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Headlines | | Wednesday, May 13, 2009 01:41 | ECSC BulletinSome errors have been corrected in the official Bulletin. The updated PDF version can be downloaded from:
http://www.milanvel.net/pub/EPCF_Bulletin.pdf (1.44 MB) | | | | Wednesday, May 6, 2009 00:03 | Mat Plus & Review – New IssuesMat Plus Review Spring–Summer 2009
A 96-page double issue starts with two reactions to articles from the Winter 2008 issue. Hans Peter Rehm’s Further Examples of Räumungsopfer is a continuation of Yuri Gordians’s discussion on a popular theme, while Sir Jeremy Morse clarifies some facts from Georgy Popov’s article Promotion Records. New contribution from tireless Dragan Stojnić is The Renaissance of The Đurašević Theme in Orthodox Twinless Problems. Mark Ridley prepared an extensive overview of Fairy Kings and we are proud to announce a tourney to celebrate Mark’s 50th birthay with a theme presented in the article. Borislav Gađanski’s Active Sacrifice of White Piece and Tempo Move in Orthodox Helpmate Threemover is connected with another theme tourney, 2nd Round of Liga problemista 2009. Then, there are awards in two informal tourneys 2007: Moremovers by Hans Peter Rehm and Fairies by Petko A. Petkov. And that’s not all! Those who are still interested in twomovers will welcome Ideal Ruchlis – A Comprehensive Overview prepared by Milan Velimirović with a precious assistance from Udo Degener. The closing column MatPlus.Net: Best Bytes this time presents few editor’s favorite discussions from our Web site Forum.
Mat Plus Spring–Summer 2009
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| | | | Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009 13:47 | Theme TourneysNote that today (April 15th) is the closing date for both ECSC Internet composing tourneys. Don't forget to submit your problems today because late entries cannot be accepted due the limited time the judges have to finish their job. Judging by the number of entries received until now (67 twomovers, 86 helpmates... and growing...) both tourneys are the big success!
It's now time to turn your attention to another theme tourney: the 2nd round of Liga problemista 2009 also with interesting though a little bit more demanding helpmate theme. See the announcement: http://www.matplus.net/pub/start.php?&app=forum&act=posts&fid=lp09&tid=499 | | | | Saturday, Mar 14, 2009 14:48 | Notices...Magazine
Because of some "unbreakable" material the Spring and Summer issues will be joined in one volume which will be printed in second half of April 2009. The solutions from MP31 and MP32 will appear there. Thus, there is less than 4 weeks left for submission of comments.
Starting with the Autumn issue the solutions will be printed alongside the originals, meaning that diagrams will appear on this site a month or two beforehand.
ECSC Composing Tourneys
This is a reminder that tonight (Saturday to Sunday) at midnight the themes for composing tourneys on occassion of the ECSC 2009 will be announced on ECSC pages. For now just a warning that themes will be by no means trivial, so you'd better start composing already tomorrow :)
There are two sections: direct twomovers and helpmates in 3 moves. | | | | Wednesday, Feb 18, 2009 16:39 | European Problem Chess Festival
6th - 10th May 2009
The official site of thes event has been created here, at MatPlus.Net, with all the relevant information: Invitation, Programme, News, List of participants... The announcements of two Internet composing tourneys will be published there soon. Click the "ECSC 2009" link near the top of the menu to open the EPCF pages. | | | | Monday, Feb 16, 2009 10:46 | Mat Plus Winter IssuesIn Winter issue of Mat Plus Review you can injoy in articles: The Application Of Bristol Theme in Modern Twomover by Dragan Stojnic, Help-Self Problems With Set-Play by Petko Petkov, Promotion Records by Grigory Popov, Development of Theme “Raumungsopfer” by Yury Gordian, White Play on The Same Square in W2 Move in The SelfmateiIn 3 by Živko Janevski and Polemic in The Studies World (1) by John Roycroft. Then, there are some 2007 awards (Twomovers, Endgames, Helpmate twomovers and Retro/Math) and last but not least the Best Bytes selection brings us 90 years back into history with an interesting A Veteran’s Day tribute to chess composers post by Vladimir Tyapkin. 64 pages.
Mat Plus No.32 brings the result of the 4th round, as well as the final table of Liga Problemista 2008, followed by a plenty of original problems and the solutions of originals from MP 30. PDF version at: http://www.milanvel.net/pub/MP32.pdf. There is also another issue of Serbian Bulletin: http://www.milanvel.net/pub/Bilten_38.pdf
In addition, indexes for two years have been completed. Subscribers will get printed versions, for other the PDF versions are available (http://www.milanvel.net/pub/ndx2007.pdf and http://www.milanvel.net/pub/ndx2008.pdf)
This is most likely the last time the magazine is printed in such an extravagant form. Faced to the extremely selective public (meaning: select what's free, ignore rest!) some radical changes will be necessary both in the appearance of the magazine, and in the accompanying web site.
