Quick Composing Tourneys for 2018
No |
Tourney name |
Section |
Closing date |
Award |
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Winner |
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Judge |
XXX |
название конкурса
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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
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8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8 |
# |
условие |
(00+00)
|
|
арбитр |
218 |
And Then There Were Captured None |
h#4-n |
22-12-2018 |
29-12-2018 |
16/20 |
O. Comay |
h#14
1st Place - No 18 Ofer Comay TT-218, SuperProblem, 29-12-2018 |
1.Bc2 Bf8!! (tempo) 2.Bd1 Kb1 3.Be2 Kc1 4.Bf1 Kd1 5.Bh3 Ke1 6.Bf5 Kf1 7.Kb5 Kg1 8.Kc6 Kh2 9.Kd7 Kg3 10.Ke8 Kf4 11.Kf7 Kg5 12.Kg8 Kf6 13.Kh8 Kf7 14.Bh7 Bg7#
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8/8/4p2B/3pP2p/k2Pp2P/1p1pPp2/1P1P1P2/Kb6 |
h#14 |
|
(9+9)
|
|
formula |
217 |
Delightful variety |
#2 (fairy) |
15-11-2018 |
26-12-2018 |
10/22 |
H. Gockel |
#2
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 9 Hubert Gockel TT-217, SuperProblem, 16-12-2018 |
1.Kxe4?? (illegal); 1.Rf5+? Kxe4!; 1.Se5#?? / 1.Sd4#?? (pinned!)
1.Re1? – 2.Rf5#
1...Bd6 (a) 2.Se5# (A) (2.Sd4#?? illegal)
1...Bc5 (b) 2.Sd4# (B) (2.Se5#?? illegal)
1...Se3! (2.Rxe3+ Ke4!!)
1.d3! – 2.Rf5#
1...Bd6 (a) 2.Sd4# (B) (2.Se5+? Bxe5!)
1...Bc5 (b) 2.Se5# (A) (2.Sd4+? Bxd4!)
1...Kxe4! 2.Qg2# (2.Qh1#??)
1...Se3 2.Rxe3#
|
5b2/1r1N1K2/8/1R6/4R1p1/1N3kP1/b2P1P1Q/1n1n4 |
#2 |
KöKo |
(9+7)
|
|
Janez Nastran |
216 |
The Magic Wonder Masand Chess |
fairies |
15-10-2018 |
27-12-2018 |
9/19 28/65 18/44 |
H. Gockel V. Nefyodov V. Crişan & Balasubramanian S. K. |
#2v
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 51 Hubert Gockel TT-216, SuperProblem, 27-12-2018 |
1.Kd7? – 2.Qa8[...]#
1...Qxf5[g4=w,f1=b,...]+ (a) 2.Sg4-e3[f5=w,f1=w]# (A)
1...Qc4 (b) 2.Sf1-e3[c4=w,g4=w]# (B)
1...bxa4!! (2.Qa8[a4=w,...]+ Qxa4[a8=b,...]+!)
1.Kc7! – 2.Qa8[...]#
1...Qxf5 (a) 2.Sf1-e3[f5=w,g4=w]# (B)
1...Qc4[g4=w,f1=b,...]+ (b) 2.Sg4-e3[c4=w, f1=w]# (A)
1...f6+ 2.Qg8[h8=w,g7=w]#
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3K1Q1n/5pr1/1B1P4/1p1kpP2/P3q1n1/2R5/8/5N2 |
#2v |
Masand |
(8+8)
|
h#2
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 21 Vladislav Nefyodov TT-216, SuperProblem, 27-12-2018 |
a) diagram:
1.Sg4 Kd8 2.Qd1[g4=w] + Sf2[d1=w] #
1.Bf1 Kc8 2.Qh3[f1=w] + Bg2[h3=w] #
b) Kd7->a3:
1.Qe5 Ka2 2.Qa1[e5=w] + Qh8[a1=w] #
1.Qf4 Kb2 2.Qc1[c4=w][f4=w] + Qh6[c1=w] #
|
8/3K1p2/8/1p6/2p5/8/5nbq/6qk |
h#2 |
2.1.. b) Kd7->a3 Masand |
(1+8)
|
hs#3.5
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 87 V. Crişan & Balasubramanian S. K. TT-216, SuperProblem, 27-12-2018 |
1...Rg6 2.Sa3 Bf7[g6=w]+ 3.Re6 Be8 4.Rxe4[e8=w]+ Sf6[e4, e8=b] #
1...Bg6 2.Ba3 Rg5[g6=w]+ 3.Bf5 Rg4 4.Bxd7[g4=w]+ Sf6[g4, d7=b] #
|
1b2b3/3n4/3p4/p2K4/k3n1r1/1pp5/8/1NB5 |
hs#3.5 |
2 sol. Masand |
(3+10)
|
|
Petko Petkov |
215 |
White Pawn square |
#2-4 h#2-4 s#2-4 |
11-10-2018 |
13-12-2018 |
16/19 44/83 9/10 |
Z. Labai A. Skripnik & I. Antipin J. Csák |
#2
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 87 Zoltan Labai TT-215, SuperProblem, 28-11-2018 |
1.fxg6? (A) – 2.exd6# (B)
1...exf6 (a) 2.exf6# 1...Bxe6 (b) 2.Bxe6# 1...dxe5 (c) 2.Rxe5#
1...Bxg6!
