Latest News
update: 30-11-2021
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Vladislav Tarasiuk has written a nice article about the famous Richard Reti study created 100 years ago.
Réti's Study Is 100 Years Old !
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David Gurgenidze and Martin Minski win the 1st prize of the FRME 7th Moroccon 2021
2nd prize to Sergei Osintsev, 3rd prize to Pavel Arestov and Daniel Keith
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For the Ukraine 20th Championship 2021 tournament there was this theme set:
After White's move, a position arises where three white pieces (rooks, bishops or knights) are attacked by one or more black pieces.
Attacked piece might be defended when it is threatened by a pawn.
The winners are:
1st place - Vladislav Tarasiuk
2nd place - Eduard Eilazyan
3rd place - Andrii Sergiienko, Vladislav Tarasiuk, Vladimir Samilo (joint)
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Martin Minski with Michael Roxlau enjoy a drink from the Jenever bottle, which Martin did win in the 13th Arves Jenever contest.
(The position on the Chessboard is of there co-study, winning the 7th prize in the Sergey Zakharov MT 2021)
Martin Minski wins the prize for the Arves Jenever 13th 2021
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For the Zhigulovskie Zori 2021 tournament the winners are:
1st prize to Martin Minski with Alexander Stavrietsky
2nd prize to Pavel Arestov with Peter Krug
3rd prize to Alexey Gasparyan
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For the Sergey Zakharov MT 2021 the 5 prize-winners are:
First prize to: M. Gromov with O. Pervakov
2nd prize to: L.M. Gonzalez
3rd prize S. Osintsev
4rd prize to V. Tarasiuk
5th prize to J. Sprenger
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For the 15th UAPA 2021 tournament with 3 Sections
the winners of 1-2 prizes of the theme section
Rook +pawn vs Bishop + Knight
are: Pavel Arestov and Sergey Osintsev
The free-win section was won by Andzei Jasik.
The free-draw section was won by
Pavel Arestov with Michal Hlinka
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Again sad news:
Composer Buyannemekh, Bizijagin 1946-2001
from Mongolia passed away at 1 November 2021.
He created about 66 Endgame studies.
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The CQL 6.1 has now specific extra options to Search in the HHdbVI !
Look under CQL Key concepts, "Heijden Database VI interface"
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Again Sad News:
Yesterday 26-10 Ed van de Gevel passed away.
Ed was a long time member of Arves and also long time contributer to EG.
We will miss him.
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Obituary Ed van de Gevel (17ii1960 – 26x2021)
With great regret I have to inform you that our endgame study friend Ed van de Gevel suddenly passed away.
Soon after ARVES was founded (in 1988), he joined as a member – in our club magazine EBUR
I found some references to presentations about endgame studies he gave in the early 1990’s.
Ed wrote an interesting, and humorous article in EBUR (1993) about interferences,
which he later translated into an English article for EG143 entitled “Jurassic Park”.
The editor commented: “The author treats the interference theme as a prehistoric paleontological phenomenon....”.
I re-read the article with great pleasure and do recommend that you do the same.
Here is the hyperlink: http://www.arves.org/arves/images/PDF/EG_PDF/eg143.pdf
(page 101-104).
Ed contributed a lot to the furtherance of our art “behind the screens”.
First, he became technical editor of EG in 1994. Its main editor, John Roycroft, wrote on the occasion in EG111:
“Please address all correspondence to Ed – the perfect name for an ED-itor”.
He did the lay-outing of EG for no less than 17 year.
But then he took over the Originals section of EG which he edited for another 10 years!
The endgame study community must be grateful to him.
He also frequently propagated endgame studies at his Amersfoort chess club ASG.
Ed was a frequent visitor of ARVES’ meetings and solving events.
I remember him as a very modest and kind person, who could be passionate about a certain endgame study theme – not seldomly inspired by his o.t.b. play.
Despite that he only published a handful of endgame studies.
However, probably his greatest hobby was his passion for the science fiction series Star Trek.
The invitation for the funeral features a picture of the milky way with the text “beam me up, Scotty”.
Thank you, Ed, for all your endgame study work and your friendship.
Harold van der Heijden
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Alexei Popov wins the study section of the 5th YCCC
2nd place goes to Ilija Serafimovic (Serbia) and 3rd to Andrii Sergiienko (Ukraine).
12 studies competed.
The YCCC is a youth composing tournament in various genres (for composers under 23 years of age).
