| Quick Composing Tourneys for 2021
	| No | Tourney name | Section | Closing date | Award |  | Winner |  | Judge |  
| XXX | название конкурса 
 | раздел (задание) | дд-мм-гггг | dd-mm-yyyy | А/З | И. Фамилия победителя | # 
		
		| отличие и место, например, 1st Prize, 1st Place имя и фамилия автора по-английски
 TT-XXX, SuperProblem, dd.mm.yyyy
 | здесь решение задачи |  | 8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8 |  
		| # | условие | (00+00) | 
 | арбитр |  
		| 263 | Parade of all types of troops | h#2.5-n | 16-12-2021 | 30-12-2021 | 12/22 | M. Caillaud | h#7 
		 | 1st Place - No 19 Michel Caillaud
 TT-263, SuperProblem, 20-12-2021
 | 1.d1S Ke1 2.Se3 fxe3 3.Bb3 e4 4.Bd5 exd5 5.Qa7 d6 6.Rb7 d7+ 7.Kb8 d8Q#
 1.h1S Kg1 2.Sg3 fxg3 3.Bc2 g4 4.Bf5 gxf5
 5.Qc7 f6 6.Rd7 f7 7.Kd8 f8Q#
 |  | 2k5/6qr/8/1p2p1p1/b7/5p2/3p1P1p/5K2 |  | h#7 | 2.1.. | (7+10) | 
 | formula |  
		| 262 | Kill a dragon and become him | s#2-12 | 11-11-2021 | 16-11-2021 | 6/10 | M. Caillaud | s#9 
		 | 1st Prize - No 10 Michel Caillaud
 TT-262, SuperProblem, 16-11-2021
 | 1.e8B! Bh1 2.Bxc6! Bg2 3.Bd5 Bh1 4.c8Q Bg2 5.Be1!! Bh1(Ke3) 6.Qxc5(+) Bg2(Kf3)
 7.Qb4 Bh1(Ke3) 8.Bxf2(+) Bg2(Kf3) 9.Bc5+ Bxf1#
 |  | 8/2P1P3/2pP1p2/2p1pB2/2K1Pp2/1NP2k1p/3B1bbP/5Q2 |  | s#9 |  | (11+9) | 
 | Aleksey Oganesjan |  
		| 261 | Bohemia | #3-N | 30-09-2021 | 29-10-2021 | 14/31 | S. Dowd S. Dowd
 | #4 
		 | 1st-2nd Prize - No 26 Steven B. Dowd
 TT-261, SuperProblem, 29-10-2021
 | 1.Qg1! 1...Kf4 2.Bg3+ Kxf5 3.Qb1+ Sd3 4.Qxd3#
 1...g3 2.Qxg3+ Ke2 3.Qe3+ Kd1 4.Qe1# (3...Kf1 4.Bh3#)
 1...Ke2 2.Qe1+ Kf3 3.Be4+ Kf4 4.Bg3#
 1...Sd1 2.Bg3 Ke2 3.Qe1+ Kf3 4.Be4#
 1...Sc4(a4) 2.Bd3 Sb6+ 3.Kb7 ~ 4.Qg3#
 
 |  | K7/8/5p2/3P1Bp1/6p1/5k2/1n3B1Q/8 |  | #4 |  | (5+5) | 
 #3
 
		 | 1st-2nd Prize - No 31 Steven B. Dowd
 TT-261, SuperProblem, 29-10-2021
 | 1.Rc3! – 2.Qb8+ Sb7 3.Rc6# 1...Rc2 2.Bd7 (A) – 3.Sd5#, 2...Kxc7 3.Qa7# (B),
 2...Sxd7 3.Qa6#
 1...Kxc7 2.Qa7+ (B) Kc8 3.Bd7# (A)
 1...Bxc3 2.Sd5+ Kxb5 3.Sd6#
 |  | Q5K1/2N2N2/1k6/bBn5/4p3/6R1/1r1p4/3b4 |  | #3 |  | (6+7) | 
 | Gennady Koziura |  
		| 260 | Svítek theme | #2 | 19-08-2021 | 26-08-2021 | 6/20 | Z. Labai | #2 
		 | 1st Prize - No 14 Zoltan Labai
 TT-260, SuperProblem, 26-08-2021
 | 1.Rc3? – 2.Rc4#, 1...Sxc3 (A) 2.bxc3#, 1...d2 (B) 2.Sc2#, 1...Rd6+ (C) 2.Rxd6#, 1...cxb5 (D) 2.Rxd5#, 1...axb5!
 
