Supplementary results of WCCT-9, 2012-2013

The ninth World Tourney of Chess Compositions, WTCC-9, had awards which we have already published, but there were also many problems with rank outside the first 1-20 in each category.

These problems are published in a special supplementary document, which you can see here.

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The only Greek composition was the following. It was marked with 1,5 grades from the judges and it was surely less in value compared to the awarded compositions. But let us see it, if only to understand how difficult is the competition at the world level.

What the composition tourney demanded from the problem was "to have tries with threats A and B and these moves should appear in variations after the key which should have another threat C".

Problem_751 Emmanuel Manolas WCCT-9 2012-2013

8/1P2Rp1b/r1RP1k1K/1PB2Ppp/S3p1r1/4SP2/1b6/8 (11+9) #2

Tries : {1.Bd4+? Bxd4!}, {1.Re6+? fxe6!}, {1.b8=Q? [2.Qh8#] Bg8!}, {1.Sxb2? [2.Bd4#] exf3!}, {1.Sc3? [2.Scd5#][2.Bd4#] Bxc3!}, {1.Sb6? [2.Sbd5#][2.Sd7#][2.d7#] Rxb6!}. Thematic tries : {1.d7+? A Rxc6!}, {1.Rxa6? [2.d7# A ] Be5!}, {1.bxa6? [2.d7# A ] Be5!}, {1.Sd5+? B Kxf5!}, {1.fxe4? [2.Sd5# B ] Rxe4!}, {1.fxg4? [2.Sd5# B ] hxg4!}. Key : 1.b8=S! [2.Sd7# C ] 1...Ra7 2.d7# A 1...Bxf5 2.Sd5# B

Here we see two tries with threat A and two tries with threat B, the moves A and B are also tries and they are appearing in variations after the key. Thus there is Theme Urania (One try-move, appears also as threat, appears also in a post-key variation), twice (one for move A and one for move B). There is a total of 12 tries, some with multiple threats, so this will not be an easy problem to solve.

World Team Tourney, WCCT-9, results

The relevant site for this event is here : http://www.wfcc.ch/competitions/composing/9_wcct/

There are pdf files available for download with all the contributions.

The results are here.

(My entry, (is the A68 composition in page 25), took 1,5 grades and simply allowed Greece to appear in the 37th position).

Congratulations to the winners!

C20110501 : World Chess Composition Tournament, WCCT-9

ΠΡΟΣΚΛΗΣΗ

Το Παγκόσμιο Τουρνουά Σκακιστικής Σύνθεσης (World Chess Composition Tournament, WCCT) είναι μια από καιρό καταξιωμένη διοργάνωση για ομάδες, που επιτρέπει σε συνθέτες από όλο τον κόσμο να διαγωνίζονται σε διεθνές επίπεδο για νέα σκακιστικά προβλήματα και μελέτες επί προκαθωρισμένων θεμάτων. Οχτώ τέτοια τουρνουά έχουν διοργανωθεί μέχρι σήμερα, με ενθουσιώδη παγκόσμια συμμετοχή. Προκηρύσσεται τώρα το ένατο WCCT, και έχω την ευχαρίστηση να προσκαλέσω όλες τις χώρες που είναι μέλη της Διεθνούς Συνομοσπονδίας Σκακιού (Federation International des Echecs, FIDE) να εγγραφούν σε αυτό τον διαγωνισμό και να συμμετέχουν σε μια διοργάνωση που υπόσχεται να είναι πιό δημοφιλής και επιτυχημένη από τις προηγηθείσες.

Χάρης Φουγιαξής
Πρόεδρος της Παγκόσμιας Συνομοσπονδίας Σκακιστικής Σύνθεσης (World Federation for Chess Composition, WFCC)

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INVITATION

The World Chess Composition Tournament is a long-established team event enabling composers from all over the world to compete at international level with new chess problems and studies on set themes. Eight such tournaments have been held to date, with enthusiastic worldwide participation. The 9th WCCT is now announced, and I have pleasure in inviting all countries affiliated to FIDE to register for this competition and take part in an event which promises to be even more popular and successful than its predecessors.

Harry Fougiaxis
President of the WFCC

See detailed document here.

WCCC-54 and WCSC-35 in Jesi, Italy

The announcement is posted for the 54th WCCC [World Congress of Chess Composition] and the 35th WCSC [World Chess Solving Championship] .

Place : Jesi, in Italy (near Ancona).

Time : August 20-27, 2011.

Official site for information : http://www.wccc2011.com/