1.exd6! (B) – 2.fxg6# (A)
1...exf6 (a) 2.Rc5# 1...Bxe6 (b) 2.fxe6# 1...gxf5 (d) 2.Rxf5#
[1...e3 2.Bg2#]
|
3b1B2/3Npb2/2RpPPp1/3kPPR1/3Np3/2P4B/8/5K2 |
#2 |
|
(12+7)
|
h#3
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 74 Anatoly Skripnik & Ivan Antipin TT-215, SuperProblem, 28-11-2018 |
1.Sxd2 e4 2.Kd4 Kxd2 3.Se5 e3#
1.Bxe2+ Kxe2 2.Rd5 d4+ 3.Ke4 d3#
1.Sc3+ dxc3 2.Qf4 exf4+ 3.Kd5 e4#
1.Qe4 dxe4 2.Rf3 exf3 3.Sf6 d4#
|
8/5r2/2pbp3/2r1kq2/6n1/3PP3/3PP3/1n1K1b2 |
h#3 |
4.1.. |
(5+10)
|
s#4
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 11 János Csák TT-215, SuperProblem, 28-11-2018 |
1.Re6! zz
1...c5 2.Rxd6 cxd4 3.Re6 dxc3 4.Re1 c2#
1...d5 2.Rxc6 dxc4 3.Ke1 cxd3 4.Bd1 d2#
|
8/8/2pp4/7B/2PP4/2PP2Bk/6rP/2NKRQ2 |
s#4 |
|
(11+4)
|
|
Igor Agapov |
214 |
Pinned by common purpose |
h#2 |
24-08-2018 |
12-09-2018 |
34/46 |
A. Kostyukov |
h#2
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 24 Aleksandr Kostyukov TT-214, SuperProblem, 01-09-2018 |
1.Be6 f8B 2.Qf5 Qg7#
1.Ke7 f8R 2.Qd6 Qf7#
1.Kg5 f8S 2.Kh6 Qxg6#
1.Qg7 f8Q+ 2.Kg6 Qgxg7#
|
K5Qr/3n1P2/5kq1/7p/8/7b/8/8 |
h#2 |
4.1.. |
(3+6)
|
|
Anatoly Stepochkin |
213 |
Queen under cover |
#2 |
09-08-2018 |
23-09-2018 |
10/17 |
Y. Gorbatenko |
#2
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 17 Yury Gorbatenko TT-213, SuperProblem, 13-09-2018 |
1.Re5? – 2.Qd5#, 1...Be4 2.Qd7#, 1...Sb6 2.Rc5#, 1...Sc5!
