Parzuch, Stefan
11 WCCT, 2022
12th-13th Place
mate in 2 moves
FEN: 8/4RnK1/3p2p1/5kB1/4p2Q/6rn/6NN/1b1R2r1
Soroka Ivan; Banaszek Marcin – Sergiy Borodavkin 50 JT – 2020 – selfmates – 1st Prize
Today our master Marcin Banaszek is celebrating his 75th birthday. On this occasion, I wish him good health and further success in the field of chess composition. Below you will find his beautiful selfmate with four promotions (allumwandlung theme).
Soroka, Ivan; Banaszek, Marcin
Sergiy Borodavkin 50 JT, 2020
1st Prize
selfmate in 7 moves
FEN: 8/3NP3/5B2/1p6/1P4R1/1P3k1B/2p1pN2/3bK1Q1
Rusinek Jan – 11th WCCT – 2022 – moremovers – 7th Place
Skrzek Janusz – 55th birthday
Today our master, Janusz Skrzek, is celebrating his 55th birthday. On this occasion, I wish him good health and further success in the field of chess composition.
Skrzek, Janusz; Tura, Waldemar
Wola Gulowska, 2008
1st-2nd Prize
selfmate in 2 moves
FEN: 7b/2Rp4/6q1/1p1N4/4b3/ppnp4/3n2Q1/K1kBR3
Rusinek Jan – 11th WCCT – 2022 – selfmates – 3rd Place
Skrzek Janusz
He was born on November 6, 1967. National Master of Chess Composition (2014). Four-time medalist of the Polish Chess Solving Championships (golden in 1991, bronze in 1990, 1992 and 1997). He participated in the World Chess Solving Championships (WCSC) three times.
He published 71 chess compositions, gaining 8 prizes (3 first ones) and 13 honourable mentions.
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Piliczewski Bogusz – JT Aliona Astafyeva-30 – Kudesnik – 2021 – twomovers – 3rd honourable mention
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/