Mat Plus
 

Mat Plus Revival
Invitation For Co-operation

Dear Chess-Problem Friends,

Starting with 2007 I am going revive the magazine MAT PLUS – The Best of Chess Problems. All kinds of chess compositions should be covered, as well as computing/Internet issues. However, as my expertness does not spread over all these fields, I am looking for people who will be willing to take part in producing the magazine either as editors, or as language experts (translators / supervisors ?).

The Project (Briefly)

Frequency: 4 times per year, 3-year volumes (to coincide with FIDE Album cycles)
Extent:
    two parts:
  • Mat Plus Review: 48-64 pages per issue, probably C5 size (162 x 229 mm)
  • Mat Plus Contests: originals, theme tourney results, 16-24 (or more) pages

+ Yearbook: results of informal tourneys

Language: English

    Contents of each issue (Mat Plus Review):
  • one extentive leading article (or more, if there’s any…)
  • few “normal” articles
  • notes, quotes, news
  • something from history (composer, event, …)
  • something from present or recent past (composer/portrait, event…)
  • selected problems (from recent tourneys, magazines, Web pages, …)
  • computing/Internet (programs, advices, standards, reviews, links, even source code…)
  • discussions
  • humour (why not?)
  • etc., any good idea?

Mat Plus Contests (any better name?) will contain original problems of all kinds and solutions from one before previous issue with comments. Hardcopy will be accompanied with all originals published on Web site (www.matplus.org.yu) so there will be more comments, which will please the authors for sure. Mat Plus Web Site will be involved as intensive as necessary!

Join The Work!

    In order to create a top-class international review, I will need a lot of help. If you are an Internet user and feel that you can take part in the work, do contact me! Following editor “positions” are open:
  • original direct mates & solutions (one person, or one person per group - #2,3,n)
  • original endgames & solutions
  • original helpmates & solutions
  • original selfmates & solutions
  • fairies & solutions (one person or more - suggestions, preferences?)
  • retros, mathematics & solutions
  • computing/Internet
  • Russian/English translator
  • German/English translator
  • translators for other languages
  • English language supervisor
  • Other… suggestions?

All the work will be voluntary (at least at beginning), but it should be a long-term engagement! For now, I cannot promise anything more than free copies of the magazine (and other Mat Plus publications) to all editors. You should have the access to Internet, since all the work will be done through it!

Looking forward to hear from you, please don't hesitate to email me!

Milan Velimirović
mivel@sezampro.com