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 Latest News

update: 28-6-2022

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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:

Mendheim, Julius 1781-1836

Meyer, Heinrich 1839-1928

Murkisch, Godehard 1940

Wrobel, Marian 1907-1960

Sedlak, Ludek 1954

Khenkin, Viktor 1923-2010

Muradov, Muradkhan 1950

Pomogalov, Vasily 1935-2020

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.

Godes, Davis 1939-2007

Richardson, Itay 2006

Crum, John 1841-1922

Pasman, Michael 1960

Page, George 1890-1953

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A flaw found for Bahr's pawn endgame rule by Francesco Santelli !

The flaw in Bahr's rule

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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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Following its English, French, Spanish and Italian editions the book Extreme Chess Tactics
by Yochanan Afek is now out by the publishing house of the Russian Chess Federation!
https://ruchess.ru/books/y_afek_ekstremalnaya_shakhmatnaya_taktika/
The book is aimed at shaping and improving one's tactical skills by solving friendly classical endgame studies and combinations of world champions.
 
The book is available in English by Gambit:
http://www.gambitbooks.com/books/EXtreme_Chess_Tactics.html?fbclid=IwAR14PaPnnPdA9M7AggjlFaKgoeFN7i9Ond1_34SE2HXbtgWpnLoA1ITxPPM
 
The publishing house of the Russian Chess federation also realeased last year a 2-volume edition of the title Practical Chess Beauty by the same author
which had been originally released in English by Quality Chess and is a selection of the author's best studies and games.
https://ruchess.ru/books/?PAGEN_1=2

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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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Extra issue of Finales y Temas:

Dedicated exclusively to the JT80- J. Copié and 25 years of Finales… y Temas; Jubilee:

16th International Internet Tournament - UAPA- 2021;

Organized by the Union of Argentinian Chess Problemists - UAPA-. Award Provisional.

Finales y Temas 122

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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:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/apr/15/chess-teenagers-top-reykjavik-while-english-hopes-fade-at-the-finish

(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

Gatti, Daniele 1987:

 

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:

Finales Y Temas 121

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The provisional award for the 16th UAPA 2021 or Jose Copie 80 JT is available.

UAPA 16th 2021

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.

Pat a Mat 2021

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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

Oploswedstrijd 2022

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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)

 

Part 1

(About: Pal Benko, Oldrich Duras, Paul Keres, John Nunn and Richard Reti)

Part 2

(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.

Lees meer: Latest News

Tournament Awards

Please send new awards (if possible PDF and PGN) to 

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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.

Henri Rinck 150 MT 2020 A

In Section B: "Studies after compositions of Rinck, Henri 1870-1952 "

the prize winners are:

Daniel Keith with Pavel Arestov

Henri Ricnk 150 MT 2020 B

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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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Read More About Awards

 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 1-5-2022.


STUDIES –MEMORIAL : PIETRO ROSSI
Informal tourney, free theme

– Judge: Mario Garcia

—Send your entries to the
Director : Valerio Agostini –

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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: 

ChessStar.com


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.

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 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)

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– 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-

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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

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For the 70th birthday of the famous composer
 
Yochanan Afek

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

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The  Problemistic  Curierul 2021- 2022

Entries should be sent to :

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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 : Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken. 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 :    Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.  

–  Here is such information about the PROBLEMIST OF UKRAINE magazine competitions posted on the website 

    http://www.chess-kopyl.com.ua/images/2020/N163outer.pdf

 

 
SHAKHMATNAYA KOMPOZICIA- 2021

Studies, no set theme
 
– Judge:Sergey Osintsev (Russia).
 
– The studies will be published as originals in the  magazine Shakmatnaya Kompozicia  during 2021.
 
–Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded.
 
– Send to S. Osintsev-   – Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken. –
 

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:

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Also see this link;   http://problem64.beda.cz/ss/rozhodci.htm


POLISH CHESS FEDERATION TOURNAMENT 2021

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:Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.

– – ESTUDIOS Y PROBLEMAS   VER en Zadania konkursowe 2022



STRATEGEMS – 2021 – Moremovers & Studies

Moremovers – Editor: Richard Becker – :Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken. – Judge: Alexander Kuzovkov.(Russia) .

Studies – Editor : Franjo Vrabec: Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.

– 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: Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.
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 Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken. ..

– 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): Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken., 

– 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

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— 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.

Judge: Poul Rewitz(Denmark)

Send entries to tournament director: to

Jamal M Elbaz (Morocco) E-mail: Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.
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: Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.,

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 Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.

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

The Problemist composing tourney 2022
 
Judge: Gady Costeff
 
Entries, preferably in PGN file, to: Yochanan Afek by mail: Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken. 
 

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 – Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken. – 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: Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.

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 Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken. 

 

Sachova Skladba 2019-2020

Studies, no set theme

– Judge : Yochanan Afek

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VRATNICA 64- 2022-2023

Studies, no set theme – Judge: Mario G. García (Argentina)

–Entries should be sent to: Bosko Miloseski, E-mail: Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.

–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: Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.

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 – Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.


Strategems 2020

Moremovers

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– Judge: ………….

– Studies

– Editor : Franjo Vrabec: Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.

– 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 – Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken..

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

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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: Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.

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)
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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)

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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


 
INTERNET TOURNAMENT CHESS MAGAZINE CHESSSTAR – 2022
 
– Works are accepted (no more than 3 from the author) from January 1 to December 1, 2022.
Prizes, honorary and commendable reviews have been established.
Preliminary results will be published on the website and sent to all subscribers on December 30, 2022.
 
Judges for 2022 :
# 2- Vasily Dyachuk (Ukraine) 
# 3- Elmar Abdullaev (Azerbayan)
# N- Сергей Абраменко– (Russia)
 
– Studies  Richard Becker (USA)
 
- H# Valery Barsukov (Russia)
-S#- .Yuri Gordian (Ukraine)

 See website:  https://www.chessstar.com/index.php

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