 1.e6! – 2.Qe5#, 1...Be3 (E) 2.Qxe3#, 1...Sxb4 (F) 2.Qxb4#,
 1...Rcxd7 (G) 2.Sxc6#, 1...Sg~ (H) 2.Sxf5#
 |  | 7q/2rRN1np/p1p4K/1PPrPp2/1P1k1P2/NR1p1p2/nP6/2B1Q1b1 |  | #2 |  | (13+13) | 
 | Miroslav Svítek |  
		| 259 | Vaccination against virus | #4-N | 22-07-2021 | 17-08-2021 | 7/21 | R. Krätschmer | #5 
		 | 1st Prize - No 16 Ralf Krätschmer
 TT-259, SuperProblem, 17-08-2021
 | 1.c4? (2.Rd5#) 1...b2+! (2.e3 Qxe3 3.dxe3/fxe3 b1S+ 4.Kb2 Sd3+ 5.Kxb1 ~ 6.Rd5#)
 
 1.d4+ exd3 e. p. 2.e4 (3.Rd5#) 2...fxe3 e.p. (2.c4? Bg2!)
 3.f4+ gxf3 e. p. 4.c4 ~ 5.Rd5#
 |  | 2BR4/5p2/8/2N1kPB1/4ppp1/KpP4q/3PPP2/2n2b2 |  | #5 |  | (10+9) | 
 | Grigory Popov |  
		| 258 | Battery games | hs#3-5 | 15-07-2021 | 03-08-2021 | 6/16 | M. Parrinello | hs#4 
		 | 1st Prize - No 15 Mario Parrinello
 TT-258, SuperProblem, 03-08-2021
 | a) diagram: 1.Bg2 Qd2 (Qc2?) 2.Sd5 Kc6 3.Rf3 Kxd5 4.Re3+ Qxg2#
 
 b) Ba8->b8: 1.Bh2 Qc2 (Qd2?) 2.Sd6 Kc7
 3.Rf4 Kxd6 4.Re4+ Qxh2#
 |  | B3N3/3p4/1k6/2p5/1Npp4/2q5/1r3R2/7K |  | hs#4 | b) Ba8->b8 | (5+7) | 
 | Velko Alexandrov |  
		| 257 | Geometry and algebra | #2 | 20-06-2021 | 01-07-2021 | 6/8 | M. Svítek | #2 
		 | 1st Prize - No 5 Miroslav Svítek
 TT-257, SuperProblem, 01-07-2021
 | 1.Sxe2? – 2.Se7# (A) / 2.Qa5# (B), 1...Rg4! 1.Kf6? – 2.Se7# (A), 1...dxe5! (a)
 1.Rd2? – 2.Qa5# (B), 1...Rxd4! (b)
 
 1.Bxd7? – 2.Be6# (C), 1...dxe5 (a) 2.Se7# (A),
 1...Rxd4 (b) 2.Qa5# (B), 1...Bh3!
 
 1.Ra2? - 2.Ra5# (D), 1...dxc6 (c) 2.Be6# (C),
 1...dxe5 (a) 2.Se7# (A), 1...Rxd4! (b)
 
 1.Rc4! – 2.Qa5# (B)
 1...dxe5 (a) 2.Se7# (A)
 1...dxc6 (c) 2.Be6# (C)
 |  | n7/2pp2K1/2Pp2NR/3kP3/1P1Nr3/1P3P1B/2R1p1b1/Q7 |  | #2 |  | (12+8) | 
 | Karol Mlynka & Ivan Jarolín
 |  
		| 256 | Twin as reincarnation of move | h#2-N | 11-07-2021 | 26-07-2021 | 16/43 | M. Witztum, E. Navon & P. Einat P. Pitton
 | h#2 
		 | Prize - No 15 M. Witztum, E. Navon, P. Einat
 TT-256, SuperProblem, 26-07-2021
 | a) diagram: 1.Sf5-h4 f3-f4 2.gxf4 Kxh4#
 
 b) Sf5->h4:
 *1...f4! 2.gxf4 Kxh4#
 1.Sxg6 hxg6 2.h5+ Kxg5#
 
 c) Pf3->f4:
 1.gxf4 ?? 2.Sh4 Kxh4#
 *1...fxg5! 2.Sh4 Kxh4#
 1.Se3+ Kxg3+ 2.Sg4 Bxg4#
 |  | 8/4B1p1/3Pk1Pp/3qbnpP/3p2K1/3P1PpB/6P1/8 |  | h#2 | b) Sf5->h4 c) Pf3->f4
 | (9+9) | 
 h#2
 
