Torneos Informales

20th INTERNATIONAL INTERNET TOURNAMENT (UAPA)-2023

                         JUBILEE 20th EDITION

    

Section  A : Thematic: In study (win or draw) White or Black piece  (Bishop,Knight, Rook or Queen )  goes into a corner under at least one capture. The piece should not be protected and goes to the corner without taking enemy piece. Promotion of pawn is not theme   – EXAMPLE (PDF –  Example pgn) –Judge: Oleg Pervakov (Russia)

Section B : Theme free

 B.1.) Win –    Judge : Jan Timman (Netherlands)

 B.2.) Draw –  Judge : Jan Rusinek (Poland)

Entries : not more than three per composer (in each section) – Send studies  to: Sebastian Palomo torneo@problemistasajedrez.com.ar– or  Mario García   marioggarcia@gmail.com   All selected original Studies will be posted periodically on the UAPA website: http://www.problemistasajedrez.com.ar/– –  Prizes, honourable  mentions, commendations and special nominations will be awarded.- The provisional award will be issued in July  2023, will be available in the same website and will be sent to all participants by e-mail.– Closing date 30.04.2023

TODOS LOS ESTUDIOS (ALL THE STUDIES)

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19th INTERNATIONAL INTERNET TOURNAMENT (UAPA)-2022

Section  A : Thematic: Suicidal piece fight – slogan : Win or Draw – With the sacrifice (in more than one opportunity) of: Rook, or knight, or bishop or Queen, through the stalemate resource or positional draw equality is achieved -It is also possible that white after successive attempts to sacrifice black pieces, (R,N,B,Q) avoid the stalemate and achieve victory -–Judge: Alexander Stavrietsky (Russia)  

Section B : Theme free

 B.1.) Win –    Judge : Darko Lebec (Serbia)

 B.2.) Draw –  Judge :  Jaroslav Polasek (Rep. Checa)

Entries : not more than three per composer (in each section) – Send studies  to: Sebastian Palomo torneo@problemistasajedrez.com.ar or  M. García marioggarcia@gmail.com   All selected original Studies will be posted periodically on the UAPA website: http://www.problemistasajedrez.com.ar/– –  Prizes, honourable  mentions, commendations and special nominations will be awarded.- The provisional award will be issued in March  2023, will be available in the same website and will be sent to all participants by e-mail.– Closing date 31.12.2022

TODOS LOS ESTUDIOS (ALL THE STUDIES)

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THE THEMATIC TOURNEY OF THE MACEDONIAN PROBLEMIST 2023

TMP announces the 7th T.T. for studies (win or draw) which show a motif or combination from a chess game, either by stripping the position of unnecessary units (but with multiplication of the motif/combination, adding a try or some other extra feature), or altering the idea (“massaging”) in order to achieve better quality and a greater amount of play (see Steffen Nielsen’s article “Strip or Massage: Two Ways of Creating Studies from Games”, pp. 21-29 in
issue 67 (Jan.-Apr. 2022) of TMP or https://en.chessbase.com/post/creating-studies-from-games-1 and https://en.chessbase.com/post/creating-studies-from-games-2). The composers should submit the chess game which served as a basis for composing the study. Judge: John Nunn (Chess GM and International Solving GM). Entries to zoran.gavrilovski@gmail.com. Examples of the  Thematic Tourney ==========================================

SINFONIE SCACCHISTICHE 2022

STUDIES –MEMORIAL : PIETRO ROSSI

Informal tourney, free theme – Judge: Mario Garcia Send your entries to the Director : Valerio Agostini valerio.agostini@gmail.com-Tournament in two section: Study Win (+) and Study Draw (-) – The compositions will be published in the magazine: every composer will receive the copies of the publications and the awards (PDF version). Closing date 30.09.2022Award 2018Look in ARVES Award 2020

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SINFONIE SCACCHISTICHE 2023

Other genres : Judges: [≠2] : ………..- [≠n] : Valerio Agostini – [H≠2] : Francisco Simoni – [H≠n] : ………. – [S≠] : Daniele Gatti – Studies : Daniele Gatti –  -Retro : …………..– Director : Valerio Agostini valerio.agostini@gmail.com-

