ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FORMAL TOURNAMENTS
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POBEDA 70 JT New
Russian Chess Federation and the Commission of Chess Composition RCF announce an international competition (tournament) to compose a chess compositions in honor of the seventieth anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
Section EG Studies - no set themes.
Director: Boris Shorokhov (Moscow - Ramenskoe)
Judge: Oleg Pervakov
(Moscow)
Send studies (Only one study from each participants. Not allowed co-studies) to the director only in el. address: bbs64@mail.ru JAVIER RODRIGUES IBRAN 80 JT New LEONID TOPKO 75 JT New Studies, no set theme 4th FIDE WORLD CUP in COMPOSING for 2015 New The International Chess Federation (FIDE), within the framework of its "Chess Composition" special project, is organising the 4th FIDE World Cup in Composing for 2015 in eight sections D) EG studies -Theme free
Judge:Yochanan Afek (Israel) MT110 JOSE MUGNOS - 2014
New The Union Problemistas's Argentina of Chess announces the tournament of composition of studies MT110 José Mugnos.
Judge: Richard Becker (USA)
Clossing date : 01.03.2015
The Sociedad Española de Problemistas de Ajedrez (SEPA) organizes a jubilee tourney for endgame studies to celebrate the 80th birthday of the Spanish composer Javier Rodríguez Ibrán.
Judge: Javier Rodríguez Ibrán
No set theme.
A maximum of 3 studies per composer and joint compositions are allowed.
Submission deadline: 31.05.2015
Three money prizes will be awarded:
1st classified: 150 euro
2nd classified: 100 euro
3rd classified: 50 euro
as well as other prizes, honourable mentions and commendations.
The preliminary award of the tourney will be sent to participants by e-mail and will be published in Problemas (January 2016).
Send your original endgame studies to the tourney director
Luis Miguel González (Spain): lmgl2006@yahoo.es
Judge: Leonid Topko (Ukraine)
Send entries to address: topko.l@yandex.ru
Closing date: 31.12.2014
The tournament is coordinated with the WFCC Presidium and is a part of the joint efforts by FIDE and WFCC for the popularization and development of chess composition worldwide.
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Director: Alexey Oganesjan (Russia)
Entries (only one composition by each author is acceptable and joint compositions are not allowed) must be sent in diagrams with complete solution and any comments by e-mail only to the director's address: alex_rox@mail.ru
Participants should mention their postal address in the e-mail.
The closing date is January 15th, 2015
Studies – Theme free
Entries - not more than three per composer - send to the tourney director: Mario G. García (Argentina). Email: marioggarcia@gmail.com
Prize , honourable mentions and commendations and special nominations will be awarded.
The preliminary award of the tourney will be sent to participants by e-mail and will be published on the websites
a) Unión Argentina de Problemistas de Ajedrez (UAPA) http://www.problemistasajedrez.com.ar/
b) Iuri Akobia’s http://akobiachess.gol.ge
Closing date: 31.12.2014
MT170 JOHANN N. BERGER New
Studies – Theme free in two sections : a) Win and b) Draw.
Judge: Peter S. Krug (Austria)
Entries - not more than three per composer (in each section) - send to the tourney director: Mario G. García (Argentina).
Email: marioggarcia@gmail.com
Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded.
The preliminary award of the tourney will be sent to participants by e-mail and will be published on the websites.:
a) Unión Argentina de Problemistas de Ajedrez (UAPA) http://www.problemistasajedrez.com.ar/
b) Iuri Akobia’s http://akobiachess.gol.ge
Closing date: 11.04.2015
PAUL VALOIS MT New
The Alexander Rueb Vereniging voor Schaakeindspelstudie (ARVES) and the British Chess Problem Society organize an endgame study tourney to commemorate Paul Valois (6iii1946 – 15v2014) who contributed significantly to the furtherance of our art.
Judge: Harold van der Heijden (the Netherlands)
No set theme
A maximum of 3 studies per composer. Joint compositions are allowed.