All in all, 50 composers competed.
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SAD NEWS:
Marco Campioli passed away on 17-10-2021.
a well-known composer of studies from Sassuolo (Italy).
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Studies awarded for the Sinfonie Scacchistice 2020
A theme tournament about positions with more than 10 pieces.
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New issue of EG 226 is issued:
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The results of the Chess Artistry Competition in memory of Pal Benko are showed here
by some nice online interviews by Judit Polgar
with John Nunn, Vladimir Kramnik, Yochanan Afek, Harold van der Heijden,
Ben Smolkin, Marjan Kovacevic, Itay Richardson.
The winner of the torunament is Sergiy Didukh
2nd prize for Yuri Bazlov
and 5 more prizes, 7 Honorable Mentions
and 6 Commendations.
You can replay all the studies from here: Benko MT 2021
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The memorial tournament Yuri Belyakin 100 MT 2021 is won by Sergey Osintsev
2nd prize for Petr Kiryakov with Martin Minski.
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The winner of the FIDE 9th World Cup 2021 is Aleksandr Stavrietsky
2nd prize is for Vladislav Tarasiuk
3rd prize winner is Jan Timman
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The Jubilee Tournament Polasek Vlasak 64 JT is won by Martin Minski.
2nd/3rd prices shared by Oleg Pervakov and Geir Sune Tallaksen Ostmoe
4th prize to Yuri Bazlov
5th prize for Ludek Sedlak
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A new issue of Finales Y Temas (in spanish) by José Copié:
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You may find and download Variantim-84 from The Israeli Chess Society website
with The Reti study at 100 by Gady Costeff
and Israeli study successes abroad by Michael Pasman.
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In the Polish Chess Fed 2020 tournament the first prize winner is Gady Costeff
with a spectacular positional draw with two black Queens against a Knight and Bishop,
Second prize is won by Vladimir Kuzmichev with a miniature.
3rd prize goes to Marek Halski.
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In the UAPA 14th 2021 tournament for the thematic section: Fortress, the winner is Sergey Osintsev.
In the free sections Win and Draw interesting studies can be found.
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In the Platov 140 MT tournament the 1st prize winner is Sergey Didukh.
2nd prize is for Luis Miguel Gonzales.
3rd prize goes to Steffen Nielsen.
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Announcement: 5th Youth Chess Composing Challenge:
https://www.wfcc.ch/5th-youth-chess-composing-challenge/
https://www.wfcc.ch/wp-content/uploads/5th-YCCC-Announcement.pdf
All young chess composers, and those who would like to try their hands in this kind of chess art,
are invited to take part in three different sections (two of them with the set thematic conditions)!
The deadline for submission of the entries is 30th September.
The results are planned to be announced on 22th October 2021,
during the Closing ceremony of the Rhodes WCCC 2021.
See also this interesting report about it at Chessbase by Frederic Friedel.
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Marc Bourzutschky presents analyses of the
8-men Tablebase explorations “opposing 1 pawn” endgames
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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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Four yet unknown studies of Jan Timman:
Dutch composers and unknown studies of Jan Timman.
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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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20 July is International Chess Day !
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Chess_Day
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Peter Krug is free again and here he shows his inspirational view in Hallein (A), he uses to create studies like this one.
Peter Krug in Braunau-prison but still composing.
He lost his job and all of his money due to the Corona hard restrictions.
He refused to comply.
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Prelimenary results of the Problem Paradise 2020 Tournament.
In the section Win-studies the winners are Peter Krug and Petr Kyryakov with Pavel Arestov
In the section Draw-studies the winner is Jan Timman.
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At Netflix the french movie Joueuse (2009) is available.
In English the name is Queen to Play.
Chess played by women is popular at the moment.
The chess setting, moves and games look technicaly OK.
Recomended to inspire others to learn and play chess.
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Martin Minski wins 1st prize in the StrateGems 2020
All studies now replayable
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The Georgian tournament where 5 Composers are memorized,
has the preliminary results issued.
The tournaments consisted of five themes dedicated to each composer.
