On the webpage of the World Federation for Chess Composition you can find an announcement of the 7th Youth Chess Composing Challenge (PDF). The closing date is July 15, 2023.
Stefan Milewski – 80 Jubilee Tourney
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Polish composer and national master the Commision of Chess Composition of the Polish Chess Federation announces a formal international composing tourney for helpmates in 2 moves [H#2].
Theme: mate by pinned piece. At least 2 solutions or twins are required.
Zeroposition, fairy pieces or fairy conditions are not allowed.
Judge: Stefan Milewski
Deadline: October 2, 2023
3 financial prizes:
1st Prize – 100 EUR, 2nd Prize – 80 EUR, 3rd Prize – 60 EUR
Please send problems on diagrams with complete solution, any comments and position in FEN format in PDF file to the competition director Bogusz Piliczewski:
The award will be published on the following websites:
The Commission of Chess Composition of the Polish Chess Federation
and
https://problemista.eu/
Example:
Milewski, Stefan
Polski Związek Szachowy, 2023.03.28
helpmate in 2 moves
2 solutions
FEN: 7B/K4Qqr/7b/2p1k3/2p3r1/8/5P2/3N4
Thematic content:
JT Onkoud 50 theme
Pelle move (white) × 2
Initial position
W pin × 1
B pin × 1
Final position
Model mate × 2
Pin-mate × 2
Mate by pinned piece × 2
Eugeniusz Iwanow – 90 JT – award
Award of the Jubilee Tourney of Eugeniusz Iwanow – 90 (PDF – in Polish).
Polish Chess Federation 2023 Tourney
Polish Chess Federation announces an informal international composing tourney in the following sections:
• twomovers [#2] – judge Bogusz Piliczewski
• threemovers [#3] – judge Stefan Parzuch
• selfmates in 2 moves [s#2] – judge Marcin Banaszek
• selfmates in 3 – 6 moves [s#3-6] – judge Eugeniusz Iwanow
• helpmates in 2 moves [h#2] – judge Walerij Kopyl
• endgames [eg] – judge Jan Rusinek
There are 3 prizes in each section.
Problems are published up to date on the Polish Chess Federation site.
Closing date: December 1st 2023.
Please send problems on diagrams or in notation with the complete solution to:
Please reprint!
Polish Chess Federation 2023 Tourney – announcement
Problems of the Polish Chess Federation 2023 Tourney.
Eugeniusz IWANOW – 90 Jubilee Tournament
On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the outstanding Polish composer and the publisher of the magazine Problemista, the Polish Chess Federation announces a formal international composing tourney for selfmates in 2 – 3 moves [s#2-3].
Judge: Eugeniusz Iwanow
Fairy pieces and conditions are not allowed.
Deadline: February 3, 2023
3 prizes.
Please send problems on diagrams or in notation with the complete solution to the competition director Stefan PARZUCH:
The award will be published on the following websites:
The Commission of Chess Composition of the Polish Chess Federation
and
https://problemista.eu/
Polish Chess Federation 2022 Tourney
Polish Chess Federation 2022 Tourney – annoucement
Sections: twomovers, threemovers, selfmates in 2 moves, selfmates in 3-6 moves, helpmates in 2 moves, endgames.
Bogusz Piliczewski – 50 JT – Final award
Final award of the tourney: Bogusz Piliczewski – 50 JT (PDF)
Bogusz Piliczewski – 50 JT – Award
Award of the tourney: Bogusz Piliczewski – 50 JT (PDF)
Leopold Szwedowski Memorial Tourney 2021 – Award
The award of the Leopold Szwedowski Memorial Tourney 2021 is now available.
Leopold Szwedowski Memorial Tourney 2021
Let me remind you that on July 15 this year the closing date for submitting chess problems for the memorial of Leopold Szwedowski, an international master in chess composition, who died on November 2, 2020, expires.
The competition is announced in the following sections: twomovers, threemovers and selfmates in 2-3 moves.
Tourney announcement