NEWS ARCHIVE
| 04.01.2009. | Solutions: D0022, E0098, G0069, C0026, C0025, C0024 |
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23.12.2008. |
New problems:
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| 15.12.2008. |
New helpmates:
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| 03.11.2008. | A new pawn study is published - thanks to our old chessfriend Richard Becker! |
| 18.10.2008. |
Leonid Makaronez
presents a new helpmate in two.
Solutions: F0033, F0034 |
| 17.10.2008. | A fairy helpmate is added. Thanks to Predrag Žuvić. |
| 16.10.2008. |
Mate in four
by Kenan
Velihanov is published.
Correction: C0024 (a twin was omitted) |
| 31.08.2008. |
New originals in moremovers
section: Alberto Armeni,
Joaquim Crusats
Solutions: E0097, E0096, E0095, E0094, E0093 |
| 10.08.2008. |
New originals in selfmates
section: Torsten Linss,
Leonid Makaronez
Solutions: F0032, F0031, E0092, E0091, B0015, B0014, G0068, G0067, A0047, A0046, A0045, A0044 |
| 05.08.2008. |
The preliminary award of the Informal Tourney for Fairies and Half-Fairies 2004-2007 can be downloaded here (PDF, 32KB). Many thanks to judge Hans Gruber and to all participants. Remarks on the tourney should be sent before 06.10.2008. Corrected solutions: G0065, B0012, I0010 Anticipated problem: E0085 (thanks to Harry Fougiaxis) New chess problem link: ChessStar by Ferad Kakabadze |
| 27.07.2008. | New originals in helpmates section: Kenan Velihanov, Mecislovas Rimkus, Pierre Tritten |
| 19.07.2008. | Solutions: E0090, E0089, E0088, E0087, E0086, E0085, D0021, B0013, B0012, G0066, G0065, C0023, C0022 |
| 18.07.2008. | The Preliminary award of the Informal tourney for moremovers 2004-07. Thanks to Stanislav Vokal. |
| 04.07.2008. | New original moremover by Leonid Makaronez. |
| 01.07.2008. |
Two original selfmates by Zivko Janevski. The Award of Informal tourney Retros & Proof Games 2004-2007 by judge Hans Gruber is published. |
| 13.04.2008. |
New originals in helpmates
section:
Pierre
Tritten,
Zivko Janevski
Solutions: D0020, D0019, C0021, C0020, C0019, C0018, G0064, I0010, I0009, D0018, E0084 |
| 16.03.2008. | New originals:
Threemovers section: Rauf Aliovsadzade Fairies section: Cosme Brull Mayol Solutions: A0043, A0042, A0041, A0040 |
| 02.03.2008. | New originals in twomovers section by Rauf Aliovsadzade and Zivko Janevski. |
| 10.02.2008. | Solutions: B0011, B0010, B0009, B0008, B0007, I0008, I0007, E0083, G0063, C0017, G0062, G0061, G0060 |
| 03.02.2008. | Solutions: F0030, E0082, E0081, E0080 |
| 21.01.2008. | The
Preliminary award
of the Informal tourney for twomovers 2006. The Award of the Informal tourney for helpmates 2006 became final, with no remarks. |
| 31.12.2007. | Enjoy the last original in
this year - helpmate in five
by Kostas Prentos!