1) Gia Nadareishvili – Fight against black Queen
Georgia In Memory of Generation - Nadareishvili
Winners for Section 1 are: Sergei Didukh and Yuri Bazlov
2) Iosif Krikheli – Studies with thematic false attempt
Georgia In Memory of Generation - Krikheli
Winner of Section 2 is: Oleg Pervakov with Michael Gromov
3) Velimir Kalandadze – Rook endgame studies
Georgia In Memory of Generation - Kalandadze
Winner of Section 3 is: Jan Timman
4) Vazha Neidze – Stalemate studies
Georgia In Memory of Generation - Neidze
Winner of Section 4 is: Yuri Bazlov
5) Iuri Akobia – Checkmate studies
Georgia In Memory of Generation - Akobia
Winner of Section 5 is: Martin Minski with Jan Sprenger
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New book issued by Ilham Aliev (together with Shaig Guliyev):
«THE MYSTERIOUS PAWN»
In the new book (200 pages, 165x240) by Ilham Aliev (together with Shaig Guliyev)
"THE Mysterious PAWN",
one can get acquainted with the mysterious world of the pawn.
The 5-part book contains over 600 examples: opening traps, games, combinations, endgame positions and 67 studies.
The book is intended for a wide range of readers - from amateur to high-level chess players.
Section 1: FROM GRECO TO CARLSEN.
Section 2: OPENING TRAPS.
Section 3: COMBINATIONS.
Section 4: ENDGAMES.
Section 5: ENDGAME STUDIES.
Azerbaijan Chess Composition Commission
Ilham Aliev, E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Hikaru Nakamura tests Garry Kasparov with solving Endgame studies !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vri2CHdwI0c&list=RDCMUCweCc7bSMX5J4jEH7HFImng
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19 may 2021 an article in the Daily Telegraph (British) newspaper
with a tribute to the EG-Magazine,
written by Macolm Pein:
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CQL 6.1 beta is available from http://www.gadycosteff.com/cql
Lewis Stiller and Gady Costeff recommend to use this version.
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Yuri Bazlov wins the 1st prize in the Shakhmatnaya Kompozitsia 2020 tournament,
2nd prize for Sergei Didukh,
3rd prize to Alexander Stavrietsky with VladislavTarasiuk and
4th prize to Sprenger, Jan 1982.
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Winner of the 1st prize in the tournament: Curierul Problemistic 2018-2020 is Martin Minski.
Second prize for Pjotr Murdzia with Martin Minski (as well),
3rd prize for Vladimir Samilo.
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Judit Polgar organizes a Chess Artistry Festival, see also at the Tournament Calendar
https://globalchessfestival.com/gcf-2021/programs/chess-artistry-competition
Closing date 31 July 2021!
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Israeli magazine Variantim 83 is now available with studies by Alexander Zhukov and
the preliminary results of the Israeli Ring 2020 tournament:
1st prize winners Steffen Nielsen and Martin Minski.
2nd prize for Pavel Arestov and Petr Kiryakov.
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Problemist of Ukraine 2019-2020 preliminary award available.
1st prize for Pavel Arestov. 2nd prize for Amatzia Avni and Martin Minski.
Studies to replay: Problemist Ukraine 2019-2020
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Prize winners in the Phenix 2020 magazine tournament are:
Peter Gyarmaty with Mario Garcia and
Marco Campioli.
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Marc Bourzutschky presents the 8-men Tablebase: first explorations
Interesting new cooks, some new studies and some very long lines.
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The first prize winners of the Probleemblad 2019-2020 tournament
are Steffen Nielsen and Martin Minski
with interesting Nowotny elements,
2nd prize goes to Michal Hlinka and Mario Garcia,
3rd prize winner is (also) for Steffen Nielsen,
4th prize goes to David Gurgenidze,
5th prize is for the duo Lubos Kekely and Michal Hlinka.
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In the Issue 52 of the Fairy chess magazine Quartz,
there is an article with many chess studies with the Domination Theme.
First part of this article:
There is also an article (page 875) with corrected studies by Paul Rãican.
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SPAM email going around:
There is an email going around which is not sent by Arves.
It looks like:
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We are happy to greet you.
We're asking you to post a blog article on your site arves.org,
Which will be related to the gambling site.
If you accept our request, then please mail me back with the price you charge.
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Advice, Ignore the email !
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Peter Krug (left) teaching Chess by showing some beauty Endgame studies:
The black Rook is just attacked by the White King, where to go?
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Young Talent Composing;
At the website of Chessbase a nice article by Gady Costeff about young Chess composers:
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As mentioned before: at the
Chessbase website, Siegfried Hornecker
publishes each month an article with a study with interesting history.
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Sad news: Mikhail Zinar, "pawn-endgame composer", has died yesterday (4.2.2021).