		 | Prize - No 43 Pietro Pitton
 TT-256, SuperProblem, 26-07-2021
 | a) diagram: 1.Rc3-c6 Kd2-e3 2.Kb4-c5 d3-d4# 
 b) Rc3->c6: 1.Kc5 Bc4 2.b4 Bf2#
 
 c) Kd2->e3: 1.Kc5 Kf4 2.Kd4 Bf2#
 
 d) Kb4->c5: 1.Kd4 Bg3 2.Rc5 e3#
 
 e) Pd3->d4: 1.Ra3 Bb3 2.d5 Kc2#
 |  | 6B1/8/1p1p4/1p6/1k6/2rP4/3KP3/4B3 |  | h#2 | b) Rc3->c6 c) Kd2->e3; d) Kb4->c5
 e) Pd3->d4
 | (5+5) | 
 | Boris Shorokhov |  
		| 255 | In the footsteps of Black King | h#2 h#2.5-N
 | 29-04-2021 | 14-07-2021 | 34/127 26/91
 | P. Petkov V. Paliulionis
 | h#2 
		 | 1st Prize - No 181 Petko Petkov
 TT-255, SuperProblem, 14-07-2021
 | 1.Sc5 Sd3 (c) 2.Kf3 (a) Sd4# (b) 1.Bf5 Sf4 (d) 2.Kd4 (b) Sf3# (a)
 1.Bc5 Sf3 (a) 2.Kd3 (c) Sf4# (d)
 1.Sd5 Sd4 (b) 2.Kf4 (d) Sd3# (c)
 |  | 4R3/3p2p1/3bN3/1K2N1r1/1n2k1b1/1np1p1p1/2p3p1/8 |  | h#2 | 4.1.. | (4+13) | 
 h#6.5
 
		 | 1st Prize - No 171 Viktoras Paliulionis
 TT-255, SuperProblem, 14-07-2021
 | 1...Ka5 2.Sd2 Kb4 3.Sf3 Kc4 4.Bd5+ Kd3 5.Se5+ Ke2 6.Ke4 Sf7 7.Qf4 Sd6#
 
 1...Sf7 2.Be5 Ka7 3.Ke6 Sg5+ 4.Kd6 Kb8
 5.Sc3 Kc8 6.Qe6+ Kd8 7.Sd5 Se4#
 |  | 7N/8/K1b2q2/5k2/3b4/8/8/1n6 |  | h#6.5 | 2.1.. | (6+5) | 
 | Ivan Antipin |  
		| 254 | Change of defensive motive or weakening effect | #2 | 08-04-2021 | 23-04-2021 | 9/16 | K. Mlynka & I. Jarolín | #2 
		 | 1st Prize - No 9 K. Mlynka & I. Jarolín
 TT-254, SuperProblem, 23-04-2021
 | a) +wRh6: 1.Kc7! – 2.Bd6#
 1...Rxf6 (A) 2.gxf6#
 1...exd5 (B) 2.Sd7#
 
 b) +wBh1:
 1.Qh8! – 2.Qb8#
 1...Rxf6 (C) 2.f4#
 1...exd5 (D) 2.Qe8#
 
 c) –wPf3:
 1.Qd1! – 2.Sd7#
 1...Rxf6 (E) 2.Qd4#
 1...exd5 (F) 2.Qxd5#
 (1...Rd4 2.Qxd4#)
 |  | 8/1p3p2/1K2pN2/3Pk1PQ/2p2r2/B3PPN1/8/8 |  | #2 | zero a)+wRh6; b)+wBh1; c)–wPf3
 | (9+6) | 
 | Miroslav Svítek |  
		| 253 | Successive AUW | #3-N | 22-04-2021 | 18-05-2021 | 3/6 | G. Popov | #12 
		 | Prize - No 5 Grigory Popov
 TT-253, SuperProblem, 07-05-2021
 | 1.h8Q? h1B(S)! 2.Kb2! (Qd8? pat) 2...Kd2 3.Qd8+ Ke1 4.Qb6 Kd2 5.Qd4+ Ke1 6.Qe3?? Kd1 7.Qc1#
 