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DIE SCHWALBE 2023- 2024

The German chess problem society’s magazine «Die Schwalbe» informal tourney for original studies,
Please send your originals per e-mail to Michael Roxlau: studien@dieschwalbe.de
Judge: Jan Sprenger. (Germany)) All entries and later the award will be published in «Die Schwalbe». All authors will receive an e-mail with a PDF excerpt from the magazine with their original, and also later with the solution (the solution appears 6 months after the publication of the original study). We promise a quick treatment of your entries.. Award 2015Award 2016 – Award Provisional 2017/2018

This link leads you also to the awards (in German). https://www.dieschwalbe.de/preisberichte.htm

Other genres : #2 –Judge: ……….. -#3Judge: ………….. Director: Hubert Gockel –email: zweizueger@dieschwalbe.de- #N –Judge: ………..- Director Ralf Kratschmer. Email mehrzueger@dieschwalbe.de# S 2-3- Judge: ………….. –Director : Hartmut Laue -email : selbstmatts@dieschwalbe.de – # H 2; 3 –Judge:…………… – # H3,5= +- Judge: ……………… Director: Silvio Baier -email: hilfsmatts@dieschwalbe.de- Retro: Judge: …………..-Director : Thomas Brand -email: retros#dieschwalbe.de

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INTERNET TOURNAMENT CHESS MAGAZINE CHESSSTAR 2023

ChessStar.com announces an annual composing contest in the following sections: #2, #3, #N, Etudes, H# , S#. – ChessStar-2023 can only be entered by registered users Standard.
Entries are accepted (unlimited) from January 1 to December 31, 2023.
Prizes, honorary and commendable reviews have been established.
Preliminary results will be published on the website on January 31, 2024. – Chief judge for all sections: Ferhat Karmil (Turkiye) -Tournament Director Elmar Abdullaev  (Azerbaijan)   –Problems and Studies : Año 2013Año 2014Año 2015Año 2016 Año 2017Año 2018 Año 2019 Año 2020 Año 2021Año 2022 –  Año 2023Preliminary results will be published on the website and sent to all subscribers on January 2024.Tournament Director Ferhat Karmil (Turkey) email:Chess✩Star<admin@chessstar.com> –All the tournaments (todos los torneos) Award -2014_ Award 2015 Award -2016 – Award -2017 Award -2018Award-2019

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PROBLEM PARADISE (JAPAN) 2023

Studies, informal tourney, no set theme – Judge: Mario G. García (Argentina)
Entries should be sent to Director : Ryo Shiomi,  E-mail: shiomin@jcom.home.ne.jp
Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded.- The award will be sent to participants by e-mail. –Closing date: 31th October 2023 – Award 2018Look in ARVESAward 2019– In ARVES PDFPGN– Award Povisional 2020- PDFIn ARVES .- PGN

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MAGYAR SAKKVILAG 2023

Please, send your original work in PGN format. Tournament director Peter Gyarmati to the e-mail address of the study :E-Mail slowpane@gmail.com .. – Judge: Michal Hlinka (Slovakia) – Deadline: 20th November 2023. –Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded.- The award will be sent to participants by e-mail. AWARD MSV 2016- STUDIES PUBLISHED IN 2017 STUDIES IN 2018- STUDIES IN 2019 AWARD JT90 P.BenkoSTUDIES 2020STUDIES 2021STUDIES 2022

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TOURNEY MAGAZINE “PHENIX” 2023

The French magazine “Phenix” is looking for original orthodox studies (theme free, entries will be published in the magazine) for its informal tourney for the year 2023 – Please send your entries to Daniel Capron : daniel.capron@laposte.net until october 31 2023. Judge: Ľuboš Kekely (Slovakia)
The preliminary award of the tourney will be sent to participants by e-mail and will be published in the site Internet of “Phenix” and in the magazine. Award 2017Award 2018

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PAT A MAT – 2022-2023

PAT A MAT has pleasure in announcing international tourneys for a) orthodox twomovers 2022 :Bogusz Piliczewski, Poland), b) threemovers 2022-2023 (judge not yet specified), c) moremovers 2022-2023 (judge not yet specified), d) studies 2022-2023 :Yochanan Afek (Israel/Netherlands)), e) helpmates 2022 (judge Béla Majoros, Hungary), f) selfmates and reflexmates 2022- 2023 (judge not yet specified), g) fairies 2022 (judge not yet specified). Entries should be sent to the editors of the sections (see below) or to Ladislav Packa as soon as possible but before 15th October of the year.