1.Re7! – 2.Qd7#, 1...Bf5 2.Qd5#, 1...Sb6 / Sc5 2.Qc5#
|
8/2p5/B1k5/6n1/n1pQ4/2pbR3/8/K2R2B1 |
#2 |
|
(6+7)
|
|
Anatoly Vasilenko |
212 |
O tempora, o moves! |
h#3-6 |
02-08-2018 |
02-10-2018 |
12/17 23/42 |
R. Wiehagen & C. Jonsson Z. Mihajloski |
h#3
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 5A Rolf Wiehagen & Christer Jonsson TT-212, SuperProblem, 21-09-2018 |
1.d4 Sd3? 2.Be6 ?? 3.Bf5 Se5#
1.d4 d3 (tempo) 2.Be6 (tempo) Sd5 3.Bf7 Sde7#
1.Bb1 d4 (tempo) 2.Be4 (tempo) Sd3 3.Bf5 Se5#
|
6N1/2p4p/2P3kP/3p3p/1N5K/8/b2P4/8 |
h#3 |
2.1.. |
(6+6)
|
h#6
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 43B Zlatko Mihajloski TT-212, SuperProblem, 21-09-2018 |
1.f4 (tempo) Bg2 2.Ke2 Bh1 (tempo) 3.Kf1 (tempo) Bg2+ 4.Ke1 (tempo) Bh1 (tempo) 5.Ke2 Bg2 6.Kxd3 Be1#
|
8/8/8/5p2/3p3p/1ppP1P1P/2p2P2/n1K1kB2 |
h#6 |
|
(6+8)
|
|
Fadil Abdurahmanovic & Marko Klasinc |
211 |
Auto-unpinning |
h#2-n (fairy) |
26-07-2018 |
24-12-2018 |
18/43 |
H. Gockel |
h#2
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 10 Hubert Gockel TT-211, SuperProblem, 14-12-2018 |
1.Qa6 Bd4 (Be5? 2.Bd3?) 2.Bc2 Rxe3#
1.Qc8 Be5 (Bd4? 2.Bc2?) 2.Bd3 Rxf4#
|
Br6/1q2r1BK/1p6/6p1/4Rn2/4nk2/p5R1/bb6 |
h#2 |
2.1.. Patrol Chess |
(3+11)
|
|
Arnold Beine |
210 |
Danaitians, take back your gifts! |
h#2-3 |
11-06-2018 |
15-09-2018 |
15/39 |
M. Witztum E. Navon |
h#2
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 24 Menachem Witztum TT-210, SuperProblem, 28-08-2018 |
1.Sd1 (Sc4?) Rd2 2.Rc4+ (Re6+?) Kxc4#
1.Sg6 (Sc6?) Be6 2.Qc6+ (Qf8? Qd8?) Kxc6#
|
4q1r1/p2Bnp2/p2B1b2/P1K5/3Rr3/k1p1p3/Pn6/8 |
h#2 |
2.1.. |
(6+12)
|
h#2
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 29 Emanuel Navon TT-210, SuperProblem, 28-08-2018 |
a) diagram: 1.Sf7 Re5 (Rd3 2.Qe5?) 2.Qd4 Sxe6#
b) wRg5: 1.Sd3 Rge5 (Rg3 2.Qe5?) 2.Qb6 Rd4#
|
BB4b1/3Pp2p/3qp3/2PRn1Np/5k1p/K6P/3r3P/3r4 |
h#2 |
b) wRg5 |
(9+11)
|
|
Ricardo de Mattos Vieira |
209 |
Kharkov-Rotterdam motives |
#2 |
24-05-2018 |
04-07-2018 |
18/29 |
P. Murashev & A. Feoktistov |
#2
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 28 P. Murashev & A. Feoktistov TT-209, SuperProblem, 24-06-2018 |
1.d7? (X) – 2.Qxc6#, 1...Bxb6 (a) 2.Qxe7#(Y), 1...Bd6!
1.Qxe7? (Y) – 2.Se6# (A), 1...Bxb6 (a) 2.d7# (X), 1...Sf8!
1.Sxf5? (C) – 2.Qe3# (B), 1...cxd5 (b) 2.Qxd5# (2.Rb5?), 1...Bxb6! (a)
1.Sxc6? (D) – 2.Rb5#, 1...Bxb6 (a) 2.Qe3# (B), 1...Rxb8!
1.Qe3? (B) – 2.Sxf5# (C), 1...Bxb6 (a) 2.Sxc6# (D) (2.Se6?), 1...cxd5 (b) 2.Se6# (A) (2.Sxc6?), 1...f4!
1.Qe1! – 2.Rxc6# (2.Se6?)
1...Kxd6 2.Qxe7# (Y)
1...Bxb6 (a) 2.Se6# (A) (2.Qxa5?)