More also about him at (Russian website): https://chesspro.ru/_events/2008/zinar.html
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Watch the very popular Netflix miniserie The Queen's Gambit (trailer), with very good chess acting.
A very nice drama with a lot of mixed chesshistory and also very good real chess quality.
Highly recommended to watch now during these winter days.
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In the very popular Netflix miniserie The Queen's Gambit (trailer), the Russian player Borgov is an expert at Endgames.
A very nice drama with a lot of mixed chesshistory and very good chess quality.
Highly recommended!
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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Steffen Nielsen with Martin Minski win the first prize of
the Magyar Sakkvilag 2020 Magazine tournament 2020.
Second prize goes to Yuri Bazlov.
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Steffen Nielsen is the winner of the magazine Probleemblad 2017-2018 tournament.
Second prize for Oleg Pervakov.
3rd/4th prize to Peter Krug and Emil Melnichenko.
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Peter Krug with Mario Garcia win the Vratnica-64 2019-2020 Magazine Tournament.
Second prize for Martin Minski.
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The tournament of Československý šach 2020 is won by Andrzej Jasik,
2nd prize for Amatzia Avni
and 3rd prize to David Gurgenidze with Važa Neidze.
You may find the report (in Czech language) in the Award Files section.
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Steffen Nielsen with Martin Minski win the Vratnica-64 2016-2018
tournament
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For the Russian magazine Zadachy-i-Etyudy tournament
the award for 2019 is available:
Winners Mario Garcia with Peter Krug.
2nd prize: Vladislav Tarasiuk,
3rd prize: Amatzia Avni and Martin Minski
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Alexey Popov and Pavel Arestov share the first/second prize
in the Vecherny Petersburg 2020 tournament.
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Its about the ChessStar 2020 tournament award.
In 3 sections the winners are:
Peter Krug in the section of Win studies "up to 10 Pieces",
2nd prize goes to Pavel Arestov with Alexander Zhukov,
3rd prize to Richard Becker.
In the section Win studies with theme "more than 10 pieces":
1st prize goes to Sergey Osintsev,
2nd prize to Lubos kekely with Michal Hlinka,
3rd prize for Sergei Didukh.
In the section Draw studies the prize winners share the prizes 1-3:
Vladilav Tarasiuk with Pavel Arestov, Jan Timman and Richard Becker.
Sergei Didukh wins the first prize in the 64-Shakhmatnoe-Obozrenie-2020 tournament.
Second prize for Peter Krug.
Third prize for Pavel Arestov with Petr Kiryakov.
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The results of 13th UAPA 2020 tournament:
In the theme section "One or two Rooks aganst Queen", the winner is Peter Krug with Pavel Arestov.
In the Win section: the winner is: Pavel Arestov with Daniel Keith.
In the Draw section: the winner is: Michael Pasman.
Replay at UAPA 13th 2020
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S.Hornecker, M.Minski and Reddmann win the Moscow 2019 ty with a nice miniature.
2nd: M. Dore; 3rd: Gromov and O.Pervakov
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Preliminary award Lubos Kekely 60 Jubilee Tournament available as PDF.
Winners are Igor Yarmanov and A.Zhokiv with V. Lebedev.
PDF see Awards Files.
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Pavel Arestov wins the 5th FRME 2019 tournament.
Second prize winners Avni with Martin Minski.
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Martin Minski with Steffen Nielsen win the Phenix 2018 tournament.
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In four sections the winners of the UAPA 8th 2019 Foguelman 95 MT are:
Richard Becker, Peter Krug & Mario Garcia, Jan Timman & Mario Garcia and Peter Krug.
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Andrzej Jasik and Jan Timman win the Japanese magazine tournament: Problem Paradise 2018.
Studies to replay: Problem Paradise 2018
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Steffen Slumstrup Nielsen and Martin Minski win the Romanian tournament Bucovina 100 Years Cup 2018.
At the website of e4-e5, from page 696 to 698 you find the result in PDF.
Studies to replay: e4-e5 100 Years Cup 2018
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Jan Timman wins the Pal Benko 90 Jubilee Tournament.
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Amos Gilboa and Yochanan Afek win the Velimir Kalandadze Memorial Ty 2019
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Sergey Didukh winner of the 7th FIDE World Cup 2019 !
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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.
Another good calendar for study tournaments is chess-compose blogspot.