Chief editor and h#: Ladislav Packa, Agátová 2504/10, SK-924 00 Galanta, e-mail: laco.packa@gmail.com

#2: Peter Gvozdják, Hlaváčiková 9, SK-841 05 Bratislava 4, e-mail: peter.gvozdjak@gmail.com

#3: Juraj Šťastný, M. M. Hodžu 2417/11, SK-960 01 Zvolen, e-mail: juro.stastny@gmail.com

#n and fairy: Juraj Lörinc, Pažítková 5, SK-821 01 Bratislava 2, e-mail: juraj.lorinc@gmail.com

s#: Jozef Havran, Kukučínova 15, SK-927 01 Šaľa, e-mail: havran@computerservis.sk

+/=: Ľuboš Kekely, SK-023 32 Snežnica 128, e-mail: kekely@zmail.sk

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VARIANTIM – 2023 –

The studies will be published as originals in the Israeli magazine Variantim during 2023.- . Judge : Jan Sprenger(Germany)-  Director : Gady Costeff. Please send studies in PGN format to: costeff@gmail.comThe results will be published in 4/2024.Closing date: November 15/ 2023 –    Award 2016 Award 2017Award 2018Look Originals of 2011 to 2022 <—->See here also (in Originals) the name of the directors and judges, of other genres of the composition


«Afek 70»

Judge: Árpád Rusz
3 prizes: $300 $200 $100 (limit one per composer)
3 book prizes for composers under 20 (limit one per composer)
Limit 3 entries per composer.
All studies will be published in Variantim during 2022 in order received.
Last date for entries: October 31, 2022.
Award date: April 2023 – Director: Gady Costeff costeff@gmail.com

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MAGAZINE «64» – 2023

Informal international composing tourney in following sections: # 2, # 3, #n judge: A. Kuzovkov), studies judge : A. Stavrietsky 
Section winners are awarded a yearly subscription to a magazine- Entries should be sent to
Director – A. Kuzovkov– e-mail askuzovkov@yandex.ru Closing date: 01.11.2022

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VRATNICA 64- 2023 or 2023/24

Studies, no set theme – Judge: Mario G. García (Argentina) –Entries should be sent to: Bosko Miloseski, E-mail: vratnica64@gmail.comClarifications: If the number of entries in the year 2023 is 15 or more studies, the contest closes and the judge issues the verdict. Then in 2024, a similar rule applies. Prizes, honorable mentions, commendations and special nominations will be awarded.- The award will be sent to participants by e-mail. Closing date: 15th October of the year 2023 or 2024

 


THE PROBLEMIST 2023

Judge: Árpád Rusz 
Entries to the editor Yochanan Afek ( preferably in a PGN file and the earlier the better) by e-mail: afekchess@gmail.com

Other genres : Judges:2# …………… 3# ……………. -n# ……………  -Entries to the editor: David Friedgood editor@theproblemist.org

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POLISH CHESS FEDERATION TOURNAMENT 2023

POLISH CHESS FEDERATION 2023 Polish Chess Federation announces an informal international composing tourneyin following sections:•twomovers [#2]judge Boguz Piliczewski •threemovers [#3] –judge Stefan Parsuch • selfmates in 2 moves [s#2] –judge Marcin Banaszek • selfmates in 3 –6 moves [s#3-6] –judge Eugeniusz Iwanow • helpmates in 2-3 moves [h#2-3] –judge Walerij Kopy l• endgames [eg] –judge Jan Rusinek. In each group there are 3 prizes.Problems are published on up to date on the Polish Chess Federation side. Closing date: December 1st 2023. Problems on diagram or in notation with the complete solution send to:a11z@interia.pl –ESTUDIOS Y PROBLEMAS VER en Zadania konkursowe 2023 (Los composiciones del concurso) -Awards: 20132014201520162017Award 2018 (studies) – 2019

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PROBLEMBLAD 2023 -2024

Studies,- Judge: Gady Costeff (Israel/USA) – Entries in .pgn format are appreciated. Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded.Send to : Marcel van Herck arves@skynet.be

