YEAR 2006 NEWS ARCHIVE
30.12.2006. - Welcome for Carlos Grassano from Argentina, he contributes with one twomover, while the other one is by Dejan I. Glisic. Five new helpmates are by Predrag Zuvic and one is by Nikola Predrag. New selfmate is by Jean-marie Chorein & Nikola Predrag. Solutions: E0049, E0048, E0047, E0046, E0045, E0044, E0043, E0042, F0016, F0015, F0014, F0013, G0045, G0044, G0043, G0042.
26.12.2006. - Three original helpmates - one by Ilja Ketris and two by Nikola Predrag.
21.12.2006. - There are three new twomovers, one by Zivko Janevski, one by Nikola Predrag and one by Noel Junio.
19.12.2006. - New originals: four selfmates - two by Zivko Janevski, one by Iwan Soroka and one by Iwan Soroka & Roman Zalokotzkiy and four helpmates by Abdelaziz Onkoud.
13.12.2006. - Welcome for Polish grandmaster Waldemar Tura who contributes with a fairy twomover.
12.12.2006. - New twomovers by Sebastian Beetz and Abdelaziz Onkoud.
05.12.2006. - Abdelaziz Onkoud from Morocco sent a twomover. Welcome!
28.11.2006. - Welcome for new contributors! - Cosme Brull Mayol from Spain with fairy original and Iwan Soroka & Roman Zalokotzkiy from Ukraine with three helpmates. Solutions: A0024, D0013, D0014, D0015, E0038, E0039, E0040, E0041, F0010, F0011, F0012, G0041, H0013, Z0008.
23.11.2006. - Welcome for Peter Harris from South Africa, he sent two fairies. There's a new helpmate by Pierre Tritten.
15.11.2006. - Results of 2nd
ECSC→ Solving
Chess - new European chess solving champions: team
of Serbia, individually
Piotr Murdzia (Poland) and junior
Miroslav Voracek (Chech Republic).
Guy Sobrecases sent the original created by famous Winchloe and Popeye.
01.11.2006. - A selfmate miniature with a master's touch - we heartily welcome Andrey Selivanov from Russia, the world champion of the genre.
22.10.2006. - There's a new proof game by Guy Sobrecases.
15.10.2006. - With two tasks by Zivko Janevski, we announce Informal Tourney Problem Online 2006 for helpmates.
12.10.2006. - Welcome for Mecislovas Rimkus from Lithuania, the author of new helpmate. Zivko Janevski achieved a difficult task in a selfmate and there's a new study by Gerhard Josten. Solutions: A0023, D0011, D0012, E0035, E0036, E0037, F0008, F0009, Z0007.
08.10.2006. - Welcome for Arpad Rusz from Romania and his unusual study. New fairy by Guy Sobrecases and selfmate by Leonid Makaronez.
06.10.2006. - New twomover by Noel Junio and helpmate by Pierre Tritten.
02.10.2006. - Another original study!! Welcome for Velimir Kalandadze from Georgia.
26.09.2006. - We are happy to welcome David Gurgenidze & Vazha Neidze from Georgia and Zalmen Kornin from Brazil. Of course, there are two original studies.
22.09.2006. - New
selfmates, one by Leonid Makaronez and one by Ivan Bender & Itamar Faybish.
New original for Miscellaneous by Guy Sobrecases. There are some new
links.
17.09.2006. - First
presentation of the complex idea in the helpmate by Zivko Janevski.
Welcome for Pierre Tritten
from France and his twomover.
14.09.2006. - The final award
of Internet Memorial Tourney Drago Biscan 2006 without 3rd
prize.
A new helpmate
by Guy Sobrecases.
08.09.2006. - Welcome
for Josip Pernaric
from Croatia, the judge of our Informal tourney for twomovers.
There's a new helpmate by Predrag Zuvic.
Solutions: A0021, A0022, G0034, G0035, G0036, G0037, G0038, G0039, G0040.
13.08.2006. - Welcome for Alessandro Cuppini from Italia who sent three fairies.
06.08.2006. - New original twomovers
by Zivko Janevski.
The announcement of Akobia
70 JT (studies).
Informations and results from 49th WCCC and 30th WCSC can be found
at official PCCC
website. The chess solving world champions are the same as last year: the team
of Great Britain and individually Piotr Murdzia from Poland.
18.07.2006. - The announcement of Togookhuu 60 JT (h#3). There's a new fairy original by Jaroslav Stun. Solving chess brings the results of last solving tournements before the world championship during 49th WCCC in Wageningen 29.07-05.08.2006.
