57th World Congress of Chess Composition

COMPOSING

Awards of Composing tournaments

Please see the awards of the composing tournaments of the 57th World Congress of Chess Composition on the WFCC website or in the downloadable booklet of the congress.

Call for entries of Composing tournaments

Quick Composing Tourney Sunday August 24, 2014

Theme: Direct twomovers (#2) and helpmate twomovers (h#2) with hurdle colour changing lions (also known as Andernach lions)
Scope: Twins and/or multiple solutions are allowed. Zero-positions are and other fairy elements are not allowed.
Testing: Popeye currently doesn't allow pawns to promote into hurdle colour changing lions
Judges: Reto Aschwanden (Switzerland) for #2 and Hans Peter Rehm (Germany) for h#2
Details & example problems: here with dynamic diagrams

5 days Composing Tourney

Theme: Orthodox direct twomovers with a twinning that consists of moving a white bishop from a light square to a dark square or vice-versa
Scope: Zero-positions are not allowed
Judges: Chris Handloser and Martin Hoffmann, Switzerland
Prizes: Swiss wine, books and medals
Audience: Open to Congress Participants only
Deadline: August 27th (Wednesday) 6 p.m. in Berne to WCCC mailbox at Novotel front desk
Details & example problem: in PDF document

5th Bulgarian Wine Tourney

Theme: #2, H#2, S#2, HS#2 with the fairy condition SneK Chess
Scope: Fairy pieces (except royal pieces) and other fairy conditions are not allowed
Testing: Problems should be computer checked (currently by WinChloe 3.27) UPDATED
Judge: Diyan Kostadinov (Bulgaria)
Prizes: Bottles of Bulgarian wine and Bulgarian souvenirs
Audience: The tourney is open to everybody, but only congress participants can receive bottles and souvenirs
Deadline: By email or until August 25th 11 p.m. to Diyan Kostadinov
Details & example problems: in PDF document UPDATED

Moskovskaya Matreshka Tourney

Theme: Helpmate in 2 moves with Matreshka theme (Twin created from the mating position by adding a black unit between the mating unit and the black king as further specified in the PDF document)
Scope: Orthodox chess rules only
Judges: Valery Gurov
Prizes: Bottles of Stolichnaya Vodka and "Matreshka" souvenirs
Audience: Open to Congress Participants only
Deadline: August 27th (Wednesday) 9 p.m. in Berne to Valery Gurov or Georgy Evseev
Details & example problem: in PDF document

14th Japanese Sake Tourney

Theme: Helpmate in 2 moves with the new fairy condition Back-to-Back
Scope: Any other fairy pieces and/or conditions are not allowed
Testing: Only computer-tested problems will be accepted - Popeye 4.69 is needed for testing UPDATED
Judges: Tadashi Wakashima and other Japanese participants
Prizes: Bottles of Sake
Audience: Open to everybody, but only congress participants can receive bottles
Deadline: August 27th (Wednesday) 10 p.m. or by email before August 21st to Tadashi Wakashima
Details & example problems: in PDF document

12th Ukrainian Folk Crafts Tourney

Theme: Kucherenko Theme (Switchbacks as further specified in the PDF document) with 2 sections:
A: Helpmate in 2 moves
B: Selfmate in 2 moves
Scope: Orthodox chess rules only
Limit: Maximum 2 entries per author
Testing: Computer-tested entries on diagrams with full solution
Judges: Yevgen Reytsen & Nataliia Kucherenko
Prizes: Products of the Artistic Ceramics Opishnia Plant (Poltava, Ukraine); three prizes, honorable mentions and commendations
Audience: Open to all composers, including prizes
Deadline: August 27th (Wednesday) 10 a.m. in Berne to Yevgen Reytsen or Nataliia Kucherenko or until August 22nd inclusively by email to Nataliia Kucherenko
Details & example problems: in PDF document

