Judge: Vladimir Lastivka(Ukraine)
Send to tournament director: Jamal M Elbaz (Morocco)
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The theme in all sections is free.
Prizes, honourable mentions and commendations will be awarded.
Send problems and studies in format Word and PDF.
Closing date: 30. 09. 2022. The award – 2022
All received problems will be presented to the judge in anonymous form.
Award will be published on the website: frme.fr.nf
See website: https://www.chessstar.com/index.php