1...Rxd6 2.Qxa5# (2.Se6?)
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1B1r4/2b1p2n/KRpPQP2/p1kP1pp1/2PN4/1P3N2/2P5/8 |
#2vvvvv |
|
(12+9)
|
|
Mark Basisty |
208 |
The King’s Feed |
#3 |
10-05-2018 |
18-06-2018 |
16/39 |
A. Stepochkin |
#3
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 4 Anatoly Stepochkin TT-206, SuperProblem, 08-06-2018 |
1.Bf7! – 2.Sf3 – 3.Sd2#/Sg5#, 2...Kxf3 3.Bxd5# (A)
1...Sxf7 2.Sd3 – 3.Sc5#, 2...Kxd3 3.Qxf5# (B)
1...Sb5/Sc6 2.Bxd5+! (A) Kxd5 3.Qc6#
1...Sg4 2.Qxf5+! (B) Kxf5 3.Bg6#
|
4B3/n7/R5Qn/3pPr1p/3Pk3/1K2B2p/5P2/2N3N1 |
#3 |
|
(10+7)
|
|
Grigory Atayants |
207 |
Constant Checking |
h#2-n |
30-04-2018 |
30-06-2018 |
16/31 |
J. Nastran |
h#2
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 1 Janez Nastran TT-207, SuperProblem, 20-06-2018 |
1.Sc2+ Bf4+ (A) 2.Sde3+ Sd6# (B)
1.Sb6+ Sd6+ (B) 2.Sed5+ Bf4# (A)
|
8/q2rp3/4kp1b/3nB3/2N5/1B2n3/3KR3/2r5 |
h#2 |
2.1.. |
(5+9)
|
|
Ingemar Lind |
206 |
The Shooter |
h#2-3 (fairy) |
05-04-2018 |
12-06-2018 |
21/46 |
F. Pachl & D. Müller |
h#2
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 40 Franz Pachl & Dieter Müller TT-206, SuperProblem, 02-06-2018 |
1.Rxe3-d3 Bxb4-a3 2.e3 Sxe3-e2#
1.Bxa5-b4 Rxd3-d1 2.a5 Sxa5-a4#
|
8/8/p7/B1pB4/1bN1p3/2krR3/2p5/4K3 |
h#2 |
2.1.. Take & Make Chess |
(5+7)
|
|
Michael Barth |
205 |
False half-battery |
#2 |
22-03-2018 |
17-04-2018 |
15/21 |
M. Basisty & A. Vasilenko |
#2
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 9 Mark Basisty & Anatoly Vasilenko TT-205, SuperProblem, 07-04-2018 |
*1...f4 2.Sf3#, *1...Sc6 2.Sc6#
1.Sf3#? Kf4!
1.exf5? – 2.Sf3# (1...Kf4??), 1...Bxd4 2.Qxd4#, 1...d5!
1.Sd~? – 2.Qxc3# (A), 1...d5 2.Qxc7# (1...Kxe4??), 1...B~ 2.Qd4#, 1...Sc6!
1.Sxe6? - 2.Qd5# (B), 1...fxe6 2.Qxc3# (A), 1...c6!
1.Sd5! - 2.Sf3# (2.Bf6#?)