Happy New Year! |
| 22.12.2007. & 23.12.2007. |
New originals:
Helpmates section: Borislav Gadjanski (welcome!), Mecislovas Rimkus, Leonid Makaronez, Pierre Tritten, Menachem Witztum (welcome!) Endgame Studies section: Janos Mikitovics Threemovers section: Rauf Aliovsadzade, Alberto Armeni Twomovers section: Rauf Aliovsadzade Fairies section: Jaroslav Stun, Jan Golha Moremovers section: Rauf Aliovsadzade & Leonid Makaronez Info: |
| 15.12.2007. & 16.12.2007. |
New originals:
Endgame Studies section: Janos Mikitovics (welcome!) Fairies section: Jean-marie Chorein Moremovers section: Leonid Makaronez, Ljubomir Brankovic, Karol Mlynka |
| 14.12.2007. | We received a sad news about the death of Croatian problemist Dr. Savo Zlatic (12.7.1912. – 8.12.2007.), Honorary master and International judge of chess composition. |
| 01.12.2007. & 02.12.2007. |
New originals:
Fairies section: Karol Mlynka Half-fairies section: Karol Mlynka, Rauf Aliovsadzade Endgame Studies section: Evgeny Libek (welcome!) Helpmates section: Pierre Tritten |
| 24.11.2007. | Welcome for the judges of
the Informal tourneys: Janez Nastran - IT Twomovers-2007
and Stanislav Vokal - IT
Moremovers-2004-07. Three new threemovers and three twomovers by Alberto Armeni, Abdelaziz Onkoud and Rauf Aliovsadzade. |
| 16.11.2007. | The Preliminary award
of the Informal tourney for helpmates 2006. The Award of the Informal tourney for selfmates 2004-06 became final, with no remarks. |
| 11.11.2007. | Rauf Aliovsadzade
presents a new half-fairy.
Thanks.
Solution: C0015 Anticipations: |
| 03.11.2007. | Dieter Mueller from Germany & Helmut Zajic from Austria are coauthors of a new helpmate. Welcome to the composers. |
| 27.10.2007. | Fairy section offers a new original sent by Alberto Armeni from Italy. Welcome to the author. |
| 15.10.2007. | Welcome to Joaquim Crusats from Spain. He sends a moremover. |
| 13.10.2007. | Info: 50th World Congress of Chess Composition (website), Rhodes, Greece, 13-20 October 2007. 6th Warsaw Chess Solving Grand Prix (PDF), Warsaw, Poland, 09-11 November 2007. More from the Croatian chess solving championship
2007: |
| 11.10.2007. | Do you like kangaroos? If so, try to play with those in three fairy problems by Jean-marie Chorein! |
| 06.10.2007. | Andrey Selivanov contributes with a new selfmate. |
| 28.09.2007. | There is the Preliminary
award of the Informal tourney for selfmates 2004-06, many thanks to judge
Diyan Kostadinov.
Also, with apologies for delay, we announce that the Award of IT for studies 2004-06 is unchanged and final. |
| 16.09.2007. | Results of the Croatian chess solving championship 2007. |
| 15.09.2007. | Enjoy new works by Pierre Tritten and Christopher Jones in helpmate section! |
| 07.09.2007. | Thanks to Pierre Tritten for a new helpmate. |
| 14.08.2007. | PDF-version (with corrections) of The Jorge Lois 60th Jubilee Tourney Award - (09.08.2007.) |
| 06.08.2007. | Moremovers by Leonid Makaronez and Rauf Aliovsadzade. |
02.08.2007. - A twomover by Rauf Aliovsadzade.
29.07.2007. - Two helpmates by Kenan Velihanov.
24.07.2007. - A study by Ilham Aliev and a halffairy by Rauf Aliovsadzade.
06.07.2007. - New helpmates by Kenan Velihanov and Christopher Jones.
02.07.2007. - The announcement of Gerhard Josten 70-JT (in German with English summary). Two selfmates by Zivko Janevski.
20.06.2007. - Two versions of one idea in studies by Ilham Aliev from Azerbaijan - welcome! New selfmate by Zivko Janevski and a new version of his F0026 with Iwan Soroka as a co-author. New threemover by Leonid Makaronez & Rauf Aliovsadzade.
19.06.2007. - New helpmates, one by Christopher Jones and one by Pierre Tritten. The announcement of Blitz Tourney NONA 2007 for studies.