 1.Sg4! (2.Se5 ~ 3.Sd3#) 1...h1B! 2.Sh2 gxh2 3.h8S! hxg1R!
 4.Sg6 fxg6 5.f7 gxf5! 6.e4 fxe4 7.f8Q! e3 8.Kb2 Kd1(d2)
 9.Qd6+! (Qd8+?) 9...Ke1 10.Qg6! Kd1(d2)
 11.Qc2+ Ke1 12.Qc1#
 |  | 8/5p1P/5P1N/5P2/5P2/2P1Ppp1/2K1prpp/4kbR1 |  | #12 |  | (9+9) | 
 | Aleksey Oganesjan |  
		| 252 | Many pieces – one square | s#3 | 25-02-2021 | 26-03-2021 | 3/6 | V. Volchek | s#3 
		 | 1st Place - No 1 Victor Volchek
 TT-250, SuperProblem, 10-02-2021
 | 1.Qxb4? - 2.Qc5+ Rxc5+ 3.e4+ Qxe4#,2.Qb1+ Rc2+ 3.e4+ Qxe4# 1...Rc4+ (a) 2.e4+ (A) Rxe4 3.Qxe4+ (C) Qxe4#
 1...Re6+ (b) 2.Qe4+ (B) Rxe4 3.Rxf4+ (D) Rxf4#
 [1...Sa6/Sd7 2.Qb1+ Rc2+ 3.e4+ Qxe4#]
 1...fxe3!
 
 1.Qe7! - 2.Qc5+ Rxc5+ 3.e4+ Qxe4#
 1...Rc4+ (a) 2.Qe4+ (B) Rxe4 3.Rxf4+ (D) Rxf4#
 1...Re6+ (b) 2.e4+ (A) Rxe4 3.Qxe4+ (C) Qxe4#
 [1...fxe3 2.Rh5+ Rxh5 3.Qe6+ Rxe6#
 1...Sa6/Sd7 2.Qd7+ Re6+ 3.e4+ Qxe4#]
 |  | qn3N2/nQ5N/2r2B2/5k2/1p3p1R/4PKpr/4P1pb/7b |  | s#3 |  | (8+12) | 
 | Ivo Tominic |  
		| 251 | Chumakov 3+ | h#3-N | 14-02-2021 | 03-03-2021 | 4/6 10/21
 6/9
 | V. Paliulionis V. Alexandrov
 V. Paliulionis
 | h#9 
		 | 1st Prize - No 37 Viktoras Paliulionis
 TT-251, SuperProblem, 03-03-2021
 | 1.Qc7 Bxc7 2.g5 Bxg3 3.g4 Be5 4.g3 Kf7 5.g2 Ke6 6.g1S Kd5 7.Se2 Kc4 8.Sc3 Kb3 9.Sb1 Bxb2#
 1.Rf3 Kh7 2.Rf7+ Kh6 3.Bg7+ Kg5 4.Kb2 Bd8
 5.Kc3 Kg4 6.Kd4 Bg5 7.Ke5 Bh6 8.Kf6 Kf4 9.Qe6 Bg5#
 |  | 6K1/8/2q3p1/B7/8/6r1/1b6/k7 |  | h#9 | 2.1.. | (2+5) | 
 h#3
 
		 | 1st Prize - No 8 Velko Alexandrov
 TT-251, SuperProblem, 03-03-2021
 | 1.Qc7 Bxc7 2.g5 Bxg3 3.g4 Be5 4.g3 Kf7 5.g2 Ke6 6.g1S Kd5 7.Se2 Kc4 8.Sc3 Kb3 9.Sb1 Bxb2#
 1.Rf3 Kh7 2.Rf7+ Kh6 3.Bg7+ Kg5 4.Kb2 Bd8
 5.Kc3 Kg4 6.Kd4 Bg5 7.Ke5 Bh6 8.Kf6 Kf4 9.Qe6 Bg5#
 |  | 5B2/4q3/4r3/2p5/4p1K1/1NkpP3/8/2b5 |  | h#3 | 2.1.. | (4+7) | 
 h#6
 
		 | 1st Prize - No 26 Viktoras Paliulionis
 TT-251, SuperProblem, 03-03-2021
 | 1.Qc7 Bxc7 2.g5 Bxg3 3.g4 Be5 4.g3 Kf7 5.g2 Ke6 6.g1S Kd5 7.Se2 Kc4 8.Sc3 Kb3 9.Sb1 Bxb2#
 1.Rf3 Kh7 2.Rf7+ Kh6 3.Bg7+ Kg5 4.Kb2 Bd8
 5.Kc3 Kg4 6.Kd4 Bg5 7.Ke5 Bh6 8.Kf6 Kf4 9.Qe6 Bg5#
 |  | 8/1p3n1r/1p2k3/p2p4/3r1n2/q7/P4K2/8 |  | h#6 | 2.1.. | (2+10) | 
 | Yuri Bilokin |  
		| 250 | Change of weakening motive and mate | #2 | 28-01-2021 | 10-02-2021 | 8/20 | M. Svítek | #2 
		 | 1st Place - No 11 Miroslav Svítek
 TT-250, SuperProblem, 10-02-2021
 | *1...Sd4 (A) 2.e4# (K) *1...Bxd6 (B) 2.Qxh1# (L)
 *1...Sxe6 (C) 2.Qxe6# (M)
 