1st Azerbaijan Helpmate Tourney

Theme: Helpmate in 2 moves with the Karabakh theme: one white piece moves to the same square in four phases alternating with moves of two other white pieces
Scope: Orthodox chess rules only
Judge: Kenan Velikhanov
Prizes: US$100 and Azerbaijan wine
Audience: Open to all composers, including prizes
Deadline: August 27th (Wednesday) 7 p.m. in Berne or by email to Ilham Aliev
Details & example problem: in PDF document

2nd Azemmour Tourney

Theme: Helpmate in 2,5-4 moves according to this rule: The same white piece A plays 1st and 2nd moves in all solutions UPDATED
Scope: Orthodox chess rules only
Limit: 3 problems per author
Judge: Abdelaziz Onkoud
Prize: 1 kg dates from Morocco for the winner
Audience: Open to everybody, however prize for congress participants only
Deadline: August 27th (Wednesday) in Berne or by email to Abdelaziz Onkoud
Details & example problems: in PDF document

17th Sabra Tourney

Theme: Helpmate in 2 moves according to this rule: white piece making white's first moves is captured on black's second move
Scope: Orthodox chess rules only
Judge: Menachem Witztum
Prize: Bottle of Sabra
Audience: Open to all composers but those not participating in the congress are limited to one problem only and only congress participants can receive prizes
Deadline: August 27th (Wednesday) 7 p.m. in Berne or by email to Paz Einat
Details & example problem: in PDF document

Vodka Tourney

Theme: Selfmate in 3-5 moves according to this rule: In at least one variation the defence must be on the threat field
Scope: Orthodox chess rules only
Judge: Andrey Selivanov
Prize: Bottles of Russian vodka and souvenirs
Audience: Open to everybody, but only congress participants can receive prizes
Deadline: August 25th (Monday) 11 p.m. in Berne or by email to Andrey Selivanov
Details & example problem: in PDF document

Champagne Tourney

Theme: Retros with 2 sections:
A: ProofGames demonstrating Crosschecks
B: in memory of Paul VALOIS and Uri AVNER: Selfmate or reflexmate with retro content
Scope: Fairy conditions allowed in both sections
Limit: Maximum 3 entries per composer per section
Testing: Maximum 1 non computer tested entry per composer in section A
Judge: Michel Caillaud
Prizes: Bottle of Champagne for each section
Audience: Open to Congress Participants only
Deadline: August 27th (Wednesday) 9 p.m. in Berne or by email to Michel Caillaud
Details & example problems: in PDF document

7th ARVES Jenever Tourney

Theme: Endgame Studies with A battle between white pawns only and black piece(s)
Scope: The pieces may be assisted by pawns
Judge: Yochanan Afek
Prize: Bottle of Jenever
Audience: Open to everybody, but only a congress participant can receive the prize
Deadline: August 27th (Wednesday) 7 p.m. in Berne or by email (preferably in .pgn-format) to Yochanan Afek
Details & example problems: in PDF document

12th Romanian Tzuica Tourney

Theme: Helpselfmates with at least two solutions where the mate is given by double check
Scope: All fairy pieces and conditions are accepted
Testing: Problems must by checkable by a known solving program
Judges: Vlaicu Crişan & Eric Huber (Romania)
Prizes: Bottles of Tzuica
Audience: Open worldwide, however prizes for congress participants only
Deadline: August 24th to Eric Huber by email or until August 27th 8 p.m. to the Romanian delegate Dinu-Ioan Nicula
Details & example problems: in PDF document UPDATED

26th Spišská borovička Tourney

Theme: Any kind of problems in 2 moves with antagonistic stipulation (#2, =2, S#2, R=2, etc...). At least one variation, in which the defence and mate are played to neighbouring squares
Scope: Twins, multiple solutions, promoted pieces and also all kinds of fairy pieces and/or conditions are allowed
Testing: Only computer-tested problems (C+) will be accepted
Judge: Peter Gvozdják
Prizes: Bottle of Spišská borovička and several books
Audience: The tourney is open worldwide, however the prizes for congress participants only
Deadline: August 18th by email or until August 28th 8 p.m. to Peter Gvozdják
Details & example problems: in PDF document