Latest update on 21-11-2021.
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.
16th INTERNATIONAL INTERNET TOURNAMENT (UAPA) – 2021
JT 80 Copie, José 1941
25 años "Finales.. y Temas"
See: http://www.arves.org/arves/index.php/en/magazine-eg/finals-and-themes-argentina-magazine
Section A : Studies up to 8 pieces
- A.1. Studies Win
- A.2. Studies Draw - Judge: Peter S. Krug (Austria)
Section B : Theme free
B.1.) Win – Judge : Marco Campioli (Italy)
B.2.) Draw – Judge : Vladimir Neistadt (Russia)
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/–
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Prizes, honourable mentions, commendations and special nominations will be awarded.
- The provisional award will be issued in March 2022, will be available in the same website and will be sent to all participants by e-mail.
– Closing date 31.12.2021
Study Composition Tourney „Jan Timman-70”
To honour the 70th birthday of Jan Timman, chess legend and prolific study composer, the Royal Dutch Chess Federation (KNSB) announces an endgame study composition tourney (free theme).
Judge: Jan Timman
Director: Harold van der Heijden
Organisational Support: Jan Sprenger
Prizes: 150/125/100/75/50 € (sponsored by KNSB)
Special prizes, offered by friends and colleagues of Jan Timman:
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Hans Böhm: 15 chess king statues, made by the Dutch artist Margaret Wevers (www.schaakkunst.nl);
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Harold van der Heijden: two HHdbVI study databases (www.hhdbvi.nl);
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Jan Sprenger: 100 € for the best study by a strong practical player (criteria: 2000+ rating, not more than ten entries in HHdbVI);
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KNSB: chess books by Jan Timman
Timeline:
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Deadline for submissions: 1 October 2021
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Preliminary award: 14 December 2021 (70th birthday JT)
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Deadline for claims: 14 January 2022
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Final award: 31 January 2022
Coproductions are allowed. There is a maximum of three studies per composer. Double money prizes will not be awarded; instead, the composer will receive the more valuable prize.
Submissions should be sent in pgn format to the tourney director Harold van der Heijden (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), with „Jan Timman 70” in the subject line.
The results of the tourney will be published on the website of the KNSB and in the endgame study magazine EG.
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” 2021
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 2021
– 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 2021.
– Judge: Jan Sprenger (Germany)
– 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 2021
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: Amatzia Avni (Israel)
– Deadline: 20th November 2021.
– Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded.
– The award will be sent to participants by e-mail.
CESKOSLOVENSKY SHACH – 2021
– The contest will include all original studies published in the journal during 2021.
– Send your originals on any topic (maximum 6 by one author) before November 20, 2021
to the address of Michal Hlinka (Slovakia): This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., who will also judge competitions.
– More detailed analyzes and the pgn file can be found in the studies section on our website www.sach.cz.
Problem Paradise Japan 2021
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 2021
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 2020-2021
Studies, no set theme
– Judges: Studies– Michael Roxlau
– 2 # Rainer Kuhn, 3 # Ralf Krätschmer, n # Frank Reinhold, h # Torsten Linß, s # Sven Trommler.
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 2020/21
ZADACHY I ETIUDY- 2021
# 2 – P. Zabirokhin (San Petersburgo),
# 3 – Y. Gorbatenko (Chelyabinsk),
#n – V.Kirillov (región de Sverdlovsk),
studies – Valery Kalashnikov (Ekaterimburgo),
H # – V. Nefedov (Chelyabinsk), S # – A. Mikholap (Bielorrusia),
F # – A. Stepochkin (Tula). – The problemas and studies will be published as originals in the magazine Zadachy I Etiudy during 2021.
Send to –email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Closing date : 15 November 2021
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)
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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- 2021-2022
Studies, no set theme
– Judge: Mario G. García (Argentina)
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- 2020
Studies, no set theme – Judge:Vasily Lebedev (Russia).
- The studies will be published as originals in the magazine Shakmatnaya Kompozicia during 2020.
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
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TEHTÄVÄNIEKKA 2020 - 2021
Finnish Chess Problem Society's magazine Tehtäväniekka 2020-2021
Original studies for an informal tourney
A sample issue (1/2013) can be downloaded via http://www.sci.fi/~stniekat/st/stmag.htm
Studies: No set theme. Judge: 2020-21: Amatzia Avni (Israel)
Send your entries to the editor: Joose Norri (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