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Slovak Organization of Chess Composition announces on the occasion of the 10th International Festival of Chess Composition Marianka 2018 the following quick tourneys: TT Mat in 2 moves TT Selfmate in 2 moves   » celý článok »

This year we have not shooted lectures for organizational reasons. Maybe next time… » celý článok »

Organizers of festival Marianka 2018 announce theme tourney for any orthodox and fairy twomovers in at least two phases showing secondary threat paradox. Deadline is set to 22.8.2018, Juraj Brabec will be the judge. Details of the announcement are given in the following files: Vypísanie turnaja Marianka Cup 2018 – SK verzia Marianka Cup » celý článok »

The Valladao task (thus named after Joaquim Valladão Monteiro) is a mix of the three special moves: castling, en passant capture and [minor] promotion, in a single chess problem. Naturally, this blend has attracted many chess composers and the retro genre makes no exception. In the selected four Proca Retractor compositions » celý článok »

The en passant capture is, together with castling and promotion, one of the three special moves in chess. The special character of the en passant capture is underlined by the fact that the arrival square is not occupied by the captured piece – an effect which can be also met » celý článok »