09.07.2006. - Three original fairies by Jaroslav Stun. Solutions: A0019, A0020, F0006, F0007, G0033, Z0006.
03.07.2006. - Emanuel Navon & Menachem Witzum from Israel made a new version of Emanuel's helpmate published three years ago.
19.06.2006. - Horst Böttger & Reinhardt Fiebig - 70 JT - announcement
26.06.2006. - New originals: in fairies by Guy Sobrecases and in miscellaneous by Noel Junio. With apology to all, particularly to the author, the editor's error in diagram F0007 is corrected.
16.06.2006. - With two original twomovers,
Zivko Janevski encouraged us to announce Informal Tourney Problem
Online 2006 for twomovers, although we are still looking for the judge.
Solution: G0032
07.06.2006. - Zivko Janevski, Macedonian grandmaster, sent two entries for Informal Tourney Problem Online 2005-2006 for selfmates. Judge of the competition is Diyan Kostadinov from Bulgaria. Here's a hearty welcome for the two experts!
05.06.2006. - With gratitude to judge Dejan Glisic and all participants, we publish the Award of Informal Tourney Problem Online 2004-05 for twomovers.
29.05.2006.
Composing tourney for the longest help-series-mover
with given final stalemate position is announced by Itamar Faybish at his website
(determined position will be published 01.06.2006.).
A brief memorial of late
Croatian problemist Prof. Ninoslav Babic.
Some comments were added in the Award
of IMT Drago Biscan.
23.05.2006.
There is a new fairy
original by Guy Sobrecases and also the annoucement
of IM Jorge Lois-60 Jubille Tourney for helpmates in 3 moves and
Proofgames (organized by Roberto Osorio).
Solutions: B0006, C0013, D0009, D0010, E0033, E0034, G0030, G0031, I0003, I0004.
14.05.2006.
The Award of Internet Memorial Tourney Drago Biscan 2006 is published. Congratulations to the winners and gratitude to all 25 participants from 14 countries.
29.04.2006. GEORGIAN
BLITZ TOURNEY (Studies) - NONA 2006
28.04.2006. Welcome for Guy Sobrecases from France and
Kostas Prentos
from Greece. Welcome back for Ralf Krätschmer, one of our first contributors. Kostas presents a
helpmate, while Guy and Ralf introduce the help-selfmates into the Half-fairies page.
26.04.2006.
Leonid Makaronez contributes with a threemover and Michael Grushko with a fairy proof game.
18.04.2006.
Richard Becker sent a new fourmover
and a revision of his study D0004.
The results
of 3rd Belgrade Problem Chess Festival.
11.04.2006.
Welcome for Alexey Sochnev from Russia who sent two studies. There is also a new helpmate by Predrag Zuvic. Solutions: Z0005, C0012, E0032.
11.03.2006.
The 3rd Belgrade Problem Chess Festival (14-16.04 2006.) combines the solving and composing tourneys. About solving tournaments in this year look at Piotr Murdzia home page.
05.03.2006.
We are happy that Christopher Jones opens helpmates pages this year. Unfortunately, the only prize in section h#2 of IT 2004-2005 is cancelled because the precedent was found. The correction of the award with details will be published soon.
23.02.2006.
Noel Junio sent a problem
with a question. Count carefully before you answer.
Solution: G0029
16.02.2006. We are grateful to Nikola Stolev for judging the Helpmates Informal Tourney 2004-2005. For the impatient, there is a rough edition of the award. Congratulations to the authors of awarded problems, particularly to the winners: Krzysztof Drazkowski and Christopher Jones. Many thanks to all participants.
12.02.2006.
Leonid Makaronez contributes with a moremover.
06.02.2006.
Composing tourneys announcements: Vaclav Kotesovec 50 JT, "Dieter Mueller 60 JT" and 25th "PROBLEM-ECHO" Thematurnier.
30.01.2006.
There is the announcement of jubilee tourneys celebrating 80 (40 + 40) years of Greek composers Kostas Prentos and Harry Fougiaxis.
Solutions: A0017, A0018, C0011, E0030, E0031.
23.01.2006.
Welcome to Jan Golha from Slovakia. He sends a fairy series-mover together with the announcement of his jubilee tourney!
14.01.2006.
With best wishes to everyone in the new year and many thanks to visitors and contributors in the old one, we continue with a moremover by Noel Junio.
With the answer to a question about the interpretation of the announced theme, we remind you that closing date for IMT "Drago Biscan" is 31.01.2006.