 (21.05.2016) Here is an improved version of the 4th Prize winner helpmate by Zivko Janevski and Nikola Predrag.
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(17.05.2016) Another nice original showing the WCCT-10 theme. Looking at the quality of this original, I am sure that this WCCT theme has been a success. Can't wait to see the entries!
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 (15.05.2016) The Russian experts give us a sample of what can be expected from 10-WCCT! No wonder the Russians are so strong in the WCCTs. Welcome to Vyacheslav Pilchenko!
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(12.05.2016) The three-mover Editor of "StrateGems" sends what could be a new idea in three-movers. "Full length set-play changing to short-mates after the key". He adds a Latvian Novotny for added interest.
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(10.05.2016) The russian expert shows another nice task - Valladao in short helpmate. Despite some probably unavoidable captures this is an interesting problem!
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(04.05.2016) I was very happy to meet the 12th chess world champion Anatoly Karpov in Pomorie, Bulgaria yesterday. He was invited by the major of the city. Day before the visit of the russian grandmaster I composed three symbolic twomovers with his name KA-RP-OV on the diagram and this was my present to him.
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(02.05.2016) One of the best bulgarian composer of all time - IM Krassimir Gandev celebrated his 70th Anniversary a month ago. Now you can see here the Award of his Jubilee tourney 2016. The level is very high and the judge Gandev said that preparing this award was the most difficult in his practice!
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(24.04.2016) Here is the special edition of Orbit magazine with many Awards of Helpmates, Selfmates, Fairies, Proof Games and Retro tourneys 2011-2014! Enjoy hundreds excellent problems and many masterpieces from the last few years of one of the best chess composition magazine in the world! To open the file CLICK HERE.
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(20.04.2016) Another nice threemover from our regular contributor Leonid Makaronez!
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 (15.04.2016) International cooperation produced this nice helpmate task of King star and different selfblock Umnovs on the King square!
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(14.04.2016) Simple twomovers can also be enjoyable though the risk of anticipation is high! Here is one to encourage newcomers also to browse!
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(13.04.2016) In problems with four, six or eight solutions, the HOTF form is suited (of course when full unity is impossible). In helpmates with three solutions the trend is probably the 'Organised Disharmony' where the relationship between the solutions is between two different pairs of solutions. The Macedonian expert continues his experiments in this form with another interesting setting where the relationship between the three solutions is cyclic! Thanks for the kind dedication!
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 (08.04.2016) Happy to publish these four nice helpmates from the renowned masters of Ukraine and Russia showing variety of themes.
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(05.04.2016) Switchbacks and annihilation in this nice helpmate.
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(04.04.2016) Another nice Tanagra from Slovakia showing echo-model mates.
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