(13.07.2014) Rex Solus Series-helpstalemate with different white promotions and ideal stalemate by Anatoly Stepochkin.

(12.07.2014) New three bulgarian chess composers was titled national "Masters of sport" for chess composition! They are Nikolay Beluhov, Velko Alexandrov and Ivan Paskalev. This was approved by the Bulgarian Chess Federation on 06.07.2014 (Beluhov, Alexandrov) and 17.05.2014 (Paskalev).

(11.07.2014) Zivko Janevski continues to delight with another brilliant helpmate! Zilahi with dual avoidance, unpins and pin-mates!

Unfortunately the problem were found anticipated. It is excluded from the competition. The author sent his excuses.

(08.07.2014) Another welcome contribution from Nikola Predrag who follows up his Problem 415 with a beautiful original showing the theme Clone-loan! This time he doubles the theme in both solutions with promotions and later sacrifices by both black and white.  

(06.07.2014) Interesting threemover from Leonid Makaronez with variety of mates by the white Queen. 

(05.07.2014) Nice moremover Helpmate with very surprising white first move by Srecko Radovic.

(04.07.2014) Helpmate with complex strategy (unpins/pins, open of lines, Zilahi, change of functions) by the russian tandem Ivunin & Pankratiev. (The problem is anticipated  and will not take a part in the tourney)

(03.07.2014) Here is the Award of KoBulChess Helpmates (in two moves) 2013. Many thanks to the judge Mario Parrinello for his quick work and detailed award which will be open for claims for 1 month period. The second part of the award for Helpmates in more than 2 moves will be published very soon.

(30.06.2014) You can see the award of the thematic tourney for Azerbaijan Themes in twomovers 2014 and also an interesting article about the themes. Just click HERE.

(28.06.2014) Interesting fairy problem which Ivan Skoba dedicated to his grandson Simon for his Birthday which was few days ago. Best wishes to him and his mother Tereza!

(24.06.2014) Beautiful miniature from Nikola Predrag showing a doubling of the theme which he would like to name "Clone loan".  Black makes carbon copies (Clones) of his pieces before sacrificing them! 

(23.06.2014) A very nice Help-double-stalemate with super Durbar and the fairy condition Hanovre. Welcome to Sebastien Luce from France!

(22.06.2014) Even that I am bulgarian till to now I didn't know about the Bulgarian theme... Here it is in this twomover by Elmar.