Submission deadline: 1ii2015
The provisional award is scheduled for EG200 (April 2015)
Send your original endgame studies to the tourney director
Brian Stephenson (Great Britain): bds@bstephen.me.uk
STANISLAV BELOKON - 75 MT New
Studies, no set theme
Judge: Vladislav Tarasiuk (Ukraine)
Director: Vladimir Samilo (Ukraine)
Send entries to address: vlsamilo@gmail.com
Post address: Pereulok. 23 Avgusta, 1-37, Kharkov - 103, 61103, Ukraine
Closing date: 30.09.2014
Will be awarded prizes, spec. prizes, Hm etc. All the winners - will receive year subscription
of magazine.
The award will be finished in 2014 and published in the magazine "The Problemist of Ukraine".
MOSCOW TY 2014 New
Studies, no set theme (maximim pieces 10)
Judge: Pavel Arestov (Russia)
Director: Boris Shorokhov (Russia)
Send entries to address: bbs64@mail.ru
Closing date: 01.08.2014
XXII MEMORIAL TY of Z.BIRNOV New
Studies, no set theme
Judge: Iuri Akobia (Georgia)
Director: Oleg Efrosinin (Russia)
Entries - not more than three per composer.
Send entries to address: rosinio@mail.ru
Closing date: 30.11.2014
HAMLET AMIRYAN - 80 MT
Studies, no set theme
Judge: ?
No directors name, no e-mail ?
Send to address: 50 Khandzhyan str. CDSHA, 0025, Erevan, Armenia (with note "Amiryan 80"
Closing date: 01.07.2014
4th Tourney Maroc Echecs - 2014
Studies, no set theme
Judge:Alain Pallier (France)
Send to: Abdelaziz Omkoud
Email: azonkoud@hotmail.com
Closing date: 30.06.2014
ARVES 25th Anniversary
The Dutch-Flemish Association for Endgame Study (Alexander Rueb Vereniging voor schaak Eindspel Studies) ARVESorganizes an international composition tourney for endgame studiesto celebrate its 25th Anniversary.
No set theme.
Judge:Yochanan Afek (Netherland)
Three money prizes will be awarded:
1st prize: 300 euro
2nd prize: 200 euro
3rd prize: 100 euro
as well as honourable mentions and commendations.
Entries(not more than 3 per composer and only by e-mail)should be sent to the tourney director: Luc Palmans
palmans.luc@skynet.be before 30 June 2014
The award will be published in EG 199 (January 2015)
SOCHI 2014 New
Commission of Chess Composition RCF announces international tournament (competition), dedicated to the XXII Olympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi.
The competition is held in six sections.
STUDIES:
Judge: O.Pervakov (Russia)
No restrictions on the thematic content, entries from one of the author and co-author is not imposed.
Term of sending - 01.03.2014 by e-mail tournament director Alexey Oganesyan: alex_rox@mail.ru
The winners will awarded with diplomas, cups and medals.
ARVES Solving in Wijk aan Zee
MT120 ARNOLDO ELLERMAN
The Union Problemistas's Argentina of Chess announces the tournament of composition of studies MT120 Arnoldo Ellerman
Studies – Theme free in two sections : a) Win and b) Draw.
Judge: Mario G. García (Argentina)
Entries - not more than three per composer (in each section) - send to the tourney director: Iuri Akobia (Georgia). Email: iuri.akobia@gmail.com
Prize (Books), honourable mentions and commendations and special nominations will be awarded.
The preliminary award of the tourney will be sent to participants by e-mail and will be published on the website of Unión Argentina de Problemistas de Ajedrez (UAPA) http://www.problemistasajedrez.com.ar/
Closing date: 25.05.2014
Arnoldo Ellerman (1893-1969). Nació en Buenos Aires Argentina. Fue distinguido como presidente en el 1er. Congreso de Compositores, realizado en Piran, Yugoslavia, en 1959. En dicho evento se le otorgo el titulo de Gran Maestro Internacional de Composición. Se desempeño como periodista de ajedrez dirigiendo entre otras las revistas "Caissa" y "El Ajedrez Argentino" y además, escribió diez libros, de los cuales, la mitad son de Problemas.