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ZADACHY I ETIUDY- 2022

Studies – O. Pervakov, # 2 – #2 – V.Dyachuk (Ukraine), # 3 –A.Sygurov (Samara region, Russia),. #n – G.Popov (Belgorod, Russia), H # –V.Barsukov (St. Petersburg, Russia), S # – – S.Bilyk (St. Petersburg, Russia), F # – ……….. – The problemas and studies will be published as originals in the magazine Zadachy I Etiudy during 2022 Send to S. Bilyk –email: zie_spb@mail.ru. Closing date : 15 November 2021

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EG 2022-2023

EG, the only periodical exclusively devoted to endgame studies, announces an informal tourney for original studies. -The studies and the award will be published in EG. -You are strongly urged to only send your best and most creative works. -The original’s editor will only select very good studies for publication. Please send your originals in PGN-format to the editor Steffen Slumstrup Nielsen at stjeffen@gmail.com – The judge for the 2022-2023 tourney is Jan Timman

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SHAKHMATNAYA KOMPOZICIA- 2023
Studies, no set themeJudge:Luis Miguel González (Spain)- The studies will be published as originals in the magazine Shakmatnaya Kompozicia during 2023. Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded. -Send to S. Osintsev- osintsev1960@mail.ru – Award 2019


CESKOSLOVENSKY SHACH – 2023 –  JT 70 Stanislav Nosek

The contest will include all original studies published in the journal during 2023. Send your originals on any topic (maximum 6 by one author) before November 20, 2023 to the address of Michal Hlinka (Slovakia): hlinkamichal55@gmail.com, Judge : Stanislav Nosek (Rep.Checa). More detailed analyzes and the pgn file can be found in the studies section on our website www.sach.cz. – . Look Studies Published (PDF and pgn) – Award -2019 – Look in ARVES

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PROBLEMIST OF UKRAINE -2021-2022

 Studies – Judge: Sergiy Didukh Entries should be sent to : Sergey Borodavkin : borod3017@gmail.com Here is such information about the PROBLEMIST OF UKRAINE magazine competitions posted on the website http://www.chess-kopyl.com.ua/images/2020/N163outer.pdf

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SACHOVA SKLADBA 2022

Studies, no set theme Judge : Vladislav Tarasiuk (Ukraine) – Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded. Send studies to: Jiri Jelinek or Jaroslav Polasek jjelinek@chello.cz.jaroslav.polasek@brouzdej.net Information about competitions in other genres: Pavel Kamenik –problem64@wo.cz– Also see this link; http://problem64.beda.cz/ss/rozhodci.htm

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TEHTÄVÄNIEKKA 2022

Finnish Chess Problem Society’s magazine Tehtäväniekka 2022 -Original studies for an informal tourney The composer will receive a PDF file of the publication issue and award.´A sample issue (1/2020) can be downloaded via https://www.tehtavaniekat.fi/index.php/tehtavaniekka/

Studies: No set theme. -Judge: 2022: Vladislav Tarasiuk Send your entries to the editor Vladislav Tarasiuk: tnchessendgamestudies@gmail.com OR vladchess@ukr.net

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SCHACH 2022-2023

Studies, no set themeJudges: Studies– Martin Minski 2 # Wassyl Djatschuk, 3 # Frank Reinhold, n # Martin Hoffmann, h # Christopher Jones, s # Hans Gruber. Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded. Send the problems and studies to: Franz Pachlfpa.levinho@web.de Closing date: september 30th 2022/23 –

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GAUDIUM 2021-2022

Torneos informales para el bienio 2021 + 2022: # 2, # 3, #n / h # / s # / fairy –Jueces H. Däubler (ortodoxos); R. Kuhn (h #); M. Barth (s #); G. E. Schoen (fairy) –Enviar Originales a: gaudiumprobleme@gmail.com –Para ver las revistas : visite el sitio https://www.kunstschach.ch/gaudium.html


Springaren 2021 -2022

Studies, no set theme – Judge: Martin MinskiSend studies to Director : Axel Ornstein – axel.ornstein@gmail.com – Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded.- The award will be sent to participants by e-mail. and will be published in the magazine – AWARD Provisional .2018


 

PUBLICATION OF STUDIES WITHOUT COMPETITION

FINALES Y TEMAS. ……… Send to José Copié jacpchess@gmail.com

TORNEOS FORMALES E INFORMALES : ARVES