12th WORLD CHESS COMPOSITION TOURNAMENTE (WCCT)
El Torneo Mundial de Composición Ajedrecística es un evento por equipos con una larga tradición, que brinda a compositores de todo el mundo la oportunidad de competir a nivel internacional presentando nuevos problemas y estudios basados en temas predeterminados. Cada edición del WCCT se ha distinguido por temas inspiradores y por fomentar el trabajo colaborativo. Hasta ahora se han celebrado once torneos, todos ellos con una entusiasta participación a nivel global. Ahora se anuncia la 12.ª edición del WCCT, y tengo el placer de invitar a todos los países* afiliados a la FIDE a inscribirse en esta competición para dejar su impronta en la edición 2025-2027.
*En marzo de 2022, la Federación Mundial de Composición Ajedrecística (WFCC) decidió excluir a los equipos de Rusia y Bielorrusia de sus torneos, en respuesta a las hostilidades en Ucrania y a las Declaraciones Oficiales del Consejo Ejecutivo de la FIDE.
Marjan Kovačević
Presidente de la WFCC
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MEMORIAL TOURNEY MARIO GUIDO GARCIA, Alba Iulia 2025
En memoria de Mario García: Quartz anuncia torneo temático en su honor que se llevará a cabo durante el WCCC Alba Iulia 2025 (67º Congreso Mundial de Composición Ajedrecística). El certamen rendirá tributo a su legado con una condición especial: en las composiciones presentadas, el jaque mate debe ser dado con al menos una pieza negra clavada .
The Tournament has two sections:
Section A: Moremovers
Section B: Studies
For more information about the tournament please see the following PDF, see page p.1029.
MEMORIAL TOURNEY JORGE MARCELO KAPROS 2024-2025
Kapros died in Moreno, Province of Buenos Aires, on August 27, 2023 at the age of 67. During his life, he resided in the city of El Palomar, Argentina.. He had the title of International Master of the FIDE for Chess Composition.
The Unión Argentina de Problemistas de Ajedrez (UAPA) organizes the Memorial Tourney Jorge Marcelo Kapros, containing three sections- Theme free:
Twomovers (#2) Judge: Imanol Zurutuza (Spain)
Helpmates (h#2) Judge: Ricardo de Mattos Vieira (Brazil)
Helpmates (h#3) Judge: Jorge Joaquín Lois (Argentina)
Please send your entry with diagram, full solution, name and address of author, to the tournament director: J. L.García, producer and editor the UAPA. E-mail: uapa@problemistasajedrez.com.ar – All received problems will be presented to the judge in anonymous form.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Due the desead of Mario Guido Garcìa, we kindly ask all composers that sent Mario their studies to send them again to: uapa@problemistasajedrez.com.ar. Which will be the mail adress to receive all the studies.
Prizes, honourable mentions, commendations and special nominations will be awarded.- The preliminary and final award will be published in mid-2025 will be available in the website https://www.problemistasajedrez.com.ar, and will be sent to all participants by e-mail – Closing date: 30th November 2024
Preliminary Award for Memorial Tournament Jorge Kapros- 2024 – 2025
JT70 AMATZIA AVNI
A formal contest for study composing is announced, open to all.
The theme is free with one exception – no logical studies.
Each composer may send up to 3 studies, including joint works.
There will be three money prizes – 250$, 200$ and 150$. There will also be some book prizes, therefore all participants are requested to send their postal address along with the pgn file containing position and full solution.
Send your original studies by e-mail to the tourney director, Gady Costeff, at costeff@gmail.com
The closing date for receiving the works is 30/10/2024. The award is guaranteed to be sent to all participants on 17/12/2024 and is expected also to be published in Arves and Variantim.
The judge will be the jubilant, Amatzia Avni
SIEGFRIED HORNECKER Memorial Tourney, WCCC –Jurmala 2024
Last month, we learned with pain about the terrible news of the death ofSiegfried Hornecker (b. March 19, 1986 – d. March 22, 2024).
In his memory, Quartz launches a thematic tournament at WCCC Jurmala 2024.
The requirement is: in direct play, a white piece occupies an X square at least twice during the solution, then leaves it. These occupation moves must be done without capture and without check. The thematic piece may not be a white King – This event is open to all!
Deadline: July 15, 2024.
Judges Section A: Jim Grevatt (U.K.), Section B: Paul Raican (International
Judge of the FIDE) – Prizes: Em. Dobrescu – Selected Studies
(#2, #3, #N, +=)
2) Threemovers (#3) – Aleksandr Melnichuk (Russia).
3) Moremovers: (#N) – Aleksandr Melnichuk (Russia).
4) Studies (+=) – Jan Sprenger (Italy).
Please send problems in WORD and studies PGN files. Problem and studies will be sent to the judges anonymously.
Closing date: 15.07.2024.- Award: 2024
10th Composing Tourney of FRME, 2024
The Royal Moroccan Chess Federation (FRME) organizes the 10th Composing Tourney in four 7 sections:
Twomovers (#2) Judge: Aleksandr Derevchuk (Ukraine)
Send to tournament director: Mustapha Bakani (Marocco) E-mail:bakanim@gmail.com
Threemovers (#3) Judge: Valery Kirillov (Russia)
Moremovers (#N) Judge: Elmar Abdullayev (Azerbaijan)
Studies (+;=) Judge: Marek Halski (Poland)
Selfmates (S#) Judge: Jiří Jelínek (Czech Republic)
Send to tournament director:Vidadi Zamanov (Azerbaijan) E-mail:vidadi.zamanov@gmail.com
Helpmates H#2 Judge: Franz Pachl (Germany)
Helpmates H#2.5-3 Judge: Christopher Jones (Great Britain)
Helpmates H#3.5-N Judge: Mike Prcic(USA)
Send to tournament director: Jamal M Elbaz (Morocco) E-mail: jamalelbaz4@gmail.com
The theme in all sections is free.Prizes, honourable mentions and commendations will be awarded. Send problems and studies in format Word and PDF.
Closing date: 30. 09. 2024. The award – 2024 –All received problems will be presented to the judge in anonymous form. Award will be published on the website: frme.fr.nf
HAROLD VAN DER HEIJDEN
has released a new version (HHdbVI) of his Endgame study database !!
It contains now 93839 endgame studies !!!
(On his website you also can find this leaflet, which you can open here as well, with detailed
6th TT FRME, 2024
The Royal Moroccan Chess Federation (FRME) organizes the 6th TT FRME, in 7 sections.
Endgame studies proposed theme: Queen endgame with win requirement.
White sacrifices his queen. Material should be in the starting position Q+pawns vs Q+pawns, more queens are possible.
Judge: Peter Gyarmati (Hungary) – Details: fmrefmre website.
Closing date: 01.09.2024. The award – 2024 -All received problems will be presented to the judges in anonymous form.
Award will be published on the website: http://frme.fr.nf