Closed at 25.05.2014
THE "PROBLEMIST OF UKRAINE" 10 JT
Studies, no set theme
Judge: Michal Hlinka (Slovakia)
Send to director Yuri Gordian gordian37@mail.ru
Closing date: 01.02.2014
The Study of the Year 2012
“The Study of the Year “is aimed at introducing to the general public a single friendly endgame study that would hopefully appeal to chess players of all levels and encourage them to pay a deeper and more frequent attention to our art on a more regular basis. Composers are invited to pick up just one study (either their own or by others), published (informal tourneys) or judged (formal tourneys) during the year 2012 and send it before December 1st 2013 to David Gurgenidze by e-mail: gurgenidze53@mail.ru . All candidates will be published on Iuri Akobia’s website http://akobiachess.gol.ge . An International panel (members: D. Gurgenidze, O. Pervakov, G. Costeff, I. Aliev and H. van der Heijden) will judge the candidates and announce The Study of the Year 2012 on the very same website by December 20th 2013
EMILIAN DOBRESCU 80 JT
The theme is free. However, in the case of studies that are having similar value, the judge will give priority to the entries with reciprocal zugzwang or complex repetition of moves (Dobrescu's favourite themes).
No more than 3 entries per composer.
Prizes : I- 500 euro, II-300 euro, III- 200 euro; for special and honourable mentions - chess books.
Judge : Arpad RUSZ (Romania).
Send the studies to Dinu-Ioan Nicula, at one of the addresses:
d.i.nicula@gmail.com
P.O.Box 19-63. code 033210, Bucuresti 19, Romania
Closing date: 1 April 2014
TARAS SHEVCHNKO 200
Studies, no set theme
Judge: Vladislav Tarasiuk (Ukraine)
Send to director Viktor Kapusta viktorchess@gmail.com
Closing date: 01.01.2014
HLINKA 60 JT
Chess Federation of Kosice, magazine "Ceskoslovensky Sach" (CS) and Slovakian Commission of Chess Composition announces Jubile Tournament of MIHAEL HLINKA 60" for EG studies.
Theme is free but the judge will be particulary pleasent to see the studies with double pin stalemate.
Originals (not more than 3 per author) are to be sent no later than October 25, 2013 in the tournament Director Ing. Lubos Kekely e-mail: kekely@zmail.sk or at address: 023 32 Snowshoes 128,
Slovakia.
Prize fund of the tournament is 450 Euro.
The award of competition will be published in the magazine CS No.2 or 3/2014. Also, you can see pgn and pdf files in the web site of CS.
ROBERT BRIEGER MT
Good Companions announces the R. BRIEGER MT for original endgame studies.
Theme free. Limit of four entries per composer. A prize fund of $600 is established.
Judge: C.Bill Jones (USA)
Send entries to tourney director Richard Becker (USA):
510 Pleasant Ave., Oregon City, OR 97045, USA, or by email: richard-becker@comcast.net or richard-becker@hotmail.com
Clossing date 31.12.2013 .
GLEB ZAKHODYAKIN 100 MT
STUDIES. Theme free. Are nominated prizes, honourable and commendation mentions and also spec. nominations for a miniautures..
Judge: Oleg Pervakov (Russia)
Send entiries to: oper60@inbox.ru
Clossing date 31.12.2012 .
JUBILEE TOURNEY ALEXEY SOCHNEV 50
Studies:Theme free
Prize fund 2000 USD
Judge:Aleksey Sochnev
Send to: Jakov Rossomakho, Ordinarnaja 12, kv.29, 197136 Sankt Peterburg, Russia
Email: yross@mail.ru
Closing date: 1.10.2012
MEES 90 JT
On the occasion of the 90th birthday (6.8.2011) of Wouter J.G.Mees, the Dutch Chess Problem Society (Netherlandse Bond van Schaakproblemvrieden – NVvS) and ARVES jointly organized a chess composition tourney.
Therefore, this tourney’s theme is a logical ult. The ult stipulation was invented by Moravec and Mandler, and translates as ‘White to win in n moves’.
Given example comes from John Beasley’s British Endgame Studies News Vol.6 No.2, June 2001.
Please send your original compositions (a maximum of 3 per composer) to the tourney director Henk Le Grand:
Heimanslaan 5, NL-6705 AD Wageningen, the Netherlands
h.le.grand@xs4all.nl
Closing date 01.06.2012
Judge: Wouter Mess & Harold van der Heijden
Book prizes (problems, endgame studies). The award will be published in “Problemblad”.