1...Kxe4 2.Qe2#
1...exd5 2.Qxd5# (B)
1...fxe4 2.Bf6#
1...Bxd4 2.Qxd4#
|
1n1B4/1Bp2p2/3pp2n/4kp2/R1QNP3/2b1N3/1p6/1K3R2 |
#2 |
|
(9+10)
|
|
Vasyl Markovcij |
204 |
Conditional echo |
hs#3-6 (fairy) |
28-02-2018 |
04-09-2018 |
18/62 |
V. Zheglov |
hs#6
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 55 Victor Zheglov TT-204, SuperProblem, 25-08-2018 |
1.Ra6-a5 Rg6-g7 + 2.Kd7-c6 Rg7-g6 + 3.Kc6-b5 Rg6-g5 + 4.Kb5-a6 Rg5-b5 5.Rg3-b3 Rb5-b7 6.Rb3-b6 Rb7*b6 #
1.Ra6-f6 Bc7-f4 2.Rf6-f8 Rg6-d6 + 3.Kd7-e7 Kb8-c7 4.Rg3-g7 Rd6-d7 + 5.Ke7-e8 Bf4-d6 6.Rg7-e7 Rd7*e7 #
1.Ra6-b6 + Kb8-a7 2.Rb6-b8 Rg6-e6 3.Rg3-g7 Bc7-b6 4.Rb8-d8 Re6-e7 + 5.Kd7-c8 Re7-b7 6.Rg7-c7 Rb7*c7 #
|
1k6/2bK4/R5r1/8/8/6R1/8/8 |
hs#6 | 3 sol. Functionary Chess | (3+3) |
|
Ján Golha |
203 |
The Helpmate, or There and Back Again |
h#2-n |
01-02-2018 |
08-03-2018 |
34/76 |
R. Vieira |
h#2.5
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 33 Ricardo de Mattos Vieira TT-203, SuperProblem, 26-02-2018 |
1...Sf4 2.Rxf6 Be5 3.Rd6 Sf4-g2#
1...Se3 2.Bxf6 Rd3 3.Bc3 Se3-g2#
|
1q1nKR2/2B5/1P1r1PP1/1n4PP/1P4p1/rRb3kp/1P4Np/7B |
h#2.5 |
2.1.. |
(13+10)
|
|
Christer Jonsson |
202 |
Black hole |
#2 |
08-01-2018 |
04-04-2018 |
32/58 |
M. Hramtsevich |
#2
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 34 Mihail Hramtsevich TT-202, SuperProblem, 24-03-2018 |
1.Bc2? – 2.Re4#, 1...Qxd4 2.Rxe3#, 1...Bxd4 2.f4#, 1...cxd4 2.Rb5#, 1...Kxd4!
1.Bd3? – 2.Re4#, 1...Bxd4 2.f4#, 1...Kxd4 2.Qxc3#, 1...cxd4 2.Rb5#, 1...Qxd4!
1.Bf3? – 2.Re4#, 1...Qxd4 2.Rxe3#, 1...Kxd4 2.Qxc3#, 1...cxd4 2.Rb5#, 1...Bxd4!
1.Bd5? – 2.Re4#, 1...Qxd4 2.Rxe3#, 1...Bxd4 2.f4#, 1...Kxd4 2.Qxc3#, 1...exd5 2.Rxd5#, 1...cxd4!
1.Bf5! – 2.Re4#
1...Qxd4 2.Rxe3#
1...Bxd4 2.f4#
1...Kxd4 2.Qxc3#
1...cxd4 2.Rb5#
1...exf5 2.Rd5#
|
2b5/4K1p1/2P1pNP1/2p1k3/2PRB1P1/1Rq1b3/p2p1PN1/B1Q5 |
#2 |
|
(13+9)
|
|
Ilija Serafimović |
201 |
Rook square |
#2-4, s#2-4 h#2-4 |
25-12-2017 |
28-02-2018 |
12/20 24/48 |
G. Atayants A. Vasilenko & A. Frolkin |
#3
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 26 Grigory Atayants TT-201, SuperProblem, 18-02-2018 |
1.g7! – 2.Rfg6+! Rg5 3.Sf2#, 2...Sxg6 3.Rexg6#
1...Rxf6 2.Sf2+! Rxf2 3.Reg6#, 2...Kg5 3.Sgh3#
1...Rf3 2.Rf4+! Rxf4 3.Reg6#
1...Rxe6 2.Bf4! - 3.Sf2#, 2...Rxf4 3.Rxf4#
|
1BB5/4n2K/1p2RRP1/q3rr1p/4P1kp/2p1P2N/p5pP/5bN1 |
#3 |
|
(11+12)
|
h#2
1st Place, 1st Prize - No 16 Anatoly Vasilenko & Andrey Frolkin TT-201, SuperProblem, 18-02-2018 |
1.Qd7 Qc5 2.Rxh7 Rxg8#
1.Qd5 exd5+ 2.Kf8 Rxf7#
1.Rxg7 Qh6 (B) 2.0-0 Rh8# (A)
1.Kf8 Rxh8 (A) 2.Kxg7 Qh6# (B)
|
4k1rr/1n3pRR/5bp1/5p1p/1KbqP2p/2p1Q1p1/8/8 |
h#2 |
4.1.. |
(5+14)
|
|
Igor Agapov |
200 |
5+ without repetitions |
h#1.5-n |
31-12-2017 |
14-02-2018 |
26/31 |
I. Lind A. Skripnik & V. Medintsev |
h#4.5
1st Place, 27 points - No 29 Ingemar Lind TT-200, SuperProblem, 14-02-2018 |
1...dxc5 2.bxa4 c6 3.Kb5 c7 4.Kb4 c8Q 5.Ka3 Qc3#
