Latest News

update: 20-10-2021

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SAD NEWS:

Marco Campioli passed away on 17-10-2021.

a well-known composer of studies from Sassuolo (Italy).

Campioli, Marco 1954 - 2021

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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 coming:

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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:

Finales Y Temas 118

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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 30^th September.
The results are planned to be announced on 22^th 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.

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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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.

[Event "1/2.p. Problem Paradise "] [Site ""] [Date "2020"] [Round ""] [White "Peter Krug"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r3kb2/P3prnP/5n2/2p1B3/2RR4/6p1/P5p1/K3QB1q w q - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2020"] [TimeControl "300"] 
 1. Rb4 Nd7 (1... cxd4 2. Rb8+ Kd7 3. Rb7+ Ke6 4. Bxd4+ $18) 2. Rb8+ Nxb8 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. Rxd7 Rf5 (4... Rf6 5. Qxh1 gxh1=Q+ 6. Rd1+ Kf7 7. Rxh1 Rf5 8. h8=Q $18) 5. h8=N $3 (5. h8=Q $2 Qxe1+ $1 6. Rd1+ Kf7 $19) 5... Qxh8 (5... Qxe1+ 6. Rd1#) 6. Rxe7+ Kxe7 7. Bxg7+ Kf7 8. Bxh8 Be7 (8... Bd6 9. Bc4+ Kf8 10. Qe3 Rf1+ (10... Rf4 11. Bd5 Rxa7 12. Bxg2 Re7 13. Qd3 $18) 11. Kb2 g1=Q 12. Qh6+ $18) 9. Bc4+ Ke8 10. Qb1 $1 (10. Qxg3 $2 Rf1+ 11. Kb2 g1=Q 12. Qb8+ Bd8 13. Qe5+ Kf8 14. Qd6+ Ke8 15. Bb5+ Kf7 $11) 10... Bd6 (10... Rxa7 11. Bb5+ Kd8 12. Qd3+ Kc7 13. Qd7+ Kb8 14. Qe8+ Kc7 15. Qc6+ Kd8 16. Qxg2 $18) 11. Bd4 $3 (11. Kb2 $2 Rf2+ $11) 11... g1=Q (11... cxd4 12. Qe4+ Re5 (12... Kd7 13. Qxf5+ $18) 13. Qxa8+) 12. Qxg1 cxd4 13. Qg2 {or} (13. Qh1) 13... Rxa7 14. Qc6+ Ke7 15. Qe4+ Re5 16. Qh7+ $18 {unterminated} 1-0

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.

Probleemblad 2019-2020

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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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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.

Vratnica-64 2019-2020

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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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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Young Talent Composing;

At the website of Chessbase a nice article by Gady Costeff about young Chess composers:

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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:

Zadachy-i-Etyudy 2019

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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Article 1500 has been created at this website !

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.

64-Shakhmatnoe Obozrenie 2020

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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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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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Sad news: Mikhail Zinar, "pawn-endgame composer", has died yesterday (4.2.2021).

Zinar, Mikhail 1951-2021

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!

5th Youth Chess Composing Challenge

AUGUST 8, 2021CATEGORY: WCCC/WCSC, CATEGORY: YCCC

This year, 5^th YCCC is open to the U23 generation (born no earlier than 01.01.1998),

and to all different genres of chess composition.

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 30^th September.
The results are planned to be announced on 22^th October 2021,

during the Closing ceremony of the Rhodes WCCC 2021.

More info at: https://www.wfcc.ch/5th-youth-chess-composing-challenge/

or: https://www.wfcc.ch/wp-content/uploads/5th-YCCC-Announcement.pdf

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

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- – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. –

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 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:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

– – ESTUDIOS Y PROBLEMAS VER en Zadania konkursowe 2022

SINFONIE SCACCHISTICHE 2021

Studies –Informal tourney, free theme

– Judge: Marco Campioli

– Send your entries to the Director : Valerio Agostini –This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

– Tournament in two section: Study Win (+) and Study Draw (-)

– The compositions will be published in the magazine:

every composer will receive the copies of the publications and the awards (PDF version).

– Closing date 30.09.2021

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.

Judge: Mario Guido García (Argentina)

Send to tournament director: Endgame studiesto Vidadi Zamanov (Azerbaijan) 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

The Problemist composing tourney 2022

Judge: Gady Costeff

Entries, preferably in PGN file, to: Yochanan Afek by mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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)

Award 2016 – Award 2017 –Award 2018 – Look Originals of 2011 to 2019 –

PROBLEMBLAD 2021 -2022

Judges #2 :………….. – #3 and #n ……………….

- Studies

Judge: David Gurgenidze (Georgia) – Entries in .pgn format are appreciated.

- Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded.

- Send to : Marcel van Herck This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Sachova Skladba 2019-2020

Studies, no set theme

– Judge : Yochanan Afek

- Send studies to: Jiri Jelinek or Jaroslav Polasek This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. –This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

VRATNICA 64- 2021-2022

Studies, no set theme

– Judge: Mario G. García (Argentina)

Entries should be sent to: Bosko Miloseski, E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Clarifications: If the number of entries in the year 2021 is 15 or more studies, the contest closes and the judge issues the verdict.

Then in 2022, 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 2021/22

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

- Publications-Look link Nº89

TEHTÄVÄNIEKKA 2020 - 2021

Finnish Chess Problem Society's magazine Tehtäväniekka 2020-2021

Original studies for an informal tourney

The composer will receive a pdf file of the publication issue and award.

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.)

15th INTERNATIONAL INTERNET TOURNAMENT (UAPA) – 2021

Section A : Theme : Section A : Rook with one or more pawns against two minor pieces Slogan Win -
(other pieces may be presented at the beginning)
Judge : Michael Pasman (Israel)

Section B: No set theme.
B.1. Studies Win - Judge: Daniele Gatti (Italy)
B.2. Studies Draw- Judge: Peter Gyarmati (Hungary)

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 to M. García This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

– All selected original studies will be posted periodically on the UAPA website: http://www.problemistasajedrez.com.ar/–

– Prizes, honourable mentions, commendations and special nominations will be awarded.

- The provisional award will be issued in November 2021, will be available in the same website and will be sent to all
participants by e-mail.

– Closing date 31.8.2021

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: Vidadi Zamanov(Azerbaijan)
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

5th Youth Chess Composing Challenge

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