 1.Sd7? – 2.e4# (K), 1...Sxe3 (C) 2.Sxe3# (N), 1...e1Q/R!
 1.Sb3? – 2.e4# (K), 1...Sxe3 (B) 2.Rc5# (O), 1...e1Q/R!
 
 1.Se4! – 2.Ra5#
 1...Sd4 (B) 2.Rc5# (O)
 1...Bxd6 (C) 2.Rxd6# (P)
 1...Sxe6 (A) 2.Sf6# (Q)
 |  | 8/BK4n1/R2PP2Q/2Nk4/1p4N1/p2PP3/2n1p2b/2Rb3r |  | #2 |  | (11+9) | 
 | C. G. S. Narayanan |  
		| 249 | Pawns that don’t want to promote | h#2-n | 31-12-2020 | 23-01-2021 | 39/76 | V. Paliulionis | h#5 
		 | 1st Place - No 63 Viktoras Paliulionis
 TT-249, SuperProblem, 23-01-2021
 | a) diagram: 1.Kf1 g3 2.Kg2 Ke2 3.Kxh3 Kf1 4.Kg4 Kg2 5.g5 f3#
 b) Pg7->d5: 1.Kd1 c3 2.Kc2 Ke2
 3.Kxb3 Kd1 4.Kc4 Kc2 5.c5 d3#
 c = b) Ke1->g1: 1.Kh2 f3 2.Kg3 d4
 3.Kh4 Kf2 4.Kh4-g5 h4+ 5.Kg5-f4 g3#
 
 d) Ke1->d1: 1.Kc1 d4 2.Kb2 Kd2
 3.Ka3 Kc1 4.Ka3-b4 Kb2 5.a5 c3#
 e = d) Ke3->h4: 1.Kxc2 Kg5 2.Kd3 Kg6
 3.Ke4 Kxg7 4.Ke4-f4 g3+ 5.Kf4-g5 f4#
 f) Ke3->a8: 1.Kxd2 Kb7 2.Kc3 Kc6
 3.Kc3-b4 c3+ 4.Ka5 Kc5 5.b4 cxb4#,
 1.Kxf2 d4 2.Ke3 d5 3.Kd4 c4 4.Kc5 b4+ 5.Kb6 c5#
 |  | 8/2p3p1/p7/1p3p1p/8/1P2K2P/2PP1PP1/4k3 |  | h#5 | see text | (7+7) | 
 | formula |  
		| 248 | If you can’t win, copy them | #2 | 20-12-2020 | 22-03-2021 | 16/34 | P. Murashev | #2 
		 | 1st Prize - No 4 Pavel Murashev
 TT-248, SuperProblem, 22-03-2021
 | 1.Qb2? – 2.Qd4# (A) / 2.Se7# (B), 1...Sxc6 2.Bxb6#, 1...Sc3! 
 1.Qe3? – 2.Qd4# (A), 1...Qxe3 2.Be6#, 1...Sxb5!
 
 1.Sc4? – 2.Se7# (B),
 1...Qf6 (a) / Qd6 (b) / Qe6 (c) / Qxc6 (d) 2.Se3#,
 1...e3 (e) 2.Qxd3#, 1...Ba5 2.Bxa7#, 1...Bxc5 2.Rxc5#, 1...Qg5!
 
 1.Qg5! – 2.Se7# (B), 1...Qf6 (a) 2.exf6#,
 1...Qd6 (b) 2.exd6#, 1...Qe6 (c) / Qxg5 2.Be6#,
 1...Qxc6 (d) 2.e6#, 1...Sxc6/Sc8 2.Bxb6#,
 1...Bxa5 2.Bxa7#, 1...e3 (e) 2.Qg2#,
 1...Bxc5 2.Rxc5#, 1...Sxb4+ 2.Sxb4#
 |  | 4R3/n1pB2p1/KbN4q/NRBkP3/1P2p2p/1P1p4/n2Qp3/8 |  | #2 |  | (11+11) | 
 | Ilija Serafimović | 
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