Website founded by Milan Velimirović in 2006 23:08 UTC ISC 2024      Headlines    Forum*    Fellows    Members    DL Archive    Links Username: Password: Remember me   Forgot your password? Click here! SIGN IN to create your account if you don't already have one. CHESS SOLVING Tournaments Rating lists 1-Oct-2024 B P C F		MatPlus.Net Forum Promenade A small video   You can only view this page! Page: [Previous] [Next] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (61) Posted by Michael McDowell [Thursday, Mar 4, 2021 21:36] Alexei Ivunin produced a collection of problems by Marsil Gafarov and Petr Stepanov. It is No.26 in the Uralsky Problemist series of books. His date of death is given as 16th October 1975. Also Odette Vollenweider wrote about Gafarov in the Spring/Summer 2010 edition of Mat Plus Review.   (Read Only) pid=20772 (62) Posted by Jacques Rotenberg [Thursday, Mar 4, 2021 21:45] thx Michael!   (Read Only) pid=20773 (63) Posted by seetharaman kalyan [Saturday, Mar 6, 2021 19:03] There was another wonderful article about the lady herself in another wonderful issue of Matplus review. I cant remember the number.   (Read Only) pid=20792 (64) Posted by Jacques Rotenberg [Wednesday, Mar 10, 2021 19:02] a new video : https://youtu.be/mKdI2uxsxo4 Mate in 2, Touw Hian Bwee, Die Schwalbe 1977 1er Prix   (Read Only) pid=20829 (65) Posted by Jacques Rotenberg [Sunday, Mar 14, 2021 18:39] a new video : https://youtu.be/_w7Iz7WIYv0 Mate in 3, Jacques Rotenberg Europe Echecs 1978 C.   (Read Only) pid=20847 (66) Posted by Marjan Kovačević [Sunday, Mar 14, 2021 20:34] Magnifique! And only a commendation?? Why? It surprised me you didn't mention all other nice pin-mates, except the one after 2...Qf4.   (Read Only) pid=20848 (67) Posted by Jacques Rotenberg [Sunday, Mar 14, 2021 22:01] Thank you Marjan, I wrote these variations with the solution below the video, you understand french ? I just did not want to be too long with the speech. About the commendation, I also think it was a bit low.   (Read Only) pid=20849 (68) Posted by Jacques Rotenberg [Monday, Mar 15, 2021 16:47] a new video : https://youtu.be/yXw0_2633RY Mate in 3, Arieh Grinblat and Uri Avner The Problemist 2001 1st Prize   (Read Only) pid=20851 (69) Posted by Jacques Rotenberg [Sunday, Mar 21, 2021 22:00] a new video : 3 great classics 2 three moves and 1 four moves https://youtu.be/-EVLPd5wc9Y   (Read Only) pid=20857 (70) Posted by Jacques Rotenberg [Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021 02:20] The first problem I show is this very famous : Walther von Holzhausen "257 Schachminiaturen, O. Blumenthal 1903" or (- before 1903 -?) (= 3+4 ) 3# 1.Bh8! f4 2.Qg7 Ke1 3.Qa1‡ Loyd clearance The point I underline is that if you take the bishop off the board, there is no solution! the move Bh8! is also a waiting move!   (Read Only) pid=20858 (71) Posted by Jacques Rotenberg [Thursday, Apr 1, 2021 09:24] A new video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mddkk4lOmAg   (Read Only) pid=20886 (72) Posted by Jacques Rotenberg [Wednesday, Apr 7, 2021 01:02] A new video, a mate in 7. https://youtu.be/zDrc94wOjyI A challenge for solving, I think only for (very) good solvers or players. But rather easy to understand.   (Read Only) pid=20910 (73) Posted by Jacques Rotenberg [Friday, Apr 9, 2021 14:23] Another one, with a 2# by Henk Prins and a 3# by Branislav Djurasevic : https://youtu.be/ZfPCnCIVcgU   (Read Only) pid=20929 (74) Posted by Jacques Rotenberg [Sunday, Apr 25, 2021 04:21] a new video, mate in 5 https://youtu.be/qRaICuIsbyY   (Read Only) pid=20983 (75) Posted by Jacques Rotenberg [Monday, Apr 26, 2021 02:47] The same mate in 5 shown this time in English! https://youtu.be/017dGhWc6p0   (Read Only) pid=20994 (76) Posted by Jacques Rotenberg [Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021 19:00] A great problem by Christopher Reeves https://youtu.be/yMnIHoh3vMs - English or https://youtu.be/9Vr2UDTzTSk - French   (Read Only) pid=21020 (77) Posted by Jacques Rotenberg [Monday, May 10, 2021 08:47] Two mates in two by the late Yves Cheylan in english : https://youtu.be/eIy0RfwLfCU or in french : https://youtu.be/vw4QNoh-Wcg   (Read Only) pid=21124 (78) Posted by Jacques Rotenberg [Thursday, May 13, 2021 18:50] The two problems shown : 1) Yves Cheylan The Problemist 1976 (= 8+4 ) 2# 1.Kb6? [2.Rc6#] Qd4 2.Be5# but 1...Bg1! 1/Qd4! [2.Be5#] Qxd4 2.Rc6# Le Grand 2) Yves Cheylan Jubilee KNSB-100 1973 3rd Prize (= 11+8 ) 2# 1.bxc7! [2.c8=S#]   (Read Only) pid=21148 (79) Posted by Jacques Rotenberg [Sunday, May 16, 2021 04:53] A great problem by R.C.O. Matthews shown in french https://youtu.be/6MkN8S3OUqk shown in english https://youtu.be/Q-rgYjbUhY4   (Read Only) pid=21152 (80) Posted by seetharaman kalyan [Sunday, May 16, 2021 08:10] Really a great problem. One of those unforgettable masterpieces.   (Read Only) pid=21153 Read more... Page: [Previous] [Next] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MatPlus.Net Forum Promenade A small video