04.06.2007. - Welcome for Gennady Chumakov from Russia, the co-author of a new helpmate with Rauf Aliovsadzade. Another helpmate is by Gyorgy Bakcsi & Laszlo Zoltan, the fairy by Michael Grushko & Guy Sobrecases, the threemover by Rauf Aliovsadzade and the twomover by Noel Junio. Solutions: E0071, E0070, F0026, F0025, F0024, G0058, I0006.
23.05.2007. - There's a series-mover by Gyorgy Bakcsi & Laszlo Zoltan from Hungary, welcome for the authors. A new fairy is by Jaroslav Stun and three new selfmates are by Zivko Janevski.
18.05.2007. - The announcement of Jubilee Tourney Byron Zappas - 80. Solutions: A0037, C0014, E0068, E0069, G0057.
08.05.2007. - Two new helpmates by Kenan Velihanov.
28.04.2007. - Welcome for Awani Kumar from India, his article Construction of Magic Towers of Knight combines the arts of chess and mathematics.
23.04.2007. - Welcome for Kenan Velihanov from Azerbaijan who contributes with one helpmate. The other one is by Pierre Tritten and a fairy one is by Cosme Brull Mayol. Solutions: E0066, E0067, G0056
12.04.2007. - A twomover and a moremover by Rauf Aliovsadzade. Solutions: A0035, A0036, F0022, F0023, G0055, I0005
05.04.2007. - New fairy by Karol Mlynka & Guy Sobrecases and a helpmate by Guy alone. A new correction of F0020.
31.03.2007. - Welcome for Rauf Aliovsadzade from USA and his original helpmate. The illegal position in F0020 is corrected by the author.
27.03.2007. - New originals: a fairy one by Miodrag Mladenovic, halffairy by Ralf Krätschmer and two selfmates by Zivko Janevski. The announcement of Corus Endgame Studies Composing Tourney. Solutions: E0065, E0064, E0063, E0062, E0061, F0021, F0020, G0054, G0053.
18.03.2007. - Two twomovers by Dmitri Turevski from Russia. Welcome!
06.03.2007. - New selfmates by Zivko Janevski. Solutions: A0033, A0034, F0018, F0019.
28.02.2007. - New helpmate by Christopher Jones. Tourneys announcements: Yves Tallec 80 JT, Oto Mihalco 50 JT, Vazha Neidze 70 JT, Christer Jonsson 60 JT, Wladyslaw Rosolak MT. Look at: http://www.crochess.com for Hrvoje Bartolovic MT; www.magyarsakkszerzok.com for Istvan Bilek 75 JT and Laszlo Zoltan 65 JT; http://www.goja.sk/index2.htm for many other tourneys.
19.02.2007. - There's one helpmate by Christopher Jones and two fairies, one by Karol Mlynka and the other by Michael Grushko. Solutions: G0049, G0050, G0051, G0052
13.02.2007. - Welcome for Christer Jonsson from Sweden, he contributes with two helpmates and Karol Mlynka with one.
12.02.2007. - Two new selfmates and two twomovers by Zivko Janevski. Solutions: E0059, E0060, G0046, G0047, G0048
05.02.2007. - Welcome for Karol Mlynka from Slovakia and his two fairies.
30.01.2007. - Two new fairy originals - we are glad to welcome Georgy Evseev & Igor Vereschagin from Russia and Eric Huber & Vlaicu Crisan from Romania.
29.01.2007. - Three new fairies, one by Michael Grushko and two by Michael Grushko & Guy Sobrecases.
22.01.2007. - With best wishes to everyone, we enter the new year a bit later. We are preparing some editorial and conceptual changes which will be announced during next weeks. The preliminary award of the Informal Tourney for endgame studies 2004-06 is published, many thanks to judge Iuri Akobia and to all participants. There are also two new helpmates by Mecislovas Rimkus from Lithuania and solutions with some comments of A0032, A0031, A0030, A0029, A0028, A0027, A0026, A0025, E0058, E0057, E0056, E0055, E0054, E0053, E0052, E0051, E0050.