1...e5 2.e2 e6 3.e1R e7 4.Re6 e8Q 5.Rb6 Qe8-a8#
1...f5 2.f2 f6 3.f1R f7 4.Rf6 f8Q 5.Rb6 Qf8-a8#
1...g5 2.g2 g6 3.g1R g7 4.Rg6 g8Q 5.Rb6 Qg8-a8#
1...h5 2.h2 h6 3.h1R h7 4.Rh6 h8Q 5.Rb6 Qh8-a8#
1...d5 2.d2 d6 3.d1R d7 4.Rd6 d8Q 5.Rb6 Qd8-a8#
|
8/8/k7/ppn5/P2PPPPP/3ppppp/1n6/Kb6 |
h#4.5 |
6.1.. |
(7+11)
|
h#3
1st Place, 1st Prize - No 6 Anatoly Skripnik & Vitaly Medintsev TT-200, SuperProblem, 14-02-2018 |
1.Qf5 Sd4 2.Ke5 Kc6 3.Sf4 Sf3#
1.Sh4 Sd7 2.Ke6 Kc5 3.Sf5 Sf8#
1.Kd5 Sxb4+ 2.Kd4 Kxb5 3.Sd5 Sb4-c6#
1.Se8 Sxa7 2.Ke7 Kb7 3.Kd8 Sa7-c6#
1.Sd7+ Kxa7 2.Kc7 Se6+ 3.Kc7-c8 Se7#
1.Rc7 Sa4 2.Kd7 Ka6 3.Kd7-c8 Sb6#
|
8/r4p2/1KNk1n2/1pN5/1r6/2p1p3/5qn1/8 |
h#3 |
6.1.. |
(3+10)
|
|
formula |
199 |
Correcting white weakness in advance |
h#2 |
14-12-2017 |
15-06-2018 |
40/114 |
F. Abdurahmanovic |
h#2
1st Prize, 1st Place - No 11 Fadil Abdurahmanovic TT-199, SuperProblem, 15-05-2018 |
1.Se4! Rd8 2.Bd3 d5#
1.Be6! Sc7 2.Qd6 Bxb5#
|
NR6/p7/BPk3K1/1pq5/n1bP4/2n5/3pp3/2R5 |
h#2 |
2.1.. |
(7+9)
|
|
Menachem Witztum |
Explanatory notes to the TT table
1) The numbers of active TT are highlighted with red background; the numbers of failed TT - with yellow one.
2) The date format in the table: day-month-year (DD-MM-YYYY).
3) The closing date column contains hyperlink to the announcement of appropriate TT.
4) Column marked with the icon shows the ratio of authors/works in appropriate TT.
5) Column marked with the icon contains hyperlinks to the winner compositions of appropriate TT; a composition appears in a new window when you click on the link.
Terms and Abbreviations
• ТТ - quick composing thematic tourney.
• active ТТ - closing date is not expired, one may submit original(s) to the tourney.
• closed ТТ - closing date is expired; waiting for award...
• completed ТТ - final award of the TT is published; all claims were considered.
• failed ТТ - no award, no winner.
• X-judge - a judge whose name is unknown to the TT participants prior to publication of the TT award.
Conditions of participation in TT
1) The requirements regarding all entries are as follows: legality of the diagram position; no extra-set positions (i. e. in the initial position, one side should not have 2 Queens / 3 Rooks / 2 Bishops of the same color etc.); unique solution; no duals in the main (conceptual) variants.
2) TT winners will offer the theme for the next TT reporting its formulation to TT Director and have the right to be the judge of the next TT, setting its timing.
Each participant in a TT is encouraged to ponder on a theme he would like to propose for the next TT in case he wins the current tourney.
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TT Winners for 2018 |
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click on diagram to view award of corresponding TT |
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