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Better late than never! This headline should have been published 3 or 4 weeks ago - the readers have certainly received their printed magazines so far. Also, the link to the PDF version of MP32 have been present here for some time.
The indexes have not been mailed yet because there would have been be about 10 g "overweight" (which would cost the additional 1.50 EUR per envelope). They will be mailed together with the Spring 2009 issues. | | | | Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 19:21 | Mat Plus Autumn Issues
Few weeks later than sheduled Autumn issues are finally printed.
| Mat Plus Review No.7
Rich contents on 56 pages. Articles: Eric Huber & Vlaicu Crisan: Romanian Helpselfmate – A Selection, Dinu-Ioan Nicula: Scheletti Brothers, David Gurgenidze: Restoration of "Mkhedruli", Živko Janevski: Mates on Flight Squares and Changed Mates, Geoff Foster: Bruno Preziosi, David Gurgenidze: Givi Mosiashvili – 60 Years.
Also: Many Recent Awards, Study Of The Year 2007 and a selection of "Best Bytes" from MatPlus.Net Forum.
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Contents: Award of the 3rd round of Liga Problemista 2008, Guy Sobrecases' reaction on Mirko Degenkolbe's text "A Beautiful Idea By Slavko Maslar" and few improved versions of recent problems published elsewhere. As usual, a lot of original problems followed by commented solutions of originals from the Spring 2008 issue. 24(+8) pages.
Eight additional pages of Bulletin of DPS (Serbian Chess Problemists’ Society) as a regular supplement in the Serbian language are inserted in the midle of the magazine. |
The yearly subscription is 40.- EUR - click Buy/Subscribe menu item for information (if you are not registered member, sign-in first please!).
Note to 2007 subscribers: all of you received first two 2008 issues, but the magazine will be sent no more to those who failed to renew the subscription. | | | | Friday, Sep 12, 2008 11:06 | New Book
 | A Collection of Chess Problems by
Touw Hian Bwee
Prepared by Touw Hian Bwee, Milan Velimirović, Michael McDowell and Darko Šaljić.
Privately published by Milan Velimirović; ISBN 978-86-911721-0-7
136 pages, 178+43 diagrams, C5, English language. Price 20 EUR (incl. postage)
"The history of chess composition has produced many great masters. Unfortunately, some of them have not been understood and recognised by the ordinary problem enthusiast. It takes something extra to be widely accepted and admired both by experts and colleagues, and by less knowledgeable chess problem solvers and fans. Touw Hian Bwee had that certain something, excelling as one of the most popular and charismatic composers of the second half of the 20th century. His clear and technically perfect compositions based on highly attractive chess motifs like pins, interferences or batteries are guaranteed to gladden the solver’s heart even if he fails to understand the theme completely." (from the Preface)
Members can make the order via Order Form on this site, or contact the publisher:
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address: Milan Velimirović, Milentija Popovića 35/6, 11070 Novi Beograd, Serbia
Discounts possible for orders of 5 or more copies. |
| | | | Tuesday, Jul 8, 2008 13:39 | Mat Plus Summer Issues
Summer issues have just been printed.
| Mat Plus Review No.6
The Summer issue of Mat Plus Review brings another interesting article by Sergiy Didukh: Make Your Study Expressive, followed by The Types Of Pseudo Lender Combination by Dragan Stojnić. There is a full (and illustrated) report from the 5th Belgrade Chess Problem Festival including the lectures by Borislav Gađanski, Živko Janevski, Fadil Abdurahmanović and Milan Velimirović, and a few OTB games shown by GM Goran M. Todorović and FM Vladimir Podinić (both active solvers and members of Serbian solving team). Finally you’ll find a brief review of some recent tourney awards, including all ranked problems from Serbian National Championship 2003–2006. 56 pages.
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Here you can find the award of the 2nd round of Liga Problemista 2008, then original problems followed by reachly commented solutions of originals from the Winter 2007 issue. 28(+4) pages.
Starting with this issue, the revived Bulletin of DPS (Serbian Chess Problemists’ Society) will be a regular supplement in the Serbian language inserted in the midle of the magazine.
Sorry for previous link to a wrong document. It is now corrected. |
The yearly subscription is 40.- EUR - click Buy/Subscribe menu item for information (if you are not registered member, sign-in first please!). | | | | Friday, May 9, 2008 01:42 | 51st World Congress of Chess Composition Web SiteThe website for the 51st World Congress of Chess Composition in 2008 is now online and available at the address:
http://wccc-2008.info
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