Fadil Abdurahmanovic & Mike Prcic 80 -JT

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Fadil Abdurahmanovic & Mike Prcic 80 -JT

(13.01.2019) Here is the announcement of the Fadil Abdurahmanovic & Mike Prcic 80 -JT organized by Strate Gems.

Fadil Abdurahmanovic and Mike Prcic 80^thJubilee Tourney

Celebrating 64 years of composing chess problems

StrateGems is announcing a jubilee tourney to celebrate the 80^thbirthdays of

Fadil Abdurahmanovic and Mike Prcic. This tourney will be in three sections:

Section A: Helpmates in 2 or 3 moves with set-play (h#2*, h#3*).

Section B: Helpmates in 2 or 3 moves with at least 2 solutions (no twins).

Section B: Helpmates in 4 or more moves.

The theme for the first two sections (A and B) is the following:

Antinomy (Contrasting Play). The thematic pieces in the first phase cause a certain effect, while in the second phase the same thematic piecescause contrasting (contradictory) effect.

Here are some examples of Antinomy: Guard - unguard, Blocking - unblocking, Closing lines - opening lines, Pinning - unpinning, Critical move - anti-critical move, Bristol - Anti-Bristol, Check - Check prevention.

The theme for Section C is:

Helpmate in 4 or more moves using at least two of the following themes: Rundlauf, Platzwechsel, Indian and Klasinc.

Judges: Fadil Abdurahmanovic and Mike Prcic.

The tourney director is Marko Klasinc.

All entries should be sent to him by email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The due date is September 15^th, 2019.

The results will be published in the January 2020 issue of StrateGems.

All awarded problems will receive book prizes and free electronic subscriptions to StrateGems.